#nvm that makes zero sense

[ansbobcar]

I'm ready to become a part-time lore builder of a fandom if I can't get any answers.

Seriously. Time to do some mental gymnastics again because, I LOVE TALKING ABOUT LORE (well worldbuilding lore) AND MAKING LORE IF THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT IT!!

We're back to looking at the Divine Visionaries again because, what the hell are these administration/department/subdivisions man.

Here are my rankings of most straightforward to least straightforward (in terms of what they govern) and my reasoning, questions, headcanons AND MANGA SPOILERS. Feel free to discuss!

1. MAGICAL ITEMS

It's basically quality control check of any magical tool and also acts like a museum. Very straightforward to guess. It's managing, checking the quality of new, old, or powerful magical items. We also know the most about it I think because Rayne currently manages it (idk why i trust the fandom wiki)

2. FORBIDDEN MAGICAL TEXTS

This is also straightforward. They manage forbidden magical texts from being accessed to the public. But I'd like to think that this department has to ensure that any texts which use magic, such as newspapers and maybe even children's books, abide by their printing laws and don't enter into that forbidden valley. Prevention of more forbidden magical texts is probably one of their main goals. I mean, confiscation of books and materials or clues regarding them will either be stored or burned possibly. Censorship is a possibility.

3. MAGIC SECURITY (FORCE)

Every time I hear security I think of that random post from twitter I think about how the US' whole military like thing is called the defense something or something. AND I THINK ABOUT IT. But you know atleast security makes more sense.

Current headcanon is that the magic police is under their jurisdiction but being called a magic security officer is diff from a magic police officer. The main difference is that magic police focus solely on internal and surface level, local scale magic (and lack-magic) crimes.

Magic Security is a more national/international scale, or something that involves the Bureau directly. Like a war between other magical races or those type of conflicts. The bar to being a magic security officer is much higher than a magic police officer too.

4. MAGICAL CEMETERY

The management of deceased magic users/wizards is pretty straight forward BUT what I'm tryna figure out is:

a) How many official cemeteries are under their jurisdiction? If so is it illegal to bury a deceased wizard's body on your own?

b) Do they only manage the cemeteries? If they don't does that mean that it's a law to contact their department while preparing for a funeral and burial? How early do they have to get involved?

c) Whoever was managing this division when Adam Jobs died was not good at their job. Nvm this guy's body was gone to bits. Still bad management on their part to not scavenge for that bit of flesh left over. Burn the area to the ground if you have to. Fucking Innocent Zero got his body.

5. MAGICAL CREATURES

The only reason I have this much lower than I initially intended is because there are so many fucking magical creatures in this fucking world that it should be one of the biggest ass divisions of the Bureau alongside Magical Items.

a) You need research/encyclopedias on these creatures. What their weakness is and so on, research on magical creatures (probably in conjunction with magical research).

b) Is animal cruelty a thing in this world? It probably is. It better be then there has to be a governing body for that.

c) I feel like for magical magical creatures like Dragons, they have to manage/hand out yearly licenses towards educational institutes to allow those dragons to be used. Otherwise, I think they'll be released to the wild and will be blacklisted from ever owning a dragon. (Animal cruelty act or something)

d) They probably have a national zoo which is used for both research and conservation purposes. Bet there's a bunch of endangered species.

6. MAGICAL RESEARCH

Just like the previous department/administration... this is also pretty broad. (You'll realise a pattern as we go down the list). The way I see it is that every year, they gather statistics and feedback from the people, and come up with 4-6 projects of varying scales to help. These can range from new technology for pre-existing magical tools or making new innovations and tools.

They also do research on animals, plants and probably somewhat manage the welfare of the country slightly.

What I wonder is if it's illegal to do research outside of their department? Or do they allow exceptions, like some company can pitch their idea to the magical research department who then greenlight their thing or not like Dragon's Den.

7. MAGICAL POWER

Orter and Rinka, idk how y'all even do this. Magical Power Admin according to the fandom wiki (which I think took info from the fanbook, but cannot confirm), looks into shit related to power basically (abuse, lack ofs, very magical power creatures).

My problem is that kind of overlaps with magic security just slightlyyy. I also headcanon that the magic police are governed by magic security and magical power.

So far for my fanfic (big spoilers lol):

a) Their main goal is to reduce/prevent the abuse of magic within the kingdom/country.

b) They can make and enforce laws/policies/the legal rules surrounding the use of magic which include giving penalties/punishments.

8. MAGICAL TALENT

What the fuck is Kaldo's job. I get he looks at Divine Visionary candidates before they even get to the final exam but seriously. I would like to think that part of his job is to take note of what kind of personal magic has ever fucking existed other than tryna analyse people. If his department was more like HR, I think it'd make more sense.

His department probably has the least amount of people/staff.

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There's probably other departments as well that aren't governed by a Divine Visionary for now. My ted talk is finished. For now.

[midnight1nk]

This week's episode...

[spoilers below cut]

...

OH GOD THEY KNOW THEY KNOW

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

WE GOTTA GO [*running sounds*] GET OUT GET OUT/ref

The following is my live reaction to the episode:

i can't believe they made this episode

as an AA fan, I immediately recognized the music (it makes my gay lawyers brain go happy ❤️)

hey smg4 can i steal your intro?

oh hey the youtube remote... susan, what are you doing here?

COSMOLOGY LORE MENTION LET'S GOOOOOO

ANOTHER SNOWTRAPPED JUMPSCARE GODDAMMIT THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

(also Four, why was that the first thing that came to mind? Four, why did you call it a dream? Four?)

(also also the timestamp being 2:34... c'mon guys...)

MAR4?!

ZERO MENTION OH SHIT

Christianity? in my SMG4 episode? it's more likely than you think

Me: revelations? is that you? revelations arc [*mickey mouse voice*]: yes it's me, ink

hi shroomy! ...SHROOMY NOOOOOOOOO

AA music...again :D

...papa johns?

pack it up skittles squad, SMG4's dead

today we lost another silly little goober

we never got to see Goop!4...

oh nvm he's alive again (where did that banana come from tho)

HE SAID THE LINE LET'S GOOOOOOOO

also congrats to mango for the art in the credits (happy birthday!)

Oh man i really loved this episode! I needed a good laugh (i may have a broken sense of humor idk)

no we're not going to think about the implications that they may be onto us

hmm as far as my theories go, there isn't much to add. I may have to go frame by frame to see if I missed anything.

well now I gotta say the line:

But, hey, that’s just a theory…

AN SMG4 THEORY

🎶Thanks for dropping by🎶

[cuephrase]

What are some things introduced new52 to current day that you like and think are an overall net positive for batfam continuity? (As in, it's not uncommon for me to see fan things that mainly focus on post crisis/pre flashpoint stuff but still incorporate new comic aspects, such as slightly changed family dynamics/new developments, and it's interesting for me to find out what different people think is and isn't worth keeping from what got added after the reboot)

ooooh this is a fun question!!

i was going to say i haven't read that many n52 and onwards runs, and then i realized i have actually read most of the ones i want to, i just haven't read any batman/'tec/batgirl/or duke's runs yet. (i read like...half of We Are Robin, Joker War, and i've read batman from where zdarsky come in so like have also read Gotham War.) (might read Catwoman?? not the point.)

since we're sticking strictly to net positives, i'll include something that i like, even if i have criticisms of it, but i won't get into those criticisms so we can stay positive!! (future cue, so this is kind of a lie but i swear i didn't go overboard.) i'm going to include stuff as minor as like costumes bc why not. also nothing is going to be in order of like what i like the most to what i like the least, just fyi. also, probs not definitive, knowing me i will forget something lmao

New52 Era-

tim's red robin costume. that suit is *chef's kiss* imo. i love that he has wings. i...i don't know if i necessarily want it back rn bc i am sososososo in love with his current robin costume, but i do adore the n52 red robin suit

i personally like that they went ahead and made jason less villain, more anti-hero. i think him trying to reintegrate with the batfam creates some very compelling crises

dick as Agent 37!! which...okay, no criticisms nvm. michael janin's art tho >>> okay well actually maybe sometimes i wish this was like elseworlds/black label instead of mainline but

might be a bit of a reach, but i really enjoy the first handful of arcs in n52 b&r and the relationship dynamic they established for bruce and dami

i like that tim and jason are somewhat friendly. i think it makes sense. for a lot of reasons. this is a somewhat controversial opinion, which i understand. but this is where i stand

did i like anything else from this era specifically?????????

OH

DUKE!!!!!!! i loooooove him very happy he was added

Rebirth Era-

the outlaws, specifically jason's relationship with bizarro. (i enjoyed artemis a lot too!! tbh, haven't read these guys outside of this run tho so zero clue how accurate these portrayals are, so grain of salt?)

the return of dick's fingerstripes!!!!!!! best part of tom taylor's run /hj

TIM'S ROBIN COSTUME AHHHHHH. i'm sorry i love that suit way too much

love damian's current robin costume, although...does he have combat boots rn still? can't remember. if he doesn't, they should give those back

damian + jon's relationship, ik it gets obliterated by the stupid age up, but super sons is still very special to me

tim being bi!! now do kon dc you cowards

alfred's death. i refuse to elaborate. i could, but i shan't (this is not alfred hate tho i swear)

i'm forgetting something rn i know it

oh yeah, i do like tim being robin again. IK. IKKKK. no, i don't think he should be robin forever. no, i don't think dami is a bad robin/shouldn't be robin.

um...i liked dick getting shot in the head. the ric era is not how i would've wanted the aftermath but

i don't want to comment on anything super recent, but i do think there's stuff going on rn that could end up being net positives

the titans being reassembled. jury's out on their location but, i do like that they're back

i'm not counting yj because they're not doing anything with them rn, but they should ugh

i think...i think that's it? there could honestly be a lot more that i'm forgetting. i hope this was interesting!! if there's anything i didn't mention that you're curious about, or something i did mention that you'd like a more in-depth answer about, please feel free to ask!! i'm curious what you consider net positives anon, you should shareeee

[mellozheist]

HHaha just imagined rats tryina clean p!Martyn up for like a date/ to impress someone n that’s so cute :)

Tyty for the cute as always o7!!!!!

- Deceased Anon

He has zero sense of fashion so We have to make pretty clothes for him squeak squeak

wait

oh my gosh

He sounds like Cinderella

HE'S CINDERELLA

OH HO HO HO Now You giving me an idea

Scott is Prince Charming ofc (Prince Denholm!)

I can't decide about Oli and Sausage for them to be either as Fairy Godmother or Lady Tremaine (I just think it'd be silly for both possibility)

nvm I think Sausage can be Lady Tremaine (SLAY)

and Oli should be Fairy Godmother (extremely silly)

Maybe Owen and El as Anastasia and Drizella (this bestie is CHAOS)

idk much about the Grand Duke / The King and some other animals

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

THIS IS HIS GLASS SLIPPER BOOTS

jk maybe this

[uglyduckling339]

KY'S LIFE IS STRANGE DOUBLE EXPOSURE NONSENSE LIVEBLOG: The Tutorial

(spoilers under cut) (do not take this seriously lmfao this is me basically talking to myself) (this will make ZERO sense without playing the game or watching it btw)

um.. where do i start

firstly that fucking qr code is rhe genuine bane of my existance. i spent 7 minutes tryna get it to work for basically nothing.

also !! the settings menu was hella fucking confusing and i got lost tryna change the captions (skill issue on my part ngl)

anyways so intro to the game: music was ass and i was confused why the door was being shook so gently until Max Fucking Caulfield wandered in😭 10/10 shock value worked tho cuz i didnt think that she was breaking into a broken room until her face appeared on screen

Safi is very cutesy in both a physical manner and a personality manner but her jokes are so hit or miss lmao

Max caulfield stealing that toy and joking abt stealing stuff??? talk abt character growth

i fucking HATE THE NEW CAMERA ARGGGGGGGG i keep fucking up my pics

Hot take i think safi and max are equally sexy in this new game GOD DAMNN

nvm maybe not equal. i'd let safi hit so fast tbh ("boss"??)

ALSO !! HER REWIND GETTING REMOVED POST-STORM IS CANON !!!! *

i've been saying this since the trailers but max's voice sounds so fucking weird in this (and yeah ik its not THAT diff from the og voice, but something abt it is irking me and idk what) (no hate to hannah telle)

nobody:

this game: fun fact !! safi's mom is the principal of the school! her mom! safi's mother! mom! mother! safi's ! principal !

god shut the fuck up i get it bro

FLASHBACK SCENEE

Ik its not just me who thinks this but istg they musta refilmed these scenes cuz chloe and max both sound hella odd (maybe i am trippin tho)

CHLOE! HAUNTING! THE! NARRATIVE!

smooth cut between chloe and safi's voice 10/10

i know the fandom is gonna be in fucking shambles over those choices so i'm holding my opinions off until i form a bigger analysis on it

I don't hate Amanda but i do hate rhat the game is pushing her on us so hard **

Also reminder to check yalls texts!! theres no journal but half of the shit i've seen complanted abt is referenced in the texts/posts

Chloe and Max having issues long before rhe breakup is so nice to see tbh. i'm glad it wasn't just a one comment plot choice.

also the issues primarily stemming from Max's trauma and her need to run is so good i can't wait to yap abt it

god off topic i am fucking DREADING the fandom. im so worried abt us tbh

okay back to the game, I think Amanda is really nice but I'm not gonna romance her day one cuz idk how to feel abt her yet

okay theory time! i think if chloe was actually IN the game, she'd be with a band in the Turtle bar. seen in the pink twitter, chloe "performs". i think she'd totes pull up at perform at the bar (once again im not saying if i think its very likely or nah but its a cool idea at least)

ALSO VICTORIA CHASE IS ALIVE :DDD AND BESTIES WITH CHLOE???

i'm only using pink twitter to watch Chloe and Vic ngl idgaf abt nun u other hoes

did u all a HUGE favor and tested rhe other option w rhe bottle cap.

on that note do the candy not the bag

shit like ts makes me miss rewind :(

animal symbolism my beloved

i think thats all? OH WAIT okay so i actually love safi. she's so weird and cringe but in a subsitute teacher way. it's a vibe and i would romance her w Max if i was given a choice (im gonna get hate mail again for rhat comment arent i 💀😭)

so far i really don't hate rhe game. it's glitchy in ways rhat for 80$ it shouldn't be but so far i've only had one actual issue so i'm not too pressed abt it. (for me, Safi keeps jumping between visible and invisible during cut scenes.)

I think the in game music is fire, but the actual "songs" aren't allthat good. tbh tho thats a personal opinion lmfao

[netscapenavigator-official]

I actually wanna do a debriefing of my "Most Fuckable Ghost in Luigi's Mansion 3" Polls, so here goes:

And fyi, the titles aren't just underlined for style. They're hyperlinked to the respective poll. So be careful. Also, this a really long post with a lot of photos.

Part 1: The Basic Enemy Ghosts

Initially, this poll started off with two front runners. Goob and Hammer took off before any of the other three got any votes. Goob took the initial lead, but Hammer quickly passed them. As the poll got more votes, however, Goob slowly increased in popularity, while Hammer fell behind. The others began getting votes, too, resulting in...

5th Place [6 Votes]

Hammer!

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3rd/4th Place (Tie) [7 Votes]

Oozer & Slinker! (Sorry, I can't put them side-by-side. Oozer's image is too tall, and Tumblr's auto-formatting crops his head off.)

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2nd Place (Runner-Up) [10 Votes]

Trapper! (y'all are NASTY)

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1st Place (Most Fuckable) [13 Votes]

Goob!!

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Part 2: Bosses (Levels B2 - 7)

This poll, unlike Part 3, did not omit anybody. However, the keen eye will notice that there is no ghost listed for Level 1. That's because there isn't one. Level 1 is the lobby, and it is the only floor in Luigi's Mansion 3 to not have a boss ghost. This is most likely so that the player has time to orient themselves with the game, as this is the floor where the player first battles any ghost. Therefore, Goob could technically be considered the "boss" of Level 1, but not really, so I didn't count it.

Initially, Steward took off in popularity, shortly followed by Chambrea. I can't really say that I'm surprised, as, in my opinion, the third part of this poll had far more fuckable options. Either way, these two were the front runners for a long time. Steward took the lead first, but Chambrea later overtook him. Eventually Steward came back, and the two were tied for quite some time. However, at some point in the middle, Amadeus Wolfgeist had a sudden surge in popularity. He rocketed to the top and remained there for quite a while. Eventually, though, his lead became less and less as others began getting votes, including the former front runners.

Doctor Potter, the Boss on Level 7, is one of two ghosts in all three polls to receive zero votes. It appears the Luigi's Mansion crowd on Tumblr is not only anti-environment, but also anti-GILF.

8th Place [0 Votes]

Doctor Potter (L7)...

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5th/6th/7th Place (Tie) [1 Vote]

Chef Soulfflé (L2), Kruller acab (L3), & King MacFright (L6)!

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4th Place [2 Votes]

Clem (LB2)! (i don't know about y'all)

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3rd Place [9 Votes]

Chambrea (L5)! (this concept art does her dirty with that gummy smile lmao)

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2nd Place (Runner-Up) [11 Votes]

Amadeus Wolfgeist (L4)! (nvm what i said earlier, y'all are apparently pro-GILF after all)

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1st Place (Most Fuckable) [15 Votes]

Steward (LB1)!! (i'm starting to sense a very basic theme here...)

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Part 3: Bosses (Levels 8 - Rooftop)

This poll omitted Level 11's boss(es) because, while it's never explicit said anywhere, the three of them are very much coded to be little girls. So I, obviously, excluded them from a "Most Fuckable" poll. It worked out, though, as that meant Parts 2 and 3 could have the same number of options.

Speaking of options, I did originally have Level 11's Nikki, Lindsey, & Ginny in this poll before I saw their image and realized they were kids. As a result, I decided to make Part 2 the bigger poll, with it initially having Morty. Once I decided to remove Nikki, Lindsey, & Ginny; I moved Morty to this poll to even things out. However, a keen observer might've noticed I made a goof of this poll: Despite changing the title and poll options to reflect the addition of Morty... I completely forgot to add his photo... even worse, I completely forgot to remove it from Part 2. I did eventually notice, however. Before either was reblogged and my horrid mistake was immortalized forever, I was able to edit both posts and correctly put Morty's reference photo where is belonged.

Also, because Morty's photo came at a later date, you can actually tell that it's higher quality than the others. This is because I made the initial poll on my laptop. On my laptop, the preview images loaded at a decent resolution, so I just saved them, not thinking much about it. I didn't realize the Super Mario Wiki was down-scaling them until after I had all the pictures uploaded. Oh well. However, when I realized I had messed up Morty's photo, I didn't have access to my laptop. Therefore, I had to make the edit on my phone. On mobile, the Super Mario Wiki down-scaled the photos a LOT more, so I had no choice but to open the image link and use the original file.

(For this debriefing, I'm using ALL of the full-res photos because who doesn't love extra pixels?)

This was the most voted-in poll, with 52 votes.

I expected King Boo to do abnormally well (because he's King Boo, duh), but I also expected Hellen Gravely to do a lot better than she did. While King Boo and Hellen started off well, Hellen quickly fell behind as people started voting for Serpci. Serpci rocketed to first place last minute and maintained that lead for quite a while. Eventually, however, King Boo made a come back and the two were tied up until the final day of the poll.

DJ Phantasmagloria and Morty were also late-comers to the game. They both weren't really present in the first few days of the poll. I expected Morty to do abnormally well, too, because of how friendly he is, in the game, compared to the other ghosts and bosses. DJ Phantasmagloria I was torn on. I didn't personally choose her, but I knew she might have a decent chance if she found her audience. Both Morty and DJ Phantasmagloria rocketed up in numbers in the second half of the poll's timeline, and I think they both held first place at one time or another.

Captain Fishook, the Boss on Level 12, is the second candidate in all three polls, alongside Doctor Potter from Part 2, who received zero votes. Unlike Dr. Potter, I'm more okay with this one... I mean, he's literally a fish. I probably would've been more mad if he had gotten votes. I debated whether or not to even include him, but I did just in case someone complained.

8th Place [0 Votes]

Captain Fishook (L12)... (yes it's spelled like that, according to the Super Mario wiki)

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6th/7th (Tie) [1 Vote]

Ug (L9) & Johnny Deepend (L13)!

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5th Place [6 Votes]

Hellen Gravely (L15)! (I AM FUMING!! HELLEN IS LITERALLY MOTHER! HOW DARE YOU ALL!!!!)

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4th Place [9 Votes]

DJ Phantasmagloria (L14)!

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3rd Place [10 Votes]

Morty (L8)! (I suppose we can have one personality king...)

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2nd Place (Runner-Up) [12 Votes]

King Boo (Rooftop)! (we love a plus-sized King... like slang-wise... not monarchy-wise)

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1st Place (Most Fuckable) [13 Votes]

Serpci (L10)!! (Hellen was fucking ROBBED)

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Conclusion

The three Most Fuckable ghosts in Luigi's Mansion 3 are:

Serpci (L10), Goob, and Steward (LB1)!!!

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However, if we want to democratize things:

3rd Place [25% of poll & 13 Votes]

Serpci!! (Level 10)

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2nd Place (Runner-Up) [30.2% of poll & 13 Votes]

Goob!!

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1st Place (THE Most Fuckable) [37.5% of poll & 15 Votes]

Steward!!! 🎉 (Level B1)

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(Somehow, even when all the options were ghosts, y'all still managed to choose the basic white guy. I'm never making another opinion poll again.)

[usergrantaire]

thought i’d pick this up again so here are some more gilded age thoughts lol

here be spoilers

- i love love looooove giant 1880s–1910s hats

- fuck george russell and all these other robber baron union busters

- peggy’s son being dead kind of feels like a copout :/

- did oscar get hate crimed like thomas did??? (nvm just mugged)

- the russells’ newport mansion is the elms

- does fellowes know he’s allowed to have more than one main gay per show?

- “backing the losing side” the met opera is still around today and the academy of music stopped putting on opera in 1886 before being demolished completely in 1926 lol

- audra mcdonald the mother that you are

- marian’s gaydar is negative zero lmao

- mrs russell is going to pawn gladys off to a broke duke i know we can all see it coming from a mile away

- yeah we all know marian and larry are going to be endgame too lol

- the little girl dresses should have bustles too

- “more than i’ve ever felt for any other woman” well that’s technically not a lie

- daddy capitalism patrick page

- “i suppose she’s afraid of fortune hunters” no she’s just waiting for the right (aka titled) fortune hunter to come along lol

- god forbid a woman does anything (side note meryl streep junior’s acting has improved)

- pumpkin!

- “perhaps you do not value loyalty” clearly considering how her family emigrated from ireland due to the famine and now she wants to marry gladys off to an english lord

- if i were alive back then i would absolutely be working class but probably more in the opera singer/ballerina sense of working class. does that make sense

- i looooove trashy romantic subplots so i am so here for the jack/bridget/adelheid downstairs love triangle lmao

- holy shit the russell valet is flora’s dad

anyway that’s it for the week see y’all next week

[apoptoses]

Did no one send you Lestat/Daniel for ship bingo? I'm sending you Lestat/Daniel.

no they haven't which is a CRIME and i am so happy you rectified this issue

(EDIT: I fucked up idk why the attempted murder square is filled hahaha whatever maybe it's an inside joke between them NVM FIXED IT)

Look when it comes to these vampires mixing friendship with physicality I really think these two have the chance to be the least fucked up. Like. Think about it.

You've got Lestat who has zero chill, who wants to do anything and everything and he wants to do it now! And Daniel has run the gauntlet of that behavior with Armand, he has it in him to be spontaneous, he's literally always down to clown. So the two of them together? Chaos in the best way, it's like two Tiggers in a room, it's gonna be fun.

But then also I think Daniel has the potential to rein Lestat in (in a way no one else really can). If Lestat is like hey, get out of bed loser, we're flying to London because I wanna turn the Queen before she dies and see what happens, Daniel isn't gonna argue with him. He's gonna redirect. He'd be all sure, that sounds wild but wouldn't it be funnier to take a hair dryer, loosen the glue on Louis's paperbacks and swap the covers around and then wait for him to notice?

Boom! International crisis averted!

And under all the winding each other up I think they have the potential to just be really nice together. Like fuck buddies, obviously. At least once a month they go out and drink off some drunks and then while buzzed they fool around.

But also they're just comfortable with each other. Lestat has no sense of personal space, Daniel lost his sense of shame decades ago, if Lestat is gonna go pester anyone while they're in the shower and not get kicked out, it's Daniel he can do that with. Daniel can toss his feet into Lestat's lap. When they walk down the street Lestat can put his arm around Daniel's shoulders and it's fine, there's nothing weird.

(and Daniel? Totally into the fact that he's like two inches shorter than Lestat and is the smaller one, it's a novelty for him)

So like one day if they're out and some mortal asks what they are, and Lestat says oh he's my boyfriend? No big deal. Actually it makes sense, because 'guy I fool around with and see shitty movies with and who fucks my boyfriend and sometimes plays with my hair' isn't a title and Daniel can't be fucked to explain all of that so. Boyfriend it is.

Are they ever gonna be super sappy? Probably not. Are they gonna be a solid person the other can call when aggravated or stressed? Absolutely. They're there for each other and it's the weirdest, most normal relationship at the Chateau.

[inconsistentcharacterizationcomp]

Whose characterization is the most inconsistent?

Quinn Fabray

Out of all the Glee characters her characterisation was the most erratic which is really saying something

Though probably every single character in Glee would qualify, I went with Quinn is because she's probably the most notable example of this. Because of petty vengance reasons she's consistently given plotlines that are meant to paint her in a terrible light, despite the fact that it doesn't make any sense for her character to be doing any of it. From making her be absent from both her supposed best best friends' wedding, and high school boyfriend's funeral, to making her try to steal back her baby with barely any explenation given, she's always made to do the most out of pocket and personality-wise inconsistent stuff. Perhaps one of the most grevious offenses is when she starts dating Puck again, calling him the love of her life. This is the same Puck who took advantage of her and impregnated her when she was drunk, and whom she previously has shown literally zero interest in. Everytime she shows an ounce of character growth, the writers are like, haha, what if we made her backtrack on all that, and instead subjected her to more bullshit, wouldn't that be funn, WOULDN'T IT. Also: the fact that her friendship with Mercedes completely dissipated after season one is an easy forgottan crime compared to some of the other stuff the writers put her up to, but it still hurts an awful lot. They could have been,,, so much,,,,

Princess Audrey

First movie: after being the mean girl who hates on the main character throughout the entire movie, the MC does one good deed after doing a lot of bad things and suddenly they're both cool with each other, willing to do a music number together too. Book series: she's a nice but dumb/unskilled airhead apparently Animated series: she is no longer mentally ill. has no bad beef with the main characters. they're good friends now - no explanation. Third movie: OKAY ACTUALLY SHE'S THE MAIN VILLAIN NOW. SHE'S SO UPSET (after not seeming to care for the entire second movie), SHE'S GOING TO (somehow successfully) STEAL A WEAPON AND TAKE OVER THE WORLD. wait nvm the MC just gave her a friendship speech.

[if-only-angels-could-prevail]

If you wanted to rant more about that bad ending decision in Twelfth Night, I'd love to hear it! All the reviews I've read have spoken positively about that choice, but didn't speak about it in much detail, so I'd love to hear more from someone who isn't inclined to take it in the most positive bent.

yeah! so like, to be clear: this production also made the decision for Cesario to stay male, which I think is a fun/harmless choice that doesn’t really disrupt the flow of the story in any major way (I mean, I COULD get into it and be picky, but whatever, trans rep is good)

but it makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE in terms of satisfying theatre for Cesario/Viola to pine after Orsino this whole time and then at the last minute say “nvm” and pivot to someone (Olivia) he/she has demonstrated ZERO attraction toward! it’s unconvincing in terms of story, and also it’s unsatisfying as someone spending time with these characters! I haven’t seen How I Met Your Mother, but from what I understand, it’s like the finale of that show—doing a last minute switcheroo to say “we’re smarter than the audience”

The director’s note emphasizes she wanted the ending to be “more queer” / “celebrate queer joy” or something like that, and I assume that is somehow the justification for the ending. but that doesn’t make sense either, because in what world is a M/F couple “more queer” than a M/M one? both couples ARE queer, of course, because Cesario is trans—but if this director truly believes that this new pairing “celebrates queer joy” in a way that the original pairing (Cesario+orsino) doesn’t, that just proves the director doesn’t actually see Cesario as a man, which is…just transphobic! (addendum: i usually think “more queer” and “less queer” is a relatively useless discussion. I’m only taking this POV because, in the director’s words, she wanted to emphasize queerness. and it’s worth dissecting specifically why she failed.)

so yes, the new pairing is a betrayal to the delicate structure of the play, and also ridiculously self-centered, antagonistic toward the audience, and even potentially transphobic (in juxtaposition with her director’s note).

[worth-this-and-more]

holy fuck i said "fuck" so many times reading this whole post oh my gosh oh my fucking heavens

there's like zero addition from my side im just emphasising the points but nvm this is my blog so okay ig

[spoilers for legendborn and bloodmarked, read at your own caution ;)]

okay so the oaths have always always pissed me off for no reason other than that it's an abusive commitment forced upon both the sides, and given the fact that they can feel what the other feels and the whole bloodlust and shit, i honestly hate oaths but oh my god this angle of are nick's feelings really nick's feelings?? god i've always wondered this because nick and bree being "call and response" has always been there, and it makes sense too, but this angle is something i feel like could happen?? either in breesel or breeselnick. im in for all the options that have bree and sel lmfaooo

sel is raised as a weapon and nick was going to be raised as the king but ofc he rejected his legacy so that did not happen. sel got all of it and like you can actually tell hs first instinct with aether is always weapons like;

like bro could've just made a stick but had to go ahead and make the blade (i've laughed at this scene wayy too much im officially insane) but my point is that the "soldier" mentality is ingrained in selwyn for obvious reasons and so any moment he feels "affection" for bree that's obviously nick because what the hell i cant feel for shit I'm the kingsmage so oh. my. god.

"Where does Nick's feelings end and Sel's feelings begin?" Where is the line? Is there one?

holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shi-

and also also also about the childhood theory I've always always been on this hill i have a tent and a mansion and a residency on this hill but honestly how likely is it that natasia and faye being bestie's wouldn't bring their children on play dates?? why wouldn't they?? because before natasia was evicted and all that, they must've known each other somehow or else how did natasia know who to ask for help?? because my theory is that faye definitely helped natasia in some way to reverse the "succumbing to blood" and if bree and sel were mesmered as kids that could explain why here;

sel did not say anything but what was he thinking?? like bree's rootcrafting abilities came after faye's death so she probably didn't have the abilities to feel merlin gaze and all that but because it is a biological genetic ability i think she has always had these, rather than gaining them after faye's death. and maybe she never noticed it because she was never exposed to it at all before?? faye mentioned her friend hazel who did not see any "colors" aka aura around her. so it was probably that her rootcrafting abilities did not show up but her genetic "resisting mesmer" and "identifying merlins" abilities must be there because that's a defense mechanism. also here;

the drug did not dampen her abilities to feel merlin gaze and resist mesmer.

so what im saying is, going with this assumption that kid bree only met two merlins, natasia and selwyn, she must've told him someday his gaze feels like sparks. must've asked him why does he run so hot. must've questioned tons about merlins and sel may have answered her cautiously or maybe a bit giddy because why is she so interested in a demon??

at davises house did sel find a fleeting gap, a hole in his mind, where this memory was supposed to happen?? did he think about that gap over and over again like a tooth that has fallen out and you roll your tongue over it remembering that something was there. something you knew. did he feel that at all. did he think of it when he was on the run in bloodmarked, finally seeing the order for what it is, because now he was no longer a weapon they trusted but a weapon they had no more use of. this was the time where he must've thought about natasia and all that so the gaps in memories or memories that once felt like him suddenly didn't feel real anymore. couldn't he have ever wondered like we do about his mother having a best friend that she somehow never mentioned?? maybe for his sake or because she didn't feel like he was supposed to know this (i feel like he'd go to this option first) but whatever the reason wouldn't he have thought about them now.

went really off the rails so imma stop but babe these theories are scrumptious and I'm devouring them

Theories and predictions about 'Oathbound', and The Kingsmage Oath in particular

okayokayokay yes, I know, I can think of nothing else but Legendborn these days, but ngl I feel such a desperate need to write this out to get more thoughts on it. We already know quite a lot about the Kingsmage oath, right? But as the title of the third book suggests, I believe we will learn a whole lot more about it in Oathbound and I cannot fkn wait lol

[Major Legendborn and Bloodmarked spoilers ahead, read at your own... volition, tihi]

Alright. So. First off, disclaimer - I don't currently have my physical copy of Legendborn closeby to reference stuff, so if any of this is debunked in the first book please correct me! Most of this is sprouted from Bloodmarked! I don't think we got that much info about the Kingsmage oath in Legendborn but it was also quite a while since I read it lol

Theory no. 1

First off, the thing that made me start off my 10-message long rant about this to my Legendborn-partner-in-crime to begin with, is the fact that the two "participants" of the oath are connected to the degree that, not only does the Kingsmage feel if the Scion is in danger, but the Scion in question also feels the things the Kingsmage feels. Selwyn even explains that this is partly why he attacked Bree during the trials in book one during the infamous "graveyard scene":

" 'You remember that I planned our partnership during the trial. Planned to trick you, corner you, and kill you. I knew Nicholas would feel a desire to kill someone that night, because it would come over from me to him through the bond. I planned for him to eventually discover that the person he'd wanted to... was someone he-' [Sel] shakes his head, eyes hard. 'That it was you.' " - Bloodmarked, page 366

...and

" 'The morning after the first Oath, [Nick] came to me. Said he'd felt my desire to kill you and begged me to leave you alone, because of what it did to him' -[Sel] taps his chest- 'here. He said it felt wrong, wanting to hurt you. ' So I knew that what I sent through the bond would poison the part of him that was beginning to love you. Knew that if I failed, he'd have to live with the memory of wishing his girlfriend dead. Not just the memory, but the feeling of wanting to kill you himself, with his bare hands. Murderous intent like that is one of the worst feelings in the world. Haunting. Destructive. And for someone like Nick... it would tear him apart in a way he'd never forget and never heal from. And I did not care. I believed I was right, all in the name of duty.' " - Bloodmarked, pages 366-367

Both of these show the bad effects of the bond. Sel can actively affect Nick's views of the people around him, and influence his actions, and I believe that this is shown by how Nick beheaded that one guard without hesitation, that one time.

"I didn't kill Zhao for my father." Nick's eyes burn. "I killed him for me." Sel's eyes widen incrementally. "We should...come back to that." - Bloodmarked, page 467

The interesting thing about this is the way Sel has been so sure that Nick would "never hurt another soul", and yet, here he is, rejecting Sel's reasoning that Nick killed Zhao because of his father, and instead hammering home that "no, I did it for me." Because, and hear me out on this, Nick is, in the moment of the kill...oathbound to a Merlin actively fighting his own demonia from taking over.

Bree also brings up multiple times that "Nick has become a killer, the dangerous thing" after witnessing the murder (which, when I read it sounded a bit silly since Sel has tried to murder her multiple times and even explained in detail how he planned to do that specific thing but oh well lol), but in relation to how we've seen Sel act throughout Bloodmarked, and keeping the Kingsmage Oath in mind, it makes sense. Because is it ever explained how Sel's descent might also be transferring to Nick through the bond? If it is, I don't remember seeing it.

Also, Nick being so incredibly calm and no-hesitation about killing Zhao (in one of the more brutal ways he could have, even), makes me fully believe that it was either 1. not his first kill, or 2. he is more affected by Sel's demonia than Tracy wants us to realize. During the scene where Sel and Bree watch him kill Zhao, Sel is still void cuffed, which to me means that he is still actively fighting his demonia from taking him. Sel doesn't get his void cuffs off until the fight with Erebus where Bree root-boosts him back to his normal, balanced self, which happens after Nick's kill.

The synopsis of Oathbound hints at Nick having "secrets to share with the Table", and we know absolutely nothing about what he spent all of Bloodmarked doing. We only followed one half of the whole. If Sel was only half-successful in "poisoning" Nick with murderous intent towards Bree in Legendborn, when he hadn't yet lost his humanity... Do you see where I'm going with this?

Tracy herself shared a fanart of Nick doing The Thing, and quoted the artist with something along the lines of "Nick should scare you!" and "Ruthless Nick is the correct opinion to have!", and considering that Nick is now, by the end of Bloodmarked, bonded to a fully succumbed Demon!Sel, what does that make Nick?

Theory no. 2

Now, onto the more fun side of the oath (or, more heartbreaking, depending on how you read it, I guess lol)

I have seen a few people being put off by Nick and Bree's relationship in Legendborn because it, to some degree, reads a lot like "insta-love". And sure, love at first sight and all that stuff but how long has Bree known Nick, really? A couple weeks, maybe? I however, have another theory to this.

Again, the two participants of the Kingsmage Oath share feelings both ways, as explained by Sel:

" 'When did you worry [about losing your humanity]?' [...] 'When I started to see what I believe Nicholas sees when he looks at you. Only a monster could look at you and want to destroy you, Bree.' " - Bloodmarked, page 368

And of course we are led to believe that Nick, the "blond, good-hearted knight in shining armor" is the good influence, right, and Sel being the "tall dark and handsome demon" is the bad influence on the two...

...But what if it was the other way around the entire time?

[Sel:] " 'I was raised not to trust myself!' " - Bloodmarked, page 368

[Sel:] " 'I don't know if that's in the cards for me.' [...] 'If I'm allowed that wish, it would be truly something. But wishes are dangerous mind games we play with ourselves. The only way to win is to not play.' " - Bloodmarked, page 475

Sel was raised as a weapon and a shield for the Scion of Arthur, and has never been treated as anything else. He was never allowed by anyone else nor himself to put himself and his own feelings first. So when he is suddenly struck with feelings for Bree, it makes sense for him to "blame it" on Nick, automatically. He couldn't possibly be the one with romantic, wholesome, fluffy feelings towards someone else, right? To Sel, it would feel wrong. "Illegal".

" 'Why didn't you [leave]?' 'Because my judgement is not what it should be around you, Bree. It never has been.' " - Bloodmarked, page 369

"It never has been," huh? Now, I find that to be a very funny choice of wording, Tracy, since the over-arching conflict in the entirety of Bloodmarked is related to mesmers and witheld information.

And the fact that Bree's mother and Sel's mother knew each other.

" 'The woman that helped you hide the memory. Was that Sel's mother?' My mother smiles, fond and sad at once. ' Yes. Natasia.' I have to ask. 'Do you know where she is?' She glances at Sel, and I know her answer is for his ears and mine both. 'No. Even if I could speak to her now, she would not tell me.' " - Bloodmarked, page 447

We also know that Sel's mother was the one who mesmered Bree in the hospital. But what if both Bree and Sel were mesmered at some point? What if the romantic feelings Nick felt for Bree the moment they met was actually Sel's feelings for Bree, coming over through the bond?

Another thing that speaks to this, I believe, is the use of the phrase "call and response", which Bree uses a lot when talking about herself and Nick,

" And then [Nick's] mouth is on mine, and every call and response we've ever felt pales in comparison to this one. " - Bloodmarked, page 377

...but also how she describes the relationship between Arthur and Lancelot:

" I shiver. Even [Lancelot's] voice affects me like Nick's does. 'Arthur?' he asks. And I reply, 'Lancelot.' Call and response. That's how it is between me and Nick. How it has always been. " - Bloodmarked, page 132

I believe, again, that this "call and response" thing is what I personally believe is what might be bringing Nick and Bree so close so fast. They are both scions of what I see as one of the most bromantic knights in the entire Order. Of course they out of all people would find a connection soul-to-soul right way. And that on top of Sel possibly knowing Bree before Legendborn even happens? It's no wonder that both of the two boys feel so comfortable gushing about her being "beautiful forever" in that one bloodwalk that one time, lol.

In conclusion, I guess the big question at hand is "Where does Nick's feelings end and Sel's feelings begin?" Where is the line? Is there one? I'd like to argue that the fact that Sel's first instinct, when he first starts feeling "what Nick is feeling" towards Bree is to kill her, is denial in the most severe degree. He is the first character from the Order Bree meets, accidental or not, and even though Tracy has said that she wrote Legendborn without a set goal for the endgame-couple, I'm willing to believe that that has shifted towards a BreeSel outcome after the mayhem of a character-development-arc that is Bloodmarked.

The fact that I am a BreeSel believer might also be influenced by the fact that we simply have not seen Nick in A While lol

And if not, I'm willing to root for a Bree x Sel x Nick throuple lol. As long as Sel is part of the endgame setup, I'm good.

Just please let Lark be left alone for William even if Lark and Bree commit to a Kingsmage oath, Tracy, I beg

[ratboyray]

In this alternate timeline where you are married to Kita, if y’all get a pet you should name it barbecue because Kita could call it “Sweet Baby Ray’s”. I’m sorry I’m sleep deprived and bbq sauce came up at some point today idk what my brain did but it spat that out ^

REI EYE—— at first I busted a gut over this but then I was like wait,,, that’s actually really cutejdhhdj

we’d have to name any animals we encounter after condiments bc we’re on that cute shit😤😤

[averlym]

i highkey didn’t want to do work so here’s jazzalil (-▽-,)

[thatabitcryptic]

Oh boy I love rewatching into the bunker and coming up with questions about shifty-

So shifty can be two things at once,, I imagine they are still connected at the shadows that runs across the floor like a little wire BUT this warrants the question. Has shifty done this before? If so, what for? There is no reason I can think of where he would need to do this.

Unless.. he got lonely and took someone’s shape and started talking to himself.

Not to mention how many little Knick knacks of ford and fidds’ do you think they found down there?? Fidds’ SHMEZ dispenser? You ever wonder if he found that?

Also the bean bedroom they first enter is before the trap room so I mean,, I assume shifty learnt the code further proving they aren’t just some thoughtless monster and were able to think their way out of a death trap built by fidds

[esterexpsito]

it boils down to one question, does samuel know carla loved him? cos if not maybe that’s just one reason he’s tryna move on until he realized he can’t 😂😔

ELIT4 😒

i don’t think he knows for sure so im hoping and praying and saying and wishing that rebe tells him since she’s the only one carla confessed to 😭 but since it’s itzan’s last season im being tentatively hopeful that they’re not gonna put him with another girl foreal

[shes-fast-like-me]

ok but not to miraith on main or anything but when i read the quest dialouge the first time and mirage was like "i dont wanna anger wraith cus i wanna have kids someday" it sounded like he meant with wraith and i was like UHM WAIT