#series: Of Maintenance

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[myreia]

✦ F F X I V L E V E L 9 0

—compendium

[thegoodthegrandandtheugly]

[personinthepalace]

Olympia & Anita - Odd Squad S2 // Junior Taskmaster S1

[heretherebedork]

Sir. SIR.

This is an office break room.

Oh, so they're making this show for @absolutebl. Got it, glad for it, thank you Korea.

[hyperpsychomaniac]

I was thinking of Gerda belting up machinery again.

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

High Maintenance (TV Series) S3/E9 "Cruise" (2019) - Reed Birney

Cute... and the body isn't bad either.

[1000dactyls]

So I wanna know, you'd true and honest thoughts on THW I think I remember you saying you didn't want to talk about it? I'm so sorry for this ask, but I'm curious because so much of the fandom doesn't like it, and while I agree everyone sees to have different reasons

there is quite a bit i dont like about thw, but the two most primary reasons are a) the artistic direction and b) the narrative's betrayal of the core themes set up by the first movie

a lot has already been said about the artificial smoothness of httyd3's rendering -- the textural smoothness of the dragons and skin, for one -- but it's the botox injection valka and the other ladies seemed to receive that irritates me the most. coming off the heels of two other movies less hesitant to show signs of aging as a natural process, the flattening of their wrinkles and fat feels shallow to me.

IMHO, the unnatural smoothness of movie mimics the hollow feel the third movie's narrative has, lacking the history and depth of the events the characters have lived through and the impact that history has on the characters' physical appearance. the movie instead has a dreamy, hazy quality to it. which would be fine in most movies, but not for a franchise dedicated to the physicality of the characters (which was the whole point of the first movie, that hiccup (and toothless) was visually distinct from the rest of the cast)

so not only is thw ugly to look at compared to the other two movies, it's also a narrative shitshow pitted against the other two movies. like, setting aside the objective masterpiece that the first movie is, how does httyd2 end with "come hell or high water i will always jump after you when you fall" to httyd3's "nah man let's let you go". how did we get here???? by completely assassinating everyone's character

and it's just extremely frustrating because httyd1 was about overcoming differences; that message was the flesh and blood of the series, the franchise's beating heart. httyd1 navigates complicated generational trauma to cease endless bloodshed. httyd3... puts off that conflict into some however many centuries into the future. and then the last 5 minutes of the movie even don't get the departure RIGHT hello???

the only good thing about thw is that john powell got to flex his muscles and compose "once there were dragons" and bring me to tears in 5 minutes and 46 seconds

[delusionalblfan]

At this point my main goal is to see Boeing kissing every single person in OFTS. Thank you

[harveybwabbit92]

[R/n and Manny the maintenance YouPi are cleaning the SKIP office and check in on Shu who was staying in late looking at his 'Arc conspiracy wall'.]

Shu, to R/n and Manny: I've finally connected it! The reason why Yuma always disappears and Arc appears when a Kaiju shows up and that reason is because...

{R/n and Manny both lean in.]

R/n and Manny: Because?~

Shu, triumphantly: ...They're working together!

[R/n and Manny mentally go "oof" before nodding along with Shu's theory, like, he wasn't wrong but he wasn't right either.]

Shu, turns back to his wall: Now I just have to figure out how Yuma communicates with Arc...maybe telepathy? Can Yuma read thoughts? I'll have to test it...

*The next morning, Yuma gives Shu a cup of coffee.*

Shu, eyes Yuma suspiciously: How did you know I wanted coffee?

Yuma, gives him a look: Uh...'cause you always drink coffee?

Shu, still eyeing Yuma: Right...

[Shu, thoughts: I know your secret Yuma, I know you can hear me and I'm on to you...]

*Yuma meanwhile is creeped out by Shu silently staring at him and not blinking.*

Yuma, nervously backing out of the room: Okay, I'm gonna go now.

[kingess]

Inspired by the dozen of anons the spiritually psychotic lady sent,

I'd like to share another chef's kiss manipulation hack with you;

Keep track of the insults the desired target uses when they're triggered.

Towards you, or someone else. Even if he's not directly verbally abusive the things he looks down upon on you or others will slip through. That's his insecurity.

When we're flustered or triggered or even just stressed and the aggression leaks out, our brain's first motive is to attack emotionally, to keep us safe. Most people aren't quick or deranged enough to hurt others with what hurts the opponent specifically custom taylored routinely. The brain asks 'what's hurtful?' and picks what your unique experience has concluded most hurtful; Aka your insecurities.

This in mind you can bring him up, or tear him down effortlessly & innocently when suitable.

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[unopenablebox]

listening to the new if books could kill is really weird as someone who was indeed a teen/tween in the Emergence of Social Media Era, in that like. actually me and my 50 pseudonymous close friends of a decade are doing quite well thank you. im glad you interviewed some teenagers to learn that they use online socializing tools for social interaction, which accordingly has the features of social interaction, but this is a fucking bizarre thing to listen to people explain to each other

[personinthepalace]

Swimming - Odd Squad UK // Junior Taskmaster

[fullmetal-scar-simping]

Been wondering, should I be more extensive with my tagging system here? Would it make navigating the blog easier if folks got everything tagged per series, characters, meta, venting, etc? Or are there no strong feeling either way?

[imalazypandaaa]

Welcoming (the only maintenance worker alive) Martyn InTheLittleWood!!!

Martyn just so happens to be the only living maintenance worker Fazbear Entertainment has ever had! He appeared in Chapter 5 to give Grian the Mazercise code at 5am. He kinda hates his job because people keep breaking stuff but he does it anyway. As always the art was made by the amazing @cinththewarlock !!! Go follow them, they are collaborating with me on the au and have been from the start!