#now that I have THE POWERRR

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i feel like i never talk ab vash frlsies but . hes like my fav character in the whole series hrmm..

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

I wanted to ask, what would it be like if Fischl had an S/O who not only plays along with her, but is just as much as a Chuunibyou as her? I'd kinda like to see her reaction to that. Maybe see what the other Mondstadt folks think as well? Oh, and bonus points if the S/O does the whole Shining Finger thing. from Gundam. That "this hand of mine glows with an awesome powerrr!" thing.

(Genshin Impact/Honkai: Star Rail)

Fischl, Ayaka, Rosaria, Eula, Furina, Shinobu, Bronya, and Seele with a very dramatic S/O

YOU ACTIVATED MY SLEEPER AGENT KEYWORDS, YOU MENTIONED GUNDAM, AND SPECIFICALLY G GUNDAM

Fischl's eyes seemed to gleam when she first realized that her S/O not only indulged her antics, but even joined her!

Their title was almost as impressive as her own, 'The King/Queen of Hearts'!

(Fischl) "Tell me dear, S/O, how can the fabled 'King/Queen of Hearts' measure up to the Prinzessin der Verurteilung?"

S/O clenched their fist and raised it in front of their chest triumphantly.

(S/O) "You may have your electric arrows, but I have these GOLDEN FINGERS!"

Oz on the other hand was completely suffering.

Well, at least he didn't have to translate for S/O, they were completely blunt and to the point, unlike his master.

Fischl did adore S/O for how brave and caring they were, but it was during a battle that made her heart first skip a beat.

(S/O) "HERE I GO!-"

S/O's pyro vision flared up as their fists began glowing a flaming gold, catching both Oz and Fischl by surprise.

(Fischl) "W-What?! S/O was serious with knowing an ultimate technique?!"

(Oz) "I thought they were in a similar boat to you, mein Fräulein-"

(S/O) "THIS HAND OF MINE IS BURNING RED! IT'S LOUD ROAR TELLS ME TO GRASP VICTORY!"

They rushed past Fischl and Oz, who could only watch in awe.

(S/O) "ERUPTING, BURNING...FIIINGEEEEERRRR!"

Their fist immediately crashed through a Ruin Guard (somehow), and lifted them off the ground with one arm.

(S/O) "AND NOW, HEAT END!"

The Ruin Guard exploded violently afterwards, with S/O's fist going back to normal.

(Oz) "Wow, really?"

(Fischl) THAT IS SO COOL! "...Ahem, a fine display, dear S/O."

Everyone in Mondstadt thought that Fischl had just found another roleplayer that took things way too seriously and were somewhat dreading talking to them.

Only to realize S/O wasn't doing a bit, despite the fact they were just as dramatic as her.

They were just insane.

Ayaka knew her S/O was a bit on the...flashy side, to put it gently.

They screamed all their attack names at the top of their lungs, yet she knew no one was better and hand to hand combat than they were. Especially when they began actually glowing red or ignited into flames.

All that did not matter terribly much to Ayaka. S/O was someone she loved, for their caring and valiant nature.

But, someone like S/O was something she had never expected to face, and they both drove her insane, and yet brought contrasting calmness to her life.

Nothing however would ever compare to meeting S/O's master for the first time.

Ayaka and S/O were travelling down the streets of Inazuma, until everyone, including the guards were watching someone coming down the street.

(Ayaka) "...Is...that person standing on their horse?"

Suddenly, S/O's eyes widened, and rushed through the crowd, unintentionally leaving Ayaka behind. She quickly followed behind and saw a man standing perfectly on the horse as it trotted along the streets of Inazuma, arms crossed and an expression that was razor focused.

(S/O) "MASTER!"

The man's head turned to S/O, and both of them exchanged a glance before Ayaka saw their master leap off the horse, extending a fist as they landed perfectly in front of them.

(Strange Man) "Answer me, S/O! THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!"

S/O knelt down as they struck a dramatic pose, answering their master.

(S/O) "THE WINDS OF THE KING!"

In the middle of the city, they began exchanging rapid punches that traded perfectly blow for blow, so fast that even Ayaka struggled to keep track of.

(Strange Man) "ZENSHIN!"

(S/O) "KEIRETSU!"

(Both) "TEMPA KYOURAN!"

Both their fists collided before their other arms extended outwards in sync, screaming once again.

(Both) "LOOK! THE EAST, IS BUUUURRNING REEEED!"

Ayaka watched with a strange mixture of horror, second-hand embarrassment, admiration, and jealousy.

(Ayaka) ...I-Is it possible for S/O to teach me how to do that too...?

When Rosaria first met S/O, she thought they were going to be a troublemaker.

She was correct, but they fought to keep Mondstadt safe as much as she did.

But while she did it with subtlety, S/O grabbed subtlety with their literal shining golden fingers, and made it violently explode, all while screaming their attack.

The first time she had watched S/O perform their "Shining Finger" attack on a treasure hoarder, she stood there completely slackjawed.

(Rosaria) "...Oh my Bratabos, you're completely serious."

Rosaria thought S/O was doing some kind of bit like this 'Fischl' character she had heard about.

No, they were just that dramatic for no real apparent reason, and they had the strength to back their nonsense up.

She even doubted that herself could take S/O in a straight fight.

In a strange way, it attracted her to them. They were clearly not afraid of what anyone thought of them, only caring if the people they loved were safe. She had respect for that.

But...why were they like this?

They couldn't just defeat their enemies normally, no, they HAD to explode. Every single one of them.

Sometimes S/O's Vision wasn't even active, she would just see them explode after they had shouted "HEAT END!".

(Rosaria) "You are both the best and the worst person I know of to clean up a mess of bandits discreetly."

(S/O) "Hah! The King/Queen of Hearts doesn't need to fight discreetly! I only fight with my fists!"

Honestly, as strange as this was, she also found it to be the funniest thing in the world. Maybe there SHOULD be more people like S/O and Fischl after all.

Eula couldn't exactly call anyone out for being "flashy".

But her S/O took that word to a whole new level. Especially with their manner of speech.

It made Eula look polite in comparison. S/O appeared to be playing the bit of a mysterious, strong, and rude warrior who only thought with their fists.

She had seen them become soft and loving, hell they were a couple, she knows they can become serious.

But after watching them fight a few times, she's starting to believe that S/O wasn't doing a bit like herself, and she did not know how to feel about that.

Eula watched S/O pull out a sword made of pure flames from their hands, wielding it in both their palms.

(S/O) "THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! IT'S BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!"

S/O slashed apart the Ruin Hunter with every swing, scorching the grass ablaze with their passion.

(S/O) "TAKE THIS! MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW! SHINING FINGER SWOOOOOOORD!"

With one final slash, the Ruin Hunter was split in half, with S/O leaping back as their pyro vision died down slowly.

Honestly, Eula didn't know if she should be impressed, cringing, or not be thinking that was one of the coolest things she had ever seen.

Probably a mixture of all three.

Honestly? Furina kind of gets it.

You spend so long doing a bit, it kind of becomes a part of you.

That being said, Furina isn't entirely sure if S/O's behavior was entirely theatrics.

But that's fine! It's a part of them after all, not like she had any room to criticize.

Whenever S/O wasn't in the room, she would be clenching her fists and throwing punches in the air, mimicking their tone.

(Furina) "How did they say it...? Ah, right! This hand of mine glows with an awesome power!"

Furina giggled as she said it out loud before putting on a 'serious expression' frowning as she concentrated.

(Furina) "It's loud roar tells me to grasp victory! SHINING, FIINGEEER!" giggle

As she turned to face the door, she nearly leapt out of her skin to see S/O watching her with a highly unamused face.

(Furina) "GAH! S-S/O! How long were you-"

(S/O) "The School of Master Asia cannot be replicated by simply mimicking my actions, Furina. It comes from within!"

Furina pouted a little.

(Furina) "It doesn't look that different from theatre, S/O! You're as dramatic as I am!"

(S/O) "Dramatic? Don't be absurd, I'm completely-"

(Furina) "You are not telling me you can say all that with a straight face every single time!"

(S/O) "...Can you not?"

...Either S/O was the best actor, or they lacked the self awareness that she (kinda) had.

Oh good Archons, please no.

Shinobu already had to reign in Itto and the others, now her lover was adding fuel to the fire.

Or more like an explosion to it.

S/O had taught Itto and the other members of the Arataki gang their strange dances.

Now instead of dealing with one, she had to deal with seven other idiots shouting about Erupting Burning Fingers.

(Shinobu) "S/O, you're a terrible influence."

(S/O) "Huh? What are you-"

(Shinobu) "Sara had just told me that Itto and the others were making a ruckus in the public square."

(S/O) "What ruckus can the dances my master and I-"

(Shinobu) "They're trying to match the speed of you and Master Asia, but end up only punching themselves in the face."

(S/O) "Hah! Looks like I need to train them harder-"

(Shinobu) "S/O."

S/O sighed loudly, adjusting their red headband.

(S/O) "Fine. I'll reign them in myself."

Personally, she thinks their nature is...strange, to put it mildly.

She has no idea how S/O and their master became so eccentric, but they meant as well as she and the others did so...Not too much harm could be done?

And admittedly, she did find it really cool that S/O's vision could make things explode in such a spectacular fashion.

But why did so many people in her life have to have some kind of screw loose with them?

There was only one word that could come to Bronya's mind watching S/O in action.

(Bronya) "What?"

She had been trained all her life to be noble, courteous, and elegant.

And here came S/O with all the elegance of a cannon.

S/O fought inside a machine that mimicked their actions 1 to 1. While the suit itself was strong, it was S/O who made it surpass the limits.

Their knowledge on martial arts was unsurpassed by anyone she had ever known.

But in a strange way, it made Bronya admire them. They wore their heart on their sleeve, with no one telling them how to live. That was really admirable.

And secretly, she found herself quoting S/O many times as she was training with her weapons. Much to her amusement and horror.

But the first time she watched them in action could not compare to anything.

The machine's wings flared out and formed an energy halo, with S/O's hand becoming a blinding fiery light.

Their chest opened up and revealed a large glowing orb, with the symbol of the King/Queen of hearts flashing in front of it.

Before Bronya could even question what S/O was doing, she watched them fly past all the Silvermane guards and save them by driving their robotic fist into the enemy.

(S/O) "BURNING, FIIIIINGEEEER!"

On command, the creature exploded into a brilliant light, making everyone recoil as their enemies fled in terror.

S/O turned around, their machine crossing its arms and standing dramatically on top of a hill, staring down at everyone.

(S/O) "Behold, THE SCHOOL OF MASTER ASIA! THE UNDEFEATED SCHOOL OF THE EAST!"

(Silvermane Guard) "...O-Okay...?"

Bronya had much of the same reaction, but a slight blush overtook her cheeks.

(Bronya) "That was...incredible!"

(Silvermane Guard) "Ma'am?"

(Bronya) "A-AHEM! Men, we continue onwards! Remember our training, and show that we are not to be surpassed!"

It was completely stupid how S/O shouted their moves but...damn, if it wasn't effective.

Seele sighs whenever she watches S/O in action.

Their moves were completely unnecessary, way too flashy, and the thing that annoyed her the most?

They worked. Like, there was nothing to counter S/O's idiotic moves, nor anything that could actually survive them.

It worked, and she hated that it did.

Seele simply steps out the way of an incoming monster part that had exploded spectacularly.

(Seele) "I will never understand how that machine of yours makes everything it touches detonate. It's like everything's made out of Natasha's grenades to you."

(S/O) "HAH! You are just watching the King/Queen of Hearts in action, Seele! Try to keep up!"

Her eye twitched. Oh now it was ON!

She had a great deal of respect for her S/O, truthfully. But it was dwarfed by her annoyance of them as well.

They would go on about complete nonsense, and yet when they were together, S/O could be a surprisingly normal and honest person.

Then she would watch them in the fight club and watch S/O in their machine grab someone's head, ready to make it explode.

(S/O) "Article 1: A Unit whose head section has been destroyed is disqualified!"

(Man) "H-HEY! THAT'S MY ACTUAL HEAD!"

(S/O) "Then I have won this fight."

Seele had never heard about these articles, or schools on this planet. Maybe it was an offworld thing.

...God, she hoped that whoever trained S/O wouldn't meet Natasha or the kids.

[cypherthesilliest]

Guys I made sans round and now I can’t stop

HES ROUND. 😨 I used to have so much trouble making round sans heads I just stuck to making them sharp but now.. I HAVE POWERRR MWAHAHAHAHAHA

I’m still gonna draw sharp sans heads but THE POWERRR EEEEHEHEHAHAHAHA

[queenofsquids]

@keiths-dolls @robotsandfrippary Your enthusiasm gives me powerrr

And then I remembered I have these Minnie fashion doll hands!! The pegs are way huge as they are. Gotta ruminate over shaving them down -- not sure I have the dexterity to make them as tiny as the RH holes.

@elizabethplaid You have a really good memory if you recall I had issues with the ears hitting the shoulders of another body, I can't remember which one now. But the shoulders on the RH are narrower so even though they're close it's not a problem! She can use the full range of this neck!

Here's how I cut the head. I traced the LPS hole onto the bottom of her head and cut slightly bigger than the line. So the head piece is bowed and shoved up in there very tightly versus sitting flat in the LPS hole.

[thisblogwilleatourselves]

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[galaxynajma]

ok i’m curious. do you have a favorite chainsaw man ending theme? (this is pretty much just me trying to get you to go listen to all of them 💀 unless you already have an answer)

Yk I’m been meaning to rewatch all the csm endings for a while and now because of this I actually did

( now I have not listened to any of these songs in full only of what I seen in the EDs but shh they’re all over one minute I’ve listened to them a enough I’ll do that in my meantime besides this list probably wouldn’t change a lot )

As fun and interesting it was to have a new ending for every week’s episode I would not mind if MAPPA never does this again with csm

Anyways

1. Ending 2 : time left by zutomayo ( did not expect it to like it as much as I did )

2. Ending 12: fight song by eve ( so cute yet so sad if you know what happens in the manga )

3. Ending 11 : violence by queen bee

4. Ending 3: hawatari nioku centi by maximum the hormone ( such chaos so fitting for chainsaw man im hope they do a another ED or maybe a OP for chainsaw man in the future)

5. Ending 4: tablet by tooboe ( POWERRR)

6. Ending 5 : in the backroom by syudou ( I like the references to the Four Horsemen especially Nayuta )

7. Ending 10 : dogland by people 1

8. ending 1 : chainsaw blood by vaundy

9. Ending 6 : rendezvous by kanaria

10. Ending 8: first death by tk from ling tosite sigure

11. Ending 9 : deep down by aimer

12. Ending 7 : chu tayousei by ano ( i feel so bad it’s not like i don’t like the song its just i like the others a little more )

[deusvervewrites]

In regards to the people that referred to JoJo or HxH as examples: I think the reason these fights work so well is the fact that,very often, they aren't really fights. They are puzzles!

When it comes to Shounen Power Systems there are, very generally, two types: There is the "One size fits all" system, in which all powers and abilities are based on the same magic/ki/soul/strength/etc... So it usually comes down to who is stronger. Thats you classic Dragon Ball Z nonsense, whoever yells the loudest/invokes the power of friendship & anime the most, will win.

The other system is what I like to call "Apples and Oranges". There might be some underlying connecting lore, but in practice, all powers are fundamentally different in a way that can't directly be compared. Obvious examples are the Stands from JoJo, but also things like the Devil Fruits from One Piece. In these settings, it is often not possible to "just" overpower your enemy, you also need to find their limits or weak-spots. The fight starts turning into a puzzle while the protagonists and the reader are trying to figure out what the opponents power is and how it works. Luffy was always physically stronger than Crocodile, but he first needed to figure out how to counter Crocodiles Sand-powers by using water to actually stand a chance.

And thats why I personally dislike the later arcs of MHA. Quirks are a perfect "Apples and Oranges"-system. All of them are so fundamentally different and have so many different use cases, that the puzzles write themselves. And Izukus analysis hobby/talent is perfect to figure out weaknesses and limits. Imagine, for a second, Uraraka as an hitherto unknown antagonist. At first she would seem to have some sort of super-strength or telekinesis power that is extremely strong and dangerous. Then you could slowly figure out that it actually is a gravity power, followed by the 5-finger activation requirement and the nausea-backlash, which, finally, would give you options to defeat her. And thats just her!

Now, you can obviously have hybrid systems/settings, One Piece is actually a good example here, some fights are puzzles, some are regular yell louder until you win with the power of friendship. It gives the series a nice balance, there is something for everyone, different characters can shine in different ways.

But it feels to me as if MHA slipped fully into "MOAR POWERRR!!!" in it's later arcs. We just crank up the power level of the antagonist and the protagonist and call it a day, no need for clever strategies and puzzles. Overhaul, Re-Destro and obviously Shigaraki have just extremely powerful Quirks with little to no weakness and generally are fought/taken out by a Friendship powered attack of the "I can't lose here!" variety. And that just feels like a waste of an amazing system to me.

This is one of the many reasons I hate All For One. Because he could have multiple Quirks to work through like this but instead he goes, "ah fuck learning Quirks, here are five strength boosters and a wind cannon. I have no other attacks. Fuck you."

[thedietelf]

"no no, the incendiary start is the best way to begin" -signs

"just because you don't like public transit because ot scares your lord and saviour mothman, does not make you a crypto fascist " -lanius

"Yeah we're going up there because of a sense of propriety...and totally not that they may have valuables lying around their definitely castle up there" -warlock

"so if they have to walk to get to me, it's kinda like being followed by the insta death snail." -warlock

"he's sucking on something rigid as he walks down the stairs" -dm

"None of those groups will lay claim to him" -DM after paladin uses divine sense

"it would give my skin some colour." - warlock on ingesting silver

"how many licks to get to the center of a silver ingot?"

"it's a silver lick"

"it's only science if you write it down"

"🎵bring it down bitch, bring it down 🎶" -Paladin to DM taking initiative

"our experience points"

"it looks like it's being held together by skin, tendons, and what looks like fetish gear"

"like a mother cat teaching you to how to hunt, here's a dagger"

"excuse me, hence has never sinned a day in his life" -ooc about paladin

"what are your pronouns?" "uh, doctor." -NPC

"UNLIMITED POWERRR..." "its not unlimited, it is in fact extremely finite." -fighter and artificer

"so what you're saying he's a vegetarian. ....just like Hitler." -warlock about NPC

"Everyone knows anger is not an emotion. Men feel it." -fighter

"... but if we're speaking hypothetically..." -Warlock asking about how to put a soul into a body

"oh is that your service kobold??"

"Bee-lay..." "Hence, what did we say about words with an E at the end?" "....bile??" -paladin and artificer

"why didn't i make a long furby as a construct?!" artificer

"i think if we have griffins assaulting people in the street for their sandwiches, the City might have something to say" -fighter, about our griffin (bird) bath idea

"tru site; the great value magic eyes" -warlock

"the real door was the friends we made along the way"

"we're going to go look at the body!" -warlock, with great enthusiasm

"well let's get going, Lomonds only got four hours of being big before he has to see a doctor" -warlock

"I'd like to see a rock run, bitch"

"jokes on you I'm too stupid for psychic damage" -paladin

"science has been achieved!!!!" -warlock, about our witch getting downed

"you are now back from death's front porch!" -dm

"true resurrection brings you back standing" "the most expensive way to recover from prone ever" -fighter and warlock

"caecilius crystal tv" -fighter

"gravity won't affect me! you have to believe in it for that!" "you know, lots of people tried that with Covid." -paladin and warlock

"respectfully, I have burlap..." -fighter about carrying monks petrified mother

"she ain't heavy, she's my mother." The emotional weight is nothing compared to carrying the stone statue

"everything looks like a badly compressed jpeg" -warlock about the enchanted glasses they've found

[missamyrisa2]

Does 1000 followers mean each of us get to tickle milk you once each??? I think it does!!

Unnnnnnnhhh~~~ whyyy do words have such powerrr?~~ I'm just trying to tease you all and then you had to say that ~~ and now I'm blushing pile again ~~

and eeeeee ~~ even though it destroys me even at the wordssss mmh suuureee send in your ~ tickle milkings ~ how would you dooo it~ I'm dying and also dying to know because oooh my gossh whyyy does tickle milking have to be sooo darn tickle hottt? It's like the ultimate tickly control to exert over a ticklish body isn't it? And just that hint of romantic sensual tickling without actually having to be so because it's y'know, sooo mean and wicked ~ but it's tickling so it's still cute and adorable ~<3

[gumi-megpoidd]

CHERRYYY

howve you beeen how was ur day

wanna look at sum hair and nails n shit

hiii bestieeee

i got hit with the bomb cycloneeee and now i dont have powerrr

was at my parents work all day so i could actually use my computer

and ofcccc

[blowflyfag]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated: March 2024

On Heels

By Pollo Del Mar

TWICE IN A year?! Not too shabby. But a trifecta or more sounds even better! Naturally, I’m talking about my return to Busted Open Radio. While most never appear even once. I’ve now guested on the worlds #1 pro wrestling radio show and podcast twice in 2023!

Host Dave LaGreca first invited me on the SiriusXM gabfest early in the year. Our 30-minute conversation must have impressed the industry leading personality, who promised to have me back. True to his word, I joined Dave and former AEW Women’s World champion Thunder Rosa in the fall.

A scheduled one-hour co-hosting block soon turned into a three-house pro wrestling marathon. Thunder and I worked some of my earliest shows together for a small promotion called Wrestling for Charity. It was a wonderful reunion, and anyone who’s ever tuned in already knows how easy it is to chat with Dave.

As an avid listener, I love Busted Open’s diverse team of impeccable wrestling veterans and pundits. Having already thrown my hat in the ring to return, I won’t avoid this opportunity to campaign to become a regular. 

Dave, should Busted Open Nation need consistent doses of smarts, sass, and charm, I'm easy to find! 

TAG THEM IN!

Chelsea Green is perfection!

Since returning to WWE in early 2023, nobody’s been as consistently entratining as Green–not by a long shot. Each outing, the Canadian reinforces how significantly the company fumbled her first run … and the wise investment that was bargaining her back.

Whether with Sonya Deville (get well soon!) or Piper Niven, Greens redefined the Women’s tag title scene. She’s almost single-handedly reinvigorated interest, her gloriously grating personality offering reasons beyond the belts for challengers to line up. 

[Piper Niven & Chelsea Green]

From Nattie Neidhart and any partner she chooses to former NXT Women’s tag champs Katana Chance & Kayden Carter, Green and Co. have reignited the once-flailing division. For that alone, Adam Pearce, you should give Chelsea anything she demands!

In so many ways, Green reminds me of another irritating yet skilled in-ring competitor, capable of elevating any partner. Ella Envy’s been NWA World Women’s tag champ with three different members of Pretty Empowered.  While the group’s primary focus is recently crowned NWA World Women’s champion Kenzie Paige, Envy is the backbone–a comedic genius who makes any pairing fresh and fun.

In Green and Envy, two very capable grapplers anchor their respective divisions. The future of women’s tag wrestling feels secure–and I couldn’t be happier!

FEEL THE POWERRR

Speaking of the NWA, any who haven’t seen recent Powerrr broadcasts are missing out. In season 15, the National Wrestling Alliance flagship is again firing on all cylinders.

With a more polished look, revamped entrances, and a plethora of rising stars and long-time favorites. Powerrr serves great action and larger-than-life personalities–yours truly included. Airing Tuesdays at 6:05 pm ET on YouTube, NWA Powerrr is one of the fastest-paced wrestling offerings going today! 

[kras-art-archive]

The first image is all fabric studies directly from references I found on Pinterest! The second image is just me using a schmorgus board of refs to create a cute dress :D

(I recently found put all fabric wrinkles are just weird triangles and now I have INFINITE POWERRR!!! I still have a lot to practice such as different types of fabric and how to suggest what type of fabric using texture + value gradients, but so much progress!! And like two days!! Yippee!!!)

[spider-gem]

SKsjsjs I was gonna say how unfair it was that u have polls and I didn't. Then I realized I didn't even know what the poll button looked like, and now that I do I just noticed I've had this feature for a week and a few days

heheheheheh the things I can do with this

Go wild! We now have uNLIMITED POWERRR

[louthingg]

if it makes you feel better here are some of my stupidest ones:

“bust a nuuuut” in a sing song voice

“…….a fish taco ?” from supernatural

“YOURE THE MAAAAAAN BUT I GOT THE I GOT THE I GOT THE POWERRR” i sing this one. full of riffs and everything. help

“i have screamed until my veins collapse i’ve waited out my times elapse now all i do is live with so much fate” from a slip knot song. i sound high and emo whenever my brain chooses this one.

they’re all extremely stupid. you’re not alone in the Stupid Vocal Stim Club.

FOR FUCKS SAKE

my echolalia has latched onto "now pu-pu-pu-pu-pump it up and back it up like a Tonka truck" from on the floor by jennifer lopez.

i cant stop saying it it sounds so stupid. help 😭😭😭

[skelltan]

NWA week in review - 25/26 Nov

I'll talk more about how I'm changing my coverage of wrestling but tl;dr I've decided even a truncated review of NWA's weekly shows isn't even really worth it so I'm just going to do dotpoints on notable things that happened each week

Powerrr

ec3 does a terrible promo where he does a "fourth wall" break thing describing what typically happens in a wrestling feud because he's oh so subversive - it sounds as good as you'd expect

he hits his finisher on his tag partner and lets thom latimer cover him - commentary try to justify this as if he was saying thom can't beat ec3 let alone his partner so ec3 has to put away his partner, but there's no way in hell ec3 intended that. still, good save by commentary and that would be a good heel move if it was anyone but ec3

joe spoils the winner of the "revolution rumble". i understand it was taped but jesus i've never seen a wrestling company spoil the events of THEIR OWN taped shows

aron stevens attacks question mark and screams "i never lie" over and over again

i mentioned last time the NWA feels like a random indie - they literally have a random indie match with 2 guys from the wildcat promotion

pretty empowered do a promo. they're kinda funny

they do a recap that has no bearing on anything that happens on this show. this also happens on USA

the recap is of homicide "taking them off the air". note how i said that doesn't actually happen, but the recap frames it as if thats what did happen

kamille has a match. i thought she looked like a decent powerhouse

USA

there's a guy in sinister minister's faction that looks like a knockoff eugene

i never really saw pope or jtg in wwe but they looked alright

pretty empowered can't defeat their opponent even with constant cheating, making them look weak

baby doll and her daughter are now here - baby doll actually managed a few legendary names in the NWA and her daughter's dad is jake the snake's brother, so that's cool

colby corino and kerry morton look alrght. not to disparage them but to instead comment on the nwa's talent pool, but the nwa probably has the weakest talent pool of any "notable" promotion

I'll try and release these ASAP after every episode of USA but if I stop covering them I'll have just lost interested

[eulaliasims]

This sweater Goat retextured is really cute, and I wanted it as a default for eftopsweaterset, so much so that I sat down and spent an afternoon learning how to default clothes. Doesn't it look so cute and cozy?

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Credit: EA, @goatskickin for the cool recolors, @keoni-chan for the original conversion & @deedee-sims for the age conversion