#i like Seth a lot i love characters who are absolute losers

[laugtherhyena]

Couple silly things i made with warriors au Seth alongside with the drawings but decided to post separately

[whatareyoudoingwithamaserati]

hello. character asks:

2, 4, and 7 for princezam

17 and 30 for one seth gordon. enjoy (:

I AM GOING TO BITE YOU <333 it is Autism Time alright alright okay!!!!!!

PrinceZam!

2) When I think I truly started to like them

Honestly, the exact moment slips me! He got in my head one day and then he Did Not Get Out. I did run back through my discord channel and apparently an hour and a half after starting Zam’s s3 POV I messaged “WHAT IS THIS, THE BULLY ZAM SERVER????” so I think about then! (I had already watched Clown’s POV and thought that Zam was oooo such an asshole oooo for his whole building walls bit and then you watch Zam and he is so wet and pathetic that all of a sudden he did nothing wrong ever) It did not take me long to go ah. Yeah this is The Guy. I’m gonna make a plushie of him and throw it at walls

4) How many people I ship them with

SO many people. SO many fucking people. I think if princezam makes it on a server and doesn’t act like a raging gay then he will crumble to ash and fall apart in the wind. That said I am particularly fond of the idea of clownzam. They’re two guys committed to a bit defined by their usernames (clown) (prince) while also somehow managing to be mortal enemies and homoerotic losers at the same time. Would love to see more out of them

7) A quote of them that you remember

Okay so this one is. Not even going to be remotely serious despite his ability to be gutwrenching and dramatic. There’s a lot of Zam quotes I love and remember (shoutout “YES! YES! YESSSS!! VINDICATION!!!!” my beloved) but there is one in particular. that I cannot escape from. One that frequently comes to mind. Hey guys. Uhm. “YO. LEO. LEO. IF YOU DON’T STOP SWINGING THAT SWORD AT ME RIGHT NOW MAN I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD I’M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS MAN I’M FUCKIN- I GOT I GOT I GOT LIKE FIFTEEN PEOPLE ON ME I’M NOT CLOWNPIERCE I CAN’T WIN THIS Y’KNOW LIKE I’M GETTING MY ASS BEAT I’VE GOT LIKE EVERYONE ON ME I DON’T KNOW I’M JUST SPAWNING PHANTOMS. I’M JUST TRYING TO SPAWN PHANTOMS. I DON’T SEE THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY DON’T SEE THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY DON’T EVEN SEE THE ISSUE I’M JUST TRYING TO SPAWN A COUPLE MOBS LIKE I DON’T EVEN SEE WHAT’S GOING ON—“

^^clip because his voice SELLS that shit. Luv this guy <3

Seth Gordon (the man the myth the legend <333)

17) What do you think their first word was?

For the jokes, I want to say his first word was fuck. His parents didn’t really care much about keeping their language in check, and I see him as one of the middle-younger kids of a big family, so all of his older brothers would be swearing already, and it would rub off on him. For the non jokes….. I think I would say his first word was dada. Give me a daddy’s boy Seth who had his father be his whole world for so many years only to be disappointed in the end that his father was just a man after all. He’s a Fox for a reason

30) The funniest scene they had?

OH MY GOD OKAY SO. Personally I am a fan of every scene he is in, and I think among his funniest are the ones where he drops everything to slug Kevin in the face. That said I think the funniest one is when he straight up hears Kevin's name and drags his ass out of deep sleep so he can fight him. There is NOTHING like a man and his homoerotic enemy who he hates with everything in him. Or maybe his funniest scene is the iconic "are you stupid" "yes" I'm sorry Seth you gotta deal with Neil being an absolute dumbass I'm not sure what else you expected. OR when Neil asked if Andrew and Renee were a thing and Seth looked like he might vomit. Or him flipping off their opponents and then Kevin. OR—[I am forcibly dragged off the stage. He could raise an eyebrow and I would probably find it funny]

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please feel free to scroll past this nonsense.  i’m sure  nobody  will  care  about,  but  i  needed  to  rant  somewhere  even  if  nobody  reads  it hgudfjos  this  is  just  a  long,  messy  rant /  thought  process  about  seth  (  a.lex  f.itzalan’s  character  in  s2  of  the  w.ilds  )  this  is  REAAAALLY long  i am  SO SORRY IF YOU READ THIS LMAO I JUST HAVE MANY THOUGHTS !!! 

i’m genuinely ugh, i don’t even have the word like frustrated is good but it’s more than that on how i feel about seth. i just have a lot to say about him.  i’m just upset that they promoted him to be a funny & good guy, had me hyped as fuck, thinking i was going to love him & he was going to become a comfort character.  when all he did was !!!! manipulate me !!!! god. stupid cute lil white boy....fucking me over.

what happened with henry was a lot,  he tried to justify it by saying he was showing him “ how bad he wants to live ”  &  it had my mouth open bc i rly thought he was about to kill his step-brother. but at this point he still had me convinced that he was the nice guy, idk he seemed like he was genuinely trying to help & was actually a good guy who just has a people pleaser attitude, who just needs everyone to like him & who has a co-dependency problem.  which is a character flaw on it’s own but he recognized he has this issue so i was like maybe since he’s self aware he’ll calm down &  he even admitted it to kirin but kirin knew it was more than that before i even thought it was. 

thinking back on some scenes, i realized he was deadass being nice to most likely manipulate the other guys into being on his side. he made it seem like  he’s oh so nice & that they can trust him & he’s keep their deepest secrets safe or whatever. when really he was just the inside man for bitchass gretchen. 

when he offered up the fish, he knew they’d crawl back and he’d end up getting them back on his side so he could once again manipulate them to get what he wanted. and when he knocked out alex ( i think that’s his name ) and acted like he was the one who found the boat so he could get back on the guys good side....  as if one thing like that would make them forgot what he did...lmao you fucking loser.... god. see kirin might be an idiot but he was like first one to not believe this mfer seth, like he knew.   AND !!!!!!  the way this mfer made his knuckles BLEED bc he saw a picture of julia with her ex........my guy you need to relax...also ????? what did he do to her  that it was bad ????? i need to know..... seth thought bc she was with her ex she’d leave him, understandable. kind of. not really. what’s 100% not understandable is him freaking the fuck out over it to the point where he stole her cat, and HURT her. like sit your psycho ass down.....he wasn’t playing when he said when he falls for a girl he’s all in like buddy......get some help. yeah you’re all in to the point where you have the “ if i can’t have her nobody can ” energy like what the hell....ugh

not to mention that that scene was 1000% unnecessary. i still don’t understand it. was it that he got off on a power trip? was he getting off from the torment ??? ? if anyone has some clarity, feel free to message me cause i am STILL sitting here dumbfounded & i just don’t understand why the writers thought that would be come se dice… OKAY… to make that a thing ???? 

i dunno man. i’m just really disappointed that i was so excited to see him in a popular show only to absolutely want nothing to do with his character.  it sucks bc when i’d see him on screen i’d be like god he’s so cute :(  i love him & then remember who seth was & just get so mad.  however, alex acted his little aussie heart out & i hope his next role has a character i fall in love with. i have more thoughts about this but it’s already long as fuck so i’ll end it with i miss harry bingham :((((( & i still love alex soooooo much my lil kangaroo but fuck seth. 

[jxffhxrdy]

RAW 5/19/2020

Wassup everyone. Back again with opinions that you didn’t ask for on Monday Night RAW tonight 5/19/2020. I am not related to WWE in any capacity, so what I say is not bible. 

The show in general tonight? Sucked. I’m sorry, but it really did. You’d peaked my interest with a Drew/Corbin fight, because I think Drew is the most talented big guy on RAW and Corbin is the best heel on Smackdown. But even THAT let me down. Alright, let us discuss, shall we?

♡Edge Accepts Randy Orton’s Challenge (-)

I mean, duh. God, I am so bored with this. WWE, I played your little game and allowed it with Wrestlemania, since Edge had just come back and let’s face it- I am a big ol’ fan of Adam Copeland. But this is just overworked, overdone, overpromoed, just... over everything. And calling this “the greatest match ever?” Really? In an empty arena and no fans, no pop, no nothing? Please WWE. Chill with that. It just makes me cringe. I could easily list 10 matches of both of theirs that are undoubtedly going to be better than this match. Minus.

♡Murphy vs. Humberto (-)

Jesus christ. I’m sorry, but you cannot take someone who was literally a jobber last week to trying to take on the biggest tag team on RAW. You just can’t do that. You just sent Humberto to the slaughterhouse because you wanted a hispanic wrestler to stand up for a hispanic wrestler. Let’s be real. Now, if Aleister Black had come out for a little pre-match tussle, it would’ve been more forgivable. But this was just random and boring.

♡Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ruby Riott (-)

Honestly, forgot this match happened. CHARLOTTE FLAIR SHOULD NOT BE ON 3 SHOWS. I see so much of Charlotte Flair during the week that I literally do not care what she does anymore, because I know if she loses a match on Monday, I’ll see her fight on Wednesday and Friday again. Yes, I commend her for working like she does 3 days a week, that must be insane. But it is Charlotte City so much that all of her matches just run together. Give Rhea back the NXT belt, take her off Smackdown, and just keep her on Raw. Less is more here. Also... what is Ruby’s storyline? Redemption? Isn’t that Liv’s story? Like this match just made no sense for either character, unless they’re trying to make Charlotte seem like some tyrant and Ruby even more of a loser than she already is. Seriously, when was the last time that girl won a match? Please don’t turn even more of your female roster into jobbers for the 4HW. 

♡Whatever the Asuka thing was (?)

So it got leaked after Becky’s announcement last week that at MITB this year, we were supposed to get Nia Jax vs. Becky, with Nia taking home the belt. But with her sudden pregnancy and Nia not being the most well liked woman on the roster, they figured giving the belt to Asuka was the safest option. Which, yes, that is correct. I get Asuka and Kairi are cute lil weirdos and they play their parts well, but this was a very weird start to the Asuka/Nia feud. It was just kinda sped through and all over the place. However, I did enjoy including Kairi. I am terrified of them splitting up the Kabuki Warriors. I just don’t really know how I feel. 

♡R-Truth vs. Bobby Lashley (-)

The only positive out of this is I absolutely adore R-Truth. He is so damn funny (until he puts those damn teeth in) and I cannot wait to see how he gets Gronk. On the other end with Bobby.... I just really don’t care? I mean, 3 weeks ago, we saw the man flip a tire. Like, that was a whole segment. And if you want Bobby to seem like the biggest badass, why oh why would you put him with Truth? Why wouldn’t you have a Jinder Mahal vs. Bobby Lashley for top contender spot? That would be FAR more entertaining then watching Lashley put the beating on Truth every week. MVP is settling quite nicely into the manager position though.

♡Women’s Tag Team Championship (A BIG -)

I AM FURIOUS. ABOUT THIS MATCH. FIRST OF ALL. Fuck WWE for ending it on a DQ, because if it were a male match, it would’ve been completely fine and not mentioned. I am very very tired with womens’ wrestling in WWE being so quick to DQ. Second, why would you have an ACTUAL tag team lose to this awful combo? Put Nikki back in NXT with Sanity; you can’t deny that would bring BIG interest into NXT. Alexa... I don’t know. She has a horrible mean girl thing about her that I can’t take any of her feuds seriously because she reminds me of high school. I truthfully don’t see her in the title picture, especially not with the likes of Nia and Asuka, But you know who she would absolutely kill with? Zelina fucking Vega. Ruby, maybe? Liv even? The combo with Nikki and Alexa is just so awkward and I’m over it. The IIconics are annoying- BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. You can tell they are best friends and have the best chemistry in and out of the ring. They are so entertaining and a genuinely good team. Please. 

♡Shayna Bazler vs. Natalya (-)

Natalya deserves better than a year of losses. That’s all I am going to say about this match. Shayna is very talented and will do very well in the current main title picture.

♡Owens/Crews vs. Andrade/Garza (+) (MVP)

I actually liked this match! Kevin Owens is the fuckin’ man. He is so talented, he’s amazing on the mic, and honestly- he is what kept this episode afloat for me tonight. Plus getting Crews back was amazing; he is the most underused talent on the Raw roster. I enjoyed getting a taste of the Andrade/Garza tag team that’s been rumored for a while and I think once Andrade loses the belt (which is undoubtedly coming shortly), I’d love to see them do some stuff with Street Profits. Or even Mysterio/Black if we get that tag team. I would absolutely love to see Crews get that belt next week, it is time for him to. If he does get it and they’re going the McIntyre/Lashley route they seem to be going on- maybe pair Crews with Jinder? Shelton or Titus maybe? I think that would be great. A lot of potential here. MVP of the night!

♡Murphy vs. Aleister Black and randomly austin theory and seth rollins (?)

So, everyone knows I love me some Aleister Black. I think the man is insanely talented and should be in a title picture ASAP. And honestly, I’m a fan of Murphy too! I think the two of these men have great in-ring chemistry and I enjoy watching them fight. The reason this match is getting a question mark is... Austin Theory? Really? So, I know Theory was kinda brought up to give Angel Garza something to do while Andrade was out on probation, but why on God’s green earth are you going to put him with Seth and Murphy? I was hoping after the split of Zelina’s group, he would go back to NXT and maybe work with Undisputed Era or Cameron Grimes. I also know he’s not been moved from the NXT page on the WWE website to RAW yet. But if you’re planting the seed of him “following” Seth, then when are you going to make that pull official? Should they? No. Theory is not ready yet. He doesn’t have a distinct ring persona yet. Out of the three, Andrade is the cocky workhorse, Garza is the flirty ladies man, and Austin is... there. Send him back and if you want to fill your roster, pull someone who could make some good ass TV (Damien Priest with Aleister Black, thank you). 

♡Axe Throwing (+)

Scrolling on Twitter, it seems to be that a lot of people cannot stand the random competitions between the Street Profits and Viking Raiders, but honestly? I’m a fan! With the empty arena era, all of WWE’s matches are just grunts and ring slaps. Long matches become literally miserable to watch (ie. Orton vs. Edge at Wrestlemania 36). Having these random cutaways, while aren’t wrestling, is something different from the usual. And frankly, I’d rather see this than most of the other matches I sat through tonight. I don’t want to see the Street Profits lose their belts just yet, I absolutely adore them, but I think these cutaways are setting up a really fun feud. 

♡Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Baron Corbin (-)

Drew wins, fucking obviously. Did people REALLY think Corbin was going to win here? Against Drew, who is literally a tank? No ma’am, not a chance. This was kind of a throw away match just to set up the feud with Drew & Lashley... yawn. MVP is the best part of Bobby Lashley right now. I just love Drew McIntyre so much, I never want him to lose the belt ever. Bobby vs. Drew at Backlash, most likely. Whatever man. 

♡General Thoughts

~Please just never let Lana speak anymore. No promos anymore from Lana.  ~More Kevin Owens. More Aleister Black. Yes. ~Where the FUCK is Cedric Alexander and Ricochet? Please bring them back, WWE. Please stop destroying legitimately good tag teams.  ~Lana Never Speak Again 2020 campaign. 

Thanks for reading my rambles and I’ll be back on Wednesday for AEW thoughts. <3 

[hysteriamodes]

The Problem with Raqiya: Gnostic Hot Take

Recently, I found this manga “Raqiya” again that I know I haven’t read in years while looking up articles on Gnosticism. I forget how I found it but I was excited when I found it. Art-wise, “Raqiya” uses words and terminology that a Gnostic would be familiar with. Though, when I finished the manga, my hype died down to annoyance. The manga does incorporate a lot of Gnosticism into its story and it uses quotes from Gnostic scripture, sure, but it completely undermines the main character, in my opinion.

The main character is this girl, Luna Hazuki, a high-school aged girl. 

Luna almost falls into the generic high school girl trope, like being a little flighty at times, obsessed with good food, and an optimistic personality. But don’t worry, none of these last long! To summarize her over-arching struggle,  Luna’s family was hit by a semi-truck while they stopped beside the road to make a pit stop. Her family is killed instantly and Luna is left an orphan. That is, until, a strange being comes to Luna, offering her to resurrect her family.

The being called Abraxas comes to her when she is looking for her deceased family. Abraxas refers to Luna as a descendant of Norea. Abraxas itself in Gnostic writing is either an Archon or an Aeon; it really just depends on what Gnostic teachings you follow. Aeon refers to an aspect of God (or the Godhead), an embodied form of God.  In Gnosticism, God has different incarnations, the Aeons, the most notable one being Sophia. As an Archon, Abraxas is akin to an angel, though, it being an Archon means it acts on the will of the Demiurge, which is the big bad in Gnosticism.

Now Abraxas tells her that it can bring back her family, for a price, which means the unwitting kid here agrees to a pact where she will offer 12 sacrifices. What Abraxas also mentions that caught my eye is Abraxas reference to Eleleth, the angel that comes to help Norea when she cries out for help to thwart the Archons’ desire to kill all humankind via the biblical flood. Norea can either be the daughter of Noah, Eve, wife to Seth, or a descendant of Seth. As a descendant of Seth, Norea possesses gnosis, the spark of God. As a wife and daughter of Eve, she posses the same importance. Sometimes Norea is regarded as Sophia after she falls from Pleroma.

As a descendant of Norea, this makes Luna very important as a Gnostic figure. By being a descendant of Norea, that puts Luna almost in the same regard as Yeshua (Jesus), is another incarnation of the divine wisdom. The constant barrage of questions to Luna “are you god?” is perfectly in good reason. As an incarnation of Sophia, that makes her an incarnation, of, well. God.

 As the story progresses and after Luna bumps into some interesting folklore figures, the sacrifices Abraxas mentions come full circle. As a result, Luna has the ability to heal herself and destroy others. She calls out divine forces over the earth to destroy it at the behest of Abraxas’ encouragement. It’s clear that Abraxas in this storyline is a servant of the Demiurge, just a terrible Archon trying to sway a divine incarnation by destroying the world.

After losing her mother, father, brother, uncle, aunt, and cousin, Luna’s will is understandably broken. She’s not able to stop those from dying around her, no matter how much she tries. And she’s devastated when a friend of her’s dies, despite the fact said friend is a soon-to-be priest out to kill her, she mourns his death. Luna is a very nice and compassionate person, slowly losing her grip on that as her life begins to spiral out of control.

Thankfully, Luna has her best friend, Isa, to help her out. Isa, having known her since childhood and following her back to her home country, is deeply in love with her. He sticks with her, even if their mutual friend dies.  

But here is where I start to have issues with it...

Having no choice but to completely give up, Luna allows Abraxas to somehow bring Eleleth down to earth to complete the destruction of the world. Eleleth is the one who saved Norea from the Archons, the angel of perfection, peace, and wisdom. Eleleth serves Sophia and God and it is not the intention of God to destroy the world and send everyone to Hell, not like the Chrisitan God (which, by the way, we Gnostics regard as the Demiurge), but this is the Sethian gnostic tradition we know. As the world is slowly dying and after a ridiculous barrage of a man that practices something clearly not Gnostic by having virgin sacrifices and orgies, followed by the pope, Isa’s gun-ho dad, and other people that I honestly don’t know where the hell they came from.

Isa’s dad encourages him to look for “Raqiya”, some divine plane of existence that... somehow manifests when all of these losers are doing the obligatory standing and watching this person destroy the world. You know, exposition. And honestly, this feels really rushed. We aren’t introduced to Isa’s family and when we meet his dad, he goes off on this quest to find out why this is happening and how to stop it and all of this doesn’t make any sense. There’s no set amount of time he’s doing this and if we’re going by what the manga is saying with Luna’s life, all of this is likely happening in the span of a handful of days. It feels out of place, it throws off the pacing of the manga, and it just really undermines Luna’s struggle and character.

When he learns about Raqiya, he figures he needs to tell his son, which I’m going to assume that he wants his son to know because he’s so close with Luna. And as he goes, he’s going into some portal, which, by the way, we don’t know how it manifested, how he’s able to do so being a regular human, and we’re just told he went to Raqiya. Okay.

Isa is then hurled into the light, Raqiya, or to Gnostics, Pleroma. Pleroma is where God resides as well as his Aeons and angels, all who find their way to Pleroma have finally obtained Gnosis. When one goes back to Pleroma, they have successfully shed their shells, their useless bodies, from the corrupted world. By doing this, they have essentially done what Yeshua/Christ has done years before. To which, by the way, makes each of us possess the same ability as Yeshua/Christ. In Gnosticism, salvation is not through the traditional sense of admitting to sinning and confessing our belief in God, it is by us finding the deep knowledge within ourselves. That God is in us.  

So when Isa reaches what I’m going to refer to as Pleroma (because it obviously is), the light tells him that it is essentially the creator--The Godhead. It asks him what he wants most now that (somehow) Isa found the secret knowledge to all that ever was and Isa, being the good guy he is, wishes to save his loved one, Luna. What happens next is really frustrating to me and this is when the manga tanked in my opinion. Isa somehow is able to absorb or at least gain some divine ability to speak as the Godhead and coming back to earth to save Luna, apparently.

Abraxas failing what they set out to do refers Isa as “Adam Kadmon”, the first being created from the cosmos, light embodied, and the soul of souls. Adam Kadmon is an important figure in Gnosticism though, I would argue that not nearly as important as Sophia, the aeon of wisdom. This also falls onto what school of thought you follow in Gnosticism (I follow Manichaeism and Sophian) but after all of this, Isa coming back now as what I assume to be Adam Kadmon, is then referred to as God himself. Nothing is stated how this came to conclusion or how Isa is able to become a god or God himself. The only thing that we know, which is vaguely stated, is that this light merged with Isa. What I may suggest is that Isa has left to Pleroma, shedding his mortal body, and what is now in his body possibly is Adam Kadom, or the aeon Logos. Logos is the divine word, partner of Sophia the divine wisdom. 

When Sophia falls from Pleroma and tries creation by herself, the Godhead sends out Logos to bring her back to the light. Logos and Sophia are syzygies, which basically means, well, partners. The manga doesn’t dip into this territory, which is disappointing and it would be very fitting for both (what is to be assumed as) Isa and Luna. If that were the case, Isa and Luna have brought the surviving people Gnosis, the divine spark, and everybody gets to go to Pleroma than suffer from the Demiurge and the Archons. 

No, the manga ends with this.

No explanation, everyone referring Isa as “God”. Isa turns into from an awkward shmuck to this big, thick dude that saves his lady love. Absolutely infuriating. It makes the story pretty trivial, offering the solution that the solution is love and takes away from the fact that the Gnostic godhead Monad actually has no gender whatsoever. Monad is referred to the mother-father, both bride and groom. Monad has no face or form; Monad comes through in the form of incarnations like Logos and Sophia.

If what I’m thinking that manga assumes that Isa merged with the divine light and became Monad instead of going the route it should via Isa becoming Logos, then that doubly undermines Luna’s character. In my opinion, neither one of them are the Godhead but Luna has become Sophia embodied and Isa has obtained Gnosis and possibly becoming Logos embodied. Gnostic thought is that we all can be just like Yeshua/Christ by just simply obtaining Gnosis and returning back from which we came, so to me, to consider them both Christ-like figures isn’t a stretch.

The fact that it delves off the cliff, never addressing how Isa was able to just go to Pleroma keeping his physical form if he became something else, or how did his father manage to gain this information in such a short amount of time really makes me angry. All we’re left with is the pope, that creepy virgin-sacrificing dude, and his dad just basically gaping at Luna while she’s destroying the world. And what also bothers me is Luna’s willingness to kill people telling her that they will help her and they’re “Gnostics” (... last time I checked, we don’t go out in SWAT gear for each other), the Catholic church is out to get Luna and they know who she is somehow, and literally no one tries to calm her down is maddening.

The pacing towards the end just sucks, it’s rushed together, poorly explained, and just takes away the potential Luna has a character. Luna starting off as any other teenager being highly immature and berating her friends for messing up, transforming into someone that could possibly help the world and becoming Sophia embodied never happens. Luna was maturing, she was transforming from what she was, and was learning more about herself. No, instead it dissolves into this mess and takes any chance away from Luna becoming a stronger character, not just a strong female lead. 

So, yeah, even if this comic is filled with quite a bit of fanservice, it had such an interesting concept, of a girl being a god or the destroyer of worlds and how she would mentally cope to that to something that feels like a copout. Not only could Luna transform into a stronger, but Isa could also have changed from a comic relief to a mature friend. And that’s just me speaking as someone looking at this as a fan of comics.

Now, on a spiritual level, it... genuinely feels a little insulting. Gnosticism does not say one gender is stronger than the other. It teaches that you do not need an organized church to help you find your salvation, that you don’t have to commit yourself to follow this religion, and that you’re not suffering because you were born from original sin or whatever. You are your own person and you control your life, no one else. Compared to the Manwha “Priest” that left a strong impact on me spiritually that you will not lose yourself completely due to pain and suffering, “Raqiya” just makes me want to punch someone in the face. 

But this is just how I feel about this manga; if anyone really wants a good interpretation of Gnosis, I’d really refer you to “Serial Experiments: Lain” which sticks to a similar plotline and follow through with it.

[mexhunter976]

Dwight's Second Life

Dwight Second Life

Dwight's Name In Second Life

Dwight Schrute Second Life Quote

Dwight's Second Life Episode

Everyone's favorite workplace comedy, The Office, is now on Peacock! Watch the mockumentary sitcom about the everyday lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin, a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Second Life is an online virtual world, developed and owned by the San Francisco-based firm Linden Lab and launched on June 23, 2003. It saw rapid growth for some years and in 2013 it had approximately one million regular users; growth stabilized and by the end of 2017 active user count had declined to 'between 800,000 and 900,000'. In many ways, Second Life is similar to massively multiplayer. Describes Second Life,1 an online virtual community.2 Dwight explains that he “signed up for Second Life about a year ago” because “back then, his life was so great he literally wanted a second one. Absolutely everything in Dwight’s Second Life was the same. Except in Second Life, Dwight could fly.”3. Dwight also acts as the Lancer for Gail in her leadership of the Old Town girls. Gail's more vengeful and murderous than Dwight's strategic approach, but Gail's unquestionably in charge and Dwight doesn't forget it for a moment. Woody plays this role against his friend Eric in Quantum and Woody. In Runaways Nico was originally this to Alex. Second Life is always wonderful, sometimes weird, and 100% wow-worthy. Explore Now Remote Meetings Redefined Make meetings fun again with virtual hangout spaces, classes and conferences. For over a decade, leading companies and educators have trusted Second Life for branded social spaces for events and remote meetings.

Second Life is not a game: it is a multi-user virtual environment. It doesn't have points, or scores, or winners, or losers.

'Oh, it has losers,' our somewhat geeky hero Jim states, watching his co-worker and erstwhile beet farmer Dwight play Second Life. The Office has also prominently featured Call of Duty in a past episode, so having the sitcom wander into the world of gaming isn't a big surprise. While the appearance of Second Life may seem random in last night's episode, if you think about it, the story is pretty sad.

Dwight just lost his girlfriend after mercy-killing her cat Sprinkles, and now has to watch one of his co-workers put the moves on her. When this all gets too much to handle, he retreats into Second Life, where his name is Dwight Shelford, his job is selling paper, but he can fly. It's like role-playing yourself with one notable super-power.

It's a game reference that's in-character, makes sense, and is also strangely bitter-sweet. This is yet more evidence that Second Life is the lamest game with the absolute best PR team.

Frank's Thoughts

As though I didn't love The Office enough as it is, the nods to the gaming world are much appreciated. I'm glad to see the show tackle games that aren't necessarily the 'obvious' choices: god forbid World of Warcraft makes an appearance. I will say this, though: not having hour-long episodes every week makes me sadface.

By/July 8, 2019 5:43 pm EDT

The Office may have shut its doors in 2013, but Rainn Wilson's hilarious portrayal of Assistant (to the) Regional Manager Dwight K. Schrute remains a part of the pop culture consciousness. After all, Dwight is a hard-hearted geek, a wannabe martial artist, a neo-fascist salesman, and an absolute lapdog to Regional Manager Michael Scott, and Wilson's performance created one of the most well-loved misanthropes in TV history.

Initially based on Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook) of the original UK version of The Office, Schrute went on to become his own unique freak. He's the kind of guy who distrusts everyone but Michael, yet he's willing to believe faxes from Jim Halpert claiming to be Dwight from the future. He's loud, intense, and a hilarious collection of complex contradictions that combined to make one of television's most memorable dunces. However, even though Dunder Mifflin might have closed down a while ago, there's still a lot you might not know about the owner of Schrute Farms. From who almost played the character to the ways art wound up imitating life, here's the untold truth of Dwight Schrute.

Dwight Schrute could've been Seth Rogen

Dwight Schrute and Rainn Wilson seem as inseparable as beets, bears, and Battlestar Galactica. As difficult as it is to imagine anyone other than Wilson playing Dunder Mifflin Scranton's fire safety chief, it's utterly impossible to contemplate what would've happened if one famous comedian who auditioned for the role had actually gotten it.

In 2013, the final season of The Office was released on DVD, and included in the extras is a short video revealing some of the actors who auditioned for the series. Among other noteworthy surprises, Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul fame auditioned for the role of Michael Scott, Kathryn Han tried out for Pam, both John Cho and Adam Scott took a crack at Jim Halpert. But perhaps most surprising of all is that Seth Rogen tried his best to land the part of Dwight Schrute.

We don't see much of Rogen in the clip. He talks about the benefits of cleaning someone's wounds with urine, and then the video moves on to Odenkirk doing Michael Scott. But what we do see of Rogen makes it clear he wouldn't have been within a galaxy of the same character Wilson gave us. Reading the same line, Dwight would be obnoxious and condescending, speaking as if he were delivering the lesson to a child. Rogen seems absolutely likable, not very bright, and not at all Schrutish — kind of like Kevin the accountant if he knew a few more factoids and was awake for more of the day.

Rainn Wilson wanted to be the regional manager

Throughout the course of The Office, Dwight Schrute both worships Michael Scott and has ambitions for his office. And in one of the many ways in which life imitates art, Rainn Wilson didn't initially audition for the role of assistant (to the) regional manager. He wanted to be the big dog himself.

Much like Bob Odenkirk, Wilson went into his audition taking aim at the role of everybody's favorite regional manager, Michael Scott. Alas, it wasn't to be, possibly because, as Wilson puts it, his audition amounted to a 'terrible (Ricky) Gervais impersonation.'

Considering how amazing Wilson is as Schrute, as well as Steve Carell's success as the equally clueless Michael Scott, it's probably for the best. It might be interesting to take a peek in the alternate reality where Wilson got cast as Michael Scott, but it's not interesting enough to stay there. Although, we'd definitely love to hear that Gervais impression.

Both Dwight Schrute and Rainn Wilson have the strength of a little baby

When Michael Scott calls his employees into the conference room for an impromptu group therapy session in season three's 'Grief Counseling,' Dwight Schrute tells one of the most insane stories to ever come out of his face. While most of the office is tight-lipped, Dwight volunteers a grotesque tale about his birth. He claims he shared his mother's uterus with a twin, but that he 'resorbed' his counterpart, effectively killing it. Schrute says he doesn't regret the in utero murder because it gifted him with the superhuman 'strength of a grown man and a little baby.'

It doesn't seem coincidental then, that Rainn Wilson takes the first five paragraphs of his 2016 memoir The Bassoon King to describe the 'doughy giganticness' of his head at birth. The first line of the book reads, 'I had the biggest, fattest head of any baby that was ever born into the human species.' He describes his infant dome as a 'white, bloated, Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade head,' says he looked like 'Louie Anderson with the head of E.T.,' and describes his younger self as a 'Jabba the Hutt-like infant that sounds like a calf being strangled by an octopus.'

It doesn't seem like a huge leap to imagine Wilson has a few issues with his family's baby photos, and that those issues were possibly reflected in his character's story about 'resorbing' his twin like a tiny cannibal.

Dwight Schrute almost took us to The Farm

In January 2012, Deadlinereported NBC was considering an Office spin-off with Rainn Wilson starring as Dwight Schrute. The Farm would've been a family comedy in a setting Office fans had grown familiar with over the years: Schrute Farms. Among others, the series would have featured Matt Jones (a.k.a. Badger from Breaking Bad) as Dwight's cousin Zeke, veteran character actor Tom Bower as Dwight's Nazi Uncle Heinrich, Thomas Middleditch of Silicon Valley fame as Dwight's Bigfoot-hunting brother Jeb, and Venezuelan-born Majandra Delfino as Dwight's sister Fannie. Of course, Michael Schur would reprise his role as Dwight's creepy, neck-bearded cousin Mose.

For better or worse, The Farm wasn't meant to be. In October 2012, Wilson tweeted the news that NBC had passed on the series, although he'd 'had a blast making the pilot.' The pilot for The Farm was then recut as a single Office episode in the show's final season. But would that story have worked as a full-fledged series? It's hard to say, but Vulture writer Matt Schimkowitz notes that Dwight's popularity came mainly from him acting as an antagonist to Jim Halpert. Making him the lead in a comedy series about a disjointed family that he's expected to bring together changes Dwight's role dramatically to 'the likable hero we've never seen.' In other words, maybe it's best that we never visited The Farm.

Dwight Second Life

Schrute Farms is real.. sort of

When Dwight lures Ryan to his farm in season three's 'The Initiation,' it's little more than a beet farm where teens like to hook up. But by the time Jim and Pam visit in season four's 'Money,' Schrute Farms has been transformed into a bed and breakfast. In spite of a slight overabundance of manure-related activities, Pam and Jim leave a glowing review for Schrute Farms on TripAdvisor. We're led to believe this is mostly because the couple feels sorry for Dwight after being subjected to the loud, sorrowful moans he falls asleep making every night since his split with Angela.

If you're an Office fan this is all old news to you. But what you may not know is that while The Office is over and The Farm never got to materialize, TripAdvisor has made Schrute Farms a reality. Sort of.

That's right. TripAdvisor maintains a page for Schrute Farms, listed as a bed and breakfast in Honesdale, PA. Apparently, you can actually book a stay there, though, we have no idea where you go if you bother doing that. The farm currently has over 1100 reviews giving it a rating of 4.0 or 'very good.' Some of the more recent reviews include 'visitors' calling the farm's beets 'Elvis in plant form,' praising Dwight's power drink 'made from beet runoff,' and happily proclaiming, 'I couldn't have been more satisfied (that's what she said) with my stay.'

Schrute Space

From his obsession with having a second Second Life to his epic sales struggle with a (supposedly) self-aware A.I., Dwight is well-known for some of his online shenanigans. What you might not know is that Rainn Wilson used to maintain a blog in Dwight's voice. Unfortunately, it doesn't exist anymore, but NBC used to host Schrute Space, which let fans read Dwight's thoughts on different Scranton radio stations or his invaluable martial arts tips. While NBC eventually opened the blog up to the masses, it started as something that existed exclusively on the set of The Office.

The computers on The Office https://mexhunter976.tumblr.com/post/658079246720368640/go-to-spotify. 's set were networked together, and Wilson would write the Dwight-voiced blog while scenes were being the filmed so the rest of the cast could enjoy it. Wilson told The Morning Callthat during the filming of the pilot episode, 'The producers saw (the blog) when they walked by and thought it was funny.' A few emails later between NBC and Wilson, and Schrute Space was born. Now, if only NBC would bring it back, the world would be a better place.

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Dwight Schrute was almost assistant to the president

Over a decade ago, Senator John McCain — then the Republican candidate for the United States presidency — appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. When asked if he'd picked a running mate, McCain apparently didn't remember the character's name, but the senator joked his vice presidential pick would be 'that guy from The Office.' Host Jon Stewart clarified for viewers, 'You heard it here first, Dwight Schrute.'

About a week later, Dwight Schrute responded. Appearing as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Rainn Wilson read from a list addressed to McCain. Schrute agreed to be McCain's running mate, but only if his demands were met. The demands included a flamethrower, an Iron Man suit, government research into beets as an alternate fuel source, and the right to use Air Force One whenever he wanted (with the added note that, while he piloted Air Force One, he was only to be referred to as 'Iceman').

Dwight's Name In Second Life

Obviously, it was all just a joke, so we never got to see Dwight retool Mussolini speeches for press conferences at the White House Rose Garden. It's regretful not only because of the lost comedic potential, but considering who McCain ultimately chose as a genuine running mate, it isn't like Dwight could've done any worse.

The Bassoon King

In 2016, Rainn Wilson's memoir The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Assorted Tales from the Band Room was released, and like many nonfiction books, a different author was invited to write the foreword. Namely, the foreword is credited to 'Dwight Kurt Schrute,' and it's written entirely in Dwight's disdainful voice.

Schrute spends the first bit of the foreword discussing why he's agreed to write it, which he clearly doesn't want to do. He explains, 'When someone asks me to do a task, the first thing I do is determine whether the request is some sort of trick.' The job of writing the foreword survives his exacting vetting process only because Dwight can't 'adequately determine if this request is a trick.' He tells us he doesn't like The Bassoon King or any books that involve 'funny stories' regarding some stupid actor,' but he then proceeds to list a long number of exceptions (books by Charles Bronson, any Game of Thrones cast member, Sam Neill, Dolph Lundgren, etc). Dwight calls Rainn Wilson a 'laughable idiot,' and eventually reveals he has only agreed to write the foreword for the money.

Before turning things over to Wilson, Dwight gives us some other book ideas like Mennonite Ghost Stories, a 'fun games for kids' book titled Hold This Book over a Candle, and the revealing Conspiracy Theories: Who's Really Behind Them? Seriously, we'll take a whole book written by Dwight, please.

Dwight Schrute and the next generation

Even though he's gone, he's not forgotten, and the legend of Dwight K. Schrute lives on. On Halloween 2016 — a little over three years after The Office's finale aired on NBC — Jenna Fischer tweeted a photo sent to her by a fan of a pint-sized version of Dwight Schrute.

Dwight Schrute Second Life Quote

With a disapproving scowl and Schrute's signature hairstyle, Toddler Dwight wears a yellow short-sleeved dress shirt, a sticker announcing 'Hello, My Name Is Dwight Schrute,' and holds what is presumably a carefully grown Schrute Farm beet. Behind him, a blackboard leans against the wall and spells out one of Dwight's early and memorable lines: 'How would I describe myself? Three words: hard working, alpha male, jack hammer, merciless, insatiable.' Of course, if the young Dwight happened to put the words up himself, then his age and comparative lack of schooling gives him more excuses than the original Dwight for not knowing the difference between three words and eight.

Dwight's Second Life Episode

Even though it's one of the most popular shows on Netflix's streaming service, The Office will sadly leave Netflix in 2021. Still, it seems inevitable that younger fans will come to know the joy that is The Office, including the nuggets of Dwight Schrute's invaluable wisdom like, 'When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.' Expect more unsmiling alpha males to become fans of the beloved beet farmer for years to come.

[jurgan]

It (2017) movie review

             There have been roughly three hundred billion Stephen King adaptations in the last forty years, and most of them are pretty bad.  Non-horror stories like “Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption” or “The Body” (Stand By Me) tend to fare better than King’s more well-known scary tales. It (2017) breaks the trend, being both a faithful adaptation and genuinely scary, and is one of the best Stephen King horror movies I have ever seen.  I will be making frequent references to both the novel (though I haven’t read it in several years, so I might get some details wrong) and the 1990 miniseries in this review, and it will also be full of spoilers.  Even if you know the story, you might want to avoid learning too much about the movie, as some of the scares are newly created and work better if you’re surprised.

             One might argue that I shouldn’t judge this movie until I’ve seen the second part, but I disagree.  The intercutting between time frames from the novel is not present in the film.  Instead, it shows the complete story of the young protagonists until they defeat It and swear to return if it ever comes back.  As such, I don’t think of it as part one of a movie, but rather a full movie with an upcoming sequel.  If you knew nothing about the story, you could easily assume King’s entire novel was about a group of kids fighting an evil monster and winning, and then the filmmakers slapped on a sequel hook to wring more money out of it.  One major change prompted by this structure is that the kids’ final fight is against Pennywise and not against the monster spider. If you’d told me this, I would have been angry, as it was one of my major complaints about the 1990 minseries. In that version, the kids sprayed Pennywise in the face and shot him with silver, and that was all it took to drive him back for twenty-seven years.  In the novel, they had to fight it as a giant spider in both time periods. This worked because of the frequent inter-cutting.  The spider wasn’t revealed to the audience until the last section of the novel, and we saw the heroes confront it in both time periods simultaneously.  Narratively, the “final form” should not be revealed until the climax, and it’s smart for the filmmakers to hold back.  It works this time because their fight against Pennywise is difficult and several of them are nearly killed.  It takes many different forms besides the clown, you sense that it’s using a lot of power, and the kids fight it in multiple stages. The characters stand together and reaffirm their bonds, completing the arc they went through and overcoming their fears.  It was far more dramatic than a pudgy Tim Curry in a badly fitting suit grabbing a kid and waddling off, then getting hit in the face and stop-motioning down a pipe.

             Okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the circus. How does this Pennywise compare to Tim Curry?  Well, I first want to emphasize that that’s the least important question.  Good Stephen King (both his stories and their adaptations) focuses on characters.  Bad Stephen King focuses on monsters.  So I should probably talk about the kids first, but since the monster is what most people have asked about, let’s get it out of the way.  I think it was far better than the last version.  Now before the fangirls come at me: I love Tim Curry. He’s a great actor who’s had tons of memorable roles, and in It he gave a fun campy performance as a killer clown. Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise very differently (though he shares credit with a lot of CGI when he changes form). In his first scene talking to Georgie in the storm drain, he is jittery and excited, to the point he’s almost jumping out of his skin.  He seems less like a clown and more like a monster pretending to be a clown, which is exactly the point.  In the 1990 miniseries, the effects were terrible but Curry was magnetic, so they had It as a clown almost all the time.  It occasionally changed to a mummy or something else, but mostly leaned on Tim Curry’s weirdness.  Curry’s camp act worked because he was mocking the kids’ fears, but he seemed like a human murderer most of the time.  The new It switches between different forms frequently, from a decaying leper to a deadly housefire, and as a clown it can stretch open its head to reveal row upon row of shark teeth.  It embodies the kids’ fears and can quickly change shape and size to be more of a threat.  The clown is just its most recognizable form, and its “finishing move” after terrifying its victims.  This makes it not only a more faithful adaptation, but also much scarier from my subjective point of view.

             What about the rest of the characters?  Well, the Losers’ Club is mostly perfect.  I always thought the kids in the 1990 miniseries seemed fake, like they were obviously actors reciting dialogue.  That may be because I know them too well from other things (especially Seth Green), or maybe it’s because some of King’s quirky dialogue works better on paper than on screen.  Regardless, these kids seemed real.  Beverly was probably the stand-out, especially in the scenes with her abusive father.  Mike got some good stuff about being trained to slaughter sheep but being too sensitive to go through with it (was that in the book or was it a movie invention?).  Richie’s humor is less polished than Seth Green’s, but I like it better that way.  His jokes tend to all be variations on “I fucked your mom/I have a big dick,” which is the level at which most pre-teens operate (ironic that you need an R rating to realistically portray eleven year olds).  He also freaks out when he sees a missing poster of himself, as though he were dissociating and afraid he was not really there before realizing it was a trick of the monster.  And in the end he gives a big speech where it sounds like he’s going to abandon Bill to the monster before rejoining the fight.  By the way, there’s a great visual that I’m pretty sure was invented for the movie: It has built a tower of corpses and debris and dead kids float around it.  Beverly also looks into Its “dead lights” and floats in the air comatose for a while before Ben revives her Sleeping Beauty style.  “We all float” pays off much better here.  As for the bullies: well, they’re still fairly one-dimensional. Henry Bowers now has a mullet instead of a pompadour.  More importantly, he is given some motivation for being an abusive monster.  An abusive father is a bit of a clichéd excuse, but it’s also realistic, and the kid shows genuine fear and rage when his father humiliates him in front of his friends.  Bowers is also less cold-blooded here: he doesn’t plot to trap and murder the kids, he just chases after them and lashes out.

             I could go on raving and listing great scenes for a while, but I should wrap this up.  The timeline is shifted forward so that the past scenes take place in ’88-’89 and the “present” scenes will be closer to today.  This doesn’t make much difference to the story, just that there are arcades, walkmen, and several references to New Kids on the Block.  Also a lot took place in an abandoned “crack house,” which I don’t remember from the book but is probably accurate.  This movie works, and I absolutely loved it.  I can recommend it both to fans of the novel and those who’ve never opened it.

 Rating: 4/4

[roman-winter]

ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS

WELP good thing ur the only one who actually sent me anything. HERE WE GO. every single number under the cut lmao

1. your favorite face claims

ZANE HOLTZ, MICHAEL TREVINO, BOB MORELY, STEPHEN JAMES, CAMERON MONAGHAN, if i could only use those faces for the rest of my rping life, i’d be perfectly happy, they’re my babes

2. your least favorite face claims

fcs i actively don’t like are p much bc people ruined them for me such as dane dehaan, xavier dolan, that blonde guy who’s always w xavier dolan and serval others that i never see around anymore anyway so it doesn’t really matter

3. face claims that you are dying to use

for the love of god someone actually let me use dj cotrona jfc. also miguel angel silvestre pleaseeeeee. and more zane holtzes always. like if u want a holy holtz, i’ll give him to you

4. face claims that you are dying to play against

rn i’m super into american gods so def both ricky whittle and emily browning. i’ve always wanted to play against a billie piper. every single person in this tag

5. your favorite original-verse oc (or one of your favorites)

shit that’s hard ummm i’m just gonna go w a current fav which is eli whitehall mostly bc of the amazing world that we’ve created for him and andrew and the like super amazing and rich backstory that has been developed, also just like playing a trans character who’s 50?? BEST THING EVER 10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND esp since he’s got the best husband in the world #relationshipgoals

6. your favorite fandom oc (or one of your favorites)

not technically an oc since his name is mentioned in the books BUT since the verse is so completely not canon he’s basically an oc AUGUSTUS ROOKWOOD ALL DAY EVERY DAY my love my light my fav i will keep playing him forever and ever and then a bit more

7. your favorite oc who isn’t yours (or one of your favorites)

can i just say every single one of @chrysalis-writes​‘ characters??? but like atm probably oliver who is the love of my life. like wtf is better than an unplanned ship just taking form out of nowhere and then being THE BEST SHIP EVER CREATED like fuck man i get emo when i think about oliver and how beautiful and pure and wonderful christine made him. i’m crying ok bye

8. your favorite fandom character to have played

rn my fav has to be richie gecko my trans son, i love fdtd w my whole soul and i love having the privilege of writing richie w my two fav ppl 

9. a fandom character who you would really like to play

hey guess what i want? i want to play bruce wayne in my horrible crossover crackship helldream that is ironbat, aka the best ship in the world. i want bruce wayne and tony stark to fuck and i have zero regrets

10. a fandom character who you would like to interact with

see above.

11. an rpg that meant a lot to you

knockturn meant the world to me and i’m so so glad that i’ve gotten to keep writing in that verse even if it’s outside of a group environment, but it was such a fantastic experience and so much fun to create that world with my best bruv and i’m so so proud of all the writing we did, everyone was just absolutely amazing, and it’s also how i met nikki GOD BLESS US EVERYONE

12. an rpg that you’re excited about

i just applied to an rp a few days ago and i’m pumped about maybe getting to be in that but i'm not gonna tag it bc i dunt wanna be that asshole but it’s all the worlds and it looks hella cool

13. an rpg that you’d like to create

lmao NONE i’m done w that game man. i still dream of bringing back knockturn w christine one day bc that was legit my fav rp that i’ve been part of but a lot of things about the rpc would have to change before i’d feel okay about putting that much work into something again

14. your favorite rp friendship

i’m not gonna say christine bc that’s a cop out and also we were friends years b4 rping 2gether, so i’m gonna throw a bone to my two favs SUZIE and NIKKI the loves of my life whom i am so so lucky to be friends with and get to write with, and if either of u read this i love youuuuuuu

15. your favorite rp otp

every single ship that i have w christine but mostly oliver and val alwayz

16. your favorite rp notp

lmao idk bro you’d be surprised about how many notps i have tbh i’m just quiet about it bc i mind my own business unlike some people :~~~)

17. your favorite rp family relationship

UM SETH AND RICHIE GECKO OFC WHO DO YOU THINK I WOULD SAY the first time we started a thread w them we were legit like wtf why have we never played bros???? and it was the best and i’m always emo about those two trans losers

18. your favorite rp universe/world

i’m super into the little sensate world we’ve got going bc we have such cool and amazing characters and evil jeff goldblum exists and the story we’ve got concocted is great and can you tell i’m just talking directly to you now christine? bc i definitely am, who else would read this whole thing????

19. your favorite non-playable character

that is very very hard bc i’m notoriously bad at npcs, but i luv valentin’s daughter, alexandra bc she’s just so sweet and kind and accepting and i love her and all of the cute little things that have and will happen with her interacting with val and all the other sensates KILLS ME

20. your first rp character

omfg my first chara was an oc when i was like eleven called lily lupin and she was remus’ secret brother’s child???? i remember nothing else about her but that. idk guys i was a weird child but i had a good time rping on an hp forum lmao

21. your latest rp character

ELECTRIFICATION KOZLOV who is a badass kgb agent during the cold war who i’m super excited to start writing soon. he’s awful and great and idk what happened but i have a thing w playing russian characters rn????

22. a plot that you’d like to play out

see numbers 9 and 10

23. a real-world setting that you’d like to use as the setting of a plot

i think i’ve got all the real world setting plots i want rn tbh i’m really into grabbing more supernatural plots!

24. your favorite rp genre

probably scifi, esp atm! i’m so so bad at science myself but i really do love playing inside a scifi environment that i didn’t have to build lmao

25. a quote you’d like to use to build a character on

omfg i’m the WORST but i really would love to build a few characters (probably like a 1x1x1) based on “you are jeff” just literally the whole damn poem. i’ve had some character relationships that mimicked the twins section of it very well, but i think it’d be super fun to literally base a plot on that

26. a song you’d like to use to build a character on

i just saw reeve carney live and i’ve been listing to his new album nonstop and “resurrection” would make a really REALLY good character song, so THAT!

27. a song you’d like to use to build an rp relationship on

i’ve had the need since the album came out to have a ship based on against me’s song “haunting haunted haunts” i feel like it could make a pretty good plot tbh and i’m always here for angst

[ghcstkinq]

you should do all the character questions!!!! for your favorite oc

ahhhhh thank you for this my dude!!! sorry it’s really late lmfao i’ve been super busy!! ummm i can’t decide my favorite oc, so i’m just going to do the main character in my book! his name is ezra meyer and he’s my life tbh. it’s a lot of questions, so i’m going to put it under the cut.

01.  What does your character’s name mean? Did you pick it for the symbolism, or did you just like the way it sounded?

His name is Ezra! It means, “Helper”! I picked it for symbolism but also it’s one of my favorite names.

02. What is one of your character’s biggest insecurities? Are they able to hide it easily or can others easily exploit this weakness?

His biggest insecurity would be his financial situation. It’s pretty obvious, honestly.

03. What would be their favorite physical trait about themselves?

He loves his hair!

04. What are their favorite traits about their lover? (one psychological and one physical)

He loves how Raphael always tries to keep the mood mellow, and how knowledgeable he is in general. Physically, he just loves everything about him.

05. Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type?

Shy06. Do they have any hobbies that their lover finds unusual, odd, or otherwise annoying?

Raphael finds anything that has to do with being a psychic unusual, but nothing Ezra does is annoying to him.

07. Is there a catchphrase or sound that they tend to make a lot (likely without being aware of it)?

He makes annoyed sounds without really noticing all the time.

08. What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it?

He never forgets or forgives anything. He’s aware to it, but he’s too bitter to really care.

09. Do they have a favorite season? What about a favorite holiday?

He loves Autumn! He doesn’t have a favorite holiday though.

10. Is your character more feminine or masculine?

He’s somewhere in the middle, probably leaning more towards feminine, though.11. What is something that would make your character fly into a rage?

Disrespecting his friends/family. Lying to him.

12. Is there some particular talent, skill, or attribute that they simply could not give up?

His artistic talents. He would give up being psychic in a second, but art is his life.

13. What are your character’s sleeping habits? Heavy or light sleeper? Blanket stealer? One that always rolls onto the floor? Pushes their lover onto the floor? Sleep talker or walker?

He rarely sleeps, so when he does, he’s out. He loves to warmth, so he steals blankets. He mumbles in his sleep sometimes when he’s especially stressed.

14. Do they live alone or with family? How do they feel about their family/roommates?

He lives with his family (mom, brother, twin sisters, aunt, and cousin) and he’s really close to all of them.

15. Is there a certain person in this world that they cannot stand? The very mention of this person’s name makes them tremble with anger or fear.Seth. It’s his dad’s name, and he was… awful. The feelings he has when his name is said is a mixture of sadness, anger, fear, and loathing.

16. Is your character the athletic type or more of a couch potato? What are some sports/games that they like?

He’s not really athletic, but he’s not really a couch potato, either. He’s always doing something. HE skates.

17. Does your character have dreams of getting married and/or having children?

No. He doesn’t really want kids, because he’s scared he’ll screw them up. (He’s scared just being around his siblings is screwing them up, too.)

18. What kind of home would they want to live in? Where would they place this abode?

He would want a home big enough to accommodate his friends and family and that has his very own art room. He doesn’t really wanna leave Massachusetts.

19. Would your character be the kind to get into fights? (physical or verbal) Would they be a good fighter or cave in rather easily?

He gets into verbal fights very frequently, but if it gets violent, he backs out.

20. Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?He loves every animal ever, especially deer! His favorite mythological creature are dragons.

21. What is one of your character’s biggest fears? How would they react when dealing with this fear?

His biggest fear is not being able to help his loved ones, or his loved ones dying. For the first one, he would just feel incredibly guilty. If they died, he would be in a depressive state for a long time.

22. What kind of tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, freckles, and other such unique physical features do they have?

He has a lot of freckles and a vaguely star shaped birthmark on the top of his cheek.

23. What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved?

He’s very quiet at school in general. He’s really good at English and History, but not much else.

24. In their own words, how would your character describe what their lover is like?

“Raphael is… a loser. He’s always making jokes and keeping things positive. He’s always asking how everyone is and doesn’t expect the same in return. He’s really nice, and the most caring person that I’ve ever met. Well, he can be an asshole. But to the people he cares about, he’s so sweet. He’s… well, to put it shortly, he’s the best. Don’t tell him I said that.”

25. Is there something traumatic from your character’s past that greatly affects them even to this day?Watching his father abuse his mother. His father leaving. Brendon dying.

26. What is their lover like sexually? How do they feel about their lover’s quirks, needs, etc?

Raphael is very dominant. Ezra enjoys it.

27. If your character was going to get arrested, what would be the most likely reason for it?

Loitering, or talking back to a cop.

28. If your character became a celebrity, what would they be famous for?

His art.

29. What is one of the most courageous things your character has ever done for a loved one?

Punching Raphael in the face for bullying Frank. (Long story short, before they offically met, Frank  got suspended for fighting even though he was getting his ass beat. Frank told Ezra that it was the captain of the soccer team, and Ezra walked up to him after a game and punched him in the face.

30. When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc), what does your character like?

All of them! 31. Would your character be the kind capable of killing? Would they enjoy killing or only use it when necessary or, perhaps, refuse to kill no matter what?

He would kill if he believed it was absolutely necessary, but he wouldn’t feel good about it.

32. If your character’s lover offered to take them out on a dream date, what would they want to do?

He would want to go to different art museums.

33. If your character wanted to be alone, where would they go?

His room with the door locked and music blaring so everyone knows not to come in.

34. Does your character have favorite foods? (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks, etc)

He loves anything chocolate-y. He also really loves pasta.

35. Is your character afraid of death? If they got to choose how to die, how would they want to go?

No, as a psychic, he’s knows sort of what life after death is like, so he’s had time to accept it. He’d want go in the least painful way possible.36. Does your character have any medical conditions? Are they serious or minor? Do they affect their day to day life?

No, nothing serious.

37. What are some of your character’s pet peeves? What are some things that annoy them or disgust them?

He hates people that always try to one-up other people. He also hates bigotry.

38. What kind of weather does your character like? Cloudy skies, rainy days, sunshine, etc?

He likes cloudy days that aren’t too cold.

 39. When people look at your character, is there some assumption they might make about them just by appearance? Is that assumption correct?

They would probably assume that he’s an artist and a nerd, which is pretty true.

 40. Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc that they wouldn’t want known by others?

He really loves watching and reading shitty romance things, especially if it’s LGBT. He’d be mortified if anyone found out.

41. Does your character’s family affect your character in any way?

His family affects him very positively, as they are all supportive of each other.

 42. Is there anything in your character’s past that they regret, haunts them, or they wish they could change?

He wishes he would’ve talked to Brendon before he died. And he wishes he could talk to his father before he left.

 43. Does your character have a switch that changes aspects of their personality whether they are around friends, family, etc. Is there someone who gets to see their true self?

He’s more guarded around his friends, but he’s pretty much the same all around, or at least he tries to be. Frank and Brendon are the people who have seen his truest self. His younger sisters don’t ever see how sad he gets, but that’s about it.

 44. Is there a particular event that would emotionally devastate your character?

His mother or siblings dying or getting seriously hurt.

 45. Is your character the kind to hide their true emotions or do they wear their heart on their sleeve?

He hides his emotions, for the most part. If he’s feeling really strongly, he doesn’t hide it that well.

 46. What is some random affectionate thing that your character always does to their lover?

If he sees Raphael is upset, he’ll hold his hand and rub it with his thumb.

47. Is your character outgoing? Would they be the leader of the friend group, or the quiet one that gets dragged along?

He’s definitely outgoing, even if he’s quiet at school, he’s not afraid to talk to them. He’s more of a leader of his friends than anything.

48. Is there anything in particular that would ignite your character’s jealousy? Or does your character not get envious?

Ezra get jealous so easily. It could be over a smile, or joking a little too much.

49. What is something that your character has nightmares about? Are these frequent? Do they heavily affect your character’s mood?

Ezra’s nightmares are always about Brendon, his father, or something in the future. They are frequent, and they do tend to make him a little more irritable for a few hours after having woken up from one.

50. If your character confessed love to their crush, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc, what would they say?

He would write a note (complete with a few drawings) telling them how he feels. But he usually would rather die than say he loves someone first.