#of course he'll get it

[thedreadvampy]

we interviewed like, literally the perfect candidate today (for another job I'm on the panel for, sadly not for my team) but also they work with Sam so I was like 'NO. I SHOULDN'T ask Sam 'hey is [name] sound?'

but because I have no boundaries instead I went into his room as soon as I got home and went 'THE INTERVIEWS WENT WELL. BY THE WAY WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO YOU LIKE AND HATE AT WORK.' which inevitably triggered a guessing game which. is just asking 'is [name] sound' with extra steps

(they are, evidently, as good as they seemed)

(which is lucky. already finalised my scoring so.)

[leighsartworks216]

I think we need to utilize multilingual Sylus more. He admits to knowing so many languages and learning them to have less loose threads, but you cannot tell me he would not charm you with them

Sylus speaking lowly in your ear when you're waking up, soft things, sweet names, but it's all just sounds that roll off his tongue like music to your ears

Teaching you a language so he can speak with you "in private" during business meetings. Holding you in his lap and asking you while still in the room with the dealers/clients if you like something, if you want something more, etc

Purring foreign words of lust against the skin of your shoulder as he pulls you close, his mouth sucking, biting, teasing your neck with delight

Visibly lighting up with excitement when you learn a new language without him knowing. If your first words in the language are something teasing him, he'll smirk and tut and respond back in that language that "You should be careful what you say, sweetie. You never know who'll understand it"

You purring foreign words of adoration into his ear while sitting in his lap. Sylus groaning and pulling you closer, encouraging you to say more

Sylus translating things for you when he takes you on vacations in different countries. Teaches you the proper etiquette and manners there, too, though he may just let you fall into a blunder or two first for his own amusement

Sitting on Sylus' face and he's speaking five different languages as he moans and praises and begs for more because he's so drunk on you he can't remember how to speak english

Sharing a phrase of endearment or affection between you two, something simple like "I love you" "I can't wait to see you" etc, that you say to each other all the time for no reason than to say it

[degenerateshinji]

"😊" he said with murderous intent.

[crabsnpersimmons]

Ok I have to say this, eclipse, sun and moon look very squishy and huggable, great pillows most likely, they all deserve a hug, except sun, sun is too attractive it scares me so lil cookie for sun.

hehe they'd happily accept their hugs/cookie!

don't mind Eclipse, he's a a theater bot who doesn't like to share his stage. and Moon... Moon just likes treats

[nibbelraz]

I don't think it should just be SVSSS bingyuan getting binghe pregnant. Modern Au bingyuan should get binghe pregnant too.

Yeah they should, Shen Yuan is very supportive about it

[lucien-leigh]

I'm afraid I'm never getting over how Benitez looks like he's in a cage in his first scene.

or how he covers his body in a coat surrounded by statues of women.

[okyum]

bucktommy get back together and break out the pet names for the first time on screen. tommy with the fond, exasperated, "honey" and buck bluescreens so hard hen needs to check for a pulse

[skunkes]

micro comic with no real point or punchline i just have conversations i wanna draw out sometimes

[lifemod17]

"I love you too, don't you ever forget that"

🎥: thisphantomlife | x

Riverstage, Brisbane || 11/18/2024

[willosword]

i dunno the fact that mark had his whole friend group to talk to after the s1 finale and now he's down to just eve is uniquely unsettling to me

[youngpettyqueen]

I know the decision to have Julian's parents have him augmented was made on the fly but imo its pretty obvious from early on that Julian has Family Issues because he avoids talking about his family like the plague and I think they should've incorporated this into the Julian and Sisko dynamic right from early on because I think it would've made for some really compelling stories and moments and could've set up a REALLY interesting Julian and Jake dynamic which they kinda started to do but never fully went for

[somegrumpynerd]

Sign that Dream gifts to Nightmare post-truce specifically to annoy him

[eggcats]

I'm obsessed with the idea of Vox losing Alastor in like a club and being like, "Oh, no, he was drinking. I gotta find him, FAST."

And whoever is with him/overhears is like "Why are you with him if you know he'll cheat on you the second you turn away?"

Only for Vox to be like, "What?! No! It's worse! He'll take over the music, and he'll make everyone do the Charleston, and I gotta stop him before he gets us kicked out of and banned from yet ANOTHER club! I don't even know how they can DO that, we fucking own them..." as he walks away muttering, searching desperately for his drunk ass deer before it's too late.

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Ok, I think I have a pretty good idea of why a lot of Akechi's dialogue is... like that.

So, even before his confidant truly started, I noticed that he has a real knack for directing the flow of a conversation. This is very fitting for someone who is both a detective and skilled at interviews - when there is a topic and a goal, Akechi is in his element.

All this to say, he's actually kind of controlling when it comes to conversational flow. He probes for information, or turns the conversation around to a particular topic, usually the Phantom Thieves. He manages to take a few of Joker's dialogue options and spin them so they sound mildly incriminating in the context he's placed them in - the only way to truly get around this is to pick answers that feign indifference, and even then, that's more than a bit telling. He's clearly very good at this kind of thing.

But then, we get conversations where either Joker does something he didn't expect, or else he doesn't have a particular goal in mind - and the conversation stutters. In the first instance, Joker does something (a particularly egregious example is putting his glasses on him and fluffing his hair in rank 3) which both leaves him wrong-footed and no longer in perfect control of the situation. He just kind of... freezes, for awhile. It's hilarious. He has no idea how to respond.

He picks up control again in the phone call afterwards, having chosen to play into it, turning this "fooling the crowds" into a kind of game or secret between them. Nice save.

But in instances where there isn't an obvious topic and the goal is somewhat nebulous, for instance, that one Leblanc scene, it becomes pretty apparent that Akechi doesn't have the right "script" to go off of. Again, it's particularly notable in that scene, because I'm fairly sure he didn't have any specific reason to be at Leblanc, other than him looking for a quiet spot now that public opinion has turned on him. And because there isn't anything specific he's digging for, he kind of just ends up throwing things at the wall to see what will stick. Probing for any kind of recognizable reaction that he can jump on and work with, and that just doesn't really happen in this scene.

He references Sae, a woman in a respectable position, to Sojiro, but instead of that netting a welcome, it earns his ire, given Sae's recent actions against him. He then tries to greet Joker, his... rival? friend? enemy? person who at least seems to somewhat enjoy spending time with him? But Joker's responses are somewhat short, and Akechi practically wilts. He tries to commiserate by oversharing. He tries to involve Futaba and reaches out for the only topic of interest he can think of around "young people". He compliments the coffee. He compliments Joker. He tries to invoke that connection between them. None of it is really sticking, nor does it serve as a jumping off point for him to steer the conversation, or even really start one.

So, he basically just ends up having a one-sided chat with himself and then leaves. Hilarious. Also a little sad, if I'm being honest. It's really giving "guy with no friends who only knows how to speak to adults" energy. If there's no specific purpose to the exchange, or he is not in control of its direction, he seems to be kind of out of his depth. He succeeds only in being a little awkward and confusing, more than anything.

[finduilasclln]

I was talking with @merryslilhobbit about the episode and she said something and I just...

Sure, I need Buck to be completely heartbroken about the prospect of Eddie leaving.

But what I also desperately need now is EDDIE to come to the realization that if he moves he will lose Buck. I want him to be so consumed by the logistics of it all and by the mix of excitement and worry of trying to get Chris back... But then I want it to hit him like an anvil to the head: This means leaving Buck. This means losing Buck. And I need him to be completely devastated about it. (And have it be the reason he stays)

[aboutiroh]

After Zuko's banishment, how often do you think Iroh thought about murdering Ozai?

a) at least once a year

b) at least once a month

c) at least once a week

d) daily

e) every time Zuko mentioned his honor