#sapphirescalemate

[dannidorina]

Red vs Blue: Restoration and Grief

So, I thought RvB: Restoration dropped on May 27th so I didn't expect to be watching it today, a day late, but through tears I just need to put this out into the universe.

CW // grief as a theme, personal grief, personal loss

SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE BELOW:

The show's key theme has always been about memory. That idea has been beaten into the ground by now. Memory is the key, it's what composed Epsilon, it's what drove both the reds and blues forward (being the only memory of their prior prerogatives: anti-red and anti-blue). All of it is memory based.

So this lends very much into the theme of grief. Memory is hand-in-hand with grief, it's one of the main drivers from where grief comes from. It's through memory that we remember those we've lost.

Some of THE quintessential quotes from the show are based around grief. "Never say goodbye. If you don't say goodbye, then you aren't really gone, you just, aren't here right now."

Some, if not most of you, know that I ran the Roses and Hydrangeas zine in memory for @sapphirescalemate. I also got a tattoo for her yesterday, finally, in her memory. So when I found out I got the tattoo on the release date of the final release of RvB?

Restoration was perfect. Perfect. The exact dose of old RvB I missed with just enough call backs to the post-13 seasons to make it feel well tied in. It's not perfect media, but it was perfect for what it needed to be.

But the last scene with Washington? The big reveal with Doc? The freelancers returning for one final message in his own psyche?

I broke down into easy tears. I had already cried for Sarge's death and cried for the final destruction of the AI but that?

I miss my friend so much. More than I can possibly describe. But what Carolina said: "We are here." That broke me.

This is less of a total breakdown of the media and just a series of rambles for what I felt in general with the grief.

[ot3]

im allowed to love something deeply and wholly while still realizing that from an objective standpoint it’s not the Pinnacle of the medium

[thursdayglrl]

👀

you are my:(x) mutual( ) friend( ) close friendyou intimidate me:( ) yes(x) nodo i want to talk more:(x) yes( ) nohave i ever had a crush on you:( ) yes(x) nobest feature:( ) @( ) layout(x) postsrandom(x) you’re very funny( ) you’re adorable( ) i freaked out when you followed me( ) i feel like i annoy you(x) i love seeing your posts on my dashboard( ) you’re so pretty( ) i love you a lot(x) you’re so relatable(x) i’m grateful for you(?) i wish i could meet you one day

[karamell-art]

Hi @sapphirescalemate! And you’re welcome :) I made a quick research and couldn’t find those audios? Sadly if they where uploaded on Sundcloud, there’s nothing we can do because the account has been deleted permanently. If it was on tumblr you can still manage to save it thanks to reblog! This is how I save my files: 1) First of all, search for keywords. In this case I wrote “Crashboombanger Mettaton” in the search bar, but you could be more specific like “What the f***” or other words you know are present in the post (when I don’t know the words I just keep generic);

2) Right click on the audio bar and select “inspect element”;

3) Click on audio preload=“none” and copy-paste the link in the search bar…..aaaand you’re done! Here’s some screenshots I made to make it more clear~

also, I just noticed the caption at the end of the link about not downloading the audios OMG, is this illegal or smth…? I guess if it’s for personal purpose is fine??? COME ON, ITS FOR A GOOD CAUSE

[eloquentspeeches]

John or roxy, Aradia or uhhhhh ur fave taz bitch, hmmmmm deku or froppy ? 👀

Bold of you to assume I’d choose anyone over my fave gurl

[dimitrizine]

hello! id rlly like to enter but the only character i can submit atm is lowkey a self insert/joke (her hero name IS Big Slappy...) & since ive been prepping for the anime expo i havent had the time to make a new, nicer oc for this :( i could rebrand my dragonsona (not enough time today to make a totally new chara id be proud of) but idk i guess no matter what i decide to go with ill get anxious bc im up against ppl with better & cooler ocs.. do you still think i should enter anyway? thanks! ;u;

Ah you shouldn’t worry too much, we won’t be judging you on your OC!! It’s always worth giving it a try just in case, cause you really never know unless you try!

-Mod Psycho

[soothedcerberus]

my app has taken a mind of its own and a liking 2 your Art bc it's constantly reblogging the last pic and I've barely been on tumblr today your art's too powerful

Aha, omg I was thinking “huh, they really like this one post”. 

[twixtandshout]

I think one of the worst parts about living in different time zones than your friends is that any time you want to commiserate over the fact that neither of you can fricking go to bed, you just look like you’re trying to one-up them with how late you’re up. :/

Anyway, I’m drinking Rice Krispies from a mug bc I Lov the Cronch. How is your morning going?

[kadzhi]

sapphirescalemate replied to your post: theres a goat screaming outside

You goatta be kidding me wtf

I dont know why the neighbors suddenly have 2 goats but they are SCREAMING

[stariousfalls]

sounds like ur havin the clementime of ur life bro

yes. yes i am 👍🏻✨👀

[anethiawoods]

hi @sapphirescalemate i was ur secret santa! these were all rlly fun to do and i hope u like them! happy holidays!

@homestuckss tysm for organizing!!

[rainbow-of-idiots]

This is going out a little late for my time zone, but hopefully not too late! This is my Secret Santa gift for @sapphirescalemate​. I haven’t drawn anything in over a year, oof. @_@ Anyway, have some cuddly fluff, featuring the best characters you could have possibly picked. <3 Also, I think I have I have a new OT3...

@redvsbluesecretsanta​

[its-amihan]

i can finally post this!! this was for an art telephone game in the zine party discord hosted by @hokage. i’ve added everyone’s full pieces under the cut!

credits from start to finish: 1) @hokage​ 2) @panstarry​ 3) @sapphirescalemate​ 4) @hispanicin​ 5) @kii-teruguma​ 6) me! 7) lemonbaristas (IG) 8) @rosepowdr-art​

[thursdayglrl]

sapphirescalemate respondeu seu post: OH MY GOD i forgot the good place is back

On Netflix?????

on nbc! im assuming theyll wait a few months after s3 wraps up to post it on netflix

they do post episode by episode on hulu and on nbc's site though, but i think they took down older eps

[suusong]

@etherealcake tagged me to make myself with this!! Thank you 💕

I’ll tag @luminarae @bumbleberrybee @ennychan @sapphirescalemate @pjdayforever

[eloquentspeeches]

@sapphirescalemate pointed out that I didn’t answer her other two choose between these two character questions and she was so right....

So first off, John or Roxy?

Roxy all the way B)

Second,, Deku or Froppy?

I went with Deku because I don’t know a lot about BnHA and from what I have seen, Deku is a good boy :)

Thanks for sending in asks!! I have one more to do and I’m not gonna take any more