#mysterious mundane

[showtelll]

[statementends]

What if it IS a weird text to speech program and in this universe Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood got voice over gigs. If you take the underground Jon is the person who says 'mind the gap.' Absolute red herring no spooky computers at all.

[crustyfloor]

Till's piece from the event is a very honest depiction, but I want to examine it in more detail since it looks so interesting.

For one, I find the headpiece confusing, I was hesitant on this point in the last post I made covering this I assumed the headpiece Till is wearing (separate from the headphones) was this device.

There isn't even a name for that device, but it's been theorized that it serves a similar function have the collars pet humans have, but affects the pet humans in some way.

I believe it's a behavioral management device since there is an emphasis on the brain when it's shown. And just based on the design itself. I think the purpose of it is similar to a shock collar.

Till in this environment looks familiar, he has that focused expression that he always has when he's writing music, like he's in a daze. Since this is a practice in a controlled environment I think he might actually be handling an instrument this time around (hence the headphones). Till has a natural passion for music, the environment of Anakt Garden also appears more calm than what he goes through with Urak so he looks very much in his element.

But despite how calm, and focused he looks outwardly, his collar shows orange.

Till is giving with his expressions even around the aliens, so if he was feeling bad (I would suspect as much seeing the fresh experiment patches..) I believe it would look more obvious, but the difference threw me off a bit. I could be reaching (definitely) But given how unruly his behavior can be, and how much effort the aliens are putting into finding ways to subdue him I think they used that device to mellow him out so that they could properly monitor him.

The collar being orange gives me the impression that he's not as calm as he looks but the headpiece is keeping him in a 'sedated' state(?)

Red - Condition in the negatives, energy depleted, feeling bad. overall horrible state.

Orange, yellow - to a lesser extent, more like if you're feeling skittish, nervous, (think of this mode as feeling under the weather)

Green - Good, calm, happy, normal and a healthy mode.

(Translation by kh47uo on Twitter)

This behavior could also show desensitization, as he had likely been conditioned to not be phased nor show weakness in front of the aliens even if he feels bad, a way of tolerating. But this is just me trying to make sense of whatever that head gear was... he could've also been sedated beforehand (banging my head against the concrete)

Also interesting to me that we weren't shown Till doing other things, like dancing, or singing. I think it's a testament to Anakt's (And Urak's) priorities as they have Till build on his music skills, his strongest skill. It's probably because that's all he has to offer is his music (His grades in every other subject are a mess.). So building that to its greatest potential before anything is important. But it's a reminder of the situation, he's not so intense about his craft because of his inclination to it. He doesn't make music simply because he likes it, he does it because it's what he has to do to survive. Despite doing what he is naturally driven to do, he looks like he has had his life drained out of him.

Urak (the bastard) knows that for sure. Appearances, and 'decent' skills can get you far but overwhelming passion and skill can put you farther above all the rest, it's exactly why Luka is the best in his league, and why Urak pushes Till to his limits to surpass that even with such destructive means.

[sincerely-sofie]

Found some old PMD2 comics lying around gathering dust, so I figured I’d post them!

Bonus humanized future trio concepts for your trouble:

[swan2swan]

I'm still flabbergasted by the fact that certain parts of the Star Wars fandom were so unbelievably thick that they watched a whole plotline built around the premise of "What if a Jedi thought he had found The Chosen One, but it was a hundred years before Anakin and thus he was Incorrect", and they thought "Well, this ruins Anakin's purpose!"

[sheridoodle]

Watching the Poirot series for the first time and I’m entirely convinced this is just some eccentric queer friend group’s ‘Monster of the Week’ party.

[cloudbends]

The psychological torture of loving media that is both relatively obscure and the small audience it does have doesn't get it whatsoever. I need normal people to get into shoushimin or ill be alone in the appreciation corner for eternity

[crocodilenjoyer]

one piece is good because the god of hope and joy and freedom is real and his protection feels like the first rays of sunshine after a storm and his anger blazes and burns and he is also nineteen and wears old flip flops and an older hat and his reindoctor (reindeer doctor) is currently giving him the heimlich because someone said that it’s impossible to eat that much without chewing and he said nuh uh watch this

[lbhslefttiddie]

then and now

[hyuck-xix]

maybe it's just because aespa and red velvet ATE SO HARD with their recent concept photoshoots but damn i was really expecting more from nct 127 'walk'... like these outfits are blander than what they wore in their puma collab 💀 and the blank white backdrop...

like what is this -_-

it's so disappointing ☹ 127 have so much unique slay potential that never gets tapped

[allieinarden]

“Suppose I am writing a novel. I write ‘Mary laid down her work; next moment came a knock at the door!’ For Mary who has to live in the imaginary time of my story there is no interval between putting down the work and hearing the knock. But I, who am Mary’s maker, do not live in that imaginary time at all. Between writing the first half of that sentence and the second, I might sit down for three hours and think steadily about Mary. I could think about Mary as if she were the only character in the book and for as long as I pleased, and the hours I spent in doing so would not appear in Mary’s time (the time inside the story) at all.”

—C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity doing a bangup job convincing me he doesn’t have a Catholic outlook

[showtelll]

[buff-electra-truther]

the Starlight Express Alumni Podcast is fascinating because you have

-multiple stories of people accidentally falling into roles that suit them perfectly, in very different ways

-Reva Rice basically never got hurt and one of the only times she did was OFF SKATES when she fell down the stairs

-Dolan Jose REALLY wanting to cover the “girl components” and being SO excited to at least be Wrench

-the mental image of a 6’6 Vegas Showgirl looking guy as a couples therapist

-the perpetual challenge of casting Poppas lol this constantly comes up in different Stex interviews

[ariadnesweb]

Kris Contradictions

Kris displays a good amount of autonomy, to tell Toriel they're going to wash their hands; A few scenes later, they can't sit down without permission.

Kris has anxieties about growing up (preferring childish places), yet they also get mad at being treated like a child.

Kris seems scared of the Dark World in chapter 1, despite boldly creating one at the end of chapter 2.

Kris seems to have mixed feelings on hugs, reminiscing about an embrace in chapter 2, despite telling Asgore they didn't like his hug.

Kris doesn't seem to know how to feel about King.

Kris seems really eager to simultaneously: 1. Correct Ralsei's Assumption that Kris doesn't know how to run; 2. Thank Ralsei for explaining how to run, since they didn't know.

Kris acts dangerous... but was just in for a prank.

The Loner Kid shows an impressive amount of social skill.

[mayorwhisper]

Well said Diana!

[filurig]

have you ever wanted to read 5k words about 2 guys making coffee in the morning. well here have another little folke/arvo momence

https://toyhou.se/~literature/191276.klarskinn