#goddamn that was a banger holy shit

[boneskullravenriver]

clang clang clang

confess

[howlinghunters]

Actual tears in my eyes. Congratulations Swerve. You fucking earned this, buddy.

I am so, so fucking proud of him.

[eldritchazure]

OH MY GOD ITS A MUSICAL EPISODE

[kuiinncedes]

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[ghost-bxrd]

I’m— i’m a happy bird puddle on the floor right now, making very funny velociraptor noises because HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO GOOD!?!?!?!?

Dick not only thinking Jason is a member of the Court but also a new and maybe even better version of a talon!? And— and his relief over finally having someone willing to kill him and having a “good reason” to let them without fighting it (mainly: keeping his last surviving owlet safe).

Maybe even another line or two of how relieved Dick is that maybe, if all those stories are really true, he’ll finally get to see Jason again—-

THE DISTORTED CHIRPS AND WARBLES THROUGH JASON’S HELMET—-

I can’t. I am both sobbing and also smiling through the tears just—- YES.

And Jason— would absolutely be incapable of fighting Dick for longer than a few seconds (more for show than anything) because that’s Dick, that’s the person he grew up with, who he loved on the streets with, who made nests and who protected him and— and Jason thinks he’s going to be sick because he recognizes those subservient little trills and chirps. Knows what it means for a talon to bear their neck to a perceived enemy—

Cyr your drabbles are always so devastatingly good and I want to eat them every time like hot DAMN 😫✨

(Meanwhile Tim, glaring up from dumpster, broken ankle and arm, “Helloooooo?!”)

May I also offer another more heartbreaking possibility to a potential Jason return? Dick hears Red Hood make the chirps or hoots (maybe when he’s annoyed either at seeing Talon early or at something else and doesn’t know Dick is there) and instead of thinking “my owlet!” He thinks “A member of the Court of Owls survived.”

So that’s the first bad thing. Now, imagine how much worse it would be if this Court survivor was targeting his only chick left? If Dick saw what happened at the Tower and thought that this survivor wanted a new Talon.

Just a thought.

Oh—-

OH

Oh dear, oh no. Omg—ngl I LOVE the idea that Jason’s bird noises are ingrained enough for him to be making them subconsciously? And also— Dick realizes that if this is truly a Court member— and he’s after Dick’s last surviving owlet—- Dick can never let this court member have Tim. Ever.

So Dick offers himself up instead. (Please, Dick is already a finished Talon, you’d have to train the other first, remember? He’s better, faster, stronger. You don’t want Tim. Please, you don’t want him. Dick— Talon— remembers how to be a good talon, please-)

[svtskneecaps]

lukewarm take of the evening: y'all care too much about being ""outdated"". fellas this smp moves inhumanly fast. it is ok to CHILL holy shit CHILL. y'all are like "(posts BANGER ART) super late guys sorry" friend i am hitting you with a blanket i am snapping you with my metaphorical towel WHAT DO YOU MEAN SORRY. "(posts BANGER FIC) rip this is outdated now" WHO CARES???? I LOVE YOU, OK. ohhhh woe is us as the fandom at large for having MORE HAPPY PILLS ARC CONTENT oh no how outdated!! how could you be writing speculative fiction about how forever felt during happy pills :( slash SARCASM!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!!! THERE ARE SO MANY BANGER ARCS, WHAT, YOU THINK WE'RE COMPLAINING????? FOR GETTING MORE OF THE CONTENT WE LOVED????? oh no we're past the period where everyone thought green gay ninjas were like Dead Dead, my work is now outdated and noncanon :( WDYM. GIMME. A BANGER IS A BANGER IDC IF IT TAKES THREE MONTHS. you think rome was built in a day?? fuck you, baltimore, GIMME. my ass has been cooking a goddamn backflipo family fic since july when it was ALREADY outdated do you think i fear god??? "oh no, you're making an edit of slime's (attempted) egg murdering spree?? how could you, that was months ago it's irrelevant" SAID NO ONE EVER.

save your wrists kidlings ok carpal tunnel is no joke. CHILL!!!!! CHILL!!!!!!!! TAKE YOUR TIME SHEEEEEESH OK LOVE YOU <3

[aaasdgnklm]

tw for *described* blood and gore, stabbing, drowning (mentioned)

spoiler alert for epic : the musical the vengence sags

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OH MY GOD

THE VENGENCE SAGA

holy SHIT guys its WILD

ok ok so not sorry for loving you was oretty much what I was expecting calypos va is amazing and the song is so pretty and I almost feel bad enough for her to like her

dangerous was a BANGER I didnt know about the more calm bits at the beginning and end and the pause when the crew usually replied in the 600 lives bit fucking HURT but then hermes shows up and its like WOOOOO PARTYY FUCKIINGGG TIMMEEE AM I DIONYSUS OR WHAT CAUSE WE ARE HAVING A RIDEEEEEE!! the anamatic with ody fighting all these monsters and hermes busting it down was HILARIOUS I love him SO MUCH troy eats every time and its amazing

charybdis was EVEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED tbh ik a lot of people were really excited for get in the water and dont get me wrong I was too! but I was REALLY excited for charybis and it met my expectations perfectly the vocals and how just fucking DONE ody sounds is PERFECT I love it

get in the water. holy SHIT get into the water. it was what we knew was coming UNTIL IT WASNT AND THEN IT HURT THE BIT WITH HIS DEAD CREW/FRIENDS/MOM WAS OUCH and a fucking jetpack I CANNOT take that seriously bcuz omg thats so funny that he used a JETPACK to fight posideon AND IT WORKED

six hundred strike ima be honest didnt love the 3d render thing it wasnt for me but the water physics were sick but the MUSIC IS AWSOME I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY EEEEEE

first off the crews voices coming back to accompany odysseus as he avenges each of them is GREAT but then

then

the end

HOLY SHIT THE END I

I dont even KNOW what to say because OH MY GOD

posideon basically saying yeah whatever you win but ur fucked you dumbass and ody replying with youre calling that storm off. and posideon going or what bitch

and then the danger motif starts

AND THEN ODYS FUCKING RAMPAGE

STABBING HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH HIS OWN TRIDENT

THE PRONGS TEARING THROUGH HIS LUNGS FILLING THEM WITH BLOOD INSTEAD OF WATER HOOKING BEHIND HIS RIBS AS HIS OWN TRIDENT SINKS INTO HIS IMMORTA BODY OVER AND OVER HURTING MORE THAN ANY MORTAL WEAPON COULD

and the things odysseus is saying? holy fuck theyre almost more painful then the trident because DAMN

you can hear all the rage, the misery, the grief, every single goddamn thing odysseus has been through every person hes lost every person hes fail every. single. emotion. odysseus has felt is so raw and painful and THERE and its awful and amazing and its perfect for that moment

and th animation for that portion is amazing too. the glowing stripes on posideons sides and the flashes of lightning and the blood on the trident and the way posideons body lurches as odysseus stabs him AH and ofc that final line. THAT LINE HOLY SHIT

“with everything youve done… how will you sleep at night?”

“next to my wife.”

so good. im in love.

[monosanimegenericzone]

BONOFEI NATION GET YOUR GODDAMN S T E W

liveblog:

HOLST MENTION IM EXPLODING

MARS IS ALSO A FUCKIN BANGER HOLY SHIT YES.

hugs. oh my goodness hugs.

im insane im gonna lose it

feitan taking so much initiative hell yeah go little man i feel like a proud parent cheering on their emo goth child

YEAH KISS THAT MAN. KISS HIM.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[welcometoteyvat]

trailer thoughts

FURINA!!!! shes still not a fave (yet) but holy shit WHAT IS THE DEAL!! "the penalty is a death sentence" what do you mean. what do you mean!!!!!!

the version art with like 4 of her is SO GOOD. so good. amazing incredible showstopping. like look at this!!!!! the symbolism?? superb

also furina's alt outfit (the black version of her suit) is SO FUN!! I like the dark colors it's refreshing and has some nice contrast :3

thank you for bringing navia back I miss my golden buttercup (but she sounds like she's going through it this vers.. :'))

NEW REGION !?!?!?!?!? the golden tree and ethereal scenery holy shit im going there immediately. it looks more ancient/antediluvian than anything fontaine has shown so far (aka mostly 19th century inspirations). im so hyped I love ancient ethereal trees (shoutout to tree of barsom, harvisptokhm, mt. kanna's giant tree on tsurumi, nantianmen's tree etc)

furina and charlotte's themes!! bangers

Also. can we talk about furina's little sea creatures being called salon solitaire, aka lonely hearts salon??? LONELY HEARTS? :''') screaming.

skirk? my reaction: watching everyone else's reactions with a bowl of popcorn next to me (but seriously. wow thats a lot of hate)

i understand that everyone is disappointed, she's too honkai, jingliu copy, design doesn't translate the abyss warrior vibes, blah blah blah but goddamn i dont think people have gone so insane (negative) over a character

FREMINET EVENT ALERT!! my small guy........ the penguins look so cute 🥺🥺 his fairytale mechanical penguin wah

suspicious lack of arlecchino in the trailer unless I missed something?? but if they really just Left Her Out of the trailer like that... something's up

Was watching the chinese livestream so idk if these apply to the english. However omg furina's little bit at the front so cute JSDDJSKF her inner monologue is so funny

also Neuvillette's CN voice actor?? Hilarious actually?? his banter and jokes were so fun i had a seizure when he said 'byebye' but in like. the most Voice ever

[gaybosposts]

Chromakopia Album Review

1. St. Chroma

This is a kick-ass opener! I loved the teaser for this song and album and this maybe on the same level as Igor’s Theme. Musically, this is a banger way of opening the album. Lyric-wise, it’s a perfect way to introduce the meaning and story of the album. The whispering rap of this song is absolutely masterful. Literally as great as Igor’s Theme. No joke. 11/10.

2. Rah Tah Tah

This one goes super hard and I love it. The chorus is a bit repetitive, but it’s still really good and fun. But the rapping only gets better throughout the whole album. 9/10.

3. Noid

While not having the same impact that EARFQUAKE had as a lead single, I still loved it. The first half was intense and amazing. The second half being the half I ended up loving more. Despite my love for this song, It is the most easy Tyler song to understand the meaning. Also, I absolutely adore the sample in this song. 10/10.

4. Darling, I

Omg! This song is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. Not just because of the instrumental and Teezo, but the message as well. It’s a simple but relatable one. But Teezo is absolutely incredible on this song, I love it! 11/10.

5. Hey Jane

This is definitely isn’t a song to come back to for the beat. But it’s what it’s about. I love the story of this song way more than Wilshire. I’m glad and upset about something tho. I’m glad I don’t have to worry about having an unexpected child because I’m male and gay. But I also wish I could experience my future child being birthed. I don’t know what it’s like to see my child being born, but I have an idea of what that feeling of your child being born into the world. I love this song. Maybe not the most replay-able song on the album, but it’s definitely not a skip. 10/10.

6. I Killed You

The title of the song being after Hey Jane is crazy and criminal 💀. At first, I didn’t really like this song. But it’s definitely grown on me. Not as great as some of the other songs, but not a skip. The deep meanings of the song are really well done. Yeah. That’s all I really have to say. I like the song, and it’s not a skip. 8/10.

7. Judge Judy

You think Childish Gambino was done dirty, wait until Baby Keem. I really like this song. But I want to “love” it tho. I just wish Childish Gambino was more than some background vocals. But other than that, I like this song a lot. But not as much as this next one. 8/10.

8. Sticky

I hate how much hate this song got at first and even now. But DAMN! This shit is so goddamn fucking fire! How can anyone hate this song? Sexyy isn’t even that bad. I think she’s fun on it. The beat drop with GloRilla. Lil Wayne?!?!?! This song is so fucking fire, you don’t even know. All three on one song is absolutely insane! Fuck it. 11/10. I could give it 12/10, but there’s a song later on that’s somehow perfect. 11/10.

9. Take Your Mask Off

This is another incredible song with multiple of the verses talking about different people. Telling them to take their mask off. With the last verse, Tyler is rapping about himself and I love it. It’s one of my favs from the album. This whole album is amazing! Maybe not as perfect as Igor, but it’s still amazing either way. 10/10.

10. Tomorrow

I need an extended version of this song immediately. It’s too short yet perfectly fine. At first, I didn’t like that the double song tradition Tyler has always done throughout his albums being thrown out the window for a single song track. But I don’t care about that after hearing this. I nearly cried here too. 10/10.

11. Thought I Was Dead

HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT?!?!?!??! This is perfect. I don’t care. I think this is perfect. It’s like every song from CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST put into one song and added a Chromakopia filter to it. It’s one of my favourite modern Tyler rap songs of the year. ScHoolboy Q is absolutely perfect in this. Beyond Playboy Carti. That’s right. I said it. Sue me if you don’t like my opinion. It’s perfect all the way through the whole song. 12/10. Sue me.

12. Like Him

Fuck… Tyler… I…I’m speechless… this feels illegal. Like I’m trespassing onto a private conversation… 12/10. The beat, the lyrics, Tyler, Bonita, Lola Young, everything. I love this song so much. 12/10.

13. Balloon

I was so shocked that this was in between two of the most serious tracks of the album. But I love it. I love Doechii. She gets to have fun on this one. I really gotta listen to her music. 9/10.

14. I Hope You Find Your Way Home

Such an interesting and poler opposite song compared to St. Chroma. But it’s such an appropriate way to close out the album. When Bonita is crying, I feel so happy for her and Tyler. I hope to have that same experience with my mother in the future. This whole album was amazing to listen to over and over. 10/10.

This is Tyler’s most personal album and I love that for him. He has never been this personal before and I think he needed it. I love this album so much. Despite it not being a perfect album like everyone hoped it would be and not being perfect, I still love this album and will always listen to it regardless. So I give this album… a 10/10. Just for “Thought I Was Dead”

[cryptiqish]

some quick thoughts on nerdy prudes must die

first off - this is 100% a return to form for starkid for me. tgwdlm was like. lighting in a bottle but i really, really am not a fan of black friday - so i dipped after that, and never really looked into nightmare time etc. as i'm not super into the hatchetfield eldritch lore stuff - honestly, i figured i was aging out of it. THAT SAID. holy shit. npmd is brilliant

every single goddamn song is a banger. every one. it's so rare for me to like everything at least to a little bit, but when i can interchange my entire top 5 you know it's brilliant. high school is killing me, nerdy prudes must die, dirty girl, hatchet town...all top tier starkid in general. up there w tgwdlm

angela giarratana and will branner steal this entire show. absolutely insane stuff from both of them. will in particular...oh man. it's his show and you just KNOW it

oh shit!!! oh fuck!!!! i didnt think thered be a skele'uhn here... im so fucking scared of skele'uhnz!!!

it's FUNNY

i <3 the weird anime nerd kid. rip king

jon's vocals and just. general range in this is amazing to see from tgwdlm

 i will say i wish this maintained the more straight slasher vibe of the first act all the way through but that’s just personal preference since i'm less into the overarching eldritch lore stuff as mentioned. with that in mind though, i didn't find the lords in black stuff as jarring as i thought i would (and the summoning's a banger) - so it works narratively. i think at the end of the day i prefer my standalone shows - not everything needs to be an extended universe - so i was pleasantly surprised at how relatively well this could function as its own thing.

following that - i think this is the closest starkid's gotten to like, off-broadway quality - with plot modifications i could 100% see it making the jump. the production quality - of both the musical itself and the proshot, is amazing - everything pops, it's incredibly polished and just looks brilliant (again, such a step up from BF.)

shoutout to the costume design in particular. top tier work again. ghost max looked crazy good.

for something that in actuality didn't get a lot of focus...can’t stop thinking about how the whole max jagerman grace chastity dynamic is like the absolute HARDEST thing to randomly come out of starkid. the implicit themes had absolutely no right to go that hard!!!! it’s a silly horror comedy!

devout repressed christian and a boy that thinks he’s god. and then she deals with the first sign of sexual attraction to him by killing him??

and then his ghost comes back for vengeance, viewing it as divine justice - and then she ends the musical enacting her own vengeful divine justice?? straight up with modified reprise of his song?? they’re one and the same?? the prayer motif???

“will you pray for me / when i’m gone / or is this the eternal dark without a dawn” and “who will pray for you / when your body’s gone” is like the rawest motif of all time and it’s in the same musical that has an ten minute long barbecue joke sequence unrelated to the plot

nothing sexier than the motif of killing god and god killing you, in general. i do think i loved this one because it played with a lot of my fave tropes and themes of horror - high school slasher, archetypes, coming back wrong, religion, all that

"the big game" kept cracking me up it's so dumb and yet

anyway this whole thing just felt like we've unlocked...i dunno, a new level of starkid?? i was blown away and i'm sure for those more invested in hatchetfield beyond tgwdlm it hit even more, but it's left me so excited to see what's next from them for the first time in years.

[sororygilmore]

the secret of us initial reactions

felt good about you - ohhhhhhhh........... oh. literally me. 'fell hard then I lost your interest' wtf gracie who gave you my diary and who told you about how he left me and also im crying <3 but there's like an undertone of closure and hope in this song so it's yk <3

risk - perfect as always <3

blowing smoke - she sounds so so good AND 'BUT I STILL HATE THE IMAGE OF YOU KISSING HER' im going to throw up lol this is insane 'if she's got a pulse she meets your standards now'?? again INSANE. a favourite instantly !! tell me is she prettier than she was on the internet???

i love you i'm sorry- the perfect continuation to imyis and it sounds so perfect i'm actually in love

us ft. taylor swift - the intro sounds so good and their voices together holy shit and once again so fucking relatable it hurts and my hand was over my mouth the whole time and that bridge !! and then i cried lol because it made me think of him

let it happen - so insanely good and just like every song in the album i feel it so bad it hurts BUT I COULD DIE KNOWING YOURE PROBABLY UP SOMEWHERE

tough love - im obsessed with the beat of this one omggg its so fast paced and so good

i knew it, i know you - i've been in love with this song since i heard it before and its jsut as good like godddd it's literally me I KNEW IT I KNOW YOU I CALLED IT and then i cried again

gave you i gave you i - you were my worst time you were the shoreline?? you were the crash and now i break?? I SLOWLY MOVED INTO YOUR HOUSE ALL MY DARK BLUE COVERED IT FOR YOU?? but im just SO EMBARRASSED NOW?? another ltierally perfect song YOU GOT BORED AND I FELT USED? anyway this song is quite literally what happened with us so i guess gracie just gets it

normal thing - in loveeee its so <3 you were great, what a show, but i dont recommend getting close !!!!!!!! also the OUTRO and you changed my life but i guess i'll see ya !!

good luck charlie - so sad wtf it's like peaceful and sad at the same time

free now - i was so excited for this one and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT im in love and she took it right out of my diary and i just cant even ! AND THAT GODDAMN BRIDGE

close to you- certified banger absolutely perfect ofc

[padfootagain]

Just finished listening to the Thunder Saga

I am going absolutely insane. I am losing my goddamn mind.

WTF was that?!?!?!

Spoilers under the cut. If you haven't yet, y'all need to listen to EPIC: the Musical.

(Also, don't forget to stream the new versions of the Troy Saga and the Cyclops Saga so Jorge and his team can get the royalties they deserve...)

JORGE! YOU LIAR! YOU SAID YOU WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE SIRENS AND THEN YOU USE THEM TO SHOW HOW ODY IS BECOMING A FUCKING MONSTER WTF ????!!!!!

Penelope... at first I thought it was some kind of dream or throwback and then... I guessed that it was the Sirens and IT FUCKING WAS!

CUTTING THE TAILS AND LETTING THEM DROWN???????

SCYLLA WAS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!! SCYLLA WAS AMAZING!! SCYLLA MY BELOVED!! (it has always been one of my favourite bits in the Odyssey, I'm so happy, I love that song, and Ody being ruthless holy fucking shit...)

MUTINY! MUTINY AND THE CATTLE! I KNEW! I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!! AND THEY FUCKING STABBED HIM?! Also, Eurolychus, you bastard, you hypocrite... you literally opened the bag containing the storm, it's your fault if we're still doing this, you idiot, and now YOU STAB MY BABY! YOU STAB ODY LIKE THE FOOTBALL!! JAIL!! JAIL FOR EUROLYCHUS FOR ONE THOUSAND YEARS!!!!!!!!! (I mean, he didn't survive long after taking over, but still...)

THUNDER BRINGER SUCH A FUCKING BANGER! A BOP!

BUT ODY CHOOSING TO SACRIFICE HIS MEN TO GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOBBING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And how fucking cruel to make him choose between his own life and his crew ejfozejfoeizjfzioejfoifhrzihbrhbehebg...

[operationslipperypuppet]

top 5 naddpod arcs!

Goddamn this is so hard. Thanks I hate it!

This won’t include any Eldermourne simply because it doesn’t have arcs the same way the bahumia campaigns do. And so I don’t do a top 30.

(Reverse order again but also don’t take the numbers to really mean anything)

I’m not gonna explain it like I will the actual top 5 but 6 is the chosen saga. You get it.

5. Shadowfell Saga. I have a genuine thesis of sorts that this arc (particularly the Grimhawk portion but realistically the whole thing) altered the course of the podcast. It’s a switch to the endgame which helps but you can nearly feel a difference in the way Emily, Jake, and Caldwell play when this is over. And it rules. So it makes the list.

4. Hellfire Chronicles. Obliterates the podcast. Some of the craziest shit to happen. Some of Murph’s most ambitious encounters. Return of old friends. Devastating losses. One of the harshest ways the war could go into full swing. Beautiful shit.

3. Tales from the Crick. Shapes NADDPod in a very real way. Lays intense groundwork that later leads into some of the most beautiful and powerful moments. Defines the PCs as characters in ways you don’t expect when you encounter it the first time. Plus it intros Jolene the fucking Green and is Balnor’s first arc so you have to give it so much respect.

2. Legends of Irondeep. Maybe I’m a biased Hardwon girlie. Maybe this included some insane and intense character growth that Calder’s absence demanded. It also threw insane lore, helped Sol discover the root of the clone issue, and brought Jaina back to us. Earth shattering arc. I’ll never recover from Lord Ultrus as an episode. And I don’t want to.

1. The Dragon Elf Chronicles. Holy shit. This arc is fr banger after banger. Not only are there some gorgeous plot lines (the Glen reveal, the fucking beast lands) but it also shows that Moonshine was successful in her quest to bring dragons back to the skies of bahumia. She fulfilled the promise. It also includes the return to the crick, the Super Bowl of dnd encounters (king of dragons you will always be famous), and it ends with Crown of Dreams. One of the best arcs to ever and I mean that.

ask me my top 5 anything

[plague-karm]

Right I’m still working on that deluxe Mario movie post but I’ve seen no one talk about this frame yet and it’s been on my mind for the past few days so I thought I’d talk about it because why not.

It’s a banger moment fr, the soundtrack fucked and the animation was nutworthy (just like how the rest of the animation was nutworthy).

But these expressions are so telling, Luigi looking determined as all hell after his divorce with his babygirl turtle. You’re doing great sweetie I’m so proud of you.

But Mario’s face left me fucking SHOOK. Like goddamn, this might be the rawest expression I’ve ever seen this character make, this is some Mario Strikers Charged shit right here folks (if anyone who has seen this post hasn’t played that game I fucking IMPLORE you to try and find it wherever you are, it’s genuinely one of my favourite Mario games and the soundtrack is just sjsjjsjdsj). THIS MAN IS READY TO CATCH A BODY FOR HIS BROTHER AND I AM HERE FOR IT MORE FERAL MARIO IN THE SEQUELS PLEASE.

Deadass, when I was watching this movie in the cinema with the bestie @velveteensugarcoat I was all hyped and shit because “lmao motif’s make my serotonin levels go brrr” BUT THEN THAT FUCKING EXPRESSION CAME UP AND MY EYES WIDENED. All I could utter was a simple “holy shit”.

Idk man I just had to get this out of my system, I’m still working on the big boi Mario Movie post istg I’ve just got a lot of college work and other things I’m doing nahshsjs-.