#not just bc it doesnt make sense but bc conceptually it feels like such an insecure decision

[majimaisms]

the way kiryu and majimas arc throughout the games literally Is a bittersweet love story and yet its like. comphet. what does it mean what does any of it mean what does thsi say about these characters' genders

[perenlop]

oh also we watched the mlp g5 movie yesterday and i really liked it tbh ^^ it was very cute and vibrant and all the character designs were pleasing (in fact i really prefer looking at these characters in cgi), and izzy was my favorite, tbh i kinda just love every character kimiko glenn voices

[235uranium]

it's very... odd to me that people act like stan has a better handle on interpersonal relationships than ford, bc like... he really doesn't?

like, the main difference in their approach is that stan is extroverted while ford is introverted, but neither of them are Good at maintaining relationships.

stan has managed to find a sort of family in soos and wendy despite the odds, but even then he doesn't want to call attention to how he feels about the two of them. he doesnt want to admit soos is like a son to him, or that wendy holds a space more important than 'seasonal cashier'.

and when it comes to ford, he seems almost entirely unable to conceptualize who he is without comparing them. he's the worse twin, the screw up twin, the dumb twin, ect. he's always comparing himself to ford!

and like, the show kinda brushes past this in favor of 'stan values his family, unlike ford, whos a self obsessed workaholic', which doesn't even... begin to make sense with how they're actually written.

ford does think about stan, and he thinks about him with a ton of regret. over a decade after the science fair, ford is still actively grieving the loss of his closest friend and seemingly the only family he had any real bond to.

he won't straight up say this, though, because it's an open wound and anger feels safer. he can't contact stanley, because he's convinced himself they're both better off like this.

after the science fair, ford becomes a hermit. he only just barely keeps in contact with fiddleford, and seems shocked when he realizes he was lonely from living in the woods alone.

stan seems to have tried to make friends during the decade or so he was homeless, but the implication is that the friends he made were often using him or just bad people.

he's just as likely to isolate as ford is, just in a very different way

[rawmeknockout]

imo cybertronians don't have a concept of gender based attraction like humans do. they just fall in love with someone based on other factors.

makes sense that they have a homonormative society since most cybertronians (at least in almost all continuities) are "male" or masc presenting

i think that them having strict gender/gender roles doesnt really make sense, not because theyre alien robots, but because most being masc from forging or construction doesnt really set up their society to have terms or even an idea of not being masc just bc you introduce a fem element to society doesnt mean they would then automatically conceptualize it as being different or being not another form of masculinity or being a mech

like if you have a society of only men and you introduce a woman, they would be able to tell she's different but would they then come up with a different word or concept for her or decide she's simply another form of man

idk i like gender discussions when it comes to transformers bc i love gender abolition and it seems like the sort of society where that would be a common idea or even the end result; all mechs are simply mechs and there's no need for separate facilities bc theyre all the same and receive equal treatment

even applying the term male/female or woman/man to transformers feels wrong tbh bc i know they see and accept gender expressions and identity but cybertronians as an advanced technological society also feel beyond that (but i guess if they were beyond that megatron wouldnt have invented space fascism)

also the attraction between mechs has been shown to be so varied on so many levels which goes into their biology a bit??? (im not gonna touch on that bc i dont like to look at gender or sexual attraction from a biological viewpoint)

[rontra]

So, given you are interested in DC, or at least aspects of it and RWBY I am curious what your thoughts were on the recent crossover? I assume positive given the art, which s amazing by the by. Also low key curious if you have any "born in DC" headcanon for superhero RWBY. No pressure though.

THE MOVIE YOU MEAN??? well first off thank you hahahah

& for #2 i don't really have any headcanons like that ... somehow i struggle with conceptualizing rwby crossovers w my other interests in general. (maybe it's because rwby's language is so specific to me i struggle to translate in or out of it????)

i do think however we should rank dc characters on how competently they could solve the salem situation /j*

the movies... i watched them back to back in the same night of course, so it was very funny to like, go directly from v7 to post-v9. they were like Guys you will not believe the shit that happened to us since last time we spoke

of course it's crossover spinoff material and not that important to me in the grand scheme of things. so my mode of interaction with it is mostly Enjoying A Light Snack. i can't say i have many capital t Thoughts that are worth posting about individually bc of that. but i DID enjoy the post-v9 aspect of movie2 bc like--altho obviously they can't dig into this shit in a crossover spinoff film--it still gives somewhat of an inclination towards what the writing room is thinking about. ruby especially i had a great time with. how's figuring out the summer rose shit going for you girl (BADLY) (LOL)

oh and omg invoking raven's name ... RAVEN MENTIONED... (to yang no less. heh)

a lot of salem namedrops in movie2 as well which i did chuckle about every time. speaking of, salem not going to vacuo Bolstered... hee hee hoo hoo... pleaaase give me evil gang meetup at beacon pleaaase

movie1 was a special treat for me because i loved all the "this doesn't make any sense this doesnt add up" Memory/Continuity/Spatial fuckery. i could've genuinely watched two full movies about rwby characters going "wait, that doesn't make any sense" at each other. i REALLY enjoyed that. very good show. pyrrha moment very fun also

i think zatanna shouldve showed up in movie2. for me.

i thought i was gonna miss bat ears brucie baby from the RWBYxJL comic more than i did. i think of him so fondly. but wings were kinda fun .... 🦇

movie1 had a little too much diana characterization disease for me to enjoy her. but that's so common its barely worth leveraging as Specific To This Movie. and i feel like she barely talked in movie2 so jury's still out on that. but of course there's a fair bit of wriggle room for the dc characters (in movie1 especially) as well given the "its a random ass crossover so the meta stakes have never been lower + they all got Genuine Teenager Brain for the whole first movie anyway"

movie2 had some pretty cool animation moments that i really noticed. movie1 wasnt like Awful but movie2 was the one where i perked up like "oh, that animation looked cool", you know? also i really liked the models they made for team rwby. the stylization felt nicely balanced to me?...if that makes sense. i hope we can see more models like them in the future just for me. idc who uses them but its my christmas wish RT please

final evaluation: better than DC/RWBY the comic. here is my favorite screenshot

so true girls<3

*wonder woman could fix everything i know this about her

[captainjimothy]

okay gamers i have just watched TNG S1 E1-2 Encounter at Farpoint, after a lifetime of sorta vaguely picking up TNG from scattered episodes... and wow. huh. bad pilot!

everyone is so combative with each other for literally no reason. crew unity? never heard of her. i would understand if it were just picard being a prickly (and new to his position) captain, but it's??? everyone?? no one seems to like each other at all, even the people who have supposedly been working together for some period of time (e.g. worf and tasha)

geordi's introduction is so racist holy shit. he's delivering a very simple message and riker really feels the need to put geordi in his place, to make him click his heels and be subservient. and it's so glaring bc riker doesnt treat anyone else like that. just the black guy. jfc

speaking of geordi, i had no idea he has chronic pain with his visor wtf. fandom i am disappointed in you. that is key character information

i love geordi. i may be biased, i already loved him, but i love him. he is funny, he is charming, he has clearly endured the dual hardship of being black and disabled in starfleet and yet he is the kindest person aboard, he is the only person on that ship with any warmth. he deserves to lead a mutiny. i'd watch a hundred seasons with captain laforge <3

i do Not like riker. there is no coming back from the way he spoke to geordi. one way ticket to shitlist. he's also the worst offender in this episode in terms of unnecessarily combative.

data <3 getting the same treatment spock got in the tos pilot wrt very awkwardly emphasizing the non humanity, but endearing nonetheless.

miles! omg hiiiii hi miles hi <3<3<3 kissing you kissing you kissing you

WORF. WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO YOUR HAIR

seriously the makeup and costuming sucks rn i cant wait for the redesigns

ppl were also rude to worf in this episode. and i think if your black character's only/majority speaking lines are accepting corrections from the white guy in charge you should be fired. in my personal opinion.

wesley and beverly are both awkward as hell here 😭

tasha ily but who is writing you. what is this. again, it would make sense to see tasha being the angry one, or the impulsive one, etc if those were unique traits, but... they're not? nearly all of the bridge crew have the same level of combativeness so far, which means that tasha does not stand out as an individual.

troi. man. frustrating conceptually (misogyny), but very endearing in practice. her strange demeanors and unmedicated anxiety disorder have bewitched me body and soul

and finally, as a general observation, it just felt extremely disorganized, as a pilot episode. i came away from it with essentially zero additional understanding of who these people are, plus the conflict was disjointed and the resolution extremely unclear. i know (i think) the show gets better but yeah it was a very disappointing pilot

[wackyattack]

hi! i really liked/appreciated your addition to that post abt the harmful metals being found in tampons, and you seem very knowledgeable of the range of reusable options. if its not too much trouble, i was curious if you had a disc/cup brand or shape recommendation for trans ppl like myself who uh... really have zero desire to be getting more intimate with my body than id like?

maybe its just bc of how they were marketed when i first saw them in high school, but i feel like a lot of ads repeated the "really get to ~know~ your vagina" mantra, and it completely turned me off to them conceptually. but pads are a sensory nightmare, and id like to live past 50. so i'm a little desperate for a reusable option that doesnt make me want to crawl out of my own skin...

sorry if this is an odd question to get out of the blue! from your tags, it sounded like youve actually given a lot of these a personal test run, and a lot of sources for mainstream recs dont take dysphoria into account, usually.

Yeah totally! I'm not going to lie to you, I'll do my best to answer but take everything I say with a grain of salt as I don't know what will/won't be comfortable for you!! Also I wouldn't stress too much about whatever product you are using now killing you!

That being said, I would say that using a disc would probably be better than a cup because it requires less of an,,, intimate experience? Although that may depend on your body and how everything lays. But because it can be pulled out using the string or loop you don't have to get as involved in the removal process. I have tried the diva disc and really like it but the lumma discs have a linger string that can be trimmed to a comfortable length after you gave used it for a cycle or two. The hello disc is also a good one to look at for having a good length of stem, but it has ladder loops that while not as long, will be easier to grab and remove. I would also try out the flex disposables to get an idea of whether a disc would work best for you!

Lumma is having a sale right now that is buy one get one free, and because they have different siz options for a cup if you decide to get that it may be best to get a medium and a large! I would say a small would be for if you are a young young teen, or just a very small person.

If you are wanting a cup, there is the flex cup which has a stem that actually can be pulled on to remove the cup unlike other cups, so that could be an option as well! I have not personally tried it, but it could be something to look at!

I will say though with either of the options (that is a disc or cup) there is a higher level of involvement when it comes to inserting it when compared with a tampon. (There are some cup/disc applicators on the market that make it so you can put in a cup similar to a tampon by leading it in the applicator, but for using them for a cup it still requires some involvement, but I can send you somethings about that if you want!) (Becaude

To be able to find a cup, I would really recommend knowing roughly the height of your cervix, but I totally understand that that may not be something you want to do.

Sorry if this is not super helpful, but feel free to reach out with any other questions or if this didn't make sense let me know haha

[its-no-biggie]

i love being easily impressed.... rewatching rvb 15 for the 3rd or 4th time KNOWING that a lot of it doesnt make sense and isnt well made, but all the charming character moments and cliche dramatic moments make it enjoyable anyway. yeah, theres way too much screentime before the reds and blues even show up, theres a whole fake villain buildup with a lame payoff, the blues and reds just. dont work conceptually, the villains plan is absurd to the point of unbelievable, and the climax hinges on a locus ex machina....... and yeah, these do make it less enjoyable than it could be. but theres a lot of stuff that makes it fun to watch!

while a lot of the new characters fall flat, the old ones have some really good development- sarges retirement crisis, caboose coming to terms with churchs death (again), grif leaving the team

i LOVE temple as a villain- the show really toes the line between being genuinely dramatic and making fun of him for taking himself too seriously.

the whole episode where we see what the reds and blues have been up to since chorus always KILLS me- sarge fighting against gravity?? donut burning down a WATER PARK?? "we said we wouldnt talk about that!" absolute gold.

the scene where temple lures wash and carolina into a death trap and monologues at them!! SO good

every single grimmons interaction??? the scene where everyone turns and leaves but simmons is still staring after grif. the full episode after grif leaves where simmons does nothing but talk about grif. and i dont even need to mention The Scene...... agh. so good

like. is it objectively the best season? not even close. is it still my favourite to watch? somehow, YES??? idk, i just love it! so many good character moments and such a FUN villain. i firmly believe that the series should have ended at 13 (or even earlier: i say 13 bc it was such a conclusive ending, but the show definitely started going downhill before that), but im simultaneously glad it didnt because i really enjoy season 15

anyway. obviously the other side to easily enjoying media is that its hard for me to analyze with a critical eye, because "if i like it, then it must be good!" (which is just not true, even though it feels like it should be.) but hey, at least im having a good time

[inthelightofthemiracle]

I don’t know if I’ll ever be satisfied with the person I am, I don’t know if I’ll ever fully know myself and I don’t think I could even understand that concept, like the way I think abt things feels so different from the way everyone else thinks and analyzes, it’s very hard for me to put my thoughts into words that make sense and idk I’ve had this problem forever and it makes it rly hard to connect w people and communicate effectively especially when a problem arises between me and another person.

I just feel like because I don’t know myself in the way that I think I should or have conceptualized I can’t be in understanding with others, I don’t know if I’ve ever reallt connected I don’t know if im ever grasping what another person is saying to me I don’t know if I’ve ever truly bonded w someone

Things that happen to me often leave me with such a taste of dissatisfaction, o feel like I didn’t experience anything wholly and didn’t fully process what went on, didn’t truly think about what was happening I guess? I just let things happen and i move on feeling like there was something left undone or unsaid but I keep going and maybe searching for something that feels whole to me but nothing ever comes.

Maybe im expecting more than what is ever going to be given in reality. Or I just do t know that this is how everyone experiences life and there’s nothing to be fulfilled, idk what I’m trying to say here. I just feel like my mind doesnt think right and thinks too much and gives me a sort of executive dysfunction and i keep myself from what I want out of life because I get stuck in my head thinking myself in circles. Even when I’ve done things like acid or mushrooms the problem becomes worse.

Anyway I’m writing an essay. I just have so many thoughts rn and feeling just so perplexed and a little sad bc I feel like these things abt me have made me be so lonely in life.. but I know I’m not alone. I just don’t have the person yet who I can turn to for comfort but who could comfort me and understand me when I don’t know if I am qualified to provide that for others… anyway idk if any of this makes sense I could go on but it would start to sound like rambling

Byee

[trolagygirl2022]

please I cant count how much 2 baddies and 1 porsche makes me cringe in fact any song that mention brand name or car name, just gives me the ick it seem kinda childish or overdone. even lisa song I think shes more good at fashion and conceptual based imagery than coming up with actual flow. flower is more my fave song in comparison bc i can listen to the whole song of jisoos with ease so its more pleasant for my ears to take

money for exampke was harsh to listen to except for that one segment that i think is the viral part of the song "my money moves" and so on was my fave bit. so in a way i do get why songs go viral for just that one part however i wish i could like the whole song rather than just one aspect of it and songs a getting too short for me to fully get into it. sometimes i also find skz music quite harsh on my sensitive ears. i want to love them as a group and i think theyre so funny and adorable / talented to watch as a whole but their songs just dont hit my vibes at all, currently ateez are my main loves but even their songs dont always hit and i think its more so the production (sorry joong i just dont like autotuned vocals in songs ok it only works for some instances not all of them. also im still waiting for more san solo stuff)

my problem with kpop as a whole is generally groups are getting too young thus so is their songs and its genuinely hard for me to find actual need to hard core stan a group if theyre like teens to early 20s bc i have such a huge age gap from them, come on kpop dont be like stale bread... and as older or same age groups go into military i kind of have to find someone else to follow in the mean time or i tend to find im prefering older music than current modern i guess tiktok related music.

my qualm with general music today compared to older music is i think i like how organic older music is or was in comparison, it was more naturally made than a computer made song not that they arent talented at what they do it just doesnt always vibe with me or sometimes the lyrics can be really off when u try to read them in english yet at the same time i get why these songs go viral but its not for the simple pleasures of listening to a good quality song. i think kpop when it sees what someone else is doing is popular someone else tries to replicate it instead of bringing something new or fresh in i actually think its terrified of being too individual and not standing out or not being viral

its kinda why ateez caught my attention and the mfs did just that (if only they had been an older age group sighhhhhhhhhhh) i love their concepts and overall talents oml theyre such an endless group with not having too many members (sorry nct but i forget ur names after the first 5 members ok) like theres often bits of songs i will skip but then i feel bad for not liking the entire song or thinking what i wouldve done or added differently to make it sound a better song or what english word i wouldve switched and so on just so it would rhyme better maybe thats what kpop lacks i like that it includes some random english lyrics but it often make no real sense to me

not like how id feel if i listened to green day or another familiar song where i already get the gist of the lyrics that have slightly better flow than some korean songs theyre not all bad its just not often as hit of a song as they might think it is if thst makes sense? sometimes it do be just the name or face of idol that make the song more relevant than what it deserves peekaboo is good example of nice flow and high note mix so is some of nct earlier songs or even jopping is catchy song as a whole its more listenable than their latest.

sorry for rambling hehe.

Idk but I LOVED money, I think it's better than Lalisa. Yeah I know it's not the best lyrically but it's too catchy, plus the dance is so fun! But yeah, I agree with you a lot. I like SKZ as a group but some of their songs are a bit too much for me. My favorite songs would be Domino, LALALA and Miroh. I think that their older work was better than what they're pumping out. (Sorry but their album with 5 Star was not it 😵‍💫 it was too obnoxious to my taste). Sure LALALA can be found obnoxious but idk, I think it's at a minimum, plus the instrumental is so freaking good! Yes I love ATEEZ!! I think they are a good example of more "unusual" songs that keep it to a minimum. The system is becoming like McDonald's, cheap stuff that don't leave you feeling the best after and takes your money (that's why Wendy's is better 😛). The NCT part is so true 😭 I usually listen to their songs if there is a part that's catchy but the rest of the song can be... well!

[oflgtfol]

i have nearly 700 followers and at least 20 active followers surely someone knows linear algebra. i need help with parts c and d LOL.. slader only has part d but the explanation doesnt make sense to me so. puts my head in my hands

[dballzposting]

Your recent posts abt trunks’ gt outfit are making me actually want to analyze how he could have conceptualized this fit. Because he’s a trendy young man who is part of the business world & is also the son of the two fiercest fashionistas in the whole city NEITHER of whom would ever wear such a thing…it is truly a feat that he managed to put together the dorkiest possible outfit given all of those factors

AAUGH

HIS OTUFIT USED TO DRIVE ME SO BONKERS THAT I HAD 0 WORDS FOR IT .. LIKE ID THINK OF IT AND IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO COMMIT A PHYSCIAL ACTION (A COMICAL PUNCH TO A WALL OFTEN) OR SMTH BC I COULD NOT HANDLE IT..... Very hard on me becasue I need to articulate what I think and feel but I AM NOT A WORDSMITH and I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FASHION !!!! I remember so many days just being STUCK but KNOWING that there was something PHENOMENAL there IF ONLY I HAD THE JARGON AND TACTICAL APPLICATION ..

I'm a little over it now but I pretend not to be bc I'm finally actually watching GT so yeah. I'm just a little late is all.

This is an AMAZING ASK ... ! HIS FASHION SENSE IS TRULY NOTHING LIKE HIS FASHIONISTA PARENTS .. ! EVEN the way that both their tastes have changed over the years, GT Trunks is still an original .

WHY ? IDK but it feels so right on him. I CANT IMAGINE THE CHILL AND EPIC TEEN AT THR END OF Z WEARING A NECKERCHIEF THO. But then again 5 years ago I could not imagine myself wearing the beautiful shite that I do now . So

AND LIKE .. IT'S NIT JUST THE SHORTS .. IT'S THE EJCJUSVEXN??? DJDJ.... IT'S THE SWEATER HE WEARS UNDERNEATH THE COAT ..?!?!?

Bc it is PROOF it is PROOF it is PROOF that he KNOWS he looks good ....!!!!!!! Hes not dorky and daft . Hes part of the business world like you said. And hes very conscious of his reputation and role. HE TUCKS THAT SWEATER INTO HIS HUGE SHORTS. HIS LONG-SLEEVE BLACK SWEATSHIRT. And it's amazing!!!!!!! What was he thinking???????

The contrast of ALL those tantalizing layers against HIS BARE KNEES. WHAT WAS HE THINKING??????

His huge white shorts. WHAT WAS HE THINKING?????

Is he advant garde or am I just an ignorant bitch ?!

Is he a fashion genius ?! I don't know what he sees. I don't know what he thinks other people see. I domt know what he likes and what is just incidental. I dont know what he knows and what he doesnt know. BUT I KNOW THIS. I dont fucking have what it takes to wear his outfit . But I understand it. It's close to my heart. And I just cant stand it sometimes .

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FASHION but I could talk for a long time about Vegeta's fucked up GT fashion and Fierce Fashion Friday and how Bra inherited his fierce disposition and how her outfits are perfection and all that. And I could talk my damndest about Bulma's changing tastes that all fall under the umbrella of hip and classy and acceptable. And I could talk about Future Trunks and how he is so clearly Bulma's boy. And I could talk about present Trunks in Z and in Super and all of his swaggy fits.

BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO TALK ABT GT TRUNKS. As soon as he put on that neckerchief he became unknowable . Hes a great mystery. Thank you for the ask SUCH AN IMPORTSNT THING TO SAY....!!!

[liquidstar]

Tell me about your ocs!! What's their names and ages? Do they have a story? What's theur relationship to one another?

THANK YOU FOR ASKING ANON sorry im answering late but i was busy all morning! but i appreciate it so 🥺 ty

i have a buuunch of different ocs and two totally different main ocverses/stories so i think it might be hard to answer all at once though 😅 but actually i do wanna answer with the main group of my newer ocverse bc i dont think i ever really posted abt exactly what all their dynamics are with each other!

just for context and to answer the first question, their story mainly takes place within a guild where they take on missions and eventually they sort of stumble ass backwards into a plot. the main five characters are polaris, saiph, bella, al, and mira! id talk more about them but ive posted abt them before so i dont wanna overexplain ;; i can link their more in depth personal posts if you want though!

but like, as for their relationships which i really do wanna get into, i typed a looot so im going to put it under the cut hehe:

polaris and saiph are besties but polaris wont admit it because shes trying way too hard to appear as more of a loner than she really wants to be. but saiph is like, completely adamant on being besties anyway so it somehow evens out, the fact that he doesnt leave is sort of what reassures her that they are friends after all. typical fire and ice dynamic, theres a balance between them.

polaris and bella are like. both very similar to each other with their tendencies to isolate and repress themselves but in different ways, which makes them sort of resent each other at first, but then at the same time theyre also both able to understand each other and actually help each other and be friends. or maybe...

polaris and al sort of have a relaxed friendship where there isnt as much pressure, al is sort of the reassuring cool factor that's needed for polaris to stay comfortable in the chaos of their group. al also considers her to be a good person to talk to, but since polaris doesnt understand social dynamics as well she had a hard time determining where the line between meddling and helping is. and maybe al feels a bit weird seeing saiph and polaris be besties and realizing that hes not content with having that same dynamic with saiph too... ill get into their whole mess later tho

polaris and mira generally get along very well, but contrary to al, mira's personality can be a bit overwhelming for polaris, its basically an extreme extrovert and an extreme introvert, but that kind of relationship is also one thats important to polaris coming out of her shell. probably because mira is hard to say no to (because half the time shed drag you along anyway).

saiph and bella also have opposite energies in a sense, saiph cant control his emotions while bella represses her emotions, hes always at a 10 when shes always at a 3. bella might find him annoying in a lighthearted sort of way, but she also finds a bit of a vicarious catharsis in his demeanor so she likes hanging out with him. and saiph sort of just looks up to her as their de facto team leader.

saiph and al are. the messiest bitches on planet earth. they both like each other but theyre both so fundamentally insecure in very similar but also different ways that theyre unable to actually, like, even conceptualize of the feelings being mutual. and despite their own feelings for each other their own issues clash a lot with each other- al wants to become strong enough so that he can protect people so they never have to protect him, the concept of people getting hurt on his behalf is terrifying to him. but saiph is incredibly reckless and self-sacrificial (in a way that borders on suicidal) and feels patronized and insulted if anyone tries to take on any of these burdens in his stead. so they clash heads a lot in this regard ESPECIALLY because its the person theyre respectively in love with.

anyway saiph and mira are siblings. though theyre not technically related they are siblings and theyd probably be offended if you ever questioned that fact. they grew up in the guild together, and since theyre close in age they really clung to each other. despite only being a little over a year older saiph still took on the classic protective older brother role, while mira is the cutsie and playfully annoying sister, and shed even play it up for his sake at times.

al and bella are sort of frenemies, in a lighthearted way though. neither of them really take it very far since theyre fairly levelheaded (most of the time), but they still bud heads because they both always feel the need to be in control of any given situation. bella is the team leader so naturally shes in charge, which can make al uneasy and sort of bicker with her, which in turn makes her frustrated at his incorporation. even outside of missions they keep their banter going, usually its light but that doesnt mean they never argue for real either. theyre still friends, but maybe they should voice that a bit more often too.

al and mira generally get along super well but he cannot keep up with her energy, but unlike polaris he like, fully encourages her chaos. she sort of sees him as a good person to just ramble to for hours on end because he’ll just sit and listen. he has no clue what shes talking about half the time but thats okay because he likes her spirit! and she helps balance out his somewhat more cynical characteristics a bit. 

bella and mira are besties. their personalities seem sort of opposite on the outside, but on the inside theyre both pretty similar! bella's more edgy demeanor is a facade after all, in her heart of hearts she really is soft, she likes cutsie and sweet things, and despite not showing it she really does like being shown affection. she has a lot in common with mira, so shes sort of able to be herself a bit more around her, she doesnt feel threatened and can put some walls down. they shop at hot topic and claires together.

[cartoonemotion]

you should talk abt the thing w gyro and boyd and lugnut on main some more i am saying this completely objectively i prommy

well long as you prommy youre asking this in a normal way where youre not emotionally compromised i dont see why not

so boyd confuses lugnut a great deal. not that hes met any other robots or even knew there were others besides himself out there really before encountering boyd and ig giz but he doesnt get boyd at all. like why would somebody go and build a little boy when little children already exist ??? it just doesnt seem logical to him. he is hopeless lost with the whole thing and honestly it seems very strange and unsual to him

gyro ""going along with it"" and treating boyd like his son also weirdly fills lugnut with a confusing sense of dread (that he doesnt actually feel because he is an emotionless machine💖 hope this helps), partially because lugnut is wary of Scientist Types (he still thinks giz is also a robot here) to begin with, and gyro has especially earned his suspicion bc i mean. fenton having to deal with a clearly sentient robot with some kind of programming issue giving him trouble ?? probably didnt take much for gyro to get involved and considering lugnut is still out there, doing villain things, it did NOT go well

so in his mind he figures boyd must be broken or something bc its the only way he can conceptualize all this ( <- problems problems problems p) and also this is going under the cut bc it got Long

anyhoo everyone is just IGNORING this and keeping boyd from whatever his original function is supposed to be !!!! the worst thing he can imagine also he is not projecting again hes an emotionless machine we've been over this this is clearly all from an objective understanding of things. and its not his business to speculate on these things or interfere but seeing as he is also an automaton theres probably some kind of obligation on his end to fix this himself. obviously. no sense getting around it

so his plan is to reset boyd + wipe his memory and hopefully that should get him back to his "default" and make everything right, and that should also be easy enough to do because hes a robot he understands how being a robot works except one not really he does not and two lugnut and boyd operate on two VERY different systems bc lugnut's is all archaic. and insane. so it fails (which is yknow overall good for boyd he didnt get mindwiped basically) but it does make boyd all wonky bc its a failed reset obviously and lugnut's immediately full of regret like ohhhhhhh this unit has fucked up. diagnosis of situation: Bad. bad bad bad bad bad . so he tries to plop boyd back down on gyro's doorstep and also try to say sorry for you know breaking his kid hes like 90% sure none of his directives involve doing that (also the fact that boyd behaving all wacked out is reminding him a little too much of his own condition OOPS that does not feel good .)

understandably as you can imagine gyro freaks the hell out like one thats his son also boyd's had enough messing with his programming to last for Forever also thats his SON !! so lugnut escapes his lethal combination nerd + parent rage and gyro does get boyd fixed up eventually but still a scary scenario for boyd to go through ! my g0d ! probably especially bc like since this is boyd we're talking about here i imagine he'd have a lot of sympathy for lugnut and relate to him a lot and also kind of want to help him ? like hey you can choose not to be a killer robot. i promise there are options.. and then you know it doesnt pan out well :v[ to say in the least

anyways the whole thing has lugnut doubling down even harder on his self destructive and like 9/10 times Regular Destructive quest to find his original directives and super give up on having any hope that he can learn how to be a person bc he just made a choice all on his own with his own extrapolated logic no orders no nothing and it went. so bad. clearly he should just never make a decision ever again bc he can only make Bad Ones. he should let other people make his decisions for him forever and ever so he never has to undergo anything like that ever again. this is normal. he is definitely not spiraling (sarcastic) (but things get worse before they get better so its okay)

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Hi i was wondering if i could have some help regarding figuring out gender?

All of the resources ive found dont really help and while i know labels arent required they make me feel more comfortable bc theres other people out there like me if that makes sense

I identified as a lesbian for years until i addressed the awful feeling some parts of being addressed as afab like i hate she/her pronouns and feminine clothes and being called ms, but i like being called someones girlfriend and just being a trans guy doesnt feel correct nor does demi and I really like he/him pronouns

I like men conceptually but not in actuality and i just don’t really know how to describe myself but id like to have a word.

Any advice or suggestions?

first of all I'd like to mention that gender presentation doesn't equal gender identity, so you can be a woman and use he/him or be a guy and someone's girlfriend.

I would try using more broad labels at first and see which parts fit you and which don't. So maybe nonbinary, or genderqueer, or gnc (gender non-conforming) work for you. Or something like genderfluid or multigender. Just finding one aspect of your gender that you know can be a great starting point (for example knowing you aren't a girl or guy is a good starting point so then figuring out whether your gender changes might be a good next step, or whether it's multiple, one, or less genders). And if you feel like none of those terms make it any easier you could check out xenogenders.

There are also a lot of people who use lesbian (and similar terms) as gender identities and don't identify further, might fit you too.

hope this helps

-toni

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2 5 and 12 for my friend bug :)

hi astro i love you

2. how easily does your oc make friends?

bug doesnt really... understand how to interact with people, and doesn't do a lot of talking. so im going to say not easily. however, he IS persistent. if he likes someone, he will sort of hang around in their general radius, and follow them around like an interested but shy cat. it helps that he is very docile and placid. he's sort of aware that he's intimidating bc of his size and his mannerisms, so he makes a conscious effort to be nonthreatening. a lot of bugs relationships are "we let him in and now he won't leave"

5. is your oc imaginative or more down-to-earth?

hmm this is a tough one. bug is very quiet and observant, which would usually suggest a vibrant inner world, but i don't think that's the case for him. i think he's preoccupied with what's in front of him. he has difficulty articulating his wants and needs bc he has a hard time conceptualizing them in the first place, and high concept stuff is completely lost on him. this also makes it difficult for him to understand other people's feelings and experiences, and make sense of his own.

12. do they like art? what is their favorite type (paintings, songs, fashion, etc)?

as per the last answer bug doesn't have much capacity for like.. art theory, and I think deeper meaning in things would be lost on him. i do think he would enjoy cute little designs, like the stickers he puts on his helmet. he enjoys music in the same way a parrot enjoys music (he likes to bounce to the beat). though I think he would be sensitive to certain sounds and would be picky with what he'd enjoy. i don't think he would enjoy movies or television either, he would find them grating and boring (to him they may as well just be meaningless light and sound). as far as fashion goes, he likes black and blue, and as many thick layers as he can wear.