#i like to think ruth is bad at video games

[im-not-a-l0ser]

Pete, Ruth and Richie: *Playing smash bros*

Ruth: *dies yet again*

Ruth: You guys are too good at this. This is abusement.

[the-maid-of-witchwood]

Just Dance songs I think the drama kids would kill

Bear in mind, I haven’t really played Just Dance in years - we lost the disc while moving house, still have the case - so I just kinda looked up songs on YouTube or went off what I remember dancing along to.

Mainly for my very dear friend and mutual @onyx-plutos-moon. By all means please correct me or add to this, I crave your expertise! <3

Solos

Kevin: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga (extreme) as suggested by Onyx - rewatched it and he is absolutely right, this is the type of thing Kevin pulls out with some kinda “I’m a little rusty, I don’t think I remember this one” comment first and then flawlessly executes the entire thing - or Butter by BTS (extreme)

Caitlyn: Primadonna by Marina & the Diamonds or Applause by Lady Gaga (either normal or extreme) or Circus by Britney Spears (extreme)

Josie: Love You Like a Love Song by Selena Gomez or Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by ABBA

Trevor: Rasputin by Boney M or Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley - he’s not sorry

Duos

Kevin and Josie: You’re the One That I Want from Grease or Want to Want Me by Jason Derulo (couple version) - again suggested by Onyx, can’t imagine how Josie manages to twirl him because he’s almost 7’0 but good luck to her

Kevin and Caitlyn: Timber by Pitbull ft. Kesha or Worth It by Fifth Harmony (mashup) or Cake By the Ocean by DNCE (earphones version) - they definitely do this with actual earphones and get tangled up at some point

Kevin and Trevor: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars or Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas

Josie and Caitlyn: SOS by ABBA or California Gurls by Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg

Josie and Trevor: September by Earth, Wind & Fire or Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Caitlyn and Trevor: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen or C’mon by Kesha

Group

I couldn’t pick so have all the ones that came to mind:

Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show

Mamma Mia by ABBA

This is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Crucified by Army of Lovers

Random headcanons

If they finish rehearsals early, Miss Mulberry lets them put on YouTube videos of the dances

Trev once did Rasputin and caught the attention of Pete and Grace, as they help out with the show and were around. Needless to say, dancing was quickly replaced with a history lesson/why the song is inaccurate and why women in history deserve to have their stories told

They now refuse to play until everyone who isn’t them has left the building, so there can be no interruptions

They, and by they I mean Caitlyn, wouldn’t let Ruth play if lives depended on it

Miss Mulberry also once made the mistake in saying it could be a competition and the winner could have a piece of candy from her prize box

There was so many fights that day…

All of them had at least one game of Just Dance growing up, except Caitlyn - she only ever played it at school or at friends’ houses

Josie had Just Dance 4; Kevin has all of the main series; and Trevor has 2014, 2017 and 2020

Kev is insanely competitive and a sore winner/loser, meanwhile everyone else is just playing to have fun and dance

He’s also a huge show off

Kev and Cait have a favourite kind of song and it’s anything that flatters their egos

They’re very, very confident in themselves and we love to see that #self love

Rudolph is god awful at dancing, so he doesn’t join in but will happily support Trevor from the sidelines

Brooke, however, is an exceptional dancer but has never really played/learned the dances for the games

She eggs on Kevin’s competitive ass for fun and chaos

Josie literally only knows a handful of non-musical songs. 9.8 times out of 10 she is going into these completely blind and expecting herself to pick up the melody, the choreography and the lyrics first try

Trev loses at least one shoe every time they play. There’s one stuck in the catwalk above the school auditorium, they haven’t been able to get it down so it’s still there

Cait thinks the guide is just a suggestion

Half of her additional or replacement choreography is just hair work

Josie thinks she needs to fully preform every time. She’ll sing along, give herself a character, maybe some dialogue if there’s an instrumental part of the song

Has definitely fainted upon burning up so much energy subsequently

It’s to the point now that the others can almost spot when she’s about to go. Kev picks her up so fucking gently and sits her down

The others happily perform with her

Kev almost exclusively does all the expert dances when playing solo

Josie’s siblings had Just Dance when she was younger, but she rarely got to play. Too busy having to care for them and the house. (And when she did, she never got a controller, so has no idea how good or bad she is). The songs on there are all really nostalgic and great tunes in general but can also be traumatic and tinged with bitterness

Josie’s just there sobbing while Call You Maybe plays

Trev only started doing Never Gonna Give You Up to rickroll the others but actually fell in love with the dance and is genuinely just wanting to play it all the time

Regular fights about what colour controller everyone is

Yes, they are that family

“We are that family in the neighbourhood that like, you wanna keep a wide berth when you walk past. Like, that’s this whole crew!”

“We’re the family, where if you’re in a car and they’re playing in the street, you speed up.”

— Courtney and Tommy in Smosh Plays Athletic Summer Games During Summer, 27:17

[sunflower567]

Callsign: Umbra

Meet Sergeant Imani ‘Umbra’ Barnes

(This is how I imagine Imani looks. I found this picture on Pinterest and was like, yes. This is how I see Imani. Sucks because I think its AI but I'm still learning how to draw and I don't feel as confident in my drawings as I am with my writing lol)

Thank you for @radioactivesoda-gw2 for the templet!

Full Name: Imani Kiara Barnes

Callsign: Umbra

Pronunciation: I-MA-NI, Ki-A-RA, BAR-NES

Nickname(s): Mani, Stinky (Her parents' nickname for her), Baby girl

Preferred Name: Imani

Age: 23 (as of the current story that takes place in 2019)

Sexuality: Hetrosexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5'6

Weight/Build: 154 Pounds with a curvaceous and thick frame

Scars/Birthmarks/Distinguishing Markings: To Be Determined

🗣️ Personality & Morals ⚖️

Social Personaity: Ambivert

16 Personalitiy Test: INFJ-T or Turbulent Advocate

Postitive traist: Kind, Loyal, Hardworking, Flexible, Honest, Humble, Intelligent, Observant, Passoniate, Realistic, Empathic, Well-Rounded, Open-minded

Negative traits: Reckless, Insecure, Reactive, Petty, Strong-willed, Self-Rightous, Impatient, Sarcastic

Moral alignment: Chaotic Good

Guilty Pleasure(s): Stargazing, binge watching reality tv, video games, keeping up with celerbirty drama

👍 Strengths & Weaknesses 👎

Strengths/Skills (Mental/Physical): Intelligence, willpower, kindness

Weaknesses (Mental/Physical): Her body (in her eyes), always second guessing herself, struggling to rely on others

Biggest Advantage: Alpha

Biggest Vulnerability: Those she loves and considers her family

Mental Ailments: To Be Determined

Physical Ailments: To Be Determined

Addictions/Bad Habits: Sweets, Pink Moscato, rubbing the back of her neck when nervous, twirling and playing with her hair when stumbed and deep in thought.

Phobias: Trypophobia (fear of small holes), Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)

🏠 Lifestyle 🏠

Birthplace: Washington D.C., USA

Current Residence: Where ever the wind takes her lol

Education: Georgetown Boarding Academy, Georgetown Univeristy

Religion: N/A

Philosophy/Outlook on Life: 'Remeber everything, but continue moving forward'

Job: United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command soilder (Current Rank: Sergeant)

Hobbies: Video Games, Art, Writing, Singing, and Dancing

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Relationships 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Relationship Status: Never had a real boyfriend and is a virgin (LOL)

Family: (Only her parents and siblings)

Jefferson Barnes (Father) Age: 59

Alicia Barnes (Mother) Age: 56

Alexander Barnes (Triplet 1/ Older Brother) Age: 30

Aiden Barnes (Triplet 2/ Older Brother) Age: 30

Aaron Barnes (Triplet 3/ Older Brother) Age: 30

Miles Barnes (Twin Boy 1/ Older Brother) Age: 28

Malik Barnes (Twin Boy 2/ Older Brother) Age: 28

Iris Barnes (Imani's Twin/Older Sister) Age: 23

Alpha 'The Wolf' Barnes (Imani's trusty companion) Age: 9

Friends: Soap, Gaz, Price, Alpha

Enemies: Davis, More To Be Determined

Other notable relationships:

Isaiah Carter (Maternal Grandfather) Age: 81

Ruth Carter (Maternal Grandmother) Age: 79

Kate Laswell (Godmother/Aunt)

Azia Laswell (Aunt)

Vasil Ivanou (Benifactor. Wants her to call him uncle)

📚 Backstory 📚

Childhood: Imani, the youngest of seven children, had a stable and lively childhood. While living in D.C. during the school year, she joined Rising Star Performing Arts (Musical Troupe) hoping to become a star when she was older. There, she met her closest friends, who later became her sister-in-laws as they all married her brothers.

Adolescence: Similar to her childhood, Imani began expressing herself more in sports and her creative clubs. But that all changed when the incident occurred in Mar....More To Be Determined

Young Adulthood: To Be Determined

Present Day: Now, with goals unknown to most, Imani currently serves in the United States Marines Special Operations Command with a K9 unit she rescued and named Alpha. Her skill and tenacity compel her godmother and aunt Kate Laswell to recommend her to the newly established Task Force 141 under Captain John Price.

[changingplumbob]

Knightstone Household: Chapter 9, Part 10

CW: Low level sim spice - Guide to Content Warnings

Silas did not have a good school day. He didn’t want to explain what happened but he got a very sad moodlet. Luckily for him he’d already arranged to have his friends, and fellow aliens, Tyree and Ruth come over after school. It was too cold to do anything outside so the three took over the living room and started a video game battle.

Ruth: Important question, what are you two bringing for show and tell

Tyree: I found this cool leaf that looks like-

Ruth: Boring! As aliens we have to set the standard in cool stuff. Silas can you bring an alien

Silas: What? We’re aliens

Ruth: I meant from your mum’s collection of critters

Silas: Oh, maybe. She doesn’t really like people touching her science stuff

Ruth: You don’t have to ask her, just bring one

Tyree: Like you would steal from your mum’s

Ruth: I would if they had cool stuff for show and tell

Silas: Maybe I should just borrow a geode, Mummy has a bunch. I think she said the whole collection but she never got a collection plaque? I don’t know

Ruth ends up winning the game leaving the boys annoyed. She and Tyree head home while Silas takes a nap until his mum gets home.

Suzanna had a stressful workday and returns home with a bad headache. After waking up Silas she grabs her dinner, Adam votes they eat in the lounge in front of the TV tonight.

Suzanna: Good day?

Adam: I leveled up my guitar skill and Pollock and I sent a book off

Suzanna: That’s great!

Silas: Mummy... can I... have an alien?

Pollock: We aliens

Silas: I know. I mean one of the ones upstairs

Suzanna: Why? As like a pet?

Silas: Not exactly. I’d like to take one for show and tell. Please

Adam: I don’t think that’s a good idea, but your Mum and I will talk okay

Suzanna: You don’t want to take a crystal? We have plenty of those

Silas: Maybe. If I can’t have an alien

Adam and Suzanna worked in tandem that night getting their sons to bed. Adam read Pollock a story while Suzanna sprayed the monster under the bed for Silas. When they got upstairs they got in their sleepwear.

Suzanna: Why don’t you want him taking an alien

Adam: I don’t want us to be the local weirdos

Suzanna: But Adam you know the alien population ratio is high here, that’s why we came

Adam: I know. I just... we got so much unwanted attention as kids. I don’t want that for him

Suzanna: I know but he seems bright and he’s got friends

Adam: So I need to stop being so protective

Suzanna: I wouldn’t tell you that. But he should to be able to share something he’s excited about

Adam: Would any of them even survive a trip to school and back

Suzanna: The porcupine might. I can check with it tomorrow

Adam: For now would you get on the bed, I’ve missed you today. Let me show you how much

Suzanna: I think I’d rather convince you of my view

Adam: I like the sound of that

Suzanna: *giggles* Close your eyes

The next morning Silas can’t wait for his parents to get to the breakfast table. Bringing an alien was Ruth’s idea but he would like to be able to talk about one, his mum has found so many.

Adam: Morning sport

Silas: Daddy did you decide

Suzanna: Your dad wants you to take an alien

Silas: REALLY

Adam: Hold on there are some ground rules. Don’t let anybody else touch it, keep it in your sight and listen to your Mum when she tells you all about it

Silas: Huh

Suzanna: If you want to take one we need to go over my notes first. Otherwise you won’t have anything to say other than what colour it is. Show and tell is Friday right? I should have some time after work tomorrow

Silas: Yes, thanks Mummy, thanks Daddy

He happily washes the breakfast dishes and gets ready for the bus.

Adam: Thanks for convincing me. Anytime you want to do that to me again-

Suzanna: Shh, he’ll hear you! Let him be young and innocent a while longer

Silas headed to the road to wait for the bus to come. Rather than just stand and freeze he decided to make some snow angels. Suzanna meanwhile headed to her garden to harvest and care for the plants. Slowly some were evolving into better plants under her care.

Arriving at work Suzanna was confronted by a grey sky and an angry Shelley.

Shelley: Thank the watcher you are here, I need to talk to you

Suzanna: What about

Shelley: When you had your vacation day-

Suzanna: My son was sick

Shelley: And as a mother of a Silas I sympathise but Faye did not

Suzanna: If you’re going to tell me she hates me I’m well aware

Shelley: Doesn’t that piss you off

Suzanna: It comes with the territory of being an alien

Shelley: She was lording it over me all day, barking orders, I have the same rank as her

Suzanna: I’ll talk to her about it

Shelley: I wouldn’t mind if you did more than just talk

Shelley stormed inside and Suzanna groaned. Personal management was her least favourite part of the job. She just wanted to be a scientist tinkering away but no, since she was “the best” she was expected to control the behaviour of others. She set about her usual morning tasks thinking hard, how could she talk to Faye without it becoming a full on confrontation?

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[vernalloy]

(Lastly, for the ask game) 😎: Would you recommend this song to me based on what you know about me?

[music ask game]

Thank you fur the ask Dru! You can basically assume I’m always taking ask games :) (This ask was sent with three others:💡🥰🎬😎)

💡 - do you associate the song with something? if yes, what?

Spleen - Ruth White: Mmy Tivern :-) Tivern was a character who started the story as a corpse, at which point he was isekai’d into a shoddily-coded game, and fused with a camera and the game’s NPC AI, who puppeted around his corpse. He was revived in the game, which resurrected the original consciousness, who was confused and upset at these lost and new friends who knew him as someone he never was. While he is not a character I still use, he was fun for the brief time I had him, and he still has an impeccable musical genre— early electronica, intentionally unsettling spoken word (such as this song), and what may be called “hauntology”.

🥰 - what’s your favorite part of this song? (instrumental bit, lyric, etc)

Noel’s Lament - Ride the Cyclone: In general I am knocked over by the acting. Flamboyant morbid gay teenager is played brilliantly here, especially in the hissing�� “At night I burn myself with cigarettes / just to somehow prove I'm still alive!” There aren’t any particular standout lyrics for me, not because they’re bad or mediocre, they’re all charming, just nothing knocks me flat on my back. And it’s not supposed to! A fun ride all the way through.

🎬 - if you scripted/directed a music video for this song what would it look like?

Dr. Bones - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: Singer in front of a projection— it would be a mix of animation and live-action like Minnie the Moocher. When the instrumental parts take over, the singer goes to silhouette so that the movie behind them is at forefront, while verses are focusing on the singer’s acting. The animation would have the Bimbo-esque protagonist go to a poolroom in hell, playing against a stick-thin, sharply-dressed and highly animated figure.

😎: Would you recommend this song to me based on what you know about me?

Domino - Stereophonic: Yes! It’s a comfortable little rock song with a good mix of parts— breathy verses and more hang-back choruses, and a nice guitar section. I think the person behind the music previously worked in the emo/alt movement adjacent to Dallon Weekes, but this particular album is from a play, and as such tries to sound like 70s music.

[philomenacunt]

ask game... quartertech, lexgrace, and zailey?

AH SCREAMS.....can i just say i love that quartertech is like their official name now. i just put that in the tags of karen's post once. quartertech......

quartertech

i love them. ruth can fix him. she would fight back like she does with steph ("don't bully me!") if max wasn't physically a threat. she Should put him in his place. he's the king of hatchetfield and (apparently) really hot and ruth deserves a bf like that. also i think he'd support her love for theater and encourage her to yk just audition.

he makes it sound real easy but he's got that big goofy smile on his face when he says it so ruth doesn't have time to explain to him why it's not easy for her because she's already kissing him

also. ruth likes star wars and max also obviously likes star wars. ALSO. bit crude but we can assume he's good at fucking right. ruth deserves that. okay

lexgrace

I'm!!!!!! AHH okay. okayyyy. good girl x bad girl. except the bad girl's actually a softie, and the good girl's actually insane. at first lex wants to get a kick out of corrupting grace. and while grace is still dealing with self hatred, comphet, all the other christian issues, she's not gonna be corrupted. my little sadist. i'm soooo tired i'm sorry this is all i can offer rn

zailey

ZAILEY.....ZAILEY. they're such a cliché /pos. popular hot confident girl & her lackey loser lesbian who's desperately in love with her. and the popular hot girl has comphet and a soft spot for her lackey and it kills her so hard. did you see that one video i posted about their interactions in workin' boys?

look at that. it probably wasn't intentional but it captures their dynamic so well to me

[svturn-exe]

super important tmc hcs. ignoring the fact tht terraria and minecraft both came out in 2011

adam terraria: starts a new world every week bc it forgets what he's supposed to be doing next and it never occurs to him to look it up. bro doesn't even know the wiki Exists. never gets to hardmode bc he insists on playing master difficulty and also is bad at the game minecraft: exclusively plays creative mode in superflat worlds. makes ugly box structures out of diamond blocks and performs horrible labrat experiments on mobs in them

jonah terraria: almost exclusively plays journey mode! makes it his mission every time to 100% the research catalogue. the collection aspect of it tickles something in their brain minecraft: exclusively plays modded with like 20 different incredibly complicated tech mods tht each have a 200 page user manual . and also tinker's construct. they r a pro at it

mark terraria: gets to hardmode on expert mode, delves into the underground hallow bc he's excited to explore, gets jumpscared by a naturally spawning hallowed mimic and has a fucking heart attack minecraft: mark operates out of a dirt hut and yknow what fuck you they like it that way. brother rocking the greentop with the oak door. half the floor is gravel. no glass or trap doors for windows, just 1 block holes in the walls and one of the "windows" is blocked by a double chest. fully enchanted netherite and elytra btw

cesar has never played a video game. walks in2 marks room like are ya winnin, bro?

sarah terraria: plays w so many mods and texture packs the game is nigh unrecognizable. plays exclusively master mode and turns on every 'challenge' difficulty that comes with the mods at once bc she's seen the face of god and it was weeping minecraft: girlie is in the minigame servers. find sarah doing tnt run at 3 am she is going for it . good for her

evelin terraria: actually a pretty good builder. uses the wiki as a guide for npc happiness and builds little towns for them. beat moonlord like 2 months ago and just keeps going back to the same world to build stuff minecraft: plays adventure maps bc she thinks they're fun. evelin has played every minecraft horror adventure map that exists. i think she would love terra swoop force too dave terraria: once he gets far enough in a world to get access to wiring it's all over. spends the rest of the game trying to build machines to instant-ko bosses, with varying degrees of success. a master of the hoik minecraft: you know those videos that are like. using redstone to play minecraft in minecraft. yeah ruth terraria: plays vanilla summoner class in master mode for the worthy seed. she is god's strongest soldier and baby she's going for terraprisma. minecraft: spends the entire first night punching skeletons and creepers to death with her bare steve fists. has that Totally Legit Speedrun luck and finds everything she needs just from running around and raiding generated structures

thatcher terraria: terrible at building but god bless he's trying. favorite part of the game is old one's army, and she spends hours grinding to collect all of the sentries and the armor sets. somehow gets spawn camped by a crawdad and cries minecraft: keeps forgetting that you shouldn't make eye contact with endermen and it scares the shit out of her every time. is prone to lava-based mining incidents

jude tries to download minecraft free minecraft cracked no virus 100% safe trust me :) dot exe. is shocked when he gets a virus. how can this be

[hazelcephalopod]

Alright it’s insomnia posting time. I am now half way through Preacher aka the end of season 2 -so however far along you consider that to be. Here’s my thoughts as much as I can coherently relay as of now (I will be using video game metaphors)-

Season one truly does feel like what was meant to be a short tutorial level but developers quickly realized once it hit play testers they had included too much and no one wanted to leave. Therefore they had to force you to leave by blowing up the entire town and 99% of the characters you had grown to care about.

I too would have fallen in love with Tulip bc a) Ruth Negga; b) she’s just the coolest most badass messy women ever.

Jesse is not a good preacher and it is so fucking funny. He’s not terrible, he tries, but he’s just not.

Im gonna stay mad at the insane messy throuple vibes forever. (Do they have the communication skills? Would it be good? Probably not and also maybe that’s one of the reasons it’s so interesting.)

those Angels were fucking right Genesis is not good for a person to have in them. Like it’s clear from the beginning and only gets clearer as time goes on.

All I have to say about Eugene is this poor boy deserves none of this.

this show loves side quests.. Killer of Saints did go somewhere. But. Where it the hell side plot going? (More under the cut)

I think that firmly brings us to season two. Aka. The story kicks off. aka “Jesse having just learned god is missing decides he will find him because that is what the power is for.” (Despite being told it is in fact just the offspring of a demon and Angel that, got out of its prison? Nursery? Sanctuary?)

The second season is basically the main quest needs to be explored but mainly in fetch quests. Meanwhile the player needs most of the parts involving Tulip and Cass so they get the “bad (midpoint) ending”. It’s also apparently an “I’m going to join the evil group despite all evidence that I should not” play through. (I’m ok with this actually it’s just I find putting it that way funny)

Aka. All of these people are very traumatized and secretive. Problems ensue.

On the one hand I get that Cass is probably written as having like attachment issues and stuff. On the other I am reading it fully as he just fell in love with these weirdos and assumes that’s probably not on the table at all but will take whatever he can get.

Tulip deserves far better imho. Just in every aspect of life and storyline.

Jesse clearly suffering from trauma with some symptoms of mania triggered by the immense and inhuman power thrust upon him. Also the severe guilt being reignited by just about the most severe crises of faith. (I’m gonna be real honest I have some half formed thoughts on his trauma, depression, and quite possibly mania)

We all knew Dennis was not going to go well I think and it somehow did go worse. That was not just tragedy but utterly brutal as well in a way that surprised me. Truly believe Cass is probably holding back most of the time -in fact I’m pretty sure it’s firmly implied in the text. So hopefully that goes somewhere.

Jesse the grandson of the swamp witch who does black magic and maybe… voodoo? (I’m sorry that woman looks way to white for that but I admit I’m not well versed in that particular tradition so I will not say more; the show seems to be more focusing in her just being a witch?) (great cutscenes tho)

After they get to new Orlesns the show really becomes “Jesse finds a new cult led by a fascist asshole and uh. Everyone else has fucked up misadventures which Jesse doesn’t appear to even notice most of unless it directly applies to him.” (Aka we are off the group main quest here’s a bunch of individual side quests, decisions matter despite appearing completely unrelated. Will you talk to each other? Btw they do not)

I would be surprised if Jesse remembered who Dennis was by the end tbh. He was not paying attention to anything after they got rid of the Saint of Killers imho with his partners. At the very least I believe it was the last thing he was thinking about.

I am saying partners -yes I am shipper scum get over it- Bc they basically are presented as such by the end of this season. The vibes very much are “bordering on divorce” by the end of the season. Tulip and Cass break up with Jesse, in a diner for joining a weird cult and not paying enough attention to them and being extremely selfish. They are correct imho.

Again Tulip deserves better than this. (Spoiler- I know she gets better. Still. Also I’d have loved to see whoever Jesse actually explained -or perhaps didn’t- his plan to Cass)

they are getting so so divorced broken up and tbh. fair.

“I hate you” delivered in the most… truly trying to just hate him and not being able to way imho.

time for under the cut stuff

So the big points here are- does Preacher deal with fascists and specifically Nazis well? Tbh, I’m not sure it does but I’ve seen much worse.

First we have Herr Starr who is at minimum an authoritarian and I would go as far to say fascist. I’d go as far to say the Grail is heavily fascist leaning. Most of the Grail is just embarrassingly incompetent. Whereas Herr Starr despite the “funny problems” -tbh I was not really amused personally by “lol one of the idiot agents though he wanted a gay gang bang”. Its 2017 why? Who was like “yea let’s do that”. (I have several guesses) Anyway to put it very simply I think he’s just a bit… too cool? Now I admit his main character traits seem to be a deeply selfish desire for power for himself perhaps? I still think he’s a fascist but maybe other have a different read and I’m willing to hear it I guess?

Hitler. Why is he here? Is this necessary? On the other hand it’s a bold move and I could see them doing some subversive and cathartic stuff with him but I admit my own bias of having a strong disgust factor over… just the character. However he sucks, and everyone else except the nicest naivest person in hell agrees, which makes it tolerable.

[chaosbutautism]

1: either the Summoning or Bury the Bully

2: Richie!

3: Dirty Girl, my asexual brain just can’t.

4: None of them were bad, but I don’t really like Grace. Great character and amazingly written, I just hate her personality.

5: Brenda is amazing, Kyle is amazing, ACAB has Bailey and Shapiro as it’s only exemptions/j

6: ‘Linda, call my lawyer.’

7: Cool as I think I am

8: None, they are all amazing and unable to be overrated

9: High School is Killing Me

10: I am a huge multi-shipper, so I just can’t choose

11: I don’t really have a ranking, they’re all on the same line for me!

12: Richie is an anime nerd, Ruth is a theater nerd, Pete is a video game nerd. That man religiously follows Matpat and you can’t convince me otherwise!

13: the entire Barbeque monologue scene. Me and my friends (who are all also Hatchetfield fans) spontaneously burst out in ‘my barbeque’ chains

14: If I loved you reprise. I listened back to it with a friend recently and I almost cried only listening to the song

15: Blinky!

16: Me and my friends are all obsesses with the Hatchetfield series, to the point we’re planning a school activity based on it, we’re doing choreography and constantly playing soundtracks or quoting. We can randomly start bursting out in song. Thank the universe we go to a school for autistic kids or we would soooo get bullied!

NPMD Ask Game!

Favorite song? 🎶

Favorite main character? 😍

Least favorite song? 🤨

Least favorite character? 😠

Favorite minor character? 🧍

Favorite Hatchetfield reference? 💙

Song you didn’t like at first that grew on you? 🎵

Overrated song? 🙄

Underrated song? 🫣

Favorite ship? 🥰

Where do you rank NPMD in terms of the Hatchetfield musicals? 💚

Favorite headcanon? 💭

Favorite and/or funniest part of the show? 🫶🏻

Least favorite and/or saddest part of the show? ❤️‍🩹

Favorite Lord in Black? 👻

Free space - talk about whatever you want! ✅

[thequiver]

1, 2, 3, 4, 6GA, 11, 14GA, 20GA, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42GA, 48, 50. Please and thank you.

1. Who's your favorite character and why? So I don't.... have one. I have a lot of characters that I like hyperfixate on? But I don't necessarily think I have a favorite. I definitely do have favorites but not one in particular. So like Ollie, Roy, Mia, Connor, Dinah, Emi, Jade, David, Pietro, Wanda, Terry, Kurt, etc.

2. Who's your favorite supporting character and why?

I don't.... think I actually tend to classify characters as "supporting characters" to me they're all just.... characters, but uh... Shado.

3. Who's your favorite comics hero/sidekick duo?

GREEN ARROW AND SPEEDY

4. answered already!

6. Who's a character you love seeing interacting with Green Arrow?

for Ollie I LOVE seeing him interact with Shado- and for Connor I really like seeing him interact with his civilian family and Master Jansen!

11. already answered!

14. What's your favorite thing about character Green Arrow?

for Ollie I love all of his contradictions, they make such a fun character, and for Connor I just really adore the depth to his character, how strong he is and his constant desire to be better and do better in really meaningful ways

20. If you were given a comic run for character Green Arrow, what would you write about?

Definitely a book with both Connor and Ollie teaming up as Green Arrow and sort of them working to find a balance in that dynamic for sure, definitely push and pull in their methods of being Green Arrow, sort of showcasing how they learn from each other

21. Share a favorite piece of comics lore.

GA writers have been investigated by the CIA :)

24. What's your favorite crossover event?

I'm really fond of the Battle of Muir Island, which is apparently a lot more niche than I thought it was

26. If you got sucked into a comic, which one would you pick?

uh..... this would end HORRIBLY FOR ME, but Once and Future

29. What are some of your favorite comics blogs?

definitely @batphobique @lomakes @cissie-queen-jones @zibah-ho and @lesbianspeedy plus more friends but is late and I am bad at remembering urls

30. What's been a good change to comics status quo?

definitely hit or miss but greater understandings of mental health and the inclusion of more diverse characters - I am NOT saying these are always done well, but just the fact that they're existing is something that gives me more hope for the Big 2 especially

31. Shine a light on a character you think deserves more love.

JAY GUTHRIE AND RUTH ALDINE

32. Who are two characters you'd like to see interact more?

DAVID HALLER AND ERIK MAGNUS LEHNSHERR

33. What's your favorite tv show adaptation?

X-Men: Evolution babey

34. What's your favorite movie adaptation?

It has SO MANY FAULTS but the vibes of X-Men First Class were immaculate (also X-2)

35. What's your favorite video game adaptation?

much to the chagrin of my boyfriend and my students, I do not play video games nor am I super into watching other people play video games

37. Any characters you used to dislike but now you like? What changed your mind?

I used to really not like Pyro, but I'd only seen him in the movies and in X-Men: Evo, but I just came to really enjoy him in the comics, all it took was actually reading lol

38. What's your favorite comic book trope?

"Any last words?" being said by an adversary and then their opponent not dying- it gets me every time

41. What's a comic that keeps on giving (you enjoy rereading)?

Green Arrow: Quiver, but issue specific Legion of X #6

42. What comic had the best characterization of Green Arrow?

For Ollie it's O'Neil or Grell, and for Connor it's Dixon

48. What's your favorite elseworld/AU story?

I've never really been into elseworlds like I like making my own AUs and such, but idk... I'm a canon compliance bitch they're just not my thing

50. Share anything you'd like to about a character of your choice - a favorite fic, comic panel, an original work you made, anything!

okay so I bought this super awesome sticker of David holding his father's skull with a Hamlet reference on it and I've had to explain the context to at least 10 of my coworkers and it never gets old

[evermorehaikyuu]

Is it ok if I request a fluff song fic for a kenma x reader where the reader has had a crush on kenma when they were kids and the reader accidentally confesses their feeling for kenma with this song?

Title: Wishing

Note: Hello! Yep, of course! I hope you’re okay with me doing childhood friends to lovers, so let’s get started!

Song: Dandelions (Ruth B.)

-

Childhood memories were full of laughter, friends, summers full of playing and occasionally sleepovers. There was always one friend that you’d care about more than anyone else and that was the one friend you could count on and them on you. For Kenma, that person was Y/N. 

Y/N was his best friend since they were little. Kuroo had been his other best friend, but the one Kenma counted on when it came to video games was her. She always offered a good challenge and he couldn’t deny it when he said that he had fun with her. On the days where their breaks had started, they’d spend a lot of time together, enjoying each other’s company. 

Through the years, they changed but their friendship never once wavered. They had gone to Nekoma High School and Kenma was known to have Y/N hanging around him while he was just quiet. It was strange to a lot of people, but Y/N didn’t think anything of it. Kenma was her best friend. Who was she to leave him behind if someone said something bad about her? 

“Kenma, have you been fighting with Yamamoto again?” Y/N sighed as she sidled up next to him at lunch. She already had his food packed, seeing as he forgot it and she set it in front of him. “You need to eat.”

“He started it,” Kenma grumbled, thinking about the fight he had had with Yamamoto earlier. He was barely a first year and he was already on someone’s bad side.

Y/N picked at her food, thinking before laughing, “You two are going to give poor Fukunaga white hairs before he’s supposed to. You’re teammates, try to get along.”

With an expression of disbelief, Kenma replied, “Didn’t you get into a huge argument with Kuroo because he wasn’t doing what you told him to do?”

“In my defense, it was air hockey! How do you fail at air hockey?! I was just giving him tips, but he said he could do it himself and the idiot didn’t let me help him!” 

Kenma’s hair fell, shielding the side of his face from her. It was a good thing because he had a smile at the time. Kuroo and Y/N were friends but there were times where it was clear that they’d strangle each other if it wasn’t for Kenma. At least they tried. 

When Yamamoto had told him that he looked like the girl from the Ring with that dark hair of his, he resorted to dying to tips blond, making him look completely different. Going to Y/N’s house for their scheduled study session, she had screamed at the sight of him before quieting down when she realized it was just him. Trying to explain to her what had happened, Kenma knew that she was internally laughing and he was grumbling the entire time before they got down to studying. 

What Kenma didn’t know was that Y/N was slowly coming to the realization that she was having feelings for him. She was having feelings for her best friend and she wasn’t ready to face them up front. After all, if Kenma rejected her, they wouldn’t be able to go back to their friendship. That was the one thing she couldn’t bear to lose. Kenma was her best friend since forever and she wouldn’t allow her feelings to get in the way of that. 

In their second year, it was clear to Kuroo that Y/N had feelings for him. Instead of teasing her about it like he wanted, he decided to pull her aside after school. “Can we talk?”

“Whatever I did, it’s not my fault, you made me do it.”

Rolling his eyes, he waved Kenma forward, saying that he’d return Y/N afterwards. He led her to a secluded place and crossed his arms across his chest, raising an eyebrow at Y/N. “Do you have a crush on Kenma?”

Her heart dropped. It was that obvious? “No, definitely not--”

“You’re doing the thing where you’re lying.” Kuroo smiled gently at her, shrugging his shoulders. “I mean, with the friendship you two have had, I expected it. But how long ago did you realize?”

“First year. Just...don’t tell him. Please. I don’t want to lose him because of my feelings for him, I couldn’t bear to have that. Kuroo, please don’t tell him.”

“I won’t. But you never know, maybe he’s just good at hiding the mutual feelings.”

If he had feelings for her, he hid it better than anything. Kenma did have feelings for her and he decided to put it aside because of the same Y/N was sparing hers for him. They didn’t want to lose each other, not after so many years being inseparable. If the rejection was too much for both of them to handle, who knew what’d happen to the both of them. 

Wishes were made by the both of them, hoping that the other would return the feelings with some sort of miracle. Whenever one of them saw the other smiling, they’d feel much more comforted in the end. It was hard to hide it from other people, it was like everyone knew about their feelings for one another except them. They were friends for a long time so the affection they had for one another did not seem romantic whatsoever, it was only seen as platonic for the both of them.  

The years kept going by and now they were in college, Kenma rising to the top faster than ever. He was already preparing his new company and was a famous Youtuber as well as a professional gamer. It seemed like he had everything figured out. The one thing that never changed was Y/N. They were both still pining after one another and it was driving everyone around them insane to know that no matter what, they’d be so utterly oblivious to their discreet ways of showing romantic love to one another. 

The first strike was during Kenma’s stream. He had been playing a game and Y/N had gone to his house because she had a key for his place (Kuroo was on the verge of tears when he heard this, he couldn’t believe she didn’t know what that meant). Walking into his room, she asked, “Kenma, where’s the jacket?”

“Which jacket?” Kenma was focused on his game, but his mind was whirring as to try and figure out what she was talking about. “Yours or mine?”

“Mine, I’m pretty sure I left it here. I’m cold.”

“You can take one of my jackets--” Kenma paused at the sight of the screen’s comments going wild from the conversation. So many of them were asking if that was Kenma’s girlfriend, what her name was and others were just screaming about the revelation. “Guys, this isn’t my girlfriend, she’s just my best friend.”

Y/N’s heart froze at that sentence. He clearly didn’t see her as anything more than a friend. But it was also quite common because Kenma had always called her his best friend. So why did it hurt more now? However, she made sure not to let that hurt show as she tugged on one of Kenma’s hoodies, bringing up a chair next to him. “Can I stay?”

“Of course you can stay.” He paused at the sight of her in his hoodie, his own heart rate increasing and it was clear to everyone else that he was head over heels for her, except her. She didn’t notice. This drove the Nekoma team insane, considering they watched a lot of Kenma’s streams. Yamamoto literally said something along the lines of them to date already because no one wanted a 500k slowburn and if they did, they were masochistic. Luckily, the rest of the comments drowned out that one comment or else Kenma and Y/N would’ve sat in awkward silence. 

“Kenma, you’re going to lose!” Y/N said, gesturing at the screen. 

Quickly turning to his game, he continued talking and playing, all too aware of Y/N next to him in his hoodie. He decided to play with her in the next stream, seeing that a lot of the followers liked her. When he asked, she eagerly agreed and left with his hoodie on. Kenma sat in his gamer chair, staring at the wall. How could he find out if she shared the same feelings for him as he did for her without any consequences?

The day of reckoning arrived for Y/N. She decided to talk to him and tell him because it was already driving her insane to know that her feelings hadn’t faded away through the years at all, they just increased. Picnic dates were Kenma’s favorite thing to do with her, so she chose to take him to their favorite spot and confess there. 

Both of them were going to the place and before long, they were joking around and laughing like they did before. Y/N almost forgot the reason why she had invited him until Kenma asked, “Why’d you invite me here? I mean, I don’t mind but usually it’s because something big is coming up. Is something wrong?” He knew her better than anyone else and it made her glow internally. 

Staring at the landscape before them, covered with thousands of dandelions. The reason why it was Kenma’s favorite place was because of his quiet fondness for dandelions. When they were younger, Y/N and Kenma would make flower crowns of dandelions and put them on one another. He never got the hang of it, but he wore his crown the entire time and even kept it afterwards. He was always sad when they wilted away but she told him that she could make some more for him. That was when they found the hill with the scenery of dandelions. It became Kenma’s favorite place and he found it to be much better when Y/N was at his side.

Y/N gathered up all her courage to say the next words. “I brought you here because I wanted to tell you something. I don’t know how to say it subtly but I don’t think subtle will work here. I like you, Kenma. I have for a long time, I can’t even remember how long it’s been. Originally, I didn’t want to tell you because maybe we’d lose our friendship, yet it’s been years. I had to tell you at some point. But if you don’t return those feelings, it’s okay. We can try to go back to our friendship.”

Kenma could have combusted right then and there from the confession. She liked him. She liked him back. All this time, those times she had been affectionate with him, it wasn’t platonic. He had been blind to it and thought that it was like any other day. Reaching for her hand, he mumbled, “I didn’t want to tell you for the same reason, but I like you too. I have for a while now and I didn’t want to believe it when people told me about you.”

Y/N turned to face him and saw the small smile on Kenma’s face. She inhaled sharply as she stared at their entwined hands. It wasn’t a dream. It was real. Placing her head on his shoulder, she reached for his other hand and when she squeezed his hand, it gave him the answer he needed. Leaning his head on hers, he just barely turned to give her the smallest kiss on the side of her head, causing her heart to race as they both gazed at the yellow field before them. It was the happiest they had been and it was because of each other. 

“I think Kuroo’s going to scream when he finds out.” Y/N mumbled.

Kenma sighed, realizing that she was right. The entire team would lose their heads at the news. However, instead of thinking about that, he wrapped his arms around her and replied, “We’ll worry about that later.” His embrace made it clear that what he wanted to do more was stay in that moment with her. He loved her more than what he thought he did. Just being in that picturesque scene was enough for him to confirm it internally. It wasn’t time yet to say those three words, but within time, he’d be able to say it easily because it was her.  They felt safer with each other than with anyone else and they knew one another like the backs of their hands. It was enough for both of them.

No matter what would’ve happened, they would always choose each other. Kenma knew that he’d choose her over anyone and with that thought in mind, he let everything else disappear and only concentrated on her comforting warmth, finally feeling happy after a long time. 

[papirouge]

I'll never sign up for reddit but I like fds too! since it's the only place on reddit where women can only comment. On posts that highlight lvm and misogyny it's nice not to read male opinions that will always favor the abuser and ignore the women victimized by them. Or they vaguely say under an article about rapists getting no jail "wow people suck :(" like no. Name the problem. Lvm dont just suck. They're a danger. And it's a nice place to read how to you should never lower your standards while dating because having a baby with the wrong person (like a guy who thinks it's so funny to play video games and ignore you while you're in labor) is worse than having no baby. And I love how critical they are of porn, porn use in males, anti sex work as its exploitative, and overall critical of hookup culture that has never benefited women. I hope more women wake up, raise their standards and live like a queen by making their own money. Financial independence should never be sacrificed. It's what keeps you safe from abusers who want to trap you. Is fds perfect? Nothing is but it sure is nicer than the sludge of reddit's other subs 🤷🏾‍♀️

"it's a nice place to read how to you should never lower your standards while dating because having a baby with the wrong person (like a guy who thinks it's so funny to play video games and ignore you while you're in labor) is worse than having no baby"

GIIIIRL The horror stories I've read on this sub, I- Deadbeat fathering x1000000

Yeah I'm not ashamed I've been browsing on this sub regularly and I don't see where the hate is coming from (mostly from tradfem). It's very sad to see that whenever women are unapologetic to set their boundaries, standards or preference, they almost automatically get labelled as "gold digger" "manipulative" "bossy".... when they're just minding their business and don't abuse anyone.

Not every woman wants to be married to leave her familial home, so yes, I think it's a good thing there is a scene for this category of women who want to learn to manage their budget and optimize their celibate lifestyle. Contrary to the popular belief, FDS isn't only for rich or wanting to be rich women lol Learning to be savvy in social/romantic relationships is useful for ALL women.

And yes, even Christian women. We have to be mindful on how to choose one for marriage. As I always said, having standards is not a bad thing. I'm not going to marry someone just because he's just a nice Christian man. Not all Christians men are equal (i.e regarding their worth for marriage). Do I have to remind you who Ruth married? Boaz was no dusty broke man💀 This girl knew what she was doing👑 (by definition, Ruth did an hypergamy move)

It legitimately pains me to see how low the bar for Christian men has become....

[damn-behzinga]

Unconventional Family

Ethan Payne & OC! Sister

summary - Ethan meets his half sister for the first time and he decides she should meet his family, the sidemen.

warnings - abandonment issues, bad dads

request - Can you do a  behzinga imagine where he has like an older sister and the boys meet her. the sister isnt the reader tho

masterlist + request info

a/n - I used the name ‘Naya’ in memory of Naya Rivera because Glee was a childhood favourite of mine. I will forever miss her, Naya, rest easy, fly high with Cory.

gif credit @sdmngifs​

"Ethan Payne?" The woman asked causing Ethan to squint at her.

"Who's asking?"

"Um, there's no easy way to put this but-" The woman took a deep breath. "I'm your sister. My name is Naya."

"I - um-" Ethan struggled for words and instead he spat, "What the fuck?"

"I know this might come as a shock but my dad cheated on my mum with yours and I-" Naya sighed. "You don't look like him."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"You should. He's a complete asshole." Naya snorted.

"Such an asshole!" Ethan agreed, barking out a laugh. They continued laughing until Ethan asked, "So, how did you find me?"

"Your mum still knows my mum and they talked. She was going to tell you but I said that I wanted to meet you myself." Naya took a seat next to Ethan. "Your mum is amazing, by the way. She took everything in her stride, a lot better than my mum."

"Did you keep his last name?"

"As if! There's no way I wanted to be associated with that asshole." She chuckled. "Naya Lounds." She stuck her hand out and Ethan shook it, smiling softly at her.

"So did he leave you too?" Ethan asked.

"Yup. After my mum found out that he had another son and she kicked him out. I don't remember much. I was like seven and all I could remember was the two of them yelling about some woman he had knocked up when I was two." Naya took a sip of her drink. "I saw him on birthdays  and shit until I was eighteen and then I told him that I never wanted to see his ass again."

"Oh, shit." Ethan chuckled dryly.

"So, do you have any stories about the old man?" Naya asked.

"Nothing really. Mum made it clear she wasn't having him around. He forgot my name and mum went ballistic!"

"Holy shit! What an asshole!" Naya chuckled. "Big up your mum though. She's got to be one of the strongest women I've ever met."

"She's the strongest." Ethan smiled.

"Ethan?" Josh called. "Mate, we're ditching this place and going to the pub across the street."

"Okay, just give me a second." Ethan smiled and quickly pulled out his phone. "Put your number in and we can talk about this more."

The friendship group waited outside for their friend. The tattooed man wandered out the door, smiling softly at the men.

"Get her number?" Simon commented, raising his eyes suggestively.

"It's not like that!" Ethan scoffed at his older friend. "She's family. Someone I haven't really known."

All his friends glanced at one and other trying to figure out what was going on. But, with the alcohol buzzing in their system, they shrugged it off and made their way to the next pub.

Over the next month and a half, the siblings quickly got to know each other, swapping stories from their childhood, explaining their jobs, and discussing their passions. They started to meet up weekly, text everyday. The two of them had lost so much and they were determined not to lose each other.

Then, Ethan realised he hadn't even told his closest friends about the new development in his life. So, he called Naya and told her to get ready to meet the six craziest people she'd ever meet.

So, the next week, Ethan placed the floor, biting his nails as his friends watched him from the couch.

"You have nothing to be nervous about," Josh said softly.

"Yeah, we're just meeting your friend, right?" Simon said. "I will say, this is a bit formal for us to meet a friend."

"I need to-" Ethan started and the doorbell echoed throughout the flat.

He bit his lip and walked over to the door, taking a deep breath before he opened it wide.

"Naya." He breathed out, pulling her into a hug.

"Hey. It's good to see you." Naya smiled, pulling away. "Are you friends here already?" 

"Yeah. They're in the living room." Ethan shut the door behind her and guided her to the living room.

"Boys, this is Naya." Ethan took a deep breath. "My sister."

There was a moment of silence as everyone tried to grasp the new information.

"Sister?" JJ sputtered.

"Well, half-sister, technically." Naya chuckled awkwardly. 

"I'm so confused," Harry muttered.

"It's nice to meet you guys, Ethan talks about you a lot. It's nice to put faces to names." Naya said kindly. "I know you must have a lot of questions and as I said to Ethan, I will happily answer them the best as I can."

"Your half-siblings?" Simon clarified. "Like through your dad or-"

"Yep," Naya said. "We have the same asshole dad."

Ethan laughed quietly.

"And how are we supposed to know that you aren't some crazy fan?" Josh asked, squinting.

"I've seen the birth certificate. And my mum confirmed it." Ethan explained. "I saw a photo of her and my dad."

"How long have you known that you were siblings?" Tobi asked

"Oh well, I found out a few years ago that I might have half-siblings but I never wanted to know about know my family through my dad. But I got curious and my mum had met Ruth through a friend and so I asked. And I put off meeting him for a long time, I didn't want to fuck up his life and I was worried he'd be like our dad." Naya shrugged slightly.

"Have you ever seen the video of Ethan smashing a controller into his desk when he got pissed off at a game?" JJ asked.

"No!" Naya barked out a laugh. "Please show me!"

"Or the time he almost broke his neck attempting a bicycle kick?" Harry exclaimed.

"Why didn't I know about these?" Naya laughed, shoving Ethan jokingly.

"That's not exactly the first impression I wanted to leave." Ethan snorted.

"Really? I think that's a really good way to know you." Naya argued jokingly.

"I like her already!" Tobi laughed loudly. 

"Aye, my sister is off-limits!" Ethan yelled and yeah, he could get used to saying that.

[famdommcfanface]

Doctor who thoughts! I just have to get this out of my system every week and it's easier for you for me to put it in one post. I actually wrote this when I was watching it first time round.

Wow, Bel! I know a Bel. Nice to see some Bel rep

Those are... kind of proper daleks? Not quite? They're a little shiny, I don't know.

That was so clearly a bad idea why would you walk out in the open like that

Oh, speaking of which, even more characters. Yay. I wouldn't be usually concerned but Chris always just puts too many in then they don't get enough time.

I quite like this internal monologue, I don't know.

If that's the fucking time vortex I'm going to murder someone

Okay it's not

I love how she just shouts 'no!' because she hasn't even learnt his name yet

Wait!!!! Parallel universe doctor???? Kind of???

Why does Dan get to be a companion while what's his name doesn't

Oh no I'm confused now. What is happening.

I like Diane. Shame she'll be dead soon.

Ooh big forest of the dead vibes here. I bet it won't be as interesting but hopefully less creepy

Wow BIG forest of the dead vibes

WAIT OH MY GOD I okay this is kind of cool.

Shipping Yaz and her hypothetical police partner who wipes salad dressing off her cheek

I like the hall but it doesn't look like Gallifrey. I thought he was from Gallifrey

The grand serpent. That sounds cool.

Thing is you can't say ravagers and not expect me to think of Minecraft things

Yay! I heard swarm and azura weren't going to be in this episode.

Ruth doctor! Oh wait this. I forgot this story was going to be resolved.

We've covered this doc. You've had your memories wiped.

Yes you do have a lot to figure out there's only three and a half episodes left and you have so much to sort out

Oh him. We gonna find anything out about him this time???

That dude is high af

I don't like the blue swarm (oh. Swarm.) it looks like someone's not animated it properly idk.

I still don't really get what the flux is. Am I meant to?

Those Cybermen are in such shoddy lines. They would march in better lines than that.

Tigmi is going to murder someone at some point.

Go onnn who's she talking to

Oh my god I love the grand serpent I bet he's only going to be in this episode I hate that.

Chibnall can really write those queercoded villains huh. He's really worked that out.

Oh why can't Sonya just like video games??

Future??? Cool

Why is this bit with the angels in the video game actually hilarious for some reason

Stfu Sonya Yaz just broke your Playstation or something

Wait why does swarm look like that, I don't like that. Is that even swarm. Where's my sexy swarm. I don't want old swarm

No I do not understand what passenger is

Oh thank you for that exposition Chris.

*chanting* Shada! Shada! Shada! (I know it's not going to be)

I don't like this anthropisation of time.

Swarm what the actual fuck are you talking about

Why is Azure still kinda sexy but swarm isn't.

This gives me the vibes of that dalek prison from you know that one

Okay but I feel like the Mouri might actually be bad? Like imprisoning time sounds like a bad thing idk?

No! Bel! I care more about them than most of the main characters. I really like their ship too.

Why do the Cybermen have spikes on their shoulders 😂

Hang on how has Bel gotten the Cybermen to talk?

Yeah Bel we're aware of the flaw in the (primarily dalek) plan

Oh I wanted a handles situation.

They never said a gender or even that it's romantic so I'm expecting a 'plot twist' with Bel

I'm just watching Vinder being like 'I would never argue with the fucking evil dictator you fucking idiot'

VINDER YOU IDIOT FUCK YOUR OATH

Okay at least he regrets it he's not so much of an idiot.

This is fairly clunky Vinder backstory but I don't mind it.

Vinder if you have kids I'm going to be very mad at you doing what you did.

DAN KARVINISTA SOULMATES I'M SORRY

Doctor you've already had this character arc twice now.

I think they can force you out they pretty much are time.

Ooh exposition time

I like this woman she seems cool.

Okay this is giving me crack vibes and it took me about five years after the end for me to understand that.

Doc don't be mean to Yaz. Fuck you.

Yay! Sexy swarm is back!

Oh I really hate this space v time shit it makes zero sense.

Yaz has been wearing the same outfit for three episodes now which I'm grateful for because it's a great outfit.

Okay he's not a time lord then. Shame.

Wait he might be

Okay he isn't.

Stfu doc be nice to Yaz

TRIANGLES!

Ooh. Wait it was just a romantic relationship with a man. Ah well I like Bel anyway, that's fine. Her and Vinder would be sweet. Vinder is kind of annoying but hey.

Oh my god that fucking exposition tho.

Wait that means he won't have a romantic storyline with Yaz! Result.

Yaz is playing that new phone game about the weeping angels. I played it, it's quite good.

Again, the weeping angels just piloting the TARDIS is weirdly hilarious.

Claire in the past! Period clothing! Awesome. I love period clothing.

[pbandjesse]

I just got all overheated all of a sudden. But I have had an excellent day. Just top notch. And I feel really happy.

I slept a little better last night but it was still hard. I think our boxspring is broken and it makes my side of the bed angle towards the wall and its not comfortable at all. But there's nothing to be done about that right now.

I woke up this morning and took my time getting out of bed. I loved my outfit today. This dress is excellent. I am not sure if its a nightgown but I think it might be. But it has pockets and its so good. I felt really cute.

And I was excited for our day. James made me an omelet and we wasted some time until 10 when it was time to go.

We were going to the zoo today. And I was surprised how long the line to get in was, but we weren't in a rush. We had free tickets from the BMI so I was just happy to be there. Everyone there had a child under the age of 4. It was very cute. We kept joking we were looking out for someone else without kids but I don't think we found any that we were sure about.

It wasn't very busy though. A solid group of people. We had a nice chat with the line manager about Babe Ruth because he used to work at that museum. He was really nice and very quickly we were in the zoo, no fuss at all.

I had a great time. We saw the praire dogs first. Super cute, so small. And then we got to do the main walk which just opened after like a decade of being closed. It is where all the Victorian style cages are and it was fascinating to see. They were using two for temporary housing for an owl and a porcupine. But it was interesting to see the photos of animals in the cages in the past and reading the stories of people who remember it. Im excited we got to see that.

I honestly had some of my favorite animal experiences today in recent zoo memory. Like I always love going to the zoo, but there were so many actually doing stuff today! Eating and fighting and running and being animals. They weren't just sleeping. I don't know if it was the weather or the time. But it was great. We got to see the penguins get fed first thing. And then walked the Maryland habitats.

James was so cute about loving birds. We had lots of joking and playing around. It was so beautiful and I was having so much fun.

Seeing the otters was a highlight. They are James's favorite and seeing them get excited and amazed was awesome. And my favorite was the chimps. They had 3 babies!! And they were climbing around and jumping and it was great. I felt so excited and it was just so amazing.

The whole place was great though. There were changes from the last time I was there. Animals in different places, areas open that weren't before, others that were closed. I was sad that the polar bears are leaving so they weren't out. But the grizzlies were going wild and it was amazing to see.

We had a little lunch and took a photobooth photos. I loved walking around and seeing everything. We were there for over 3 hours. I was a bit exhausted by the end. But in a good and happy way. We stopped at the gift shop, but to look. But it was time to go home.

We got back home and I changed into a sweatshirt. And James helped me bring down the camp matress so I can bring it with me tomorrow to my parents. I want to see if it makes sleeping the car nicer for me and Jess's little trip next week. And I made sure my bag was packed properly. James played video games for a little and I did a little cleaning. Before they headed to their parent's house to do laundry. For like 5 hours. I felt super bad they had to be gone so lone. And its literally still not done. They had to bring one bag home to dry and we still have two bags left. Ugh.

I appreciate them doing that though. I really hope they get the machines here fixed because this has been so annoying.

While James was gone I watched videos. I had soup. I did some cleaning. I played with sweetP. I did the dishes. I laid around. I did styling. I actually did a lot of that, I was pretty proud of myself. But I mostly just wanted James to come home.

And finally, now they are. We put all the clean stuff away together and now James is watching the football game and Im going to go shower.

Tomorrow I am going to my parents and then me and Jess are getting tattoos in the afternoon!! I am excited. I hope it is fun. I don't know which one of us is going first. We are each getting two, but she is only charging for one each. Its going to be great.

Sleep well everyone. Take care of yourselves!! Goodnight!

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Bo Burnham: Inside - Existing in a Digital Purgatory

For the majority of its duration, “White Woman’s Instagram”—a song penned by Bo Burnham for Inside, his self-produced Netflix comedy special—follows the same basic structure as Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” and R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)”: a list of vaguely related concepts interspersed with an infectiously catchy chorus. For example:

Latte foam art. Tiny pumpkins.

Fuzzy, comfy socks.

A coffee table made out of driftwood.

A bobblehead of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A needlepoint of a fox.

Some random quote from Lord of the Rings

Incorrectly attributed to Martin Luther King.

The third verse, however, features a jarring twist on the formula:

Her favorite photo of her mom.

The caption says:

‘I can't believe it;

It's been a decade since you've been gone.

Momma, I miss you;

I miss sitting with you in the front yard.

Still figuring out how to keep living without you.

It's got a little better, but it's still hard.

Momma, I got a job I love and my own apartment;

Momma, I got a boyfriend, and I'm crazy about him.

Your little girl didn't do too bad.

Momma, I love you. Give a hug and kiss to Dad.'

It’s a sobering reminder that there are actual human beings on the other side of every social media interaction. “Influencers” and “e-celebrities” are not solely defined by their heavily-filtered photographs and vapid “philosophical” musings; as easy as it is to mock them for their shallow materialism and obsession with “clout,” they are still people—they have families, hopes, ambitions, anxieties, and regrets.

Of course, this epiphany is swiftly forgotten with the very next line: “A goat-cheese salad.” Such is the fickle nature of the digital age.

Although it would be an exaggeration to claim that Inside is about the internet, it’s certainly a major recurring theme, from the songs (which elevate such mundane tasks as sexting and FaceTime conversations to epic proportions) to the various skits and sketches (which adopt the styles of popular YouTube formats, such as “Reaction Videos” and “Let’s Plays”). The film was, after all, created during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when laptops and smartphones served as the only genuinely “safe” windows to the outside world—an avenue of escape that soon became a claustrophobic prison in its own right.

Burnham expresses this fundamental paradox most clearly in “Welcome to the Internet”, which personifies the World Wide Web as a cross between Mephistopheles and a sleazy used car salesman. While the offer of unlimited access to “everything all of the time” is initially tempting, it demands a steep toll (“Show us pictures of your children, / Tell us every thought you think”). Additionally, too much exposure to the information superhighway quickly leads to sensory overload; the whiplash-inducing tonal dissonance of the lyrics is humorous (“Would you like to see the news / Or any famous women's feet?”) and disturbing (“Here's a tip for straining pasta, / Here's a nine-year-old who died”) in equal measure—and as the tempo of the music gradually increases, it veers into outright horror:

Here's a healthy breakfast option;

You should kill your mom.

Here's why women never fuck you;

Here's how you can build a bomb.

Which Power Ranger are you?

Take this quirky quiz.

Obama sent the immigrants to vaccinate your kids!

There’s a remote possibility that this relentless barrage of mental imagery isn’t universally relatable, but I’d wager that it comes pretty damn close. It’s definitely reminiscent of my own browsing habits during quarantine: binging each week’s newest streaming “content,” reading about the latest protests (which usually ended with either incidents of police brutality or justified use of force, depending on the news source), and passively watching clips of VTubers and video game speedruns. When one is deprived of any semblance of a daily schedule, “everything all of the time” is a bottomless pit—a ceaseless, joyless, emotionally numb cycle of clicking, consuming, and moving on to the next link.

A digital purgatory in which one ceases to truly live… and instead merely exists.