#mgr dawn

[mitsuko-saito]

guess who's back 😉

Also. I started to use Clip Studio Paint

[armed-saphire]

me when the video game has a character named Sam: cool

[tmwcs]

His and Her Perspectives - Chapter 4 (18+ only)

Chapter 4! This isn't the surprise btw, i just happened to finish editing this draft and decided to post before going to bed. Another smut chapter, so minors DNI. Again, i warned HHP starts off a little bit slow and lots of smut is in it, but trust me the storyline and developing plots are coming soon, just like MGR and MRE arcs. HHP just starts off by continuing the series with day to day events of you and Heeseung, so that's why we haven't reached the good parts yet, but we're really close.

Pairings: A handsome stud MGR/MRE/HHP Heeseung and you.

Warnings: Again, smut...like very detailed smut. Another chapter of you getting ruined by the stud Heeseung. Rough sex, unprotected, breeding kink, contemplating of stopping and continuing sexual act, waking up to sexual acts (non-penetrative) and some curse words.

Again, a couple (or maybe just one more) chapter(s) and we get to the good stuff, in the meantime...you get rammed loved by your man.

-Begin Read-

The trip to the valley felt like an eternity, the four-hour drive was exaggerated by the slurred traffic and lack of scenery, only up until the last hour of travel did the view become memorable by the charm and beauty of nature and the widespread of vineyards.

The girls made the trip worthwhile; you enjoyed listening and chiming in on the jokes and harmless gossip that led to minutes of hard laughter and wide smiles. Emily had fit right in with the girls, and you enjoyed seeing that she was used to the circle of friends. Though you didn’t let it show, you kept wondering how Heeseung was doing in the separate car with the guys, especially seeing as he volunteered to drive.

He must have felt so sour about being separated from you, that being behind the wheel was one way to take his mind off it. That, and the fact that he was able to fluctuate the speed of the vehicle to be either next to or behind you and the girls. Though he didn’t attempt to catch your attention or look through to wave, his eyes remained ever glued to the road, however, you had an inkling that he used his peripheral vision to view you through the window.

By the time you guys had arrived at the rental, it was near dawn. The boys immediately went to the nearest store to grab everything they needed to start grilling, while you and the girls took out all the luggage and designated rooms.

The house was large, huge in fact. It had over six bedrooms and bathrooms, all were spacious and tastefully decorated with romanticized bedding and upholstery. It was all very vintage, with a range of pink and nude damask patterns and threaded wallpaper to match.

The living room was the largest space in the entire house. It had a large window wall that overlooked the vast acreage of the valley, all covered with rows of grapevines neatly displayed and ready for harvest. The living room had been furnished to fit the details of a home theater, with a large tv mounted on a wall, hanging above an elongated console set, with three large sets of couches facing it. Each sofa easily seating at least six people.

The open floor concept of the home theater shared the kitchen that was located on the opposite end. There was plenty of counter space and a large island that overlooked the main living space. It was truly the perfect spot to stay in for a large group.

After picking out the rooms, situating the luggage and unpacking, everyone decided to link up with the guys outside, seeing how they fared with the BBQ. The night was filled with laughter, drinks, and games as you all enjoyed the warm night air, dining on the large picnic table on the patio right outside the living room.

During the entire dining event, you and Heeseung sat across from one another. Sitting next to Emily, you engaged in friendly and humorous conversation as he propped his arm on the table by the elbow, resting his face on his hand. His free hand, however, would brush up against your leg as he reached down, causing you to glance over to find him facing you. His handy baseball cap, as always, covered his eyes, leaving only his nose and his smirky lips exposed. Each time you felt the touch of his hand on your kneecap, he earned a quick glance from you, sometimes with a slight smile and chuckle accompanying it, causing his smirk to grow.

You did enjoy yourself with the group, however, it was quite challenging seeing as how Heeseung was dressed all in black, which only enhanced that mysterious vibe he was unleashing with the cap covering his eyes. His ensemble marked with the scent of his cologne made him irresistible. You did a good job to keep composed and act as if you weren’t affected, but found it internally humorous after noticing how the girls, including Emily, took turns to take a minor opportunity to flick a glance at him at some point in the night. You didn’t mind at all, you took it as a form of a compliment, seeing as how you noticed their boyfriends, to include Jake, all doing the same to you.

Seeing the reaction, you both earned from everyone else, it almost felt as if you and Heeseung had belonged to one another. You both gave off a similar vibe when it came to the peak standards of attraction and sex appeal, Heesueng being more mysterious and masculine while yours was more charming and natural in the feminine aspect.

His face remained in your direction, you’re unsure if he noticed the looks from the others at all. You pretended to not notice him facing you, only viewing from your peripherals or the occasional glances, did you noticed that his face went from leaning on to his hand as he straightened his head and began rubbing his index finger along his lips. All the while tilting his head slightly back to show his gleaming eyes staring at you beneath the shadow of his hat. The smirk increasing against his suggestive rubbing of said finger caused you the knot in your gut to formulate, enhancing the tingling and numbing sensation to emerge as you kept yourself together, yet internally you were moaning your heart out for him.

Had it not been for your constant conversation with Emily by your side, your composure would have faltered, displaying your weakened state, especially since his free hand remained on your leg the whole time.

Once everyone was done feasting, you all decided to watch a movie. Regardless how late it was, the frequent consumption of alcohol with dinner had everyone develop a spry state of inebriation. Though you didn’t consume not nearly as much, two glasses of wine did give you a blissful buzz, as did Heeseung.

After cleaning up the picnic table and washing the dishes, you all gathered on to the sofa sets. You and Heeseung had the center sofa to yourselves since each couple gathered on the other two to share the unfinished bottles of wine and liquor leftover from dinner. You were content with the buzz alone and it seemed Heeseung was as well, so you both enjoyed sitting next to each other as the lights were all turned off and the movie began playing.

Halfway into the movie, you noticed each couple falling asleep, some remained on the sofas, while others were cuddling and sleeping on the massive plush rug in the center. Once you noticed it was you, Heeseung, Jake and Emily that remained awake, you shifted to sit on your side, with your back facing him as you leaned in on your hand, propping it with your arm against the back rest of the sofa. Heeseung’s arm was extended and rested along the top of the connected backrest, his hand inches away from the back of your head. You felt his fingers pinching a grab of your hair and twirling it around his fingers. The reflection of the window wall showed that his face remained in the direction of the TV, yet the details of his eyes under his cap remained inconspicuous and you wondered if he was actually looking at you.

The very moment you had wondered about his eyes, you had suddenly drifted off to sleep. You recall briefly waking in the middle of the night, well after the movie was over. The TV went into rest mode and shut off, leaving the room nearly pitch black had it not been for the moonlight peering in through the large windows. Heeseung pulling you in to lay next to him is what woke you. The feeling of his arm wrapping around your waist as he pulls you backwards, laying you down on your side, facing the back cushions of the sofa, while your back was nestled tightly against his chest. The sound of slumber exhales from the others filled the room as you fell back asleep.

The dream you had was pleasant, possibly due to the glasses of wine you had. It was the first time you dreamed of you and Heeseung, and it felt so real. The stimulation of the numbness and tingling rising from your pelvis to your chest as you felt him laying beneath you, thrusting upwards and fucking his body fluids into you. The rays of sunlight coming into the setting allowed for you to fully view every muscle definition his body secured, which had only made your dream that much better as the visual effect increased the euphoric sensation. It felt so real. It felt too real.

Your eyes remained closed, yet you came into consciousness as you felt your body being pressed and rubbed from behind. His arm was tightly wrapped around your waist, to the point where it became slightly painful. You raise your hands only to be reminded that you were facing the back cushions of the couch, trapping you against him. His mouth leaving you sweet and wet kisses on your neckline, the straps of your fitted summer dress slinked down below your shoulders, fully exposing skin, collarbone, and the cleavage of your cradled bosom. The bill of his hat grazes along your cheek as he continued to kiss the soft skin below your jawline, eventually sucking on it.

You feel his arm loosen around your waist as he reaches up and unties the laced string at the front of your dress, holding your breasts together. Pulling the string loose, you feel the cool air creeping into the center of your chest as the lacing comes undone, allowing the dress to peel down and exposing your breasts. He reaches in through the loose material and takes advantage of your decision to not pair the dress with a strapless bra, giving him full access to the pure nudity of each mound as he takes a handful, massages, and slightly pinches the nipple.

His handling of your chest caused you to bite your lip, desperately trying to hold back the moan. It barely helped, as you did your best and yet, a quivering gasp whispered out from your mouth as he dry thrusted his hips against you. You placed a hand on his arm, which had gone back to you wrapping itself around your waist as each thrust became more intense, you tapped along the hard muscles of his forearm and whispered your pleas to him.

“Heeseung…please…not here. We can’t…” You whispered as quietly as you could, your voice was seeping out in between, the sensation was ridding your body to succumb to his act, and you found it nearly impossible to control it.

“Mmm…wrong name baby.”

Your eyes widened at the low tone that spoke out. He didn’t even attempt to whisper, it was deep and dark just as it always was, but not as Heeseung.

“Ethan…!”

You harshly whispered in slight panic, the moment you did so, his movements became faster and harder. You felt his hand reach down, grabbing on to your mini dress as he rolls it up and snakes his hand underneath and begins to pull down your panties. He nearly rips them as he drags the flimsy material down just far enough, where he lifts one of your legs to feed through it, leaving it to remain wrapped around the other.

Realizing that it was Ethan’s dark persona that was stimulating your body had you worried, knowing how much of a rough lover he is, you didn’t want to risk waking everyone. Yet, finding your voice on the matter was hard, too hard, because the sensation he was subjecting you to felt too good and as much as you wanted him to stop, you felt just as strongly in wanting him to continue. A contradiction that you always found yourself in whenever Ethan was with you.

“Ethan…please…not here. Not here…Ethan.” You whispered trying to refrain from sounding so desperate, yet the slight moaning in between proved only that you were enjoying the feeling, and he saw it plain as day. It was obvious that even though you were concerned about waking the others, it was minimal compared to your body’s reaction and the sound of your voice.

He didn’t respond, instead, he halted the sucking of your neck and lifted his face to seal your lips into a lengthy kiss. His tongue harshly penetrated through every barrier you measly put up, massaging every inch of your mouth. The way he had your body weakened from his motions caused you to lack the strength to build some level of restraint. Every moment you heard someone turn in their sleep stirred you to panic, causing you to try and peel his forearm off your waist, but was useless as you lacked any strength to do anything. The harder he went, the more the pleasure had sucked you dry of any energy within you.

You felt his arm loosen once more, though this time, it was to reach around and undo the button and zipper of his black jeans. Initially shocked out of your pleasured state, just only for a second, you lost the opportunity to harshly whisper out for him to refrain or even suggest going upstairs, as his free hand moves up and presses your face against his, sealing your lips yet again in a passionate kiss.

This was the way Ethan was, he was passionate, sexy, and dangerous. He found it thrilling to take certain risks, and by working you he was slowly getting you to enjoy it as well. Just like he did when he fucked you in front of Samuel. This was the side of Ethan that you did reluctantly enjoy, just as there were aspects of Heeseung’s side that Ethan lacked, yet you loved it just as much.

Once he fed his phallic muscle through the opening of his briefs, you immediately felt the smooth warmth of the skin and the stiffness of the shaft as he begins to feed it between your legs. You felt him wrap his fingers near the tip, guiding it in between and disrupting the neatness of your folds as you felt them spreading. The enigma of your desires rambled inside as you went from desiring him to go on, then suddenly changing heart the moment you felt his tip breaching entry. You reacted by closing your legs as tight as you could, but it did nothing. His muscle was too hard and stiff, it pushed through with ease, and you found yourself no longer wanting to pause, instead, you wanted him to keep going.

The tightness of your entry admitted friction and slight struggle for him to go all the way in, he committed to small thrusts to inch his way in little by little, causing your walls to promote moisture as you feel him entering in deeper and deeper. The more fluids your walls created, the easier he was able to enter, and before you knew it, he was all the way in. His mouth opened wide and covered your ear as he let out a single, deep and gasping moan as he rotates his hips, burrowing his dick deeper into you.

Yet again, the contradiction of your desires pulls and pushes your mind left and right as you began to feel yourself wanting to stop, knowing that the height of your gasping moans rising in volume, no matter if they were whispered out or not. Trying to prevent the risk of waking everyone, you appealed to him yet again, although barely hanging on to your pleas as you felt yourself changing your mind yet again at the immense pleasure Ethan was giving you.

“Uh! Eth…Ethan...uh! Ethan. Uh Ethan please!”

Your moans came out less pleading and more pleasurable as you felt him gaining more depth with each thrust. The last bit of your hesitancy disappeared, and you found yourself back to wanting him to keep going after he slightly lifted your free leg. By sliding his hand up underneath your knee, your leg submitted to a natural bend, bringing your ankle in for him to reach and grab onto. He pulls it around his back side before he slides his hand back up and reaches over to plant it on your inner thigh, keeping your leg spread in place. Now that you were wide open, he was able to speed up his thrusts, which he did sharply, lacking any gradual approach.

Hearing your whispers turning into full vocal moans, he moves his free hand up to cover your mouth, pushing your head back to lean against his throat. The shifting movement of your body jolting upwards from his thrusts admitted your forehead to tap the smooth surface underneath his jaw, upon feeling it, he further tilts your head back as he muffles your moans and gasps. With your head now pressed up against his Adam’s Apple, the stretch of your throat as your facial features fully suspended upwards, he looks downward to touch the tip of your nose with his own. He removes his hand from your mouth just a moment to admit an upside-down kiss as he thrusts into you, causing you to be shifted up and adding depth to the kiss. The hand that remained on your thigh comes back up and once again, wraps around your waist as you feel your dress slowly coming back down and covering the visual of his cock thrusting into you, as if it wasn’t happening. The smoothness and shined coating of his skin, effortlessly going in and out of you almost appeared as if his cock was melting into your entry. The shaft was slick and connected into you, fully swallowed in, and looked as if it was feeding your cavity as it remained tightly wrapped around him.

The wrap of his arm around your waist added to the momentum as you felt his strength lift, push, and pull you up and down, wherever he wanted you as he thrusted. His hand went back to muffling your moans after the kiss, though you’re not sure if it had helped. Thank goodness everyone had fallen asleep drunk, otherwise they would have surely woken up to the harsh gasps that were coming out of you as Ethan fucked you harder and harder. Even with him muffling your moans, you felt his mouth coming near your ear as he teases you with a gesture to be quieter, knowing full well you couldn’t, as evident by the feeling of a smirk forming against your helix.

“Shhh…come on baby. You gotta be quiet so I can keep fucking you.”

His voice low and deep yet quiet as he speaks into your ear, tickling it in the process. All of which was followed by a tender kiss right above your helix as he inhales the scent of your hair, a small and nearly breathless chuckle comes out of him as his breathing becomes heavier while he relentlessly fucks you. It didn’t matter if you both were in a room shared by others, or if they were peacefully asleep and unaware of what he was doing to you, none of it mattered to him, he kept going in harder, faster, and added just as much vigor as he would have if it was being done in private.

The peak of the tingling and numbing emerged and you felt your orgasm approaching. Your gasps and moans increase, his hand that muffled each sound emitted from your lips slightly tightens and adds pressure to your face as he goes faster and faster. His face burrows into your ear, while his lips are in contact with your jawline. He breathes deeply against your skin.

“Come to me…baby. Eden…come to me baby girl.”

The last words you heard him breathed out as your mind faded once you felt yourself cumming.

HERS

The state of y/n’s mind became a paradox of being aware and unaware. There was a deep, dark, and alluring side that y/n felt herself opening up to, as if she could feel herself changing yet a slight bit of her true nature stayed intact. Like a dream, it felt as if she was watching herself in third person as she permits the sensual and sultry side of her take over, the side that was Ethan’s equal, Eden.

Each time y/n had changed, it always submitted her to a state of delusion. It felt real, yet by morning she wouldn’t have any memory of the event, completely forgetting everything the moment she experienced tunnel vision and became dormant.

As her Eden side emerged, so did every dark and twisted desire that laid deep inside y/n’s heart and soul. All of the deep pleasures of sexual desire that she never knew existed, that had stayed hidden and “asleep” for so long. Of all the times she had experienced sexual intimacy with Samuel, never was there a moment where it was as fervor or intense like it was with Ethan, all she ever knew of sex was the slow, romantic, and the mirage of every good girl’s reality of sex. She was withheld from experiencing the vile, sordid, and wicked aspects of it, yet the moment she did, it became the most pleasurable she’s ever felt.

y/n felt herself stepping out of her comfort zone. Every single corrupt and improper image of sexual acts run through her mind, enabling her to move in sensual slow motion, yearning for more. Her moans became more relaxed, though still strong in vibration, they were less whiny and more pleasurable, more desirable, and sexual in nature. With her sultry eyes re-opening, Eden awakens.

Her hands move up, dragging along the curves of her body. She gently taps her fingers on Ethan’s hand covering her mouth, while the other wraps two fingers around the slick coated shaft as it remained fully inserted inside of her. Massaging it, Ethan slows his thrusts as his body quivers at Eden’s touch. With Y/N, Ethan loved having the soft and pure aura to fuck into, hearing the cries and moans of y/n’s good nature breaking and succumbing to his freakish sexual acts.

Then there was Eden, the side that emulated everything about him, the nefarious and sinister side of sex that everyone is aware of, but never truly embraced. People like Vicky, or his past girlfriends, who only pretended to be good and natural, but eventually unleashing their dirty face the moment he was fucking them from behind in their cheerleading uniforms, only to witness a disappointing notion of a forced façade as they let out horrendous vocals of what they thought would please him. Moans that were overexaggerated, thought to be sexy, with movements that were lazy and lacked passionate energy. Every single one of them not only disappointed him, but they lacked a genuine response which disgusted both him, and Heeseung.

When it came to sex, it was his and Heeseung’s love language, something they took personally and sincerely. There was no doubt that every single girl he had been with spoke truthfully whenever they claimed that he was the cause of their best orgasms, he knew he was. He knew how to move, knew how to fuck, knew where to touch and where to kiss during each moment. He knew when to go fast, and to go slow, and was blessed with the stamina to maintain the pace however long he needed to, just to bring them to their knees. It was no surprise that days, weeks, months, even years later, regardless of breaking contact with them, there was always going to be a time where each one would reach out, after repeatedly being disappointed by the string of men that followed after the breakup, they found themselves begging and practically throwing themselves at his feet for just one night.

As harsh as it may sound, he dismissed them in a myriad of ways, never wanting to revisit the atrocity in the lack of their originality. Instead, he continued to search, wanting to find the one that would speak his lingo and return the forbidden pleasure that he would give, but never found her. Settling with Vicky, his life felt dull and rotten, all because his sex life lacked the passion and excitement of the good and bad. He felt frustrated and started to become emotionless as he fell into the state of drudging complacency, until he saw y/n.

That day, when he observed from a distance, he didn’t need to speak with her or hear any statements to justify her goodness and modesty. He could see it as plain as day when he saw her smile, that she was someone who was genuinely pure and loving at heart, someone who was never broken. Ever since, he yearned to be the one to do it to her.

The moment his deepest wish came into fruition, that night of the frat party, he was gifted way more than he could ever ask for when he pulled out a side of her that she never even knew existed.

Eden.

The overwhelming flow of emotion crashed into him like a boulder, he found someone who was just like him, a diamond in the rough. Though he was always aware of his two faces and grew up learning how to control the switch and gain a balance of being both, y/n’s breaking will causing Eden’s birth, was so sudden and new. He knew that he would have to teach her, to take every opportunity to guide her on how to gain that balance, something he developed entirely on his own.

She continues to rub her fingers on his shaft, right at the entry point. Ethan starts to pick up the pace with his thrusts at the stimulation of Eden’s touch and the squeeze of her walls as she clenches. Even though y/n had already cum, it was Eden’s turn to enjoy her soulmate.  Ethan enjoyed fucking y/n and Eden equally, it just felt more befitting whenever Eden was present. Just as y/n felt it more befitting when Heeseung fucked her.

Their personalities weren’t just similar, they mirrored each other, with Heeseung and y/n being the more sentimental types, Ethan and Eden were the zenith of tough love.  

Ethan picks up the pace, his speed, and stamina as strong as ever as he fucks his heart and soul into Eden, feeling her body bucking up from the received impact so easily. Her moans were long and steady as she expresses the desire to receive more. She never tried to be appealing in expressing her desires. Like y/n, everything about her was natural and sincere, she was sexy, genuine and original in her responses to him, which enticed him to fuck harder and feel satisfaction like he’s never felt before. Throughout his entire life, Ethan never lost his bearing or felt himself weaken from immense pleasure, until he met Eden.

She was the only thing that could break him, had she known or was willing to, though he deeply hoped that she wasn’t aware of either. Unlike his Heeseung side, Ethan had a deep sense of pride and masculinity when it came to sex, though Eden was his equal, there were still restrictions that he refused to let even her breach. He was the top of all predators, the top of the food chain, and will always be in control.

An ideal vision of male dominance. He was strong and demanding but never once abused it, especially with his tamed and gentle y/n, the one light of his life. With Eden, he knew he could get away with much more, yet still, he always found himself to insert acts of tenderness knowing that regardless of how rough he fucks, he loved his Eden just as much he loved his y/n.

Since Eden only was drawn out at Ethan’s bidding, Heeseung only had the experience of Eden through a shared moment when he was half and half of his two sides the night of the frat party. Knowing full well that Ethan, even at his slightest presence, was a requirement in summoning and pleasing Eden, he felt it necessary to have his Ethan side to aid in the taming of his wickedly sexy enchantress.

Feeling her walls clench violently, Eden’s gasps harshly spewing out as he ruins her, Ethan feels himself coming close to the explosion of pleasure as his thrusts lose all forms of neat structure, becoming sloppy and rushed as the peak of his orgasm is on edge and the desperation to cum entangles every sensation in his body. Unable to withstand his ruthless performance, Eden bites down her lip and succumbs to his prowess and cums all over him. The clenching of her walls swallows him in deep and pulsates against his shaft, tapping him to orgasm.

A single, yet loud, groan gasps out of Ethan as he releases inside her. The sound of his voice traveling in her ear increased the vibrancy of her pulsating walls, along with the ferocious twitching of his cock as it remains buried inside. The soothed feeling of her man cumming and putting all his children inside of her thrilled her, the thought of him breeding with her only made him more appealing.

The y/n side may have thought it too soon for her and Heeseung to become parents, but her Eden side found sexual and emotional joy at the thought of Ethan turning her into a mother. He never expressed it, but he knew of her feelings on the matter and felt the same.

Someday.

[sailorsenshishitposter]

MGR office au part 5 - a day in the life of Mistral

Mistral returned to her room and placed her money that she had won from Sam in her purse. Her luxury Chanel purse. After all, her blood demanded that she only use the finest things from France. She sat down in her "chair" (that she had made from multiple dwarf gekkos) and began to sigh. Unless she was near her boss Armstrong or working at her job, she found her days quite dull.

She went over to her night stand and brushed her thumb over her hardcopy of L'Étranger longingly. She looked over the walls of her room (which totally did not look like a bdsm dungeon) and decided that tomorrow was the day that she would win the heart of her boss. She soon went to sleep and the dwarf gekkos were just glad that they had survived another night of not being torn apart to become furniture or to be used as a fisting toy.

Dawn of the First Day - 72 hours remain -

What better way to a man's heart than through his stomach? Mistral was used to doing the saying more literally than figuratively but she figured that she should give cooking a chance. After all, many of the greatest chefs were French. She looked over several cook books and decided that she would make duck confit. She had cured it last night so all that was needed to be done was to cook it. She placed the duck in the pan and coated it in fat, then added a layer of foil. She set the oven to 210°F and all that was left was to let it slow cook over the next eight hours.

While she waited she decided the best way to kill time was to do some shopping. Off she went to buy more Dior products. After a long day she returned to headquarters and went to check on the oven in the kitchen. To her horror, the door was left wide open and her duck confit was gone. "Merde, my food!" She then heard what sounded like a racoon gnawing on something. She looked under the table and found the cause. "SUNDOWNER!" There was her coworker hunched under the table, trying his best to discreetly eat a duck.

"WAIT! I CAN EXPLAIN! Listen, it just smelled so good and I was so hungry!" Her eyes narrowed. "Did I mention that I grew up in poverty?" Mistral then went on a tangent about how they all had to survive growing up and that she didn't give two shits. "You owe me, you imbecile!" She had had enough. Mistral would think of something better tomorrow.

Dawn of the Second Day - 48 hours remain -

"Alright Sundowner, here is the plan. I need you to convince Armstrong to meet me in my room." The bald man scratched his scalp. "How the hell am I supposed ta do that?" Mistral took out a dwarf gekko hand and bonked him with it. "Figure that out yourself! I must go prepare." She then promptly left to return to her room. "Woman. Can't understand em'. Well I guess I better go before she tries to stomp on my balls again."

He then went to Monsoon for help. He knocked on the door and soon the cyborg opened it. "I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS! Just kidding, what do you want?" Sundowner then discussed how he would set up a diversion while Monsoon would plant a note in their bosses office. "And what makes you think that I'll help you?" Half a second later and Sundowner was now holding his steam deck. Monsoon gulped. "Alright, you win."

Ah, there was Armstrong. "BOSS, I NEED YER HELP!" The Senator sighed. "What is it now?" Sundowner began to wave his arms around. "I CAN'T EXPLAIN, THERE'S NO TIME! HURRY!" Soon Armstrong was following Sundowner down the corridor. - Cut to mission Impossible music - Suddenly Monsoon is shown upside down on the ceiling. He went to turn off his anti gravity field only to come tumbling down like a jenga tower. "Fuck." After restacking his bionicle body he gently placed the note on his superiors desk. "Time to get out of here."

Finally Sundowner and Armstrong had arrived at one of the public bathrooms. "Alright, tell me what's the problem?" The man struggled to think of an excuse on the spot. " I... uh.. I.. cut myself... shaving?" Armstrong's eyes turned red. "WHAT!? YOU BROUGHT ME ALL THE WAY HERE FOR THIS!? GET OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I DOCK YOUR PAY!" Once the man was gone, Sundowner slid down against the bathroom tile. "Well, I've done everythin' she told me to so she better be grateful!"

Upon returning to his personal office, Armstrong had noticed a small note on his desk. "Meet me in room 403. Your secret admirer." He began to blush. The last time anyone had fancied him was his college days. "Well let's meet this mysterious admire then." He went up to the door and opened it. He was greeted by the sight of someone laying on their stomach lazily, stark naked and they were proudly displaying their large rump. "Who is it now?" the voice called out. Armstrong walked in and got a closer look. "SAM!?"

Mistral was on her bed in an expensive pair of lingerie. "What's taking him so long?" She then heard a knock at her door and rushed to answer it, only to be greeted by Monsoon. "Oh. What do you want, I'm expecting someone?" The man chuckled. "I think you might want to see this." They walked down the hall only to hear shouting. Mistral realized it was that of her boss and her coworker Sam. "WHY ARE YOU NAKED!?" followed by "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM!?" Soon everything clicked in her head. "SUNDOWNER!"

Dawn of the Final Day - 24 hours remain -

Mistral paced back and forth. "That's it! I'm going to let him know how I feel. And Sundowner can't ruin it for me this time!" She went down to her superiors office. "Mistral? What are you do-" She placed her finger to his lips, silencing him. "It was me all along boss. I'm your secret admirer. Je t’aime de toute mon âme. Will you be mine?" Her boss readjusted his glasses. "I'm flattered Mistral, but I'll tell you what I already told Sundowner. (Sundowner? Her mind went blank.) I make it a habit not to let my love life be involved with my work. In other words, I don't date clients. I'm sure you understand."

Mistral soon became lightheaded. "No way! Sundowner did this on purpose! I'll kill him!" she thought to herself and she soon passed out and fell over. "Mistral?"

[lillagombos]

In your web, cut your name into my leg

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Hana, mixed media object, 52x83x23cm, 2023

In your web, cut your name into my leg

She took a step closer to him, then stopped. He scared her somehow. She could not make herself approach him. "Something is wrong," she said. "Who are you?" He moved slightly. "And what am I?" She jumped because that was what she had almost said. "I'm not a man," he said. "I'm not a human being." She moved back against the bed, but did not sit down. "Tell me what you are." "I'm here to tell you. . . and 'show you. Will you look at me now?" Since she was looking at him-it--she frowned. "The light-'' "It will change when you're ready." "You're. . . what? From some other world?" "From a number of other worlds. You're one of the few English speakers who never considered that she might be in the hands of extraterrestrials." "I did consider it," Lilith whispered. "Along with the possibility that I might be in prison, in an insane asylum, in the hands of the FBI, the CIA, or the KGB. The other possibilities seemed marginally less ridiculous." The creature said nothing. It stood utterly still in its corner, and she knew from her many Awakenings that it would not speak to her again until she did what it wished- until she said she was ready to look at it, then, in brighter light, took the obligatory look.

(...)

Lilith glanced at the humanoid body, wondering how humanlike it really was. "I don't mean any offense," she said, "but are you male or female?" 1

1 Butler, Octavia (1987). Dawn (Xenogenesis).

2023 Studio of Visiting Professor Zbyněk Sedlecký & Mgr. art. Matúš Novosad, PhD. at Academy of Fine arts and Design, Bratislava

[starswift-borzoi]

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[crystalelemental]

Alright, successful teams. There are 146 of them. Two potential wins remain, if I get Sycamore, but only one if I don't. For clarity, I'd likely rely on Ryuki and Raihan as the damage dealers in this scenario. Both are super slow, but Sycamore and Rosa can handle gauge. Rosa would go with Ryuki for the Precision Pals boost to his inaccurate 1/5 ass. I'd probably pit both against Bulu, as the generally easiest fight. Anyway, here's the full list. I'll do comments on solos and any interesting clears, but otherwise just the list because there's...a lot.

Tapu Bulu Clears

SS Lyra - Super easy solo, Lyra’s got this covered.

Lodge Serena - Hard solo, need Acc drops, failure to dodge Wood Hammer is instant death

W!Whitney - Pretty easy!  Take flinch advantage early to boost Def, then Electric Terrain for speed.  Sharp Entry/Mad Strength 9 are the grid tiles to take.

Glacia, BP Falkner - Falkner is OBSCENELY good on this fight.

MC Registeel, SS Giovanni - I take it back, Registeel is a god, carrying goddamned SS Giovanni over the finish line.

Lodge Jasmine, Blue

Lysandre - Surprisingly easy solo?  MGRs, Downside Up, Healthy Buffer 5.

V!Lorelei, C!Iris

P!Mallow, Lucas - Expected gauge issues, but Lucas’ rotation of Free Moves Next really salvages it.

Dana, Lodge Sycamore, Brendan - Tried so hard to do a Duo, didn’t work, brought in Brendan, gauge issues.  There’s no winning.

Skyla, SC Sonia

Support Pinsir, H!Roxanne, BP Zinnia - Almost enough with just Roxanne.  If she were 5/5 it’d be a sure thing.  But instead, we brought a flinch bot.

Hop, Kahili, Molayne - Molayne weak to Fire, better here than Entei.

Sabrina, NY Lance - This was too dumb to work, but here we are.

Nate, Anni Steven, Elio - Elio is weak to Grass so that plan went straight to hell.  Nate, get in there.

Lodge Giovanni, Zinniquaza, Tech Farfetch’d

Support Primeape, NC Nate, Iris

SS Mina, Diantha, Olivia

Maylene, SS Erika, Tech Victreebel

Bugscyther, Darach, Tech Exeggutor

Support Sprigatito, SC Rosa, Tech Perrserker

Lodge Morty, Drasna, Ramos

SS Acerola, Mallow

W!Erika, Emma, Tech Golbat

Kiawe, Eevee Selene

Lodge Gladion, SS Hau, Wulfric

NY Sabrina, H!Iris

Wikstrom, SC Ingo, SC Emmet

Argenta, NY Lisia

MC Cobalion, Korrina, Bea

Lillie, Lusamine, Plumeria

Lilliebee, Candice, Nanu

Lisia, Hilda, Ninetales

Piers, Masked Royal, BP Karen

Support Dragonair, Anni Skyla

SS Steven, Rose, Guzma

Support Scyther, Bede, Venusaur

Gengar, C!Blue, Lodge N

P!Dawn, SS Red, Ethan

Hugh, S!Liza - Honestly safer than they needed, Hugh is an amazing tank.

Sawyer, Roxie, SC Steven

Dawn - Fast Track lucky skill, and she’s alright.  Take MGRs, Pecking Order, and Eagle Eye on Razor Leaf.

Wigglytuff, SS Cyrus

Wallace, SS Silver, Tech Raticate

Hilbert, Lodge Irida, Flint

Support Weezing, NC Hop, Wally

Support Arbok, Looker, Kimono Grimsley

Eve, S!Lyra, Agatha

Uxie Clears

Support Tauros, Anni Lillie - They say Lillie can solo this, but I don’t believe them.

Support Alakazam, R!Cynthia, Tech Snorlax - Land flinch in bar 2 then sync immediately with Cynthia, or it becomes unwinnable.

NC Bede, Marnie - Marnie is non-EX, so I’m pretty proud of this one.

SC Shauna, P!Serena

W!Jasmine, Victrier

Support Rapidash, BT Leon, Lance - Kinda brutal with 1/5 Leon.  Lance needs a good Potion game to keep Rapidash in.

Adaman, Flannery - should have saved Flannery for a tank later

Colress, Nessa, Spring May - Super proud of this one.  Spring May boosts team Spd and Def and has Potion, Colress covers half of Nessa’s sync nuke.

Evelyn, Silver, Blaine

BP Surge, Gladion, Tech Cloyster - Surge is so bad at tanking, I hate this clear.

Lodge Elesa, SS Ethan, Erika

Phoebe, Gordie, MC Pikachu

BP Morty, Helena, Olympia

C!Red, Morty, Tech Lickitung

Support Quaxly, Eusine, Tech Nidoqueen

BP Janine, Fantina, SC Guzma - my pick for “dumbest success.”  Somehow the thought “Just use Sure Hit into Dynamicpunch for Confuse” actually worked.

BP Clemont, Selene, Gardenia

MC Torchic, Serena, MC Flareon - Torchic takes syncs to keep up recovery.

Shauna, Bugsy, Tech Fearow - Shauna is weak to Psychic.  Give her Psychic Guard or this does not go well.

BP Barry, Bianca, Oak

Marley, Solgaleo, Tech Magneton

H!Allister, Shauntal - H!Allister allegedly solos, but the ending is super rough so no thanks.

SC Jasmine, SS Leaf, Will

Jasmine, Oleana, Tech Beedrill - pop Max Move Bar 2 for Rebuff.

Lyra, Maxie, Tech Venomoth

Misty, N, MC Jolteon

Kali, SC Tate, Tech Sandslash

Support Fuecoco, Leon, Anni Raihan

Aura Cynthia, Bruno, Marshal - Even when Cynthia messes up effects, it’s manageable, so long as half of Bar 2 can be hit.

Cheryl, BP Erika, Giovanni

Support Charizard, Anni N, Hapu

Lodge Leaf, SS Korrina, H!Morty

Elaine, SS Cynthia - Elaine is insanely good.

SC Lyra, Courtney, Clay - could’ve saved Tank Clay for later.

Support Chansey, SS Hilda, Tech Parasect - SS Hilda has Aggravation 9.

V!Agatha, Lodge Gloria, MC Leafeon

BP Olivia, SS N, MC Glaceon - SS N under Ice Zone is cracked.

Liza, Janine, Eevee Elio

NY Dawn, Eevee Kris, Tech Electrode - Almost possible as a duo, but too much RNG in play.  Electrode makes it much, much easier.

Support Muk, SST Red, Volkner - 1/5 SST Red is way shittier than full investment, so he needs Volkner.

Support Hitmonchan, Sidney, C!Elesa

SS Elesa, Allister, Blarcanine - Miraculous clear, this team is so bad.

Drake, SS Serena, Tech Persian

Sonia, Elesa, Lodge Calem

SS Brendan, Lodge Lillie, Tech Electabuzz - I forgot SS Brendan and Lodge Lillie somehow, and this was the result.  Massive overkill late in the game.

Roxanne, Lear, Lucy - 2/5 non-EX Lear is very not great.

SS Morty, Petrel - WITNESS!  PETREL SUPREMACY!  Morty carried so good, multiple MPRs on Sunny Day and Trainer Move.

Viola, Eevee Lucas, Magmar - Staggeringly good team.  Viola has great defensive merit when backed by Eevee Lucas.

MC Mesprit, Lucian, Calem - Conserve a sync for when Confuse procs on Bar 2. Team gradual healing and -6 Atk will carry you.

Entei Clears

NC Serena - Very rough in the final stretch, she has to get lucky with flinches.

NC Leaf - Stupid easy, get cooked bitch dog.

SC Zinnia - Surprisingly easy.  She can literally just flinch lock the entire fight, so long as Bar 2 can’t boost stats and give Entei crit, shutting her down entirely.

Swim Misty, Nemona - Nemona needs Staggering or it falls apart.

Alolan Persian, Akari - Super clutch.  5/5 Akari is super strong but even with the Def debuffs it’s a difficult clear.  Persian has to hit some flinch.

Dojo Gloria - VERY challenging, to my surprise.  Need flinch off Iron Head, or it tanks quickly.

Lenora, SS May

W!Rosa, S!Steven, W!Nessa

Umbreon, NC Marnie - Failed solo from Marnie.  I tried, man.

Marlon, Cyrus, Winona

Cheren, Siebold, W!Skyla

Rosa, Barry, SS Brock

Ingo, Naomi, Tech Aerodactyl

Lodge Blue, Lodge Silver, Whitney - Should’ve split Whitney and Blue for two cheese options.

Support Dugtrio, Lodge Rosa, Tech Kangaskhan

Support Pidgeot, Lodge May, Tech Seaking

Lana, BP Valerie, Noland

S!Burgh, Wake, BP Sophocles

Lodge Adaman, Archie, Tech Gyarados

Lodge Dawn, Caitlin, Espeon

SC Lillie, Clemont, Hau

SS Kris, Clair

Support Nidoking, SC Hilda, Grant

Leaf, Ghetsis

Support Clefable, SS Diantha, Strike Golem - Golem has Rock Slide and I just needed a slight flinch rate.

Lodge Steven, SS Lusamine, SS Lana - Lodge Steven has Swag Bag 5, and two uses of Endure.  He’s an absurdly good tank.  Throw in Staggering with AoE property and we’re cooking.

SS Blue, SS Grimsley, Tech Blastoise

SS Dawn, Eevee Lyra

MC Regirock, Emmet, Roark - Horrendous gauge, but achievable.  Set Roark up for Sure Crit sync, let Emmet focus on flinch.

H!Caitlin, Cynthia, Bertha

C!Giovanni, Karen, Burgh

Anabel, Kris, MC Vaporeon

Lodge Cynthia, May, Tech Slowbro

Support Porygon, SC Diantha, Tate

Melony, Irida, Pryce

Support Seadra, SS Lysandre, Grimsley

Sycamore, BP Candice, Lapras

Penny, Valerie, Sylveon

Support Starmie, Rei, Lodge Marnie

Aaron, Hala, Kukui

S!Hilda, Summer N, Surge - Won due to Surge Explosion crit.  Funniest ending.

Steven, SS Wally, Brycen

NC Calem, SS Misty, Thorton

Lodge Raihan, Anni May, Acerola

Nita, Gloria, P!Marnie

Support Raichu, Koga, Sophocles

Lodge Acerola, Brock, Tech Omastar

Support Vileplume, W!Viola, Alder - Just remember to grid Flameproof and Hit and Heal on Alder or it gets bad. Tech Role Viola is probably fine, though.

Falkner, Lorelei, Tech Smoochum - Flinch and freeze lockdown works out nicely. Lorelei has a pathetic sync nuke, but Blizzard is at least decent DPS to compensate.

If. And by god do I mean if. I get Sycamore. We can get two more wins by the end of this. Otherwise, just the one with Rosa, and I am spent. Like.

Completely spent. I’ve got nothing left. And considering the people catching up are clearing a lot more solos and duos than I’m prepared to deal with? Not happening. We’re finished here. Hopefully this keeps top 100 this time.

Teams and Loser’s Bracket to follow.

[werewolfcandy]

there is just NOT enough jetstream sam content on this site

[breakthings-archived]

I currently have muse for Billy & Robbie ( stranger things ), gabriel ( supernatural ), Chris ( until dawn ) and Monsoon ( MGR ). Yeah.

[mitsuko-saito]

Dawn's style when she is not working as a killer:

She would wear:

a very short top, showing her muscles

high waisted shorts or even pants

small boots

she would have a lots of tattoos

[myklcollins]

Day 25 - Feb Vinyl Challenge - "It's a Me!" . I posted the High Fidelity soundtrack recently which is so biographical it's scary, but this movie/soundtrack is a close 2nd. A 2017 Rhino repress of the Fast Times at Ridgemont High ST! . This film came out at the end of the Summer before my Senior year in high school. Before streaming and DVDs we had midnight movies. Most every weekend of Senior year we'd hit the MMs at AMC Metrocenter; usually alternating between Dawn of the Dead and this film. . I'd say I was a cross between Rat and Brad. I literally was the Assistant to the Asst Mgr at a movie theater like Rat, and I drove a beautiful, blue, 2 door luxury 1965 Coupe much like Brad. The Van's on the cover and the songs bring back so many memories. 👍😎🎶 . #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #vinylcommunitypost #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinylporn #vinylgram #vinyllover #vinyllove #vinyloftheday #vinylcollectionpost #33rpm #33rpmclub #nowspinning #nowplaying #cratedigging #records #recordcollection #instahifi #febvinylchallenge #edgarandmalachisfebvinylchallenge @harma808 #80smusic #fasttimesatridgemonthigh https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AC6vwpw8Y/?igshid=csnehfb5v9cb

[lonelygh0stwalksalone]

1, 41,44?

hiiiii! 1. 6 of the songs you listen to most? `honestly i'm not sure what these are rn since my song interests change too often but right now i think it's red sun and the only thing i know for real from mgr, riko's cooking from the MiA: dawn of the deep soul ost, a good song never dies by saint motel, and strawberry crisis!! from touhou 3 41. What was the last book you read? kabukimonogatari by nisioisin 44. What was the last film you saw? Robocop, watched it with my dad :)

[damnrightshow]

Thank you for tuen in the show. Today is the last show of the week, played some classics and hits of Damn Right Show. I hope enjoy flavor at Funk n' Soul club.

Next is Monday, please access Damn Right Show ! Have a fabulous weekend all !!

1. "Together" GUS THE GROOVE LEWIS (Tou Sea)

2. "Bend Over Backwards" ERNIE SHELBY (Polydor)

3. "Speed Up" BETTY MOORER (Wand)

4. "Special Category" THE ROE-0-TATION (Gerim)

5. "How Do You Like It" SANDI BLAIR (Matues)

6. "Sookie, Sookie" TINA BRITT (Veep)

7. "Ca-Ba-Dab" SOUL SWINGERS (Topaz)

8. "Rap On" JIM MANNS & THE BLACKMAILERS (Mel)

9. "What Goes Around Comes Around" ARTHUR MONDAY (Stage Music)

10. "Get Up Off It Baby" THE SOUL AUTHORITY UNLIMITED (Bet)

11. "The World" SANDI & MATUES (Matues)

12. "What It Is" THE CURTIS LIGGINS INDICATIONS (Kaycee Soul)

13. "Twenty Four Hours A Day" MESSENGERS INCORPORATED (SMI)

14. "Invisible Wind" ARNIE LOVE & THE LOVETTES (Soul Spectrum)

15. "More Than Enough" UNIVERSAL TOGETHERNESS BAND (Numero)

16. "A Salute To Roots" THE MOORE BROTHERS BAND (B.C.)

17. "Dance Dance With Me" FLYTE (Flyte)

18. "Rhythm Trip" FBI (Daisy)

19. "Groovy World" THE FABULOUS CAPRICE (Camaro)

20. "Running Wild" SUNRISE MOVEMENT (Ghetto Production)

21. "All Because Of You" THE DRAMATICS (Sport)

22. "Funky 16 Corners" THE HIGHLIGHTERS BAND (Three Diamonds)

23. "You Got It All, Ain't No More" THE BLENDERS LTD (Greyslak)

24. "That Was My Big Mistake" LITTLE WILLIE JONES (Power)

25. "Tighten Up" ROOSEVELT MATTHEWS WITH BILLY BALL & THE UPSETTERS (King)

26. "Don't Give Up" BETTY WILSON (Dayco)

27. "Party On The Moon" ODELL KNIGHT (Valiant)

28. "Disco Tick" MORNING AFTER (Reward)

29. "Simple Song" ZEBRA (Zebra)

30. "Peace Of The Rock" HEEM THE MUSIC MONSTER (Blood Leaf)

31. "Mind Wrecker" CRACK OF DAWN (Columbia)

32. "You Pick Me Up" MERGER (MGR)

33. "Breezy" RUBY & THE MADFLAPS (Jupiter)

34. "The Love I Lost" JOE McGLONE & THE HOT PEPPER BAND (Preservation Project)

35. "Free Man" SUGAR BOY AND SHADES OF BLACK (Shades)

36. "My Love" A MISSIN' LINC LTD (Swap)

37. "Ready, Willing, Able" EDDIE HOLMAN (Soul Direction)

38. "Light Of My Life" BENJAMIN & THE RIGHT DIRECTION (Palmeto St)

39. "Gangster Boy" WANDA McDANIEL AND THE ULTIMATE CHOICE (Apple Ray)

40. "I Don't Want That To Change" BIGGY TWIGGY BAND (Westmount)

[jstawowy]

Mapy Anatomiczne, 2019 (praca dyplomowa, mgr)

Inspiracja

Inspiracją do stworzenia Map Anatomicznych była skomplikowana natura ludzkiego organizmu, zagadnienia związane z identyfikacją płciową oraz równością płci, problem dyskryminacji osób niepełnosprawnych w społeczeństwie jak również zmieniający się przez wieki sposób ukazywania ciała człowieka w publikacjach medycznych. Spersonalizowany charakter postaci prezentowany w mojej pracy artystycznej oraz ich stylizowane pozy stanowią nawiązanie do dawnych atlasów anatomicznych takich jak „De humani corpiris fabrica” Wesaliusza oraz Jana van Calcara czy litografie Bernharda Siegfrieda Alinusa z „Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani”. W przeciwieństwie do współczesnych książek tego typu, gdzie ciało ludzkie prezentowane jest w sposób zunifikowany, dawne grafiki odznaczały się wnikliwą analizą charakterystycznych cech danej postaci oraz dużą różnorodnością pozycji, w jakiej była ona przedstawiana. Wraz z rozpowszechnieniem się fotografii, wizerunek człowieka w takich publikacjach uległ znacznej syntezie. Obecne atlasy anatomii z reguły przedstawiają niemal schematyczny obraz ludzkiego ciała. Pozy, w których można je oglądać są przeważnie przewidywalne i ujednolicone do pozycji stojącej z rękami umiejscowionymi wzdłuż ciała, lub jednej wysuniętej do przodu. Nie przedstawiają one jednego, konkretnego człowieka a raczej schemat ludzkiego organizmu, który w założeniu może pasować do każdego. Ciała przedstawione w Mapach Anatomicznych są spersonalizowane, należą do konkretnych (choć wyimaginowanych) osób o konkretnych cechach wizerunkowych. Powyższe parametry – stylizacji oraz personalizacji – stanowią istotny element w kontekście celu mojej pracy artystycznej.

Cel

Celem mojej pracy dyplomowej jest wskazanie na równość ludzi niezależnie od ich płci czy stopnia niepełnosprawności/choroby. W przeciwieństwie do dawnych atlasów anatomicznych, we współczesnych publikacjach tego typu różnice między płciami są przedstawiane w sposób nieznaczny lub wręcz zupełnie niewidoczny. W przypadku dawnych grafik, możliwość dostrzeżenia owych odrębności istniała nie tylko w anatomii ciał, ale często też w sposobie ich stylizacji – przedstawienia kobiet były z reguły utrzymywane w delikatniejszej formie niż męskie. Obecnie stylizacja ciał została silnie zredukowana nie może być więc czynnikiem różnicowym. Również anatomiczna schematyczność współczesnych reprezentacji często nie daje możliwości zidentyfikowania płci postaci. W swojej pracy dyplomowej celowo przedstawiam osoby, których płeć nie jest jasna na pierwszy rzut oka – zabieg ten nie wynika jednak z chęci ukazania uniwersalnego ciała ludzkiego a raczej służy wskazaniu, że podział na to, co męskie oraz to, co kobiece powoli przestaje być tak istotny jak dawniej. Poprzez ukazanie niestereotypowych sylwetek kobiecych i męskich – muskularnych kobiet i długowłosych mężczyzn o delikatnej budowie oraz osób po amputacji kończyny – mam na celu zaznaczenie, że różnice biologiczne pomiędzy ludźmi są stosunkowo niewielkie. Ciała różnią się w obrębie wielkości lub kształtu pewnych jego części, koloru skóry, włosów czy oczu, jednakże każdy ludzki organizm jest zbudowany według tego samego „schematu” anatomicznego – te same mięśnie, o tej samej funkcji można znaleźć u każdego człowieka, w tej samej lokalizacji, ale mają one różną długość i objętość zależnie od osoby. W ujęciu medycznym (tudzież biologicznym) wszyscy jesteśmy ludźmi niezależnie od płci, stopnia niepełnosprawności, identyfikacji płciowej, religii, którą wyznajemy czy kultury, w której się wychowujemy.

Pomimo coraz większej otwartości społeczeństwa, brak akceptacji dla osób niewpisujących się we wzorce kulturowe nadal jest widoczny a tzw. „podwójne stereotypy” da się dostrzec w wielu aspektach życia. Z jednej strony to, co „kobiece” w dalszym ciągu jest postrzegane jako „słabe” a kobieta przejmująca męskie obowiązki i męski wygląd staje się jednostką silną (chociaż według niektórych nigdy nie będzie mężczyzną, jej siła i zaradność mogą więc być jedynie „podróbką”), z drugiej strony mężczyzna przejmujący damskie role degraduje się w oczach części społeczeństwa, nierzadko będąc narażonym na negatywne komentarze. Przez lata feminizmu kobiety aktywnie wywalczyły sobie podstawowe prawa takie jak prawa wyborcze czy prawdo do edukacji. Zaczęły sprawować władzę nad swoim ciałem sprzeciwiając się przedmiotowemu traktowaniu i molestowaniu seksualnemu, zaczęły też walczyć z tzw. „męskim spojrzeniem” biorąc swój wizerunek we własne ręce. O ile kobieta wyglądająca w „męski” sposób – nawet jeśli wywołuje swoim zachowaniem niepochlebne reakcje – nikogo już raczej nie dziwi, o tyle „kobiecy” mężczyzna wywołuje pobudzoną reakcję społeczeństwa. Kobieta przejmująca role męskie jest uznawana za kogoś, kto chociaż „aspiruje” do bycia mężczyzną (chociaż nadal nie jest ona równa mężczyznom i dla niektórych nigdy nie będzie), jest więc traktowana bardziej przychylnie niż mężczyzna, który ukazuje swoje „słabe”, „żeńskie” cechy. W tym miejscu pragnę przytoczyć fragment artykułu „Cyberfeminizm” Ewy Witkowskiej: „Posługując się terminologią Lucy Irigaray, można powiedzieć, że kobiety i maszyny są >nie jednością<, lecz zawsze mnogością, będąc w tym samym czasie zarówno niczym (zero), jak i wszystkim/wszędzie”. Znakiem żeńskości jest tu zawsze mnogie zero przeciwstawione Wielkiej Jedynce, czyli męskości. Osiągnięcie przez kobiety poczucia własnej tożsamości jest niemożliwe, „ponieważ nie mogą one uciec od >lustrzanej ekonomii< (specular economy) mężczyzny. Ekonomii, w której dzięki kontrolującym wszystko fallusowi i oku (członek i podglądanie) kobieta będzie zawsze pojmowana jako >niepełna<. Kobieta jest zawsze >płcią, która płcią nie jest<, tą płcią, której niezmiennie brakuje wyposażenia niezbędnego, by płeć mieć” [1].

Nie sposób nie przyznać, że postrzeganie płci i seksualności znacząco zmieniło się przez lata: ofiary gwałtów i molestowania (zarówno kobiety jak i mężczyźni) coraz częściej decydują się mówić o tym co ich spotkało, zamiast wyszydzać coraz częściej pomaga się – lub chociaż współczuje – osobom dotkniętym przemocą seksualną, akceptacja osób transpłciowych znacząco wzrosła, homoseksualizm został w dużej mierze zaakceptowany, androgeniczny wygląd (szczególnie w przypadku mężczyzn) nadal powoduje żywe reakcje, ale coraz częściej nie odmawia mu się racji bytu, więcej osób chętniej niż wcześniej przyznaje się do swojej orientacji seksualnej, nie boi się wyglądać tak, jak chce oraz zajmować się tym, co sprawia im radość nie patrząc na to czy dana czynność „pasuje” do ich płci. Coraz częściej kobiety nie muszą dłużej być szczupłe a mężczyźni nie muszą być muskularni, żeby można było uznać ich za atrakcyjnych. Dzięki ruchom takim jak “body positive” coraz więcej ludzi przychyla się do zdania, że każdy jest na swój sposób piękny, nawet jeśli nie pasuje do utartego wzorca a „oryginalne” piękno częściej zajmuje miejsce w mediach. Wyrównanie się tej dysproporcji jest obecnie bardziej prawdopodobne niż kiedykolwiek – niewątpliwie jednak ten proces jest dopiero w swojej początkowej fazie i dużo czasu zajmie, żeby „silne” kobiety były po prostu kobietami a nie tylko nieudolną podróbką mężczyzn, a „słabsi” mężczyźni zostali uważani za tak samo wartościowych jak stereotypowi „macho”.

Pragnę zwrócić również uwagę na dyskryminację osób niepełnosprawnych. O ile temat równości płci, body-positive czy akceptacji środowisk LGBT w społeczeństwie jest bardzo często i całkiem skutecznie podejmowany, o tyle tak podstawowy aspekt – który może dotyczyć każdego człowieka niezależnie od rasy, płci, wyznania, wyglądu, identyfikacji płciowej czy preferencji seksualnych (każdy może przecież stać się niepełnosprawny lub zachorować) – wydaje się być zaskakująco często zapominany lub wręcz spychany na margines. Jesteśmy przyzwyczajeni do widoku osób chorych czy niepełnosprawnych – były one obecne w społeczeństwie w każdym wieku istnienia rodzaju ludzkiego. Byli to też ludzie różnie traktowani – z odrazą, wstrętem, strachem, ewentualnie z litością. Wydawać by się mogło, że we współczesnej cywilizacji zachodniej problem tak skrajnego traktowania został zażegnany, jednakże nadal można spotkać się z niepoprawnym zachowaniem wobec osób chorych. Ableizm – bo o tym terminie mowa – to postawa większości społeczeństwa pełnosprawnego w stosunku do niepełnosprawnej mniejszości, zabarwiona negatywnie na podstawie dyskryminujących stereotypów. Osoby chore borykają się nie tylko ze swoimi dysfunkcjami, ale również ze zjawiskiem bycia postrzeganymi jako „gorsze” od ludzi pełnosprawnych (z czego ukryta niechęć jest dużo częstsza niż jawne jej przejawy). Tendencja do odnoszenia się do ludzi niepełnosprawnych z nadmiernym współczuciem lub traktowania ich w sposób ulgowy, niezależnie od tego czy dana osoba rzeczywiście potrzebuje pomocy, czy nie, sprawia chorym dużo trudności – szczególnie, że często bywa powodowana dobrymi intencjami np. niewidomi nierzadko narzekają na sytuacje, w których ktoś bez pytania próbuje prowadzić ich pod rękę, mimo że nie wyrażali ku temu żadnej chęci. Osoba chcąca nieść pomoc nie uświadamia sobie, że robi to niejako na siłę. Z kolei niepełnosprawny doświadcza niedogodności w jawnym odrzucaniu takiej pomocy, nie chcąc urazić kogoś, kogo intencje są powodowane dobrymi pobudkami. Bardzo ciężko o znalezienie w tej kwestii złotego środka, szczególnie, że edukacja społeczna w zakresie medycyny – czy też szerzej: nauk o zdrowiu – jest na minimalnym poziomie. Większość dorosłych ludzi nie ma pojęcia o anatomii własnego ciała, nie mówiąc już o pewnych aspektach niepełnosprawności czy chorobach przewlekłych, które ich nie dotyczą. Chcąc zmienić postrzeganie osób chorych oraz walczyć z ableizmem potrzeba by najpierw poszerzyć wiedzę społeczną w zakresie medycyny.

Moja praca dyplomowa ma na celu postawienie znaku równości między osobami pełno- a niepełnosprawnymi oraz między tymi, które wpisują się w utarty przez wieki patriarchatu wizerunek piękna a tymi, których wygląd odstaje od stereotypów. W Mapach Anatomicznych ciało człowieka jest traktowane tak samo niezależnie od jego płci czy stanu chorobowego. Na niektórych pracach celowo nie widać czy dana osoba jest kobietą czy mężczyzną, czy jest pełnosprawna czy nie. Mapy Anatomiczne mają wskazywać na wyższość personalnych cech jednostki nad jej przynależnością do konkretnej grupy społecznej, stanowią sprzeciw wobec ślepej generalizacji i służą przypomnieniu, że każda grupa składa się z jednostek, które na poziomie personalnym nigdy nie są takie same. Mapy skierowane są do osób dorosłych

Ilustracje

Na pracę składa się 10 ilustracji wykonanych techniką kolażu cyfrowego w programie Adobe Photoshop i złożonych w mapy w programie Adobe Ilustrator. Ilustracje są oparte na zdjęciach znalezionych w internecie, jednakże każda z postaci na mapach składa się co najmniej z 4 zdjęć różnych osób – postaci na mapach nie są więc osobami realnie istniejącymi. Zachowane zastałe proporcje ciał w związku z płcią: wszystkie plansze podpisane jako mężczyźni składają się tylko ze zdjęć rzeczywistych mężczyzn tak samo jak plansze z kobietami składają się ze zdjęć kobiet. Postaci stworzone z różnych części ciała pochodzących ze zdjęć, zostały następnie pozbawione koloru i jako czarno-białe sylwetki posłużyły za bazę do „pokrycia” ich tkanką mięśniową pochodzącą z różnego rodzaju plansz anatomicznych dostępnych w internecie (w tym przypadku ilość plansz anatomicznych z internetu przypadająca na jedną mapę jest większa niż w przypadku czarno-białej bazy fotograficznej i waha się od 6 – w przypadku planszy nr 3 – do 12 w przypadku planszy nr 5). Układ linii prowadzących od ciała do opisów jest rozwiązaniem autorskim. Celowo przypominają one izolinie na mapach topograficznych, podobnie jak sposób składania prac nawiązuje do sposobu składania map terenu. Anatomiczne zostały stworzone zgodnie z definicją „mapy” zawartej w słowniku PWN: „mapa 1. «obraz powierzchni jakiegoś obszaru przedstawiony na płaszczyźnie za pomocą umownych znaków i kolorów»”. Nie jest moim celem przedstawianie ciała ludzkiego z hiperrealistyczną dokładnością.

Struktura

Każda mapa zawiera ilustrację spersonalizowanego ciała ludzkiego [2], opisy w trzech językach: polskim, anielskim i po łacinie, autorskie linie prowadzące od ciała do opisów, siatkę pozwalającą na ustalenie skali, informacje na temat płci, wieku oraz wymiarów każdego z ciał (wysokość w cm, waga w kg, wskaźnik BMI). Przez spersonalizowane ciało rozumiem ukazanie takich cech, które razem stanowią niepowtarzalną „wizytówkę” jednostki i umożliwiają jej rozpoznanie jak np. włosy, kolor oczu, układ kości twarzy i ciała, masa mięśniowa, amputowane kończyny.

[1] Ewa Witkowska, Cyberfeminizm, magazyn sztuki, 1999. http://www.magazynsztuki.eu/old/archiwum/teksty_internet_arch_all/archiwum_teksty_online_1.htm [dostęp: 15.05.2019r]

[2] Przez spersonalizowane ciało rozumiem ukazanie takich cech, które razem stanowią niepowtarzalną „wizytówkę” jednostki i umożliwiają jej rozpoznanie jak np. włosy, kolor oczu, układ kości twarzy i ciała, masa mięśniowa, amputowane kończyny.

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i've been playing masters since launch (off and on, i'll admit, but mostly? on?) and i JUST now was able to get brock to 2/5. kill me. i just want to max him out, why are 3* move candies like........nonexistent.......help me............also, question. since the sinnoh tickets gave me another goddamn copy of the one unit i didn't want (fantina. her art in this game is....off to me for some reason and i like dawn and really like volkner and don't have either of them and WANT them ene) what would you recommend for her grid? she's at 3/5 through no fault of my own. >_>

I'm kinda surprised to hear that, given that like every basic event that's rolled around has has access to at least one 3* and 4* candy, either through exchange rewards or clearing the Full Force Battles or whatever their big challenge thing is. But I guess it does rely on actually clearing the full event and having the resources for it, so like...fair.

Anyway, I'm sorry that's happening to you, but god I love Fantina. Her hair is so stupid but she's so dramatic and Mismagius is such a cool Pokemon and I love them.

This is what I run. Fairly standard Shadow Ball focus, with double On a Roll for the special defense debuffs. You can give up a second MGR Shadow Ball at the top right and the extra damage node on the upper left to afford two sync node power-ups too, if she's your only Ghost-type damage dealer and the unit you want to sync with. You have to adjust some stuff but it works.

If she ever gets an EX, this can be to just nuke like crazy. I don't think it's inherently good, but with the Renegade Cynthia getting you to sync, this would be a solid option to one-shot clear with EX Fantina. It does forego everything to do with Shadow Ball though, which is never ideal. Generally speaking, first build is better.

There's also a build that ignores a lot of Shadow Ball tech in favor of Crit Strike 2 and Power Flux 5, which is the best move damage bonus she can get. It's okay but I like the semi-reliable debuffs.

Fantina herself isn't anything too impressive overall, she really only starts to shine with the new Cynthia, which was a godsend. Without Cynthia, I'd be lying if I said Fantina offered that much. She needs a lot of help when acting independently, and doesn't exactly have much in the way of multipliers. She's in rough shape.