#like that meme with the floating kid chasing that boy

[ur-cute-so-i]

its been 4 years but I don't think I'll ever be over how the whole cast of great comet sings "there's a war going on out there somewhere" but andrey just says "there's a war going on" further highlighting just how far natasha and pierre really are from andrey

[spooky-draws-stuff]

"Still here I see? Very good." Anti was busy with his learning experiments. He had grown tired of waiting  and longed to see results. He wanted his hard work to pay off so he decided to practice a mock presentation in his free time.

He snickered at his own remarkable idea. A slide show presentation out of all things. He began with the first one(he was in his private house, so there was really no one but him would know.)

Using his coding magic, he created his very own holographic slide show and began to record himself with a new camera he had recently bought.

"Welcome to the next phase. Sample A. Chase brody. His identifiable weaknesses and why I'm superior." Anti started speaking, gesturing at the picture of chase. "You see this man? He is broken beyond measure. He took a 5 hour nyquill induced nap, and when he woke up at 7pm he COULDN'T SEE so he just went back to sleep. What kind of insecure person does that? This man, apparently." Anti rambled on, taking a sip from his nearby whiskey. He switched to another photo. "He has no wife. He has no kids. He has no real job. Chase cries himself to sleep every night and listens to linkin park. He is weak and  doesn't know how to live." Anti tried to be as convincing and factual as possible.

"..But what do I do?  I plan constantly. I mess shit up. I'm wild, maniacal, fucking insane. I'm a psychopath." Anti smiled and took pride in this. He did a knife trick just for the camera. "My personal strength is above him. My confidence, woke? Chase's esteem? Broke." he tried to use slang, hoping the intended audience would understand that he also secretly loved memes. Thankfully, no one would view this mortifying video.

"Example B. Subject name:Jackie boy man." by now Anti's expression from trying not to laugh at his own jokes was difficult to force back.

"This man is not a real superhero, big shocker. If he works out at the gym so often, then how do you explain his constant total losses in an arm wrestling competition against me?" Anti pressess play on a video clip of Jbm losing to him. "Despite what you believe, do you want a person like this trying to protect you?" Anti cues an embarrassing video cliip of Jbm being horribly drunk. He was violently smashing pineapples screaming, "SPONGEBOB I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!"  the video obviously had chase's and Marvin's inconic weezing drunken laughter in the background.

Anti plays another video clip of chase and Jbm pretending to do stunts. Chase held a fake gun. "Don't fuck with me Jackie!" he did a cute pose, then cocked his gun. Jbm pretended to get shot. The film ends.

Anti's eyes black out and he face palms shaking his head. "Would you trust such irresponsible, childish and reckless behavior to protect you and your  family from harm? I don't think so." Anti sighed and moved onto the next slide.

This time it was schneep. Anti's grin widened as he replayed the bio inc ending. "If a humble doctor couldn't save him, then a failure is unfit to give medical care." his neck cracked, glitching.

"Annd for the grand finale, I'll throw in two of my personal favorites." Anti hissed on the "S" in favorites. A photo of Marvin and Jameson was on screen. "Jay doesn't talk, and his young naivety should be enough to convince you." Anti then zooms in on a picture of Marvin's failed experiment, and then Marvin's magic trick going wrong. "Not strong enough once again." he muttered.

"There are so many of you, and so many of them. I hope you enjoyed this next phase, dear viewer." Anti glitched out the camera, forcefully powering off the battery. He flipped down onto his mattress and floated the camera to him, admiring his success.

[redemptioninterlude]

“Nothing comes as easy as you.” / rue from jules

fall out boy meme ( accepting ) + @pcrfectstorms // jules

Well, she’d know, wouldn’t she. Standing there in dejection, that weight, it settles heavy against her shoulders. This is what you get, she wants to tell herself, for chasing after an impossible girl. And Rue - well, Rue’s kind of stuck, isn’t she, drowning her pain in her own glitter-soaked daydreams, and the drugs that transport her there. PICK YOURSELF UP, and put yourself down, she’s floating, she’s sinking, and in it all, she isn’t sure how to be, in a life devoid of Jules, of her skin-flint hold on sobriety, until it slips, and she finds herself depressed and elated at the end of another pill.

Maybe the truth is, that Rue’s a little bit of BOTH - she’s a hurricane of undecided emotion, detached from this world, yet, feeling it bone deep with every breath that she took, however reluctant. The colour’s gone out of the world at large, there’s something painfully empty and aching about the process of living, the road left, stretched out before her, feeling like an insurmountable task. Daddy’s gone, and his stay, draining what joy there was from her bones.... until she’d met Jules that was. Something about her felt like electricity to her dull, suburban life, the one that only ever seemed to make sense when handled with a handful of pills to the face, and a bottle within her hand.

                  “Nothing comes as easy as you.”

Being around her is like... pure fucking sunshine, she’s never met, anybody, quite like her. Someone who’s going places, who thinks about, being more, being big, this place be fucked. Who cared what they thought, that’s what she sees, in Jules. A braveness, an invincibility, shaped by the clouds that frame her eyes and the way that she was willing to fuck herself up, rather than let someone like NATE JACOBS do the job. Plus, the intensity of her attention left her giddy, the kind of excitement that reminds you of a kid, like, opening up your McDonald’s kids meal and finding that exact toy that you’d wanted from the other side of the plastic guard...

Feels fucking seen, you know, and not with the heaviness of pity weighed down, like how EVERYONE out here looks at her since... well, since forever. It’s either the panic attacks or her father or the overdose, life, it keeps knocking. “Oh yeah?” there’s an awkward stutter in her, trying to reason through, the muddle of memories within her head. “I keep telling myself...” and she knows she wants to fucking just tell her! Like it’s nothing. But how do you explain the fear of a mother that was barely holding in at the seams? “That it’s been easier to forget you than it has been but... I don’t know what to say to that. I loved you. I probably still love you. But we weren’t good together... weren’t we?” tell me I’m wrong. God please. Tell me I’m crazy.

[sapphiewritesandstuff]

Is it Possible to Get Drunk on Boba?

Pairings: Hanako x Reader, Slight! Kou x Reader

Word Count: 771

This whole thing was inspired by my unquenchable thirst for boba and this meme:

“I can’t believe I convinced mom to give me the money to get bubble tea!” You exclaimed happily as you skipped alongside Yashiro, who nodded in agreement, sipping her own. “I’m not even going to mind cleaning the bathroom.”

Your friend made a face, “Really? You’re welcomed to take my part if you’re so eager,” she said jokingly, grinning. You pouted, sticking out your tongue at the ombre haired girl, “You wish!”

You two arrived at the girl’s bathroom on the third floor just in time to hear Kou exclaim, “No way, you perverted ghost!”

You skipped in, twirling a bit for good measures, and stopped in front of a stunned Kou. “No way what, Kou-kun?” He stared at you for a few seconds before deadpanning, “What are you doing?”

You fluttered your lashes innocently and giggled when the younger Minamoto slushed a light pink, looking off to the side. You caught his whisper of, “Is (Name)-senpai okay today?” to Yashiro. You didn’t wait to listen to her response (although you heard something about how you and sugar don’t do well together), instead, you spun around, looking for your next victim.

“Ha-na-ko-kun~,” you sang enthusiastically, beaming. Hanako raised an eyebrow, laying down his hand of cards carefully before floating up into the air. You caught the feeling of wariness from him, as he replied carefully. “Yes, (Name)?”

You jumped up, trying to pull him down. Hanako retracted his limbs with a curious stare. “Incredible. She’s like a different person, but not in a good way.” You pouted, whining at him to come down. 

Yashiro peered over Kou’s shoulders, smiling apologetically. “It’s because of the bubble tea. (Name)-chan loves it, but her mom rarely gives her the extra money so whenever she does, she gets really happy.” Kou grumbled when you launched yourself at him, but didn’t pull away when you thrusted the plastic cup at his face. “Really, really happy.”

“Try some, Kou-kun. It’s really good, I promise!”

Kou stared at you blankly, trying to process your words. You want him to take a sip of the beverage using the same straw you used? Scarlet bloomed on his cheeks and he stiffened, leaning back instinctively.

“Wha-! How ungrateful of you, boy,” Hanako snickered at Kou’s expression, floating down to settle beside you with a smug grin. “I’ll have some, (Name), since that kid’s just too scared~.” 

You stared into his amber eyes for a few seconds before nodding happily. Hanako leaned forward, making sure to maintain eye contact with you as he wrapped his lips around the wide boba straw, smirking when you flushed a pale crimson. 

“You know this counts as a kiss, right~?”

You flushed even redder, momentarily sober. “Just drink your boba, Hanako-kun!”

He took a sip of the strange beverage, eyes widening in surprise when different flavors exploded in his mouth. First, a rich, milk flavor lavished his tongue, followed by a more subtle, bittersweet taste from the blacktea. And last but not least came the chewy, orb-like things that tasted… not unpleasant, but the best part was still the drink.

Lost in thought, Hanako took a few more sips, until your fingers pinched around the wide straw, restricting the tapioca pearls from reaching him.

Boldly, you proclaimed, “You can have some of my milk tea, but not my boba.” Hanako’s wide, amber orbs stared into your determined (Eye Color) ones for a moment, before he chuckled and reached over to squish your cheeks.

“I take back what I said before. You’re so cute like this, (Name)-chan~.”

Your fingers pulled at Hanako’s cheeks in retaliation, stretching it out so that he had to release yours to swat your hands away, grimacing as he rubbed his now sore cheeks.

“Or maybe not.”

Bonus Scene

Nene stared down at her own boba, before setting it down carefully and backing away. Kou peered at her, puzzled at her weird actions. “Senpai?”

Nene looked up and whispered, “I’m not willing to risk my sanity for a few moments of bliss.”

Kou gave her a blank look and the pink-eyed girl pointed behind him. He turned around, just in time to witness Hanako chasing a few stray Mokkes that had come to bother him about whatever with the boba straw he was sipping from moments before, while you sat on the floor, clapping and cheering happily.

He too, then backed away, keeping his eyes trained on the almost empty boba cup. For a second, just for a second, he thought he saw a dark grin appear in the form of tapioca pearls, but when he blinked, it was gone.

[bluesakurablossom]

Okay I got one! What would it be like if the boys had Tik Tok? And would they do it with their s/o?

I’m still learning Tik Tok as I have seen only a handful of videos so far, but I did do my research on this! The stuff that the boys have put up, all pretty awesome they would be the most popular vlogs on the app! Hope you like this! <3

Leo

·         Uses it the least of his brothers, but does use it

·         Often uses it to show off the best moves that he is capable of doing with his katanas

·         Will add some effects and music in some videos

·         Some of the videos will be expressing his mood after missions and patrols, letting his mind release on what he thought went well or what could have gone better

·         Will definitely show off his neatly trimmed bonsai tree or collection of katanas he has hanging in his room

·         For private videos where only him and s/o can see, he would do little videos of when you would be asleep and just talk sweet things about you and how grateful he is having you with a caption

·         Surprisingly likes to use when he is with you, can catch those little funny and special moments with you

·         Videos can be anywhere from proud or just down right silly

·         Uses older combat music when he videos you mastering a move in learning your weapon, sometimes will add in a special effect to make you prouder in the moment, “Like Eye of the Tiger” or “Kung Fu Fighting”

·         You both love to do it when you are cooking new recipes you both want to try

·         You do videos of him when he has mastering skills in the kitchen, often times it would just come to him blushing in embarrassment

·         Another thing he would do private where only you and him see it, you would have your silly moments where you two would lip sync to your favorite songs and dance on the bed

·         Hey a leader can’t be serious all the time, you and him both know it! He actually has quite some moves!

·         Sometimes you guys take this to the rooftops when racing and jumping across the rooftops showing off your best moves in the air

·         Comments on his each of his brother’s videos, some actually do surprise him on what they post

·         Oh and one more thing, he does like to do with you is you doing your favorite anime moments like as if you were role playing your favorite characters 

·         You should give his account a look, even for being a leader he has caught some interesting footage!

 Raph

·         Uses it more than Leo, but less than the others

·         Most of his videos involve with him showing off his guns or doing a boxing move

·         Expect a lot of special effects, makes him look more powerful

·         Will impersonations of Vin Diesel be wearing his shades, mimicking powerful lines

·         Does even the slow walk or point using his sai as the weapon, what do you expect he is a big fan of him!

·         Like Leo, privately he would be lip syncing his favorite rock songs with you to view only

·         Videos will also include sound effects when he is boxing on the punching bag and does a bigger one when he knocks it off its hinges

·         Loves doing it with you, it’s a way for you two to spend time together

·         Does it the most of when you both are working out, tries to get your backside most of the time with songs like “Baby Got Back” or “Rock That Baby”

·         You often get him when he is bench pressing giving him good vibes, he is sure to give a wink and smirk

·         Will do videos of some of the rap lyrics he comes up, he is the hype man

·         Does like modeling video with him leaning against his bike acting all tough with some wind flow and explosions in the background

·         Heck you even do videos like this with him, it’s like you two are in a movie!

·         If you both go out on his motorcycle, often times you would be filming while he is doing some crazy move such as a donut or a wheelie

·         Those videos often end up being shaky from how fast he goes but it’s so worth it!

·         Doesn’t comment on all the videos his brother’s posts, but will give some comments asking what the hell made you decide to do that?

·         Go ahead and give his account a look, it will make you laugh and make you melt!

 Donnie

·         Most addicted to the app, looking for the next amazing thing!

·         Will often try any videos he sees that he likes, sometimes they are better than the original poster

·         While some are not so much, but hey at least he makes a cute dorky version of it

·         Loves to do videos of him rocking out to his favorite playlist with his beat headphones with him lip singing to the music playing in the background

·         Does some of his favorite memes with the special effects that relate to the meme

·         Will even include his drone to add creativity

·         When he does it with you, you guys go all out to make it the best

·         You guys be scrolling through the app together and just laugh your heads off on some of the things that you see

·         With you, the videos end up being better than he could have planned it

·         Best one he did with you, was with him pretending to sip coffee sitting his swivel chair and holding a plate in his other hand, he asks “Princess, do me a favor and stick it in that old thing?”

·         “Oh what that old thing?” She passes by kicking a pack of pop tarts behind her with her foot as it lands on the plate “That was a bit too easy in my opinion”

·         “Couldn’t agree with you more” Often times videos you two do together just end in laughter or bloopers from previous attempts

·         Both of you do your favorite songs with voice effect making you sound like techno with plenty of stickers and special effects, making you both look like pop stars

·         Having this app is just a lot of fun for you both

·         It’s an advantage for you since the app came out, it can help him stay away from work for a bit and you two can just have your time together

·         Give him a comment or a like, his account is pretty crazy but pretty fantastic!

 Mikey

·         Like any other social media apps that might be out there, count on this guy to be the king!

·         Very popular and uses it the most out of anyone!

·         Pretty much his life, just kidding lol! It’s his family, pizza, you and quite a lot of other things

·         Videos are pretty much random, some of rapping, doing skateboard moves, singing, or dancing, or just even doing a crazy stunt

·         Always looking for the next best thing like Donnie, and always commenting on each post he finds

·         Adding so many special effects, stickers and music! It’s like his videos just explode with everything he puts into it

·         When you and him are together with this app, let’s the fun begin

·         Hours and hours of fun, it’s like artists at work

·         You guys would do dance moves together being silly, doing signs, wearing shades, heck even feather boas

·         When he would do his rapping, you would be throwing stuff in the air to make it look like its floating such as glitter or confetti to add effect

·         You are really his top-rated camera woman and right-hand girl

·         You guys would often take your videos out on to the streets where you can really let the action take flight

·         Any videos that you guys think would be awesome to do, you guys are all in!

·         Most of them are skateboard tricks, ziplining, parkour, and creating art on abandoned buildings in fast forward

·         Expect seeing so many meme videos on his account, he is the king of memes!

·         Often adding his special effects to his brothers videos they post, just for the laugh and joke of it, often times its improvement other times it ends up with him being chased

·         Check him out and you will see some pretty awesome and crazy things that creative mind can think of! Cowabunga!

[batz-insonne]

Class 1-A head canon sexualities that I know probably aren't Canon

Yuuga Aoyama: Asexual + Aromantic

I see Aoyama to not really be interested with others and more so focused on himself and getting better with his studies, I think he's better with self appreciation then anything-

Mina Ashido; Pansexual

Its probably because I associated her with the pansexual flag at first when I saw the anime, but I think she'd like someone more for how she feels around them and how they handle life and common things more then focusing on their gender, and I'd think she'd wanna get to know them a little more before she'd lock em down so she can vibe with them better

Tsuyu Asui; Demisexual Biromantic

I feel like it takes longer for Tsu to open up more to people, especially sense I find her the most unknown to me and harder to read, but if she did get a relationship I think she would really care for the most part sense she finds both guys and gals nice to look at occasionally

Tenya Iida; Straight as a wooden ruler

I do like the idea of some of the ships I've seen him in with some boys, but he appears on the more straight side of things, and I feel like he'd love to have amazing kids and a wife, but I still think he'd be very supportive!

Ochako Uraraka; Question mark

Okay, here's my thing- I feel like shes questioning it for the most part, I think she likes guys for the majority but if she sees the occasional attractive girl she can't help but panic and accidentally make herself float while trying to shield eye contact and/or hiding her face, but she doesn't really know what to call it

Mashirao Ojiro; Straight but questioned on it

I think he's as straight as Iida, but he would get questioned on it a bit too often for his liking, but he doesn't really care sense he knows what he likes, and he doesn't care what others like either

Denki Kaminari; Bisexual

Memes are neat, girls are hot, guys are hot too- I think he's more of the chaotic ones who's in a constant state of energy and has no clue what to do in life anymore and has given up on controlling it, which I feel like most bisexual people feel if I'm being honest

Eijiro Kirishima; "Is this a boyfriend?" Aka gay

I feel as if he's a bro and everyone will think he's as straight as a pole for months until he has a gay crisis over a manly man, his only weakness

Kouji kouda; Asexual Panromantic

I see him as just a cinnamon roll who just wants pet friends forever, but he wouldn't object to sharing time with another person no matter what their gender is, he's content with them if they're nice enough

Rikidou Satou; Asexual fancy steel ruler

I feel like he wouldn't be interested in sexual activity but he will definitely shower his wife with love and affection each day and make her amazing food, mostly liking the romance side of things

Mezou Shouji; straight as a wooden ruler #3

I think he's more of a bro and chill dude that wouldn't chase love, but if he meets an attractive girl with a nice personality I think he'd definitely try to swoon her the best he can

Kyouka Jirou; hello, good Bi

I think Jirou would go for either of them as long as they could listen to nice beats with her, but I feel like she'd prefer a gal pal more so sense she finds them more mature on average and she don't have time for no games

Hanta Sero; I put the Bi in bi-directional tape

Chaotic Bisexual on the loose with Denki, he likes girls a little more but when he sees a nice guy he's going to be smitten as soon as physically capable

Fumikage Tokoyami; What's love? Never heard of her.

I feel like he's definitely more ace+aro and enjoys being alone with dark shadow a lot more then being with humans, and he's perfectly okay with it

Shouto Todoroki; Question mark 2.0

I feel like he's never had a crush before and he's too oblivious at those feelings to know until he finds himself needing to talk to someone about it weeks into feeling it, the people him liking though is more random then anything

Tooru Hagakure; Straight

I feel she'd get a lot of crushes on guys and practically be boy crazy, but she's really accepting of any guys who are gay or attracted to guys more so she'd compliment them but not thirst over them

Katsuki Bakugou; "I'll kill you all but that stupid rock" Aka Gay

He hates literally everyone, tries to kill two, and then there's the shark rock- if he's to love anyone I'd guess a dude

Izuku Midoriya; Bisexual

I feel like sense it wasn't until high school he had proper relationships that he just grew to keep options open for friends and love interests

Minoru Mineta; heterosexual snake

This, I feel like, is most obvious due to things we've seen of him, most of the things I've seen is just him being hormonal to the point of attempting to spy constantly. I also sadly feel like if he learned someone was gay he'd exploit it as much as possible and avoid them because of how I feel like he'd see it, but he's probably redeemable if he cleans up a lot

Momo Yaoyorozu; lesbian.

I feel like she's more inclined to get flustered about girls more so then any guy, and if a guy did do so it's probably over an embarrassing factor and not because she thinks they're pretty

This is it, on students anyways, non of this is canon most likely

[revchainsaw]

Sonic: The Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic: The Hedgehog (2020)

Greeting my flock of film freaks and welcome again to the Cult of Cult. Todays offering is a bit more of the mainstream blockbuster variety, but as films based on Video Games are still actually quite niche and vastly underestimated I think we should open our hearts to Sonic: The Hedgehog and hope that we find it a pleasing tithe to the cult. I am your beloved minster, The Reverend Chainsaw, and welcome to today’s service.

The Message

I must confess to the congregation that I was drinking mighty heavily of the lord’s Tennessee sour mash when I was taking in this movie. That said, I think that this is a great movie to have a drink with and I mean that in the best possible way. 

Sonic: The Hedgehog is of course based on the Sega video game franchise and stars Ben Schwartz as the titular blue rat. Schwartz brings his brand of high energy enthusiastic comedy to the voice role. While Schwartz is particularly on brand for Schwartz, is he on brand for Sonic? I’m not entirely sure, but I’m also not entirely sure I was ever in love with the old ways. I am not an avid fan or consumer of Sonic media and perhaps that means I am in a poor position to say. I am most familiar with the Sega games and Sonic cartoons from the 90s, and from what I have grasped the more recent entries with their more anime centric and high lore plots still owe quite a bit to the attitude era of the 90s. Sonic was a hero but he was also a bit of a cross between Mickey Mouse, the Flash, and Bart Simpson. As an angsty 90s boy I wanted to eat chili dogs and go very fast that was very appealing to me, but I’m not so sure it would be appealing to a vast audience of older millennials, or even todays kids. And though I think it would be a fair criticism to say that Ben Schwartz is playing sonic as basically the superhero version of his Dewey Duck from the VERY VERY good DuckTales reboot, I don’t think that it’s necessarily a bad thing. 

Dewey Duck the Hedgehog is a small mammal (also not a rodent, I wanted to say rodent and apparently hedgehogs are not rodents, just googled it) from an alien planet where his adoptive mother, an owl named Long Claw, fears that he will be hunted for his special powers, which I think is just super speed but it might be other things. In line with these concerns after an attack by pursuers Longclaw gives Sonic the Moses treatment and floats the special blue boy down the metaphorical river. Unlike Moses, however, Sonic is not found by ultra rich ultra powerful extra special people but is instead alone. Sonic lives alone in exile outside a small American town as a sort of local cryptid.

Thus begins a charming adventure. Through a poor decision to use his powers while working out some personal issues, Sonic inadvertantly draws the attention of the U.S Government and their nasty big brain baddy Dr. Robotnik. Sonic recruits a small town police officer with big city dreams to assist him in finding his magic rings so that he might flee from earth to an uninhabited mushroom kingdom. 

Now about these two human characters. Officer Everyman is played by cyclops from the X-men franchise. The actors name escapes me and so does the characters, and while, yes, I just looked up if hedgehogs were rodents, I will not be looking up this information. I like the review better this way. It makes me laugh. And while I don’t remember his name, I do remember that he used to live In Mt. Juliet, TN.  Anyway, what you should know about Officer Goodguy is that he drives a Toyota Tacoma!

That Toyota Tacoma is also continuously abused by the mad machinations of our films biggest draw: Jim Carey as Dr. Robotnik. If we were to pitch a Sonic movie, I don’t think anyone would jump to Jim Carey as the must have for the role, but after seeing this film, boy was it the best choice. The way he chews the scenery and plays off the rest of the cast and situations is just so much fun to watch. It’s fantastic to see Jim Carey back in a larger than life role. The Decision to play Jim Carey as the kind of condescending nerd who has taken their lack of social skills and leaned in as opposed to working on themselves was a brilliant choice. We’ve all known that kind of guy who tries to play the misanthrope just because they are too egotistical to recognize their flaws. Here Dr. Robotnik has given up on human connection in favor of subordination. His intellect is his only value, and thus he demands everyone around him acknowledge intellect as the only quality that matters as he has. It was a great choice.

From the point the chase begins the film becomes a road trip flick, and despite the fact that Sonic could supposedly cover the distance required in the blink of an eye we watch the ins and outs of our heroes relationship as they learn what home, and being a hero mean to them. By the climax it is pretty by the numbers, Sonic has come to feel at home on Earth and now that he has friends who care for him they can begin to make a world from which neither will have to flee; and of course, they beat the bad guy. FOR NOW. we are treated to an even crazier Dr. Robotnik stranded in the Fungus Dimension bent on revenge.

The Benediction

Now for all things Holy and Profane in this film, please rise for the Benediction.

Best Scandal: Sonic the Cosmic Horror

The original look of this film was mired in dread when the early footage and trailers dropped revealing a hideously uncanny hedgehog monster in the form of sonic. The memes are amazing, the toys are unsettling, there’s still plenty of Quasimodo Sonic stuff out there floating on the web and I suggest that you search it out, the laughter is good for your heart. Also if anyone wants to send me any creepy sonic merch I’ll take it. 

Thanks to the work of online fans and internet harassments, the studio felt it was going to lose money on the project and reeled back the release allowing for the design department to give us a more cartoony but less frightening alien monster. I mean he’s a cartoon, it’s okay for him to look like a cartoon. 

Best Scene: Noodle Dance

It’s hard to choose, and it feels a bit biased, but there are a few scenes with Dr. Robotnik that are just what make the movie more than a forgettable IP adaptation. Not that Ben Schwartz wasn’t doing great as the character but I feel Sonic as a whole would be lost in the milieu of CG spectacles and Super Hero Origin stories that we are bombarded with every year if not for Jim Carey’s performances; and even with them Sonic: The Hedgehog is not completely out of those woods. That said, I think Dr. Robotnik’s Alone Time Dance Party has to be the stand out sequence in my memory. I can’t really speak to what makes it so enjoyable, but damn if it isn’t just the best scene in the movie.

Best Character: Silicon Valley Dr. Robotnik

Do I even need to say it? It’s Dr. Robotnik. I’m not a fan of this villain from any other media. I always found Dr. Robotniks look unappealing, I’m not a huge fan of his powers, or using robot henchman. it always struck me as pretty boring how Sonic didn’t have a cool rogues gallery (i’m talking about 90s sonic) the way Mario did. However, they did something with the design, characterization, and performance that just made him such a fun villain. Also, my friend Jacksons mom said I looked like him and it didn’t hurt my feelings so.

Best Actor: Jim Carey

Jim Carey. It really seems like he’s all I’m talking about in this movie. Once again, I think Ben Schwartz did great and Sonic IS basically Dewey Duck in this movie. Dewey Duck is my favorite part of the rebooted DuckTales series, BUT he is just outmaneuvered by Jim Carey in this role. I think it’s a compliment enough to say that Ben Schwartz was even able to keep up with his energy, let alone play his quicker perkier foil. 

Worst Scene: Toyota Tacoma Commercial

Sonic: the Hedgehog’s worst scene would probably have to be the forced friend fight between Sonic and Officer Wachowski  during the car chase. It’s an overproduced weightless car chase scene with a contrived buddy cop controversy meant to force apart our heroes so that they can ultimately grow a little and come back together later in the movie. Not that I mind a movie like this to be so by the numbers, but it just felt like two of the blandest things on this movies plate being forced into one scene. I do like the idea of giving me the crap part of the dish in one flavorless generic bite, but that still doesn’t save it from being the worst scene in the movie. 

That Toyota Tacoma took a beating though.

Worst Feature: Nothing Ventured/ Nothing Earned

I’m sure many fans would feel that the worst feature of the film is that it isn’t loyal to any previous lore laden version of the character, (probably the one they like the most). In the portrayals of both Sonic and Dr. Robotnik there were decisions made that drastically differed from the ways they have been portrayed before. Sonic is naïve and idealistic, a bit childish, Dr. Robotnik is driven by a lot of insecurity. Where are the Chaos Crystals and my original character Grindy the Wolf Cub?

But I think that these are over all positive choices in a film that otherwise chose to play it incredibly safe. In their cautious approach to appeal to the widest possible audience the film makers gave us a pleasant and appealing cartoon romp but we are left with little to hold on to. The worst feature of Sonic: The Hedgehog is it’s safety.

Summary:

Sonic: The Hedgehog is often touted as “the first good video game movie”. A label that I disagree with wholeheartedly. It is certainly a good video game movie, but it’s not the first, and it is not by leaps and bounds better than other video game movies as a whole. It’s a sub genre that gets a ton of disrespect, and in a world where the biggest criticism levied against the Super Mario Bros is that it’s not a faithful adaptation, I don’t understand how Sonic the Buddy Cop/ Road Trip comedy is escaping that attitude.

All that said, I had a good time with this movie. But it felt like playing on the playground as a toddler. You have fun and then you leave and you don’t really remember what you played or who with. I’ll think about Jim Carey and Dewey Duck, but I had a hard time hating or loving anything this movie did in any strong way. I usually feel that a movie that is “bad” or “corny” or “shlocky” is always better than a movie that is generic, or pointless, or boring. Sonics pleasantness and cheerful energy just barely save it from being another Transformers franchise. I get that origin stories are hard, so I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment, and hopefully it’s going to do something that sets it apart. Probably not. 

Overall Grade: C

James Marsden! I just remembered!

[abcsofadhd]

On being diagnosed with ADHD in midlife

@campfiresbeerandcoffee got diagnosed with ADHD in their early 50s and I asked them to share their story. 

It’s kinda long but its a damn interesting read about a person’s experience with ADHD and a late diagnosis. It’s VERY well written and I’ve only spaced it out and bolded it for better readability.

Remember, it’s really NEVER too late to get a diagnosis.

I’ve known people with ADHD most of my life. I knew what it was, obviously. It was that boy who was socially inappropriate and weird, the one who got angry too fast, who touched oddly, who couldn’t sit still. 

It was the squirrel brained women I knew, that changed jobs, were super smart, had multiple competencies and could instantly grasp systems, but had so much drive they were always up, always working, always learning. It wasn’t ME.

It didn’t even occur to me that I had ADHD. I wasn’t a problem. I sat quietly in class, lost in my own thoughts, doodling. I could focus for hours on books, on coding, on the grains of sand on a sunny beach. I certainly didn’t have an attention disorder. 

My dad died in my 2nd year of uni. I didn’t do well. Well meaning counselors said I was high strung and should avoid all sugar and stimulants. Are you kidding? Caffeine kept me sane. Eventually I changed majors, and managed to graduate with a BA.

I even managed to get into grad school, and did entrepreneur things too. But eventually I crumbled again and didn’t finish my thesis. I had anger issues. I was high then low. I would rage and weep. I’d spend weeks in apathy, when I had everything I wanted: a business, a wife, wonderful family. But it was a long dark bleak tunnel every day.

Then I heard a radio show on chronic depression and recognized my symptoms. Got some help and medication, and managed to co-found a company.  The anti-depression meds helped, settling on Wellbutrin eventually. But things were still hard.

I got a straight job to help my wife start her career. I worked in an office, coding and structuring information systems. Prestige, recognition, it was great for my ego, good benefits and fair pay. 

10 years in this high performance position I crashed from accumulated stress when my mom died. I was prepared with Wellbutrin and counselling and even so I burned out with major depression and anxiety and ptsd symptoms.  

Took 3 years off work before I dared to take a job with minimal responsibility. In that time I had full on major ADHD symptoms but didn’t recognize them. I couldn’t say what I did all day. 

I couldn’t make a list, couldn’t go in the store. Couldn’t read. Couldn't feed myself. Couldn’t clean. Couldn’t listen. Just- floated in a fog of stress and anxiety. Developed skin issues, auto-immune issues, insomnia, eye twitches. Couldn’t even sit at a computer screen. I was completely useless. Couldn’t leave the house.

Eventually tho, as I worked through what I thought was PTSD, learning to accept the new broken me, I was able to watch a full 20 minute sitcom. Success! I was elated. Who could I tell? Who would celebrate that as an achievement? Yay, you watched TV? Pffft. 

But I was thrilled. And I could go to the store. Maybe even buy a few things. Often I’d just sit in the parking lot. But increasingly I could do some things around the house. Walk the dogs. Buy milk. So I accepted when opportunity offered me a lower-stress job related to my interests.

At my new job, I learned to make eye contact again, slowly re-learned to do simple math again. Cashing out would take me over an hour. I tried so hard to remember names and orders. Failed miserably. Tried to accept the new no-brain me. Found comfort in routine tasks. Developed coping strategies for memory. Accepted that maybe my purpose was to be a heart not a brain. My whole self-worth was always being the smart expert. Now I was busted. But that was ok, because it had to be! 

Medicated with prescription cannabis and started seeing big improvements in depressive symptoms. That led to being able to exercise. Exercise helped immensely. So I was bringing in a bit of money, I was leaving the house and interacting, and felt much better.

Met a co-worker who told me about her ADHD. I understood completely. Had my first “a-ha!” moment when someone asked me how was it that  I understood her. Oh. OH! Other people don’t understand her, and I do. Why?

But, I couldn’t be ADHD, surely? My coworker was classic ADHD in the way I then understood it. Changing topics all over in conversation, but I’d follow right along? We’d chat for hours after work. I grew to admire her strategies for getting things done, her tenacity, her acceptance that she could do things differently. 

And as I admired her force-of-nature engagement with the world, her acceptance of herself, I started to be open to the idea that there was more to ADHD than I thought. I really didn’t think I was ADHD, but how was it I could understand and keep up with her? And when I asked her about it, she looked at me like of course I probably had ADHD, and she thought I already knew?

So after working with her for 2 years I started to read about ADHD, because I was experiencing a little less stress and could focus to read again. But I hadn’t found out yet about the emotional dysregulation. I just knew I was functioning again, kinda. And so I embraced the feelings. I chased them, like an addict, seeking to feel good again.  

And boy did it feel good to let myself feel. I’d learned to build a box around my emotions, because I was always too sensitive, too happy, too sad, too worried. At my coding job, I just lost myself in matrices and code and denied my emotions.  My coworkers had affectionately called me Mr. Roboto. That hurt. But that was the old me. Now, I was going to LIVE and FEEL HAPPY, and it was great. I was elated. 

I partied and made new friends and drank too much and got stoned too much and talked too much and in my exploration  I left such wreckage around me. I was oblivious at first. But when I saw what I’d done, I was in torment. If I couldn’t be a brain, and I couldn’t be a heart, then what good was I? I desperately wanted to be ordinary, but I didn’t know how, and I was going to lose everything.

And then as I tried to get a handle on my behavior, some ADHD memes popped up on social media, and then they popped up with a funny story and I related. And again. And again. And I couldn’t ignore it anymore.

Your blog specifically woke me up to the emotional dysregulation aspect, and following that thread of research made my likely ADHD undeniable. So I did the predictable thing and denied it for another year.

Finally I went in for assessment because if I had it, I couldn’t let my kids go untested and if I was going to ask them to try, I had to start with me. Doc didn’t even blink. Basically said, of course you have ADHD. 

This has been everyone’s reaction, when I share my diagnosis with my friends: “Are you really surprised, really?” Yes, dammit, I am! It’s surprising and hard to hear, yes, you are in fact broken. But it’s also freeing. I can stop beating myself up.  I can get appropriate help. I can try meds.

I am terrified of stimulants, because I’m super sensitive to caffeine, and even Wellbutrin was unsustainable for me, causing too much jitters. But I’m taking my Vyvanse and being hopeful. If it doesn’t work out, there is a non stimulant option.

 I know meds won’t solve everything. I know that I have so many of the strategies already, I recognize them in the ADHD forums, and books. But maybe meds will leave me enough energy to address things. Maybe I’ll be able to Get Things Done.

This medicated hopeful happiness does feel a bit like mania, I’ve learned to be distrustful of my happiness. But if it’s going to be helpful, I’m going to try it.  It’s early days.

I’m reading Gina Petra’s Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder. And it’s wrenching. I knew my latest crisis was hard on my family, but I didn’t realize it’s been the whole marriage, it’s been my whole life, school, college, career, midlife! It’s enlightening but hard to read testimonials from people living with untreated ADHD partners, and recognize myself in their stories. I had no idea of the extent ADHD was contributing to my personality and behavior.

My wife and kids deserve to be off the rollercoaster. I also deserve to be happy. I want to look forward to each day again instead of waking up knowing I’m going to fuck up again.

So it’s not a comfortable place to be, here in the spotlight. But it sure as hell beats being in the dark and blindly flinging myself in a new direction. It’s revealing. It means taking personal responsibility. 

But it also means hope. Hope that it can be better. Hope I can stop hurting the people I love. Hope I can be the person I want to be, the person I’ve been on occasion. It means hope for sustainable stable relationships and jobs. 

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 199: One Whole Bird

Previously on BnHA: Aizawa’s winning class A team reflected on what they could have done better. Tsuyu and Kirishima were unexpected bummers due to their recent internships still weighing heavily on their minds. Shinsou was also frustrated with his performance, despite everyone telling him how good he did. Aizawa and Vlad told All Might and Midnight that today’s exercise is also a test for Shinsou to see if he should be admitted into the hero course. It’s not clear whether or not Shinsou is aware of this, but we’re all rooting for him! The second round of battles got underway, with Team KendouKuroMangaToadette facing off against MomoYamaTokoKure. Class B’s Kuroiro was revealed to have a quirk that allows him to move freely within anything black. This applies even to quirks like Dark Shadow, and once the match began, he basically dove into DS and rode him back to Team A’s location. Now he’s getting ready to throw down with Tokoyami, who has dramatically thrown his cape aside and is preparing to unleash the new technique he developed during his internship with Hawks.

Today on BnHA: Hawks is back! In flashback form. But he’s back, you guys! So apparently Tokoyami first interned with him after the sports festival, only to learn that Hawks mainly selected him to get the good gossip on the whole USJ attack. This frustrated Toko enough that he redoubled his training efforts, and when he went back to intern at Hawks’s agency for real after getting his provisional license, he impressed the #2 hero by being able to keep up with him. So Hawks took him on a cute lil nighttime flight above the city while A Whole New World from Aladdin played, and then they landed on a tower somewhere and Hawks was all, “hey dude you should learn to fly for reals,” and then the flashback ended. Back in the present, Kuroiro sneaks up behind Aoyama and grabs him and hauls ass. Tokoyami then reveals his new technique: Flying For Reals. He retrieves Aoyama, who fires his laser to break up the shadows around them, making it impossible for Kuro to hide. Things are looking good for Team A, but then a mushroom suddenly sprouts from Momo’s nose, reminding everyone that there are still three other Team B members to take care of, and things are only just getting started.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my mostly-unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’m caught up with the manga now at chapter 222, so any ETAs will reflect that.)

ooh, and we’re opening with what I assume is an internship flashback!

well yeah, Mighty Wings is the type of quirk that allows you to do that. when you can individually control hundreds of little godmode wings that are strong enough to even carry people to safety, you don’t really need much in the way of backup

ah, so it’s confirmed this is Tokoyami’s narration

apparently the U.A. sports festival earlier in the year was the first time Hawks had ever taken place in the whole drafting process

hold up, so did Toko intern with him for both the jr. internship and the real internship? like, he did the weeklong thing following the sports festival, and then went back and interned there for real later? or was it only the first and not the latter?

lol Hawks is flying off to go save some other hapless soul. some out of control drunk dude at a bar in Cantina

I assume Cantina is a specifically a reference to the very famous Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars, even though it’s also a common enough word in its own right

lmao his sidekicks are all “yeah so Hawks is just generally better than us in every conceivable way and we just have to live with it”

these guys crack me up

so during his workplace experience Tokoyami just spent the whole time chasing after Hawks with these guys and handling the cleanup with them. so naturally it wasn’t long before he started having doubts about the whole thing

I was literally just about to say “because you’re both birds” and then Hawks was like “yeah, duh”

Tokoyami is asking if he’s joking, because Tokoyami doesn’t have a sense of humor so he probably genuinely needs to know

Hawks says he’s 20% serious. holy shit. that honest to god is what he said lmao

he says he wanted to talk to someone from class 1-A about the League of Villains, and he figured if he had to do so then he should pick someone he thought could keep up with him and who showed promise. and since Tokoyami finished in the top three he went with him

and of course we know from chapter 186 that he had selected Todoroki as well, but Endeavor got him instead

interesting that both he and Bakugou picked the highest ranking agencies on their list and ended up being disappointed. it seems like the people who had the most fulfilling internships were the ones who went with agencies that hadn’t necessarily made huge names for themselves, but were perhaps a little better at this whole teaching thing than some of the big shots

ah, and then Hawks did agree to take him on for a For Reals Internship later on, though

that means Tokoyami actually reached out to him despite his lackluster previous experience. makes me wonder if Bakugou would actually decide to go back to Jeanist’s agency once he gets his provisional and once the kids are allowed to do internships again

(ETA: so I’m honestly not sure if we’re even going to get back to internships again, at least not for a while, but one theory I’ve seen floating around is that Bakugou will intern with Miruko instead of Jeanist, and I gotta say, I really like the idea of that. for so many reasons. but basically it makes a lot of sense; Jeanist is still laid up, Miruko is a top 5 hero, and her personality aligns with Bakugou’s a whole lot more than Jeanist’s did. all this plus Fuck Yeah Girl Power, so hell yeah I’m all for it.)

-- YOOOOOOOOOOO

he can -- you can fly, dude? since when lmao what the fuck

(ETA: what is he doing here, though?? I thought he was flying but then a couple pages later Hawks is like “you should learn how to fly” and then a few pages after that everyone is shocked by his new “bitch I can fly now” special move. so it seems like that’s something he came up with after this scene. is he just jumping with style here or what)

Hawks likey! kid’s got some potential

now it’s later that night and Hawks is telling Tokoyami he did good

OH MY GOD

THIS IS THE CUTEST AND BEST THING THAT’S EVER HAPPENED. OH MY GOD. YOU GUYS. I CAN’T IT’S TOO FUCKING PRECIOUS OH SWEET JESUS

(ETA: so as you can see I was enchanted by this scene even before I learned about its significance as a beloved fandom meme. anyways so we all agree that this internship was destiny.)

TOKOYAMI IS SO OVERWHELMED. HIS POETIC SOUL IS SOARING LIKE AN EAGLE

OH MY GOD!!

HOW DOES HE REMEMBER THE CORRECT PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN FROM A JOKE CONVERSATION THEY HAD LIKE SIX MONTHS AGO

SERIOUS QUESTION WHY IS HAWKS THE BEST CHARACTER IN BNHA. ANSWER ME. SOMEONE

AND LOOK AT TOKO’S FACE OMG

AHHHH

it’s so personal, though. like I honestly feel like he’s baring a bit of his soul to this kid, and for someone with a personality like Hawks’s that is huge

he says he’s not especially interested in nurturing the next generation, “but...”

well that’s fine dude. you’re practically still a kid yourself and you’ve got more than enough on your plate

but the fact that he does have so much on his plate makes me wonder what’s going through his head right now. because the whole workplace experience was before he started his undercover mission, but this scene is taking place afterward. and he always plays it cool, but that shit is dangerous, like one-wrong-move-and-you’re-dead-or-worse types of danger. and that’s not even taking into account the bad-for-your-soul parts that come with having to turn a blind eye to certain things for the sake of maintaining your cover for the greater good

so basically, despite what he says, he may just be feeling a bit more sentimental or brooding or whatever than usual, and maybe that’s what brought this on. he never particularly wanted to be a mentor, but hey, might as well give it a shot. life is short

so Toko’s asking what he meant when he said Tokoyami was wasting his potential

and Hawks says that while Tokoyami is doing a lot to cover his weak points, he shouldn’t neglect improving his strong points

one moment please while we process these Hawks feels ladies and gents

aaaaaaand done

my boy just wants to be free. okay. that’s fine. I’m fine it’s all good

nothing to see here, just some solid mentor advice pulling some double duty as a deeper look into Hawks’s psyche at the same time. just Horikoshi things

and we’re back in the present!

that was a much lengthier flashback than I anticipated, and thoroughly enjoyable! very nice!

so Kuro is blending back into the shadows and for some reason everyone is surprised

what else would he do. I mean. if it ain’t broke

so now he’s mocking them from somewhere in the piping, bragging about how they can’t tell where he is

oh shit!

so he’s planning on targeting one of the others? tbh that probably would have worked just as well even without the red herring, since they can’t see him coming

like, this would have worked no matter what though. but I guess it did get Aoyama to lower his guard

LOL MY POOR GLITTER BOY

FIRE YOUR DAMN LASER KID

ooooh

it’s so gross that he refers to it as an umbilical cord and now I’m never not gonna be able to think of it as that

so anyway, I’m guessing that this special move works by having Dark Shadow fly somewhere and then instead of retracting the shadow back to him, he pulls himself toward Dark Shadow

LOL

what, y’all didn’t see those flashbacks with Hawks just a few pages ago. pay attention to other characters’ life stories

ah, here are the mechanics explained to us in a cute little comic

“Dark Shadow can fly so one day I was like, ‘ohh... pick me up so I can fly too. fucking duh’”

also has the bonus advantage of distracting opponents with how shockingly adorable it is

so now he’s plucking Aoyama out of Kuro’s clutches

I bet Aoyama’s pissed that his cape broke in the process though

LISTEN HERE BITCHES, Y’ALL ARE GONNA NEED PLAN B, C, D, ETC. BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN COME CLOSE TO TAKING OUT MY GIRL MOMO HERE. YOU’RE GONNA RUN OUT OF LETTERS OF THE FUCKING ALPHABET YOU AMATEURS

she said, but also I’m still pretty sure they’re gonna lose fffff

since Aoyama and Tokoyami are now perfectly positioned, Momo’s telling Aoyama to use his navel buffet

ah I see, eliminate Kuro’s potential hiding places by blinding him with Aoyama’s splendor

so Dark Shadow is covering himself in Kuro’s cape and Aoyama is letting ‘er rip

this is such an odd and perfect sound effect and I’m really impressed with Horikoshi for coming up with it in English

aha!

GOTCHA MOTHERFUCKER

now Momo’s calling Hagakure to action, and for a moment I was like ‘why’ but then I remembered her special move

but before we get to that, please enjoy this Yaoyorozu Momo “just as planned” panel

yessssss now get ready for --

...

okay what is plan B

...

and the chapter ends. of course

chapter 200 is gonna be some wild times isn’t it. lol

[cleaduvalls]

i watched “spy kids 4″ exactly twice and i plan to keep it that way. here are my thoughts

i had the volume up from the last one because it was SO QUIET and now my ears hurt. not a great start

i used to think that was carmen and i was so disappointed because i wanted to see carmens kids 😔

tik tok????? oh no

i thought tick tock was matthew lillard for most of the movie

you cant do that in the SIMS

why are you shifitng gears. you dont need to shift gears

shut up wilbur have YOU given birth?????

YOU GO IN AT EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES AND YOURE AT THREE ARE YOU S T U P I D

wait it sounds like ive given birth i havent i assure you

a pregnant belly wouldnt make that sound

yeah alright whatever shaggy youre high

isnt she from girl meets world??????

itd make a better sitcom honestly

hahah funney because shes a spy

WHY ARE YOU NOT IN THERE WITH YOUR W I F E

birth is NOT that short

i would be great at cinemasins

oh!!!! disabled character!!!!

who approved this show

oh like its HER fault

youre watching the clock speed up why are you not suspicious

roll credits

argonaut. my english teacher would like that

its 5 o clock somewhere

have you not been watching the show??????

there is a serious lack of floop

i feel like ive seen the boy before too

guess not

also i guess this one had a smell feature?????? ig thats why the baby farts so much

AND IT EXPLAINS THE DRESSING!!!! YOU CAN SMELL DRESSING!!!!!

dont say stepmother its creepy

ooh tinker toys!!!! real ones this time!!!!

girl its dyed blue youre gonna stain your carpet

oh God she wants to be FRIENDS

epic????? No

these pranks can all be used for smellovision

aromascope ig??????

BEING FRIENDS!!!! THATS SOME FANFIC LEVEL TROPEYNESS

oops

the CHEETOS

because you pulled the prank?????

power move

those are really your worst fears?????

i have almost that exact clock

youre looking for SPIES not VILLIANS

i kinda want a clock hand sword

MARISSA NO IM DYING OF SECONDHAND EMBARASSMENT

cecils so chill

it looks like the slime from floops castle..... i miss floop

felix has been replaced??? by a computer voice????

oh mood

hahah carmen said that

is that ricky gervais

oh!!!! they broke gender binary!!!!!! took the other chair!!!!!

worlds smallest camera!!!!!!

yeah hes right theres no invisibility powder

ew

its not a SPACESHIP theyre not IN SPACE

hey can we maybe not put that in a movie thanks

yeah i hate this one

that fall was awful

C A R M E N!!!!!!!!!!!

wilbur youre so boring

spy week???? dont you mean shark week?????

buddypack!!!!

IS THAT THE PICTURE FROM WHERE THEY ENTERED FLOOPS CASTLE AND THEN JUNI SAW A THUMB THUMB

i watch these movies too much

except this one this one sucks

7 years ago????? when game over came out????? nice

THE BRAIN THING THAT MADE FOOGLIES!!!

SPY PLANE!!!

SEA GUPPY!!!!

CARMENS GAME SUIT!!!!

why does she still have that

HOW does she still have that

MACHETES ELECTROSHOCK GUMBALLS!!!!!!

DRAGON SPY!!!!

take that giggleses

JUNI!!!! only video tho ://

oof

WAIT I JUST SAW ARGONAUTS NAME TAG AND MY DOG HAD THAT SAME ONE BUT IN PINK AND WE HAD TO GET HER A NEW ONE BECAUSE IT WAS S O  L O U D

your baby is your back up????? Bad Idea

did you not name your child????

why did they pause for a label????

stop making time puns i hate you

i really hope those are floops. like the cereal

stop calling her stepmother like its her name its CREEPY

stop WASTING them

just say youre marissas kids?????? they know who she is

oh God piss joke

oh God POOP joke

right its the bombs that make him cool not the fact that hes literally ricky gervais

and a fart joke????? i hate this movie

silent but LETHAL???? awfyl. i hate it

toot??? stop making fart jokes

OH THEYRE GETTING CHASED CUZ THE SAPPHIRE i need to pay attention more. i blame buzzfeed

“you weirdo you vaporized us” STOP TRYING TO GET ME TO LIKE THIS MOVIE BY PLAYING ON MY NOSTALGIA

its not working btw. i hate this movie

oh look. a butt joke.

oh yay disney acid trip

uh yeah???? hes ricky gervais

yeah except shes WHITE

i kinda wanna go to the cheese shop. wisconsin instincts ig

thats not a WORD

no the red ones the second hand do you know anything?????

how does she know how to army crawl???? shes EIGHT

there are 42 minutes left im suffering

oh no he died

is she wearing twinkle toes??????

did they.... teleport???? was that an awkward cut???? did they straight up travel through time????? im so confused

yknow as an OBVIOUS choice for the next doctor, floop should REALLY be in the movie centered around time

im gonna punch this dude

IM GONNA PUNCH THIS DUDE TOO YOU CAN STILL BE A FAMILY AND CALL YOURSELF STEPKIDS

hes the hulk

oh dear he referenced a meme

he just called the google lady annoying im gonna punch him next

n i c e

SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS!!!!!!

yeah theyre gonna flip youre STALKING THEM

that seems like a Bad Idea

try harder rebecca

IF YOURE GONNA TAKE THEM THERE W H A T DO YOU THINK THEYRE GONNA DO???????

dude you look like youre on crack

youre gonna divorce her because she wasnt allowed to tell you?????????

W H A T

no???? ofc not???? you have no weapons??????

DUDE CHILL SHE L I T E R A L L Y COULDNT TELL YOU

and i feel fine~

J U N I!!!!!!!!!!! FOR REALS!!!!!!!!

oh shiitake mushrooms he got kinda cute

you can???? reach into the garbage can???????

BECAUSE YOURE CHILDREN!!!!!! THEY SHUT DOWN THE SPY KIDS PROGRAM!!!!!!

i love the sound of clockwork. so soothing. that doctor who episode with the time robots???? a fave

oh no they all have died

M A C H E T E!!!!!!!!

why did juni freeze if he didnt really freeze???? thats some buzz lightyear level stuff

oh hey i just realized that junis hair is back!!

oh no now argos the hulk too

the baby looks like dora

hahah funney

HE WAS TOAST IN THE FIRST MOVIE S T O P  P L A Y I N G  O N  N O S T A L G I A

and diaper lady???? Stop

nice censorship

can hearing aids work that well???? im no expert but i dont think they can do that?????

taking his hearing aids???? i hate this guy

R A L P H!!!!

oh!!!!!! sign language!!!!!

Even Evil Has Standards

are they trying to make me cry?? im not

you can travel through time youre just not COOL ENOUGH

oh worm????

side note i figured they were the same guy but i was so disappointed when it wasnt matthew lillard

please let this be over i need to mindlessly scroll the spy kids wiki

stop being philosophical youre wearing twinkle toes

roll credits

us???? wouldnt that be me???? or is us right??? clones are wack

yEET

oh no he died

why did he float???? did they run out of gravity?????

he moved before he touched the watch

yeah but hell see his dad again and thats the point of this whole thing????

oh no he died. for reals this time

this time???? you have 6 months

STOP👏MAKING👏TIME👏PUNS👏

i cant raise my eyebrow😔

YOU CANT DO THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED IT

thats hot

WHY DOES SHE NOT HAVE A NAME

yes bc youre a robot shut up

oh thank God its over

[patronusofthepugs]

Uravity And Mob

So imagine an AU where Uraraka and Mob were childhood friends.

Where little Mob goes to the office as usual but instead of his beloved master, there is a little girl with rosy cheeks and a wide smile, sitting on Reigen’s desk.

When she sees Mob, she instantly launches herself off to greet him, all giggles and enthusiastic handshakes. And Mob is frozen, paralyzed in the presence of a pretty girl who is actually looking and talking to him.  But Uraraka doesn’t mind doing the talking for both of them. She gushes about her first time in the city and discovering how cool her Uncle Reigen really is. Then it clicks for Mob because of course she’s related to his Master. They both have that golden warmth that seeps out, making the very air around them seem rosy and soft.

He relaxes a little bit after that. He carefully makes them tea and sits next to her, soaking in her attention and cheerfulness. But then the he hears the door creak open and before he can move, Uraraka is gone. His heart stops, she was right next to him a second ago. How can he face his master, knowing that somehow he lost his niece.

But then he hears a quiet snicker from up above. And there she is floating above him like a mischievous cherub. She floats over to the doorway and just as Reigen enters, she drops on his face. He yelps and throws his fries as he frantically tries to peel his gremlin of a niece off.

    Meanwhile, Uraraka is gripping onto his hair like he’s a pony and is howling with laughter. It’s such a ridiculous scene that Mob can’t help but laugh. Reigen and Uraraka both stop and look at him. It was the first time that Reigen had heard Mob laugh like that. Uraraka realized how pretty the solemn boy with inky hair looked when he smiled. She wanted to see more of those shy smiles.

     After that, Mob and Uraraka are thick of thieves during the rest of her visit. Reigen lets Mob off of work so he can show her around the city. The kids spend hours at the playground, immersed in their elaborate games. She doesn’t shy away from his powers but gushes how amazing he is. For some reason, he doesn’t worry about losing control around her. He marvels over her own quirk, at the way it seems to fit her personality. She’s so light and airy, it makes sense that she can dance in the  clouds if she wanted to.

   When it’s time for Uraraka to go home, they’re both depressed. Reigen rolls his eyes and promises the kids that they could talk on the phone at least once a week. They have weekly phone calls until they’re both old enough for cellphones. Mob would text her all of the things that reminded him of her. A funny cloud. The sunset. A food stand. Uraraka texts him funny pictures of herself and of her vegetable garden. She also sends him motivational memes and grocery store coupons.

I just see Uraraka and Mob clicking. She helps him with his solitude and his powers. Anytime that he’s feeling down about his powers, he zooms over to her place. He usually messes up and lands in some farmer’s crops but eventually he makes it to her house, worn and muddy, where she laughs at his appearance and offers him a cup of tea.  Then they’ll chase fire flies in the yard, until he feels better.

  Uraraka sees Mob for who he is and not just for his powers. He cheers for her when she gets into UA and although he constantly worries about her, he knows that she is strong and capable. He has no intentions of being a pro hero but after several incidents, the government forces him to. He ends up in Uraraka’s class where everyone is confused on why she loses her shit over this sweaty, awkward, mushroom head kid.

Art credit:

Yellow Mob: https://www.deviantart.com/lowiy/art/mob-psycho-100-664279955

Mob Pic: https://twitter.com/whawha0803

Top Uraraka pic: https://twitter.com/ry_o_ta_/status/957041833061752832

Bottom Uraraka pic: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/727823989754066271/

[yvaquietdays]

A year or so later...

I’m better now. Still learning, still healing, still working through it all. But better.

I started this blog initially as a way of dealing with my spiralling thoughts and feelings, of trying to circumnavigate the endless stream of negativity that was pouring through me like Dust. I didn’t tell anyone about it. I don’t think anyone ever saw it. It was merely catharsis for me; I had to just get it down. The posts that you see leading up to this one are the proof of that. And uncomfortable as it is, I’m leaving them there for you to read. It’s not shameful or embarrassing to share these things, if I think it might help someone.

It never really occurred to me that by being more vocal or public about everything, I might be able to get better. Or, I did acknowledge that, but I was scared to death of talking about how I was feeling; in case someone didn’t believe me, or worse, that I didn’t believe myself. 

Over the last two years, I’ve noticed a great deal how much social media has a hand in how I feel about myself. The mainstream focus is about showing people how wonderful your life is. There is a huge disconnect and I don’t want there to be, between what is real and what we see.  But what I see is a lot of kids and people reaching out, whether it’s hidden behind humour or a funny meme, or a joke about nihilism. Because they’re almost ashamed of how the truth might look to others.  How on earth do we fit in our real lives when we’re surrounded by glossy front pages and the notion that our lives aren’t fulfilled because they don’t look like Taylor Swifts Instagram feed?

I was scared about sharing how I was feeling. I’m still scared. Looking through those past posts, I can see just how bad it was getting and nobody knew. Oh, boy, they could tell, I was miserable and frustrated and angry all the time. But I didn’t really talk about it. I wanted to reach out to the world in silence and expected help to come, I wanted to gain something for free. But it was selfish. I wanted help without having to ask for it, and it wasn’t going to come. I wasn’t giving much else out other than more negativity and pain. I wanted the world to heal me and give me everything for free, but I wasn’t giving anything in return. I had to open up and come clean, with myself, and with my family, in order to heal. 

(I’ll share more on my healing process as I post, basically, a lot of self love, the NHS, therapy, and meditation. And yoga. And some more self love.)

And that’s something I don’t see a lot of outside of Tumblr. Our lives are flooded with enviable images and every day we’re jealous of someones life. I constantly feel like the grass is greener.

It’s my goal here to be real. To be honest. But to overall, gain perspective and share positivity and light. To talk about the quiet days. I want to see more famous people take a break from Instagram. Or talk about what a shit morning they had.

One of the things I really want to tackle is the forced sense of self esteem that is floating about at the minute. With body positivity and self love posts surrounding us (and this is a good thing, we’re moving in the right direction), it’s hard to maintain this kind of buzz constantly. In turn I think it makes us feel like we’re not good enough because our lives don’t look like this all the damn time;

I can’t help but feeling like it isn’t the content but the volume of social media traffic that makes it so difficult, for me, at least. And more and more people are jumping on board with self love and healthy body images and mental health; but sometimes it feels so empty and self-serving. Because if they weren’t before, they are now, and if they don’t, everyone would have something to say about that. 

Maybe I look into it too much. I have to take on face value that conversations are changing and attitudes are progressing, which works for everyone.

But most of the time we’re alone, watching RuPaul’s drag race with a stir fry, or flicking through the internet while we’re taking a dump, or working our arses off at our desks, or thinking to ourselves, after just looking at pictures of the Met Ball; since when did my life look so ordinary? 

Even if we’re not actively thinking that, I think it seeps in to our state of mind and social behaviors. Why else do we over crowd our Instagram feeds with pictures of our weekends? Or the food we ate on Thursday night down the Toby Carvery? We’re trying to remind ourselves that our lives mean something, too. And they do. Have you had the mashed potato at TC? Divine. The whole, ‘it didn’t happen if I didn’t take a picture of it’ sentiment is very, very real.

But listen; we only see that square of glamour. We have to start having the perspective that there’s more, we have to start thinking outside the box. (The insta box, I mean. *Shakes head* Sorry. You get it.) I’m totally guilty of posting when I don’t need to, honestly. I try not to post anything that doesn’t look artistic (selfies are void from this rule). But now that ‘it didn’t happen if I didn’t take a picture of it’ sentiment is ruining the perfectly innocuous innocence of wanting to immortalise a moment. My boyfriend seems to squirm away from the camera because of that sentiment, and what it means to him in a digital world. I just want photographs to look back on when I’m old and droopy.

I know we all secretly pine for that life, the constant happiness, the success, the beauty. It’s why everyone puts money on the lottery. It’s just morphed into something different in this modern world.

It isn’t realistic, none of it is. They’re probably sitting on the bog, just like us, posting that picture of themselves looking shiny and superb on a lilo, all the while squirming in severe discomfort because they’ve been constipated for three days from the two flights they’ve taken in five days. 

(Altitude does that to you, let.me.tell.you. I once went on a skiing holiday for seven days and didn’t grace Austria with a jobbie all week.)

This all comes back to the simple fact that I struggle with this, and it had a big part to play in how I felt about myself. I know other people feel the same way, and it’s hard to keep up and do your thing and get that money and chase your dream, and play the game at the same time. If we don’t change the way our lives depend on social media, I think we’re going to end up in a very dire state. There is a lot to all this. It’s not just that we’ve evolved into this way of life, it has been engineered and planned and we have been manipulated. I’ve researched how apps track your usage and can tell when you’re feeling low. Facebook even experimented on young people’s accounts for a week in 2012, and results found that;

“contrary to expectation, peoples' emotions were reinforced by what they saw - what the researchers called "emotional contagion” .”   This is so dangerous and frightening. 

(Full article here (prepare yourselves, though, once you go in, you’ll find a whole plethora of stuff):  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/30/facebook-emotion-study-breached-ethical-guidelines-researchers-say )

I’m just here for more transparency. With myself, and with what I see in the world. It’s all a part of how I feel about my own life, and how I deal with all of it. 

I’m going to acknowledge all the bullshit and all the goodshit while I talk about myself a little. Try to do some good. I realise I am contributing to the very sphere I seem to resent so much, but there are a lot of wonderful things to be gained from the internet. 

So this is a blog. I’ll try and post as much as possible, but only if there’s something decent to say.

What’s the point if there isn’t?

LOVE AND LIGHT! X

[southsidelover]

⭐️

stars for our headcanons meme + @teenhrror

PARKING LOTS -

A bottle of jack was shared between them, wrapped up in a paper bag. The doors of someone’s car were open, Jason and Toni seated on the hood, their motorcycles parked nearby, in sight. The kind of party in an empty parking lot of a convenience store at 3 am that she could get behind, the smoke of the joint she smoke, drifting skywards, the feeling of the sticky, summer night clinging to her skin. The amusement painted on his face when she leaned back and felt her hand burn on the hood, a hiss from her, his laughter ringing out through the night, too amused by her. But she supposed, fuck that, fuck him too, though she grinned and stole the bottle back, this was what happened on these kinds of summer nights.

                    Some kids on their smart phones, filming everything as if it was significant. 

“Assholes.” her words through the smoke she bloomed from between her lips, pupils nothing but pinpricks that blinked back within the darkness, looking to Jason with a shrug of her shoulders as she took another drag, her spine bending as she leaned forwards. The heels of her Keds knocking up against the radiator, the shitbox car about to blow, but she didn’t seem to give a damn. Drinking, smoking, she wanted to chase her own adrenaline trail until she was nothing but a puff of vapour, for him to wave away. Thoughts getting away from her as she laughed aloud at nothing, not caring if he thought her mad, because she knew the truth - that so was he, the boy with a love for guns and motor oil and all the dangerous things that came with dancing with the snakes like her.

Inside her blood, she felt something singing, hopping off from her perch to over the edge of the world, her thrills contained within her singular self until she pulled him with her. Blew smoke into his open mouth and dared him to follow along with her, letting him pull at her pink hair, so long as she could throw punches at his shoulder. The cement lit up in the dark by the floodlights that they produced, and she knew that while this night in this parking lot had no purpose, it was still one of those unforgettable moments, with people that she loved. Even Jason Dean, and his strange self, his trench coat too hot for the weather but still on, his hand held out so that Toni Topaz could spin, floating off all on her own. 

[shockborn-blog]

011 for the soft touch meme pls 👀

Soft Touch

011.   pinkie promise

@gravityborn

Leaning against a nearby wall, the boys attention moved from his phone to his classmates that walked out of the classroom as well. He watched as his brown haired friend bobbed up and down, clearly excited about something; Denki couldn’t help but smile, so many of his classmates were happy nowadays. It was almost like being a normal kid and not a kid that constantly got chased down by bad guys all the time.

It was then he caught something, the girl was walking away and tossed her gum into the nearby trash; but her quirk activated? Did she mean to do that? And how did she not notice her pink chews were now floating away. Full attention moved to the smaller object, watching it float toward their angry blonde classmate, a small smirk making its way upon his lips.

“Hey.” he would whisper, nudging her as she walked by. “Bombtastic now has bubblegum in his hair... I won’t tell if you don’t.” With that, he looked down, her finger stuck out as he wrapped his own around it in return. “I promise.”

[spooky-draws-stuff]

@n-anon

So here it is.

"Still here I see? Very good." Anti was busy with his learning experiments. He had grown tired of waiting  and longed to see results. He wanted his hard work to pay off so he decided to practice a mock presentation in his free time.

He snickered at his own remarkable idea. A slide show presentation out of all things. He began with the first one(he was in his private house, so there was really no one but him would know.)

Using his coding magic, he created his very own holographic slide show and began to record himself with a new camera he had recently bought.

"Welcome to the next phase. Sample A. Chase brody. His identifiable weaknesses and why I'm superior." Anti started speaking, gesturing at the picture of chase. "You see this man? He is broken beyond measure. He took a 5 hour nyquill induced nap, and when he woke up at 7pm he COULDN'T SEE so he just went back to sleep. What kind of insecure person does that? This man, apparently." Anti rambled on, taking a sip from his nearby whiskey. He switched to another photo. "He has no wife. He has no kids. He has no real job. He's going to die. Chase cries himself to sleep every night and listens to linkin park. He is weak and  doesn't know how to live." Anti tried to be as convincing and factual as possible.

"..But what do I do?  I plan constantly. I mess shit up. I'm wild, maniacal, fucking insane. I'm a psychopath." Anti smiled and took pride in this. He did a knife trick just for the camera. "My personal strength is above him. My confidence, woke? Chase's esteem? Broke." he tried to use slang, hoping the intended audience would understand that he also secretly loved memes. Thankfully, no one would view this mortifying video.

"Example B. Subject name:Jackie boy man." by now Anti's expression from trying not to laugh at his own jokes was difficult to force back.

"This man is not a real superhero, big shocker. If he works out at the gym so often, then how do you explain his constant total losses in an arm wrestling competition against me?" Anti pressess play on a video clip of Jbm losing to him. "Despite what you believe, do you want a person like this trying to protect you?" Anti cues an embarrassing video cliip of Jbm being horribly drunk. He was violently smashing pineapples screaming, "SPONGEBOB I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!"  the video obviously had chase's and Marvin's inconic weezing drunken laughter in the background.

Anti plays another video clip of chase and Jbm pretending to do stunts. Chase held a fake gun. "Don't fuck with me Jackie! I have the power of God and Anime on my side!" he did a cute pose, then cocked his gun. Jbm pretended to get shot. The film ends.

Anti's eyes black out and he face palms shaking his head. "Would you trust such irresponsible, childish and reckless behavior to protect you and your  family from harm? I don't think so." Anti sighed and moved onto the next slide.

This time it was schneep. Anti's grin widened as he replayed the bio inc ending. "If a humble doctor couldn't save him, then a failure is unfit to give medical care." his neck cracked, glitching.

"Annd for the grand finale, I'll throw in two of my personal favorites." Anti hissed on the "S" in favorites. A photo of Marvin and Jameson was on screen. "Jay doesn't talk, and his young naivety should be enough to convince you." Anti then zooms in on a picture of Marvin's failed experiment, and then Marvin's magic trick going wrong. "Not strong enough once again." he muttered.

"There are so many of you, and so many of them. I hope you enjoyed this next phase, dear viewer." Anti glitched out the camera, forcefully powering off the battery. He flipped down onto his mattress and floated the camera to him, admiring his success.

The Next Phase is just Anti’s diss track for all the egos, he just- Pulls up a slide showing how each ego sucks and he’s clearly better-

I’m mentally tired so its crackhead theory hours-

[oaxacancookies]

a #cluecrewquestionnaire

Rules: copy and paste, answer the questions, tag 10 mutuals to do the same!

1. What is your favorite Nancy Drew game and why?

Secret of Shadow Ranch--I received it as gift when I was 10 so the nostalgia of it being my first game makes it my favorite. I never get tired of replaying it!

2. Have you played all 32 games in the series? If not, which ones haven’t you played? If yes, which one did you play first?

Not quite!! The only ones I haven’t played are LIE and MED 

3. What is your favorite line from any character in the series?

It’s so silly but Tommy’s “BAKED POTATO!” line in CUR makes me crack up EVERY TIME. That and the way Wade says, “Ayyydios” in GTH. 

4. If you could change the ending to any game, which one would it be?

Probably White Wolf, the snowmobile chase is just soo boring. 

5. Which game is your least favorite, and why?

Ugh, I think FIN. I just replayed it recently and all of the characters are so sleazy, it’s so easy to get stuck, and I just found it to be a frustrating game. 

6. Which character is your favorite? Why?

Of the recurring characters, I love Joe. One-time characters, Wade Thornton and Alexei Markovic. I love Joe’s personailty and Wade and Alexei feel like really fleshed-out characters to me. Alexei is really easy to sympathize with and I enjoy his wit SO MUCH, and Wade is so personable that it’s hard not to like him.  Also I wish Franklin Rose was my boss in real life. 

7. Which character is your least favorite? Why?

Simone from FIN, hands down. Everything she says and does makes me want to smack her. Linda Penvellyn is a close second because she’s just a huge bitch ALL THE DAMN TIME. 

8. How do you feel about the whole Nancy/Ned vs. Nancy/Frank situation? Do you ship her with someone else? Who, and why?

So, I’m not suuuper immersed in ND beyond the games so just based on them, I’m really torn between these two pairings! I’m usually a fan of sticking with canon but tbh, I reeeeally like the idea of her with Frank!! 

9. Do you have any fun headcanons about any of the games or characters?

Just certain characters being LGBT. I like to think that Logan and Bess are still dating :))))

10. If you could visit any of the locations of the games, which ones would they be and why?

Oh my god, SO MANY OF THEM. Wickford Castle, Deception Island (I have family who live on the San Juan Islands and lemme tell you--HER did an incredibly job with DDI), Shadow Ranch, Blackmoor Manor, the train ride of Blue Moon Canyon, Waverly Academy, and Thornton Hall. Just because I know I would love all of the settings in real life (and in some cases, I already know I do). Did you know GTH is based off the Wormsloe historic site in Savannah??? I visited last year and it was incredible. 

11. Did you read any of the original Nancy Drew books? If yes, do you like them? If no, would you consider reading one?

I’ve read quite a few of them but it’s been a whiiiiile. I did enjoy them! It’s fun reading Nancy in the cadences of another time. 

12. What is one thing any good detective can’t live without?

In today’s modern times? I gotta go with a phone. Where else are you gonna have a camera, internet, resources, contacts, etc. all in one place? 

13. Which game had the best soundtrack?

Oh boy. First of all, I LOVE listening to mixes of the soundtracks when I’m studying or editing! As a sucker for nostalgia and cello, I think my favorite has to be WAC, CUR, or SHA

14. What is one thing you wish HER would’ve included in any of the games (a conversation, interaction, location, feature, etc.)?

A couple things: I wish the storms Bet and Ed mention in SHA were relevant and I wish the horses were a little more interactive. In CAR, I wish you could ride more of the rides! Sometimes I wish Nancy had the ability to be way more of a bitch to certain characters. 

15. Do you have any ideas for a future game? What is it?

I was just thinking that’d I’d give just about anything to have a game set in London or to meet Savannah Woodham and help her somehow!! 

16. How long does it take you to finish a game from start to finish?

Totally depends on the game. Sometimes it’s a few hours, sometimes it’s a day or two. 

17. Did any of the games scare you? If yes, which ones? If no, why?

Mmm, just certain scenes. As a kid, most of DOG scared me. The yurei in SAW makes me jump to this day and GTH is spooky but didn’t actually scare me. 

18. Why did you join the Nancy Drew fandom here on Tumblr?

I was delighted to discover that the fandom even exists and I really miss being able to discuss the games with other people (my only friend who played them growing up with me can’t understand why I still play them). The niche memes are really what pulled me in ;)

19. What is your favorite Nancy Drew joke (from in-game or even floating around the internet)?

Probably all of Nancy’s little sayings when you try to check off a task you haven’t completed. 

20. Who is someone in the clue crew you’ve always wanted to get to know?

I haven’t been around here long enough to have someone to tag! 

21. What are three unpopular opinions you hold about the games?

I don’t know that I would consider this an unpopular opinion but sometimes the games feel a little insensitive in the sense that Nancy is just butting in to someone else’s very personal affairs. Like in SAW, she solves the mystery and yeah, Miwako and Yumi probably wouldn’t have ever solved it together, but Nancy finds this secret compartment that is 100% not meant for her eyes and she takes all the stuff from it??? Like, involve the people whose lives you’re disrupting a little bit more! I don’t know. It bothers me enough sometimes to dispel the fantasy of the game. 

22. Do you have any fun theories about any of the games?

I’ve been thinking about this for ages and I can’t think of anything, so, no lol 

23. Who was your favorite animal character featured in the games?

Loulou! Her little taglines go through my head all the damn time. 

24. Do other people in your life know about your love for Nancy Drew?

A few close friends and my family, but I don’t necessarily advertise my near-obsession with the games as an adult hahaha

25. How long have you been playing these games?

Almost 15 years to the day!