#phenominal

[cluepoke-archive]

Making the spiderverse movies so Inaccesable isn't very punk rock of them

[naturepunks]

phe the storyteller :) she hates her job inconsolably.

attack her on artfight!

(commissions and ask requests for wc book characters are open!)

[markisnot]

[helpimstuckposting]

EVERYONE DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH STRANGE WORLD IN THEATERS

[weevmo]

A Pea with a side of ??? I am so wonderfully intrigued and confused by this update!! I can't wait until it all clicks -

[crowlypoly]

Rewatching GO for the 8 billionth time and I just... LOOK AT THIS 'LIL SHIT

He's sitting with his dumbass legs way out in the path where people could trip over them- it's not just that he's 'incapable of sitting correctly' he's deliberately choosing to be a menace

[avenin7]

we really need to start writing more fics about the botw champion’s being the threats they are. guys they are SOLDIERS. WARRIORS. they are not out here having little cutesy times ok? they are fucking killing shit. Link canonically killed a dude. they are the best of the best at what they do. show it. give these characters depth. don’t just make them their tropes.

like i want less people to just go ‘oh and then they killed an enemy camp anyway.’ like HOW my guy? i am BEGGING please give these characters more depth than what they were given on screen.

especially urbosa! shes not just mommy figure or wine aunt she is a LEADER of her people and a warrior show her acting like one. revali may be a prick but he IS the best warrior rito village has ever seen. he’s not shying away at blood or violence.

MIPHA. my god MIPHA BABY GIRL!! what did they do to you? made you into a uwu wify who is only here to be romantic conflict for other ships??? (and then get mad at you for it?) or only make you links girlfriend? SHE IS A PRINCESS AND A FIGHTER. just because she’s kind does NOT make her weak! she was chosen to piolet a divine beast. they aren’t going to let someone who isn’t capable do that. (SHARP TEETH AND CLAWS ALSO?????)

daruk is massive and strong enough he could probably rip a bokoblin apart with his bare hands, his weapon is there to make everyone else feel better.

like if were gonna write fics about needing to comfort or about anyone being squemish make it Zelda. have her realize she’s basically traveling with some of the most dangerous people in the country and having to figure out how she feels about it.

Like come ON y’all! Think of the fics we could be writing!!!

[microsofttothemax]

“omg rise!leosagi would be love at first sight” FALSE they insult & beat the shit out of each other when they first meet

[imzadi-caskett-huddy]

Just leaving this here...

[carrion-art]

Gree please, I am BEGGING

[variksel]

ok ven is genuineposting about a comedy podcast again alert but im in the middle of the newest dndads ep and ngl. one thing the crew has always done SO WELL is the way they manage to portray that these characters are real friends

the s1 dads are the strongest example of this to me and ill use those moments as examples because ive listened to it the most but its so obvious in every single other season and character group theyve ever made, and it popped into my head when the s3 crew learn that trudys a bot

like all the characters do fight and get into disagreements and do shitty things to eachother, sometimes the reason being that its a comedy and sometimes glenn stealing darryls car or any of them really calling any other dad a bad parent is funny ..... but then they have these insanely genuine moments that feel so fucking real and honest that arent played for laughs for a second. glenn hugging ron when he gets out of prison and ron crying, the rest of the dad crew essentially tackling glenn into a big hug after learning his wife is dead, everyone being SO ready to dropkick willy when they learn what they did to ron and yelling at him so much that anthony cant get a word in for a good minute, the hug darryl, henry, and ron have after ron talks to a therapist and henry talks to autumn and darryl talks to his dad, glenn sharing with darryl that he doesnt know what hes gonna do or if hes gonna stay in the realms after the big omegadaddies finale fight but never for a second even considering not helping the daddies get back to earth even if hes not gonna follow them,,,

i 100% believe that its one of the core foundations of dndads, that thats a big subconscious reason why people instantly adore this podcast so much and the crew is so fucking good at being earnest when they need to be. these characters, no matter which group of them were talking about (s1, 2, 3, or the miniseries ones) are real friends who care about eachother and would kill and die for eachother

[fedorasaurus]

DEUS EX SPOILERS

I finally beat the game yesterday! I'm sure you're curious to know what ending I got.

First, let me go over my thoughts about each of the options that were presented (I assume it was only these three):

Morgan's offer -- Spare the base. Join him in leading the world via the Illuminati, which will definitely not be tyrannical.

I don't trust him. Not after seeing what he did to DeBeers (locking him in a cold stasis pod under his house and using him for his knowledge while lying about curing him, taking sole control over the Illuminati in his place). Is that going to be JC's fate, too? Plus, even with JC's compassion, I don't see what good can come of a secret society running the world. Joining the big conspiracy goes against everything JC fought for up to this point. Maybe he can make a change for the better, though?

Tracer's offer -- Destroy the base, activating a massive EMP blast that will disable electronic tech worldwide. Society will be returned to the "dark ages," but from there, everyone will be on equal footing, and we can rebuild to a better, more fair society, where no one government or billionaire can control everyone/everything.

Like JC says, "that sounds overkill." Then again, Tracer's hope and optimism is compelling. It's not that advanced tech would NEVER return, anyway. Now it has the chance to be rebuilt under better circumstances. Maybe this time we can use tech to help people rather than harm them. One thing gives me pause, though: this is a sudden, worldwide change, which most people will not be ready for. A lot of people will be harmed by this at first. Think about it: no hospital equipment, no refrigerators, no phones to contact people in an emergency. I certainly don't know enough about farming to be self-sufficient, nor am I in shape enough for long term physical labor. But, I also think... If forgoing the use of modern technology means, for example, that nukes no longer existed, I think it's worth it.

Helios' offer -- Combine JC with the AI, using his augs and Helios' vast knowledge to control the world.

This sounds scary on the face of it. Trust a machine to handle running the lives of humans? Helios makes a compelling argument, though. It doesn't have ambitions. It's simply programmed to protect people and help the world run smoothly. No emotion or ulterior motives that can be bribed into doing what some wealthy benefactor wants. Though, any fan of System Shock would sweat a little at this, recalling that Shodan was programmed for a similar purpose, and her solution to "protecting people" was to... make it so that there were no more people. Come to think of it, Helios never elaborated on their plan to protect people. A machine built on spy software and internet data, relying on algorithms to make decisions, it's concerning. But combined with JC, maybe it could work. JC would have to do a lot of emotional heavy-lifting, but maybe he can keep the AI in line. We also found out that... people are already kind of okay with Helios opening up the roads and shutting down the criminal organizations. JC does wonder, though, if Helios is trying to learn about people in order to control, not help them.

As a sidenote, Bob sounds like SUCH a jealous lover when he finds out that Helios wants JC and not him. God, hearing the villain lose his shit when he knows he's at a disadvantage is delightful after everything we've endured at his hand. All he can do is sit behind his force field and yell at us. You got got, Bob!

Alright, so, what choice did I make for my first playthrough?

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Deus Ex handles the endings in an interesting way. There's no obvious "GOOD" or "BAD" ending. Each option has positive and negative consequences, and it's up to the player to decide, based on what they learned and discovered throughout the game, what feels right to them. Even Paul trusts JC to follow his heart, supporting him whatever he chooses (god, I love Paul 😭).

Part of my decision also came from just having a difficult time navigating the Area 51 base. Other folks in Chat had similar experiences, so I'm glad I'm not alone there, but it got to a point where I was mulling two choices around in my mind but ended up committing to one because there was no way I'd be able to find my way back if I changed my mind again (yes, the game gives you maps, but even in real life I struggle without a point of reference of my current location 💀).

Plus, Helios was weirdly pushy. "Yes, you will do this," "You will go there, do that." It was uncomfortable, kind of bossy. JC had an option, but Helios still acted like it was bent on controlling things. Maybe I can chalk it up to the language processing of a machine, though.

The ending I picked on this run, you can probably guess, was the New Dark Age ending. Tracer's hope is something I can really vibe with. His, "Come find us, JC!" got me really emotional, in fact. The game doesn't explicitly show JC escaping and reuniting with his friends, but I believe he does. Something made me second-guess my choice, though: the animals and workers who are still alive on the base. The mechanic who tries desperately to stop JC when he presses the three buttons to start the reaction. I really hope they all had enough time to evacuate. I'm okay sacrificing my own life to save everyone, but taking others down with me feels terrible. It's left ambiguous, though. In fact, the ending only shows JC running from the facility while it crumbles. Did we make the right choice, in the end? Is society going to be okay? It isn't shown. I like that, though. Let the player imagine how the future plays out. We weighed the options and followed our heart, and really, that's all anyone can do.

I believe it all worked out.

I'll get the other endings next week and see if any of them feel more "right," and then we'll see how Invisible War handles the continuation of the story (one thing's for sure: Alex Denton must have escaped somehow 👀)!

[dorky-zuko]

FASHION FASHION FASHION FASHION

I like to think Akarsha dresses her up in her clothes from time to time in the future

[yourgoodfriendjh]

the ending of the scorpio races has me in TEARS i am not well

[weevmo]

Season's Greetings from two of the Stews! They can't really celebrate - but it's fun to exchange an occasional gift 🎁

[diazsdimples]

Who wants to hear my thoughts on Buck, Eddie, Tommy and Shannon as a polycule cause boy am I having many