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Now, don't judge the video until you watch to the very end.
I'm going to clarify if you things because I'm not posting the clarification video until later. But, this was after school drop off and I had to do a return on an impulse purchase I made thanks to ADHD.
And I get into Target and walk to the return counter. The lady at the counter was very lovely until, the screenshot start. So, pause the video and read the two screenshots.
It took me a couple minutes or so to get over the audacity. I was still going WTAF?! And, I knew for a fact that if I talked to a manager, I'd be stumbling over my words or looking like a deer in headlights and so, I needed to get my brain to square up.
But this part is legit and no lie. When I finally felt like I was going to be ready to find a manager, my stomach was not ready. It bubbled. I knew I had to poop, and I had to 💩 urgently.
There really was no way I was going to be able to hold it in and find a manager, and talk to them.
So, I rushed home so I wouldn't have to 💩 in a public restroom. So, I do intend to go back to Target. I do intend to find a manager and show him the screenshots and bring it up. Either this evening after my child's doctor appointment, or tomorrow after school drop off.
Because it's not okay to push religion on someone. And it's not okay to judge someone's religious stance just based on what they're wearing. I mean, what if I only bought this hoodie just because I like goats and legit had no idea who baphomet was?
I will however, be considerate and change my hoodie before I pick my child up from school. As well as when I take her to the doctor's appointment after. Plus, it's 70° f and a bit too hot to wear this hoodie anyway.
#goth#goth clothing#killstar#christians#baphomet#the audacity#what the actual everloving fuck#don't push religion#satan#satanism#praise satan#you'll pray for me?#only if you see the prayer out loud so everyone can hear and confirm my salvation#You know ma'am#I'm Catholic#So in the name of the father#the son#and the holy fucking spirit#let me pray for you too#sure you can pray#but it wont do you any good#because I'm going to hell anyway
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"Matthew before we start, I wanna talk to you about your mouthguard. What's the purpose of it? What purpose does it serve 'cuz it's never in your mouth?" "I mean, I guess it doesn't really serve that much of a purpose all the time? I try to keep it in as best I can but its got a mind of its own, and it's everywhere so... I don't know. I think in the important times I have it in? But it's not all the time." "Does that bother anyone? Teammates? Opposition? Probably your mum? Does she say anything?" "Yeah, my mom did not like it at the start but she's completely given up on it. Call it about 8 years ago, 9 years ago, when I came into the NHL she gave up on it so. I don't know! Teammates don't really care. Opposition? I've had it grabbed a few times but it's all good." "It's workin' for ya."
florida panthers @ edmonton oilers | 12.16.24 (x)
#matthew tkachuk#florida panthers#2425#crying at how deadpan the prime reporter is THATS WHAT HEIGHTENS THE DELIVERY OF “what purpose does it serve”#maffhew laughing about it too#man who must always be questioned about his mouthguard habits#“i try to keep it in as best i can but its got a mind of its own and its everywhere so”#why do you talk about it like its a tail 😭😭😭#what a little puppy tail that cant help but wag is that what this is do we express our mood through the wagging mouthguard stim#when youre so happy and you are unfortunately human and dont have a tail to wag but the wiggles consume you so you wag your foot instead#mouth guard edition?#PLEASE CHANTAL GAVE UP ON HIM SHE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND LOST PRAYING FOR HER FR#“but its all good” he says like a saint outstretching his arms out in forgiveness#as if he didnt provoke everyone in ripping it out in the first place#he has talked about how there were other instances where someone has ripped it out after the kreids ecf incident but he never dropped names#and he brought it up again AND STILL HASNT DROPPED NAMES#IM NOSY A VERY LET ME SEEEEE I WANNA KNOWWWWW TELL MEEEEEEEE
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universal healthcare is not broken and anyone trying to convince you it is is delusional and a dckrider for big health insurance. yes there are wait times but waiting for care is Not the same as being denied care.
in america your physician prescribes care and an insurer can still cuck you out of it because someone across the continent who has never met you can say: doesn’t seem medically necessary. Leaving you to handle a bill that is wildly inflated by the same insurers that just denied you.
let me drill it through your head you can pay thousands a year in premiums and still end up sick and financially burdened for years by One incident. no insurance company is Avoiding going broke by denying claims. theyre doing it to profit off your misfortune and your illness. Because healthcare fundamentally does not cost the amount that they claim it to be.
#delete later#out of pocket rant#i hate these god awful takes on universal health care#and i hate this oh he killed a father#how many fathers do you think uhc let die be real with me#oh 8 billion is only 6% profit margin#bitch it could be 2 percent it could be a negative loss#this is me saying oh i resold a shoe for $60 after buying it for $50 when i also made it for 80 cents#i have been denied things like chest xrays and lung exams#i btw have had a chronic cough for 4+ years#in canada i got this done on the same fking day and results back within a month#there are indeed horror stories and on both sides of know ppl who died due to delayed diagnosis#and ppl who died bc they didnt even want the diagnosis it would have cost them too much#but robbing someone of the choice in my opinion is the worse of the two#putting someone in an impossible position like that is evil#this country love god so much better start praying u stay healthy bc thats the most important thing#also like those horror stories of wait times in the er#im gonna be real if u have severe stomach pain are actively bleeding heart attack or stroke#you will be seen asap#yes if unfortunately everyone around u that day decided to have a stroke or heart attack ur appendicitis will be punted down the line#this is a resource issue NOT a cost issue#this is a they also cut funding to nursing school and limited the number of ppl who can pursue medical degrees issue#not a we dont have privatized health care issue#bc ultimately u need a doctor to see u#not someones sister who is taking stabs at it#and every doctor is bound by the concept of time???#u still have to wait in america ur Charged for it also#and yall it doesn’t even have to be a Big incident#ur local urgent care might just be closed after 8pm and at 9pm u need stitches#or have severe stomach pains and just want it checked
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"I will have truth from you"
(please don’t tag/comment with your inquisitor, thanks)
#Dragon Age#Dragon Age: the Veilguard#Solavellan#Cerill Lavellan#Solas#everyone drawing their visions for solasmance reunion so naturally: I wanna do that#cerill as a companion and not inquisitor wuld mean all of solas's revalations at the end of trespasser are told to her second-hand#so there are coversations that need to be had and he's put it off for too long#on a separate note - praying on my hands and knees that bodymorphing veilguard's cc is extended to the inquisitor#if you let me make Cerill even an inch taller than Solas I will be on my knees for you in SECONDS bioware
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so........ i got excited abt the announcement of the final arc getting animated. so i reread all of demon slayer. and caught up with the anime. it was just as emotionally devastating as the first time ^_^ but gentan is rotting my brain likw beautiful little prions so life is still beautiful
doodles of my sona tweaking the fuck out under the cut cause i had to expel my energy Somehow while watching this shit
#kny#kimetsu no yaiba#demon slayer#my art#tanjiro kamado#nezuko kamado#genya shinazugawa#giyuu tomioka#I guess he's there too. gyu agaga googoo#anyways can you tell who my favorite is.#my cuteful genyalet whom i love so much my sweet baby angel pleasegod im going to pluck him out of the dirt like a grub#transfem tanjiro kamado#sumiko kamado#shes so important to me. she sso important sumi ko I love yoy#lalalalaaa#I had to try to post this 3 different times lets hope the format doesn't get buttfucked again. pray for me
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Day 6: Farewell
Imagining it takes Partner a while to feel comfortable letting Hero out of their sight
@heropartnerweek
#Treecko#skitty#pokemon doodles#original art#heropartnerweek#heropartnerweek2024#This prompt wound up giving me the most trouble actually#I can’t for the life of me make a serious piece I’m sorry#Like my original thought was something sad. The actual farewell scene in explorers#But then it’s too sad :(#(and also too much background to draw 😭)#Anyway I don’t think partner would be able to accept hero’s actually BACK quickly#They’re thrilled no doubt#But can totally see them worrying it’s a mistake#Or temporary#checking for signs of that light when hero’s not looking#Going to bed every night praying they’ll still be there in the morning#Trying to live every day like it could be their last together#At least for a while#worst would be if they finally started to relax just before the palkia plot#Like they let their guard down and feel genuinely happy then BAM palkia in your house that night#Telling both of you your existence is destroying the fabric of space#After that can imagine hero really struggling to help partner feel relaxed/happy again#Because LAST time they relaxed they were almost killed#Anyway partner feeling they constantly have to be on guard for the next major catastrophe :(#Lot of pressure for a little pink kitten
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#this is N0T a nagi birthday post#but happy birthday ig 🙄😒#give me another year and I'll start liking you all the time and not only when you're :x#anyway time to talk about myself in the tags because i'm too embarrased to make actual posts#i have 2 consecutive days of 9+ h tattoo appointments please pray for my sanity#do I get a lunch break?? but how will that work#and it's on my right arm too so I can' t even goof off and do things#let's see what crazy shit my brain will come up with when left to just think while staring at the ceiling#anyway byeee have a good weekend#nagi seishiro#blue lock
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One Piece Chapter 1132: Adventure in Elbaph (thoughts & predictions for the arc)
Part 1 here.
Lessons in strength
I also think strength is going to be one of the biggest themes in this arc. We’re in the final saga, and although we know Oda’s not interested in writing a typical shonen with a lot of fighting, it’s sort of inevitable that the final war will be, well, a war. The Strawhats are going to be up against some formidable enemies – from the Marines to the Elders and the Holy Knights – so it only makes sense that they need to be able to hold their own in battle. We’ve just had an arc where we saw them struggle against the Five Elders, even with DorryBrogy and their crew’s help, so I expect there will be some growth necessary before those final showdowns. Of course they get stronger every arc, but I think this one will make that quite explicit. And where better to develop strength than the ancient island of Elbaph, and a country of proud fighters that, as Loki said, once lived and breathed warfare?
More specifically, though, I think this arc will look at definitions of strength. What does strength mean? How do we define it? What is it important for? One piece and the Strawhats have already answered these questions, but I believe Elbaph will take it further. In light of Gear 5, we see that the true definition of Luffy’s strength is not simply physical, but creative – how much can he break free of expectations, play, and imagine? Gear 5 Luffy does not follow the rules of reality, and this is crucial. The reality of the One Piece world is dire, as it is – people oppressed by the power-hungry and so-called gods, isolated from one another by geography, targeted by bigotry. The task is to refuse this reality, and break it to make a new one.
Like many readers, I’ve been waiting to see a lot of growth from Usopp in particular, during this arc. Of course that’s because his dream is so tied to Elbaph, but let's get into more detail. Usopp is never going to be an inhumanely strong fighter like Zoro (no matter what the powerscalers say and expect). He isn’t supposed to be! That isn’t his strength! That’s not why we and his crew love him. Usopp’s strength is in bravely facing down his fears every single day, as a normal guy who doesn’t have extraordinary physical prowess. Usopp’s strength is that he believes, and he tries, and he fights with his whole heart for what he cares about. He inspires other people with his stories, and his words are powerful. As we know, stories are so important in the One Piece world (Skypiea was a whole arc related to a story most famous for being a huge lie!). I could say a lot more about Usopp but I won’t here because this is already long enough, but he is first and foremost human, compassionate, creative, and imaginative. He keeps trying for himself and his friends, regardless of not having the lofty dreams of some of his crewmates. That’s why Luffy liked him and recruited him. It would go against his whole character for him to have some kind of sudden wild power-up like I’ve seen people expect.
Rather, his journey is about him reckoning with himself around what it truly means to be a brave warrior of the sea, because ultimately only he can define that for himself. I think he was first inspired by Dorry and Brogy, but that he might well find that he can’t simply follow the Elbaph codes to the book to achieve his dream. In Wano, we saw that Usopp was particularly upset with the samurai’s values when Kin’emon and Kiku were prepared to die in Onigashima because he strongly disagreed that it was right for them to “take responsibility” by throwing their lives away, proclaiming that he would rather “cling to life with snot running from [his] nose.” I don’t expect the dynamic to be the same in Elbaph, since of course he deeply idolises the giants and has a much different relationship with them. However, I think his path this arc is going to be one of taking what works for him in terms of being courageous and confident in his abilities, while also realising that he already is brave and can be strong on his own terms using his specific skills (long-distance precision sniping, surprise attacks, storytelling and playing with reality using his intelligence as we saw in Thriller Bark). He’ll develop his fighting abilities (observation haki, maybe get some cool new plants from the Elbaph jungle) but most importantly develop confidence, and understand the power of his words in battle (see: becoming God Usopp in Dressrosa). Incidentally, I fully believe we will see him leading 8,000 men some day – not because he’s some overpowered fighter, but because people are drawn to his speaking.
On the opposite end of things, I think we’re also going to see Zoro go through an important learning curve. Clearly, the swordsman is not in a great headspace. He literally saw Death in Wano and it freaked him out despite him always proclaiming he has no fear. He was then off his game in Egghead, leading to him clearly repressing his feelings of fear and guilt afterwards (see: him calling Luffy pathetic for being upset they lost Stella). Something’s off with him and he’s trying to hold it together, but I’m hoping Elbaph might just burst his dam of inner anxiety. As we know, Zoro’s whole thing is strength – being strong enough to become the best swordsman in the world, being strong enough to protect his crewmates and make Luffy the Pirate King. He takes that responsibility incredibly seriously, to the point of being much too hard on himself and his body.
Zoro needs to learn a parallel lesson to Usopp – that the expectations he places on himself as a fighter and protector cannot be too rigid and extreme, or they become self-destructive. Prioritising the values of honour and strength can help you grow, but they can just as easily become chains holding you back. We know that’s not what Luffy wants or expects – the Pirate King’s crew should be free! That’s why I really think we need to see Zoro cut himself some slack and remember to rely on others. Being obsessed with individual strength is unhealthy, and may well cause more damage than good in the end. Mihawk is a good example of that – he’s the strongest swordsman in the world, but he’s completely alone. What did he sacrifice for his throne, and was it worth it?
I would love to see Zoro in Elbaph finally allow himself some vulnerability, ask for help, stop repressing his emotions and work with others instead of fixating on simply training to an extreme level. I want to see him get over his ego a little (or a lot). Unfortunately, knowing how stubborn he is, this lesson may need to be learned through some kind of painful experience. Don’t get me wrong, I say this from a place of so much love for Zoro. It’s difficult to see him be so closed off and hard on himself, as much as I understand where it comes from. So if events on Elbaph lead him to have to face all the fear and emotions he’s not dealing with, I think it will only make him a stronger and more resilient fighter. This could very well be Zoro having to deal with the promise he made to Sanji and realising he can’t take on that responsibility alone, nor would the other crewmembers want him to. Or, maybe that impossible choice would help him understand that he isn’t just an emotionless fighting machine – that what powers his strength is his dedication and love for his friends in the way that it is for all the Strawhats.
What I would also really like to see out of Zoro’s development is more teamwork with Sanji, since they mirror each other’s growth (with Sanji currently going through his own mutation-related changes) and need to work together as the wings of the Pirate King. Of course that doesn’t mean they’re always going to fight as a team, but I can imagine that they might need to against particularly tough enemies. I do think whatever happens with the promise, they will come out of it stronger (if maybe traumatised) somehow. Oda’s cheesy – he loves demonstrating the power of friendship and deep love. We saw that in Egghead with Kuma protecting Bonney against all odds. Kuma, like Nika and Joyboy, essentially broke reality and science because he loved his daughter so much. One Piece is just that kind of story. Plus, the whole point of Sanji and Zoro being Luffy’s wings is that they reflect each other perfectly, and they are at their most powerful when they work in sync, balancing out each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Sanji is too driven by emotion, with that balance currently changing slightly with the Raid Suit mutations. Zoro, on the other hand, isn’t connected enough to his emotions, and I think something needs to happen (potentially in this arc) to move him towards being more driven by them. I love the symmetry of it all. They can then balance each other out with even greater coherence, which will translate into battle.
Elbaph technology, ancient technology
I can’t wait to learn more about the painters (sunstones) that have been introduced to us in this arc. They’re incredibly reminiscent of Skypiea’s dials, with a hint of sun-based technology that makes me think of Vegapunk’s research and his dreams. Now, Oda could just very well never explain what they really are, or where they come from – we never got answers about the dials. However, given that we’re much further along in the story, I’m hoping we will get more information. My suspicion regarding the dial technology is that it came from the moon with the sky people who became the Skypieans, Shandorans, Birkans and Lunarians. Alternatively, it might have been developed by the Ancient Kingdom.
The painters of Elbaph could be a technology of similarly ancient origin (there may be more kinds of painters that serve different purposes, like the dials). Given we’re likely to start getting more information about the Ancient Kingdom and the Void Century if Robin visits Saul and his library, it would make sense for Oda to start bringing together the threads of these ‘otherworldly’ technologies. On top of that, Egghead very much highlighted technology as critically important – something that can cause immense harm, as well as bring immense relief and ease to people’s lives. We know that the Ancient Kingdom had incredibly advanced and sophisticated technology, and it seems like too much of a coincidence to me that islands and societies with strong historical links to that kingdom would also happen to have sustainable technologies that haven’t been shared with the world at large.
Speaking of Egghead technology, I’m curious to see if we get more information about why Elbaph has island clouds. We know from Egghead that they’re formed when pyrobloin (also found in seastone) meets water vapour after being ejected in volcanic eruptions – and that Vegapunk managed to create them and maintain them artificially. It makes sense that Elbaph’s Sun World is high enough in altitude for island clouds to exist stably there, but does that mean there are also volcanoes around there? Were they created a long time in the past when there were volcanoes there? Same question goes for Skypiea. Can the giants work with and manipulate island cloud in the way the Skypieans did, too? Regardless, they’re going to become invaluable given Vegapunk’s global flood prediction. Scientists like Haredas and the remaining Punk satellites’ knowledge of how to create them might become essential to saving people’s lives, as hinted during Egghead. And again, I sense connections to the Ancient Kingdom’s technological prowess that I believe we’ll start to get more and more pieces of as the story progresses in Elbaph.I’m sure the connection to seastone and Wano is important – even the idea of bringing together the elements of earth, water and air/sky (which happen to be linked to each of the ancient weapons) as well as fire/the sun and the Motherflame?? Oda’s cooking something, I know it.
With all of that said, I'm very excited to see what Nami might learn and do this arc – we've already seen her invoke "divine retribution", and I wouldn't be surprised if we see some more of her skills in a setting as nature and environment-based as this. On top of that, she's one of the scientists of their crew. She's a genius when it comes to weather science and technology, so who knows what she'll be able to do with painters and other weather-related technology on Elbaph, or even knowledge from Saul's library.
One of the biggest challenges in the One Piece world and one of the reasons that the world government is able to maintain dominance to some extent is its literal geography. It’s a world mostly covered by sea, with the only large land mass being the Red Line where the World Government's leadership is based. Parts of the sea cannot be crossed unless you have specific technology (Calm Belts) and on top of the usual difficulties and dangers of maritime travel, the Grand Line harbours extremely erratic and dangerous weather phenomena. This disconnection of people across the world serves to break up collective power, connection and communication, which is part of the reason why the Great Pirate Age was so threatening to the World Government. Normal people basically can’t travel long distances because they lack the resources and technology to do so safely.
As we’ve seen, technology is a double-edged sword – in the hands of those in power, it can easily become a tool of dominance and destruction, as with the Motherflame. However, if distributed amongst the people for the purposes of bringing better quality of life, it is also invaluable (as we’ve seen with the dials and painters so far). I believe we’ll see more examples of this emerge from this arc, potentially even including tools from the Ancient Kingdom itself. I imagine that part of the downfall of that advanced civilisation might have been their resources and technology. Perhaps they themselves took things too far, or maybe some other group wanted control of what they had, leading to war.
The return of the princess
One thing that did surprise me slightly in this chapter is the reunion of the Strawhats, because I genuinely thought Oda was going to keep them split up. My reasoning was that he would keep the Alabasta crew and older crew apart, to make it impossible for the message from Vivi to get to the relevant crewmembers. This makes me sound like I don’t want Vivi back ASAP and I promise, I do! For clarity, I think Vivi is (already) the last Strawhat and will join the crew on the Sunny sooner or later. Something that supports the idea of her meeting them on Elbaph is that we’re of course getting a lot of parallels and throwbacks to Little Garden (DorryBro, the giant animals, themes of strength) and who was with them on that island? None other than our beloved princess. Oda loves doing things like that.
To be honest, I thought he would want to draw it out for longer, just to tease us. Of course, just because the crew is back together for now doesn’t mean that a) they’ll stay together for long (although I would love for that to be the case) or b) the Strawhats who saw the newspaper will bring it up to the others. I’m sure Robin will want to see Saul as soon as possible after the welcome feast (maybe even immediately if he’s unwell), and they might not all go with her. Plus, there’s no guarantee that any of the crew who did read the newspaper would think to mention it to the others (since only Robin picked up on the mark). It’s not like they got new bounties after Egghead. On the other hand, someone could just produce a copy at the feast as an update, and someone like Nami picks it up – it wouldn’t be that clunky for Oda to do.
Initially upon reading it felt to me like the Vivi thing was going to be forgotten and left for a while, especially if the crew got split up. Thinking about it now, I really don’t know what kind of timeframe we’ll get. There are just too many possibilities to guess. He could have it be something that gets relatively resolved quickly and they send a message to Vivi early in the arc (I’m sure they can send a letter to the WEJ) so she can start heading over (again, don’t know how long that would take), or it could be something that’s left aside for a while. I have no idea. Also, very smart of Oda to put her on an airship that could just, directly land on the Sun level of a certain giant tree. Hmmmmmm.
We also know Sabo needs to talk to her and Luffy, so I’m anticipating (praying) we might see him meet up with them towards the end of Elbaph, or shortly after. No, I’m not being delusional just because I want to see him...
Brag Men, fictional romance and Shadow the Hedgehog
Lastly, I wanted to talk about the very ominous ending of this chapter, which of course will have caught everyone’s attention. If you remembered Louis Arnot and Brag Men, big kudos to you. I will own up and say I remembered Louis Arnot vaguely being mentioned in relation to Little Garden, but not much else.
It feels obvious to state, but the first thing that jumps to mind for me is that Oda is once again making the parallels between Little Garden and Elbaph extremely clear. He is also showing us that Brag Men and this Louis Arnot character are important in the One Piece world, which was previously hinted at. Specifically, it ties into Montblanc Noland’s story and the Skypiea arc, and further strengthens the key theme of stories in Elbaph. Both Brag Men and Noland’s story are considered fictional or even lies by most people. However, we know that Noland’s story turned out to be completely true, including the fact that the sky islands do exist and can be reached, and likewise with Louis Arnot’s account of Little Garden. It seems very clear that Elbaph is going to explore ideas around fantasy vs reality, truth vs lies, fact vs fiction, myths and storytelling, and the nature of what’s possible in the world of One Piece. I think Oda will get a little meta, and I love it.
On the topic of the actual Louis Arnot quote, two things jump out at me. Firstly, the emphasis once again on Warland being a part of Elbaph, which I discussed earlier. This raises the question of when people started predominantly calling it Elbaph, and why? What changed, or was erased, on the island? Secondly, Arnot’s warning that travellers should not regret their “lost time” or overstay their welcome. I’ve touched on ideas around this earlier as well, but I think there are many options as to why this might be. It could be a question of time passing strangely (like on Little Garden), danger (whether from the environment or the inhabitants), or something else. My guess right now is a combination of those. Since before the arrival on Elbaph, the giants have been associated with a stretching out and lengthening of time, as well as a detachment from reality itself (e.g. the Green Fairy alcohol and hallucinations, the idea of drinking and feasting for days). It makes me think of entering a fae realm where time passes differently, and it’s all too easy to never return to the real world, or maybe even become trapped. I also think there may well be threats to humans especially due to internal conflict, secrets kept well-hidden on the island, and/or hostility from certain inhabitants. It feels too early to say much else.
What was particularly interesting to me, though, is the choice of visuals Oda paired with the Arnot quote. In the panel where we see a natural jungle landscape, with a huge bear right in the middle of it, there is a tiny mysterious silhouette. It is wearing what looks in shape like a Wano-style straw hat, and seems to have a distinctive spiky hairstyle or coat. Of course not that much can be deduced from this one panel, but this figure does look very similar to the seated one we saw after Egghead, who was drinking from a bottle and saying “come on…”. The hat is the same, and if you zoom in, it looks like they are holding something to their mouth (a bottle?). I’m putting my money on it being the same person, and I also think it may well be the same mystery character from the cover story of Chapter 631, where we see Crocus drinking with someone who’s back is turned. They are wearing the same Wano-style amigasa and have spiky hair. Crocus seems happy and relaxed, so they probably know each other and are quite close. Obviously we know absolutely nothing about this character apart from a vague silhouette and maybe their hair and hat, but I will put on my clown makeup and say I think it’s Scopper Gaban.
Why? Because I want it to be. This theorising about the silhouette is the part I’m fully just including for fun, because we have so little to go on but. He would be friends with Crocus since they were both on Roger’s crew, he has spiky hair which might now be white from age, he’s been to Wano, it would make sense for Oda to make him cross paths with the Strawhats, and he’s strong – which he would need to be to get from Twin Cape to the New World alone, and to survive in the wilderness of Elbaph. Also, I just think it’s interesting that we haven’t yet heard anything about someone who was clearly extremely strong in Roger’s crew (unconfirmed but likely Roger’s #3 after Rayleigh). I have no other evidence, but that’s my theory. The timeline of Louis Arnot’s activity would actually also fit with someone from the Roger Pirates (pen name, maybe?) but I feel like that’s stretching it. I will be a clown if it turns out to be someone we’ve never met before, or even just Louis Arnot himself (real not pen name), but that’s fine. I’m manifesting.
The last thing I’ll say about the last page of the chapter is that the last panel, with the pitch-black background, very much reminds me of the ‘blackout’ panels we saw during the Lego world adventure a few chapters ago. It could of course just be a coincidence, and Oda’s using the background for pure dramatic effect. But, and again I am in a full face of clown makeup, something else could be going on… [insert DOOM! panel]
#me: have my word vomit part 2#if you read this too i will am making you even more tea and food#i miss vivi oda let them reunite soon *sobs*#i also miss sabo so much#and law don't even get me started#i do actually think law going to saul's library would make a lot of sense given his goal but uhhhh the process of that happening eludes me#so i'm just quietly praying#like oda could just have him wash up on elbaph for all we fucking know#luffy#monkey d. luffy#one piece#one piece spoilers#one piece manga#op manga#op meta#one piece meta#op#zoro#sanji#usopp#vivi#nefertari vivi#gear 5 luffy#nika#sun god nika#op theory#one piece theory#elbaph#elbaph arc#elbaph spoilers
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MARIONMORSE, DROP ANOTHER HELMETPARTY SCENARIO AND MY LIFE IS YOUUURSS 🙏🙏🙏🙏
do u think... Do you think sometimes when the team has a movie night, when they watch those 60's action war movies like "Von Ryan's Express" and "Battle of the Bulge" or spaghetti westerns like "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "Death Rides on a Horse," Soldier pauses during or right after fight scenes or duels or whatever to obsessively overanalyze them. Like, he'll try and turn them into strategies to use on the job, takes, uhm, 'notes', (tactical doodles,) sets up nerdy models using a whiteboard map and improvised figurines, uses these examples when he does those psyche-up pre-battle speeches or during strategy meetings.
'Cause I bet he does, I bet he does that, and it completely kills the momentum of the movie to the point where the rest of the team gets disinterested and slowly leaves him behind to do their own thing.
I genuinely bet Engie wouldn't though, nah, I bet he's enough of a patient kind of gentle kind of man willing to stick through these pauses 'cause he's just that into the movie. And maybe he's just a teeny bit into Soldier's dissections of actiony chaos. Maybe gleans a bit of an understanding of Soldier's thinking that way. Admires the guy's passion about his 'research,' how thoughtfully he gathers details in an effort to help the team. Starts mixing in tapes for these sorts of movies more regularly to their movie night pool maybe subconsciously, maybe on purpose. The rest of the team doing their own movie night. losers.
#soldier being autistic about 60's action movies#just like me fr fr#the original die hard would fucking KILL him oh my god can you imagine#engie sitting with sparkly eyes watching soldier go off about the duel in a fistful of dollars:#tf2 headcanons#tf2#engineer tf2#helmet party#engiesolly#eftanz u are a hero genuinely your art killed me then brought me back its crazy#praying to the time and space gods to let me airdrop reels of die hard indiana jones and robocop to the red base like a hunger games sponsor#guy gets shot in a movie:#soldier tf2 with his jaw wide open: holy shit... did you see that..?#when u asked this i though “oh god oh no this well is dry what am i gonna do”#but then this happened. ily#solly is over here developing advanced attack methods inspired by war epics#engie over here like: waow... he's so passionate... sighs...#maybe hes just happy somebody else loves cheesy spaghetti westerns#j....just like me.......fr.....#romcom trope where they reach for the popcorn bucket at the same time and touch hands#romcom trope where the characters in the movie fall in love and engie looks up at soldier like “wow....thats crazy haha...”#the onesided movie date. engie is too nervous to ask him on a real one so this will do.#for now.
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I once worked with a guy who got really really upset when I said Sephiroth (and in turn Kadaj and Co) had mommy issues. Like spent 10 minutes trying to argue with me that it wasn't the case and I didn't understand the character.
You know the best part about it? He had never played the games. The only games he had ever played were Kingdom Hearts. But then he would constantly try and argue with me about any video game lore, it was bizzare.
#Sephiroth#loz ff7#ff7#kadaj#kadaj ff7#yazoo#yazoo ff7#final fantasy vii#final fantasy 7#He said he didn't play the games because there was too much reading#Also tried to say the remake wasn't any good#Like dude#You never even played the original what in God's name are you on about??#Also 90% sure he was a lolcow or at least someone was fucking with him#If he wasn't one then he best pray to God that kiwifarms never finds him because babyyy let me tell you#loz
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idk sometimes seeing all the hate gege gets makes me sad. :( like I know alot of it is jokes/memes, but there are some people that are very serious and weird about it
#praying the extra volume content thats releasing in afew days doesnt make the fandom too crazy#like seeing ppl already getting ready to hate bc theres supposedly epilogue stuff w/ ozawa and theyre saying geges gonna ruin itafushi ????#pls dont let this become like what happened with the final volume of mha#gege get behind me-#when ppl get mad and say he doesnt know how to write his own characters :(#.....like have u ever considered that perhaps your interpretation of the character just doesnt match with canon#which is fine bc its all fiction and people can interpret however they want#but its so frustrating when they insult the actual creator for how they write the character#like ???? thats their own oc im pretty sure they know them better than you 💀#idk i think it has a lot to do with hcs that become almost universally accepted by the fandom people forget that they are hcs#ppl talking about gege like hes some irl villain playing 5dchess to make his readers suffer and everything he doee is of malicious intent#and then u go read an actual interview with him and its like: my pen name (gege akutami) basically means useless trash . i hate myself and#have self esteem issues so i have no idea why people actually like and support my lame ideas and cant believe it. thank u so much for all#the support it really means alot. ok now back to self deprecating#😭😭😭
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Overhead, the stars shone clear and bright, and though Mala had only once appeared to him at dawn, on the foothills across this very city, though she might be little more than a strange, mighty being from another world, he offered up a prayer anyway.
Then, he had begged Mala to protect Aelin from Maeve when they entered Doranelle, to give her strength and guidance, and to let her walk out alive. Then, he had begged Mala to let him remain with Aelin, the woman he loved. The goddess had been little more than a sunbeam in the rising dawn, and yet he had felt her smile at him.
Tonight, with only the cold fire of the stars for company, he begged her once more.
A curl of wind sent his prayer drifting to those stars, to the waxing moon silvering the camp, the river, the mountains.
He had killed his way across the world; he had gone to war and back more times than he cared to remember. And despite it all, despite the rage and despair and ice he'd wrapped around his heart, he'd still found Aelin. Every horizon he'd gazed toward, unable and unwilling to rest during those centuries, every mountain and ocean he'd seen and wondered what lay beyond... It had been her. It had been Aelin, the silent call of the mating bond driving him, even when he could not feel it.
They'd walked this dark path together back to the light. He would not let the road end here.
#Chapter 23#Kingdom of Ash#Sarah J. Maas#Rowan Whitethorn#Rowaelin#Essar#Mala#more starry quotes#lord of the north#I will find you#no spoilers pls 1st read to read along with me pt 4 of 4 perspectives more notes/quotes/reacts in tags; spoilers in both post & tags#They would not all go in all go out. — he won’t leave without Aelin… and probably Cairn dead#Ready to unleash hell when he sent a flare of his magic diverting soldiers to their side while Rowan made his run for Aelin.#She'd protested but even Gavriel had told her that she was mortal. Untrained. And what she'd done today… Rowan didn’t have the words#thank you for Elide appreciation day#He trusted Essar. She'd never liked Maeve had outright said she did not serve her with any willingness or pride.#But these last few hours before dawn when so many things could go wrong...#the full circle of him praying to Mala in HoF and then mentioning it in QoS and EoS and now here in KoA😭#She had to be there. Aelin had to be there.#If they had come so close but wound up being the very thing that had caused Maeve to take Aelin away AGAIN#The bond within him lay dark and slumbering. No indication of her proximity. — Maeve doing that too AGH I HATE HER SO MUCH#Essar had no idea that Aelin was being kept here until Elide informed her. How many others hadn't known? How well had Maeve hidden her?#— maybe that means there’s some good face on their side who might help if they know or learn?#ah rowaelins love language of revenge and compartmentalizing#Overhead the stars shone clear and bright and though Mala had only once appeared to him at dawn on the foothills across this very city#though she might be little more than a strange mighty being from another world he offered up a prayer anyway.#his magic sending a prayer to the northern stars for dawn to stay with the woman he loves — even back then😭#Tonight with only the cold fire of the stars for company he begged her once more.#HE SAYS COLD FIRE BECAUSE ITS NOT HIS FIREHEART😭 and the the darkness back to the light — IT WILL NOT END HERE WE WONT LET IT HE WONT LET IT#and the fact he knew he loved her back then😭 and all those centuries before when he didn’t know why😭😭😭
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guys i caught a mouse at work today
#i was walking the tech guy back because one of our printers broke#and i opened the door like yeah its right back he- thats a mouse. thats a mouse sitting in the middle of the room#he was very small and i think very confused/freaked out because he just let me. scoop him up. into my gentle loving arms#like he tried to run a little but he didn’t seem to really know where to go#so i was just on the floor like trying to get ahold of this very tiny very pathetic mouse without hurting it#while saying hey um. dont mind me printers right there with a mouse half in my hands#printer guy brought me over a little basket he found and i scooped mousie into the basket#and then i had a mouse in a basket. so i went back into the lobby and went Guys i have a Mouse in a Basket#and then my supervisor escorted me outside and we found a nice little tree with some shade and little plants to dump him at#except hed been scrambling up the basket the whole time and i think hes just accepted his fate to live there forever by then#because he would Not get out of the basket. i had to very very gently scooch him out#and yeah. maybe i pet the mouse. what do you want from me. he was very small and cute and very soft and rabbies isnt real and cant hurt me#he was so fucking cute. oh my god he was so cute. i hope he does well for himself#coworker was like ‘youre just gonna put him outside to be somethings lunch?’#and i said well. better he be lunch for someone than die in a gluetrap in some dark corner of the office#slightly more dignified way to go. benefits something. but i will be praying for a long and happy life for him regardless#every single time ive seen a mouse in my life ive immediately gone ‘oh im fucking Getting You’ <- lovingly and adoringly#so far im 2 for 5. 40% accuracy rate of Getting That Sucker#which i dont think is too bad considering mice are very small and quick and good at not being getted
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Elvis Presley, "Let Me Be There" (LIVE, 1976)
Source (FULL ALBUM): Elvis Presley Concert CD (Youtube channel)
Audio from Bootleg album "A New Kind Of Rhythm!", released in 2007 by Madison label. This CD contains full soundboard recording from an Elvis concert recorded live at the Riverfront Coliseum on March 21, 1976 (evening concert at 8:30 pm), Cincinnati, Ohio.
PICTURES: Elvis concert Riverfront Coliseum on March 21, 1976 (evening concert, 8:30pm).
FUN FACT: Elvis performed twice that day at the Riverfront Coliseum. For the afternoon concert (2:30pm), EP was wearing the "Blue Egyptian Bird" suit, but at given moment the rear end of that suit teared up due to his movement onstage (no surprise it happened right after Elvis performed "Polk Salad Annie"). He briefly went offstage and changed into the "Rainfall" suit, in which the show moved along. There's another bootleg CD from this concert, with the title "Rippin' It In Cincinnati" (released in 2018 by Straight Arrow label), a clear reference to that one incident onstage. For the evening concert (8:30pm) Elvis wore the "Rainfall" suit again.
After changing his outfit (afternoon concert), picture above shows Elvis showing the rip to his audience. Riverfront Coliseum on March 21, 1976. There's footage of that moment too. You can watch it, here [Dailymotion]. In spite what happened, the Blue Egyptian Bird suit was fixed and Elvis wore it again in many occasions after that one incident.
Source (all the pictures): elvisconcerts.com
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FULL CONCERT [Riverfront Coliseum on March 21, 1976 — Evening concert at 8:30 pm]. If you'd like to know what EP said about the ripping suit incident (yes, he mentioned it on the evening concert), you can listen to it on this soundboard recording (begins at 29:06). EP mentioned it briefly. Take your time to appreciate the full concert, seriously. This concert is AMAZING! "Steamroller Blues" (at 15:53)? Uhh! ❤️🔥
#let me be there#elvis concert#elvis presley#1976#elvis#elvis the king#70s elvis#elvis fans#elvis fandom#elvis history#elvis music#70s music#rock and roll history#you only know you're a true fan when you're listening to bootleg albums too#lol#elvis what you turned me into#this song always makes me weep#when listening to this i was staring at the cover from that bootleg album - to elvis' picture and...#i was literally crying and thinking to myself - praying actually - 'thank you elvis... just... thank you. we miss you so much... so much'#its so weird feeling like this over someone you never even saw#but i do... many of us... elvis fans... feel the same#rest in peace my king#thank you for the music#♥#rock and roll#Youtube
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fem wemmbu didnt steal my money but if she wanted it i’d give it all to her. me and my $2.76. let me treat you bbg
-fwa
at this point that girl can literally rob you, and you'll just let her.
#☆ inbox .#tbf id let her too she can take all my nonexistent money#you stay safe fwa ill pray for you#that'd be one hell of a meeting story though#“how did you two meet?” “oh she tried to rob me”
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Due to the current state of the world, I think k it's vital that we listen to :
randy McNally (there's no love like Christian hate) by TX2.
Thats it, that's the post
#i love tx2#There's no love like Christian hate#Let's all count down till judgement day#How tall is heaven's gate if we stand outside and pass the blade#Your God is a rope#You used to pull close#And tie all up around my throat#So tell me who do you pray to?#When im on my knees I can pray too!
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