#shoe deal

[clubhoops]

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese has agreed to a multiyear endorsement contract extension with Reebok – with a signature shoe release in 2026, according to Shams Charania (ESPN).

She becomes the sixth active WNBA player with a signature shoe contract.

[tani-b-art]

the A’ logo

[daftpatience]

the fire alarm in our apt building is busted and goes off everytime there's a power outage - we gotta wait for the firetruck to get here and shut off the dang thing every time. sucks, but we always bring the cats down anyways as both a safety measure and as emergency training for them (they get lots of treats afterwards as a reward) baby shoe did a big achievement today and stayed out instead of hiding! he was such a brave scaredy cat ;w;

[millacm]

easy evan kelmp fanart lol ! actually the shoes were really difficult and I should practice more + our other increasingly traumatized friends !

[anonymouscheeses]

I'm gonna be shitting and screaming and starting fights if Sera becomes a villain. I can't take sibling angst, Sera loves Emily I swear guys believe meeee.

[oldcrowsinacoat]

“My friends, my people, my flock; I have had a vision - a vast fiery orb, floating in an endless void, and there, so small, so fragile, us! But falling, falling, falling into the flames!”

[chaoswillcalmusdown]

i keep thinking about this scene. marcus stepping into the light (!!!) marcus immediately seeing signs of his mom. marcus taking a photo so he can bring her into the kitchen with him and so he can create something beautiful in her honour that he can then share with the guests.

[royalarchivist]

Green Gay Ninja's "team full of strong opinionated leaders" ran into a lot of communication issues on Day 1, but nobody has more experience wrangling loud rowdy people than FitMC.

[sporesgalaxy]

I picked Gregor Samsa as the bug transformation reference for a reason besides recognizability: in Kafka's Metamorphosis, the bug transformation is pretty clearly a metaphor for disability and/or mental illness. My experience being queer and my experiences with mental illness and ADHD aren't just similar, they overlap so much that they are inseparable to me, and they've effected me my whole life. Thus a Gregor who was always a bug.

[illmoraineakoi]

Do you guys think that if Chosen ever learned of the 'deal' Orange made with Alan in AvA4, he'd automatically see it as Alan using it to indenture Orange to him and blow a gasket?

Especially if Orange recounted the deal incorrectly, or perhaps even if Orange himself misinterpreted or misunderstood it.

Because the original wording of the deal was "If you help me animate, I'll let you free so long as you don't wreck my computer."

Alan likely meant this to mean that so long as Orange didn't mess up the computer and helped him animate, Orange would be allowed to live on the computer. Which is already a little questionable, placing a stipulation on having a place to live. A very 'earn your keep' sort of vibe.

But the original deal makes no mention of RGBY or their role in everything. Honestly, it seems like they just kinda moved onto the desktop at some point between 2015-2017. But like most things with Orange, things tend to revolve more around them than himself, when it comes to his priorities.

So I don't think it's too out of the question to think that Orange automatically pooled them in with himself in this deal, and they became another factor of it when they originally weren't involved at all.

A common interpretation I've seen is Orange misunderstanding the deal, and thinking that if he helps Alan animate, his friends get to stay too. IE: If he doesn't, Alan reserved the right to kick them off or bar access to the computer from them. Placing a stipulation not just on Orange's own ability to have a place to live, but on his ability to see and have access to his friends. Turning it into a privilege earned by fulfilling the responsibilities expected of him.

Orange undoubtedly likes to animate with Alan, that's not an issue, but perhaps he still thinks that he has a responsibility to do it in order to maintain the status quo of not just his life, but all of their lives. Maybe he sees it as a sort of 'payment', in a way. Perhaps he doesn't even really believe that Alan would be mean enough to revoke those things from him, to do what is his right to by the terms of their deal, but there's a part of him that's secretly unwilling to chance it.

Or perhaps he doesn't even think the deal is active anymore. It's been so many years, after all, and they've ruined Alan's files multiple times (unintentionally) and nothing's happened. It could've long since become null and void.

But from Chosen's perspective, it would likely seem a lot worse than Orange ever thought it was. Perhaps even worse than ALAN realized it was.

Because Alan has put a price tag on Orange's right to even have a place to live. A price tag (potentially) on his ability to see and interact with his friends. A price tag on his nice, happy life. Maybe even a price tag on his very life.

And I think Chosen would be very upset about that. And perhaps even more upset when Orange seems confused about why he's upset about it, when Orange doesn't understand how predatory it looked from Chosen's perspective.

After all, it's not even a very big price tag. It's just a little animating. It's not that bad, and Orange likes doing it anyway, so what's the problem?

But at the end of the day, it is still little more than a ball and chain made of words and letters, binding him to doing what Alan wants him to do with the potential threat of ruthless punishment should he disobey or rebel of cause harm to the computer.

And really, what difference is there, between using a stick figure as a pop up blocker and using one as an animating assistant? Does the fact that he enjoys it really outweigh or justify the fact that you've placed a condition on his very livelihood since the day of his creation?

Yeah. Chosen would not be happy.

[clubhoops]

BIG NEWS for USC sophomore phenom JuJu Watkins!

Sham of ESPN reports she’s inked a multiyear extension with Nike, landing her one of the richest shoe endorsement deals in women’s basketball. This is a game-changer for JuJu, as she joins the elite ranks of athletes with top-tier shoe deals.

The deal, finalized Tuesday, was negotiated by Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, alongside JuJu’s powerhouse team: agent Jade-Li English, head of marketing Eric Eways, and Nike’s VP of basketball marketing Brittany McCallum.

With this massive deal, JuJu is officially solidifying her spot as one of the biggest names in the sport.

[columboscreens]

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

when i say f.a. 503 for dior was the absolute worst year of anybody's life, i'm not exaggerating in the least. like could there be more objectively traumatic experiences? of course. but the utter stress that overtakes me at just the thought of finding myself in his position? the fucking executive and administrative and directorial problems i would have to deal with? the number of things that would be dependent on me to sort out? the sheer responsibility that would suddenly be on my shoulders? quite frankly i'm in awe of him for willingly stepping up to the task at all, to say nothing of how well he handled it with all the odds against him

[ithinkdogshouldvote2]

You wanna talk about parallels??? What about whatever the fuck Scary and Normal have going on???

[hazbinsponsoredbyvee]

Who's the funniest?

"I am!"

"Vox is."

"I'm not choosing between them; they will kill me."

[saku091]

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