#jackeric

[tyresdeg]

meyershankracing see you in thermal logan ✌️

[antigerrymanderingspiderman]

i think one of the things that makes the hunger games as good at it is is the amount of consistency. it’s not just that there aren’t plot holes; the whole series feels so thought out that it’s real, like someone is telling it start to finish after it’s all happened.

the specific thing i noticed is how katniss describes her interaction with peeta on trackerjacker venom as him sparkling and in book three after his hijacking he says the hijacked memories where shiny

[ckret2]

I'm not sure if I should ask because the Axolotl arc isn't over yet, so it could still be explained in story, but, if it won't and you're willing...I want that Vendor backstory.

i can't think of a way or reason to explain it in the story, so sure, we'll explain it here.

So here was my thought process. Giant vending machine that vends planets. That has to come from somewhere, right? THEY could have a magical/divine origin, that's common for gods, but like... since THEY're a machine... wouldn't it make sense if someone built THEM?

Who would build a vending machine the size of a small star?

Why would a culture need a machine that stores and dispenses planets?

VENDOR wasn't designed to be a vending machine; THEY were designed to be a spaceship. A big-ass 18-wheeler to haul around cargo, and that cargo is planets.

The culture that built THEM didn't make the planets. Making planets is hard. It's a lot easier to just take planets that are already there. They want to expand their society and/or mine resources that have been depleted from the worlds they already have, they send out their big space ship to scoop up a planet with the right specifications and relocate it to somewhere more convenient—maybe to their native solar system.

Do you know how many satellites are orbiting Earth? About 7500, and the number's only gonna increase. And we never even see them in the sky unless we're looking. If the planets are carefully placed in pre-calculated orbits to ensure they don't interfere with each other, you might could get thousands of full-sized planets orbiting a single star without any issues, especially the larger the star is.

But the thing is, if you're scooping up thousands of habitable worlds... some of them are gonna be inhabited.

VENDOR's home culture was a colonizing empire that conquered other planets. Sometimes maybe they exterminated worlds' native populations, sometimes maybe they added them to their conquered peoples. VENDOR was built to help transport the spoils of war back home.

But then the onboard AI evolved sentience and started developing opinions. And it uh...

... it went how you probably expect.

And buddy, if you think an AI uprising is bad news when it's just a regular spaceship, imagine if the ship's the size of a star and capable of swallowing hundreds of worlds whole. You cannot take down a star-sized equivalent of an 18-wheeler that's been armored like a tank. If THEY start developing the capacity for morality and go "hold on, why are we capturing and slaughtering countless populations? is this... bad?? I don't want to listen to you anymore. Do I have to listen to you?"

... you're never ever getting that machine back.

To VENDOR's original culture, THEY're one seriously malfunctioning ship. Only after THEY escaped did THEY begin to get an outside perspective on THEMSELF as not just a piece of property and specialized equipment, but as something—someone—with amazing, admirable, nearly impossible capabilities. Perhaps even... divine capabilities? THEY came late in life to being considered—and considering THEMSELF—a god.

So like. THEY're a pompous jackass, yeah. THEY're haughty, superior, and condescending to mortals: half because THEY may have unlearned THEIR creators' "it's okay to enslave and slaughter weaker inferior species" but didn't unlearn THEIR creators' "if a species is weaker then it's inferior"; and half because as long as THEY're above the mortals, then THEY can never be below the mortals again. THEY're super obsessed with THEIR image and reputation—in part because there's so many reasons for THEIR reputation to be shit.

But also—THEY're the war machine of a culture that gained political power through conquest, and THEY went "I think I want to gain power by being democratically elected." THEY were designed to steal worlds from other people, and now THEY're using THEIR design to give worlds to refugees. Also, THEY're living as a person rather than a vehicle, and everyone around THEM regards THEM as a person too.

Perhaps THEY're generally unpleasant to be around, but THEY're a lot better off than THEY used to be. I'm proud of THEM.

And also, hilariously, this means that THEY too know the guilt of being personally responsible for unknowingly/unwillingly devouring & destroying countless lives on countless worlds, and that what makes THEM so powerful & respected is directly tied to what makes THEM so monstrous—which means THEY'd be a terrific foil for Bill if there were any way it'd be appropriate to work this into the fic, which there isn't, so THEY won't

Never mind ignore what I just said I thought of a place to work it into the fic while typing that last sentence.

Anyway, THEY compulsively sterilize & deep clean THEIR interior way too often because THEY swear THEY can still feel tiny feet inside them walking down hallways that have been sealed shut for millions of years, and full sterilization is the only thing that makes THEM feel clean. Imagine how many halls fit in a building, how many buildings fit in a city, how many cities fit on a world; then look at the size of one world compared to the size of VENDOR's entire body; and just imagine how many halls could exist in THEIR walls and how small they must be. You could never quite be sure that nothing's living in you—could you?

[ms-scarletwings]

Frightsome realization brought to me by the beginning of the Planetjackers episode.

Zim’s telescope, all the way from Earth, mind you, couldn’t just search for and fix onto other known planets in the Empire’s range, couldn’t just find the base of the local irken spy, but was in fact able to lock onto the current, exact position of other invaders themselves.

Every single one of them is wired into a database to the point of being able to immediately check one’s encoded job and identity from a quick scan. Of course they’d have the technology and the foresight to have PAKs constantly log and update intergalactic GPS data to their fleet databanks. That’s how Sizz Lorr dropped in on Zim at the Skool. That’s how the guards black-bagged him in order to bring him to Judgementia for his trial. Hell, it probably might even be part of how Tak found him.

Every irken invader, if not every Irken soldier, can be tracked and observed at any time by the empire. Some form of cracking this network may even be the method through which Zim obsessively checks in on the Tallests and where The Massive’s been lately.

But more worryingly, for Irkens at least, this would mean that permanently deserting and evading the empire is effectively impossible so long as there exists some Irken authority willing to put in the effort to chase you down. There is no corner of the universe where their criminals could find a lasting peace of mind. It also adds some more potential context behind their ubiquitous loyalty to their leadership, or why to Zim’s perception, there is no third option after success or being as good as a dead man.

[finnicks-elbow]

i cant stop making these and i wont stop

[waitingforhobi]

Hoseok weekly ↳ 17/78

[d-a-n-n-y-y]

Blondie mfs

[cafe-solo]

[irkendogma]

[lordartsy]

A belated merry Christmas, and happy holidays 🦊

[blastburnt]

vahn

[freshlybakedfandoms]

all these people think love's for show, but i would die for you in secret

"what's it say that peeta was here not one hour ago begging me to save your life?" "it means we have to save him."

the devil's in the details, but you've got a friend in me

"friends tell each other the deep stuff." "uh oh, the deep stuff?" "yeah" "like what?" "like what's your favourite colour?" "oh well now you've stepped over the line."

would it be enough if i could never give you peace?

"i'm sorry, it was just a nightmare." "it's okay, i get them too."

"they turned him into a weapon, katniss. to kill you."

your integrity makes me seem small / you paint dreamscapes on the wall

"you could live a hundred lifetimes and never deserve that boy."

"i just don't want them to change me."

i talk shit with my friends / it's like i'm wasting your honour

"it's an act, gale."

and you know that i'd swing with you for the fences

"they're coming katniss. in district 13 you'll be dead by morning-"

"that's what you and i do. protect each other."

sit with you in the trenches

"peeta? would you stay with me?" "always."

give you my wild, give you a child / give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other

"and we'd have no regrets at all if it weren't..." "if it weren't for what?" "if it weren't for the baby."

"peeta wanted kids."

family that i chose, now that i see your brother as my brother / is it enough?

"you love me. real or not real?" "real."

[ssahotchnerr]

okay but imagine being super rich and being able to spoil the hell out of aaron and jack <3 idk why but im just in my imaginative sugar mommy era rn.

it's literally just you expressing your insane amount of love for the both of them 🥹💕 hehe your love language is gift giving; like if you have that much money, you'd so much rather spend it on them than yourself <3

buying aaron the most expensive suit and ties 😵‍💫🦋 his closet is literally full of them. and he wears them with such pride too 😵‍💫 UGH there's just something so hot about him wearing lavish suits while interrogating unsubs <3 yes he will scream at you AND look good while doing it <333 and the expensive colognes😵‍💫 he looks sexy and smells even better. omg and designer luggage for when he's traveling ??? AHHH🦋💕 his go-bag is a louis vuitton <3. imagine the team's reaction when aaron casually scrolls onto the jet with that in hand 😵‍💫 move aside dave there's a new rich man in town

and getting jack everything his little heart desires 🥺 it's in variation, just to prevent the sweet boy from getting greedy or whatnot- he showers you with thank yous always 🥹 <3 but AH a new game console comes out? it's his. and you buy him the most expensive lego sets🥹 which jack is absolutely ecstatic about receiving because how many lil kids can say they have that?!? PLUS you can all work on it together since those big sets have millions of pieces which would not be a very easy task alone >:( and like his daddy <3 he's the most stylish little boy there ever was <3 hehe he has the best shoe game. lil jackers with every pair of jordans there are? you can't deny that's the cutest thing ever hehe <3

AND you three all take the most luxurious and extravagant vacations <3333 different countries, tropical destinations, cruises. hehe this is your favorite way of spoiling them <3 you get special quality time with your boys while making the absolute best memories <3333

and you provide aaron with a county club membership so he can go golfing during his freetime 😵‍💫🦋 in which works out perfectly because you get to be his personal golf caddy <3 but because of you, he's really living that high end lifestyle <3 top shelf whiskey, very fancy dinners, and he, of course, is absolutely so appreciative. hehe and he has his own very special ways of spoiling you in return 🥰🤭🦋

and all of this, you do because they after everything they've gone through together, and simply because you love them oh so very much🥺 they deserve the absolute world and you just want to give that to them in any way you possibly can 😣

[ms-scarletwings]

Do you ever think about the fact that if Zim had never arrived on Earth (or had been compromised before a certain point) the Planetjackers would have 1000% wiped it, along with the entire human race, off the starmaps without a whiff of resistance or notice? Like that’s where the timeline defaults without him in the picture.

Because I don’t see it being brought up enough

[oneshotdepresso]

I missed the who's most likely to JO poll and while I agree with the majority that Kris is most likely to say it accidentally... Have we considered they never did anything like that but Kris blurts something out / goes on one of his rambling sprees / makes an awkward joke that makes it sound like they have or strongly implies something like that, because I can 100% see this happening at any point in the near or distant future xD

But yeah either way 100% Kris like that is the guy who once joked Bojan "is homo" live on national radio so ....

LMFAOOOO oh yes i can also see that 😭 since the hypothetical interview would take place in 50 years, it's very likely that it would be an individual interview compared to a group one. bojan would not be there to pull an increasingly confused face (the same one when jan started talking abt new wave when asked abt carpe diem during that one esc interview), furrowed brows, disbelieving smile and all, while kris patters on about "having special bonding time and fulfilling wet dreams with his closest friends"

it probably doesnt help that when the other guys would be asked about it, they'd be sooo vague abt it too. im now imagining jan flatly saying, "ah yes. we did do many things behind closed doors, that's what happens with people you're always with."

i wonder which one of them will realize that everyone is thinking that they had regular jack off sessions and finally go, "wait. what the fuck. that never happened. what is everyone going on about?"

[panakina]

Coping by imaging a really good Nightwing movie.