#like being at a party and seeing mias sister there (who tragically died at the start of last year) and thinking 'wait... youre dead...

[tobacconist]

intense and powerful dreams last night

there were a number of plots happening and im not quite sure where one ends and the other begins

as far as i can remember, it started with me and my dog on the train going to some kind of ‘hunting camp’ like it was some kind of dog training place with a huge forest and we were all put into groups and we were hunting deer or something. i cant remember. at some point i got separated from the rest of the groups and so me and my dog (and i also remember vividly there was a bluejay or similar bird in my ‘party’) decided to jus go alone

then i was in town with my old friend mia. we walked out of some kind of shop/room and in the corridor there were 2 black women at a stall selling, like, handicrafts n stuff. they were dressed hippyish and seemed to be lovers. we talked for a long time, one of the girls was really funny and kept telling jokes n doing slight of hand tricks n stuff. i bought a really nice beaded bracelet and also a wooden box with domino designs on it. we were jus chatting with them for a long time. i looked in the box at one point and it had various compartments in it with different kinds of incense and a huge fat nug of weed. i said ‘is that what i think it is!? you cant sell that lmao!’ and the girl jus winked at me and said something like ‘we arent gonna tell anyone, are you?’ eventually we had to go and i asked them if they had a website or somewhere to contact them online since they seemed like really cool people; they said they didnt. i said ‘ah, well, i guess its up to fate if we meet again’ just as i was leaving the other girl said we could go to their flat because they were having a party or something i was about to agree, but then remembered i had given up smoking for lent and would probably end up giving in. they understood and we left (fuck! i wish i hadnt! dont fink dream spliffs count lol)

then me and mia walked outside into town centre, and there were people running around panicked. it seemed like there was a flood coming or something, like the river had burst its banks. i turned to mia and said ‘where is the highest ground?’ and she pointed in some direction and started running towards it i was confused because the water seemed to be coming from that direction and getting worse the further we went, but i presumed she would know better than me eventually when we got so far up the ground was dry. we kept continuing in that direction we were walking through a wide corridor of like, some kind of disused industrial building. the floor and walls all concrete with either orange tarp or plastic overhead for a roof. we werent running now we were just walking and talking then i looked up and saw a bluejay in a nest squawking loudly at us as we walked under it like it was protecting its eggs i cant remember anymore of this part of the dream

then i was at home, and my mum was shouting at me and my dad (basically weve been doing a lot of housework lately but weve all been a bit lazy about it) i said like ‘you have no right to shout at us because we have been trying and... no im not going to say that’ and she said ‘go on, say it’ and so i did and said how the rooms shes supposed to be fixing are in a worse state than our ones etc etc then she started to cry and i felt reeeeally bad. i apologised to her and then hugged for a long time. i cant remember the rest

then i was back in the forest. this part is really hazy, all i remember is that there were wolves in the forest (this theme was in my dream a few nights ago too) and i remember watching in the distance the bluejay getting stalked by them (it wasnt/couldnt fly for some reason and the wolves were slowly closing in around it. it would like; start at them and they would retreat slightly then start closing in again and it was clear it was getting exhausted) and i felt like i couldnt do anything. i heard some kind of disembodied millitary voice say summat like ‘private bluejay down’ or something. a lot more happened after this but i dont remember

throughout all of the dreams after the one with the black women i was wearing the bracelet; and it seemed like i half knew i was dreaming before because i kept marvelling to myself about how i still had the bracelet (as if that part was a dream i woke up from but somehow still had the bracelet)

the bluejay seems to be a recurring symbol, not sure why because i havent been thinking about them lately or anything. i looked it up and apparently they symbolise ‘long lasting friendships and relationships’ which makes sense; mia was my best friend all throughout primary school and highschool. havent seen her or met up with her in person in ages though

[aasideblogiguess]

Thinking about Dl-6 again. About how a world renounced prosecutor slaughtered a man for outshining him. Because win rates mean everything. Because to ruin a perfect shining record is worthy of slaughter. Worthy of murdering a man in front of his child. Thinking about how that child was forced to testify and didn’t even see justice for what had happened. How the court was too incompetent to get a proper conviction. How they took all of the evidence they found at surface level, didn’t even properly analyze what they’d found and forgot about the child who’d suffered most until he was old enough to blame. About how a rookie defense attorney with three cases under his belt did a better job fifteen years later than anybody at the time had even with evidence being erased and an innocent party confessing. As if it had been swept under the rug. As if nobody cared enough to think about it! Thinking about how ready the court was to sentence a man who supposedly misfired a gun when he was nine for murder. 

Thinking about Sl-9 again. About how a man was allowed to get away with forging evidence for years. How multiple good people who cared about the police force and getting justice were fired or demoted or tucked away. How they spent years trying to get their justice and never saw it. The blame for the chief of police’s crimes was pawned off onto others. Murders pinned onto the woman he was blackmailing. The responsibility for his forged evidence thrown onto his subordinates. And this was allowed to go on for years. Innocents lost their reputations, their jobs, their loved ones. People died. And the court hardly seemed to pay attention! Seemed so willing to sweep it under the rug and take whatever excuses they were fed. Brushed off the one attorney who seemed to care. I don’t even think the police fired for caring were given their jobs back.

Thinking about the Dahlia Hawthorne cases. How this woman was allowed to murder her own sister, murder her ex boyfriend, nearly murder her current boyfriend, and almost got away with it! How she was allowed to just walk away from killing her sister. Two attorneys knew exactly what she’d done! They accused her, they pushed the matter, they tried so hard to persue their leads on her and one of them was poisoned for it! Holy shit, even after that poisoning she wasn’t even charged for it! Even after nearly killing the attorney who’d tried so hard to hold her accountable for her crimes she was let go. Three of those attacks didn’t have to happen! Three victims that never had to be hurt if only someone had listened to Mia Fey and Diego Armando in the first place.

Speaking of Mia Fey, i’m thinking about her murder too. She had been persuing a lead against a man responsible for countless corruption scandals. A young attorney was forced to investigate this criminal activity because nobody else was going to and she was murdered for it, then her sister was nearly charged for her murder! The courts were so ready to let a seventeen year old child lose the rest of her life alongside her sister because they were in the pocket of the real killer and would just Rather Not look into things. Because it was convenient for them to charge her instead of persuing their leads on the corrupt business man who Actually did it. 

And of course there’s the Ur-1 incident! Oh my god! A family was torn apart. A mother killed, a young man arrested, a little girl sent away, and one woman left behind. And god did she try to appeal. She tried to get the innocent man who’d been charged out of prison for years. Screamed, begged, pleaded. His execution was only put off when she held an attorneys daughter hostage and demanded one! An innocent man was going to die, the only thing that put it off was Aura Blackquill, who’d been loudly and desperately petitioning for a retrial for eight fucking years, initiating a hostage situation! What kind of justice is this?

Let’s not forget the fucking mess that is Themis Legal Academy generally. A man got away with literally teaching corruption to students for years. It wasn’t exactly a big secret either, we were hanging around some students for like two seconds and got all the juicy details on their “the ends justifies the means” ideology, and yet nobody did a thing to stop it. Nobody did a thing to step in when a whole generation of lawyers and judges were being specifically taught to be corrupt. And eventually this ended in a murder nearly being pinned on an innocent young woman who was damn near charged for it!

These are all incidents of horrible incompetence (and that’s putting it lightly) from the court in the Ace Attorney games and I am just Always thinking about these situations. About what happened to these people. It’s incredibly interesting and honestly tragic.

[mrslittletall]

Now that I played through the Phoenix Wright Trilogy, it is time to rate it! Graphics The graphics are painted backgrounds as well as hand drawn character models with different expressions/tiny animations. They are pleasing to look at and never feel out of place. For a game that released first on the GBA, they are surprisingly clean. I have no qualms with the graphics whatsoever. I love that, to this day, the character animations from the courtroom are used in animations where stuff gets debated. Sound and Music The music is fantastic, though I have to say, the one of the first title is the best and feels like the most iconic, especially the Objection theme, which is even used as part of the main menu theme for the trilogy.  The first title has a lot of songs that are so nice to listen too, the court theme, the objection theme, the cornered theme is godlike and even the music outside of the court is fun, especially the theme song for the easy go lucky characters, like Lotta Hart.  The other titles declined a bit, I think the music is a bit too somber and sounds too serious and the objection theme, while still remixing the first one, just doesn’t have the same impact.  The second title has a fantastic new theme for the Search Core situation, used for a villainous reveal, but the third title kinda ruined it by using it EVERYWHERE. I kid you not, that theme played like... a 50 times or so, while it only was used for a certain character in the second one.  The sound effects are fine. The blips of the text aren’t annoying and the way the text is sometimes written faster or slower got a good impression how fast or slow a person was talking.  I liked that some of the sound effects from court were sometimes used in the dialogues to convey certain emotions also. Gameplay The game is a mix of a visual novel and an adventure game, so prepare to do LOTS of reading. You basically go to an area, then murder happens and then you have to find your defendant and proof their innocent. There are two kinds of gameplay, the first is the investigation, where you go around and look at stuff and talk with witnesses and the police and such. That is the most classical for an adventure game. The second one are the trials, where you have to proof your client’s innocence. It generally is by getting a witness on the stand and having to find the contradictions in their testimony. You can press them to get more information or present evidence once you spotted a contradiction. That is like a really nice puzzle and it could be pretty hard to find a contradiction, but it was all the more satisfying, when you found it and the testimony crumbled in itself and the prosecutor had their damaged portray after a good counter.  I have a bit of problems with it though, because sometimes you are obliged to show a certain piece of evidence. Most of the time, several are allowed, but I had one case, where a crime photo very much proofed what I wanted to say, namely that the victim used his left hand to hold his coffee cup, but for some reason, the lip stain on the coffee cup was the only valid evidence. Huh... In the second and third title, the investigation part actually got spiced up by making Phoenix able to see when people hide secrets from him and then we need to gather evidence and get them to spill their secrets. It is similar to the court room, but with only two parties. I really liked that parts. The gameplay was pretty fun, for me at least, but it has a few weaknesses of course, which are the usual adventure game weaknesses. Once you know the solution to the puzzle, the replayability is gone. Story and Characters That is where the game shines. Like I said, the game is basically a visual novel. It has its own individual stories for each case as well as some over arching storyline, mostly centered around a certain case, the DL-6 in the first title and then about the Fey Family in the second and third title.  The cases are sometimes a bit crazy, but that is too expected, the whole series is very whacky and filled with jokes and humours, sometimes good and sometimes bad jokes. The stories are interesting to follow and I often wanted to find out the truth myself, see if my suspicisions were correct and if we could get the real murdered on the stand to make a confession.  It is the most interesting when the overall storylines are getting involved, like in the first title, the DL6-Incident was both for the fourth and the fifth case and seeing how it all came together and got solved completely, was amazing.  The characters are a bunch of regulars and a bunch of case specific. Our main characters are clearly Phoenix Wright, the defense attorney, we play as and Maya Fey, a spirit medium. We also get a few regular prosecutors, with Miles Edgeworth for the first title, Franziska von Karma for the second and Godot for the third title. They could be considered the “villains”, but in a sense, they only try to serve justice, even though all of them have pretty nasty personalities at first.  We also have Detective Gumshoe, a very unlucky homicide detective, Larry Butz, Phoenix’ creepy friend and Lotta Hart, a woman who can’t decide on a career, but loves making photos, and Pearl Fey, the little cousin of Maya. We also have Mia Fey, Maya’s big sister and Phoenix’ mentor, but she tragically died... but that isn’t too much of a problem, because Maya is a spirit medium and can channel her, so that she often helps Phoenix out. All of them, besides Larry, who I have some troubles with, are absolutely adorable, they are quirky, they have moments, they have character growth, they have certain speech patterns and I love them. What I especially like, Maya is kind of Phoenix’ assistant and in pretty much every other story, I would have expected for them to go the shipping route, but Maya and Phoenix, despite being shipped heavily by Pearl, never show any romantic energy in my book. They are more platonic, more like little sister and big brother. It may come from the fact, that Maya is the little sister of Mia Fey, Phoenix’ mentor, and he views her more as a little sister, but their platonic relationship truly touched me.  When it comes to shipping, Phoenix and Miles have more erotic energy between them that Phoenix and Maya could ever have! Especially in the first title! It doesn’t surprise me that they are a popular ship.  Pet Peeves  Ok, some gripes I have with this game are the ages of the characters! Like, we had a case where a 14 year old girl planned a fake kidnapping, good, everyone was super stoked about that, but then it turned out, her 18 year old sister was a police woman at that time. And at age 23, she was considered a police veteran. What?! We also had a doctor who was said to be 31 years old... he looked like he was 55!  Franziska is another offender... one of these japanese tropes of the “child genius”. She became a prosecutor at age 13 and only was 18 when Phoenix first met her. She is from germany and I am pretty sure it is downright illegal to be a legal prosecutor there when you are not of age, so... Then... we have the fact that this game so OBVIOUSLY is set in Japan, but the localization acts like it is set in America... Yes, America has a super traditional japanese village, Maya Fey is wearing traditional japanese clothing, we have a case centered around the Steel Samurai, typical japanese kids TV where an actor is wearing a full body suit and masks himself. I am actually surprised that when they were in super obvious japanese settings, that they actually talked about everything like it was japanese, and not made onigiri into donuts. But ok, I can forgive this, because it is so dumb and the original setting is more than obvious.  Larry! The guy turned out to be creepy! He first got introduced as Phoenix’ idiot friend with a weakness for hot woman, but getting used by them a whole lot, ok, that is still fine. But with each entry, guy turned more and more creepy, until he tried to hit on a married woman and said that he wanted to date Pearl. Pearl is a nine year old child, wtf, Larry?! He had some moments, but even the game acknowledged what a waste of space he is and made him the butt monkey. Which I can fully and totally understand.  Ok, that has been it! Overall, I enjoyed these games a lot! I would like to try and find the others in the series, but I don’t think I will be able to find them...

[punkscowardschampions]

Grace & Janis

Grace: OMG you and the new boy! 💘🙌 Grace: love that for you babes Janis: lol thanks Grace: 😂😂 k yeah you're busy Grace: I will need that goss tho Janis: dumb and dumber will make up their own to fill in the blanks, I know Grace: LOL Grace: obvs but like Janis: you want the actual truth to spread, yeah Janis: you're alright, soz you won't get that cred Grace: UM rude I want the truth to know Grace: You're MY sister, hello Janis: 👌👌 Janis: hey Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Grace: ugh just say he's boring whatever Grace: I know the feeling Janis: leave the games to your mates, and the jumping to the wrong conclusions, yeah, we ain't playing that shit Janis: why would I bother if he was, like every other cunt here Grace: Duh I'm only here cos of Leon Grace: so unbothered too Janis: 'course you are Grace: I unbae-d him hun, obvs am Janis: yeah, so you're here just for the fun Janis: cool Grace: I'm here to show him what he's missing so yeah Janis: 'cos you 'unbae-d' him Janis: defs the actions of someone very unbothered and not a girl who got dumped and is seeing how fast he gets a new bitch, and who Janis: count me as not it, yeah 👍 Grace: not even! I know he's seeing Kaya and like I said, idc Janis: well then, not showing him nothing then, he don't miss you Grace: OMG this is so yesterday Grace: here for your 😍 not my 🙄 Janis: are we? Janis: I'm here to pass PE Grace: not what the new boy's here for tho Janis: yeah, not in my class Grace: I know Grace: he takes art Janis: lol why do you know that Janis: you don't Grace: why DON'T you know that? Grace: 🔎👀 Janis: not out here doing a survey Grace: I hope not Grace: keep it sexy honey Janis: sexy Janis: you sound like a nan Janis: a weird one, at that Grace: 🤞 you don't look like one Grace: what ARE you even wearing rn OMG Janis: yeah, 'cos I'm the one that thinks a cardigan is stylish Janis: my pjs? Grace: 😱😱😱😱 Grace: YOU'RE JOKING Janis: it's not particularly funny but Janis: knee slap away Grace: I literally can't help you Grace: 🙏 bitch Janis: everyone's ready for bed, what are you chatting Janis: I wasn't getting dressed again Grace: not everyone's ready to bed a hot boy tho Grace: I can't even with you Janis: if we were gonna fuck he'd see even less so Janis: don't think he's any more bothered than I am Grace: That's SO not the point Janis: are you gonna tell me Janis: cba to guess, like Grace: we do not have time for a masterclass! Grace: 🙏 you're right babes Janis: considering I'm here, I clearly am Grace: unless he's literally inside you rn in which case EW don't chat to me Grace: you don't know that for sure Janis: why would you even say that Janis: you're twisted Grace: Oh please Grace: I'm a nan, UM okay Janis: yeah, and I'm not interested in the incest you're peddling, thanks Grace: why would YOU even say that Grace: so gross Janis: you brought it up Janis: you think you'd be better at gaslighting by now Janis: tell your boyfriends to up their game Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Grace: tell your boyfriend you don't always do 0 effort, he might be new enough to fall for it Janis: you get one that stays longer than the 3 minutes it takes him to pump and dump, I'll listen to your 'advice' Grace: you get one EVER & maybe I'll take it Janis: yeah, egg on my face for not letting every lad that wants to inside Janis: lmao 🥴🥴🥴 queen of romance as if you've ever had that either Grace: I've turned down so many lads THANK YOU Janis: 😂😂😂 Grace: 👌👌👌 👋 Janis: k yeah you're busy Janis: turning away all those elligible bacherlors will take all of two minutes of you staring at yourself delusional in the mirror, like Janis: nighttime routine! Grace: You're such a bitch Janis: Yeah, you too Grace: Literally where?? Janis: we do not have time to go through all those receipts! Janis: honey Grace: You don't Janis: 💔 Grace: sure Janis: Go talk to Holly and Jessica, they'll make you feel better Grace: I'm doing my night time routine, babes Grace: duh Janis: besties who cry together, no Janis: that's your whole schtick, they'll be inconsolable by now Grace: I'm not crying off a £35 mask Grace: you'll all have to get over it Janis: how effective it is on you, you may as well use it on them instead Janis: revenge acne, very cute Grace: I'm so sorry that my skin needs like a £100 one, okay? OMG Janis: yeah well, I appreciate you realise how tough it is on me Janis: tah babes Grace: leave me alone Janis: I have Janis: 💔 remember Grace: fine, go away Janis: find a spare room and make that feasible Grace: don't even bring him here Grace: I s2g Janis: it's alright, he don't fancy you Janis: the mask won't shatter the illusion, like Grace: Exactly, so just don't, okay? Janis: I'm not going to, Christ Grace: 👌 Janis: Really, Grace, what the fuck Grace: ???!! Janis: like I'm gonna fuck anyone when you're in the room Grace: like that's what I said or meant Janis: yeah, so as per, you can have your friends in whenever Janis: gotcha Grace: that's different Grace: my friends aren't boys Janis: wouldn't make a difference to you Grace: OMG I'm literally saying it does Janis: and it's bullshit Grace: sure Janis: you know it is Grace: no I don't Janis: you want an example of how much of a bitch you are, case in point Janis: my friends were never good enough, male or female Janis: yet we all have to put up with yours every weekend Grace: You don't have friends for me to judge Grace: if I was even bothered which I'm obvs not Janis: Convincing as it was first time 'round Grace: UGH Grace: I'm happy for you but I don't need to extend that to a welcome party in our room like Janis: Whatever Janis: later then Grace: Bye Grace: Are you back in for good? Janis: Probably Grace: I'll get the light then Janis: 👍 Janis: I would've found my way alright, like Grace: sure but I'm not breaking my neck thanks Janis: from the bottom bunk? Janis: impressive Grace: the amount I overpacked is Grace: cannot move Janis: note the 'over' there is negative, not positive Grace: oh great 💘😘 hasn't put you in a better mood Janis: you're the one here copping an attitude 'cos I won't enable your problem, but go off Grace: if you wanna invent problems for me to have, you go off hun Janis: the 'you've got enough' comes too easy Janis: make me work for it Grace: & you're never too busy, yeah? Grace: poor boy 💔 Janis: you see him here Janis: specifically not, on your orders 'cos you out here looking like shrek Grace: he just left you, give him at least one sec of thought like Grace: so rude Janis: capable of having more than one at a time, sweetheart Janis: god bless Grace: LOL Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Janis: no use, won't be able to spot your brain like that Grace: Thanks for the advice Grace: I was gonna say it for actually doing what I asked but you're right back to being a bitch again so 🤷 Janis: 'cos the definition is famously 'do everything I say or you're a cunt' Janis: you'll never be Mia, babes Janis: not got that kinda clout over them, let alone me Grace: OMG stop Janis: 'cos you know it's true Janis: no bigger bitch than your bestie Grace: You can take the title if you want it babes Janis: your bestie? Janis: no tah Grace: the biggest bitch Janis: same difference Janis: keep up Grace: You don't even know her Janis: we ALL know her 🙄 Grace: She can be a lot, UM HELLO, so can I Janis: 😱 NO Janis: fucking hell Janis: what a revelation, call the press Grace: The rumor mill is focused elsewhere rn Grace: 💔 obvs Janis: I know Janis: get a nude 'leaked' like your fat friend Janis: worked for all of ten seconds Grace: if you want me to kms sure Janis: 🤷 Grace: won't call the press on that revelation hun Janis: I wouldn't Janis: bit embarrassing Janis: not all publicity is good publicity Grace: you'd know I guess Janis: 😂 you're actually jealous Janis: that's funny Grace: of what? Grace: you losing your virginity finally Janis: there's nothing sadder than sounding like a rode hard put away wet slag full of regret at 15, for starters Janis: we get it, you've never had an orgasm or a 'man' that weren't a piece of shit, get a vibrator and put down the cigs, Shirley Janis: and secondly, not got time for the list when you know perfectly well what Grace: & there's nothing more tragically desperate than getting with that boy cos he doesn't know anything about you Grace: he'll find out Janis: and everyone knows everything about you Janis: rather, they could, if they were interested to ever look Janis: it's gotta be hard being 10th most interesting, even Junior had some closeted appeal Janis: 💔 Grace: okay Jan, you're so mysterious Grace: good luck working that angle for another 15 years babes Janis: good luck being a bleeding heart for that long Janis: interest in the sob story ran dry long before your eyes have ever Janis: how infuriating, I don't want it, actively try to get rid of it, and I still get more than you Janis: gutted for you, truly Grace: sure Janis: I know, sympathy ain't what you want Janis: but it's all that's on offer for you so chow down, babe Grace: 😂😂 you think you know me like that Janis: everyone does, remember Janis: you think you get it both ways Janis: take that whilst you can 'cos it's coming up for 5 years and truly, the dead sister bit is dead Janis: Kiera O' Malley's dad died so it's #overparty sweetie Grace: You're twisted Janis: no shit Janis: get them to get you a therapist, all the 👂👀 you can buy Grace: Why would I go when I can send you in with all the issues you've invented for me Grace: hmu with the highlights hun Janis: Christ, don't pretend you don't know Janis: you want that angle Janis: to be this pathetic AND unaware of it Janis: self-awareness is your only shot at some dignity at this point Grace: I know all my angles thanks Janis: it's super funny when you pretend to be a full-time bimbo Janis: not tired at all Grace: IKR 🙌 Janis: kinda sad Janis: do you ACTUALLY think they'd rather be friend with the OTT 'happy' bitch, genuinely? Like you HAVE to know all your 'friends' are waiting for is the inevitable meltdown when you fall apart so they can see what earrings they can scavenge from your carcass Janis: livetweeting how #problematic you are and finally saying how little they fucked with you, anyways, but all the best in life, nothing but love, girl 😘 Grace: Oh honey, I'm 100% not that bitch EVER Grace: can't you spy the dynamic from your moral high ground? awks Janis: oh honey, just 'cos they're keeping the runt around to fatten up, does not mean you're not next on the spit Janis: sadder than I thought Janis: you'll actually be sad when it happens, fuck me Grace: flattered to be called out as that thin tbh Janis: ha, eating disorder gang got jokes Janis: burns calories Janis: not AS much as crying though so crack on Grace: Mhm so does hooking up, so you'll have a way into the squad now hooray Janis: not the way y'all do it, pillow princess Grace: you've never seen the way I do it Grace: my tapes are yet to be leaked Janis: as if they're filming Janis: darling if you were any good, you'd get callbacks, not pied off before a camping trip Janis: but god bless with that #metoo spirit Grace: everyone's ALWAYS filming, check your socials Grace: & I dumped him so 👏 for bringing that fake news back Janis: nah, you didn't Janis: you should get dumpee tatted right under your doormat forehead tat Janis: let 'em know just how much they can get away with Janis: so hot Grace: were you there lurking or are you finally over that now? Janis: lol i'm the one with the obsessive personality Janis: now you're just being silly Janis: check your socials Janis: you've not copped that totally 'anon' post with all the tea only a REAL bestie SHOULD know? 🤔 Grace: I came here so obvs I am ridiculous yeah Janis: no shit Janis: you should be home, smacking her in the face Janis: but you've chased after a lad who was 3 fingers deep in another silly bitch at brekkie Janis: that's fun for you, yeah? Grace: 🥊 is more of a look you like to wear Grace: but sure Janis: sort it out Janis: it's not bad enough you let anyone with a dick in this town make a mug of you, you have to let her as well Grace: I didn't come here for Leon Grace: he wishes Janis: This is why I can't do this with you Janis: he doesn't and you did Janis: crying otherwise helps your case none Janis: actually do something about it if you don't like the narrative Grace: That is literally what I'm doing Grace: if I stayed home it would look like I was crying over him Janis: well right now you just look like you're stalking him Janis: maybe if you tried with the activities, like Grace: ugh that's easy for you to say Grace: it'd look really good when I tried & still can't do it Grace: Get a clue OMG Janis: I ain't saying become Bear Grylls Janis: just have a laugh, with the other girls on this trip that ain't too scared to look anything less than their knock-off idea of 'perfect' Grace: as if Grace: the other girls on this trip don't wanna be my besties Grace: 🔪 are out Janis: 🙄 Janis: yeah and that helps the lads fuck all of you over Janis: just build a fucking raft together, don't need to braid each other's pubes and make friendship bracelets on the last day Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Janis: no bitch fucks with me, I ain't getting pushed into the lake Grace: I'm not you Grace: 💔 obvs Janis: yeah, use some of that scathing attitude on the people who need to hear it Janis: why can you be a total bitch to me but you'll 😢 and hold back on every other cunt who actually wants to see you fail Grace: you're my sister Janis: don't remind us, yeah Grace: never Grace: it's bad enough we're sharing a room rn what am I 9? Janis: not my fault your bestie can't fart without breaking a bone Janis: if I could share with anyone else, obvs 💔 Grace: it's not my fault either Grace: anything she does Janis: wasn't about to say you were the instigator of the starvation army Grace: Duh Grace: not looking like this I'm not Janis: 🙄🙄🙄 Janis: her dedication to ending up in the ground with all her #thinspiration goals is not aspirational Grace: & neither is this Janis: soz, you wanna truffle shuffle louder, I didn't catch the scope of your GINORMOUS wobbling jelly rolls from here Janis: shut up Grace: you've literally said worse to me Janis: and? Grace: don't tell me to shut up Grace: so rude Janis: you know I ain't here to listen to you chat utter shite Grace: I just said, it isn't & so have you before Janis: That's your problem Janis: getting your esteem from people who hate you Janis: yourself included, naturally Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Grace: if that were true Leon wouldn't be my ex Grace: go tell him to shut up if you're so concerned Janis: if it weren't true, you wouldn't have fucked with him in the first place Janis: or include him on the list, he's a prime twat Grace: We get new boys literally never & you 💍 him when we did Janis: don't be dramatic Janis: you go for the wrong ones to begin with Janis: correction, they go for you and you don't tell 'em to fuck off Grace: Oh okay yeah I'll date the 🤓 Janis: Probably better than getting piped n pied by the fuckboys Janis: seriously, how many have you lot got in common, it's grim Grace: not if I don't understand half the words they say Grace: I've got you to make me feel stupid Grace: & the others, 10th most interesting, right? 🏆 Janis: you want to be stupid Janis: or at least be seen as, pretend you are like that makes all this shit okay somehow Janis: who am I to deny you that, bimbo? Grace: 😂😂 you don't know what I want Janis: neither do you, chuckles Janis: it's a shit show Grace: Exactly Grace: but I know what I don't want & it's 🤓 thanks Janis: like there's two choices Janis: you don't live in an american teen drama, much as you make-believe it Grace: like I'm spoilt for any Janis: stop being so judgemental Janis: not gonna do you any favours Janis: if I need to tell you that, when I go out of my way to do it, you've got a problem Grace: neither is running some kind of virgin training school Grace: but sure Janis: 🙄🙄🙄 alright Grace Janis: continue to cry about how shit your friends are, how shit the boys who fuck you are, whilst only letting the worst people into your life Grace: OMG I'm just saying everyone already thinks I'm gonna take my clothes off every time I upload Grace: I don't need predatory status against 🤓 Janis: because I'm saying fuck every nerd in school without prejudice Janis: I'm saying there's plenty of alright lads who would like you that you won't give the time of day right now Grace: bitch where?? Grace: an alright lad likes YOU not me Janis: so all boys are shit Janis: like all friends bitch behind each other's backs Janis: YOU'RE settling because you don't reckon you could do any better, that no one decent would fuck with you, admit that 'cos blaming the world ain't gonna change the world you're surrounding yourself with Grace: SO DRAMATIC Grace: I know I can't, I've been sat down here saying it literally the length of this convo Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Grace: I've said it, you have, Leon has, the boy before him has Janis: Nah, you won't try Janis: you're scared everyone's right Janis: get some fucking ambition and get out of this town or you're gonna end up like the rest of them Janis: knocked up by some prick from 'round here and that's all you've got Grace: cos this town is the problem Grace: as if Janis: death tolls high for a reason, baby Janis: Carly, Eds, they were trying to escape too fucking late and they only way they could Janis: at least they got out, everyone sensible has Janis: Ma, Rio, they're fucking stuck for life Grace: they were trying to escape people, things, whatever Grace: she was no happier anywhere else we lived Janis: we were babies, you don't remember that Janis: that's the bullshit they've fed you 'cos it's all that keeps them from doing themselves in with the guilt Grace: okay Janis: anyway, semantics, if you want it that way, girl Janis: it's this family we all want out of Grace: but we can't Janis: yeah, we can Janis: where's Billie, where's Junior, Nancy Janis: like I said, anyone with sense jumped ship there and then Grace: that's away not out, nobody gets to be out Janis: they're not coming back Janis: they're as out as she is Grace: no they're not Janis: get a clue and check out 'til we can actually go too Grace: check their socials then check hers Grace: she's the only one who died Janis: worse than dead Janis: least you can all pretend she didn't wanna go, yeah Janis: she was coming back Janis: they're actively choosing to stay the fuck away, every day, and they're right Grace: She was, Janis Grace: cope with that Janis: she's dead anyway, cope with that Janis: all the family love in the world ain't saved none of us, her included Grace: It's not me hiding behind her Janis: it's not hiding when you don't want to be found Janis: and you can babble on about what an open book you are but you're the biggest fake of them all Janis: at least da flaked all those times he couldn't hack it, at least ma's a cheat who's fucked over everyone she 'loves', at least Rio is a whore who's fucking her own family to boot Janis: they talk a big game on the happy family, but their actions say otherwise Janis: you're just, here Janis: hoping we all get it back, like it was ever good Grace: #fakeittilyoumakeit babes Grace: I'm 15 where do you want me to go? In Billie's footsteps cos LOL that modelling career is a no Janis: you miss the part where I said check out 'til it's over Janis: let it go, Grace, let everyone go, because they're gone Grace: I'm still waiting for you to tell me how Janis: It ain't hard Janis: they might not be as forthcoming giving you reasons to hate them as I am Janis: but it's not taxing to find 'em Janis: bubbling under the surface, barely Grace: I hate you but we're still having this chat Janis: it's all perfunctory Grace: like I know what that means Janis: Truer words Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 okay Janis: Night Grace: 👋 Janis: [Assault death drop] Janis: 💀 yet? Grace: about to kms Janis: 🙌 Janis: you really took our little talk to heart Grace: literally nothing to do with you but 👌 Janis: sure it is Janis: you think you're getting solo interest rn? Janis: I'll tell 'em it's gone from a sickbed to a deathbed, see if they go for it Grace: UM I don't want it thanks Grace: I can die of shame away from the 👀🍿 Janis: Bollocks 😂 Janis: it's the most fun you've had all trip Grace: You said do activities! This is so your fault Janis: See, you took multiple chats to heart, awh Janis: you're not even hurt, just your ego Grace: OMG I am not in the mood Grace: go away Janis: damn, lanky and large not fluff your pillow just right Janis: can't get the staff, babe Grace: 😱😱😱 Grace: you know what's wrong you were LITERALLY there Janis: yeah, you eat shit, the boy laughed Janis: an amusing scene but not one you need to hide in the sickbay for Grace: STOP Janis: you're so self-involved, take a look around, baby, plenty people making mugs of themselves, it's half the point Janis: Kerri-Ann gave herself the biggest wedgie on the aerial course Janis: probably picking that out still today Grace: okay that was funny Grace: but just Janis: I get it, it's not funny when it's you, yeah Janis: better to laugh it off though than be a primadonna or that'll be your camp moniker by the end of this and your ladies in waiting will have to kms too Grace: I can't now Janis: well, I'll tell you when it's safe to come out Janis: when the fat lad takes a tumble or whatever else is the laugh of the minute Grace: I picked him to be my partner so this wouldn't happen! 😠😠😠 Grace: boys are so unreliable like Janis: they're not famed for their use of words, give you that Janis: it was an accident, like Janis: no wink wink nudge nudge let's let the bitch fall was happening Janis: the teachers aren't that useless, quite Grace: thank god Grace: I'd have to kill him before myself & my wrist hurts so like no Janis: you started slicing already Janis: hit up the samaritans this ain't my scene Grace: 🙄🙄 Janis: come on, that was funny too Grace: no Janis: spoilsport Grace: You still won, get over it Janis: Obviously Janis: who else would Grace: not Leon that's for sure Grace: that girl makes me look athletic Janis: 😂 Grace: she's not even the one he's telling people he dumped me for Grace: but I'm a slag, okay Janis: ladies, ladies Janis: you're BOTH slags Grace: LOL Grace: I'm gonna get dad to pick me up Grace: give it my best 💜 por favor, venha me resgatar, pai 💜 Janis: don't be dumb Janis: you'll look like more of a baby than you already do Grace: &? Janis: you're supposed dying of shame in there Janis: it's counterproductive Janis: get up and get over it, minimal damage Grace: like you care Janis: Obviously not Janis: but you apparently do, so much Janis: so think on Grace: to what? I shouldn't even be here anyway Janis: you want the lasting impression to be the girl that showed up, threw a paddy and then ran away Grace: focus on the fact you'll have your own room babes Janis: exactly Janis: why you tryna do me any favours Grace: not about you hun Grace: embrace the concept Grace: & new boy's 😍😍💘😘 Janis: yet I win again Janis: alright Grace: it's not me v you Grace: it was me v Leon & there was a glimmer of hope in one quite fit lad but 💔 obvs Grace: not gonna get with him if he can't handle a blindfold, am I Janis: that was your master plan Janis: jesus Grace: Duh Janis: Ooh Leon, lemme prove what a slag I ain't and a total catch and fling myself at a random boy Janis: showed him Janis: lucky it didn't work if that was your idea of a point to you Grace: No, let me show you how much I don't care that you think I'm a slag & neither does anyone else Grace: that boy included Janis: he definitely cares Janis: banking on it Janis: honestly, get a clue Grace: whatever it's not about to happen Janis: good Janis: 'cos that's the stupidest thing you've said all holiday and that's saying something Grace: such a bitch Janis: such a stupid slag Janis: we've all got our cross to bear Grace: Yeah Janis: 🙄 fucking hell Janis: anyway, they've stopped talking about you and da has a job so don't be a dick Grace: like that'd stop him or you're concerned about anything he does Janis: like you are Janis: least I don't pretend to care so he'll drive me places Grace: 🙄 let it go, he's not answering Janis: probably on the phone to his actual favourite Janis: 💔 bummer Grace: Mhmm Janis: wouldn't say you're 10th on that one but definitely not 🥇 Grace: you're 10th, I'm 9th Janis: Nah, idiot Janis: the white kid was 10th, it's pretty obvious Janis: Junior's 9th 'cos he literally hated him so much from birth he had to bounce Janis: Billie is 2nd 'cos came back for her, Pablo's 3rd, Iggy's 4th, rest you lot can duke it out for 5,6,7 and I'll take 8th Grace: not now she's dead, she isn't 🙏✞💕 Grace: & Junior has to be higher up now so he can repent honey Janis: kid yourself he weren't relieved Janis: ain't no one but black grandma believe in that shit Janis: and that's just as a handy-dandy rule book for him #sparetherodspoilthechild #obviously Grace: he's kidding himself, doesn't matter what I think Janis: nah Janis: he's happy being cucked, clearly Janis: plus competition got lower once Carly pegged it Grace: 🤷 Janis: n'awh Grace: worry about yourself and getting Ollie out of the way now I'm stuck here Janis: why would I Grace: cos you're 😍💍💘 Janis: so? Janis: you can do one, idc where you are Grace: UM NO Grace: you can Janis: nah Janis: you've got no use for a bed rn Janis: piss off to your friend's room Grace: being a bitch isn't gonna help you here babes Janis: then stay Janis: see how much that helps you Grace: so twisted Janis: you're the one refusing to leave, apparently Janis: been warned Janis: 🤷 Grace: EW Janis: don't worry, maybe your fwightened lil virgin theory will finally pay off for you and you can feel better about your own sexual history at my expense Janis: 🤞 for you babes Grace: OMG stop being gross Grace: I don't wanna see what's all over my feed thank you Grace: I definitely don't need IRL access Janis: 😂 Janis: OK nan 👌👌 Janis: you've always been the definition of can dish it out but not take it Janis: poor boy(s) 💔 Grace: I've never fucked a boy in front of you Janis: there's a lot you ain't done but I've heard plenty about Janis: difference between us is I ain't all talk Janis: you'll have to fuck off then, won't you Grace: cos everything you've heard is the truth Grace: oh please Janis: I mean from YOUR mouth Janis: it's empowerment and ownership when you do it, and Rio can get it all out for everyone at the right price Janis: but nah, not me Janis: you wish I was half the virgin you reckon, then you'd have ONE thing over me, yeah? get a grip Grace: I repeat, I'm not doing it in front of your face, bitch Janis: I repeat, you try to tell EVERYONE how good you are in the sack 'cos you know there are 3 hotter sisters to choose from Grace: No I don't! Janis: it's pathetic, stop it Grace: You're being extra & if you need ME to tell you, stop it Janis: What's your edge then? Janis: go on Grace: why is everything a competition with you OMG Janis: because it is, always has been Janis: come on, this is your thing, what's your target demo, babe, who are YOU catering to? Janis: you wanna be a 2nd rate Ri forever, yeah, cool Grace: SHUT UP Janis: Exactly Grace: You want me to hate you, I do Grace: Let it go Janis: not how hate works Janis: you really got to thinking Edie might care 'cos she let up, gave it some time and space Janis: no chance Janis: you ain't gonna forget Grace: I'm not doing this with you rn Janis: nah, you ain't Janis: put your face on Grace: it's always on hun Janis: You look a state Janis: and he's coming over Janis: get over it Grace: He's not coming to see me Janis: Who is Janis: Never stopped you before Grace: freak out about him all you want Grace: directing it at me tho Grace: really Janis: why would I Janis: I know who I am, who I'm catering to Janis: I'm the effortless one Grace: sure Jan Janis: maybe you'll think of a better selling point one day Grace: maybe you'll stop being so closed off one day Janis: don't count on it, babe Janis: especially not tonight, yeah Grace: 🤞 he isn't Grace: easy to fake being a person for a few days, yeah? Janis: said as if you'd know Janis: doormat's easier to maintain, right Grace: 😂😂😂 Janis: Yep Janis: thought so Grace: You think about me too much babes Grace: it's getting lowkey weird Janis: these convos might set your world alight but remember that big word I taught you Janis: yeah, that Grace: 👌 Janis: 👋 Grace: 🙌 Janis: forgetting you got no place to be? Grace: you've got somewhere, go Janis: I've told you, I'm not leaving Janis: very injured, like Grace: 💔 Grace: tragic tbh Janis: his thoughts exactly Grace: awks if they are Janis: only for you Grace: you too that he's figured you out that quick sweetie Janis: and you're sat there wasting your whole life? Janis: we knew you weren't the brightest but bless Grace: you're really seizing the day babes, how could I compete Janis: you couldn't Janis: maybe you'll win the genetic lottery in your next life Janis: be the best dungbeetle ever Grace: how #motivational Grace: love that Janis: it's too late to be optimistic about this life Janis: but I got faith in you there Grace: ILYSM obvs Janis: ew don't even pretend Janis: put me off, obvs Grace: obvs not Janis: 😂 you're precious Janis: if I knew all it'd take to get you to shut up was telling you about my exploits, I'd have started ages ago Grace: If you had any ages ago, sure Janis: oh babe Janis: really still going with that bit Janis: can't let it go, can you Grace: can't tell the truth, can you Janis: what would you know about that Janis: #fakeittilyoumakeit right babes? Grace: I mean, obvs don't tell him unless he's into that #duh Grace: some boys get lowkey weirder than you're being about it so Janis: again, what would you know Janis: no one's buying that for you Janis: can't have it both ways 💔 Janis: or either, if you're you 💔💔 Grace: I was once thank you Grace: that's how it works Janis: NO! 😱😱 Janis: you mean you didn't come out the womb so sexually empowered, colour me #shook Janis: it's so natural, you wear it so well Grace: IKR Janis: Oh God 😂 Grace: Ew don't give me a preview of your sex chat Janis: yeah, you would imitate bad porn Janis: you know boys mute that shit, yeah? Janis: as per, too fucking loud, Gracie Grace: 😂😂😂 Janis: no one fucks with that fake shit Grace: thanks so much for your expert advice Janis: welcome, welcome Grace: obvs not Janis: all very obvs with you, obvs Grace: LOL Grace: fun chat babes Janis: as always Grace: g2g relearn all my bedroom techniques so like Janis: bit gross to do that with your pals Janis: can't say I'm surprised Janis: another porn-like trope Grace: literally so gross Janis: I said it first, darling Grace: 👏👏 Janis: have fun, ladies Grace: duh Janis: 🤢🤢🤢 Grace: 🙄🙄🙄 Janis: soz, they ain't my type, like Janis: shouldn't come as a surprise Grace: It doesn't Janis: 👍 Grace: 👌

[tareloin]

Not me sitting here being sad af about Oska and Haster’s stories because honestly they are pretty tragic

[ Like always, my talk below are my own headcanons derived from what I know from the little dialogue I’ve found in GMS2/KMS2 as well as the story videos from CMS2. ]

Brief run-down on Oska and Haster’s relationship and roles:

Oska is the militia captain of Henesys. She is the younger sister of Haster.

Haster was once a well-respected archer of Henesys, but quickly fell out of that position due to his alcoholism.

It’s implied early in the Archer’s storyline that Oska and Haster have been orphaned, with Oska saying this:

[ ID: For all the grief [Haster] gives me, he’s the only family I have. ]

Whether or not Oska or Haster have been orphaned when they were children or if their parents simply died of old age is unknown. However, judging by their talksprites, I can’t imagine their parents would have been older than Manovich (who is an old man, but still alive).

In CMS2′s animated series, Oska is pictured as a very young kid with her brother and another man with him. That other man is Cerian. Remember him, because he’ll be important later.

Judging by how the photo is shot and set up, it could be assumed that Haster and Cerian were acting as foster parents to help raise Oska.

Haster and Cerian were very close and worked alongside each other well, at least until the War of Light and Darkness.

Long story short, Cerian had succumbed to darkness as he tried to seal it away. While he succeeded, he was presumed MIA and later dead.

This is likely what had spiralled Haster into his alcoholism. While the death of his parents may have contributed, I believe that losing Cerian (who was basically family) was the last straw.

Oska had already grown up fully, so there was no need to suppress or hide his addiction. He took to drinking to forget that his partner had died.

I personally headcanon that Haster used to be the militia captain before her, but she only replaced him due to him being unable to serve any longer. She has tried several times to get him to break the habit and get help, but it seems that he stays drunk to keep a temporary peace from another tragedy he can’t accept.

This frustrates her because she can’t stand seeing her brother like this. Not because she’s upset with him drinking and ignoring his duties (well, that’s kind of part of it), but because she’s afraid of losing the only person she truly has left.

When Haster suddenly goes MIA, she pulls a search party to look for him immediately. It’s clear that she cares, but she’s already dealt with enough problems that it doesn’t seem to affect her much anymore.

[ Tangent/spoiler: Cerian is revealed to be the Black Mage later on in the story. The reason why Haster leaves/betrays Archer is likely because Turka promised to reunite him with Cerian.

However, it’s important to note that he does not kill Archer, most likely because he doesn’t truly want to bring the world’s demise and rather just see someone he has missed for years. It may be a selfish reason, but it’s still somewhat considerate considering that he is literally going to the dark side. ]

Oska’s experience with her own family and losing them is why I wrote her to be a little more compassionate to Armano’s grief.

[bacop150]

Reaction to 2x09

So I've been pondering the episode a bit and hear me out folks. I know everyone is saying that Nicole and Waverly's action were completely OOC. Let's look at the facts. In the weeks since their budding romance began So many tragic and complicated issues have come up. Is Nicole going to be completely overprotective of Waverly? Yes. Seems completely legit that she'd want to protect her from the DNA results. Since you know her sister Wynonna came home. She started fighting demons. She lost her Uncle Curtis and Shorty and Gus is MIA. Her friend was killed during a bachelorette party. Her tormenting sister came back then died again. She was shot. She was possessed. Etc etc etc. So here is Nicole. A police officer who has been so far on the outside looking in on this shindig. And she hasn't been able to protect anyone from all these traumas. So here in this moment she sees an opportunity to protect this woman who she obviously loves. Was it right? Absolutely not. Understandable. Yep. And our Waverly. Impulsive Waverly. From the girl who bought Saki online and drank it for the experience. Who cracked off a shotgun round at her sister because she was fooling around with her boyfriend. Who impulsively wants and dreams of so many amazing things like eating geoduck and jumping out of airplanes. The impulsive girl who launched into Nicole's arms and kissed her. The girl that even Nicole said had been for the first time figuring out what she wants. Does it always make the most sense? Nope. Understandable. Yep. Think about it. Waverly always lashed out at Nicole. "Don't ask me to be anything at all." People tend to hurt the people they love the most when they're angry. Why? Because it's safe. They know that the person will still love them. Doesn't make it right. But again it's understandable. Impulsive Waverly whose entire identity her entire being is in question. Who is she really? Is she the girl who dated Champ? The one who loves Nicole? The half revenant? Should she have kissed Rosita? A resounding NO! Trust was broken. We see that. It's going to be an issue. Is it unforgivable? That's up to Nicole and Waverly. We can't impose how we would react on them. They are unique characters with histories and personalities that are special to them. To some of you the kiss is unforgivable. To other the kiss is no big deal. See how varied OUR reactions are? That's to be expected for these complex women in Purgatory. She IMMEDIATELY regretted the impulsive action. She knew it was wrong. Alcohol and sadness and anger make a potent cocktail. Rosita was being sweet and thoughtful and in a moment of weakness, a moment of confusion and despair she reached out for a comfort and knew right away it was the wrong choice. Haven't you ever made the wrong choice? Lashed out when in pain? These characters are real. People make mistakes all the time. No one is perfect. And it's comforting to see characters you can relate to. They're flawed and vulnerable. They make bad choices and have regrets. But they grow and adapt. There's something beautiful in that story telling. Think about how emotional everyone is after this episode. That's powerful writing. It hit you. It has you thinking about it. Maybe even examining yourself. Your experiences and past betrayals. That's why this is drama. And a powerful one at that. Embrace it. This isn't some "Mary Sue." THAT trope, to me, is worse than any other. Because it isn't real. I trust this show. I trust the process and the story that's being told. It's real and raw and I cannot wait to see where it goes. Don't abandon ship folks. It's ok to feel things. But please don't leave in the middle of the story. The endings are usually the best part. Be kind to each other. Respect the actors and real live people who bring us these stories. Earpers usually I'm all about the no chill, but....for a moment. Chill. Enjoy it. These types of shows don't come around often. You have feelings because it's that good. See y'all on Friday.

[ethanalter]

'Orphan Black' Recap: Murder Most Fowl

Maria Doyle Kennedy as Mrs. S in ‘Orphan Black.’ (Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/BBC America)

Warning: This recap of the “Guillotines Decide” episode of Orphan Black contains spoilers. 

Hold your own chickens close, Clone Clubbers. We’ve lost our beloved Mother Hen. With two episodes left, Siobhan Sadler becomes the latest, and saddest, addition to Orphan Black‘s ultra-high final season body count, shot through the left ventricle of her giant heart by Ferdinand. Not that Mrs. S goes gentle into her good night; distracting her assassin with a request for a photo of her children, Sarah and Felix, before he fires a “mercy tap,” she loosens the gun she’s hidden up her sleeve, and shoots him right through the throat. While he dies choking and sputtering, she gracefully slips away staring at the smiling visages of the beloved chicks she raised to full chickenhood.

As any dramatist will tell you, inevitability is at the core of most tragedies, and the Orphan Black writers weren’t exactly shy about telegraphing Mrs. S’s death from early in the episode. It’s Sibohan, after all, who overrules Sarah when her daughter insists that the Clone Club press their temporary advantage against the surviving agents of Neolution — Virignia Coady, Mark Rollins and John Patrick Mathieson — rather than take their feet off the proverbial gas pedal. “You’re a warrior and I’ve taught you everything I know,” the older woman says, before telling Sarah to take a rare night off to attend Felix’s art world shindig. And if you’ve ever seen a movie or TV show before, you know the moment the characters allow themselves to relax is also the exact moment where things are about to go pear-shaped.

Tatiana Maslany as Sarah, Lauren Hammersley as Adele, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Mrs. S and Jordan Gavaris as Felix in ‘Orphan Black.’ (Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/BBC America)

To be fair to Siobhan, she’s not exactly advocating for a total ceasefire. In fact, while Sarah is off partying, she’s headed out to command the next stage in the Clone Club offensive, one that she specifically doesn’t want her daughter around for. That’s because it involves brokering a deal with Ferdinand, the man who brutally murdered Sarah’s clone sister, M.K. in the beginning of the season. MIA since then, he re-entered the frame to whisk Rachel out of Dyad in the wake of her eye-popping rebellion against Mathieson, in which she also exposed his fraudulent impersonation of P.T. Westmoreland.

What happens next is a double-cross that gives way to a triple-cross, as Ferdinand and Rachel conspire to extort money from the Dyad’s wealthy corporate shareholders, while Rachel and Siobhan conspire to have Ferdinand’s extortion attempt become an execution attempt. While he may have blinders on when it comes to Rachel, he’s not blind when it comes to his personal safety. Ferdinand quickly clues into the fact that he’s facing a firing squad, and fires first, stalking out of the boardroom with a bloodlust that won’t be satiated until he kills one — or both — of the women that sent him there to die. Rachel’s first on his list, but their tortured romantic history prevents him from delivering that killing blow. On the other hand, there’s little love lost between him and Mrs. S, making it all too easy for him to shoot her in cold blood.

While we’re on the subject of tragically inevitable deaths, the clock started ticking on Gracie’s life the moment she lied to Mark about not finding Helena. That’s why his parting “I love you” to her on the phone doubles as a farewell; there are no Castor clone babies in their future. And if John and Virginia have their way, Helena’s behbies will never know their mother; in Neolution’s clutches at last, those two unborn infants hold the genetic keys to Mathieson’s endgame. Heading into what creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson have already said will be a two-part final battle, the stakes are clear and the opposing armies are mobilized. And you can bet neither side will be taking another night off until the fight is done.

Tatiana Maslany as Rachel in ‘Orphan Black.’ (Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/BBC America)

And we’re not taking an episode off from our clone power ranking! Here’s where everyone stands amongst the people left standing.

Cosima Even amidst tragedy, there are also opportunities for joy. And nothing in this episode was more joyful than the sight of Cosima boogying down on the dance floor (and canoodling with Delphine) during Felix’s party. Having survived the dangers of Neolution Island, and no longer under the death sentence of the clone disease, the resident Clone Club introvert finally feels comfortable in unshackling her inner extrovert. It’s an example of how power doesn’t have to just be a show of force — it can also be a demonstration of self-worth.

Alison While the cracks in Alison’s new New Age persona are starting to show — look at how she had to catch herself from evaluating Donnie’s wardrobe — she’s still the clone least encumbered by Neolution-related drama at the present time. She’s also more willing to be part of Clone Club shenanigans than she has been in years past. Let’s see how her sense of teamwork holds up when the danger starts getting real.

Rachel Rachel has now divested herself of the two men who had any sort of hold over her: Mathieson and Ferdinand. The former was her longtime father figure, while the latter, as she describes him, is “the only one who ever really loved me.” In the end, neither was truly worthy of her, and while she may be unmoored in the moment, her liberation will be her greatest asset (and, likely, her sisters’ greatest headache) in the homestretch

Sarah Definitely not today, and certainly not tomorrow, but sometime in the not-too-distant future, Sarah will stop blaming herself for her mother’s death. In the short term, though, she’s going to regret taking Siobhan’s advice to blow off some steam, and losing sight of her at the party. Let’s not forget that revenge is amongst the most effective motivators.

Helena In the past, a captive Helena has proven to be a dangerous Helena. Now, though, her lethal self-defense abilities are stymied by her pregnancy, putting her in the rare position of needing rescuing instead of being her own rescuer. Although knowing her, she’ll quickly assume an active role in any jailbreak.

Non-Clone MVP: Siobhan Sadler This week’s MVP was going to go to Felix for his welcome return after a too-long absence, not to mention his beautiful speech dedicated to his “galaxy of women.” But there’s no way we can pass up the opportunity to honor Mrs. S one last time. Goodbye, sweet Siobhan: your chickens, and all of their fine-feathered friends, salute you.

Orphan Black airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. on BBC America.

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