#if thats what u feel u have to do. its also kind of the birthright of poc to be hyper-critical of stuff like this. doesnt mean its

[bluinary]

Yknow it's entirely possible to just....say "yikes" and move on

you're not "just like other girls" you're just white 😭

[gayspock]

okay more tng thoughts

- i havent had the like... drive to watch it a lot, again. might jsut be mento health & other factors but yeah. its been slow going. could also just be middling episodes- bc theres been quite a few in the past while? or it very well feels like it. unsure

- im comin up to the end of s6 tho and im hopin to watch more as i draw

- i think one thing i wanna say is... i feel like tng sometimes doesnt quite do two parters well? its rlly hard to describe, but- i feel like its just in this awkward position u kno... and i think its like a case of like the general format of tng, where its like episodic and theres some background progression of things. when it comes to, like, bigger eps like that- its like theres none of the momentum and they cram it all in at once and i jsut dont feel like they always work well?

- and i say momentum again i do think my perspective regarding that is obvs warped bc im bingeing and well yah but like. i mean even if i wasnt i think tht'd still be the case: where it feels like there's jsut somehting not quite THERE for them to rlly feel like theyve met their potential ....

- and thts not me saying all two parters have to be this grand big epic story. its jsut tht like.. when theyre extended they dont always use the time well and i think its like also to do with the fact tht a lot of them DO kinda feed into the vague murmurs of, like, progression in tng and its like- strange? bc everything else is contained but then it feels like theyre kinda unfinished and floating . its hard to rlly put down WHAT it is but yeha

- and im reminded of tht bc f09skjgpsg. i feel SO bad bc i rlly do like worf and i want to show interest in klingon stuff but i weirdly feel myself jsut checking out of a lot of his eps. :( i think its jsut bc... its HIM carrying it with a bunch of unknown characters and its like nnnyheh? bc i like worf but i feel like he IS better off when he's playing off of someone established well enough . i dont think thats a shortcoming and i think thats the case for most of the hcaracters (except for maybe picard? which is how u kno i dont mean tht as like a bad thing bc i can be middling on picard but i do think hes one of the few tht could rlly just pull off an ep detached from the cast and he HAS done and theyve been some of the best eps) but anyways. yeah.

- (also that being said? this has only happened once or twice but i have found it annoying in some eps where picard was completely absent for all the important plot but then came in and like resolved it / saved it at the end with like a speech or sth like its jsut sooo unsatisfying sometimes let the girlies who put the effort in solve it somehow!)

- (ALTHOUGH actually, actually: late addition regarding the initial point.. i do think the ep with deanna only was also good, face of the enemy, bc we got to explore her more. like she did carry that. unsure if she could do it again, thogh? i think- i think it was BC of the situation they put her in)

- but yah im on uhghhfg. rightful heir and yeah im jsut checking out already yikes i feel BAD omg ... BC AGAIN I AM INTERESTED esp bc i already said another time. im sad tng doesnt... explore enough of jsut other worlds off the enterprise - at least, not nearly enough and i wanna make the most of it but its like. just worf right now and OMG his hair does look so good you know

- tht being said i did... kind of like birthright which was the last ep like this but that was a lot of bc of data's whole business in so im biased--

- although ironically? ALSO wasnt entireeely fond of tht- like i am but im not, but i am but im not<3.because i do think it also jsut. AGAIN it had that vibe of like the other two parters do where its uncontained in a bad way and i cant quite grasp at WHY-why. with this i do think it was bc i wasnt so fond of the structure? i liked the parallels with data and worf but i wish theyd like... i dont know. somehow explored their stories in a more harmonious way. it didnt really flow together . either they should have been separated more OR they should of went the opposite and explored them at the same time over the two eps. either way it felt a little wishy washy like this

- also end of s6. i feel like lessons-suspicions have all kinda been blech eps. bland and whatnot. maybe thts whts got me stalling?

- but omg sorry this all msut seem so negative its NOT i thnk its just bc those are fresher in my mind. i really liked tapestry, and i thought starship mine was nice.

- do i have owt else to say rn. idk besties. love and light

[metalempire]

Got a callout for hating Xenoblade 2 on main

i saw that post in the tag its the funniest fucking thing, not gonna name their url but honestly their points about rex are kind of all wrong and ignore the gameplay half of the video game, which is kind of an important part also they dont seem to be able to handle seeing their precious anime shit getting regular criticism when fans of a series have every right to be critical of an entry they feel isnt living up to established series' strengths and not bringing enough new strengths in its own righthonestly xenoblade x becoming the face of some "elitist hate circle" is a really sad affair since thanks to one kind of popular fandom blog people are likely to avoid the game if they didnt get it before and would even give it blind hatred or dismissal that the very blog spoke about when x arguably has the best expansion on the mechanics introduced in chronicles and some of the strongest gameplay elements yet it'll be ignored both for its' release console and a reputation given to it by someone crywanking that people are allowed to be vocal about their dislike for an inferior sequel. like u dont have to go on a giant fucking rant that the whole fandom who likes one game in the series must be toxic because like three people are able to articulate regularly their dislike of another game in the same series. people seem to forget that a "fandom space" as cringey as that sounds, is a space with both negative discussion and positive discussion as well. there will always be those who don't like something and they have the same right to be negative about it as they do positive. if everything was just full of praise and no negative then no one would think critically and discern the strengths and weaknesses of what they love to grow an overall greater understanding of it and either a greater appreciation or dislike for it. these kinds of things are ultimate healthy for these games and keep the relevant discussion for them alive more than just collectively jacking it to anime tits. i mean fuck i love the gameplay of fates but i dont crywank over people thinking babyrealms were fucking stupid or birthright was pretty meh or the story was complete ass like i enjoy my aspects of that game and wilfully acknowledge it has poor elements as well. its called having a spine and knowing the thing you like isnt perfect and not everyone is gonna like it 100%also fucking xenoblade 2? really? thats the hill people wanna die on? the game with a gacha mechanic, 4 arts only at one given time, sow as shit movement, a closed off world, formulaic storytelling, awkward voice directing, poor teaching, broken dumb shit ai with no means of directing it and the worst attempt at field skills that could have ever been done? that fucking game? really? the one with more holes in it that swiss cheese in an orgy? whatever boats someone's float i guess.

[system-architect]

Am i allowed 2 ask t4 for all of them.....

yOU ARE....... god............... T4 is a fun one to answer questions for because its a mixture of T4 headcanons and arkk himself headcanons

♥ - What does ‘love’ mean to them? hhJGKHD he’s...... Very Inexperienced with love so i think he’s still figuring that out............. the general concept of love is an exciting but very alien thing for him... i think he mostly just associates it w/ buzzy excited feelings and affection in general but still has yet to chew on deeper meanings

♠ - What are they afraid of? A Lot............................ god..... destabilizing, having his loop reset, never gettin out of Mists Hell Cage, and despite being aware that he’s an echo i think he’s still fearful he’ll like. never see his mom again or save her... i think he still wants that on some level

♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of? he’s arkk.. he’s very proud of his Immense Intelligence and Immeasurable Genius and Undeniable Prowess........... additionally! weirdly proud of the innate stubbornness he inherited even if he won’t necessarily admit that he’s stubborn. but it’s gotten him through a lot of shit

♣ - What is one thing that they find embarrassing? (About them, others, things in general) t4/arkk is a Sore Fuckin Loser god i can see him turning beet red whenever tourists thwart him in fractals... and then lashin out with snark and overkill in reaction to his own embarrassment....... i think he also gets sort of embarrassed about his own shortcomings or moments where he’s more weak-willed than he wants to be... i think he goes through cycles where he flings himself at something pretty hard and doesn’t quite succeed and gets gloomy and embarrassed about it and then comes back to go at it again at least twice as hard

★ - Do they prefer daytime or nighttime and why? i think in general arkk prefers nighttime bc edgy BUT t4 just.. misses Both at this point. nightmare frac has no discernable time, his lab in SO is In Space and has no discernable time but glaring bright sun mismatched with The Void, and his and t3s chaos isles was and is day on one side and night on the other. the lack of flowing linear time and lack of proper solar/lunar cycles for sleep purposes is driving him really stir crazy by this point i think

☾- Are they prone to nightmares or dreamless sleep? both...... for reasons above and then also bc of anxiety/trauma/etc i think he often gets pretty terrible sleep and struggles with it a good bit

☼ - Something that/Someone who makes them happy. OH BOY all of the answers to this are Sappy.......... it’d take a lot to get him to openly admit it (yes) but t3 is definitely a.. welcomed presence and has helped him out a lot mentally and whatnot........ also simon is forever his beautiful lovely son and best pal whomst he is exceedingly protective of even though the simon in these boys’ canon belongs 2 t3.................... also, begrudgingly, he sort of enjoys the DDR-X’s presence. sort of. even though it’s a GIR-esque atrocity

☁ - If they’re caught out in the rain how do they react? im nnnot sure abt original arkk but i think at this point t4 wouldn’t wanna go inside honestly... he’d just. stand out there in it. he really misses Weather (the snowblind section of chaos isles doesn’t count)... i can see him finding rain very reassuring and soothing

♪ - Are they musically inclined? absolutely fuckin not

♫ - What kind of music do they enjoy? dubstep.. nightcore.. u kno... the works..

✓ - How do they react to praise? he’s absolutely fuckin thirsty for that sweet sweet praise and acknowledgement and gratification........................ he feels he Deserves it and acts that way all pompously at least outwardly but i think a bit more on the inside he gets a bit starry-eyed and just a tad.. like... ‘anime girl pushing her pinkies together’ esque............... he’s not gonna Admit That tho

✕ - How do they handle rejection? NOT WELL........... it definitely can depend on what the individual situation is but when it comes to stuff like “no, you can’t use inquest resources for that” “arkk no don’t rip a hole in the mists” “no you cant eat the last can of pringles” “hey no you shouldn’t attach that kind of laser to that kind of battery--” he has a very hard time taking no for an answer and is probably gonna get pissed and do what he wants to anyway and very aggressively do so in your face orrr slink off and do it behind ur back depending.. arkk/t4 does what arkk/t4 wants and thats the end of that

☺ - Do they prefer sour or sweet treats? i think he’s pretty blissfully neutral and will eat absolutely any junk food/candy you shove at him...... i can see him preferring slightly more sour stuff sometimes but that doesn’t mean he won’t stuff his face with chocolate either

❄ -  Favorite season and why? he just wants Any Season back........... tho im gonna say spring and autumn because that’s when u can get weather where u can wear a tank top outside without being too uncomfy in a binder and also Con Season u kno?????????????

☮ - Do they have an idol or someone they look up to? his mom is the obvious answer here!! but also.. he is indeed, unfortunately, a bit of a Scarlet Fanboy.. despite her wrecking shit and all that he can’t help but find her inventions super fascinating

❤ - Do they have a love interest? HMM

✖ - Who is someone they just cannot stand? gOD him and t3 sort of go at it constantly don’t they... but at the end of the day they’re Totally BFFs so i guess that doesn’t count huh...................................... i think rather than specific people he’s still always gonna be salty at Fractal Explorers Tourists.... regardless of them being hired by dessa or w/e... t4 in particular now too.. now that he’s aware that he’s actually a mists being/echo, on top of bein the son of the woman who literally created the fractals, he views the fractals and by extension the mists as sort of his Birthright almost... he really despises the tourists storming in and resetting other echoes’ loops and not allowing them to Live Out Their Lives and just.. causing endless pain over and over especially considering that fractal portal was originally established by the consortium who he undoubtedly loathes, presuming he’s aware of that............

♔ - Do they value loyalty? i think this is kinda hard to answer bc like.. who doesn’t??? i think arkk in general is a sort of lone wolf type who actually doesn’t generally like other people meddling in his work much and doesn’t quite enjoy having to rely on other people/have ppl be loyal 2 him, judging by his remarks at the brazen gladiator and about his.. probably inquest??? krewe in his journal entries and then ofc all the snark at the party during nightmare frac (though he had a lot of personal salt material involving batteries that motivated that).. i think he’s less of a “if ur loyal to me we’ll be Buddies and get things done together >:)” type and more of a “well i need you unfortunately so do what i say and do it well and we won’t have a problem and i guess i’ll owe you one, but stay out of my way after that” type..... he doesn’t enjoy involving other people in his plans and would rather do things himself especially to ensure it doesn’t get Mucked Up by someone else’s foolishness...... so i guess to that extent no he actually doesn’t ppparticularly value loyalty and won’t treat you special for adhering to his plans; for him adhering to his plans and then getting tf out is just the baseline performance you should be giving him

HOWEVER t4 is a bit of a special case because he does have t3 and despite all their bickering he values t3s cooperation a lot and is really optimistic about their partnership. i mean cmon.. TWO arkks! twice the brilliance! the ability to always be on the same page and not have to deal with the tragic shortsightedness and insurmountable ineptitude of not-arkk underlings! loyalty isn’t still quite a factor but he appreciates that they’re both on the same page on everything

♕ - Do they trust easily? hhghhrrhg no probably not...... he’s probably a bit bitter towards other people in general and closes himself off easily and doesn’t want them involved in his business