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this was fionna and cake episodes one and two to me. do u see my vision.
#fionna and cake#adventure time#ppl being like “Oh episode two was so much more dark#and it’s like#YEAH i GUESS#but episode one was also about feeling stagnant and in a state of always looking for something you can’t reach#it was about going through the motions#about feeling stuck where you are
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act 5 my beloved
still images belowww
#i recently replayed act 5 for funsies and i very much like thinking about this moment#like. siffrin has been going through the motions the entire way through the house and fighting the king#but then he passes out and gets sent to this weird headspace void and it kinda feels like the wind was taken out of his sails#and i just wanted to draw the feeling of wtf i felt the first time i played it#also wanted to draw the mdp part where he gets really freaked out but. school started. not enough time to do the things i want rip#in stars and time#in stars and time spoilers#isat#isat act 5 spoilers
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i think that if kabru saw that “laios meeting falin for the first time” strip he’d be sobbing uncontrollably
#feels like it is SO fundamental to understanding laios on a deep level#idk something about not expecting ‘common sense’ from babies#something about how he is so deeply laios. maybe im just projecting#but that comic resonates with me SO hard#the lack of expression (taking her in) and the way he looks up for permission#and by that time his father already knows? that hes looking for permission to leave. he doesnt say it. he just looks.#and then! he runs to his kitty! and whispers like its a secret! hes a big brother now kitty!#and he whispers to the chickens! he’s got a little sister chickens! shes called falin doggies!#to see laios as an adult and to know he cares for his sister is par for the course#to see that he was enamored with her the second he met her and told all of his friends is just. fuck#they tell you many times in the series that these siblings care for each other above ALL ELSE#like knowing that all people die is separate from knowing there is no reality for either of them that doesnt contain their sibling#im going insane over the touden siblings#but i think kabru would go through these same motions and cry idk#dunmeshi#labru#if you squint#kabru of utaya#laios touden#falin touden#dungeon meshi#bumblysdumbly
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The four alignments of Tummy Hurt
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#jiang cheng#lan wangji#nie huaisang#bonus comic#Brought to you by: *my* tummy hurts#This is in teen-era for the sole fact that it was imperative that Teen Wangji be granted that caption#I too was a teen with extremely high expectations that gave me stress stomach pain. There's no way lwj's tummy doesn't hurt all the time#NHS says his tummy hurts to 1) get attention 2) get out of situations 3) act as a distraction so the real tummy hurt havers can sneak out#I never would have thought making a tummy hurt alignment chart would be a character analysis but#The underpinning logic here is about how these guys go through the motion of pain. I have a lot of thoughts that would exceed tag limits#I also just want to take the time to say: You don't have to be brave about it. No matter the pain you face.#Your tummy can hurt and you can tell people and be loud about it <3
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Jim Kirk: Are we allowed to draft Doctor McCoy back into the service for this mission? I feel his expertise will be invaluable.
Admiral Nogura: Well...technically, according to one particular regulation, yes.
Jim (batting his eyelashes): Will you do it?
Nogura: Do I have to be there when he arrives?
Jim: ....no.
Nogura: ...can I watch it on camera from a safe distance?
Jim: Sure.
Nogura: Then yes.
#star trek#star trek tos#leonard mccoy#jim kirk#bones mccoy#captain kirk#star trek tmp#admiral nogura#mckirk#star trek the motion picture#i'm sorry i've made THREE POSTS about this scene this week but it took hold and i can't get over it#bones i've made it so you no longer have any agency over your own future#and when you arrive i'm going to say look who's come crawling back#even though i literally forced you through legal means to return to my crew#anyone who thinks bones is a violent man after seeing how he takes all this and crumbles at i need you#loudest pushover in the South
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Renée Minkowski is extremely into the abstract concept of Crew Bonding in such a way that it impairs her ability to actually bond with the particular crew that she has.
She wants them to have Christmas dinner together and give each other Christmas gifts, but she's not made an effort to learn Eiffel's feelings about December 25th and to think about what he might like to do that day.
She wants them to each say what they are thankful for at Thanksgiving, but when she says she's "thankful to have such a great crew on this mission", it sounds extremely unconvincing, as if she's just saying what she thinks a Commander ought to say at a Thanksgiving dinner on a space station, rather than expressing any genuine sentiments or revealing anything personal about herself.
She wants them all to participate in the talent show "to boost morale... bond as a crew, and... have a great time doing it", but Hilbert and Eiffel's reactions make it clear that talent shows do the opposite of improving crew morale for them.
Christmas celebrations and thanksgiving dinners and talent shows are all things that could potentially have a positive impact on morale and bonding for some hypothetical space crews, but in the way Minkowski approaches them, none of these things are particularly helpful for the morale and bonding of the people who are actually in her crew. Minkowski puts real effort into group bonding activities for her crew, but they are always based on general ideas about crew bonding, rather than on thinking about the individuals around her and what she can do to connect with those people in particular.
#Wolf 359#w359#renee minkowski#renée minkowski#I think she was probably even more intense about crew bonding stuff earlier in the mission#By the beginning of S1 she's just going through the motions to some extent#Also telling Eiffel 'that's actually less horrific than what I was expecting' to his thanksgiving contribution#isn't exactly a good way to encourage him to contribute#She tells him not to do smoke rings for the talent show as well#which under Wolf 359 science is sensible#but it's also reflective of a determination to get people to participate in the way that feels right to her#rather than the way that's natural for them#Tbf Eiffel at least seemed to enjoy that thanksgiving dinner#but it doesn't really seem like it brought them closer together#Especially with culturally loaded things like Christmas and Thanksgiving#there should have been a discussion there#but that's the thing#communication#and understanding her crew as individuals#those are things she has to learn#I'm also not saying that successfully bonding with Hilbert would have made any difference to anything#but pre-Christmas-mutiny it was an aim of hers at least on paper#Another thing to note is that Hera is partially excluded from some of these things#She's the only willing participant in the talent show#but Minkowski gives her a part with two lines#Minkowski encourages Hera's contribution of what she's thankful for#but only after Hera's asked if she could say something#Oh also I think that Minkowski's thanksgiving speech sounds like she'd planned those lines out before she even got up to the Hephaestus#She isn't thankful for her crew. Not at that stage. She's saying it through gritted teeth#But she'd planned on having a crew she was thankful for
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never before seen middle part comic noir… I’m obsessed u draw him so nicely 😭😭 so blessed
NOT THE LAST MIDDLE PART COMIC NOIR I INTEND TO DRAW!!!! age discourse/noir timeline discussions i see on the dash have started to make me think about the overlapping year (1933....) and how that could be tied to the 'canon event'. and specifically the potential of comic!noir having a crazy angsty bittersweet time about itsv noir having longer with robbie because he happens to be born earlier in his universe. but also comic!pete having to grapple with knowing what happened to robbie in his universe and how he can't stand by and watch a version of himself lose robbie when he could change things. which is why i have this draft of a page :)
AND GOD DUDE THE WAY U DRAW COMICS NOIR (baby... baby boy) ABSOLUTELY HAS PLAYED A PART IN HOW I DRAW HIM !!! he is so devastatingly young in your depiction of him and i felt like the way i drew the comic version of him had to change and adjust towards that!!!! i love the comic art but that is not a 16-17 year old kid and i swear if the comic reflected how young he was i would have had the world's worst category 10 woman moment
#so what if im playing fast and loose with the idea of spiderverse canon.' miguel wouldnt let' BLAH BLAH MY CITY NYEOW!!!!!#all the stuff in my psd folders are just noir comics that are wips. i must find time to line color and post them#the other itsv noir-robbie comic technically takes place almost concurrently with this one...#where 90214B is going through the same motions as comic 90214 . canon events will be disrupted. i promise.#anyway yes. noirverse enjoyers grab your screentone brushes!!!!!!!!!#my art#noir#sooner or later i will unleash a bunch of noir comics into the tumblr stratosphere. only the rsi holds me back#and i do not think this has to be said but ofc ur art kills me. every day. i love ur noir comics so dearly#and you are ofc the noirobbie pioneer who got me to read 08-09 again because i was enjoying ur content so much!!!!#and for the better. i have become so much worse about noir!pete#i have to save him. he's so fucking young (<- cannot save peter parker because he is lines on a comic page) (<- also a tragedy enjoyer)
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thinking about frank and sex (in a sad way)
#marvel#frank castle#the punisher#not as in about sex with him but like how hes portrayed in relation to it in the comics if that makes sense#hes just always so deeply uninterested not just in the women but the act itself too like#so many times hes like. not pressured thats the wrong word but like i can think of at least two times i saw#where the women just kinda. walk themselves into his bed. and hes like 'eh idk about this' but then just kinda does it anyway#like i imagine the writers intended for this to be like a cool guy thing yk like ah he gets so much action and he DOESNT CARE cuz hes COOL#but ME personally i cant help but read it like. god idk i dont want to say him letting himself get used and using them in turn#theres this expression 'going through the motions' that kind of feels right here but idk how to explain it#hes just so weird about it. every time. in my mind i cant imagine him ever really wanting it very much#like maybe to feel good sometimes but its never. idk am i making sense am i just saying shit#is he gay asexual missing his dead wife or just so so fucking traumatized and dead on the inside that his body is just an object now#so many fun ways to interpret this#<guy who is not having fun interpreting this#wish i could just project my thoughts into your heads so youd see exactly what i mean cuz i dont feel im verbalizing this well enough#god take a shot every time i say 'like' or 'just'. youll be off your face from this post only#i may be making shit up tbh idk the thought struck me out of nowhere while i was looking at the ceiling
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I know how some people who follow me feel about Tommy and Buck/Tommy, but certainly not everyone.
To keep it simple, yes I want Buddie endgame. I always have, though I've known it's never been a guarantee. Character wise and narrative wise, Buddie makes the most sense and will be the most satisfying of outcomes. Anything less will be a disappointment.
For now, I am enjoying Buck/Tommy while it lasts. Tommy is a good guy, and I think he's good for Buck, even if he's not here for long. And even though it's early game, no I don't suddenly think they should be endgame. They shouldn't. As I said, anything less than Buddie endgame would be a disappointment, and frankly a disservice to Eddie and Buck as characters. They're perfect for each other, no question.
(I really doubt anyone has actually "jumped" the Buddie ship. People, like me, are just enjoying Buck have a good queer time with a good queer man while we have it.)
#9-1-1#Evan Buckley#Eddie Diaz#Buddie#Tommy Kinard#an yeah I'm totally down for an OT3 in fanfic#but I know the show wouldn't go for that anyway#so for the show? yeah I want Buddie to be canon#in the meantime I'm loving Buck look giddy#and happy with this person he's interested in#we haven't seen him like this since Abby#as for Eddie.... well it /looks/ like this 'relationship'#with Marisol is (finally) teaching him to slow down#perhaps actually look at his own wants and needs#rather than going through the motions of a relationship#and checking off boxes#I mean. he's still with her for idk what reason#cause we know nothing about their relationship#beyond they've had sex instead of getting to know each other#but anyway! yeah... it's kinda just having to wait that situation out#ramblings
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So I have consumed that whole SH2 remake James' mental illness and SA theory document and I gotta say.... It fits. I can really see it. My eyes are open. I wouldn't put it past a game like that to make suggestions in that direction.
Also printing the Silent Hill 2 novel off to read as we speak. I'm normal about that guy and his trauma I swear
#I feel like silent hill in general reflects all of a person's trauma and mistakes. So of course it would personify everything in James head#And it really makes sense the letters in the hospital would relate to him and his memories rather than be aimless world building#And I did always wonder. Cuz Eddie is a reflection on James murder. So Angela??#I can see that her story confronts James inner darker desires. Maybe intrusive thoughts. But now that I view it THAT way...#It makes sense she would be reflecting soemthing else. A similar suffering#And apparently the book touches on their similarities too. And it's official so#Anyway head full. Poor fucking guy. But also he's still a murdering selfish prick so. Yknow.#Just needed to vent my thoughts about it. Hyperfixation going through the motions rn#Nothing to do with the fact I also have complex and repressed trauma surrounding sex and SA.... Examining that guy so I don't examine mysel#Anyway I need to draw more silent hill
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7K HITS ON GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS????
Gamers I can’t work on the final chapter any faster
#itsallmine#going through the motions fic#I have one and a bit in-universe days left to proof!#it is coming! believe me no one is more upset about the delay than me!#I’m getting there! then finally I’ll be free of my own personal time loop /j#but fr tho#thank you guys all so much#we also hit 400 kudos a lil bit ago too and 90 bookmarks#I know I say this every time But you’re gonna hear it out of me one more time!#the love and support for GTTM is outstanding! I’m still surprised! thank you!#alright I gotta go to sleep. ily guys
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why is so much of sewing just tracing and cutting and tracing again q_q i see why people get projectors and use adobe illustrator now
#drawing up a design that i can easily pattern from my sloper: 😊#actually having to make the pattern by tracing and cutting ad infinitum: 😰#piecing together printer paper to get a big enough sheet of paper and doing this ten million times: 🥲😭#not to mention the IRONING.... prewashing the fabric and having to iron 8 yards of fabric???? excuse me????#and then distorting it as i iron bc it has a slight stretch and i got so tired i stopped being careful 2 yards in#and the way that you're supposed to press every seam... excuse me... am i just supposed to have my iron heated and on standby at all times#AND THE STEAM??? i just got stay tape the other day and thought it'd be a neat alternative to stay stitching#BUT IT NEEDS STEAM TO ACTIVATE (which okay makes sense) BUT long story short i'm too afraid to use the steam function#on my iron because none of us are sure if water should go back into a tank that's been in disuse for 30+ years#so instead i get this water spray pen and delicately spray down the length of each piece of stay tape#before i cover it with a piece of gauze and iron it. and then i have to iron it extra so all the water actually evaporates#oh and the spray pen holds as much water as half a pen so i have to walk to the kitchen every 10 sprays to refill it#and i have to do this for every curved edge on my pattern pieces#i mean the alternative is just stay stitching but then i would have to calibrate my settings for a single layer of fabric instead of double#which means i have to switch my needle out more and i'm still new enough that sometimes i install a needles wrong despite going through#all the same exact motions that i usually would. i'm LITERALLY suffering out here. anyway can't wait to sew or whatever#oh and did i mention i went to a sewing meetup recently? yeah...#everyone there bought like $30-$100/yard fabric and i was there awkwardly knowing i only buy like $12/yard fabric#honestly though i have the opposite problem people usually joke about. i find it So hard to find fabric i actually like#it needs to be the right fiber + right color + right pattern/texture + right weight + i have to know exactly what i'm going to make with it
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I knew Micah wasn’t a great guy but I was a fool to think he had any redeeming traits.
#meek’s art#blood cw#tw blood#violence tw#violence cw#gore cw#Micah bell#red dead redemption 2 fanart#red dead redemption two#rdr2#micah rdr2#rdr2 micah#rdr2 spoilers#spoilers#I knew he was bad ever since chapter 2 but it wasn’t until chapter 6 it set in#he has NO good in him… that’s hard for me to stomach because I adore him.#I adore him BECAUSE he is an evil man#but like… Jesus. he is selfish and immoral through and through#bravo to the writers because they managed to make a character so iconic and become my favorite AND most hated#I feel like my feelings are so strong because a part of me died when Arthur died#I ain’t saying I kin the man but I definitely spent weeks think about my life through his eyes#it fucks me up to play RDR2 and then go through life’s motions with the mindset of a man dying of TB#it hurts to reflect on my life and actions with the mindset of an outlaw who’s era is over#it hurts to go through life internalizing the distrust and defeatism prevalent in chapter 5 and 6
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April 28, 2023
Despite everything, it's still you.
#me#ive cut back on lifting a lot due to injuries and struggles with my joints and instead picked up lane swimming in march#i had never used a public pool in my life and never swam with intent before#it was new and kind of terrifying but i needed to move my body again in a way that didnt cause pain#the first few times were pretty rough- i couldnt swim well or hold my breath and struggled with the repetitive motion and breathing#one day beams of sunlight shone through the airy space and large windows and cast shining watery reflections on the pool's bottom#i had been learning water caustics for 3d art and i loved to watch them#its gotten a lot easier now and i can let my mind wander and enjoy the sensations instead of worrying about drowning#the cool water on my skin#the muffled amniotic sounds of bubbling fluids#the mosaic tiles and patterns#the sunlight and caustics#every time i go its a social stress test- but I've gotten better at handling it and it helps me connect with other people in a tiny way#i dont know what the future of my body's training will look like as i plow into middle age#but im proud of myself for doing something totally new and finding joy in it
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i love how undertale's fourth wall breaks and metanarrative work to make you sympathize more with the in-game characters. it'd be so easy to use that concept to make them seem more 'real' somehow or simply lean on the horrific side of this (and that concept did play a big part in the narrative) but ultimately, what undertale strives to do is to make you really, really care for these characters while always reminding you of their decidedly fictional nature, because you don't need to forget that in order to appreciate the game for what it is
#frankly undertale's different routes are less about moralizing player's choices and more about examining player apathy imo#like how being a completionist makes you just go through the motions of a game without really connecting with it#obsessing too much over it just sucks the emotion out of the experience and turns it into a checklist#undertale simply argues that approaching games on an emotional level is the most fulfilling way to do it and is always an unique experience#undertale#utdr
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Some interesting tidbits about district assignments
Each underboss starts with one district, their "home" district, if you will. You get to decide which additional districts they get, but there's some assignments that some underbosses might like more than the others.
Southdowns - Vito/Cassandra
Pedestrian chatter indicate it had a large, if almost exclusive Italian presence before.
Vito comments on having a "favorite diner in Southdowns."
If you assign Cassandra to Southdowns, some pedestrians are concerned about the Italians and Haitians not getting along. Some pedestrians say they're getting along.
Cassandra says, "Laundry Machines, cigarettes and stereos. Southdowns knows how to turn a dollar out of everyday items. This is real good for us."
In contrast, Burke doesn't have anything interesting to say.
Barclay Mills - Cassandra
The other two comment on Barclay Mills being garbage, but Cassandra has dreams of revitalizing Barclay Mills. Curiously, Emmanuel says that that's because "she never has to go there."
Vito and Alma admit to having little experience with trains and factories.
Tickfaw Harbor - Cassandra/Vito/Burke
Emmanuel comments on the harbor being good for the marijuana business, and Cassandra likes it for general import/export.
Vito and Alma mention that the harbor would make their smuggling operation easier.
Burke and Nicki seems to be more interested in the car rackets.
Downtown - Cassandra
Burke and Vito seem more focused on the money while Cassandra's top priority is power and City Hall.
There's the usual talk about rising crime if Burke or Vito get the district, but with Cassandra, people comment on protests and clashes with the police.
Frisco Fields
All the underbosses seem to like Frisco Fields as a way to spite the wealthy, white residents there, and they don't seem too disappointed if they don't get the district.
Alma is a bit surprised if you give Frisco Fields to Vito.
Nicki dislikes Frisco Fields. It might be because she was in their ER once.
French Ward - Cassandra/Burke
Cassandra and Emmanuel mentions taking care of the sex workers there.
Burke likes vice and the rackets but Nicki seems more exasperated because of him.
Vito has little experience with the rackets there, but he seems to want to run it. Alma has no desire to run the sex rackets.
There's also some common themes in the chatter around each underboss's assignment.
Vito: Increased Italian presence, crime, protection rackets. People also comment on increased Italian cuisine. Memorable quote: "Guess what's at every crime scene lately in Frisco Fields? Marinara."
Burke: Increased Irish presence, moonshine, robberies.
Cassandra: Increased Haitian and black presence. The commentary is usually just racist remarks, but black pedestrians comment on increased black businesses and diversity.
#please correct me if i'm wrong!#im basing this off of their lines if they did or didnt get the district#without the in-game context#mafia 3#cassandra mafia#thomas burke#vito scaletta#emmanuel lazare#nicki burke#alma diaz#all in all it seems cassandra has lots of dreams and plans that she needs money and power for#while burke seems to be going through the motions#and vito just sees it as money and business#cassandra and emmanuel are most aligned#vito and alma are next but occasionally vito surprises alma#and obviously burke and nicki are in conflict#or nicki comments more on the history of the district#i am confused that he thought lincoln would give him french ward though#and it's interesting that both vito and burke dont really care about politics
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