#ok. well someone had said they wanted to change their vote so-

[shooks-stupid-stuff]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN-

[fivelilas]

What Aidan said on Patreon about fivelila and the program:

●fivelila

X: Aidan, What was the most difficult scene for you to film in season 4?👀

Aidan:

I think the kiss...it was hard to make it real. I really had to let go of myself and be Five. It's really not easy to give a kiss and make it real. There's a lot of the relationship with Lila that we filmed but they cut it. It took weeks to film it and they used a few minutes in a montage. That wasn't right. It also made it very hard for viewers to believe when we spent weeks filming scenes to set up that scenario Ritu and I were there for weeks before someone else came to Canada to film our secret scenes first

There are also articles online that are not true. For example, David never had any problem with the romance between Lila and Five. Neither did Ritu. That's completely made up to attract clicks.

● umbrella academy

X: What was the most difficult thing for you recording the last season

Aidan:

Knowing it was the end

We also didn't know how it would end. Steve always hides the last script until the very end.

Steve basically wrote what he wanted and we were paid to do it.

No cast member has a vote on anything.

I would change it back to the original 10 episodes that Steve wrote.

When Netflix told him to cut it down to 6 episodes and remove all the expensive scenes, I'm sure that hurt the season a lot. It's like reading a well written story that has everything you ever wanted to explain about the show.

I mean, I understand that the show was no longer profitable, so it was a business decision.

We were lucky to be able to get a fourth season; it was actually a gift from Netflix to the fans because they didn't make any money on it

Actually, you should thank them for season 4. Any other network would have just cancelled the show. I heard they tried for years to fix the deal with UCP to make it profitable to move forward and UCP didn't do it.

OK, so UCP owns the show and struck a deal with Netflix to distribute it on their network. But with each season, the show cost Netflix more and more money from UCP. By season 4, it was no longer profitable

Anyway, I'm glad they made UA. It almost never got made. For years it was going to be a movie

[actuallyprobablyafaerie]

list of things that made me scream in pjo episode 3

Percy picking grover because he trusts him not to betray him!!! THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS OK

Luke still comes off as so likable and inconspicuous that whole convo he had with percy and the shoes i just

GROVER AND THE CONSENSUS SONG I CANT

annabeth staring at the different flavors of candy in the gas station and not being able to pick and just buying all of them. Thats the annabeth we deserve

ANNABETHS KNIFE APPEARANCE ALERT and a fury is IMMEDIATELY killed

uncle ferdinand foreshadowing……………

When annabeth and percy start arguing in the woods and grover tries to change the subject by talking about his uncle and they both completely ignore him. I LOVE GROVER SO MUCH

the bickering in this episode is ON POINT by the way

like the stuff theyre arguing about makes sense. Yes i would be concerned about those things too

ESPECIALLY since theres such a focus put on trust (esp after percy learns that someone is going to betray him) and percy and annabeth are arguing about stuff theyve lied or havent told each other about???? Sorry that might be skipping ahead a bit but GOD is that the good stuff

i love that they changed how the three of them ended up going into auntie em’s because before it was a little concerning that none of them figured out it was medusa. Plus having a fury outside just adds to the tension a perfect amount i think, because it really traps them in there

all the discussion about the gods and what medusa talks to percy about in the kitchen - YES MAKE ME HATE THEM!! All of this is adding up to lukes motivations making so much sense in the end

ALSO!! Them harkening back to sallys line in the first episode when she tells percy that not all heroes look like heroes and not all monsters look like monsters - they brought it back so perfectly. Percy wanting to trust medusa because of what his mom said, medusa calling Poseidon a monster, ALL OF IT is so good

When theyre down in the basement and grover puts on the shoes and then just fucking. Flies away and disappears into the darkness yelling a little. and annabeth and percy just kind of helplessly watch him go before being like - welp i guess that plans not working. That was peak comedy

them using annabeths hat on medusa and then using it to kill alecto THEY WERE SO SMART FOR THAT!!! Also percy just the invisible severed head was a hilarious concept to me

when percy suggests burying the hat in the ground with the hat on to make sure no one bad finds it and annabeth just!!! Agrees!!! And then grover has to be like no that hats important to her its a gift from her mother!!! And then percys like well we’ll find another solution then. That whole scene was good yes i liked that

also annabeth revealing that grover was her protector too and percy asks about it and grover just changes the subject and doesnt answer. He is the KING of avoidance

also grover finally interrupting annabeth and percy when they start fighting and giving his whole speech about getting along. That wouldve felt a little cheesy and preachy and out of place from anyone else but considering grover tried to get them to sing the consensus song a few hours earlier i fully believe that he would say that

I AM IMPERTINENT

Why the fuck wasnt there a lin manuel maranda jumpscare warning. I couldve used one of those

but actually all the jokes in this episode were so on point. Like percy calling drachmas chuckie cheese tokens. And him arguing about voting on the bus. Anyways

10/10 episode i will be rewatching like eight times before next tuesday.

[milaisreading]

hi! Ok, what about fic where manager have to wear something like mascot costume (like ears and tail) or something like maid dress (you can choose anything you want) all day because of JFU and fan service for BLLK TV during the NEO egoists league arc. And when boy see her in this costume, they are frustrated, freaks out and try their best to cover her and get away from the cameras.

Author: I hope you like this and thank you sm for the request🩷 stay safe and healthy.

PS: I really hope people feel included in these stories, that's why I mostly avoid giving any physical descriptions of the reader. Also, English is like my 3rd language and I hope you all aren't too annoyed if I am repetitive with some words. Mostly when I use the words blush or turn red I don't want to allude to the skin tone, but I try to describe the situation in a way that would make sense to me as well. Sorry for that and I will try to work on my vocabulary a little bit more. I am so sorry if smn felt left out bcs of my wording 🙇🏻‍♀️🩷

Warnings ⚠️ : Reader uses she/her. Requests are open

⚽️Blue Lock belongs:Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura⚽️

When (Y/n) signed up for the Blue Lock project to help out, she knew there would be hard and easy times. She knew she will be a lot bussier with taking care of not just the team, but also running errands for Anri and Ego from time to time. But with all the exhausting and draining tasks she had, she was greatful for the friends she made at the project, all the connections and fun times that came with it. But and a big but, (Y/n) didn't know that Blue Lock would turn into a reality show with... certain demands from the JFU.

"Respectfully, no way in hell am I wearing that!" (Y/n) shrieked at the clothing item Anri was holding. Ego kept quiet, pitying the girl a little.

"Come on (Y/n)! The JFU did that fanservice polls and the fans really want to see you in this dress... it's not even revealing." Anri tried to argue. And true, the maid dress wasn't anything too extreme. A normal maid dress that went to her knees, nothing revealing and a simple black color, with a white apron and some head decoration.

"Still! I never agreed to this! I don't want anyone to see me in that! And why aren't the boys wearing it as well, seems unfair!" (Y/n) said, feeling embarrassed to be wearing such a dress. Anri shook her head and walked closer to the girl, pressing the item into her hands.

"You came in first place when asked who should wear it. Rin was second by like a 400 votes difference."

"400?!" (Y/n) cried out, feeling betrayed by the audience.

"Just wear it for half a day. I tried to negotiate with the JFU and we came to a agreement for just half a day." Ego said.

'I hate it here!! The others will just make fun of me!' (Y/n) thought, wanting to cry.

"It looks adorable!!" Anri cheered as she finally got the dress on the girl.

"Can't we just get Rin to wear this?" (Y/n) asked for the 10th time as Anri pulled her out of the changing room.

"No, no we can't." The woman said back.

"Get Rin to do what?!" Isagi asked as he walked out of a room. The boy looked at (Y/n) for a few moments, blinking as he finally started realizing what she was wearing.

"(Y/n), why are you wearing that?!" Isagi exclaimed as his face turned a bright red, catching Bachira and Baro's attention.

"I-I didn't want to, I was forced!" (Y/n) said back, causing Anri to roll her eyes.

"Don't you love the fans?"

"Not this much!"

'She looks so adorable in that! What a great day to be alive and witness this!' Isagi thought as he covered up his cheeks.

"What happened with (Y/n)?! Do I have to beat someone up-" Bachira's grin soon faded and his jaw dropped a little when he saw the girl, face flushing to match Isagi's.

'So... so adorable!'

Baro peeked outside too only to freeze up at the sight of the manager.

'I... this is a dream? Or maybe not?' Baro pinched his cheeks to make sure everything was real.

"Wh-what?! I told you this was rediculous!" (Y/n) yelled, expecting them to tease her.

'Adorable!' Baro thought, suddenly getting shy as Bachira ran to hug her.

"You look so cute, (Y/n)! I could just eat you!"

"Bachira, you are making it worse!" (Y/n) yelled, startled by his sudden hug as Nari cheered.

"Told you it looks fine."

"Bachir, let her go!"

"You little piece of shit!" Isagi and Baro yelled as they went in to grab to separate the two.

'I want a hug too...' The two thought, jealous that Bachira got it first.

Otoya fell to the ground and covered up his nosebleed.

'Thank you God. Thank you for making me witness this!' The green/white-haired boy thought, feeling tears of joy cloud his eyes.

"Otoya! Are you alright?!" (Y/n) panicked as she tried to walk to him, but was stopped by Yukimiya standing in the way.

"He is just being weird, don't worry. So when will you be wearing this again?" The brown-haired boy asked as (Y/n) shook her head at that thought.

"Hopefully never. Also can you stop touching my hair, Karasu?" The girl wondered as the said boy kept patting her head.

"But you look so adorable! We need to give you headpats." The boy declared as Yukimiya nodded his head.

"Wait, I want to do it too!" Otoya added as he finally composed himself. Meanwhile Kurona and Hiori were standing off to the side, faces red as they admired the girl's costume.

'So adorable! She looks better than any model!' Kurona thought.

'Ahh~ I live being in Blue Lock~' Hiori sighed dreamily.

She was just doing some pick ups for the medic room when Gagamaru, Niko and Rin walked by, and seeing her in the costume really flustered them.

"I-I... you look pretty (Y/n). Like a princess!" Gagamaru had exclaimed nervously as (Y/n) thanked him, clearly just as flustered as he was.

"You look..." Rin started and then looked away, clearly unsure how to say it in a smooth way.

'She is so adorable! Just like she always is, but now she is even cuter! Thank you God for not sending me off to Spain too.' Rin thought, too shy to look her back in the eyes. And in that moment Niko started stuttering something out, but the more he looked at (Y/n), the blurrier her form was getting.

'So cute!'

"Niko! Gagamaru, can you bring me some water?!" (Y/n) exclaimed as she caught the black-haired boy before he could fall to the ground. The boy quickly nodded his head, forcing himself to look away and get the water.

'Lucky bastard!' Rin tsked as (Y/n) held the boy's figure.

"So.... how long do you have to wear that?" Kunigami asked, covering up his cheeks.

"For like an hour more... then I am free." (Y/n) explained as she fixed up Chigiri's hair, the said boy enjoying the attention he was getting from her.

'My manager taking care of me while dressed in a cute costume... I won at life!' The redhead sighed as Reo kept staring at her intensely.

'Ahh~~ what a day to be alive! Blue Lock is the best place on earth!' Reo thought with a silly grin as Nagi stood to the side with his phone.

'Sorry (Y/n), but God knows when I will see you like this again.' Nagi thought as he snapped some pics of the girl.

"Why are you even taking pictures?" The girl asked as she turned to the albino.

"Blackmail." He blinked and nervously answered.

'Idiot!' Reo and Kunigami thought.

"Blackmail? Literally anyone who follows Blue Lock will see me like this! What's the use of the Blackmail?"

"Hold up! Rewind that, what do you mean everyone will see you?!" Aryu spoke up, deciding to finally stop staring.

"It's like fanservice for the next episode or something." The girl explained, causing them to go into panic mode.

"So... so other dudes will see you like that?!" Chigiri questioned, turning around to face her.

"Yeah..."

"Absolutely not! Take this!" Kunigami said as he handed her his jacket.

"Take mine too." Aryu added, dropping it over her.

"I will just be the wall then." Nagi said in annoyance as he stood in front of (Y/n), shielding her from the camera Ego had put up.

"Reo, can you somehow buy this episode out or something?" Chigiri whispered to the purple-haired boy.

"I could try. Nobody outside of Blue Lock should see our manager like this."

[rainbowdaisy13]

Hi, I hope you're doing ok. I was browsing down your blog to read some of the asks about what is happening in the Taylor Swift fandom and I had a lot of ideas to share.

I'll start off by saying I'm not American, therefore I'm not gonna actively take part in the 2024 elections and I don't know all the details about US politics outside of what my country media outlets say and write. Also English is not my first language so sorry for any misspelling or mistake.

To focus just on the Taylor Swift current matter: to me this situation is yet ANOTHER proof of her sheer disinterest in speaking up about anything polarizing and potentially dangerous for her net worth. And the worst part is that if she stays bland and money driven like this she'll only show how she considers everything an era. There is no commitment for her.

Lover era feels comically fake now for the stark contrast to nowadays, it was all a stunt. Where's all that activism now, especially as an "ally" for the LGBT+ community? How can we really define her as a feminist when she only speaks up when it affects her (let's not forget her radio silence on reproductive rights)?

And granted we will never know where "Taylor Swift real person" ends and "Taylor Swfit TM" begins, and I personally don't really care, what I mostly care about, and that I noticed recently, is the consequences she - and people like her - have directly or indirectly on media and pop culture: I may be extreme when I say that NO philanthropic billionaire/multi millionaire will ever do enough good for the world EVER, because the very same system that got them to that level of wealth is the faulty system that condemns the majority of the worlds population to exploitation and poverty.

Add this to the fact that most of the ultra rich and rich people don't give a damn about anything if it's not affecting their pockets, while they're also powerful and influential enough to drive politics and culture in their favour (ie. anything concerning taxes, systemic exploitation of low income countries, etc, and don't get me started on the absurdity of finance as a whole), we are in a situation where we actually are influenced by these people that have all the interest of staying out of anything for the sake of their money.

All of this to say that to expect Taylor Swift to be a source of information and potentially an inspiration to decide who to vote is very dangerous and takes away all the agency that every single one of us ideally has in a democratic system (let's not forget that Taylor herself keeps very conveniently reminding that she does not want to be a 'guiding light', that she's 'too soft for all of this' indeed).

I don't want I try not to and am not driven by celebrities in my choices but I do recognize their influence on pop culture as well.

I'm not the first to say that lately there has been a need of belonging to a community, to feel a part of something, and music has always had this power, but has been enhanced with social media and especially after the pandemic imo. For a lot of people, and I'm personally not totally immune to this as well, supporting an artist and interacting with their fanbase became a way to define who they are/want to be and it can be difficult to keep some distance from the idol, because you more likely support someone if they seem to have an affinity with you, your interests, what you stand for, etc. Sometimes it pushes us to believe we have more intimacy with what are complete strangers and sometimes it can bleed into parasocial relationships, which I don't think are healthy and can get quite extreme (respect Chappell Roan please!)

In the end, my personal impartial advice to this would be to discern the art from the artist, and detach the fields that don't concern the artist from said artist, unless they are active in those fields.

This doesn't mean that I don't think celebrities don't have the power to influence and change important events, nor that they shouldn't speak up and get more involved, but I find myself growing more and more disillusioned with celebrities and more and more eager to reclaim my agency as a commoner.

This doesn't even exclude the fact that we shouldn't criticize Taylor for her general inactivity (from the AI crap to the Democratic endorsement) when she has every mean avaible to do differently and actually have an impact.

P.S. I'm still uncertain about the whole matter with BM, and Taylor being surrounded by people with questionable opinions, because we can't blame her for the doings of others BUT she still hangs out with those people. But again it's very likely they don't talk/don't give a damn about politics.

Sorry for the long ass ask.

First of all, whenever you guys say English isn’t your first language it just blows me away—all of you read & write better English that many Americans, so please never feel weird about sending in asks! They are always very articulate and have less spelling mistakes than I make 😆

Secondly, you bring up lots of good points—for me, Taylor getting involved this election isn’t because I hope she will sway votes away from Trump and towards Kamala—I agree it would be dangerous to rely on wealthy entertainers and billionaires as beacons of the common persons best interests. Rather, Taylor speaking up would confirm for me and many other fans that she IS who we all thought she was back in 2018-2021. That the person she claimed to evolve into—a more empathetic socially conscious braver Taylor who knew that her voice does impact so many younger impressionable minds, one who wanted to stand up for what and who she believed in, someone who claimed the LGBTQ causes, the BLM protests, gerrymandering, etc were worth speaking up about, wasn’t just an era to try on until she got tired of it

Damn you have so many excellent points here, but yeah you’re right, at the end of the day Taylor and other billionaires aren’t going to stand against a system that is still actively keeping them at the top

Thanks so much for your input 🙏🏼

[cxhleel108]

LITG S8 Thots for this week: Alright time to wrap it up!

• This bitch def lying but ok. Already starting off with bullshit.

• Hazel was doing so great but of course our beloved team of androids and bots had to go and make her annoying😕

• Almost lied and said someone else raised our heart rate cuz fuck you mean Sie-slug raised his the most???

• No

• Time to suffer through this pointless ass date!

• Also outfit time!

• Can they be serious like?

• Well considering you brought it up like 7 times I’m not surprised!

• Sometimes I wonder why you didn’t.

• So Sie-salt raised my man’s heart rate the most because she stuck her nasty ass tongue in his ear…alrighty then.

• Omg please tell me the buying his friend a cock ring story is just an Oakley thing and not universal for all LIs cuz if so that’s funny asf😭😭😭

• All that “Perfect Pairing” challenge did was make me miss Season 2 even more, congratulations.

• I did everything perfectly just to still not even win? Why do y'all generally hate us???

• Why I kinda want everyone to get dumped like all you bitches irritating me lowkey except Claudia and my bookie LMAO.

• Outfit time!

• Okay they redeemed themselves cuz Ion know what the FUCK that bullshit was in the beginning.

• Logan and Theo…please…we bout to be in this villa for like 2 more days. I am not changing my mind. LEAVE ME ALONE FUCK😭😭😭

• Wow the couple that’s been arguing since the dawn of time got voted least favorite. Shocker!

• I love lying to Jin and Luna and saying that I think they’re gonna last when they so obviously are not. Just tickles me pink.

• EVERYBODY CHEERED!!!!

• Not kidding if I had to hear Liam speak for the last 6 episodes I was gonna commit sewer side.

• Oh that’s not…

• Aww another decorated terrace gift…truly is a surprise every single time it happens! Every. Single. Time.

• Tired overused setting aside, it was worth it for this😍😍😍

• BYE HO🤣🤣🤣

• Maybe because nobody fucking likes you?

• Ooouuu I ate her up with that little sass fest.

• Outfit time!

• Cute but I HATE the color.

• Bitch if y’all are making us wait for the final hideaway scene it better be good. So help me god if I see that damn funky ass box again Imma lose it.

[papermint-airplane]

😭👪🙈 for Rio - 🌌🙉💓 for Aiden - 💗🎵🔫 for Roman - Please? :)

Rio:

😭 CRYING - what makes them cry? do they cry easily?

It's not easy to make Rio cry. She doesn't express her emotions outwardly very often. Well, not all of them, at least. Annoyance, yes, she expresses that one outwardly all the time, but everything else sort of gets bottled up inside her and channeled out through her hobbies. Rio probably hasn't cried since she was very young.

👪 FAMILY - what is their family like? what is your ocs relationship to them? does your oc have any siblings?

It's no secret that Rio adores her big brother, Roman. They're all each other has had for years now. Rio was raised by her brother after their mom ran out on them. Rio was just a child, Roman was just a teenager, and neither one of them had any idea what to do now that they were on their own. They sort of had to make things up as they went along. As a result, their bond is diamond-strong and they trust each other implicitly.

🙈 SEE-NO-EVIL - whats a side of your oc that they don't want to show other people?

Rio. loves. cute things. 😱 I know, shocker. She'd rather die than admit it, but if you somehow manage to get a glimpse at her notebook, you'll see lots of cute little doodles in the margins. Mostly unicorns and flowers. She loves unicorns and flowers. She even has one or two plushies that she still hangs onto despite insisting that she's too old for them. When she's sure nobody is looking, she'll plant a little smooch on their little fabric foreheads.

Aiden:

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

Oh God. Ok buckle the fuck up. When I was 18 and playing Sims 2, I discovered the Sims community for the first time. I wanted to create a Bachelor/Bachelorette-type...thing...challenge? I guess you could call it a challenge. Anyway, I wanted other members of the community to participate because there was a show called "Married by America" airing at the time and I liked the concept of live voting. So I had people vote on the forum each week to see who would get voted off. Aiden, in his Sims 2 form, was a contestant vying for the hand of the lovely Bachelorette. Except he wasn't there willingly. He was new to Earth and had somehow gotten swept up in this reality show. He was constantly having mental breakdowns because everything was so new and strange to him. He was there a while. People really like seeing this boy suffer.

The first thing I decided for him was his name. I named him Aiden because it kind of sounds like alien, and also the idea of a space version of Ireland existing made me laugh. I can't really explain that part. I was a weird kid. I forgot what his original last name was so when I recreated him in the Sims 3, I gave him the last name Ayy because of the alien "ayy lmao" meme. I thought it fit because, you know, alien but also that it's sort of ironic because the alien in the meme is a laid-back stoner and Aiden is anything but laid-back.

🙉 HEAR-NO-EVIL - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?

Anything his internal monologue tells him about himself. "You're a burden," "you make everything more difficult for the people around you," "people would be happier if you were gone." Hearing it from your own brain is one thing, but if anyone said that to him in real life? I don't think he could handle it.

💓 BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?

Aiden is a romantic at heart. He wants to be swept off his feet by the right Sim (any gender; Aiden is pan). You know those shoujo manga where the main character is walking with her senpai under a row of cherry trees as the blossoms flutter down around them? Aiden wants that. His little heart would just doki doki right out of his chest.

Roman:

💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

Roman's a pretty big flirt so it's not immediately noticeable if he has a crush. It doesn't mean that he's a horndog, necessarily. He just really enjoys the back-and-forth banter of flirting, regardless of who it's with. It's when he's not flirting with someone that you start to think something is up. When he goes from suggestive innuendos to actual concrete displays of affection, you know he's got it bad.

🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?

You know, it's funny, but I've never been the kind of person who creates playlists for my characters. I know a lot of people do, like my dear friend @happy-lemon makes these incredible playlists that somehow perfectly describe her characters, but I've never really been able to do that. There isn't any particular song that reminds me of Roman...however...

Ok this is weird. Stick with me.

When I'm writing Rogue Town, I usually have YouTube Music on in the background. I'll start with whatever song is in my head at the moment and then let the algorithm decide what plays next. Somehow, and I don't know how, it always ends up looping back to Hotel California. I don't know why. I'll be listening to Kpop and it ends up on Hotel California. I'll be listening to 80s funk and it ends up on Hotel California. I'll be listening to early 00s Nu Metal AND IT ENDS UP ON FUCKING HOTEL CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!!!! I guess you could say it's one of those songs you can check out any time you like but you can never leave. 🙄

So, while the lyrics don't fit Roman or his situation at all, I guess I'll always associate Hotel California with him.

🔫 PISTOL - do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?

Roman is the most trusting guy you'll ever meet. Until he isn't. He'll let you come into his home, sleep in his bed, eat his food, wear his clothes, and act like you're part of the family...until you do something to hurt his sister. Then all bets are off. If you're willing to hurt someone who is, in his eyes, an innocent child, you are no longer trustworthy. Until then? You can do whatever you want to him and he'll still naively believe you didn't mean it and keep you in his life. Is that trust? Or is that something else? It's hard to tell with him. But yeah, he's been backstabbed before. That remains to be examined in the narrative. Whenever I get to it.

[m1ckeyb3rry]

A

LMAOOOO yeah lowk it was still more funny than embarrassing for me catching that typo here but if I found it after I sent it to someone else I think I’d be a goner

(Also wait speaking of I forgot to mention you’re seriously a trooper for reading all of orv…I followed the comic for awhile but I have a friend whose obsessed with it and like summarized the entire novel to me in like an essay (I’m still confused as hell because I lost track of the details) but after hearing it all from them it’s truly a ride…)

NOOO I SAW!! Ofc it’s sae LMAO classic itoshi scenario…yk maybe Karasu nation will come in clutch last minute…(I’m ngl I’m kinda glad none of those characters are on there oops LMAOOO I also don’t think they’d have much to do with aiku and honestly there’s so many works of them all) Ok I still kinda feel like it’s a win tho bc Karasu and Barou in second and third???

FRRR the edits are gonna go so hard…just imagine the Barou stripping scene LMAOO (the dudebros glazing Barou are everywhere omg)

I love how “the white haired dude” is an archetype of its own it’s so funny but so real…(gotta confess Im usually in the white haired dude fan section like somehow I end up gravitating to them too)

IM CRYING THE PARENTHESES it just goes on“or fifth…sixth……15th…” LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

I’m crying your writing has made MY standards too high but honestly so real…even seabird sae is already better than like…a good majority of the population out there this is lowk sad

LMAOAO THE SELF HELP BOOKS I see the vision the purple green was also perfect for him

OOOOH I guess we’ve just gotta see what tiktok audio pops up on your fyp LOL but I’m excited I was leaning towards chigiri or Barou I was looking cooking way more for their ideas

LOL it’s ok that Nagi requester will get Nagi content from oaeu too!! I’m actually so hyped for the series

LMAO I plugged them into a generator and got Karasu!! I guess it’s the universe telling me not to stray from Karasu nation….lowk almost forgot that he’s essentially my namesake I got too desensitized to it so the generator really said remember your origins

OHHHHHHHHHH wait that’s kinda stupid on tumblrs part wdym the creator can’t see the results unless they vote??? SHDHS thats actually so annoying your rant is so valid (also just generally feel free to go wild ranting or venting it’s all good w me) im ngl if you want the next time you make a poll i can just vote early on and keep you updated on the results if you don’t wanna have that option there for people to screw with…but BRO YUKI AND OTOYA???? I know they generally still lag behind Karasu in terms of popularity s2 please save them

LMAO nah it’s perfectly reasonable and valid like some people don’t have the brain development for proper impulse control ig like damn

Ok well in the time I was writing it ig it’s over now good for you sae fans good for you (BOOO TOMATO TOMATO /j)

- Karasu anon

HAHAH our freaks are so matched i don’t even blink at 90% of your typos we truly are the same person LMAOAO

omg i LOVEDDDD orv i read it on my phone in the summer of 2023 when i had nothing else to do and it was genuinely so so good like the novel is PEAK i never read the webcomic version because i’m attached to the translations in the novel even though they’re not “official” but genuinely the novel is probably one of if not THE best things i’ve ever read like it actually changed my brain chemistry fr (it’s a long build but the ending arc is peak fiction)

SAE WON 💔 but very proud of karasu nation and barou nation for locking in and getting them so close to sae that was def unexpected!! and yeahhh that’s the vibe i was getting too like there’s no way for them to realistically be involved w aiku so it wouldn’t make sense for them to be there PLUS i don’t like them that much so i can’t cook up an idea to involve them w aiku the way i did w nagi 😰 speaking of which i think i have the idea for yukimiya HAHA basically aiku is like “okay we’re the two oldest blue lock members let’s be best friends 😄” and yukimiya is like “thanks but i already have a bestie ☺️” and ofc aiku is like WHAT and has to do some heavy recon (he probs recruits niko too LMAO atp niko is an honorary wingman just because he’s consistently aiku’s sidekick) and that’s where he finds reader which makes be like “hold on there is definitely something romantic going on here” so he tries to get yuki and reader together in order to finally have a soccer playing bff who’s also relatively normal (@ barou)

the craziest thing abt dude bros glazing barou is that he’s physically their ideal but in every other way he is NOTHING like them!! like that man respects women, cooks and cleans, is willing to accept his mistakes and work on them, hates people who are mid…he would think they’re goofy asf 😭

KDJDKSSJ i normally don’t really go for the white haired characters but nagi is an exception…my other top favs have been eren from aot (brown hair), megumi and yuta from jjk (black hair), and shinah from yotd (blue hair??) HAHA honesty karasu and rin are very in line w the kinds of characters i typically like physically but idk smth abt nagi appeals to me the most 🙂‍↕️

FBKDDNSJSN luckily it was NOT shidou!! i’m going to repost it so i’m sure you’ll know by the time you read this but i got chigiri 🤩 which honestly i can actually see but specifically his actual canon miraverse characterization NOT his overly feminized fandom self 😭 apparently they originally thought nagi which slay but they came to the same realization i did a while ago which is that as much as i love him the two of us are too similar in some ways and too different in other ways so we would actually not work out irl 😓💔 honestly chigimira wasn’t one i was necessarily expecting but it might be what i needed (idk if i could muster up a long fic idea for chigiri…maybe?? we will see #tbd)

LMAOAAO me when a man slides into my dms but he doesn’t buy me plane tickets and an expensive sandwich 😒 abt to start telling everyone i have a bf or smth HAHA because unless a man is miraverse bllk men level he’s simply not replacing nagi or karasu or sae or whoever 🥱

HELPP i’m glad the vision comes through i rlly like this cover!! i think i’m going to put the character’s name where it said “masterlist” on the masterlist so it’s easy to tell who the individual oneshot is abt 🤩 don’t want people to start reading expecting an aiku fic (at least until the last part which actually is for aiku)

i just got a barou request HAHA so it’ll def be chigiri or MAYBE bachira depending on what i feel inspired for!! agreed it’s time to open tik tok and feel the vibes out for what i want to write next…maybe watch some edits too while i’m at it for further assistance 😏

HAHA no fr stay true to your origins…i’m going to write all of them eventually anyways so it’s not that deep but i just wanted to figure out where I should start since all of them have such good premises that i can’t decide!! rip otoya and yukimiya though…hoping s2 + oaeu converts more people 😰

for now i think it should be okay like it’s nbd since so many other people do vote as well it’s just like a personal pet peeve HFKDJDSJS we all have smth that makes us tweak i suppose…i’m just in my isagi on field era 😩 i don’t do polls that often so it shouldn’t be a huge issue but expect me to have at least a paragraph in our convos crashing out over that whenever i do end up making a poll 😭

sae nation is too strong…they’re inevitable fr KFJDKD honestly proud of karasu and reo for hanging on for a bit that’s impressive 🤩 in the end though an itoshi bro is basically a guaranteed win (unless like i said kaiser or MAYBE isagi are in the running too)

[limelocked]

Hello french person here! So you are pretty much correct. After the far right won the EU elections in France, Macron dissolved the assembly/the government, and called new elections (this is not a usual occurence, like no one was expecting this). The left parties quickly formed a coalition, mostly to win against the far right. The first round of elections were won by the far right, followed by the left coalition, then Macron. Second round (final results) were 1) left coalition, 2) Marcon, 3) far right party (note that the far right party is one party, so technically they are the party that won the most votes, but the left coalition as a whole won). [Side note: in the 2nd round, when there were 3 parties, both Macron and left coalition camps usually desisted if they were 3rd so that people would not divide the votes againt the right, explaining how the far right didn't win the 2nd round even though they won the 1st.] Usually, it is expected that the new government (primer minister + other ministers will be formed from the party that leads the Assembly, so in this case it should be the left coalition. But since they are a coalition formed quickly, they were not immediately all on the same line of thought, and Macron is using that as an excuse to not give them the government. As in, La France Insoumise (the far left) stated they will not compromise with other parties, while the more centrist left had said they would be willing to negociate. Macron used the olympics as a "pause" so he wouldn't have to change the government, and now that it's up everyone is like "ok so who is our prime minister" and Macron is like "well, it won't be someone from the far left party (La France Insoumise) and the left coalition is too disorganized", so the left coalition is like "ok we are actually organized and here is our pick, we want this person" from a more "centrist" left, and the far right is like "nop, we do not want a prime minister from the left coalition", arguing that they should get the prime minister since their party is the winner (but of course the left coalition is like WELL NO WE WON), so basically the country is in a standstill. It's a very confusing situation, especially knowing most people that voted for Macron in the last presidential elections only did so to prevent the far right to win (crazy Le Pen), and again here a lot of people only voted for Macron because they didn't want the far right to win. Now Macron is meeting from people from all the parties, but doesn't actually make a decision on who will be the new prime minister. Sorry this got super long (I didn't even know we could send super long asks now)

This feels like the Worse version of what happened to us in Sweden like two three elections ago where our usual prime minister decided that he was getting too old for this shit / had been in power too long and when his party or that coalition won again there was a huge thing about who should be the leader where the Swedish torys went yeah well we didn’t win but we should get to choose the guy

It went on for at least two weeks and even the brown shirts tried to get in on the action

[wildissylupus]

Starwatch AU: Cassidy, Pharah and Ana Lore.

Ok the votes are in and a combination of Leia and Qi'ra was the majority vote!! I've already come up with a design so while I try and finish that here's some backstory!!

Note; some info I used for allies and general world lore is from @cybernightart (they are actually why I started think about this AU lol) so check out their Starwatch Genji content please.

Anyway now for story.

Everyone knows of the Royal House of Amari, loved as much as they are feared. Cunning strategists, powerful warriors, several planets under their command, a family of many rumors. Some believed the family had mystical abilities, others believed that the royal family had access to technologies that other kingdoms and empires could only dream of.

All these rumors were overshadowed by the mysterious and sudden assassination of Queen Ana Amari. Her death threw the kingdom into chaos.

Many were worried about the state of the kingdom if the Crown Princess Fareeha Amari were to take the thrown. After all the Princess had stated time and time again about her disinterest in the politics and responsibilities of the thrown. She herself wanting to study for battle.

With the recent destruction of the Shimada empire, in combination with the Queens death, citizens were worried that with Princess Amari on the thrown that they would enter an era of war with the Infinite Empire, an era they wouldn't come out of alive.

Concerns changed when it was announced that Prince Cole Cassidy-Amari would be taking the throne in his sisters stead.

After that announcement reactions were mixed, nobles were appalled that a person with no history of royal blood would be taking the throne, while the less fortunate saw hope that one of their own would be in a position of power. Cassidy was named a savior, a false king and the beginning of an unpredictable future.

Due to the technological advances of the kingdom, the Infinite Empire sought ally ship with the House of Amari. The same could be said for the Watchers.

However, neither party achieved full ally ship, as neither of them could guarantee the complete safety of the Amari's people. As a result the planets that were under The House of Amari's command were made into a neutral ground.

Many saw The House of Amari staying out of the rebellion and the Infinite Empire as a good thing.

However behind closed doors the Amari siblings fought on the issue, Fareeha calling her brother a coward. Stating they need to join the Watchers, not want to associate with the Infinite Empire due to their shared suspicion of them being responsible for Ana's death. Cole, however, saw all the downsides of siding with either faction.

Eventually they came to an agreement and in secret, Cassidy entrusted 3CH-O (Cassidy and Liao were still close in this universe) to the Watchers. In hope that her advancements in robotics and AI would assist the Watchers in their rebellion.

As for the Infinite Empire, Emperor Sigma was not stupid, he was not going to ignore the possible threat that the Amari House presented. He placed several outposts and surveillance around to watch the kingdom.

After all was said and done, The House of Amari remained a neutral force between the Infinite Empire and The Watchers, if any suspicion were to arise about the Houses allegiance, of suspected treachery towards the Emperor, well.... Cassidy was always been known for being persuasive.

However a "sliver tongue" can only save you from so much.

After the capture and information extraction of 3CH-O, The House of Amari's involvement with The Watchers, was exposed. As a result, the capture of Cassidy was ordered. Empire Soldiers were dispatched and thought Fareeha, now Royal General Pharah, wanted to fight. Cassidy ordered her not to, giving her secret orders to contact The Watchers.

When Pharah contacted The Watchers, she was met with someone who's voice was familiar to her, but she couldn't place where she had heard it. She asked for assistance, for someone to help save her brother. The Watchers arrived as soon as they could. On a new mission to save the captured prince.

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Here a little facts I left out of the story;

Ana is alive, you can probably guess she's the Watcher that Pharah contacts.

Cassidy was a street rat in the same place were Ashe is from, they both met on the streets but during a heist gone wrong, one that changed both of their lives forever. Cassidy was captured by guards and arrested, Ashe promised to come back for him as he yelled at her to get away. However, shortly after, Cassidy caught the attention of Queen Amari and Fareeha and he ended up being adopted. Ashe and Cassidy haven't reunited..... yet.

Mina Liao was the royal scientist, she died in the same assassination that "killed" Ana. She is still the creator of Echo.

Zarya (who is an undercover agent revealed in the Starwatch comic) and Baptiste (the bounty-hunter) both are allies of The House of Amari.

As I stated at the beginning of the post, Cassidy is a combination of Qi-ra and Leia, as a result of that and the knoledge that both of these characters either are taught by a force user or are force sensitive, Cassidy has access to whatever this universes version of the force is. He mostly uses it to improve his aim and help him sweet talk people. He also uses it to protect people from The Seer's influence.

From the previous point you've probably guessed the rumors are true, as stated before, Cassidy is basically force sensitive and Ana still had her cybernetic eye in this universe, though it was more advanced then it was in canon.

Pharah both acts as the Royal guard and a Royal adviser, there were also more reasons why she didn't take the throne other then just "she didn't want to", by all purposes Cassidy taking the throne was a strategic choice.

Pharah also blames herself for Cassidy's capture as she insisted on getting involved.

I'm definitely going to be posting more about this later on but for now you all are goin to have to wait for me to finish Cassidy's design for this AU.

[theretirementstory]

23/06/2024. Sharing memories from 2022 when a visit to Paris meant seeing the sights, even if from a distance. Not like to visits to Paris now which entail seeing the inside of a hospital building!

I arrived in Paris on Monday supposedly for three days, but I suppose by now you know how it goes, anything that can go wrong will go wrong! It’s all about my blood count, namely the platelets which even with meds, daily transfusions etc will not rise above an 8. A healthy person has a low platelet count if it falls below 150 so you see the problem. Treatment is due tomorrow so I only hope that that will trigger a positive response.

I was a bit grumpy when they said I had to stay in hospital, I hadn’t brought much in the food line with me, can you believe the doctor, yes THE DOCTOR went shopping for crisps and Mars Bars for me! My white blood cell count increased and I was allowed to go to the cafeteria to take a coffee, on my own! It was good to be allowed out of my room, I did some crosswords and then came back. It was short lived though as the count fell the following day 🤔.

My “boy scouting skills” let me down this time as I only brought two books with me and am now having to limit the number of chapters I read a day 😩. Plus my electoral papers are 3.5 hours away so I doubt I will be able to cast my vote. What a flaming “to do”.

It’s the Euros football competition and my two teams, England and France are making hard work of it. Am I surprised? Not really, too many matches may be tiring out these footballers who are placed on pedestals only to be “kicked off” when they fail to achieve all that they have been bolstered up to do.

The Tour de France starts on the 29 June, another opportunity for “athlete bashing” when our hopefuls fail to achieve.

It’s the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend and another sport where more and more dates are added all to make someone a lot of money. This used to be the sport I followed in the days of Damon Hill, Mika Hakkinen etc etc. It was a time when the drivers actually drove the cars, I haven’t watched it for 7 years now but feel like it’s not the same. Ok I know things have to change but surely for the better. (This is my opinion only).

Just in case you had forgotten we have had the longest day and summer has officially arrived (somewhere).

Last night “The Photographer�� and “The Jetsetter” went to the Coop Live in Manchester to see “The Killers” and “Travis”. Still waiting to hear how it went.

“The Photographer” started his new job this week, it looks as if it was a good week. He was invited to the “Summer Bash” in London this coming Friday, sounds like fun. As well as starting the new job, it’s a new place to live and he wants to make friends so managed to find a group where he could have a game of football, to fill in one evening. All positive stuff.

“The Reconnect Navigator” was out on an organised Ghost Hunt last night. It wasn’t “The Trainee Solicitors” thing so no idea what he was doing, probably lost in a book! It’s been another busy time for him this week going between Uni and work. Another two weeks of this course and it will be over and he can settle back into his job.

I am pleased that my family are doing so well, it’s good to be able to do things independently as it gives you more to talk about with your partner. Well I guess that’s how it works 😉.

So many friends, French, English and American have been in touch with me, trying to find out how I am. It’s great to have all these people rooting for me.

Anie seems to have been having a good holiday, she was in the Loire the other day, presumably heading home.

Friday night, all over France, was the fête de la musique. The centre of Bar-sur-Aube was taken over with musical activities, jazz, rock, choirs, duo’s or single singers. It looked to be buzzing! That’s what I like about France always some sort of fete to get you out and about.

Not sure if either of these songs were sung but here are my picks for this week.

The first is by No Doubt, it’s “Don’t Speak” from 1996.

The second is by The Verve, it’s Bitter Sweet Symphony from 1997.

Such choices for me this Sunday morning: a crossword perhaps, or a snooze or maybe I can read my 15 chapters of the book, decisions, decisions!

Whatever you are doing today, I hope the sun shines on you.

Have a good week until next week.

[cksmart-world]

SMART BOMB

The Completely Unnecessary News Analysis

By Christopher Smart

November 28, 2023

MIKE LEE: DEAR SANTA STUFF MY STOCKING WITH MAGA $$$

Utah Senator-for-Life Mike Lee asked Santa for donations from the fake electors who he hoped would throw the 2020 presidential election to Trump. Not long after Joe Biden's victory the Utah senator had sneaky tête-à-têtes with Santa's helpers — state legislators, congressmen, senators and the White House — scheming to keep Donald Trump in power. The ruse was to use fake electors in swing states to throw the election into chaos that would lead to the House of Representatives choosing the president. Voilà Trump is reelected. The scam fizzled, such a shame, but on the bright side Christmas came early for Lee. Fake electors donated at least $25,000 to his campaign fund and PAC stockings. Recently, Lee pushed the debunked accusation that FBI agents were spearheading the Jan. 6 capital insurrection. Right, when Trump told his supporters to come to D.C. on Jan. 6 because “it's going to be wild,” he was really saying federal agents would overthrow the government. That should be worth a lot more cash for Lee. You see, Lee's caught on to the Trump strategy perfected by Marjorie Taylor Greene: say crazy stuff and watch Santa make your coffers grow and grow. Once squeaky-clean Mike Lee has drunk the Kool-Aid and Christmas is now year-round. Deck the halls!

OH COME YE, 'TISS THE SEASON FOR THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS

Yes, it's that time of year again when festivities abound with giving and brotherhood and the celebration of a White Christian Nation Christmas. But wait, there is something sinister a foot — yes it's The War on Christmas by liberals, the ACLU, Jews, Muslims, and Klingons. For them saying,“Merry Christmas” is like saying, “Hang Mike Pence,” and they insist the First Amendment is about freedom of religion for Jews and Muslims, too. If elementary kids say, “Merry Christmas,” it's a slur against non-believers. Luckily we have a Christian warrior against the War on Christmas — the newly anointed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. He fights so school kids can say, “Merry Christmas,” instead of, “Happy Holidays” — a very un-Christlike salutation that undercuts White Christian Nationalism. “The ultimate goal of the enemy is silencing the gospel of Jesus,” Johnson said. “This is spiritual warfare.” Some of those liberals say that, “Happy Holidays” is more inclusive and allows Jews and Muslims to feel included in the festivities. But former Fox host Bill O'Reilly set the record straight in 2016: “That (Christmas) culture war issue ignited and we won,” adding, “Donald Trump is on the case.” So, if you want a beautiful White Nationalist Christian nation, vote Trump. Merry Christmas!

RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND ITALIAN SATELLITES

Hey Wilson, have you and the guys in the band heard of this thing called ranked choice voting? Well, someone somewhere decided the voting system that we've been using since 1789 wasn't good enough. It's not that things weren't working as they should, except maybe for the election of Trump, but some folks like to change things just for the sake of change or maybe they got tired of losing. Anyway, it goes like this: voters rank the candidates in order: first, second and third. If a candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, they win. But if none get a majority then the candidate with the least first-preference votes bites the dust. OK, so this is where you really have to be sober to grasp this. All the first-preference votes for the failed candidate are erased and the second-preference votes on those ballots are elevated to first-preference. Then a new count of first-preference votes is tallied and so on. You're right Wilson, Republicans would immediately be screaming “voter fraud from Italian satellites.” If they don't comprehend the old way of balloting how will they ever accept results from the ranked choice system. You can guess what'll happen when the Freedom Caucus and Marjorie Taylor Greene get ahold of this: Jan. 6 will actually look like a patriotic family picnic.

Post script — That's going to do it for another carefree week here at Smart Bomb where we keep track of Paris Hilton so you don't have to. Hey Wilson, do you know what Paris Hilton named her new baby daughter? London. London Hilton. Yes, we know you and the band once stayed at the London Hilton. Her first child is a boy named Phoenix. So there's Paris, Phoenix and London. The staff got to thinking about possible names for her next kid. One of the staff's favorite choices is Tooele — Tooele Hilton. It has a ring to it. Another staff pick is Beaver, which could be for a boy or a girl. Beaver Hilton. Well, maybe not for a girl. The best one for a girl is Tabiona. Tabiona Hilton. How sweet. Changing gears, here's an example of why Americans are in a bad mood. Topher Olive went to a McDonald’s in Post Falls, Idaho, according to The Washington Post, and ordered a limited edition “smoky” double quarter pounder BLT with fries and a Sprite — total $16.10. It sticks in the craw. Even though unemployment is down and wages are up, Americans remain bummed out. Inflation. Of course, it's Joe Biden's fault. But the White House has a plan called “Burgernomics” where, theoretically, fast food will trickle down to people jonesing for burgers and fries and McNugget Happy Meals.

Well Wilson, like it or not Christmas is upon us. There's Black Friday and Cyber Monday and people spend a lot of money and businesses make beaucoup bucks. But where in all this is the guy from Nazareth. He preached to the poor and discouraged hoarding earthly possessions. So Wilson, if you can, please take us out with something with love and salvation — we need it:

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by / You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy / But that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges / That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her / That you have no love to give her Then she gets you on her wavelength / And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover / And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind / And you know that she will trust you For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor / When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching / From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain / Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then / Until the sea shall free them" But he himself was broken / Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human / He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him / And you want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him

For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand / And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers / From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey / On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look / Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed / There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love / And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror / And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind / And you know that you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

(Suzanne — Leonard Cohen)

[mysticonsheadcanons]

Mysticons Piper Parents Episode

Note: Sorry if this wasn't what everyone who voted for this episode was expecting. I had an original outline, didn't like it, and kept changing it.

The Mysticons are at Mama Calimari's when an elven couple comes up to the group. Piper seems tense, and the couple introduces themselves as Thia and Alston, Piper's parents. Piper asks why they're there, and Thia says that they're sorry for leaving Piper with the circus, and that they want to make it up to her. The other Mysticons follow.

When they catch up to Piper, Sharise asks what that was about. Piper reveals that those are her parents, but she haven't seen them in decades. Apparently, someone was impressed by Alston and Thia's acrobatic skills and wanted them in a very elite circus, but saw Piper as a burden to the group, and said that they can't take Piper with them. Alston and Thia agreed, and left Piper in the care of Cagim. Zarya is angry at Alston and Thia for abandoning their daughter, and goes to comfront them. Sharise and Arkayna follow, while Em returns to the stronghold with Piper.

Arkayna, Zarya, and Sharise reach Mama Calimari's, and sees a fight happening, with cloaked figures and skeletons attacking Thia and Alston. The Mysticons help, with Arkayna getting civilians, including the young elf girl seen in various episodes and Mama Calimari to safety. They fight well, especially with Thia and Alston being better fighters than expected. However, more skeletons come, and Piper's parents, along with the Mysticons, are captured. As they are leaving, the cloaked figure casts a spell, creating a bone-like cage around Mama Calimari's, saying that they don't want anyone following them to, but the sound trails off, so where they are going isn't heard. However, young elf girl seems to notice.

At the stronghold, Piper tells Em that she doesn't want to talk about her parents, and assumes that Em will try to convince her to talk to her parents. Em is surprised, and Piper says that she knows that's what Em would do, and maybe that's the right thing to do, but she doesn't know if she can, or even if she wants to. Em tells her that she knows this is hard for Piper, and that whether she wants to try and rebuild a relationship with her parents is completely her choice, and promises to support her no matter what. Piper admits that she wonders if she lost her chance, but Em reveals that Alston gave Em a piece of paper with their phone numbers on it, just in case. Just then, they hear about the bone-like structures surrounding Mama Calimari's, and go.

They reach Mama Calimari's, and Piper is frightened of the bones, saying that something like that attacked her circus' bus, causing a crash. She manages to overcome her fear, however, and break off the bones around the door, allowing people to enter and exit. They go to make sure everyone's OK, and Mama Calimari explains what happened. The elf girl adds that she heard them going to a hideout in the undercity, and Em and Piper go.

The other Mysticons and Piper's parents are in the back of a van, but they manage to escape. As they run away, Zarya asks about them leaving Piper. Alston admits that the circus they joined was actually a front for a criminal organization, and the circus owner, who calls himself Ringleader, threatened them, saying if they don't join, they will harm everyone in the old circus, including Piper. They thought they waited long enough to let the old circus get away before running from the circus, as they would have been forced to harm others so they didn't want to stay. However, the old circus' van was attacked, and until they saw Piper on the news as Mysticon Striker, thought she was lost in the crash as well.

Em and Piper are going to the undercity, and they see the others running. They catch up, but so does Ringleader. A fight ensues, and while they almost capture Ringleader, he escapes through a portal.

They all regroup at the stronghold, and talk about everything that happened. Piper wants to find Ringleader, but Alston points out how he could be anywhere. He says that he and Thia were working to stop Ringleader, but given how elusive he is and how there's people working for him all around Gemina, it is a large commitment. While he would allow Piper to join them if she wishes, it would be too hard for her to focus on Ringleader and face off against the realm's other threats, meaning she would have to choose between her parents and the Mysticons. Piper hesitates, but finally says that she is closer to the Mysticons, and doesn't want to leave them. Thia understands, and promises to keep in touch if Piper wants. Piper agrees, and hugs her parents before they leave.

[papirouge]

Lol the stories about the child sacrifice and abortion parallels plus the boy wanting and mutilating himself to be an animatronic as a trans allegory are pretty based and at least the last one seems quite likely to be based on that if the original creator was the one who came up with the idea. how in hell did people even find out he was a registered republican voter? how do you even register yourself as a voter for a particular party?? in my country, things don't work like that so I'm lost. your vote is completely confidencial so it shouldn't be possible for anyone to know such info unless someone close to him decided to spill the beans.

I think i've heard before something about the creator of fnaf being cancelled but for some reason I had the idea it was for being christian, perhaps i'm confusing him with another game creator...

like i said i only play minecraft and pokeymon, but notch, the creator of minecraft, has also had his heated gamer moments too. he said trans women aren't women, he said people who didnt believe in a straight pride parade deserved to be shot, said feminism was a social disease and called a feminist a cunt, said there was nothing wrong about white pride (then later kinda recanted by saying something like "I didnt know there were only some groups allowed to feel proud of who they are"), and something else about not giving in to mentall illness in reference to transgenderism, though later kinda apologized saying he didnt understand trans identities very well. obviously, references to his name got erased in many products and even the game itself, only visible once after you beat the ender dragon, and microsoft banned him from their events ever since.

pokemon creators havent had these type of controversies which i attribute to having a better pr team and not growing up alongside social media and decide it's a great idea to post any thought that passes through their head. theyve had some though, like with jynx believed to be a racial stereotype (supposedly though she's based on ganguro fashion and the "fat lady" of an opera) so her skin was changed from black to purple. interestingly, ludicolo is a very obvious mexican stereotype yet nobody cares lol.

i do think its kinda funny when these authors get cancelled but they stil keep them/their product around to milk it to death.

and I might or might not watch the video. ive watched some youtube essays before but never that long, so we'll see...

I mean only mentally ill people like me would be dedicated to watch a 9 hours lore video essay, so I don't blame you anon lol

I am too very confused about the registred political alignement thing but I gues that's yet another dystopian US lunacy. In my country this stuff doesn't exist neither. I heard some celebrities/influencer get flack for being Republican (Jaclyn Hill comes to mind) but I have no idea how people/haters manage to get this information. I guess they are available on public record or stuff like that.

Since FNAF has a VERY dedicated fandom, I am not surprised some fans went as far as to sleuth this info out.

That minecraft guy sounds like a legit asshole though and he deserved to be canceled idc I HATE when people make foul out of themselves for the whole world to see, and then act shook when people don't want to have anything to do with them anymore. I hope he didn't have the audacity to whine about "Mh fReeDoM oF sPeeCh" because dude was apparently saying it was ok to kill people for having disagreeing opinions🙃

On the opposite, Scott Cawthon is SUPER lowkey & private and never explicitely said anything rude or insulting. People just started hating him for being Republican and allegedly Christian (which I think nobody found actual evidence of)

And animatronic aren't allegory of trans people, it was only the B-7 story of a boy butchering himself as one. The whole FNAF story is Scott Cawthon creation. He just co-writes the book with a female author, but only him creates the lore. Animatronics are regular robot who are possessed by the spirit of dead children.

I didn't know they changed Jynx color 'o' I never thought anything about this design - I felt like she didn't even have skin, but but more like a void lmao (like these spectre type pokemon)

I roll my eyes at article defending this design à la "oooh but Sugiomori didn't want to offend anyone uwu" ok but Pokémon is now a game with an INTERNATIONAL audience. If Nintendo wants to keep making bucks out of their game, they have to adapt themselves to foreign audience. This sort of "purity complex" when it comes from japanese cultural assets coming into the West is insufferable. No culture is immune to criticism.

Ganguro started around 1996 which is the year when the first Pokémon game came out...so I highly doubt Sugimori would be already aware of this trend during the game development. Japan already had a weird thing with dark/black skin, so Jynx simply might be yet another design celebrating this brand of "quirkiness".

[natickpolycule]

“I call this session of the Natick School Committee to order. Let it be known that this is a closed session, with no members of the public allowed in. If we have a quorum, I’d like to-“

The chairperson of the committee was interrupted by a harsh knock at the door, and then the shrill voice that filled them all with dread.

She was back. It was their worst fear: Anonymous Member.

“I NEED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE!!!” She exploded into the door with a cacophony of knocks and screams. “IT’S URGENT AND IMPORTANT and VITAL to the SAFETY of our SCHOOL CHILDREN!”

The chairperson sighed. “Anon, we’ve been over this. You can’t just bang on the door during a closed session. We have things to discuss. Can it wait until-“

“ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is a matter of LIFE AND DEATH.”

“What? Is someone hurt? Is a child missing?” Said the chairperson, starting to get a bit worried.

“WORSE THAN THAT.” Shrieked Anon. “My DAUGHTER told me that BOYS don’t have to be BOYS if they don’t FEEL IT IS WHAT THEY ARE. She MUST have learned it at YOUR SCHOOL and that’s NOT OK.”

The members of the school committee looked at each other, confused. Was this woman actually equating the existence of trans kids to something worse than life & death? Surely not.

But they had to hear her out, otherwise she’s just go right back onto the Natick Moms Group and spew more bullshit, which they obviously couldn’t let happen.

The chairperson sighed. “Okay Anon, come in. Tell us your concern. We’re here to listen.”

“THANK YOU WAS THAT SO HARD.” Anon yelled, not changing the volume of her voice at all as she trotted in front of the public speak microphone.

Anon was wearing a neon pink floor length skirt that she clearly had bought from Frugal Fannies and then tailored to fit her figure. The skirt hugged her upper legs and tightened around her butt, leaving little to the imagination for the members of the School Committee. She had on a long-sleeved flower shirt over the top of the dress, which billowed at the sides but did little to conceal her perky, chewable breasts.

The chairperson rose. They had dressed for the occasion, with a gray tailored pant and a button-down top to match. They always wanted to present themselves conservatively so they wouldn’t be accused of bias. They completed the ensemble with just a hint of eyeliner and a choke-style necklace.

“So, you say that your concern is that you believe your kid learned about the existence of sexual and gender identities beyond the heteronormative and cisnormative?”

“DON’T USE BIG WORDS WITH ME.” Anon shrieked, already annoyed that she had to re-explain herself. “It’s not that AT ALL. My concern is, CHAIRPERSON, that I believe my kid learned about the existence of ALL THAT LGBT STUFF at YOUR SCHOOL. Kids are TOO YOUNG to learn about sex and gender. They should ONLY be taught that straight and cisgender people exist until I am PERSONALLY COMFORTABLE WITH MY OWN FEELINGS ON THIS TOPIC.”

The chairperson said, “well, that’s what I sa-nevermind ok yes I get it. What would you have us do about it?”

“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED,” floundered Anon. “I HAVE PREPARED A NEW LAW that we can sign into law. It prevents any NHS staff member from discussing anything about SEX or GENDER unless I personally approve it. I will, however, pre-approve any discussion of “Mom and Dad,” “pink is for girls,” “blue is for boys” because that’s totally different and not uncomfy for me.”

“Let me see this law…” said the chairperson, shrugging in confusion. The bailiff took the paper and presented it to the chairperson.

Strangely, the law looked super law-y. It could actually law into law, if they wanted. All it would take was a vote, and The Compact.

The Compact.

The School Committee had just executed The Compact, and this would be their first attempt to try it.

“This law looks like it has all the law in the right law places,” said the chairperson. “Now, Anon, you have two options: Option 1 is that we can all vote on it, and if it fails you don’t get to try again. Option 2, however, may be more appealing…”

“Ooh what’s option 2?” Said Anon with hope. She agreed that Option 1 was not likely to work as at least three members of the School Committee had (gasp) purple hair.

“Option 2,” said the chairperson, “is that you perform oral sex on each member of the School Committee to completion, and we’ll implement your law.”

Anon paused. Oral sex? She hadn’t done that in a while. Her husband never asked for it anymore. He was never home, always out late with his cute business partner, the South Natick Dam.

“Oral sex? I mean, I guess I would do anything to protect my kids from The Gay Stuff.” She looked to the members of the School Committee. “Okay, I consent. Let’s do it.”

The chairperson paused. “School committee members, are we all on board? The vote must be unanimous.” Each hand went up instantly. They had never been as eager for a vote as this one, evidently.

“Very well, Anon. Get to work. I’ll start.” The chairperson removed the smart gray pants, revealing a pair of black lace boy shorts. Anon approached them with a hint of trepidation. There were some women and nonbinary people on the School Committee! Would this make her Catch The Gay? And wasn’t this what she was fighting against?

Anon felt this in her soul, but at the same time, she began to feel the warmth spread between her legs. She was incredulous. Is this … turning me on? Am I supposed to like this? She felt the warm pulse increase and begin to throb as she removed their boy shorts.

Anon began gentle kisses on the inside of their thigh, rising slowly upward. She could tell they were enjoying this as her kisses found their final home. The chairperson rolled their eyes back in their head as Anon continued to work her Natick Mom Magic.

Soon, Anon was as close to climax as they were, touching herself while syncing her pleasure with theirs. Anon cried out “Oh god I’m gonna cum!!” And, just at the same time, the chairperson grabbed their chair and began the shaking that signaled their climax was imminent. “Yes, yes, yes!” As they both came, they collapsed in the chair and on the floor.

After catching their breath, the chairperson banged the gavel. “Okay Anon, next!” And Anon moved to the next school committee member, who had already removed all her clothes and was clearly wet with anticipation.

Anon didn’t hesitate this time. The pleasure was intense and thorough for both of them, with the school committee member’s orgasm pulsing through her legs so strong that she crushed Anon’s head between her thighs. The restricted airflow only made Anon come harder than before, with this orgasm rippling through her entire body.

Anon kept going, and going, and going through all 613 members of the School Committee. She decided she enjoyed this gay stuff, after all. In between member 411, whose hard length caused her sinuses to explode, and member 412, whose purple hair ended up in her teeth somehow, she realized what should have been the truth all along: who was she to say which truths about sex and gender her kid had a right to learn about?

At the end, the chairperson said, “Okay, you’ve completed The Compact. By the power vested in me, I declare your law to be-“

“Wait,” said Anon. “I changed my mind. You all helped me to understand that I really just need to process my own feelings about what makes me uncomfortable with atypical gender identities and expressions. I’m sure it relates to my childhood trauma and all the time I spend in Natick Talks. But I’ll figure it out. We don’t need this law.”

“Are you sure?” Said the Chairperson. “You went through all this work, and now you’re backing out?”

“Yes, I’m sure,” said Anon. “It’s been great, but y’all have a great day. I need to go find a therapist.”

And with that, Anon left as quickly as she’d come. She lived happily ever after, as did the School Committee, which decided just to keep sucking themselves off instead of doing anything actually important for the rest of the evening.

[darkerthanblack-666]

Re: ESC 2024 hosting because of ABBA: I’ve got THOUGHTS even tho I’m just an American (don’t get me started on American Song Contest that needs to die we have 57 of those WHY DO WE NEED THAT ONE) lol. The thought are as follows: I get that it’s ~tradition~ for the winner to host next year’s contest (afaik it’s not like written in the rules, right??) but like… had they just been HONEST and said “Sweden is going to host ESC 2024 regardless of winner for ABBA’s 50th anniversary” I really think everyone would’ve been like “ok that’s fine get on with the show, whoever wins can host 2025 or have a separate event” but instead (this may just be the American in me who sees corruption everywhere lol) I fully believe Sweden paid a lot of money to get the jury to make them the winner (or otherwise somehow rigged it) and because of that, whether you like her or not, Loreen’s “win” will always seem suspect and luckily it seems like the juries are bearing the brunt of the nasty reactions, not Loreen (whether you like her or not, nobody deserves to be shat on for what the juries did), she’s always gonna have those allegations over her. Do I think Finland should’ve won with that popular vote count? Yes. Do I think Loreen had anything to do with Sweden actually winning? Not really. I really hope whoever’s in charge gets their shit together before next year and change rules to have it actually be fair (ie, if you won once you can’t compete again, abolish the juries and have the popular vote win, etc) because it was FUN this year with unique acts (for the most part lol) and then Sweden ruined it and soured the whole thing for everyone INCLUDING THE PERFORMERS and that makes me sad. It’s supposed to be fun. You’re not supposed to go home hoping your country doesn’t hate you.

Listen, even before the Swedish national selections I've been reading wank to Loreen. I didn't know who she was, because I don't watch Eurovision religiously (metalheads in general think that Eurovision is crap and this year we all were proven it is crap indeed). I heard her song and didn't even remember it for the first time, I totally spaced out when I watched the video. It's nothing special. But everyone was treating it like the highest form of art.

They kept saying she's going to win the national selections, and then the whole contest. I think someone created that hype around her on purpose. So many viewers thought the song was something exceptional, while it isn't. I personally think they pulled her out of her sleeve and created the hype to win it. Because the same strategy was used with Blanka in Poland. Promoting the song on TV, then in multiple countries, etc.

Sometimes shady tactics are not necessary to get high score in televote, it's simply marketing and I can easily see it in both cases here (but ofc Blanka didn't get that many points from the jury, because Poland is not one of the jury pets and we always do better at televote).

The jury votes, I'll leave it to your own interpretation. Whether it was marketing (the bookmaker odds overhyped Sweden to the ridiculous degree as well, it could also be a marketing strategy), or if they were paid. Who knows? There is no proof for anything, but to me the blatant promotion of the song was pretty clear.

To me Loreen is no one special and because of this whole hype around her I just can't look at her, I avoid everything related to her, and didn't even want to look at her performance. I'm not the person to send someone hate, however. I just avoid what I dislike. I love Käärijä, so all my attention goes to him. Indeed, Sweden ruined it all, because without them even the televote could be different. Many people mass voted for Finland trying to beat Sweden (they were probably tired of the whole promotion of this song, too). I think Käärijä would still win the televote without Sweden playing dirty, but without such a huge advantage. Would Loreen be 2nd though? I'm not so sure. Every person I talk to, says that the song is nothing special.

Next year I'm definitely not going to vote. When there's a good song, I'll just stream that artist on Spotify and support them on social media. This year we were proven that even great artists can score very little points, so this whole Eurovision ranking is for bragging rights only. Nothing else than that. Just being there is good for every artist, because they get huge exposure.

So it really doesn't matter if we vote for them or not. It only matters if they go there. That's it.