#if we haven't plotted yet feel free to assume connection! i just wanted to get something out there

[a11sunday]

featuring explorations in ... forged family, second chances and forgiveness, survivor's guilt, rescue from loneliness and an unloved existence, liberation from the burden of guilt, oppression, and the things that shackle us, and a captain and crew's unconditional love.

affiliations ... weatherw1tch, danversiism, buraiikan / ryusokcn / shipwrght, lovehungered, foremyth, voidcenturyseashanties.

now watching ... egghead island arc. ( anime watcher only so far ).

memes. open starters. banner credit. rules + roster under the cut.

rules + general information.

operates as sporadic activity and mutuals only.

no explicit sexual material, infidelity-based plots or threads, or holiday-centric/birthday threads will be written here.

suggestive build-up / morning after threads are okay! but, anything explicit or in-depth will require fade to black or timeskip.

force shipping ≠ asking if i ship our muses / wanting to discuss the potential for a ship. feel free to be forthright with your intentions since i prefer to have some discussion and chemistry testing before jumping into romantic shipping. as for all other types of dynamics, i'm always down and encourage it!

trigger warnings will be tagged "trigger //". please tag any sexually explicit imagery, jumpscares and any media or material involving infidelity. however, if you regularly write or put out material featuring infidelity on the dash, i will be softblocking.

plot-driven dynamics preferred and prioritized. (disclaimer: but, i don't expect every thread to be plotted, that takes the fun out of it.) i like to have direction and a general idea of progression for dynamics. it helps me get more invested and really just consists of us talking about our muses like they're our own personal barbie dolls. while i'm a plotter and worldbuilder at heart, i am happy to adjust and don't require anything too heavy! but, please, plotting is a two-way street. expecting me to put in all the work for our plots / responding vaguely is disheartening.

however, i know that a little interaction may be needed before plotting, so i do my best to send memes as ice breakers and will continue them whenever possible. but please don't feel pressured to respond right away!

i tend to keep my following count low because i get easily overwhelmed and anxious over my interactions with others. also because of that, i take a while to follow back and meticulously read your pages. so please give me some time before you decide to unfollow because i may not have read any of your pages yet and thus haven't hit that follow button yet!

duplicate anxiety happens for me at times. it doesn't mean i won't write with duplicates at all, but that i may limit how many of the same muse i follow for my comfort! of course, that doesn't mean my mutuals are prohibited from interacting with duplicates of any muses i have!

* as note in some of my ocs' lore / blurbs, i've written them with connections to canon characters. so, i will be referencing them as people they know in interactions unless you write said characters themselves. if you write any of these characters and you are uncomfortable with pre-established connections, then we can plot around it / discuss it further. i'll certainly approach you about it before i write anything that would assume otherwise.

roster. --- tentative list, subject to change. click on links for portrayal notes and muse info.

original characters ... clover d. iselda, kazumi haru, nina liu, otorobashi akai, quetzal d. luna, zephyr, zhi hua.

canons ... monkey d. luffy, nico robin, perona, portgas d. ace, red leg zeff, riku viola, sanji, silvers rayleigh, tony-tony chopper, usopp.

testing / secret menu muses ... makino, monkey d. garp.

[raymond-reddington-ruminations]

Thoughts on episode 10.12, no spoilers.

We continue to take baby steps in the overall plot. Barely any movement, although certainly a direction is beginning to emerge. It's yet to really grab me. It feels like they're under playing it for now. We shall see if that becomes intense. Who am I kidding, of course it's going to be. It's the finale.

So this was a Dembe backstory, and it's nice to know a little bit more about him, but I do mean a little bit. Nothing earth-shattering, nothing even terribly revealing. What we did get is something that could have easily been assumed. I feel like they could do a lot more with his backstory, but it needs to include Raymond to a much bigger degree, because that has been the core of Dembe's life.

I don't know where they intend to go with Dembe. I know I want him back with Red. The friendship between them was easily the second most important relationship in the entire show, and I think we're suffering for it not being present and explored as much as it used to be. I'm afraid they're going to go with the whole notion of setting Dembe free of Reddington- to live his own life. Logistically I don't think that makes a lot of sense. If Reddington is out, Dembe will be the first person the FBI or whoever comes after to try to get to Red. But outside of a sensible plot line, the emotional connection between these two characters has been lifeblood. I don't think Dembe really needs to be set free, he chose a life with Reddington, and he did that of his own free will and for his own reasons. I think it's an insult to Dembe and his life's choices to think that he was ever trapped with Red. He was there for love, and it was beautiful.

I don't know, if I read between the lines really hard, maybe they're suggesting in this episode that Dembe ultimately chooses Red, every time. Maybe.

I do have to say, I'm glad about the way they ended Dembe's story here. If they've gone the other way it would have been an enormous, virtually unbearable cliche. And this felt true to Dembe's character.

Agnes. Oh, Agnes. Shockingly, she was my favorite part of this episode. That last conversation between her and Cooper. Wow. I've been wondering how much Agnes is aware of what's going on in the business side of things. Apparently her area of knowledge is more to do with the personal side of things. She may just have a gift for knowing things about people that they haven't realized themselves. I'm now terribly intrigued to define what it is that she thinks her Pinky is looking for. And if he'll find it. I know what I'm hoping for.

[spiritedawake]

saro’s multimuse, ft. muses from one piece, fairy tail, howl's moving castle & more! — in progress/under construction. other blogs: @enruiinas (trafalgar law from one piece) & @scribbleswithsaro (meme blog) icon credit: @crimsonicons (kaya) UPDATE [May 8th]: all my muses are currently "test muses" (listed below) and will work their way up to secondary and then primary IF or AS i find my voice for them. i haven't officially started writing here yet, but you're welcome to go ahead & send or request memes for any of them. i hope to start replying to things when i get back from vacation on 5/18!

RULES & MUSES BELOW:

GENERAL RULES:

All of your standard RP etiquette things apply. No godmodding, don’t be a jerk, no forced shipping, etc. These are the things I think of as common sense and don’t currently feel the need to elaborate further, but I’m sure I’ll be proven wrong and need to update this eventually.

This blog is low activity, mutuals only, and highly selective. Mun works full time and is also in school, so time for replies is limited and I tend to  follow my sporadic muse wherever it goes when present. I am (regrettably) NOT a good match if you’re looking for fast replies, replies “in order” of things received, or if hyperfocusing / a preference for affiliate interactions will upset you. (These are the people I chat with the most OOC. When my time and muse is limited, they are often the interactions I focus on because these are the muns  I’m most comfortable writing with & replies tend to come a little easier. It is not personal. )

The mun of this blog is 25+. Smut and many dark or triggering themes will be present on this blog (hence the minors DNI). I try to tag everything appropriately and all smut will be hidden beneath a NSFW banner + a read more, but if you need me to tag something specifically, please don't hesitate to let me know!

DNI: minors, transphobes, racists, proshippers, homophobes, writers of incest or non-con material.

IC & OOC INTERACTIONS:

IC interactions are for MUTUALS ONLY. If we are not actively following each other, please do not send memes, interact with my open starters, etc.

If we are mutuals, feel free to interact with open starters, send memes or unprompted starters whenever you like (the sky is the limit, I love and prefer having multiple things going on at one time!), crawl into my IMs to chat about our characters, plotting, pick my brains' muse for potential interaction things, etc! Mutuals may also add me on Discord (@ misfitsandmusings): just send me an IM to let me know who the request is coming from so I know to accept it!

I LOVE talking to my mutuals ooc as well as in character! Please don't be shy if you want to talk outside of RP. I've found interactions come far easier with those muns I chat ooc with the most so I promise it's not going to bother me!

SHIPPING:

This blog is multiship, and open to duplicate shipping.

Shipping is selective and requires a good mun connection (including ooc interactions) as well as muse chemistry. All ships MUST be discussed and agreed upon by both parties beforehand. Even if you write a muse I'm known to ship one of mine with with, please DO NOT assume I'll automatically regard our muses as being in a ship. (Likewise, I won’t do this to you, either.)

I will occasionally tag memes I reblog as "active ships only". This means we've talked about and agreed to explore a ship ooc. I am more than happy to timeskip/bounce around on a timeline, so if I consider you an active ship you can send those even if the relationship hasn't unfolded in our interactions yet. If we're still figuring things out, I might sit on those memes for a while until I feel them/have a better grasp of how they fit into our muses' dynamic.

Ship Biases & Intrigue: Coming soon.

Ship WILL NOTs: Coming soon.

OTHER MISC. NOTES:

Blog Roll: @enruiinas, primary blog ft. trafalgar law from one piece / @scribbleswithsaro (meme & writing prompts account!), @linguisticdinosaur (where i hoard fanart from my favorite fandoms. if you want me to send you visages i find for your muse hmu because i love that, lol)

MUSE LIST. 【all muses start out as "testing" & will work their way up if/as I find a voice for them】

PRIMARY:

SECONDARY:

TESTING • FAIRY TAIL: Cana Alberona, Gray Fullbuster, Loke, Levy McGarden, Mirajane Strauss, Wendy Marvell, Meredy, Laxus Dreyar... honestly, there are very few muses I wouldn't consider trying my hand at from Fairy Tail so if you've got one you want to write off of, let me know and I can possibly be persuaded. -eyes emoji- • ONE PIECE: Baby 5, Kaya • HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE: Sophie Hatter.

FANDOM PROGRESS.

ONE PIECE (Manga - Reread) - ch. 339/1104 (30% ish)

FAIRY TAIL (Manga - First Read) - ch. 432/ 545 (79%)

POKEMON ADVENTURES (Manga - First Read) - ch. 21/???

POKEMON ORIGINS (First Watch) - episode 4/4 -- COMPLETE 2/28/2024.

[cinncmonrolls]

[ starfox roadside diner — morning, march 24th ]

“Find any clue what this is all ‘bout yet?” No, she wasn’t referring to the entire case — to this date, much to many’s demise and horror, the capacious puzzle surrounding the disappearances had yet to be peeled or brought wholly into light, which construed the heaviness of this morning’s ambiance after search parties had been distributed last night. Tension was rampant still and there hadn’t been many residents out in order to protect themselves or prevent another catastrophe before this one could even be solved, save for what she concluded to be relatives and closed ones raking through the area endlessly. While Heather might have been cautioned to not dip her nose too much after her little accident, she didn’t think it would be harmful to map around what had been discovered, so long as she wouldn’t dive headfirst into another literal ditch — the bandages on her arms had elicited enough concern from her family. Sitting on one of the tables that the quaint diner provided ( which apparently, from what she’d also collected from the patrons, had also been spiked by a short-lived vanishing misfortune not too long ago. ) A steaming cup of honey-tea was placed next to her bowl of tacos, and spread on her rough-hewn palm was a self-written copy of the mysterious note — riddle, that had been left behind. “Stars scorch brightly in the night, beautiful things kill when they are out of sight — so, what, indication’a their own identity, or pointin’ fingers? Narcissism, maybe a warnin’—” she pressed her index finger against her lips, creases forming on the bridge of her nose, “I know this feels like a waste’a time, but maybe somethin’ could be made outta’ this,” the raven-haired then exhaled, putting the note down again. “I don’t know. What do you think?” 

@salemstart​

[hclyterrains]

𝑪𝑶𝑶𝑳 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑰𝑺 𝑾𝑹𝑰𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑵 on the girl’s face -- lips are formed in a straight line and her eyes are fixed on the book that she’s reading. the tipping point by malcolm gladwell may not be the average persons leisure reading, but for heather dean, knowledge is power ; and everyone knows that she wants as much of THAT as she can get. she flicks a page on cue as the other approaches her table. she has a usual spot in one of the more quiet libraries on campus, and everyone with half of a brain and the fear of death knows that the table belongs to heather the moment she steps into the building. a creature of habit, she does not like to stray from the things that provide her a comfort, and this is one of them. should someone like to tempt fate and sit at said table, and should heather catch them in the act, she has a very routine method to handle them. she approaches. one hand holds her laptop bag, the other holds a sixteen ounce iced coffee. ( iced sugar free hazelnut latte, with almond milk, light ice. ) first, she’ll clear her throat. if they don’t hear her, she’ll clear it once more. if they don’t hear her then, she doesn’t waste anymore time. she knocks twice on the table. forces a smile. and says four clipped and simple words -- “ you’re in my seat. ”

usually, they’re just shocked that she has the nerve to claim the table as her own, and scurry off. occasionally, they’ll know who she is ; it’s not like it’s exactly easy to blend in when your father is one of the biggest names in renewable energy and is attempting to lead in the charge against climate change. but there are times, few and far between, when she has a challenger. someone who’ll sit back in the seat and look up at heather in pure annoyance. those are, actually, heather’s favorite. because it becomes a test. life, one day, is going to look much like this for heather : people sitting at her seat, and heather having to coax their way out of it.

she’s not had someone keep her table yet.

“ are you here just to stare and admire, ” heather begins, not looking up from the page. “ or do you have something worth my time? ” @opalsmedia​

[hgheejin]

was it odd that someone who had hated the night all her life suddenly found herself walking around the ungodliest hours ? and was it odd that strolling through the dim lit streets was less frightening than finding herself in between a crowd in broad day light ? yes, it probably was. yet, heejin kept telling herself that it wasn’t and that maybe, just maybe she’d been wrong all the time and in fact she really enjoyed the dark. ( a lie of course ).  she really didn’t seek for the comfort in the night that fell upon her like a warm blanket —   shielding her from the stares and where she could blend in between dull silhouettes. no, she didn’t ( a lie again ).  after all she still was the same carefree girl she used to be and not someone who’d hide in the waiting room with her whole body shaking as soon as the director would shout cut. she wasn’t scared of anything.  but, no matter what she kept telling herself, at this point there was nothing that could protect the carefully structure of lies she’d raised since “the little incident” . in fact it only took an insignificant card to be pulled out from an already collapsing house of cards until the whole would tumble. and perhaps that insignificant card was just a shadow she spotted in the corner of her eye. threatening to expose her and fueling her quickening steps while she still kept pretending it didn’t bother her. that she wasn’t afraid. 

“ I’m ignoring you right now. ” she eventually blurted out, when the person showed no intention to stop till they finally reached her. “ i mean…” she opted for a softer tone. just in case . “  it’s a little late to take a picture, isn’t it ?”  

[patroclusdefencesquad]

I've never asked a question on here; I don't know how it works. I hope I'm doing this right. Feel free to skip this....

Anyway, proceeding as if I am doing this correctly, regarding the gay noble who's supposed to flirt with Jaskier and the confirmation of a character who's supposed to be a prince.

I've been tentatively excited about the idea of a gay noble flirting with Jaskier. Excited because I'd be overjoyed to see a canonical gay romance and because I'd be absolutely delighted to see Jaskier fall in love with someone who loves him back (I do ship Jaskier with Geralt but I doubt the show will make it canon because it'd piss off the book purists, and I think the way the show will make the most audience members happy is to have Geralt end up with Yennefer and then set up Jaskier with another man [all that said, Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer is my OT3 but that would require Netflix being brave enough to allow polyamory]). Let the bard be happy!

However, I've been nervous that there will be even more bard whump in S3. When Jaskier was talking to Yennefer about people donating to the cause of helping the Elves, it sounded like he thought that they were all, well, donations. Money sent in good will. But then the spymaster dude said he wanted the bard brought in to pay up and.... I'm nervous about how the payment will be collected. My guess is that, most likely, Jaskier will be forced to be a spy but....

And then, because I haven't yet read the books (waiting on my library hold), I went to TV Tropes. I didn't find a Prince Radovid but I did find a King Radovid and he's apparently about as bad as the Emperor. He's apparently just a terrible person. So if the Prince isn't a separate character but is the same character prior to becoming king, I don't see how Jaskier would be interested in this guy.

So, maybe they are separate characters and the Prince is a much better person than his father and he and Jaskier will just be a sweet couple. But I'm nervous. I'm worried the storyline could get pretty dark but maybe I've just read too many hurt/comfort fics.

you're doing wonderfully don't worry lmao!

in terms of jaskier and relationships (and presuming you don't mind book spoilers since you've had a sneaky look yourself, and if you DO mind spoilers ignore all this and send me an angry ask and I'll answer again lmao), I haven't read the books but I'm pretty sure he ends up with a woman in them? and although the writers clearly aren't sticking to the book content (cough season 2 cough) they are definitely going down the yenralt route (terrible a job though they're doing of it) so yeah, geraskefer/geraskier unfortunately is unlikely to be a thing. I am however surprised at just how blatant they've made the unrequited love between jaskier and geralt, even if they haven't actually stated anything there's so much that can be taken that way, so who knows where jaskier is going to end up relationship wise. i would assume, if it's anything at all, that this "relationship" with the prince guy is likely to just be a fling though.

here's where we differ lmao bc I'm a sucker for jaskier whump, I just hate the lack of comfort we get for him 😔 so yeah if they whump him again i need some sort of resolution to it not just "oh hey let's torture the bard and then never mention it again." but anyway, considering the set up of this storyline at the end of s2, and that I think spy!jaskier is a significant plot in the books (?) i'm hopeful that it's going to be a decent story!

with this information given from twn twitter, and what we already know about jaskier in s3, it's probably reasonable to assume that these two characters are going to be connected, and the "until someone gets hurt" makes me🤞in a vaguely evil jaskier stan sort of way.

but again, this info compared with the book character doesn't seem to add up, especially when taken with the actors "character types" lmao and twn propensity to ignore the books.

basically, we know nothing lmao i'm just speculating and hyperfixating on a random line of a script that may or may not even be real. we move✌️

[aros001]

Going in blind: Watching season 2 for the first time. Random thoughts.

Huh. Only 7 episodes. Not complaining necessarily. For series with an ongoing plot I've definitely become more in favor with their seasons only having as many episodes as they need rather than them having to stretch themselves out to full up a certain number of episodes, which can lead to padding and just bad character moments.

Episode 1: Jeez. Catra visiting Shadow Weaver's cell just to rub her success in her face and verbally abuse her back for once. It's like a twisted version of Zuko and Ozai from ATLA. Catra's upbringing under her was abusive but this is far from a healthy way for her to deal with it. She's basically deliberately swimming in her resentment.

Episode 2: It's not that I'm rooting for her but by-golly was it fun to watch Catra act like just the absolute worst she could while she was Glimmer and Bow's captive.

I touched on this in season 1 but part of the drama of the heroes feeling guilt over leaving Entrapta behind is kind of lost on me a bit simply because it was her own fault it happened. She deliberately went back into the purge room because of her machine obsession, which then closed on her and erupted in flames. It was more than reasonable to assume she was dead and no one but her was to blame, so I'm not really able to be invested in their guilt over it.

That said, weirdly enough I do like that her "abandonment" doesn't seem to be even a blip on the radar for Entrapta herself. She hasn't joined the horde because she resents the heroes or felt left behind, she simply is so obsessed with machines and experimentation that she'll be on the side of whoever lets her do the most of that. Like, it's selfish and irresponsible but it's very in-character and I'd far rather have a traitor motivation be based in that over something stupid like a misunderstanding.

Episode 3: I love the mental image of Shadow Weaver thinking up princess-themed ghost stories to tell Adora as a child.

So, if the previous She-Ra Mara separated Eternia from the other realms/planets/whatever she did and that's what cut off the She-Ra line for 1000 years, I'm guessing Hordak may be from the time before that happened, thus his drive to create portals and calling Eternia a backwards world. Either he's naturally long-lived or his technology is extending his life.

Episode 4: You know, you could maybe argue it was vague enough that it could be taken other ways but I'm definitely getting some vibes here that Scorpia is crushing on Catra. She literally refers to the two of them as soulmates at one point. I know she says she's trying to be friends but this feels a level beyond that.

Fun little reference to the original She-Ra cartoon thrown in there (and maybe Cowboy Bebop...? James Bond...? What was Glimmer's art style supposed to be?). I like how it is more like just playful ribbing than anything outright dumping on the original. Again, I've never seen original She-Ra but whenever remakes/adaptations go out of their way to trash to the original I always kind of wonder why they bothered doing an adaptation if the original is just that bad? Also, I was having trouble sleeping so it was about 2am when I watched this episode and the very Eartha Kitt Catwoman Catra made it very difficult for me not to lose my **** and stay quiet. With how much of a contrast that version is from the one in this series, that was hilarious. Bonus note, it's a nice touch that Frosta's version of Catra is a pretty crasher in that sweet suit, since that's the only impression of Catra she's ever had.

Adora being a chosen one is definitely elevated up simply by how much the pressure of what she's supposed to be is getting to her. I'm likely going to keep making Avatar The Last Airbender comparisons throughout the series but that's partly because I went into this series figuring it'd be at least structured similar to ATLA (season 1 being more episodic and a little more kid-friendly as it builds up the world before getting more serious later). Adora and Aang are interesting to compare here. Aang's worries early on were less apparent because he was more in-denial/choosing not to think about his problems that much, which fit with his character as a free-spirited Air Nomad. While Adora is much more military-minded. She can't keep herself from thinking about her problems and trying to prepare for the worst-case scenario. And jeez, that idea of who/how Catra is in her mind. Not only beating her but making her watch as she takes everything she cares about away. Not Shadow Weaver, not Lord Hordak, but Catra. That whole Lion King Mufasa/Scar moment between them in episode 11 and their fight in the S1 finale really did a number on her mental image of her old friend. Not reasonably so.

Minor note: I'm sure I'm the only one who got this impression but by the look of it, the way the robot's eye moved, and the music, after getting the soda spilled on it that little spybot gained sentience for half a second and then immediately died. It was so darkly comedic I had to laugh.

Episode 5: So that red disc is basically She-Ra's Red Kryptonite, having an effect on the mind rather than the body. The drunk Adora joke doesn't really do it for me but it did get some nice interactions going between Scorpia and Sea Hawk, two characters I certainly wasn't expecting to bond. I did really like Catra's panic when berserker She-Ra nearly beheads her. The implication is that is Adora really wanted to kill her Catra would already probably be dead. It's a thing I like about powerhouse characters like Superman or Aang, who could just demolish everything around them and don't simply because they're a good person...which in turn makes them the scariest person on the planet when they're well and truly ticked off. I'm not going to lie, I do kind of want to see a She-Ra version of Aang when Appa was stolen or when Superman fought The Elite.

Also, Catra's line of "I have control over Adora. I'm not giving that up for anything.". There's a lot to read into there.

Episode 6: I guess my prediction was sort of right. Shadow Weaver became basically a magic parasite and while it did increase the power she's capable of the implication seems to be that she needs a constant fix of magic to keep herself going, thus her attachment to the Black Garnet.

Have we seen Micah before? Given how long ago the flashback seems set, the fact that Shadow Weaver didn't kill him and thus he probably becomes someone important later in life, I'm guessing he's Glimmer's dad and the queen's late husband, since I think he's the only important male character whose face we haven't seen yet. Also, he's voice by Ezra from Star Wars Rebels and that cracks me up for some reason. It's the exact same voice and a relatively similar character.

I compared Catra and Shadow Weaver with a kind of twisted version of Zuko and Ozai and that definitely still fits here. Both Catra and Zuko confront their parent and call them out for the inexcusable abuse they put them through but while that moment was the start of Zuko's upwards journey this and SW's betrayal seems like it's going to cause Catra to spiral even further. Makes sense why Adora leaving affected her so much. She's probably the only one Catra's ever had that she could consistently trust and rely on, even if she did somewhat resent her.

Not surprised Hordak is getting along with Entrapta. She's not socially aware enough to be scared or intimidated by him, so she'll speak frankly, and since all she wants to talk about is the machines, experiments, and how they could get them to work Hordak probably doesn't take much issue with that. She's producing results, which is what he cares about, thus also why Shadow Weaver and Catra started losing favor with him. I wonder if Catra is going through imposter syndrome? Shadow Weaver had that line that Entrapta earned her place next to Hordak and, if you think about it, Catra hasn't really "earned" anything. We saw that she didn't really take her training or studies that seriously, showing up late to combat practice and even getting partial credit for what Adora beat. She wasn't promoted to Force Captain because of her own abilities but because Adora had defected when she was supposed to get that title. She's come close to a few victories but never really had any except for Glimmer and Bow's kidnapping...whom she then basically let escape when she returned Adora's sword to her. She doesn't have the slightest clue how the horde's bureaucracy works when trying to get things done, like simply getting troops armor. Given how much better than her Adora always was and how little she herself has to her name, I wonder is subconsciously Catra believes she doesn't deserve her current position and thus why she's fretting so much over trying to prove herself.

Episode 7: Am I mistaken or did Bow's parents say that he's the youngest of TWELVE siblings? I was going to ask whether Bow was adopted or if his dad's used a surrogate or if maybe there's even just simply magic in She-Ra's world that allows two people of the same sex to have a child together but now I'm just focused on the 12 kids thing. I get nervous just imagining myself having more than one. You should see me when I'm with two cats. I have to pet both of them because I'd feel like I'd be making one feel left out and like the other is the favorite. I'm a mess with kids.

The dad with dreadlocks (Lance?), his design looked familiar to me and I finally realized it reminded me a of a fanart design for a human Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Very different voices between those two characters though.

I wonder if there's any significance to the robot protecting the crystal having the same design as those in the artic in episode 5? Obviously both have the connection to the First Ones but the robot in the forest who was also protecting First Ones' tech had a more insect-like design over these more worm/Graboid ones.

I'm kind of curious what Hordak would have done if Catra had told the truth. Given his interactions with her and Shadow Weaver he doesn't seem like the time to tolerate failure but I suppose the implication here is that he at least would respect those who own up to their failures. Or I suppose more simply he was just testing to see if she would lie to him and since she did there's little merit in keeping her in a position of authority anymore where she could lie about important things again.

Season 2 verdict: Still enjoying it. Another person on this reddit recommended I view seasons 2 and 3 as one since they are basically just one season split in two. I was going to do that but this ended up longer than I thought I would, so I'll just do 2 and 3 separate to keep them semi-organized and easier to read.

I think overall Catra is my favorite character since she has the most interesting backstory, interactions, and just general path through the story out of everyone. She's like Pearl from Steven Universe or, well, Zuko. There's just so much baggage there that she's trying and kind of failing to deal with. I'm always invested in whatever's happening when she's onscreen. Hordak so far is a good big boss villain for Adora to face but Catra is a good archenemy for her.

Original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PrincessesOfPower/comments/o027y3/going_in_blind_watching_season_2_for_the_first/

[punkscowardschampions]

Sick Kids Group Chat

sonmychest: 🤗 tigerbalm: 👋🧡 tigerbalm: it's been so long! 🙀 how are you?? sonmychest: I know! I suck sonmychest: don't want to be the youtuber spending ten minutes apologizing for not being here though sonmychest: I'm doing pretty good right now, how are you? 😚 tigerbalm: it's a bad day, not a bad life...is what I would caption if I was an instagram influencer or something 😸😸 brainpain: 🦸 speaking for me when I haven't streamed in days LOL sonmychest: 🤭🤭 sonmychest: at least we have reasons for being that #extra that aren't the vague notion of NEEDING a break from taking pictures of our ☕ brainpain: I do spend LOTS of time in a dark room but not for 📸 no flash photography PLEASE 😵 inandout: your feed just updated, Lo brainpain: 👮🚓🚨 sonmychest: stalking or hacking? sonmychest: either way I might need those expertise brainpain: I had a 🌈✨🧁 FIGHT ME, Zachary tigerbalm: it is pretty tbh inandout: friend request, but it's not as if I don't have zero hacking or stalking skills sonmychest: wait, what happened to the anonymity rules??? sonmychest: where's @gotspoons and what have you done with her?! inandout: you missed the overthrowing of a tyrant inandout: not really, but the rule book is gone gotspoons: going to pretend I was summoned by mention, not notification gotspoons: say how you really feel, Zach! 😔 inandout: I said not really, rowboat gotspoons: I have 👀 and 👂 everywhere so you better be nice 😏🤭 gotspoons: but no, hi again, @sonmychest! we missed you! gotspoons: it seemed the whole no names no real life details thing was more of a hindrance than a help to the whole goal of this group, so we came to the conclusion by majority, and the higher ups were all okay with it, providing everyone under a certain age got their parents to sign off and we all used the same common sense we use on other areas of the web gotspoons: so feel free to introduce yourself by real name if you would like, but it's not necessary if you would not 😊 gotspoons: reintroduce, I should say tigerbalm: we shared selfies & everyone was 😻😻😻 brainpain: learned what a sex god @tooexhaustedtolivevicariously aka Rich is sonmychest: 😱😱😱 sonmychest: can't believe I've missed so much sonmychest: need to get better at socialization, my mammy is right 😂 brainpain: an unrivalled love story brainpain: not that he's here to back me up on that inandout: Paris and Helen who? Romeo and Juliet who? Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII who? tigerbalm: wait, those are all 💔😿!! brainpain: he's being a brainpain: insert a swear word of your choice sonmychest: *stage whispers* it's not jealousy though, is it? sonmychest: clearly, fill me in on all the nuances whilst I frantically try to find a picture of myself that's even one 😻 brainpain: he's a 👶 you already know brainpain: but Rich will be leaving me for some uni girl 🤓 so he's not wrong about the doomed part sonmychest: face that launched a thousand ships is a really great insta bio though sonmychest: right, so we have Rich, Zach...who else? gotspoons: Rosie here 🤗 brainpain: Lauren tigerbalm: & me, Robyn inandout: the new girl who started the revolution is Zelda inandout: @ihatemyguts sonmychest: no way sonmychest: a fellow nerd, or at least child-of-a-nerd sonmychest: 'cos I'm Kara and I don't totally hate this photo [selfie] tigerbalm: 😻😻 tigerbalm: you look so like I imagined you, except I thought maybe you'd be 👼 tigerbalm: should we all send new pics? brainpain: [does because any excuse] brainpain: they'll be buried tigerbalm: [a selfie that's even shyer than the first one she sent] gotspoons: [the same photo as before] inandout: if I must [some ridiculous selfie] tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: This is a nice welcome back tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: and I've only been to physio brainpain: NOT ready for another selfie drop from you, boy brainpain: I'll be on my fainting couch brainpain: also hi tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: Perhaps I should save your 🦴s and my pride when poor Kara, hello again btw, has to pretend to swoon too brainpain: 🦸 has great taste brainpain: we all love a shy boy tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: My teachers undoubtedly wish I were shy, make their lives a lot easier tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: [a photo] here we are anyway, I hope you found a soft surface suitable for you, Lauren brainpain: ☁ tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: Ah, so you're the 👼 brainpain: LMAO 😈 brainpain: but you're looking angelic sir sonmychest: how are you ALL so cute sonmychest: this keeps happening, omg tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: 👼 face hides a multitude of 😈 sins apparently inandout: but reading between the lines, who else is making you swoon/stalk/hack inandout: that's my question tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: Well spotted, Zachary 🔎 sonmychest: 🙈 ugh, I'm so embarrassing sonmychest: but we can pretend it's all spilling out now because I played it SO cool in the actual conversation, right 😬😅 inandout: that's the official story, everyone'll confirm sonmychest: thanks, I need the backup so I can also pretend I have lots of friends and a normal social life gotspoons: we are your friends, Kara! gotspoons: though are normal is different from most tigerbalm: & you're coming to my birthday party & even though you have to stand on the other side of the room to Zach, it's still social tigerbalm: OH & we were talking about potentially meeting up!! All of us brainpain: keep it 6ft, children inandout: I'll be in the garden with my date, you can have the indoors with yours inandout: collectively, because we're all speed dating here now inandout: proud of you for picking someone outside this circle sonmychest: GAH so much exciting information today!!! sonmychest: 😁 sonmychest: obviously, I figured no one needed the drama of me falling for you, Zach sonmychest: 💀 not cute inandout: there's already a book and film about it, the chance has been thoroughly missed brainpain: Ignore him, Zelda's nothing but thrilled to find someone else in her age bracket brainpain: 👶👶 brainpain: hit us with your 💞 please sonmychest: well, I didn't just re-log into this chat today, I went on all my old forums because well, boredom, we can all relate, right? sonmychest: what I thought would be the least promising one was the sonmychest: not a dating site, I'm not 100 but you know the kind sonmychest: anyway, the CUTEST boy starts talking to me and he's also really funny and nice ??? tigerbalm: OMG! Did you swap selfies there too? sonmychest: not yet sonmychest: because he sounds so 😻😻 sonmychest: and he wants to talk to me again and he might not if we do tigerbalm: you're 😻😻😻 Kara brainpain: what she said brainpain: + if he's as funny, nice, all of that, as you said brainpain: I doubt he's a shallow jerk inandout: are you a good judge of character or not? inandout: what it comes down to sonmychest: oh, thank you guys! sonmychest: I don't know sonmychest: I think I am sonmychest: he didn't immediately come out with weird requests or weird 📸 of his own and that's a massive start on that site, I was honestly there to 🗑 my account but he changed my mind brainpain: I'll PM you the spooky stories my sister sends me about guys, it'll make you feel better brainpain: you'd know if he was one sonmychest: 🤭 do, can compare notes sonmychest: we honestly just talked about totally normal, nerdy things, it wasn't even a little sketch brainpain: ✉️ + 100000000s brainpain: hold up tigerbalm: that sounds 🧡 & so does this boy tigerbalm: awwhhh sonmychest: [sends the description he sent her slow your roll gal lol] sonmychest: assuming he isn't the archetypal internet weirdo from the 90s scare tactics tigerbalm: WOW inandout: tall, dark and handsome inandout: original sonmychest: okay, I know that covers a lot of bases sonmychest: but someone has to be brainpain: continuing to ignore you, Zach sonmychest: I get it though sonmychest: it's not like I even care what he looks like though, so even if the pics aren't exactly that description brainpain: not every man can be my Rich but doesn't make them 👹/🤡/👻/👽/👥 brainpain: trust your gut, it's not that body part that's failing you tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: 👹 is a solid representation but the hair needs to be longer tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: at the risk of making myself or Zachary appear like overly protective boys, I think as long as you're as sensible as you surely are with this, then there's no harm in the back and forth tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: so if you were going to meet this person IRL, he could perhaps come to the group meet-up, that would be a good way to do it? brainpain: *🧝🏻 that's what needs to be said about your representation tigerbalm: Great idea, Rich! 😺 tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: when the beard comes in I'll look more Gimli than Elrond but I'll take the compliment 👽 babe from outerspace brainpain: who's watching the LoTRs with me? gotspoons: count me out, I'm the worst film buddy ever 😴 ihatemyguts: how many naps could you have in 20hr28mins assuming we're watching everything extended release 'cos duh ihatemyguts: 🥳 go hard or go home 🥳 brainpain: that's you in ihatemyguts: of course ihatemyguts: long since stopped asking for a pause every time I gotta 💩 ihatemyguts: adept at catching up with the plot is a life skill I didn't expect to gain like this but 🙌 gotspoons: 😅 I could do the whole 20hr28mins and that not be a record for how many hours I've slept consecutively brainpain: I'll act it out for you, I can get the 🧝🏼🏹 costume together during the pauses brainpain: dressing up box runneth over sonmychest: 🙋 dibs Arwen sonmychest: my old Katniss cosplay can be repurposed with some bedsheets and a 👸 vibe to it brainpain: that makes Rich your daddy 👀 you, babe sonmychest: 😖😳 nooooooooooo brainpain: I'll be Galadriel if only so I can speak to my man telepathically 💕 brainpain: swerving off book for that love connection ihatemyguts: obviously eye of sauron ihatemyguts: jokes write themselves inandout: hair of a hobbit wig so likewise inandout: and you know, a jew, gonna be the one to handle the 💎 tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: How hairy are your feet, a pickup line that doesn't get thrown about enough inandout: not sending you free feet pics inandout: PM for prices though tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: Respect the hustle, Zachary tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: but I have clearly pledged myself and my allegiance to an e-girl already 🧝🏼🏹 brainpain: changed my Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim name to Galadriel for you, Richard, you've officially made me basic brainpain: will cite it in the divorce tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: as long as I can proudly produce said divorce to every mouthbreather that calls me a freak, I am okay with that tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: devastated, naturally 💔 but okay brainpain: hit me up for multiple re-marriages at your convenience, I like that for us tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: Make a solid livestream 👰💒🤵 gotspoons: I'll get officiated! tigerbalm: imagine if any of us actually did get together cos of this forum gotspoons: You never know, Robyn gotspoons: it would be so adorable 😊 tigerbalm: Kara is giving me hope that online dating doesn't have to be a minefield sonmychest: don't give up yet! sonmychest: you're so lovely, a total catch tigerbalm: there still isn't a blushing 😸 emoji & I NEED it ihatemyguts: a travesty ihatemyguts: who do we need to @ for that brainpain: @fibrofog brainpain: he was a BIG DEAL ihatemyguts: 😏 hoping he comes back and I can 👰💒🤵 him obvs brainpain: 🔺 between me/him/Rich was prime in my life ihatemyguts: glory dayz brainpain: if he doesn't show up to stop our first wedding ihatemyguts: Zach won't even properly date me until we're confirmed #foreveralone at 18 inandout: you don't call this properly dating? inandout: @Kara you've got yourself a hater before your romance has fully taken off ihatemyguts: oi, don't drag me in to your 🧂 behaviour ihatemyguts: I'm very nice, I swear inandout: that's just how I taste inandout: she knows brainpain: if I didn't know my CF facts I'd be calling for a ban brainpain: that sounds filthy sonmychest: first declaring Rich my daddy, now 👅 Zach 😲😲😲 sonmychest: I'm also quite nice but not that kind of nice, I 🤞 tigerbalm: I don't think I wanna know.... inandout: But I'll tell you inandout: when we sweat, we lose too much salt, one of our many flaws inandout: on a hot day, you could lick us and taste it, if we like you enough to let you sonmychest: maybe that can be enough of a selling point? sonmychest: if crush boy talks to me again and it invariably comes up inandout: he might get to see it crystallise on your skin, not 💎 or ✨ but hey sonmychest: such a sexy condition, when you leave out all the mucus inandout: ZZ top is feeling it, she wants to properly date me ihatemyguts: 🧂 is a flavour I can enjoy pretty unrestricted ihatemyguts: let me have some pleasure tigerbalm: do the normies flirt like this too? tigerbalm: Kara you'll have to tell us, when you go further undercover ihatemyguts: don't know how lucky you are to have that pickup line in your back pocket ihatemyguts: just add tequila and a lemon and you've got a good time sonmychest: I'll 100% report back, providing he doesn't go 👻 brainpain: you need a drink when a boy lovingly strokes your hair only to feel the dent in your 💀 sonmychest: but also, to work out if your amazing hair is real or nah brainpain: I have too many split ends to be asked if it's a wig sonmychest: I ✂ my own sonmychest: and not often enough 😅 brainpain: don't reach for the bleach cos Robbie sees you as a blonde, there's my sisterly/old lady advice sonmychest: oh God, with these brows? sonmychest: I can swear I won't do that, along with meet up with internet randos alone brainpain: I'd volunteer to come along but I don't do disappearing into the background brainpain: would wear a trenchcoat for the right 💸💸 gotspoons: Normies definitely TRY to use our disabilities as a way to flirt with us, with varying success gotspoons: the amount of time I spend in bed is nothing to be 😏 about, honestly gotspoons: even if I was also chiming in to confirm blondes do have more fun, when they've had all their vitamins, a perfect amount of sleep, the stars have aligned JUST right... 🤭 tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: as resident ♿ user, they most ask if IT 'works', which is a bizarre level of care for people who aren't concerned about how me getting into their establishment really 'works' tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: and, my dear, you are a terrible third wheel tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: 🔻 suits you better than obscurity 😎 brainpain: but I am a fun time with the TBI having increased the impulsiveness + removing the few inhibitions I did have 😉 brainpain: inappropriate sexual activity is a listed symptom 🤞 boys ihatemyguts: definitely a case of 'okay when I point it out to embolden myself, creepy if you do it' ihatemyguts: think some normies point out their flaws to be endearing but idk, is low-key a disability superpower guys, + 1 for us brainpain: like, what does that mean? Inappropriate for who? Answers on a ✉️ please ihatemyguts: could range from, science, you're being a prude to calling you a master criminal on the low brainpain: so many of my symptoms could describe anyone in their teens or early 20s brainpain: Rich, write a smart boy uni essay on it tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: depending on the bit that gets damaged, could be the same part that isn't yet fully developed in young people tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: checks out 🧠 brainpain: you're SO clever brainpain: you'll be fighting off more than one 🤓 girl tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: I'm not sure about that, on either count tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: though the chair is a useful battering ram when it needs to be brainpain: I'm into it tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: then you can hitch a ride, of course brainpain: reserved™ tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: the parking is unparalleled brainpain: not allowed to drive, you are my transport now, no pressure gotspoons: Me either, who can? gotspoons: need to work out the carpool situation brainpain: my housemate will, she owes me 10000s of favours inandout: + my parents tigerbalm: mine too but they're a lot to inflict upon anyone sonmychest: ^^hard same tigerbalm: maybe we get ourselves there unless someone can't? tigerbalm: & those people speak up sonmychest: That makes sense to me brainpain: ok, is there anyone who needs a lift? ihatemyguts: I'm good tooexhaustedtolivevicariously: likewise gotspoons: I'll make a permanent post where people can register interest in the meet-up, as well as need for a lift gotspoons: so anyone who can offer a lift, can respond there too, sound good guys? 😊 inandout: cool inandout: very un-tyrant like gotspoons: thank you, Zach 😏