#gemetal

[blingusdlingus]

back from sonic expo... heres some food for you all

[squipycheetah]

Why ship something normal when you can ship borderline crack rarepairs?

[mothpdf]

I needed to lock in

[pruneunfair]

My feelings on, part 11: This isekai maid is forming a union and why it is the best otome isekai I have ever read.

SPOILERS: DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS COMIC YOUSELF.

The very first canvas webtoon I've done a review on and it is one of my favorites as well 😊

This story as the name implies, is from the perspective of a maid named Bridgette who has been reincarnated multiple times but always as a maid in another OI leads story who is now looking to start a union for workers rights.

Already it has a very unique version of the typical isekai genre, instead of Bridgette dying in the real world to get into the fantasy realm of Teffrah, she is actually still alive. The Bridgette we see is actually another version of her who also possesses her memories of all the crappy otome isekai she read. A really unique aspect for an isekai.

The plot itself starts off calling out gross OI tropes for what they are such as but not limited to: Work place abuse, (Maids in OI are typically threatened and slapped to keep them in line) toxic male leads, romance involving a slave and their master, racist caricatures of POC often found in OI (POC are usually written as savages in OI) etc. This really helps set the ground not only of what makes this comic different from others of the same genre but also establishes the refreshing feeling of knowing you aren't alone when you thought these tropes were disgusting and everyone else just excused it.

But a plot can't substain itself solely on social commentary can it? Well no, it really can't unless it's a pretty short series which is why isekai maid union brings more to the table. Characters besides Bridgette have their stories, traits, backgrounds and character arcs. You got some of Bridgettes friends like Marina, whose past as a former student in a magic academy explain her possession of magic rocks and Shellie who was originally the typical cheerleader maid who gained her own personality.

World building

The world building itself is also great. The previous lives of Bridgette aren't just examples of workplace abuse, they also play a role into the present setting. Some of the most important outside of the current story being "The wicked woman delivers" and "The rain falls gently on the villainess" Two stories within the universe that I'm pretty sure we're inspired by the more problematic aspects of the popular villains are destined to die.

Wicked woman delivers explains the backstory of one of the antagonists of the comic, Phobe, a reincarnator whose ignorance evolved into total toxicity, getting her and her tyrant husband overthrown.

And The rain falls gently on the villainess straight up disses villains are destined to die for its most problematic subject: Penelope buying and abusing a slave. In this version, it was a woman named Eriadne but I swear she's inspired by Penelope. This plot point ends up playing a role into Geralt and his daughter, Nora's (a supporting character) story.

Side note: I may enjoy reading villains are destined to die but only because I'm reading from the perspective of Penelope being an awful person, she did not deserve to become an empress in the end after what she did even if Eckles was written with Stockholm syndrome. It always bugged me how the fanbase continues to baby Penelope for having a side backstory as if that justified owning another human being so seeing a popular comic actually call this out proved I wasn't just being sensitive.

Finally there's the actual use of magic in the series, in many OI, there is typically a fantasy element in the form of mages and magic that unfortunately ends up being pushed to the side in favor of romance, sometimes to the point where the book forgets about the magic aspect entirely, here, magic is not only remembered but a key ingredient to the plot, not just in the stones Marina sells to other maids but also in fast travel and of course, in gemeter. The rules of said magic can be a little hard to comprehend without reading over and over a few times but it's just something that makes me happy when the fantasy aspect of a romance fantasy is remembered.

The villains

Even the wicked nobles are given more depth outside of being evil. This comic takes the lesson of OI writing maids as evil and lazy and uses that as what not to do when writing the antagonists.

Lord Demeter is the personification of a toxic male lead with pretty privilege. He does have a background that explains his behavior but it doesn't justify him literally murdering several servants just to prove how broken he is. Several chapters are dedicated to him and a green stone-version of him affectionately nick named "Gemeter" which, while they still prove he is no good person, it's still nice to see more then just a toxic man. He's got other traits just like any human being.

Phobe is everything I despise about certain OI leads and boy does she succeed at pissing me off but there are still some sense of morals in there such as being genuinely pissed when she discovers her desert company is using inedible ingredients in the cookies. This doesn't serve to make her look good but simply to add more to her other then a purple haired Karen. She can be a bitch and still care about the integrity of her buisness.

What about the other nobles?

One complaint I hear all the time about this comic is how it supposedly makes all OI protagonists look bad by over exaggerating their willingness to slap a maid.

First of all: OI literally do the same thing by villainizing maids as people who would purposely serve you raw steak with tiny utensils.

Second of all: Thats actually not the case.

While most other non-antagobist nobles range from not caring about the staff to straight up finding them revolting, they still have chatacter development, the best example being Iseul or more commonly called by her new name as a reincarnated noble woman: Annette, who grew from being a typical maid slapping asshole to someone who felt genuine empathy for the people she hurt, now she is her own person with her own story just like everyone else.

Any critiques?

One thing all of us need to accept is that no story is absolutely perfect, there will always be flaws to be seen by someone but if anything, the only big flaw I saw in isekai maid union was that it actually takes a long time for the whole "union" to actually happen, this was admitted by the author who apologized for the wait and promised it for the final season (I think, I could be wrong) so I'm all good here.

Conclusion:

The story is phenomenal but not just because it's meta, it takes the issues we all have about problematic tropes in OI and turns them into a cohesive narrative, something that can be enjoyed by almost everyone and I'm glad it's getting so much recognition finally 😊

And for once, I'm glad to actually make something more positive for once after a little while.

[brittle-doughie]

5th time I've sent this ask sorry if I seem impatient. Beast! Y/n cookie angst based on these lyric pls.

Summary:Y/n cookie is fighting the other beasts after they've been freed from the tree and is feeling betrayed by them since their downfall.

"I don't get how you all can just move on, find your own happy end, while someone just like me who has done no wrong has to rot in fear and smog. How you face no consequence, how you can all just chill! I can't begin to imagine what your day is like when you have no guilt oh, the bliss you must feel!

I know you say it's unlike me, that everyone deserves a chance to see,

with this power I judge today and I pray for you IF YOU'RE IN MY WAY!

A NEW FUTURE I WILL INSTALL, SO THIS WORLD THEY MADE HAD TO FALL! NEVERMORE WILL THEY CONTROL ALL THIS UNIVERSAL PAIN, I'LL ERASE THE GEMETIC STAIN!

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAYY~, I CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE~!

I HAVE MADE THE EFFORT~, YET NOBODY UNDERSTANDS~.

THAT I~...

I've already changed..."

Song is called "Only one way" by jakeneutron btw.

"I don't get how you all can just move on, find your own happy end, while someone just like me who has done no wrong has to rot in fear and smog. How you face no consequence, how you can all just chill! I can't begin to imagine what your day is like when you have no guilt oh, the bliss you must feel!”

Y/N doesn’t believe they deserved their downfall, they were only guilty by association by the witches. This move of banishing them along with their peers would actually be the blow that leads to their corruption. There was unjust punishment to the innocent, why should anyone be good when they’re put under the same lens as others with evil deeds. This hatred extends to the Ancients, who have committed plenty of mistakes, yet continue to life their lives in peace.

“I know you say it's unlike me, that everyone deserves a chance to see, with this power I judge today and I pray for you IF YOU'RE IN MY WAY!”

They were always the forgiving type, to let even the biggest slights go without much fuss, this was normal for you from the eyes of the other Beasts. That changes fast.

“A NEW FUTURE I WILL INSTALL, SO THIS WORLD THEY MADE HAD TO FALL! NEVERMORE WILL THEY CONTROL ALL THIS UNIVERSAL PAIN, I'LL ERASE THE GEMETIC STAIN!”

Y/N planned to bring in a new era to this world. A world of chaos and mayhem, where justice is extinct and evil rules all. First it will be the Witches and then the Ancients who will fall. Maybe even their fellow Beasts too…

“THERE'S ONLY ONE WAYY~, I CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE~! I HAVE MADE THE EFFORT~, YET NOBODY UNDERSTANDS~. THAT I~... I've already changed..."

Nobody will understand the changes and efforts Y/N made to begin their new world. There is only Y/N’s way of changing the world, even if they have to crumble the opposition one body at a time…

[justicefor]

Do you know this man?

His body was found in 1997 in Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

He had:

Black hair and a grey mustache.

Was 39 to 60 years old.

Was about 5'11.

Wore a White T shirt (appeared dyed red), grey Jordache jeans, one heavy sock on left foot

Had distinctive tattoos of a bear claw and a dragonfly (pictured above).

Was White, Hispanic, Native American or a mix of those three.

May have been from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and southern regions of the Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec). There is also a slight possibility for a region of origin in Colorado, New Brunswick (Canada), and New Foundland (Canada).

The DNA Doe Project is also raising money to try to identify him through gemetic geneaology.

If you think you know who this man is, please contact the Kenosha County Medical Examiner at 262-653-3869.

[rabidpomeranians]

An unorthodox approach to troll reproduction

It’s blood.

Its always been blood, and we’ve all been fooled by our own preconceived notions of how reproduction works. We were given a fill in the blank riddle and got it so wrong that the thousands of fanfics that reference it stand now as a monument to our presumptuousness.

It’s the easiest bodily fluid to get a literal bucket full of quickly. It contains DNA that can be recombined with a partners and utilized by the mother grub. It keeps pairs of any sex/gender viable. And it weirdly explains why rainbowdrinkers are a thing...

First debunking the other possibilities:

From a human perspective the answers to troll reproduction that immediately come would be A) Two sexes with matched-set gemetes, B) All genetically male, or C) Hermaphrodites. Which all come with contradictions.

A) If individuals only produce sperm or eggs, than a statistically significant number of all pairs would be non productive. Given trolls have no concern over the viability of same sex quadrants, there must be a different mechanic in use.

B) If all trolls produce only sperm cells than there would be no mechanism for genetic mixing between individuals. In fact there would be no point in pairing/quadrants at all. Their social system would match ants or bees which forgo reproductive activity outside of one to one interactions with their queen.

Since its been stated that the viability of offspring is effected by the strength of a pair, we know that pairing is a crucial element. Also if trolls are all genetically male, than binary gender has little to no reason to exist (unless sex and gender are also conceptually divorced, which is another theory).

C) The hardest one to knock and the most popular for it. I guess I would pose the question why, in a strongly individualist society, would people form pairs to do what they could technically do all on their own? Or at least why would ‘self-pairing’ not be more common. Sure, pairing allows for more variety but if the gametes paired randomly, half of the resulting mix would still be self fertilized anyways. 

Ok but what does blood have to do with anything like this?

The fundamental flaw that lies over all three answers and probably several more is that we’ve applied human physiology to an alien species. Yes they look similar but their quadrants and mother grubs are vastly different from our monogamy and individually assigned reproductive organs.

Blood mixing negates sex pairing issues, allowing any two individuals to produce offspring. It allows for genetic recombination, given it contains plenty of dna and possibly beneficial hormones produced from the emotional virility of a pair. Lastly, it necessitates pairing. Mixed and unmixed blood have some kind of fundamental difference, which disallows an individual from self-pairing.

I’d chalk it up to something with the immune system. It’s like how in humans certain blood types mixing causes an immune response. Which inside of a body is horrible because it bursts the blood cells, but in an external mix, bursting cells leave exposed dna, allowing for easier recombination. The ‘dominant’ blood type (immunologically, not caste related) dismantles and assimilates the ‘recessive’ producing a viable ‘genetic slurry’ to be hauled off to the mother grub.

And there is plenty of room for the social taboo behavior exhibited by trolls throughout the comic. Trolls live on a hell planet where everything, and everyone, everywhere is looking for an opportunity to kill them, all the time. Thus advertising that you’ve recently lost a half gallon of blood and are vulnerable because of it, would be really stupid. It makes sense then, to keep talk down and hide away any evidence. This evolves pretty seamlessly into a close enough match to the typical cagey/secretive behavior humans tend to show around their own reproductive activities. Hence why we perceive a parallel even though the reasoning is different.

tldr: We all assume that trolls connect sex with reproduction because that’s what we do, but they’re aliens, they do weird alien things. If their biology worked exactly like ours, they wouldn’t have a big weird moth laying eggs for them. Also you’re welcome.

[noirquill]

My OC Luminescence Following the latest trend on TikTok right now. GEMetting jiggy with it. >_< Check her out on other platforms, too.

[rainilamsari]

Mimpi Seumur Jagung

kalau lagi takut, ingat pesan Mbak Nana,

gapapa takut. kalau mimpi kamu ga bikin kamu takut berarti mimpinya nggak cukup gede. jadi kalau kamu nggak takut malah justru mempertanyakan, jangan-jangan apa yang kamu pertaruhkan nggak ada apa-apanya? kalau mimpi kamu nggak bikin kamu gelisah, nggak bikin kamu mempertanyakan, nggak bikin kamu degdegan, itu artinya mimpinya nggak cukup gede. dan sayang. aku selalu bilang kalau mimpi jangan nanggung. mimpi itu harus yang bikin kamu gemeter. itu yang harus kamu cari.

memasuki bulan kedua-ketiga dari ‘jagung’ yang kutanam. mulai gelisah terkait bagaimanakah memanennya nanti?

semalam membaca di lini kala, manusia bisa berusaha; menanam, menyiram, memupuk; tapi kuasa menumbuhkan tetap ada pada-Nya. mau dilakukan setiap haripun, dengan alat dan bahan terbaru dan tercanggihpun, dengan upaya-upaya terbaikpun; kalau Allah tidak menghendaki maka ‘ia tidak akan tumbuh’.

sehingga penting sekali mengingat kembali, lagi, dan lagi; demi Zat yang jiwaku berada di genggaman-Nya, cukuplah Allah bagiku. laa haula wa laa quwwata illa billah.

kamu nggak boleh merasa sendiri, ada Allah yang selalu bersamamu. kamu jangan cepat-cepat hands up ingin sudah dulu, Allah itu mau kamu berserah, bukan menyerah.

[jemarimenari93]

Wahai jiwa dan ragaku...

maaf ya... aku terus menerus memaksamu untuk kuat, terus menerus mengajakmu untuk berlelah-lelah, aku tahu kamu sudah sangat lelah

Namun, kamu masih muda... semangat ya... cari bekal untuk masa depanmu, untuk anakmu, untuk mewujudkan harapan harapan kecilmu...

kamu kuat kok, dua tahun itu tidak lama...

kamu pasti bisa...

Saat kamu ingin menyerah, Ingatlah.... bagaimana kamu selalu mengunci pintu dan mengajak anakku bermain hanya didalam rumah, karena takut ada pedagang yang lewat sedangkan kamu rak memegang uang sepeserpun...

Ingat juga, bagaimana kamu selalu kehujanan dan kepanasan saat mencuci piring karena diluar rumah dan belum punya dapur

ingat juga, bagaimana masa kecilmu banyak buku di Bazar sekolah yang ingin kamu miliki namun tak satupun yang bisa kamu beli

Ingat juga, lisan-lisan manusia yang selalu merendahkanmu karena kemiskinan kamu

Dan ingat pula... orang-orang baik disekitarmu yang selalu memberi sesuatu yang amat sangat berarti bagimu, yang selalu membantu meringankan urusanmu..

kamu boleh berdo'a agar Allah melimpah kan rezeki yang banyak dan berkah, kamu boleh minta ingin jadi orang yang kaya supaya mudah untuk bersedekah, supaya mudah membantu orang, juga supaya ibadahmu lebih dipermudah...

Semangatlah wahai diri...

(HongKong, 15mei 2024) mata lagi sakit, pusing, sakit gigi, capek, gemeter, abis lembur... pingin tidur

[blingusdlingus]

i got a new journal and ive been taking notes on how to create the most diabolically powerful ship dynamic for metal sonic and gemerl. just you fucking wait you guys

[squipycheetah]

This crackship has such a strong chokehold on me, I can’t control how much I adore it.

[goodeevilgirlintentions]

Am  revenit la poziția inițială, stând pe spate transpirată şi doritoare de mai mult. Mă întoarce pe burtă, îmi ridică fundul şi îmi îndepărtează picioarele. Era o linişte inimaginabilă. Aşteptam nespus să îl simt. Simt cum intră încet în mine, făcându-mă sā scot mici gemete, îşi pune m��na pe părul meu prinzându-l şi trăgându-mi capul pe spate. Începea să intre în mine tot mai tare şi mai repede. Auzeam uşoare gemete de ale lui, dar începeam să le acopăr cu ale mele. Se mişca tot mai repede şi intra tare. Simțeam că nu mai pot, ajunsesem la orgasm, începând să tremur şi să scot gemete puternice. Iese din mine şi mi-a făcut semn să fac linişte.

[pumpkin-sorbet]

Gadis Kretek ripiu

poin pertama sampek ketiga cuman membandingkan bedanya sama di buku, selebihnya subjektif pendapat pribadi

Kisah Idroes Moeria-Roemaisa-Soedjagad nggak diceritakan sebagaimana jadi cerita pembuka flashback di novel

padahal dalangnya ehh, ya bisa dibilang gitu lah yaw.. dari semua yang dialami tokoh utama itu adalah karena kedengkian Soedjagad ke Idroes yang dipilih Roemaisa buat dijadikan suami… pas Jeng Yah lahir, ari-arinya dicuri sama musuh/kompetitor bapaknya, gak lain ialah Pak Djagad, begicu

Jeng Yah belum pernah berhubungan bahkan bertunangan dengan orang lain sebelum menjalin hubungan dg Soeraja

di series Jeng Yah tunangan duluan sama Seno Aji, padahal posisinya dia udah sir-siran sama Soeraja

Jeng Yah dan Soeraja belum pernah kelon

memang agak mengkaget di series lha kok mereka ini kelon saat Jeng Yah udah tunangan sama Seno, nah tuh Mas Raja nyamperin Jeng Yah di kamarnya, dua-duanya lagi galaw ceritanya terus ya gitu hm

13+

padahal hampir semua tokoh utama selalu nyebat di setiap aktifitas, bahkan di adegan Jeng Yah-Raja habis kelon 🤦🏼‍♀️😅 si arum juga di akhir pencarian ibunya dia nekat nyobain kretek racikan ibunya padahal dia dokter yang bilang sendiri kalo benci banget sama rokok, aduh tapi ini adegannya bagus banget penghayatannya, nangis gemeter sambil nyebat bayangkan

disas jago nyebat ternyata 😅, mana asepnya masuk hidung dulu disedot baru dikeluarin lewat mulut busyett

Outfit

kebaya yang dipake Jeng Yah ini selalu beda sendiri dari tokoh yang lain, kerahnya tinggi, paling suka yang ini pas dipake tunangan sama Seno Aji, cantik banget

Arum-Lebas

kemistri mereka bagus, di series jatohnya bukan cuma tentang Jeng Yah tapi menurutku lebih ke pencariannya Lebas terhadap bapaknya dan Arum terhadap ibunya, yang selama ini disembunyikan dan diperkenalkan kepadanya sebagai budenya, Jeng Yah..

di buku Arum muncul di bagian terakhir banget nget, tp diseries diimprovisasi jadi lebih berkembang ceritanya karena dimunculin di awal

Dan menurut pendapat pribadiku yang aktingnya paling keren dan menonjol di series ini tuh Arum (karena di buku dia nampil terakhir semacam cameo doang kali ya, penonton juga gak ada gambaran tentang dia kalo baca bukunya dulu), watak temperamennya dapet banget, keren lah pokoknya Putmar uwuww…. Kayak, Putmar itu ya Arum itu sendiri gitu lo wkwk.. gak keliatan aktingnya, kayak sungguh-sungguh banget meraninnya

selain adegan Jeng Yah mukul palanya Mas Raja pake vas bunga, ini adalah adegan yang uwow juga, Arum si dokter berwatak keras yang benci rokok, nekat nyoba kretek kembang setaman yang mana sama dengan kretek gadis buatan Jeng Yah ibunya, yang dicuri resepnya sama Soeraja buat rokok DR 🤯

BGM

menurutku kekurangannya ada di bgm yang dipake tuh lagu-lagu yang udah beredar dan mainstream jadinya kurang spesial cenah, kurang nyess gitu… tapi kalo theme songnya sih bagus lah yg nyanyi Nadin sama versi aslinya Alm Chrisye

[ceritaapaaja]

Ya Allah, tanganku gemeter dapet notifikasi wa dari dosbing 2 di grup kalau hari ini buka bimbingan, alhamdulillah... gemeter karena takut nggak kebagian slot.

[famiredofa]

Bisa begitu ya ?

Kenapa kalau bertemu dengan orang yang kita suka canggung dan bingung (belum sama degdegan dan gemeter tangan dingin wkwk)

Padahal, ingin bicara banyak. Karena takut ngawur pamit pulang adalah alasan yang tepat