#i did used to play trivia crack

[im-not-a-l0ser]

I feel like the sales of Trivial Pursuit increased like the minute Smosh posted the first Try Not To Laugh: Trivial Pursuit.

Like, Trivial Pursuit seems difficult to me, and I'm pretty smart imo, but TNTL Trivial Pursuit seems so fun. I'm not even funny, but I'd love to play, yknow?

[lockedbehindtheambereye]

Aphelion, the porcelain mind.

Trivia:

- Love interest! There is no curse or route, he is the route.

- Stockholm syndrome for a God. When playing Aphelion's route, you are fighting to free him from this God with the promise that he will cure your curse.

- When 'crying', his eyes pop inside of his head, leaving his sockets empty. The entity residing in it's body cries in place of the sockets, the tears being Ichor.

- The entity's blood is Ichor, but Aphelion itself does not bleed!

- Ball joints creak and groan when he walks, it's not incredibly loud but it's noticeable when up close. If you're curious, you can always look up videos of ball jointed dolls, ASMR ones for better results!!

- Pupils glow purple in the darkness.

- Can hold himself upright usually, but in a weak state can end up ragdolling, only being held up by his strings.

- His strings can sometimes turn red.

- Despite it's height, people are not scared of him! It's something to do with the entity inside of him. The aura it emits is calming, like being in the center of nature.

- The only thing on his face that moves is his eyeballs, and those can pop out of place. They can even be replaced! He technically doesn't use them to see.

- The entity is his life force/soul, but Aphelion seems to be separate from the entity. The details of Aphelion's sentience without the entity is unknown.

- His voice claim is Chaos from Hades, aka Peter Canavese. His voice is an echo that feels like it resounds in the back of your skull.

Mephisto

- She/It/One/Oneself (like "One knows more than you think, it is all in one's plan.") ((omniscient third person))

- 16'5"/500cm

- May 5th Birthday

- Her form cannot really be perceived unless she willingly shows herself to you.

- Based on/Inspired by Mephistopheles: Devil's messenger and a powerful demon of trickery and hatred. Mephistopheles is said to be a genderless entity, and is able to shapeshift into any form it deems suitable. So naturally, I'd make Mephisto able to shapeshift, but she ultimately likes being fem presenting.

Lore fragments:

If the god that held me so close in their hands were to crack my porcelain frame, would the blood that seeps out show that I was cared for? ...Will there be blood?

There will not be blood, for I do not bleed. The thing that seeps out of my joints and the holes in my armor is a disease to the people around me. The people who tried to pick me up and handle me with care, just as my love, my God, once did. They always dropped me. Did my god instill fear into their hearts? Was my God full of envy? Do they still love me? Does humanity still love me?

...Where is everyone? Where... are my strings?

-

Truly a Fish in a Birdcage. A doll that does not fit into the freedom fit for a bird and yet locked in the cage that ties the bird down. He does not belong in the cage. He does not belong in the sea, either.

He was created for them, his God, his love. That is what he believes. They picked him up and held him so close, each string tied to incomprehensible, unseeable hands.

So now why does his love, his God feel like a cage themself? The humans who had treated him with kindness despite being a fish out of the sea and tied to a bird feeder behind bars, they didn't make him feel like he was in that cage. So why did he hurt them?

Why are they red?

Why are my strings red?

-

It's strange that the tip of my blade doesn't hurt me. It strange that the things I do to others do not hurt me. My body is fragile and yet I can be rebuilt. The cracks on my surface can be mended and I will continue like normal. I will continue to dance, sword in hand, until I cut my strings.

My strings.... my strings are stained red with the blood spilled by the tip of my blade. I cannot cut them. They are indestructible. Why are they indestructible? My God, why do you trap me, so? You say you love me and yet I wander aimlessly, cold and alone. This body is not capable of warmth. I can only look beautiful. You found me beautiful didn't you? If so, why don't you hold me in your hands anymore? Why do you not walk along side me? Why is there a parasite inside of me, feeding off of my essence? Why does this parasite hurt people? It drives them mad, and they try everything to shatter me.

I don't want to hurt people, they created me. I am housed by anything but a human. The hands that built me are the ones that avoided me after I was complete. I laid bare and let the critters of the earth inhabit me. If I was built to be forgotten, why do I feel? Was I... ever supposed to feel? Was that you, my... love, my God? Was it the parasite inside of me?

Please my God, do not abandon me.

-

"If I was built to be forgotten, why do I feel?"

"I will continue to dance, sword in hand, until I cut my strings."

"This body is not capable of warmth. I can only look beautiful."

-

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

He wants to. Oh, he wants to. Those strings, though. They're barely there, invisible to the human eye, but they are red and the blood weighs tons onto his body. They're so heavy, he cannot move them. His God has him spinning in circles, a dance curated only for them.

They watch as porcelain feet prance over cobblestone tiles and pirouette in the town sqaure. These people watch in amusement, but no one knows just how beautiful their beloved doll is. Only they can see how beautiful he is. And by their name, he is gorgeous. And he belongs only to them.

He is wrapped around her finger.

-

Aphys voice rings like an echo. Since his mouth is static and nothing else on his face moves, theres no way for him to speak. However, he does have a voice. It feels like it echos in your mind, like through a church. Your mind is his church and he is belting a hymn to you.

More art below!! No stat sheets yet I think.

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[bloodycyrano]

I come bearing dragon age trivia and headcannons for this spooky season!

So, the equivalent of Halloween in the realm of Thedas would probably be "All souls day", or "Funalis"

It was named Funalis originally, and dedicated to the old god, Dumat, God of silence. Yet, when Dumat fell victim to the blight and rose as the first archdemon, the vast majority turned a blind eye to any remainder of what it once was for the old god. Thus renaming it "All Soul's Day", to be celebrated as a day in somber remembrance of the dead.

In northern parts of Thedas, All Soul's Day is spent dressed as spirits for parades after dark. And the Chantry uses the day to honor the death of Andraste, with public fires that mark her own burning, and plays that depict her death.- Creepy.

Now for the headcannons.

Zevran- Zev is from Antiva, which is up north. I have full confidence that our favorite assassin dresses in full costume on All Soul's Day and tries to start drinking games with the rest of the party.

Alistair- He.. takes time to himself. He's quieter than usual, and you realize why when you find him at the edge of camp. He's having a drink by the river and practically cradling Duncan's blade. He's carved the names of the Wardens lost at Ostagar into a tree. He pours one out for his fallen friends and spends the rest of the day trying to crack jokes like usual - but you can tell he's just thinking about the battle again.

- Zevran takes extra care to try and cheer up Alistair. Perhaps begrudgingly; it works.

Oghren- takes any and all opportunities to get drunk. He's interested somewhat in learning about the Parades in Antiva and Orlais and such, but mostly just because "Whatever it is the elf is doing" looks fun. I do believe he'd take the time to sit and think about Branka.. She was his wife, and he did care for her all things considered.

Sten- the Qunari prayers for the dead. He's quiet, he's by himself. He doesn't speak a word to anyone, but if you get close enough when he doesn't realize you're there, you can hear him praying. He looks sad, beneath the stoic exterior. But there is solace in his practice all the same.

Leliana- She has her prayers for her mother and for Andraste, but she's also fairly lighthearted about things. She probably wears a mask for the occasion, and is more than happy to tell tales and sing songs about the holiday. She will take time on her own, however. To pray and pick her mother's flowers.. Andrastes Grace.

Wynne- Wynne prays. She's probably fairly quiet, all things considered. She wonders when she'll finally pass.. If the spirit will leave her on a day like this one. She isn't afraid, but she is.. contemplative. She likes to observe the practices of everyone else on the holiday, quietly from her own tent. Perhaps she judges quietly, but she also finds amusement from some of the antics from Zevran, and Oghren. She's even delighted to find that Alistair is able to cheer up a bit.

Morrigan- She isn't going to be bothered with odd practices from her odd party members. Morrigan finds the culture to be interesting, but aside from that, she sees no need for strange beliefs. She doesn't care for Leliana's tales or songs of Andraste, and she certainly isn't going to dress up. This being said, she does secretly enjoy watching and observing from her tent, off at the edge of camp. She probably goes off on her own for some sort of magical practice, or even changes shape to frolic in the woods with the spirits.

Shayle- Shayle doesn't know what to do with the holiday.. But they have a list of names. Names from the Cadash thaig, and bitter memories of being reunited with Caridin. They think they will pray for Caridin, and maybe even the family they do not remember.

The warden- My warden is Dalish.. I believe she covered her mirror with a black cloth and got up early that morning to hunt. She doesn't like using bows, but Tamlen always did. He insisted upon it, even. And with his absence, she still felt the pull to do so. Who was she to argue with a spirit? She felt a particular guilt this time, knowing what he had become. Knowing she might've been able to save him. But the show must go on, and the mask must remain. She doesn't let the others see her suffer. Instead, she pushes herself to partake in whatever her companions wish of her. The only one who seems to see past it is Sten, but he will not disrespect her by calling attention to it. What would the need be, anyways? And he has his own prayers to attend to.

- When given the opportunity, the warden dresses up as the archdemon.. Perhaps in poor taste.

Barkspawn- The best pupper has a costume. Barkspawn has been dressed up as a Griffon! He tried to eat the fake beak..

[rabbithaver]

ok i know i didnt throw silver today here on tumblr but frankly i have been super busy, and now that i'm free, i'm totally exhausted. i'm gonna have to take a rain check on throwing him today, but rest assured that i DID throw him irl. and i'm holding him right now. so he's getting the love he deserves, i promise :)

i just hosted a 7 hour Bumblekast Server Movie Night since there was no recording today. it went so well!!! we watched Interstellar and The Martian, two of my all-time favorite films. i talked so much with so many people that now my throat hurts and i am absolutely exhausted... but oh my god, we had so much fun. i got to connect with a ton of friends in the server whose voices i'd never heard before. i got to infodump about my special interests to people who genuinely cared to hear what i had to say. we got to crack jokes and have fun during breaks. the very first ever Bumblekast Server Movie Night was, overall, a huge success!

in fact, it was such a successful event that i am going to have to host a second screening of Interstellar! like eight people really wanted to join us and see it, but couldn't due to their schedules. i've promised them that i'll ping them when i start planning the next screening so that way we can make sure everyone is able to participate. and Interstellar is one of those movies i will happily watch several times a week so it all works out.

everyone seemed to love the movies, and they even seemed to appreciate the fact that i had behind-the-scenes trivia and facts about the science in the movies. one of my huge worries is that people i watch movies with get annoyed when i share things like that, but if anything, folks seemed to appreciate the movies more because of it.

man, i know i keep saying it, but i really do love the Bumblekast community so much. i have never felt so at ease with so many people. i've never felt like a burden or an annoyance there... like, i truly think it's where i belong. everyone is so caring and supportive, especially the mod team and Kyle. hell, Kyle even set up an event in the server for me so that we could spread the word to people! it was such a kind gesture.

that place truly is something so special. i've been there since September 15, 2023, and i can count on one hand how many genuine fights and bigoted statements i've seen. the mod team is so exceptional at maintaining a positive and friendly atmosphere there. it helps that they nip heated conversations in the bud before they can become arguments. they're also very easy to talk to —they're all so incredibly funny and approachable. they're constantly interacting with the community, too. and they're also really willing to work with people.

for example, occasionally i've broken rules by accident or flown too close to the sun with a joke and they've had to DM me about it. and they know that i have severe anxiety, so when they broach these subjects with me, they know to say right off the bat, "hey, you're not in trouble or anything and we aren't mad, we just need to talk to you about something." it's a little thing, but it seriously means so much to me. the fact that they keep my struggles in mind when doing their jobs is proof to me that they care about the community they support.

a lot of discord servers have mods who are very... distant with their communities. like, they don't participate in conversation amongst members, or they take jokes way too seriously, or they throw their weight around just to intimidate users into submission. those discord server mods just don't bother interacting with their communities, either because they're too busy, or they're not interested in what their members are doing, or in the worst cases, they think they're better than everyone else. i've encountered a lot of these people before and they're always so unpleasant. it just highlights to me how unique the Bumbleserver is.

i'm so fucking glad i got into Sonic, man. if i hadn't watched the game grumps play Frontiers, i never would have picked up the comics. i never would have known how much fun they are. i never would have started listening to the Bumblekast. i never would have decided to create the clips blog. i never would've been reached out to by Puppy Bumblekast, who i now consider one of my closest friends. and of course, i never would have claimed Silver as my son, which lead to Seán reaching out to me. i never would have fallen so thoroughly in love with him, either. 💖

ok that was a WAY longer post than i meant it to be . im really really tired so im gonna go to bed. goodnight everybody

goodnight my friends!

[optimismxmagicism]

TOA Anniversary Munday

(TY for the template Neffi!)

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Name: Queen

Pronouns: She/Her

Birthday (no year): October 18th

Where are you from? What is your time zone? Netherlands, CEST

How long is your roleplay experience? Uhhh about 10 years now I'd say?

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? Gamefaqs had a thread where you could create your own Fire Emblem Fates character. I joined out of curiosity when i was like 13 or so and things just kinds went from there.

How were you introduced to TOA? Rosie, my online big sis, sometimes shared snippets of her experiences with me. I got curious and the rest is history.

Do you have any pets? I have an elderly doggy named Beef :)

What is your favorite time of year and why? (Season, holiday, general period) Winter, definitely. I'm a cold over heat kinda girlie and I like the early nights and cold weather. Perfect for soup!

What is your IRL occupation? IT support service worker and Maid Cafe waitress during the weekends.

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? I'm big into cooking, gardening and cleaning.

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Final Fantasy, Genshin Impact, Persona, Danganronpa, Pokemon, Tales of, Uchikoshi games, just to name a few. Also big into Otomes and BL games.

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Fairy! Favorite is probably Sylveon and Vivillon.

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! - I am an auntie to 3 adorable little nephews. Love babysitting them :) - Truly I am a girly girly girl. I love pink and cute things and all that goodness. Always have firmly believed that femininity is strength and anyone who disagreed with me has been ground to dust under my heels :) - I used to have a YT channel where I uploaded my own vocaloid covers. I stopped though because I lost interest and the videos gained little traction.

How did you get into Fire Emblem? *Deep sigh* Ike x Marth Yaoi during the Smash Bros Brawl days.... This was before I knew anything about either character and just thought they looked cute together.

What Fire Emblem games have you played? All of them except for Gen 2 of Genealogy (glitches killed that run) as well as Thracia. I'll get to them someday...

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: My First game was Shadow Dragon. My favorite is a tie between Sacred Stones and Three Houses

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Ashe, Ewan, Nils, Nina, Dimitri

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Wolf. This was because I was still young and just entered my "started liking boys that weren't squeaky clean" phase.

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 Dimitri.. If you know me you know I'm down horrendous. Sorry kwdjwkdj. Chrom and Xander are also hot.

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: Chrom forever and always. - Fates: Tsubaki was my first. Nowadays its Xander, Jakob or Shigure. - Three Houses: Dimitri. Its always Dimitri. If I play BL and I don't choose Dimitri I have been killed and replaced. - Engage: Diamant was my first! I also really liked Kagetsu and Amber.

Favorite Fire Emblem class? Dancer!

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? I'd be the cleric that needs to be babied at first but gives cracked heals later on. High magic/speed/resistance, low Strength/Defense.

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? (Black Eagles, Blue Lions, Golden Deer, Church of Seiros, Those Who Slither in the Dark, unaffiliated civilian, other - for example Almyran) Blue Lions baybeeeeeeee

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? Boons: Faith Reason Authority - Banes: Axes, Brawling, Heavy Armor

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? (Firene, the Kingdom of Abundance; Brodia, the Kingdom of Might; Elusia, the Kingdom of Knowledge; Solm, the Queendom of Freedom; Lythos, the holy land of the Divine Dragon; Gradlon, the desolate land of the Fell Dragon) Wherever Kagetsu's from.

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔(separate letters, to-ah, other?) To-ah.

Current TOA muses: Ewan, Nils, Byleth M

Past TOA muses? Uhhh from the top of my head: Saleh, Rolf, Nina, Takumi, Male Corrin.

Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? Ewan was my first! I don't think I'll be dropping him for a long time as he's just become so special to me :)

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? Characters that put up a front of being easygoing or simple, but have a lot of inner troubles they hide from others. Those that like to make others happy.

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? Very masculine types. Manly Men or Muscle Himbos are characters I greatly enjoy but just don't like to write.

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? I like writing scenes where characters bond with each other, either over an earnest heart to heart or silly shenanigans.

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? I would love to write a scene where the mask just fully crumbles and the entire truth is revealed about my muses deepest feelings. Also for Byleth specifically I'd love to write post timeskip scenes where he's in touch with his emotions and takes on the role of Archbishop.

Favorite TOA-related memories? A specific one was Andrei's turnaround on Ewan during the halloween candy game. It was one of the first major bonds Ewan would end up developing.

Present or past tense? I Try to say I'm past tense mostly but sometimes I jumble things up a little.

Normal size text, small text, no preference? I've started trying small text recently, but I'd say I have no real preference.

Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉 Nope! I think I'm set for now. There is one character that, If the opportunity ever arises I'd want to get but not right now.

[gaybananabread]

Its been a rough few weeks, but I'm alive. I'm slowly going back through all my old fandoms, and right now it's MHA's turn. I love the KiriBaku pairing, platonic or not, so take this either way! I'm gonna split it into two parts, or else this is gonna be long as hell.

(Part 2)

Lee: Bakugo

Lers: Midoriya, Ojiro, Todoroki

Summary: 1A is competing to see who gets dish duty for the month. When it comes down to Bakugo and Kiri, they choose an interesting final challenge.

Warnings: swearing (it's Bakugo). This is a tickle fic, so if you don't like that, scroll away!

The 1A dorms were always chaotic, especially when it came to competition. Every month, the class competes to see which half of the students are on dish duty for the month. It had been intense, with betrayals, twists, and a sprained wrist. By evening, everyone had finished competing.

Everyone except Bakugo and Kirishima.

The two had been at it all day, neck and neck in every contest, trivia, workout and test. Even after twenty separate events, the two were still tied. Most of the class had gone already, homework and comfy beds calling their names. Only Midoriya, Todoroki and Ojiro were still watching.

They were currently in a handstand contest, three minutes in. They were both shaky and tired, the other events draining their stamina. The others thought it would finally be the end of this silly conflict.

At three minutes and thirty-two seconds, Kirishima's arm gave out, and Bakugo toppled backwards. They landed at the same time. Their classmates were less than thrilled.

"ANOTHER TIE?!"

Todo put his head in his hands, groaning. Modoriya started mumbling about the near impossible odds of another tie. Ojiro screamed into his tail.

The pair on the ground just glared at eachother. There wasn't much heat behind them, but it was more than annoying to keep tieing eachother.

Kiri smacked a hand on his face. "Dude. HOW did we fall together!"

Katsuki huffed. "You're a fuckin' copy cat."

Kiri poked his side, making him flinch away and swat his hand. A new contest idea clicked. Something he knew they wouldn't tie in. He stood up, grabbing Baku's hand. "What if we did a tickling endurance thing?"

The blonde's face lit up red, tugging at his hand. Kiri kept his grip. He poked Bakugo's side again, nodding as he flinched, seemly saying 'See? This could work!'.

His classmates agreed, much too tired and sick of the repetitive ties to care. Bakugo obviously protested the idea.

"Seriously? That's gotta be the dumbest idea tonight!" Lucky for everyone, Eijiro knows how the explosion user works.

He puffed his chest in mock pride, hoping to play to Bakugo's more competitive side. "I guess you're right. I mean, who would actually be able to do that? I'd probably loose in 5 seconds." And, as planned, he took it hook, line and sinker.

"Ha! I'll kick your ass! Game on, Shitty Hair!" He had his signature smirk on, eyes haughty and determined. Kirishima smiled, cracking his knuckles. Works every time.

Their friends huddled together. Once finished, Midoriya stepped out, laying the ground rules. "Okay then. You can't tickle eachother. One would be too tired when it's his turn to tickle the other. The three of us will test you at the same time. Safeword is 'Plus Ultra'. Whoever goes the longest without saying it wins."

Kiri was a little worried. He was kinda betting on the whole 'wear him out' thing. He can still win. Probably.

They flip a coin to see who goes first. Bakugo picked heads, Kirishima on tails. Kiri held his breath, his fate in the hands of a quarter. With a smack, Deku snatched the coin from the air. Opening his hands, the tails face greeted him. He let out a sigh of relief. Bakugo would go first.

They had the explosion boy sit in a chair, Ojiro offering to hold his arms up. Todoroki was on lower body, Midoriya on midsection, and Ojiro had free reign of what he could reach. Holding the timer, Deku gave a countdown.

"3, 2, 1..."

"Start!"

Initially, the blonde tried holding in his reaction. For about seven seconds, he kept it in. Then Ojiro remembered he had a really fuzzy tail to weaponize. He slid the fluffy tail end under his shirt, twitching it about on his torso.

Small titters escaped the explosion user. Ojiro went at it with his tail while the other boys tried their best to crack him.

Todoroki was surprisingly good at tickling. True, he was tentative, but he somehow knew exactly how to wreck the blonde's shit. He poked, pinched, squeezed, and skittered across his legs and thighs. He even took off his combat boots to get his feet.

Giggles began to spill out. It wasn't a huge reaction, but they were getting there. Bakugo cursed, trying to keep his laughter in.

The greenette was exploring Bakugo's midsection. He already knew where to go, but why finish it so quickly? He scribbled on his belly, pinched and poked his sides, squeezed hips, everything he could to wear him down. Finally, Deku pinched the spot right above his ribcage.

Bakugo broke.

"GAHA! DeheHEHEkuhu! FUHUHUCK OHhohoff!" Bakugo tugged at his arms, trying to stop the tickling without giving in. Ojiro held strong, keeping the boy's arms above his spiky head. Nearby, Kiri squirmed, knowing his turn was next.

Midoriya didn't let up. He stayed on the blonde's death spot, pinching and poking and prodding. The others followed his example, keeping up their torment. Todoroki was pinching his thighs. Ojiro had his tail brushing on his neck. His laughter was pitchy, all the spots combined driving him up the wall.

Bakugo tossed his head back and forth, trying to shake off the intense tickles. It didn't work, and really only made Ojiro's tail tickle more. He cursed and continued his pitchy laughter.

Damn, he wasn't expecting them to actually be good at this! Okay, maybe Deku, but the other two?! I mean, it's half-and-half! He was genuinely shocked, and starting to reach his limit...

Ojiro looked down at Bakugo's face. It was nice to see his grumpy, explosive classmate laugh like this. Plus, revenge bonus. He looked down at his neck, and got an idea. A cruel idea. A tickley, unfair, wonderful idea.

Ojiro moved his tail to the other side, leaned down, and blew an enormous raspberry on the blonde's neck.

Bakugo squealed.

That was so not fair! He jerked his head, unable to do anything. Both sides of his neck were being tickled, meaning if he blocked one side the other got worse, and vice versa.

The others looked at him, smirking. None of them were expecting that, but it was a pleasant surprise. They were relentless, giving everything they had to crack the explosion user.

It was too much. Reluctantly, the blonde called out the safe words. "PLUHUHUS UHULTRAHA!"

All three boys immediately stopped, backing off as Midoriya stopped the stopwatch. Bakugo curled in on himself, rubbing his neck. His face was flushed, and he looked... well, imagine a giant, ferocious tiger after catnip. It was adorable, but a bit unsettling.

Deku put a hand on his shoulder. "Nice job! You got 7 minutes and 26 seconds!" He shrugged off the hand, regaining his breath.

After a minute, he turned, and with an evil look in his eyes, he pointed to Kirishima.

"Your turn, Shitty Hair."

[intertexts]

ALSO OOPS I DONT THINK I EVER SENT YOU THE TRIVIA FOR 27?????? UH OH. OUT OF ORDER. this one is a lot shorter though so it's ok

EPISODE 27 TRIVIA:

- bizly opens this one in a baby voice "wewcome to just wolled wiff it!" absolutely insane

- charlie makes excuses for his cracked energy was because he was in the UK and tommy and ranboo were in the other room (TOMMYINNIT JUMPSCARE)

- Jesus is canon yet again. but only in vyncents world

- CONDI THOUGHT HAMSTER DANCE WAS A UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE AT MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCES. and not just like. a youtube video that everyone knows. they played hamster dance at his middle school dance.

- speaking of which they've been overlorded again because the hamster WAS NOT ORIGINALLY A HAMSTER bizly did that solely because he has never heard hamster dance and wanted to be in on the joke

- charlie gets so worked up over the william short leg thing again and it's REALLY funny. bizly is like "I'll stop bringing it up when you stop having hilarious overreactions to it"

- "why the fuck did william make ice copies of dakotas parents that's so dark man"

"HE DIDNT MEAN IT TO BE !!!!! i think william is not very emotionally intelligent especially when it comes to stuff like this and he wanted to do something sweet for dakota. 'i know. Christmas is a great time for him to see his parents again because it's family and it'll make him happy!' without thinking about the moral implications OR the fact that they would come alive and try to strangle him"

grizzly: "dakota probably doesn't even remember Christmas with his parents"

charlie, REALLY far away from his mic: "WELL FUCK ME THEN"

- that was CONFIRMED mal trying to brwak through the barrier! charlie is TERRIFIED for williams sake especially bc he can't use his powers anymore

- condi: "hes pissed william isn't a planeswalker anymore and thats all he wanted you for"

charlie: "yknow! I dunno if william is a planeswalker anymore! he might not be!"

- WILLIAM WAS ACTUALLY BORN WITH A POWER!!!!! I forgot about this omg. so the one he was born with is called true sight and it means he's always been naturally able to see ghosts and monsters that normal people usually can't. YIPPEE

- he's also still got Kemuri's (smoke guy) powers obv ("that he regrets deeply every day"). they ARE in the spirit world and usually william wouldn't need a guide but since the wisps left him their guide is now master cole! if he were to leave/abandon them or whatever they'd no longer be able to stay in the spirit world. even william

- there are full versions of the colestyle gaming videos hidden somewhere on the patreon. fun fact. they're also talking about now doing one where william plays phasmophobia. or doing one with all 4 of them playing a game and bizly being tide. i don't think they ever actually did that but GOD i would kill for it.

- charlie was being annoying and grizzly responded with "I hope william stays alive *forever*" which sounds like it should be a nice thing to say but the way he said it was so absolutely scathing . brutal.

- quick mac detour theyre back to the game thing charlie says he wants to do a video playing elden ring as gillion and i NEED THAT SOOOO BAD. I miss gillion so much :(

- speaking of gillion idk why there's so much gillion trivia rn but charlie says the inspiration for his voice was "a combination of the spongebob narrator and my himbo fantasy" hello?

HOW HAS BIZLY NEVER HEARD HAMSTER DANCE??????????? yes this is what i'm taking from this. hello. how.

im so delighted w/ william thinking it's a great idea to make ice copies of his friends dead parents. god. NONE of the fucking prime defenders are emotionally intelligent they all have so many problems. prime traumatic stress defenders!!

ive said it like a billion times but i'm so fucking excited for the mal shit!!! i can't waittt!!!!! shaking him back n forth!!! wiwi torment nexus now!!!! also him being born with true sight is REALLY cool actually i feel like. this has been referenced on n off but i didn't realize it was actually a thing.. huh. i wonder if that's why the wisps targeted him. except their entire thing Is being seen so i dunno.!! cool... god. wiwi i love u wiwi... i want to go to deadwood i have so many fucking questions!!! why is the trickster there!! rift between worlds thats just coincidentally in his hometown!!! also i was just thinking ab kemuri's smoke powers im so glad he still feels awful using them :]] "i hope william stays alive forever" MEAN TO HIM!!! holy shit!!! wheezing!!

im gonna have a great time w gillion whenever i get around 2 riptide btw thats so funny. help. spogebob narrator himbo fantasy........

[strayzband]

The camera comes to focus on the inside of a car. Sitting beside me in the back is Stuart Pot, dressed in an old hoodie and skinny jeans. His ponytail is even messier than usual. He rubs his head so intensely that his beanie is starting to slip off. I’m not sure he notices.

Alright! Thank you for agreeing to this

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My hand suddenly comes into view as Stuart shakes it. I don’t know how to feel. I’m not really supposed to be on camera. He lets go and holds his hand up, and I fall silent before asking the first question.

Hol’ on… yew mind if I…?

The camera nods up and down.

Not at all! Go ahead.

Smiling at me, Stuart reaches past Russel to roll down the window and makes a joint with frightening speed. Certainly looks like he made it quickly though. From the front, Noodle looks back at him and frowns as he lights it and takes a long drag, and immediately starts coughing his lungs up.

…Are you alright?

He nods, eyes watering.

Okay… Ah’ve made it past the chokin’ phase, ah’ll be awright now.

He hits it again, and immediately starts coughing his lungs up. Noodle turns back around. Russel slaps him on the back, and smoke blows out of his mouth.

Eh, fanks, Russ…

I clear my throat. The car is rapidly filling with smoke, even with the window down.

Can I start the interview now?

Stuart grins.

‘Course yew can!

I’ll start simple. Anything you’d mind sharing about the upcoming album?

‘m not s’possed to say much… but i’s real good! Trust!

He grins at me, and it’s clear I’m not getting any more than that. I move on.

I need to know – why, after everything that happened, did you decide to join a new band?

Stuart shrugs, a hand in his ponytail.

Got kidnapped. N’ I di’n’t have anyfink better to do, so I though’ I migh’ as well, y’know?

…Interesting. And, what do you think of your bandmates?

If I thought he was smiling before, it’s nothing compared to the reaction to that question. He positively beams at me.

Luv em. The lot’uh em. Noodle’s my favourit’, probably. She’s well cool, she is, love her. We, uh, we play games n’ stuff. ‘S fun. Russ’s great too, though! Don’t talk all’at much, but ‘e’s real real cool when ‘e does. Cool when ‘e doesn’t, too. E’s a listener, ain’t he? We needed on’a those.

He pauses for a moment too long, then grins.

‘N Murdoc’s me best mate. Place would be borin’ wi’out ‘im.

Hmm. Well, this is just something I’ve been wondering… why dye your hair blue? Is there any meaning behind the colour?

I di’nt dye it.

I pause.

Did somebody else?

Nah. When ah was a kid, yeah, I used to climb trees a load. Freaked my mum out, I thought it was a right laugh, I did. Always liked trees. Nice t’ have sumthin’ bigger th’n yew about. ‘Neway, so one day ah was up in one by me house, n’ I tripped n’ fell on me arse, totally cracked me head against the street. Wild. All my hair came straight out, n’ it grew back this colour. Hasn’t gone away yet. Whole thing’s mad wicked.

That didn’t make any sense, so for my own sake I assume he’s high. I file the whole thing away as interesting trivia.

I notice Stuart has been looking at me expectantly every time I start to ask a question. I’m not sure what exactly he wants.

Stuart? Are you hoping I’ll ask something specific?

He shrugs, a boyish smile on his face.

Well, y’asked Muds abo’ those rumours ‘bout us. Thought yew might ask me too, dunni?

I hesitate for a moment, before remembering that Stuart is far less… dangerous than Murdoc. Maybe he’ll actually give me something I can use.

Well, are they true?

He just keeps smiling at me. From up so close, I can see the chip stuck between his teeth. Murdoc, who’s been driving, is carefully watching. I’m honestly tempted to tell him to keep his eyes on the road.

Yeah.

Murdoc nearly crashes the car. He glares at the both of us.

Murdoc: He’s a liar!

Stuart laughs, slipping down his seat until his feet rest against the back of Murdoc’s head.

Am not! I c’n prove it!

Before I have the chance to take him up on the offer, Murdoc twists back in his seat and grabs my camera. The video goes black as Murdoc can be heard swearing while Stuart laughs, before it cut out.

[be-side-my-self]

First watch of Season 4 of Only Murders In The Building (E4)

Rewatch of ONLY Murders In The Building to prepare for season 4:

<Part I> // <Part II> // <Part III> // <Part IIII> // <Part V> // <Part VI> // <Part VII> // <Part VIII>

<S4 E1> // <S4 E2> // <S4 E3>

This is no rewatch but my new posts can also easily be blocked because I'll continue to use #OMITBRewatch as a tag. I'll also tag #OMITBS4. While quoting, I use M, O, C for the main characters.

S4 E4

Again we start with a whistling sound

And the intro is like a horror movie

Who was the speaker? Is that a british accent?

I'm one of those lucky people that only have to get up at 07:30 on a workday.

Also Oliver is amazing, "Give me 10 minutes" and he instantly starts to snore. Well, old people need their sleep.

Did Mabel walk over in her sleeping clothes? Around the Arconia? Along the street? How is the West Tower connected???

So... cowboys, whistling, Portugal...

Oliver is spiraling.

O: "No, that is a one-way ticket to Cuck City, population: Putnam!"

Cuncussions is probably a bar.

It's a stuntman bar.

Oh! Trivia nights on thursdays! :D

O: "Susie, brightness down!" I am glad they didn't go "Siri, brightness down!" and everyone who watched it on their ipad would suddenly have a darker screen XD

Holy shit that bed is crazy and Howard is crazy too. I wonder what he is running away from? What is going on with Jonathan?

Aw, Howard :(

M: "Have you ever been to Hell's Kitchen?" C: "Yeah I have been eaten at Olivers." I love Mabels expression.

A fake IG account... with a complete backstory.

Who gave Oliver such a big ipad anyway? That is like 2k.

Mabel is dying a thousand deaths

... those stuntpeople are great.

Oh and it's an irish accent. Thank you subtitles!

Glen: "Or I was, till you fecker rubbed him out. " O: "Who feckers? Us feckers?" Glen: "All yas feckin' fecker took him from me!

Cheers! I'll drink to that.

That doll of a man?

Glen went crazy. ...

the CoBro poster in the background!

Glen is batshit but I like him.

... PLEASE HOWARD! That is obviously fake! There is no information on that flyer! What the fuck?? Don't get yourself in danger, Howard! Fame is not worth your life!

.... It was a real flyer. ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!

Josh Gad is playing Howard. Okay, I can see it.

Did the Brother sister just adopt Howard as a project?

Apparently they did.

Charles is getting cracked.

And a lot of guilt is within him.

... Hopefully we finally get some answers from the Westies.

Okay... it's about rent... let me go back to season one: “No one wants a murder podcast about real estate!”

Also the daughter having the hots for Rudy makes sense.

... what is this? Right kind of weirdo, wrong kind of weirdo... that is weird. Maybe even suspicious... not that they killed Sazz but they are still suspicious.

So, how many drinks does Charles has to lie on the pool table?

... omg they brake bottles on his head XDDD

Oh shit that was a real bottle and not sugar glass.

It's a real bar fight.

Glen: "Just like Sazz would have wanted."

Aw, a trampolin park :)

"The Sazz Pataki Impact Academy In Paradise, NJ -> 12 beautiful acres of jumping -> 36 1-2-person trampolines -> 12 family/group trampolines -> Food & games - fun for all ages! (owned & operated by a pro stunt person)

Bev is crazy... and that is probably not a real gun.

[th3b33skn33s]

After playing Disco Elysium a couple times and seeing the Kim Kitsuragi merch that implied he had his own set of in game skills, I decided to take a crack at making some of my own. It was also pretty experimental, as I’d not used a digital brush like this one before. It was pretty fun! Brief descriptions of each skill: Trivia: “Did you know there are a number of different writing systems that have been developed for ASL over the years? Very few of them get a lot of traction however, and as a result there are now a bunch of competing systems that very few people actually use even though-” Retort: “Your mom, lol.” Might be best to hold your tongue. Oculus: “Picture it in your minds eye” Mechanics: “The world is built out of systems” Masquerade: “Understand other’s emotions as a set of systems, rather than a feeling.“ Meta: “Systems within systems. You’re definitely not overthinking this. Promise” Leviathan: “Saying the exact same thing as someone else at the exact some time, but constantly is pretty funny. No idea how you’re doing it though.” The Man: “DO. NOT. BREAK. THE. LAW.” 馬: “Be stubborn, do not move.” Heartstrings: “Understand other’s emotions as a feeling, rather than a set of systems.” Service: “Make everyone else happy.” Wallows: “Just lie down, don’t do anything.” Endurance: “Go on, run up a mountain, do it, do it, do it.” Knives: You ever look at an other person’s injury and feel like someone has stabbed your legs? That is this. Bones: My bones don’t like me. (its more my ligaments, but those don’t look as interesting) and they’re constantly causing me problems. Red String: The feeling in getting tangled in obligations and wants between you family and friends. The Millipede: The claustrophobic feeling of being stuck in a crowd and not being able to speak and having all those eyes on you. Worms: The physical churning sensation of strong emotions Like Water: “Move with grace, even if its entirely accidentally.” Alarm: "What was that noise?” X: The technology becoming an extension of you, more than just a tool. Vibe Check: “You have failed the vibe check.” Hand Eye Coordination: “Trust me, you can totally do that trick” The Act: “What do you do when you have forgotten your lines? Pray that you can improvise.”

[rndyounghowze]

What You Might Not Know About…

Jacques Ze Whipper

Jack Lepiarz or “Jaques Ze Whipper” or “Jack the Whipper” has been whipping it good for about fourteen years now. You may know him from his appearance on America’s Got Talent when he whipped a piece of straw from between Simon Cowell’s legs. You may also know him from his viral short videos where he sings parodies to songs like “All the Single Ladies” or the Animaniacs “Yakko’s World” song all while cracking the whip to keep time. However, there are some things about Jaques that you might not know about. We got to chat with him for a short while to bring you some trivia like…

Jack Comes From a Circus Family

“I grew up in the circus. We were with the Big Apple Circus until I was about 6 years old and then we did a bunch of Renaissance Faires when I was a kid. I have a weird parentage. My father is a circus performer (His father John Lepiarz currently “Mr. Fish” with the Super Scientific Circus) . My mother, now retired, was a college professor of anthropology with a doctorate in anthropology. She was very big on me getting a normal education so I kinda split time between normal school and the circus growing up.”

Jack Started On The Streets Of Boston

 “I went to Emerson College. I’m like ‘I have all these circus skills, why don’t I just try to do some street performing and see how that goes?’ It went as well as you would expect for someone who’s not very polished to go, which is that it went alright, there was nothing catastrophic, but it wasn’t great work. But it helped me kind of polish the act. Then I was like ‘well alright now I have this slightly more polished act let me do Renaissance Faires’ so I started working at King Richard’s Faire when I was twenty. 

Father’s Advice 

“My father, who had done the Renaissance Faire circuit for years, said ‘well what makes a good, successful Ren Faire act is the character and the comedy. You don’t have to be the most talented circus performer as long as you can make people laugh and keep them engaged and a character is a great way to do that.’ One of the things that we wanted to do is to make the whips less threatening. We kind of played around with the idea of being a goofy character and that didn’t quite translate. We decided to try being the French character because, you know, everyone at the Ren Faire is English, Irish,  Scottish. There aren’t a lot of French characters at the Renaissance Faire. We tried that for a couple of days and it went alright. Then the last day of my first weekend I drew on the mustache and it was like everything clicked. People understood this show is dumb and that it’s okay to laugh.”

Jaques Fans Are Why He’s On Tik Tok 

“[In 2021] a couple of longtime fans of mine came to my show, recorded bits of the show, put up 30-40 second clips of the show on Tik Tok and the first one got like three hundred thousand views, the second one got two million views and the third one got two point two million views. I was like ‘oh okay apparently there is a demand for Jaques Ze Whipper in the world that I had never known’. So I started on Tik Tok and from there it’s kinda been like, as I find I have the brain space to expand I expand to a new social media and so from there I went to Instagram and from there I went to Facebook and then Youtube.”

Digital Show 

“As my following has grown on social media there are these people who are like ‘come to the UK, come to Germany, come to Indonesia’. There’s no way for me right now to easily get to those places and even if I could get to those places the amount it would cost for me to get there would be prohibitive for a lot of people. So I said ‘why don’t I do this show where we can kinda do the best of my show and the secret show that I do with Ses Carny and by making it a digital show what we could do is get people from all over the world and that helps us keep the price point pretty low’. Ten bucks is still too expensive for some people that I’ve talked to but I think that it’s reachable for most people who are fans of mine. You could get four people to all pitch in $2.50 and just share one ticket. That’s fine. 

My plan is to do a show like this every year around this time for as long as WBUR will have me. We did a walk through in the theatre this week and they said they’re fully on board for another show next year and the year beyond that so I think my plan is: once a year do a digital show like this and assuming the interest is still there bring in other performers and kind of make it ‘Jacque’s Circus Hour’ and use it as a way to profile some of my wonderful colleagues who I think are just as if not more talented than me who just for some reason or another haven’t gone viral yet”.

The Physical Toll 

“A lot of people don’t understand quite how physical the show is and the amount of work that goes into making sure that my body is able to hold up under the stress of the show. The last couple of years I have been semi injured while performing and it’s been amazing how something as little as [spraining] my wrist in August of 2021 and the entire ‘21 season…there were certain tricks that I could not do without a lot of pain. Then this past season I tweaked something in my right shoulder just before the season started or early in the season and it never felt quite right until I had a chance to just rest it for a few weeks. (You can see this video where he sings a “Sound Of Silence” parody while remarking that his Physical Therapist would be mad because he wasn't cleared to whip with his right hand yet.)  I think that’s the biggest thing. The show is an athletic performance even as I’m just up there just cracking whips and singing songs. It is a workout.”

Get your tickets now! Virtual Ticket sales end at 5pm Eastern on Friday Jan. 27

[swiftscion]

TOA anniversary munday!

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

tagging: you. yes, you.

Name: Orokara

Pronouns: he/they

Birthday (no year): February 3

Where are you from? What is your time zone? Canada; EST

Roleplay experience: I have no idea but probably something like 7 or 8 years at this point

Got any pets? Just a few fish, if you can count those

Favorite time of year: Spring! It feels really nice when the days start to get longer

Some interests and things you like: Mythology, music and playlist making, reading, animanga, cooking, random video essays, biology

Some fun facts & trivia about you: I used to moderate a few roleplay groups and a Pixelmon server myself, though those interests all died. I share a birthday with Hilda Goneril. I have an awful habit of starting things and then never finishing them. I like wearing bracelets and golf clothing. I crack my neck like all the time.

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Currently, Honkai: Star Rail, League of Legends, and Flight Rising. I'm also a big fan of the Pokemon series (and fan games), Project Moon games, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Ultrakill, and Omori. Currently looking for people to play Stardew Valley with me ehe

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Ghost and Grass. I used to be a grass-type gym leader on the Pixelmon server i helped run, and Appletun was my ace. Did you know that due to its ability thick fat and partial dragon typing, it actually resists fire moves? Many of my challengers didn't ;) my other faves are Hisiuan Zoroark, and Altaria!

How did you get into Fire Emblem? I liked Ike from Smash Brothers Brawl and on a whim decided to play Path of Radiance one day. It was one of my first emulator experiences. I let Rhys and Soren die on the first map they were available and never reset for them. It was bad.

What Fire Emblem games have you played? All mainlines at least once, plus feh

First Fire Emblem game: Path of Radiance!

Favorite Fire Emblem game: Blazing Blade, Binding Blade, and Genealogy in no particular order

Any Fire Emblem crushes? Kagetsu, Shannan, DIECK, Tibarn, Gerik, Selena/Severa

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? Awakening - I don't remember but most recent is Chrom. Fates - Selena. Three Houses - Marianne. Engage - Mauvier

Favorite Fire Emblem class: Swordmaster but I use early game pegasus knights and thieves religiously. Dodgetanking is my favorite thing ever

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? Navarre archetype myrmidon

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Fear the Deer baby!

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? Emblem Ike so I can run into an entire pack of enemies and slap the great aether button

How did you find TOA? Got invited after i was struggling as like. the only fe4 fan in a discord group that mostly wrote modern fe titles

Current TOA muses: Larcei, Owain, Sain

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? Larcei! Though she has come and gone

Have you had any other TOA muses? Ough I might not remember them all but I think the list is: Lewyn, Elm, Sirius, L'Arachel, Ryoma, Idunn

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? This might sound crazy considering my muselist but edgy swordsmen... I think people who grapple with feelings of revenge, hatred, and guilt are so interesting to delve into the psychology of. Lif is probably my all-time fave, if that says anything about me

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? Slow and steady character growth. I like it so much when my muses become long-term friends with other ones. Owain and Julius, Larcei and Edward, Sain and Caeda, etc etc. Gaining a new reason to wake up in the morning and all the implications of that is always a joy to hash out over the course over multiple posts

Favorite TOA-related memory: The time Sirius and Est kept being forced to attack eachother by an arena boss, but whiffed all their rolls. Darcy and I wrote it with this little tongue-and-cheek bit where they kept saying "now isn't the time for sparring" before misdirecting yet another attack and writing Sirius' feelings regarding her, his past in Archanea, and the present state of that arena was real fun. Shoutout to N's Leif for the incredible setting of a really dark cave, too!

How do you pronounce TOA?: Sometimes I pronounce each letter individually and sometimes I say "towah". I am mad inconsistent sorry

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day in TOA that you’d like to share? Fuck it have my whole delusion list: Rutger, Fergus, Lif, The Vaike, Lewyn (again), Osian, Melady, Orson, Zihark, Louis, Kagetsu, Libra, Lon'qu

[positivelybeastly]

We found some old yearbook captions from Xavier's. Perhaps you can look at these and tell us who they were originally intended for? The captions are as follows "Most likely to open a dimensional portal to get one more donut;" "Most likely to beat the Devil at a game of Mousetrap;" "Most likely to get a shampoo sponsorship" and "Most likely to get a nonlethal disease named after them"

"Oh, my stars and garters, I haven't thought about those captions in years."

Hank's already smiling as he recalls them, sitting forward with interest as he rubs at his chin thoughtfully, his formidable brain sifting through twenty years of knowledge, trivia, and memory like an old guard socialite sorts through their Rolodex. The captions are definitely familiar, but as to the specific origins . . . blast, they elude him at current. How best to proceed?

Why, by sound logic, of course!

"I'm fairly certain these are only original class yearbooks, correct? That's what my brain is telling me, at any rate. Hmmm. Most likely to open a dimensional portal to get one more donut - well, it's not Jean or Scott, that one feels fairly obvious. Warren . . . nnnnno, no, this one feels like it has to be Robert. Definitely Robert.

Most likely to beat the Devil at a game of Mousetrap . . . oh, this one is tricky. Mousetrap is mostly a game of chance, after all, aside from a minor ability to influence the outcome of the game during the 'turn crack' sections. I think . . . I shall have to say Jean. If it were a game against the Devil, presumably with high stakes, her telekinesis would come in handy, to say nothing of her indomitable spirit."

"Most likely to get a shampoo sponsorship - now, I'm running with the assumption that there are no repeats here, that these each apply to a different person? I still stand by my choices, incidentally, but this is going to come into play here, because this could be either Warren or Scott.

Warren has a notoriously gorgeous head of hair, of course, infamous, really, but Scottie hates dandruff, is fastidious in his use of anti-dandruff shampoo, so out of sheer regularity, sheer consistency, sheer unwillingness to change his brand, I could see him netting that sponsorship."

". . . Warren's the one most likely to get a nonlethal disease named after him. A case of the Worthingtons practically writes itself. Which means Scott is the one most likely to get a shampoo sponsorship.

How did I do?"

[fantasyinallforms]

15 Questions 15 Mutuals

Don't normally do these but as I get more followers I wanted to use this as a way to introduce myself! Thank you @lordoftherazzles for posting hers and sparking the idea!

Rules: answer the questions and tag mutuals.

1. Are you named after anyone?

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

2. When was the last time you cried?

I'm hitting a record right now, I'm usually a cry baby. It's been like 2 months.

3. Do you have kids?

HAHA, no.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

consistently, unless I'm at work.

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

How they treat other people. I work in customer service management and have learned to read people like books.

6. What's your eye colour?

Brown

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings. I don't much like scary movies.

8. Any special talents?

I speak several languages does that count?

9. Where were you born?

Born, Arkansas but that was an accident my mom was just visiting family. I was raised Pennsylvania. I live in Georgia now though.

10. What are your hobbies?

Writing, TTRPG's, video games, I also do hard core LOTR trivia that I actively study for.

11. Have you any pets?

2 big dogs

12. What sports do you play/have played?

So fun fact I only have 1 lung so I didn't do any sports growing up. My Schools did have a fencing club I joined however.

13. How tall are you?

5'1 (155cm)

14. Favorite subject in school?

History and Literature

15. Dream job?

Owning a gaming store

Hey mutuals or interested party's have a crack at this if you want!

@ironmandeficiency @micheleamidalajedi @iheartthilbo @dark-gift 

[autistic-demon]

Results are in, and the masses are correct. No driver has gotten stuck in an elevator this year (yet)

Explanations for all of the real things that happened below for those curious.

One driver said another driver had "feminine lips"

This one is pretty straightforward, in Grill the Grid, a trivia show Formula 1 subjects the drivers to, during the 'face mash challenge' Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg said that Mercedes driver George Russell has feminine lips at the 11:45 mark

Thank you Nico for appreciating George's fine features!

A car was duct taped together at one point

In Japan, during the first free practice session William's driver Logan Sargeant had a crash. The team spent the day repairing it so he could drive in free practice three. During free practice three cameras caught that a rear deflector and some parts of the rear suspension has duct tape holding things together. It is unclear if the car ran in the race this way. Commentators made note of this and cracked a few jokes.

Hold your questions about why the duct tape was needed until the following point below.

A team gave one driver's car to his teammate after he crashed his own car

Well, back to Williams. In Australia, Williams driver Alex Albon spun out and got into a pretty bad crash. He was fine, but there was no chance they'd be able to repair his car in time for the race. The team also forgot to bring a spare chassis (yes this also came back to bite them in Japan). So the team was left with 1 car. They decided to have Alex drive Logan's car, because Alex was the more senior driver at the team with more experience. And yes, apparently there was nothing in Logan's contract from preventing this. Alex finished the race in 11th place bringing home no points. This was a very controversial decision by the team.

Now you might be wondering after reading these Williams racing disasters, why didn't they have extra parts for their cars? Well, guess what, they did in fact tell us the reason. They forgot them.

Ferrari said their drivers had a "big kiss on the mouth" after a tense race

I got some of the F1 veterans with this one. I realize you have to be pretty chronically into Ferrari to know this one. During the sprint race in China Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz had a pretty intense on track battle that led to some contact, it possibly lost them some places. No matter who you ask it was messy. After the race neither driver was happy in their interviews, it was very clear from the outside that the clash didn't go over especially well.

Now you need to understand that Ferrari do not like to give away too much drama in front of the cameras, they are quick to cover it up(or they sure do try)

Queue Charles' manager(Nicolas Todt), who gave a truly inspired interview, where he explained that Charles and Carlos talked things out. And this led to this truly iconic exchange.

Nico (interviewer): did they [Charles and Carlos] handshake everything? happy days?

Charles' Manager: kiss on the mouth, everything's okay.

Nico: Big kiss?

Charles' Manager: Big kiss.

Link to tumblr post with the interview clip here

All of this of course could mean nothing.

Now, did Charles and Carlos kiss somewhere in that Ferrari garage? We may never know. Depends on how reliable of a source you think Charles' manager is. But the takeaway here is that Ferrari would rather you believe that their drivers are making out behind the scenes, than doing anything close to not getting along. So do with that what you will

A team took away their driver's video game privileges because he came in 5th

Yes this did happen. Red Bull said after the Hungarian grand prix that they were going to limit Max's sim racing time, to make sure he gets enough sleep before races, this also goes for other games he plays as well, though sim racing is the large majority.

And the really insane thing was this all started because the commentary during the race was continuously blaming Max's less than perfect performance on the fact he was up late on his racing sim.

Max is the current leader in the championship and his team relies on him heavily to do well, even though in the last few races his car has not been the fastest. He finished the Hungarian grand prix in 5th after the team messed up several strategy calls. You need to understand what 5th by Max standards is not great, he's usually in first. Now there were a lot of reasons outside his control that led to him not getting as good of a result, but the team blamed him and also fed into the narrative that his lack of sleep from sim racing the night before was a factor in his 5th place result.

Now, did Max, three time world champion and a grown man of 26 take this lying down? No. He ate them up for this in various interviews.

Unclear if Max will be doing any late night sim races before any more grand prix this year. But the team and he don't seem to be in agreement on a bedtime as of the writing of this post.

An 18 year old drove a Ferrari with 1 hour of practice

In Saudia Arabia, Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was unable to race, because he had to have urgent surgery after being diagnosed with appendicitis. The reserve driver, 18 year old Ollie Bearman had to take Carlos' place for the rest of the weekend. Ollie only participated in the final free practice session of the weekend, which lasts an hour, before he had to go straight into qualifying and then the race the next day. Ollie was the youngest person to ever drive for Ferrari in Formula 1, and he finished the race in 7th. A very impressive showing from the young Formula 2 driver. And as a result of his impressive performance during this whole race weekend Ollie was signed as a driver by Haas for 2025.

A driver got a 60 place penalty (there are only 20 places on the grid)

Yes this happened. And again I think this one caught a few folks out, because Pierre Gasly received a 50 place grid penalty in Britain.

In Belgium VCARB driver Yuki Tsunoda had to replace a lot of parts on his car (engine parts etc) and since he had to go over his season's allotment for parts, each part carried with it a 10 place grid penalty. When it all added up Yuki was hit with a 60 place starting grid penalty.

Now there are only 20 drivers and thus 20 starting positions on the grid. So Yuki had to start the race from the pitlane to serve this starting penalty.

This isn't unusual, although it does sound absurd.

The highest penalty in F1 history was Jensen Button, with a 70 place starting grid penalty. So Yuki got pretty close to that all-time record in Belgium.

A team got cancelled on twitter because they got 2 trophies instead of 1

Buckle up because I am going to introduce you to the wonderful world of Mercedes Petronas F1 team drama!

So, there are a few things you need to know.

1. Mercedes start to the 2024 season was one of their worst in a decade, like their car was terrible, they were not in a competitive place at all. Over the course of the season the car has gotten better, but the season start was rough.

2. Mercedes has two drivers. The 7 time world champion Lewis Hamilton, and George Russell (also a skilled driver in his own right but not the legend that Lewis is)

3. At the start of the 2024 season George was consistently doing better than Lewis in races.

4. Trophies are given to the top 3 in every race

5. Sprint races are like mini races, no one takes them as seriously but drivers still get trophies and points for winning and placing in them

So with all that in mind let's cut to the beginning of this story, the fifth race of the season China; while Ferrari was talking about their drivers making out behind the scenes Mercedes was fighting for their lives on social media.

In the China sprint race Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton came in second. After a very bad start of the year for the team they were very excited to even be on the podium during a sprint race.

They made this post and were subsequently teased online for it(mostly for the somewhat amusing attempt to make this small trophy look aesthetic)

As one of the most dominant teams of recent years hyping a second place trophy in a sprint race seemed a little pathetic to some. But whatever let them have this they were going through it those first race.

You may think this is where it ended, no, this is where it started.

Now let's fast forward to Canada, the 11th race of the season. The Mercedes car is much better and starting to look competitive at the front. Both George and Lewis were pretty fast. George was faster and qualified first to start the race.

Insert race shenanigans that I do not have time to explain because what happened during the Canadian Grand Prix was it's own drama. But George finished the race in third and Lewis in 4th.

And of course, Mercedes made their post about George's third place result and of course the trophy.

You see the problem here. Mercedes made a rookie mistake, claiming this was their first trophy of the year. Fans were quick to point this out.

Note here that Mercedes are now arguing what they claimed was a trophy in China is now just a mere plaque, and not in fact a trophy (this did spawn discourse about what qualifies as a trophy in the first place)

A few hours later the twitter post caption had been edited.

First PODIUM trophy of the year. Well surely that's the end of it, right? Right?!

Wrong.

Mercedes walked back their previous statement that the Canada third place trophy was their first trophy of the year as well as their inconsistent stance on the trophy status of the China sprint trophy.

Mercedes were fighting for their lives on Twitter for about 24 hours while people were very upset about how they were treating Lewis' hard work in the China sprint.

Why they needed to hype two separate trophies as the first is a mystery. Most teams are excited to have more than one trophy in a year, that's usually the goal, but Mercedes are doing their own thing.

Brad Pitt is filming a movie in the background of real races and interviews

This is happening and has been for some while. Brad Pitt is essentially making a self insert fanfiction movie called "F1", where he plays an F1 driver. He has been on track and around the paddock giving fake interviews in the same area where actual drivers are giving real interviews. What's more there have been some mixups with the fake car they have had parked places. Fernando Alonso a Aston Martin driver, was temporarily mis-parked because the fake F1 car being there confused the marshalls.

So we've been watching these fake drivers wandering around in the background of the actual drama. Not only that we've caught a few drivers doing a little bit of acting for the movie. We cannot forget Fernando Alonso's iconic stare moment (all happening in the background of one of Sergio Perez' interviews)

And here he is again in the background of Lando Norris giving an interview.

He has been the boogeymen lurking in the background of many F1 interviews.

You can watch the trailer for the movie here. Many of the drivers who have been captured in the background of shots and even playing small roles are credited as themselves.

Sidenote: The movie looks bad, if you are new to F1 and see that trailer, just know it is not like that, like at all. Watch the real sport and get much better drama trust me.

And also note that Brad Pitt is an abusive pos and we do not support him or his movie.

One driver adopted another driver

I had to write it this way for simplicity's sake. And honestly it would be so much easier if he'd just legally adopted him, but no, it's more complicated than that, and it was all but legally ratified.

This is Oscar Piastri. He is a driver for Mclaren.

He is Australian. However he has a diverse background, and thus he makes posts like this:

Now he has been on a quest to be able to claim every race as his "home race" for reasons we don't fully understand. No one truly understands the way this man's mind works, but I digress.

Cut to Monaco. One of the highlight races of the year. The Monaco grand prix takes place in the micro nation of Monaco. Being a micro nation and all, very few people are actually native to Monaco, it's a tax haven for the rich so most people who live there are not originally from the country.

Oscar is not from Monaco, and has no connections to Monaco, as few do.

Coincidentally there is a driver on the grid who is native to Monaco, the one and only Charles Leclerc, who was born and raised in Monaco.

So, what do you do if you really want Monaco to be your home race but have no actual family ties to the country?

Yes these are real tweets made by the actual drivers on their official accounts.

But did it stop there, as just a silly twitter exchange? This is F1 the pinnacle of motorsport, of course IT DID NOT

This meme took on a little too well in the F1 community during the weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix. And not just with fans, with the official broadcasters, the FIA(F1 governing body) Oscar's mom, and Charles' brother.

Yes Oscar was listed as Oscar Piastri Leclerc on official graphics and race times posted on the official F1 broadcast and account. But wait there's more, Charles and Oscar also were asked about this in interviews and went along with it. And of course why not interview Charles' brother and ask him how he feels about accepting Oscar to the family? This is a serious sport that takes things seriously

If you held a gun to a random F1 fan's head that weekend and tried to get them to admit Oscar was not actually Charles' son they'd deny it until their grave.

I was stuck on how to even explain this one because I couldn't just say "a driver adopted another driver on twitter" because boy oh boy did it not stay on twitter, they went irl with this shit. So the nuance of this adoption is many faceted.

Thank you for coming to my talk about the silly vroom vroom men. What trouble will they get into the second half of the season?

reblog for sample size, I want to see what the rest of this website thinks of our vroom vroom car sport

I will post full explanations of each point and give the answer when the poll is over, ask to be tagged when I do if you want <3

[sunstone-smiles]

Another unplanned late night ramble from me!!! Weeee!!!

Ok ok! So remember the 70s show CHiPs and the character Jon that I rambled about in this post? Well the latest episode I watched has my brain SCREAMING! Allow me to explain:

So in “Crack-up” (Season 1, episode 21), Jon gets hurt and has to go to the hospital, so the whole first half I’m screaming, “BABY! NOOO!” He gets better later in the episode (yay!), but while he was recovering in the hospital, a lady named Wanda visited him to cheer him up.

Wanda is the wife of a patient who’s being treated in the hospital at the same time as Jon, and she used to be a comedian. (The person playing her character, Phyllis Diller was a comedian in real life too! Side note for some trivia: If you know the Pixar movie A Bugs Life, Phyllis Diller is the voice of The Queen ant!)

She comes in to Jon's room and tells him some jokes to make him laugh. Now earlier Jon said to the doctor, “It only hurts when I laugh,” but yet he still ends up laughing at her jokes anyway. He was in a little pain so I was thinking “SIR, stop laughing!!!” (Even though I thought his laugh was cute-). And then as Wanda starts to leave, he says, as a form of thanks, “I’m not as worried as I was.” She responds with, “Well, laughter is the best medicine of all…after Penicillin.” And he giggles again as she walks out the door.

When I tell you that my brain FLOODED with serotonin at this interaction. He was so saddened at the beginning and then seeing him all happy and relaxed made me happyyyy! I rewatched it again when getting the images and I’m still internally screaming “AWWWW!!!” I know this is such a small thing but aaaah!!! I thought it was very cute.

Later Wanda comes back to tell him some more jokes and he laughs again. He then helps Wanda think about becoming a comedian again with her husband, who also started to recover.

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So yeah, that’s my ramble! Lol! I did not think I was going to talk about this show so soon or even ever again, but yet here we are. 

Why am I so invested in this show? Lol

(I meant to post this like three hours ago and then I got distracted oops-)