#in an incredibly baffling way

[springtrappd]

good thinking, & i can understand why you'd think that (it was my first thought, too!), but this is where semantics are important. a biohazard is a biological substance that poses a hazard to living beings; battery acid is a hazardous substance, yes, but it's not a biohazard. hazard signs are extremely important and globally codified -- you need to be able to tell at a glance exactly what you're looking at; that's what they're for. the sign used here is from the ISO 7010 standard, an internationally-designed and recognised set intended for general use:

the ISO 7000 gives us a slightly clearer definition of what classifies as a biohazard, stating the symbol indicates "biological risks" and "a reference to substances that may be hazardous to men, animals, plants, or the environment based on biological activity (for example, holding a virus)."

...but this isn't real life, of course, so there's always a chance for human error. steel wool are a game dev company; the toxic materials they handle are like, bad tweets, not corrosive chemicals and the like. it's completely possible for their designers to have used a biohazard symbol as a generic Bad Substance Warning without realising the connotations it carries, and that's a possibility that you should always keep in mind when it comes to stuff like this. buuuuut... regardless of if they meant it or not, it's certainly there now, and the implications of it are fun to think about! i mean heaven forbid a robot in five nights at freddy's have a human body inside it, can you imagine

fun detail on the glamrock endos, btw :)

[fluentisonus]

another thing that bothers me about people insisting translation can never communicate the original with the implication that it's therefore not worthwhile is like. what's the end result of that? you never read anything from places that don't speak the languages you do? you let the perfect be the enemy of the good & seal yourself into a narrow cultural bubble because you've decided it's not possible for ideas & stories to cross language barriers?

[canonically47]

can’t wait for episode 21 when derek is going to say “i know i always mentally abused you and never seemed to care for you but we tight fr” and kiss trevor and then jake is going to win and tom will ruin it all by asking him out. we in for a treat

[tangledinink]

I can imagine the first cycle after moving. Probably Leo because Donnie likely has internal scarring, so leo goes through the process of laying his eggs, panics, his brother can't help, and finally, *finally* they ask for help. It's not willingly. It's not for fun. It's purely necessity. It's purely because there's *literally noone else* and the idea of telling anyone at all is so scary that the way they do so is in a note. Splinter sits them down and basically walks them through "You're safe, you're fine. We can handle this however you feel most comfortable, including getting you both on blockers if you prefer" and they just.... sigh. For the first time, there's *someone else* in their circle, and it's willing and it's warm, and it's *safe*. There will be tears.

Yes, except I'm not convinced that either of them could stand to tell anyone. Even if it was literally life or death (which it has been before,) I'm not sure if either of them could bear to give up that information. Donnie is finally, finally away from the people who hurt him when he got found out last time, and even though logically, he knows that it's different here, he's absolutely petrified of the thought that the same thing will happen again and it won't be over anymore. He's still horrified by the idea of anyone else knowing about Leo when he's gone to such lengths for so long to protect him, and Leo is likewise terrified in the same way. They've spent years with this being their more closely guarded secret, and that's going to be really difficult to give up.

But it's really not a secret they'll be able to keep for long.

They're in a completely different environment, with far less space and privacy. They're both stressed as hell and Donnie WAS on birth control and taking all sorts of vitamins and supplements to make sure he didn't eggbind again and now he's suddenly not and it's not only messing with his body, it's fucking scary. It literally keeps them both up at night. Neither of them know how to wash blood out of clothes or sheets. There's no private en suite bathroom they can sequester themselves away in. They're both literally making themselves sick with anxiety trying to deal with this, and they're used to handling this on their own, this is routine for them, but they're not used to all of this.

They'd probably metaphorically limp through a few cycles before their family puts it together and gently confronts them.

Venus probably figures it out first. She's pretty smart, and incredibly observant, and after all-- she quite literally experiences the exact same thing. April may not lay eggs, but I think she'd be able to get the idea after a bit as well. And while I think Splinter would realize something was wrong pretty quickly, Draxum would probably realize what was wrong first. Splinter has April, so he has a little bit of experience in this realm, but Draxum has Venus and so he has far more experience.

And so when they do sit them down and talk with them, it's going to be really scary at first. And then they get to, "you're safe, you're fine, we can handle this however you feel the most comfortable. It will be okay. No one will hurt you."

And then there's finally other people in the know, in the circle, people who will actually help them. And yes-- there will definitely be tears.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[shikai-the-storyteller]

Vegetta heard that some members of the server are scared of him and he was like "Why? I'm not even a tryhard, I was the last person to get slime armor" and I'm like... Vegetta people are already scared of you, WHY would you respond to that with "But this isn't even 1% of my true power''

[aauroralightss]

i love reading peoples' opinions on trigun but sometimes i will see an opinion that is so like. bewilderingly wrong it actually makes me doubt my own interpretation of the source material

[scintillatingshortgirl19]

blehhh not them making a queer character say the no homo line :/

[sysig]

Getting up to trouble is his speciality (Patreon)

[soups-archive]

Jesus fucking Christ can the QSMP admins catch a single break what do you MEAN the syndicate hasn't emailed the studio????

[mkoshiii]

guys we just got an incredibles 3 announcement now they're gonna be in FREAKING FORTNITE???

[britneyshakespeare]

you know i don't bring this up as a light anecdote because it involves me being talked about in really perverted ways behind my back. but when i was like 20 i was part of this large group of friends that was mostly a bunch of guys, and a couple of girlfriends. and the energy if you were a girl starting to hang around them was like. "ok, so who are you gonna hook up with/date?" and it didn't last long bc of course when the answer ended up being "well none of you," the patience they had for me evaporated. lol. so i was being talked about among literally every single one of them behind my back in a gigantic group chat, of like literally everyone in the original group chat (including the ppl who never fucking used it, and it was over twelve people) minus a few other ppl they didn't like, decidedly. and eventually one of my GOOD friends (that i am still friends w to this day) told me about it and then there was the whole drama of people not being able to accept consequences for their actions, not owning up to being cowardly bullies, etc... yawn yawn yawn. truly that was some stupid middle school shit from a bunch of immature ppl that i didn't really take to heart. not the guys, anyway. i was honestly very hurt by a couple of girls who partook in it though, that i thought genuinely liked me and who i genuinely liked in return, so that was shocking to me.

but anyway. after this all happened my sister went OFF on this one guy in particular. bc he had been a nuisance before. he was a slimy creep honestly. i used to feel a lot of pity for him bc i thought he was just sad and wanted attention but that was just my 20-year-old nonsense brain way of interpreting it. he was incredibly annoying and would wear girls down, would hop from one girl to another week after week, each one not reciprocating his constant desperate flirting and lovebombing. and there was a joke he participated in about me and my (also queer, female) friend that was particularly crossing a line. so kaily just ripped this guy a new one when he went to try and offer an explanation. like imagine trying to even talk to someone after you just humiliated and bullied their sister... couldn't be me. like i was literally the one being bullied in this instant but i can't imagine the kind of white hot rage i'd be in if someone did that to my sister. you know? so yeah.

at the end of this rant kaily told him "go to hell." you know. like fuck off. go fuck yourself. go to hell. good old indecent words to throw out at someone you loathe, right? i'm literally ONLY bringing this up because i cannot stop thinking, all these years later, about how one of the girls who participated in it, and was the least apologetic about it (in fact weirdly a year later she came back just to taunt me again and tell me how much better her life is without me and how stupid i was for breaking up a 'wonderful' friend group?? yeah that sounds like the behavior of someone who is over it)... i don't remember where but someone told me she talked particularly about that message to that guy and said "kaily told (name) to burn in hell" like. like that whole time she interpreted my sister as like a conservative christian who was calling him a dirty sinner. bc presumably she had never heard the phrase "go to hell" in a non-literal context before, or just never understood it?? like that girl didn't necessarily strike me as incredibly bright or something, in the short time i knew her, but i never would've guessed she could be so dumb...

but for the record that pervert guy yeah he is gonna burn in hell.

[completeoveranalysis]

[8]

OHHH

OHHHHHHH

On the one hand I’m so in love with how fiercely Kohane rebuffs her mother when it comes to Watanuki that it actually leaves her speechless. And you can SEE the fear that grips her when she realises she might be losing control of the moment - which, good. Be scared. 

But then THIS. 

When the pressure gets to her all over again and her Rage is the most important thing to her (it always is) and she then she says this. 

she chooses to tell Kohane to lie rather than even dare face her own personal insecurities, especially when they come from other people. 

Once again, she’s chosen what’s more important to her: her revenge. Her anger. Her desire to make others suffer.

It’s always been more important than Kohane herself, but completely unknowingly she breaks the final thing keeping Kohane here. The last thing bit of integrity Kohane believed her mother had.

And How terribly sad that this is what crosses the final line. 

That up until this point Kohane was still willing to do it properly, despite it all, but THIS is where her mother destroys the last remaining thing left between them. The only thing Kohane had left of her relationship with her mother was the promise to tell the truth, and now her mother has tossed that away as well. 

Kohane visibly deflates, shocked at first and then resigned. The very last thing about her home life that was important to her has been shattered before her eyes, for her mother’s spite once again. 

and there’s nothing left to do but follow the instructions and let it all come crumbling down. 

Which she deserves! 

There’s such a strength in her for doing this.

For following it to the letter knowing what will happen.

And knowing that it has been a long time coming, but that there’s nothing left to save any more. 

Also our precious noodle boy is here to help, which is also good! 

I’m sure hitsuzen only has good things in store.

All left for the next chapter. Naturally.

[hypixelskyblockquotes]

[sercphs]

I'm going to go insane because of Cradle.

Spoiler Warning on the Tags for Cursed Waves Ending 5.

[iztarshi]

TMNT Archie is like. The turtles are in Tibet to visit Splinter's spiritual teacher the Charlie Llama. The turtles have met a four armed tiger on the way there. The turtles need to look out for Chinese military patrols because ever since the anti-communist uprising of 1959 was crushed Tibet has been forced to live under their repressive measures. The Charlie Llama has been kidnapped by an evil enchanter. The monks that form the Charlie Llama's private choir are monkeys. The evil enchanter is working for the Chinese militia. With the Charlie Llama in their power the Chinese militia can force him to declare he is not the reincarnation of Buddha and discredit him, lessening the power he holds which is the centre of Tibetan resistance. The Charlie Llama is a literal llama and no one is commenting on this. The Charlie Llama dies to escape Chinese power and leave his reincarnation (not a llama) free.