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My husband is at a thrift store and
I love this man
Edit: I added alt text, and I'm going to add the bonus from my own reblog into the original post:
Update: He bought the second one and wants me to name it. Current top vote is for the full name "Jonathan Sims, not to be confused with Jonathan Sims or Jonathan Sims"
#mark spotlight#jay nonsense#he's not even at that point of the podcast yet he just listens to me ramble a lot#the magnus archives#tma#fuck it this is going in the ship tags#jmart#jonmartin
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I drew some twst characters as my little pony characters
*Drops this and runs*
#I think Vil covers up his cutie mark for personal reasons#(his cutie mark would be spotlights)#twisted wonderland#leona kingscholar#Jamil viper#vil schoenheit#twst#fanart#art#my art#noahsart#disney twisted wonderland#shitpost#my little pony#mlp#ジャミル・バイパー#レオナ・キングスカラー#ヴィル・シェーンハイト#ディズニー ツイステッドワンダーランド#twst crack#twst art#twisted wonderland art#jamil viper art#Leona Kingscholar art#vil Schoenheit art#guys I know a unicorn seems like the obvious choice for Jamil but HEAR ME OUT ON HIM BEING A PEGASUS#btw I’m aware that my horse anatomy isn’t very good#I’ve never drawn ponies or horses before 💀#Jamil would have bags attached to that strap but I’m too lazy to draw them#Vil would probably have clothing too but he whatever
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[Edit: meant to post this to the campaign's dedicated blog @khawla-gfm you can follow along with this campaign more there]
Khawla's Family Campaign Update: 11
We got 1 donation early today but none so far after that! no new donations in 14 hours!
Help me reach the short term goal of $1,000 [or more] before the end of this week. the campaign was officially live on August 13th and and it's been 12 days and only 11 donations to it's name.
please if you're reading this, donating even just $5 or $10 can mean the world to me, and Khawla's Family.
Please. help me share a little bit of hope?
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the reason why out of all of tucker’s line of shitty boyfriends templetucker is the one that compels me by far the most as an actual ship is because. like. they’re both sim troopers! they come from the same place and kind of have the same base desire? “i just want to stand around and talk to my friend but he’s gone now” like… tell me you cannot picture temple opening up about biff in a way to relate to tucker losing church and finding himself for the first time he lost him actually being able to process his real emotions about it instead of covering it up with dramatic ~evil villain~ reactions. despite his act of seducing tucker being done in an attempt to use and manipulate him there’s basically no way that temple did not genuinely like tucker and wouldn’t actually fall for him.
#templetucker#lavernius tucker#mark temple#rvb#okay i guess sigmatucker does compel me for the same ‘actually likes him’ reasons and CTucker kind of does too but#those are both me rewriting the characters to some extent. with templetucker the only thing i’m rewriting is#how much effort temple is putting into manipulating tucker#like. canon didn’t have focus on tucker bc ~~joe couldnt write him~~ i mean he already had the spotlight and this season was focused on grif#but i don’t need those limitations i can make tucker the main character of everything forever
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Literal definition of a tease right here♡
#I need him in my lungs this isn't even funny anymore#i just saw a tag saying i need him in my bed and thats so real lmao#ptj H U R R Y#funny cause the first time that gun gets this amount of spotlight i ignore it and switch teams#uhuuuu fuck himmm got me twirling my hair and shit sighhh😔🎀#i would hang up his poster and put kiss marks all over it#im tweaking rn sos#i dont think this is healthy and normal anymore#lookism#gitae kim#kim gitae
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Retro Game Spotlight 097: Galaxian (1983)
Original Publisher (Arcade version): Namco Original Designers (Arcade version): Kazunori Sawano, Shigeichi Ishimura Publisher (2600 version): Atari Designers (2600 version): Mark Ackerman, Glenn Parker, Tom Calderwood Box Art: Hiro Kimura
Trivia: Namco's answer to Space Invaders, the Atari 2600 port of Galaxian used an innovative technique for displaying eight characters across the screen (the hardware normally only allowed four), earning a software patent for programmer Mark Ackerman.
#Atari#Atari 2600#Namco#Galaxian#video games#retro gaming#Kazunori Sawano#Shigeichi Ishimura#Mark Ackerman#Glenn Parker#Tom Calderwood#box art#Hiro Kimura#Retro Game Spotlight
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY WELLS! I think you'll be 103. I imagine you'll insist on 103 candles too.
(Here are some closer pictures because some of its hard to see).
Some of the drawings are from specific books, a couple could be any book and there's a few modern! Daisy's as well :)
@redbreastedbird
#murder most unladylike#mmu#happy birthday Daisy!#daisy wells#arsenic for tea#first class murder#jolly foul play#a spoonful of murder#death in the spotlight#top marks for murder
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My first thought when i saw this: TFP Ben 10
Given how this 👇 is Ben's canonical car:
You aren't too far off lmao (mostly on the colour at least).
You might not be particularly a fan of CNA from your sphere of headcanons, but considering that Ben can access another biomechanical species in the galvanic mechamorph, I'm sure there's enough of an Omnitrix work around to sample cybertronian data. Seeing as it's a Camaro you could probably have a TFP x Ben 10 crossover equivalent to TFA Waspinator maybe, a green Bumblebee (or a green hornet if you of/remember that) but it's Ben. Considering how the biomechanical Upgrade has a few biological translation issues to the point of not quite technically being a fully integrated transformation, maybe Ben would speak with his own voice like Upgrade does or maybe even through radio depending on how physically different cybertronians are to human anatomy.
I mean that specific line of thinking would only be possible if Ben snagged a sample of Bumblebee's CNA (or whatever you'd prefer) which could either be convoluted or unclimactic, though I guess if street racing in some part of the globe with a desert (aka somewhat nearby Bellwood which already exists cross universe between Ben 10 and Generator Rex) there could be some plot about his shenaniganery nearly running Team Ben off the road and messing with Kevin's own heavily modified yet fresh from 1979 Dodge Challenger to the irritation and anger of Kevin himself. Something something Bee got the attention of the wrong (mostly) humans(ish).
#ask#ben 10#transformers#tfp#maccadam#nukeli#i certainly rambled with this one- i can't recall if you know of ben 10 beyond just being a mutual dealing with my ben 10 posts#the mark 10 (the name for ben's car because it can't just be named ben's car or the doofus mobile)#came from the movie as a mazda rx-8 and was in the show modeled after the concept car acura dn-x#which a) both have x in them for roman numeral 10 and b) the acura is one letter away from dna lmao#anyway i'm a sucker for ben 10 crossovers- mostly the kind that introduces ben to more alien species#a plot like that may be too goofy for tfp wants to be even if it's ultra seriousness can lead to goofiness lmao#but hey given the historically present 'plot of the week' style of ben 10 in any series#it would be a fitting little minor story that ends up in a new transformation episode (or an unlock for later)#i only really put bumblebee on the spotlight here because ben 10 has a tendency to make transformations look like the sample#it's especially evident in the uaf artstyle but diamondhead and tetrax from os certainly don't differ much visually#if ben samples bee it's probably more like he samples his frametype and present alt mode#given his own alt he'd probably scan his own car lmao#and being a four wheeled grounder he can't sample any of the rustbuckets (the rvs AND the jet shaped space ship)#or his omniverse bike or the proto-truk#i think this post has a lot of rambling that reveals how much i like a transformers (in general) crossover with ben 10#i mean i'm already neck deep in cf8wrk4u-us' tfa x ben 10 crossover these thoughts aren't new#i guess you could say in a tfp setting this is before ua because of the whole fame thing#might be a little loud on alien activity if a large majority of sightings have been narrowed down to one shapeshifting person
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shoutout to mark ruffalo playing a real life guy investigating a fucked up cover-up, gotta be one of my favorite genders!!
#spotlight#dark waters#mark ruffalo#HE'S SO GOOD IN THESE I LOVE TO SEE IT#ok sorry for making this same joke like Thrice in one night but these movies were so good#tomorrow im reading all about the real life dupont shit thats insane#according to jules
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Okay so I've seen it a few times now and there are people who genuinely believe the Squid Sisters have the least content out of every group. I mean, I get forgetting Deep Cuts but the Squid Sisters do have as much as Off The Hook. Sure, OTH is starting to look like favorites now but the SS aren't left behind. Here's an itemized list:
They're in every main story mode. They have three whole games about them. The concept of story mode revolves around them. Just because they aren't proactive in them doesn't make it not count. Their quips and banter are what made us care and learn about them. It did flesh them out. They don't have to actively help to be main characters and receive development. The only game you could argue that is Splatoon 3 but it has a writing problem in general. It did close their story, subtle but interesting and well-written (for what Splatoon is), across the three games.
A short story. They're the only ones who have that. That has insane development, providing a lot of details about them. Like, that's a MAJOR thing that's lore-dumping so many things.
They're in almost every concert. They're in all but two concerts. They're canon too. This gives them a lot of presence in the franchise.
Lots of illustrations. Makes sense. Of course they are with how long they've been around. Still an important sign that they're a major part of the franchise (obviously, the main story is about them). It's always nice to see them in different situations anyways. They also get some lore out of them, fleshes them out and whatever. Which brings me to my next point.
Different outfits. It's not only giving us a sense of how they dress, but it's telling a story. Said it before but, for example, we know Marie likes dressing up for Story Mode and be a mentor of some sort. If you pull that string, you can get that she's someone who puts on a façade depending on the occasion and likes teaching/guiding people, her idea of mature and cool is a traditional outfit from her hometown.
Special Fest variants. Yes, they all do. However, the thing that differentiates them is that this is outside their game and, even though they were mostly reskins, they did get fully new outfits and hairstyles which neither other groups did.
Technically, they got a DLC. Even if it's the old hub and basically promo for Side Order.
They're in Smash Bros. That's not nothing. They're not spirits, they're full-on assist trophies. They better be in it honestly, but it's still something they have over the other two groups. It solidifies their status in the franchise.
Many songs, including remixes. Obviously, but they're also on the Splatfest list which never happened before outside of special events. They started it in Splatoon 2's Final Fest and started it in Splatoon 3's regular Fests. They're trend setters! Which leads me to...
Boss Fight. Final Boss, even. Callie started it. Literally. She fought us. The fact that she was The Final Boss™ puts her above the others. They wish they were her.
Solos. They did it first. They've also got not one but two mash-ups of their solos so it gotta count. I would argue that theirs are special too as they're meant to be solo pieces while the Anarchy Poisons are always put together be it on the soundtrack or the concerts. They were made to, and it's lovely, as Deep Cut's continuing the trend OTH's set: a united group that values each other and their work over fame. Their music is made to be together. Anarchy Rainbow and its Poisons is just that, something that's all of them, always. They were also fused in every live version, and the in-game live version, unlike Tide Goes Out and Bomb Rush Blush. These were forcefully mashed up as each sang over the other, desperately trying to drown out their will and win this fight. It's only now, years later, that they get an unexpected mash-up, joyful and harmonious —which in a way is a part of their story, them reclaiming this song as they bring their solos together. The Squid Sisters are working for themselves, they now do whatever they want with their careers and what they sing, how they sing, when they sing is up to them and only them.
They're the end credits of every game. Special mention to Splatoon 3 that just sacrifices its own idol group for them. Unlike Splatoon 2, Deep Cut was involved in Story Mode and for all the 10 minutes they spent in it, the end credits should have been theirs as they sure as hell didn't get a DLC. Their equivalent was a last minute addition at that, unceremoniously added later on without much spotlight. Jeez, they could have had a second collab song instead or something!
They've got the final battle song for every game. Makes sense because it's their story and their games, it's the culmination of their work every single time. Unlike the credits, they at least shared the spotlight with Deep Cut... Hey, if Marie's their boss, doesn't that make her a part of their group or vice-versa? She better be, she's the one handling their paperwork after all (poor woman, it's a mess too and they're not spending wisely. Shouldn't have been talking about becoming a manager, Marie, you're getting roped up in too much silliness and Callie won't help).
Participation in 2 Final Fests. By that, I mean actually having a team and representing it. Otherwise, they're involved in every Final Fest.
Merch. I mean why wouldn't they have some?? But it had to be added. Special note for the concert CD and special edition. I guess I'd put there the interview bit Marie conducted in Splatoon 3's soundtrack bonuses. That's another bit of trivia/insight on her work. The Nintendo Magazine interviews also count as they're relevant to their characters.
Their song is a major part of their world and franchise. Calamari Inkantation has a special place in the lore and the franchise. It's THE song but also THEIR song.
4 amiibos. They might not give their outfits (which I kinda like because I'm not fond of how they did it for the others) but they give out gear related to their story, the game, and that we should have gotten. At least they're fixing that flaw I guess.
Storyline during the Splatfests. Not sure if it should be added but it did culminate into long lasting conflict between the two of them and started their storyline. Since it's missing in Splatoon 3, I think it should be noted. It fleshes them out and makes them feel a bit more alive, like they're affected by the results.
Most of these could apply to Off The Hook too. My point is that the Squid Sisters haven't been neglected, not from Nintendo's point of view. They're more than included, arguably the stars of Splatoon 1 and 3. The thing is that Off The Hook is the fan favorite right now so most of our attention is on them, not the others. The Squid Sisters have also been so ingrained in the franchise that we're used to it. We readily accepted they would be the stars of Splatoon 3 because they took over most of Splatoon 2 until Octo Expansion. We assumed the other two groups would get DLCs, or that Deep Cut would be involved in OTH's like in the Main Story, only to realize that Nintendo didn't give a damn and gave the spotlight to OTH alone in an attempt to replicate what Splatoon 2 did. Obviously, once we got over Side Order, we kinda realized this was unfair and that there was favoritism. It didn't help that OTH was featured in regular battles and that Splatoon 2 and 3 handled Splatfests differently, with special events and work done to the idols. We've come a long way since the first game, which itself had changed plenty during its time, so it feels unfair that the Squid Sisters didn't benefit from what the others got or for as long. That doesn't mean they didn't get a lot and weren't the favorites for a long time.
Now, I'm gonna address the thing that made me write this in the first place:
They do have a story and development. Just because it wasn't in your face doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Up until Splatoon 3, the story wasn't as obvious as it could be when it came to the idols. Marina's background is clear-cut, because you cannot be too subtle about it, but apart from some big lines, it wasn't directly stated, nor was her development in Octo Expansion (it's heavily linked to Agent 8 and the Octavian but the fact that she comes to be comfortable in what species she is and overcomes her fear of being found out and rejected should count as a story). She's fascinating and it's important to the world.
But that doesn't leave the Squid Sisters flat and boring. They had an arc! Them slowly resenting each other because of their time as Splatcast anchors, because they were always pit against each other, because of the way being an idol works, is a story in itself. It was bad enough to get Callie to free Octavio, who's a terrible, dangerous person as far as she knew then, and go to the Octarians, poor, underground enemies. The Hypno-Shades are more like heavily suggesting you to obey, we know that Callie had some sort of free will to put glitter, of all things, into their ink. She also was fully conscious of her actions when freeing Octavio, and we know this guy isn't a mastermind and world class manipulator. Marie wasn't doing much better, working a lot and being stressed. Fame drove them apart and broke Callie down to the point of going to people who wanted hers dead. She freed a war criminal. Once Marie saved her, mostly from her own despair, they decided to do their own thing. They didn't need fame or their careers. Family was more important. Tidal Rush was their solos crashing against each other, not listening and trying to sing over the opponent, until Marie blasted on a song that meant the world to them. The hymn of sea kind. The song that they won that fateful contest with when they were young, the reason why their dream came true. The song that they sang when safinf their dear grandpa, powerful enough to make Octolings give up everything and try to join the surface. A beautiful memory. Something that was theirs. And so they sang. Together. "I remember everything!" The innocent days they practiced for the contest, the terrifying ride to Inkopolis, the nervousness of their first Splatcast. But they were together. She wasn't alone. Marie had always been on her side. Neither of them wanted this. If it had been up to them, nobody would have compared them to each other. They wouldn't have been choices for their last Splatfest. It's a certain kind of cruel to ask which of the two teenage girls was the better one. Callie wasn't angry at Marie, she was angry at the system. She felt awkward, self-conscious, worthless because of her status as a celebrity, because she as a person didn't matter. Her comfort? Who cares. Take the photos, sing the songs, be careful to be perfect. She was overworked, isolated, and the only person she could count on was put in the same position and told she was a competitor.
Fresh Start is the two of them reconnecting away from show business. Going back to their roots. They stop being idols afterwards, they don't sing much anymore. They get their own careers. Callie slowly finds the strength to be in the spotlight after so long and goes back to acting, unlike Marie this seems to be more of her thing. Marie keeps on with her podcast, now using it to hype Callie up. Splatoon 3 even shows us that Callie is some sort of spokesperson, announcing that an Inkopolis stage will undergo reconstruction. She's rebuilding her career on her own and making it her own. The Squid Sisters, while some of the most people in the world, weren't recognized in the Splatlands. Sure, Shiver and Frye probably didn't give a damn about Inkopolis musicians but Big Man is a fan, he's even showed them their music, and he still didn't recognize them. They're known for their music, their names possibly for themselves. Splatoon 3 is the only game not to give them a story, even its details don't imply much. But the previous two games did.
It's a story of two girls who got famous too soon, too suddenly, and got eaten by showbusiness. It's two young women taking their power back and breaking free from the idol life. It's a family that managed to heal from the damage fame caused over the years.
I dunno but I think it's beautiful and I'm a sucker for stories that criticize being an idol and family coming together. The Squid Sisters' entire thing was being idols, that's their entire concept, especially identical ones which is dehumanizing enough. It's fitting and not something you'd expect out of Splatoon of all places but it's the kind of franchise that gets surprisingly deep and dark in its smallest details.
No, they're not neglected or underdeveloped. Their story is there, just not as flashy as you'd expect. Their presence is something we're so used to that we don't clock it anymore, moreso when the other group gets attention too. Splatoon 3 didn't handle the writing well, as fun and silly as it gets, and it shows in a lot of ways. It's easy to go "so what was the point of the Squid Sisters being there?" when the story didn't bother doing anything with them for once but they weren't the only one neglected nor did they not get content in other ways!
#text#ondina's text posts!#splatoon#splatoon 3#squid sisters#marie cuttlefish#callie cuttlefish#splatoon 2#to clarify I do love them a bunch and will miss them!#I'm not saying they should get less; just that we need to acknowledge how much they get#it's okay for them not to be in the spotlight anymore#it's okay for them to be pushed aside to focus on the new groups#because now nothing has been set up if we're gonna continue with OTH or DC#it's not like they will disappear either if they're not front and center#at least Splatoon 2 didn't pretend it didn't focus on them and didn't force them with OTH when it was their turn!#I think Splat3 missed the mark with the pairing it had set up#imagine one of the SS being annoyed that DC keeps stopping them from saving their grandpa or angry they're not taking their idol job serious#ly like genuinely annoyed that Frye calls it a side hustle and that she doesn't care about it#maybe a bit in a “with everything it did to us you dare think it's nothing? you think it's easy?”#or all about the fans that got them here#hell maybe even use the fact that DC is basically nepo babies#at least Pearl WORKED for it since childhood#DC is a trio of descendants from influencial families that are in charge of Splatfests#I think antagonizing DC a little more would have made them more villainous and been a decent sideplot#add some spice to ROTM and show us a different side to the two groups!#DC is already showing them so why not show us a little more about the SS and maybe even something a little less pretty/agreeable?#we've already seen some of it
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Belle I mean this with only respect and genuine love and apologies if it's upsetting: every time you go off about religion and start reinventing heresies, I am taking a frontrow seat and making notes like it's my first day of college. You understand me, all your thoughts are better-articulated versions of my own, I am your most devoted disciple. Religious trauma gang <3
It's not upsetting at all. (Except the part where you put yourself down, stop doing that >:[)It's incredibly validating to have others understand what I'm talking about. My heart goes out to all of us who are suffering under this. A big struggle I've had for decades and continue to have is actually calling it abuse because so many times I've been told "It's so hard to raise a child, your mother was only doing was she could!". But we were never difficult kids. We just wanted to be heard and have our voices be respected when we said "No, I don't want this life." We deserved that much. It wasn't our fault.
Another Biblical story I'm thinking a lot about lately is the one of Abraham and Isaac. Where god tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son and Abraham goes to do it without question. His child. The one he and his wife prayed for, for so long. Laying on that stone slab as his father raised the knife. Choosing his god over his flesh and blood because Abraham couldn't even conceive of disobeying him. Isaac must have grown up hearing that story. How he was so wanted and so precious only to end up on the sacrificial altar anyway because this faceless god demanded it and his father put more value into that than his love for his only son.
I don't think god talks to Abraham again after he sends the angel to stop him. Do you think Sarah ever knew? Did Isaac ever tell her what Abraham was willing to do? Would she have been horrified or was she too, lost to this state of mind. I don't know. It's two thirty in the morning and I'm thinking about the cycle of abuse.
Thanks for letting me ramble, Mal. It will happen again. 🩵
#especially if my yapping somehow helps other people with family guilt and religious trauma#also please take this vision of a painting i've been seeing so vividly:#a portrait of the holy family in a sort of holy icon style. haloes on their heads like spotlights marking them out.#Mary seated with her hands in her lap#eyes half lidded and face serene#you think at first glance she is praying but her face is gaunt and her eyes are hollow#and there are tear tracks on her cheeks like she was crying just before she sat down#jesus as a child with wide eyes as he plays with a dove#in the reflection of his ouoils you see the hill with three crosses#and the dove is bleeding from a fatal wound to its breast but glows with light as it extends a wing. brought back from the dead.#joseph with his hand firmly on Mary's shoulder to show je won't leave her but he's not looking at them or the viewer#instead he's looking longingly as another little family walks by in the distance#mother's head thrown back in laughter as her child runs to their father. the other mother is visibly pregnant.#over the painting you see a great oair of heavenly hands to show that this family was special they were chosen and set aside#set aside like lambs to slaughter. and that is held up as a point of pride that this tragedy happened.#that this family was doomed from the start.
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I've never understood Michael and Helen's attitude toward their own identity more than when my husband hit MAG 101 and I had to explain it.
Husband: "So Michael is dead, right?"
Me: "Well, I think Michael Shelley has been dead for a long time. But the Distortion wasn't Michael. Or it was, but also not."
Husband: "Yeah, I got that original Michael was dead. But is Distortion Michael dead?"
Me: "No. The Distortion is Helen now. Except not really."
Husband: "But Michael wanted to kill Jon and Helen doesn't."
Me: "But they're still both the Distortion. The Distortion just stopped being Michael because Helen made it her instead."
Husband: "Ok, fuck everything about the Spiral."
#mark spotlight#jay nonsense#tma#the magnus archives#michael distortion#helen distortion#the distortion#how the hell do you even tag them? i don't care enough to check
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Yannis & the Yaw - 2024.09.11 - ALHAMBRA Paris
— Antoine Monégier du Sorbier
#yannis philippakis#yannis and the yaw#yannis & the yaw#I LOVE a good spotlight photo (or two).#The first one is like angelic. Such a fantastic shot.#Edit: Tumblr marking these as mature…#It’s fixed now but I fucking hate this site. 🤪
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#i was curious#for the record my favourite always has been (and always will be) Death in the Spotlight#murder most unladylike#mmu#arsenic for tea#first class murder#jolly foul play#mistletoe and murder#a spoonful of murder#death in the spotlight#top marks for murder#death sets sail
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you think mark would be the type of person to have one of those building-things youtube channels that has like 6 views per video
LMAO
i dont think mark would- he's too focused on keeping a low profile. not drawing attention = not drawing danger = staying alive. he's really fucking scary and capable and the average civilian had no idea who he was.
but.
he has an incredibly soft spot for children. his own child, specifically
and if ashe came up to him all nervous like. hey. dad. um. can you help us. and showed him a video of those water jet packs and said we want to make a video and see how high dakota can go and im going to be editing and i have this cool little software and i already know what music i want- and just, seeming enthused about it. i think that mark would build them a water jet pack with the sole intention of sending dakota cole to the moon. the resulting video would get two million views in a week. dakota would be fine and mark would be a little bit smug every time he saw ashe grinning over their Superhero-Youtube success
#ask#pd#this would have to happen in a peace time and when he's feeling especially fond of the pd#also when he's missing ashe and especially susceptible to getting him cool shit#this man has to be in a very specific mindset to show off and also not directly in the spotlight#pre-canon mark winters tho#if gadgetry was his hobby#yeah i could see him making the tiniest shittiest little videos then
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Sometimes I wish twomp wasn't so centered around plargos. Like yeah they're cute n all but I kinda want 2 see more side characters yk? Most characters just appear in one episode for a few seconds n just disappear forever n yeag I just have alot of love for them n it just makes me sad 2 know I probably will never see them again. Ashur is def expanding on the world building n lore rn so it's probbaly not gonna be 100% centered around plargos in the future but like. More side characters pretty please <33
#just remenebred there is one character that appear alot! Timothy the many eyeballs man!#<- well not really “alot” since he only appears in 2 episodes but. thats alot in twomp bg character standards#i hope we learn more abt him soon#also sorta unrelated 2 what im just talking abt rn but#if ashur stretch out the side characters backstories n personalities n stuff#there is so much potential for like. quizes of “what twomp character r u” and stuff like that#so yeag itd be pretty cool#ik its hard 2 write side characters without making them take away the spotlight from the mcs but. yeah#an_theduckin#twomp#ashur gharavi#my text posts#ALOS ALSO I HOPE WE SEE MARK MORE SOON I NEED 2 SEE HIM MORE#mark and friends#my ramblings#the world of mr plant#eye love you#plargos#twomp side characters
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