#stirers

[pilfappreciator]

Part 1 | Part 2

WAKE UP BABES!! DINNER IS SERVED!!!

Bruce/Brandi x Reader: part 2

Includes: GN! Reader, Vacay Lovers, polyamory, relationship headcanons, slight Bruce Jr. slander

💜 These two took things slow when they were wooing you, you better BELIEVE they're gonna do the same once you've actually been bagged

🧡 I MEAN DON'T GET ME WRONG!! They're not any less passionate about you or anything, but like... c'mon. They're middle-aged, run a full time business and are married with kids. They've got a lot on their hands already so chances are they're not immediatly urging you to move in with them or just straight up sign marriage documents (sorry to disappoint u_u)

💜 But like I said: this doesn't mean they're not good lovers

🧡 In fact I'd say in my entirely unbiased opinion that they'd make fantastic lovers! Wonderful! Superb, even!

💜 So naturally, once you find yourself added to the relationship? Expect all that supportive energy thrown your way too lol

🧡 No matter what endeavor you choose to pursue, rest easy knowing you'll have your own personal cheerleaders having your back at all times. You got a hobby you're really into? SAY LESS BABES!! Gift-giving is Brandi's love language so you bet your ass she's buying you everything you could possibly need. Wanna pursue some form of higher education, maybe get some fancy degree? BOOM, you've just signed yourself up for study sessions with Bruce

💜 (I mean like... he might not be much help if you're studying for something shmancy like law or medicine, but he will happily hold and read out flashcards for you :3)

🧡 Or maybe you just wanna help out around Vacay Island which? Yes hello they would love that??

💜 Running a business is no easy feat so the couple definitely welcome the extra set of hands (paws??). If you're more social and outgoing then chances are you're out on the front lines with Bruce, taking orders for food, welcoming guests and getting them settled in, leading activites like volleyball or the weekly shuffleboard tournament, etc.

🧡 Obviously if you'd rather remain behind the scenes, you're more than welcome to join Brandi on her end of things. Making food, booking guests into their rooms, keeping track of all the finances, etc.

💜 Maybe you're crap with spreadsheets and numbers and just wanna like... keep her company while she works at her desk? Grab her some refreshments every now and then?? Maybe even offer a shoulder massage once you've noticed she's been hunched over for too long???

🧡 I swear this woman will cherish you forever

💜 Whether you're another troll like Bruce or a fellow Vacationer like Brandi, the way you spend time with either of these two can differ

🧡 If you're on the smaller side? Bruce just enjoys getting to hold your hand while walking alongside you on the beach. The man spends pretty much all his time around literal giants and it can get a little overwhelming sometimes, so he can definitely appreciate having someone around who's more on his level (hehe). Brandi on the other hand just thinks your small size is cute! Hands down one of her favorite things is when either you or Bruce (OR BOTH) just like? Casually hitch a ride on her shoulder?? Or she'll hold you both in the palm of of her hand and just go "omigosh it's totally like holding a couple of grapes haha :D"

💜 Reader POV: Ah yes. Me, my boyfriend, and our giant girlfriend/wife

🧡 On the flipside, if you're closer to Brandi's size? This woman is taking every available opportunity to take full advantage of the fact. She's laying kisses all over your face, running her fingers through your hair, cuddling with you after a long day of work, etc etc. Technically speaking she COULD (and DOES) do all this regardless of how big/small you are... but at the same time it's just soooo much easier when she doesn't have to constantly watch herself so she doesn't accidentally crush you ://

💜 Meanwhile Bruce is just like "if either of you DO crush me... you won't hear any complaints from my end, just sayin"

🧡 Man is horrendously down bad 😳

💜 Last post i was like OUTINGS WITH BRANDI, but this post?? SURFING LESSONS WITH BRUCE! This man will not rest until you know how to ride a wave, okay, he is DEDICATED. Once you've gotten good enough, expect regular invites to the beach so you two can hit the ocean asdjahdslak

🧡 I like to think that even while running a business and family, Bruce and Brandi are still perfectly capable of maintaining a healthy love life— both with each other and you. Partly because they're just that in love but also cuz they don't let ANYTHING get in the way of weekly date nights (yeah that's right, plural)

💜 Bruce, on the phone: "Hey honey, me and (____) are outside the resturaunt. Where are you?"

"Oh, I'll probably be a few minutes. Bruce Jr. just set off a firework in the kitchen, you know how he is. But you two should go get us a table while you're waiting!"

"Alright, we'll see you later, love you :)"

"I love you guys more~"

🧡 And then Bruce just... hangs up and leads you inside the resturaunt, meanwhile you're just?? Very concerned????

💜 Dates with these two are pretty casual ngl. Neither feel the need for extravagant displays of love, so chances are the three of you are just spending some quality time together. Chillin at home without the kids, cooking/baking food together, watching reality TV

💜 (Tbh there's probably some trollverse version of The Bachelor/Bachelorett and lemme tell you that these two EAT THAT SHIT UP)

🧡 Of course if you wanna go out somewhere fancy then no worries!! Your girl Brandi knows the downlow on all the hottest spots in town and Bruce likely has enough connections to get you three reservations at even the fanciest restaurants

💜 Simply ask and these two will find a way to get it done <33

🧡 LOTS OF FAMILY OUTINGS WITH THE VACAY LOVERS HOUSEHOLD!!!

💜 At some point in the relationship Bruce will approach you and go "Hey, our son Benni has a dance recital tomorrow, did you wanna come?" and the second you say yes is the second you offically become a permanent member of the family. You are joining their monthly family camping trips. You are helping Brandi make cupcakes for school soccer games. You and Bruce are sitting down with the kids for homework help

🧡 Hopefully you've got good memory cuz you're gonna need to memorize 13 different fast food orders whenever the kids drag you to Bergen King askdhalslk

💜 Speaking of the little shits

🧡 You thought you were spending a lot of time with them BEFORE you were smoochin their parents?? Well congrats because the second you start becoming a permanent member at the dinner table, expect to have all 13 of them constantly hanging off you

💜 Maybe one of them needs your help practicing a new move they've learned from their martial arts class, maybe another wants someone to listen as they info dump about their latest hyperfixation, or maybe they just need help kickstarting their underground fireworks selling business

🧡 Cough cough (Bruce Jr) cough cough

ASJKJDHALJSKD THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN, I LOVE THESE TWO SO MUCH!! There were a for more headcanons i wanted to touch upon but the post was getting long lol. Definitely plan on doing more for them tho so no worries uwu

but i mean like if you guys got prompts/questions then go ahead, my asks are open 👀👉👈

[maxcore]

max "i saw some interesting footage in baku" but that's none of my business verstappen. we're entering libra season and this diva is about to conflict avoid in the pettiest way he knows how

[willboland]

I'll just leave this here...

[the-bat-bros]

They would tease him relentlessly.

Tim drake outed as #1 nightwing fan

Text transcript:

Bart: Hey, Kon, doesn’t that guy remind you of Robin?

Kon: No way! Robin would never do something as geeky as wearing superhero merch! And aren’t him and Nightwing like siblings anyways?

[dafukdidiwatch]

That's a Brutal last line. I love it

[ohfiveeight]

Plus if Linda had an AI buddy, can you imagine the shenagagins that ONI would probably have to suck up to Halsey ( MOM ) to aid them in removing said AI?

[lemondeabicyclette]

Track or Die Mexico 2022

[aphroditusiscorroded]

Merry Christmas everybody!! 🎄🎅🎁

Aziraphale receives an unexpected gift.

[venear-tmblr]

BAM! im hyperfixating on dead gay wizards from the 70’s so im assigning FableSMP characters Marauders;

Sirius; Icarus. (DARLINGGGG,, quess who’s baCK FROM JAIL /ref)

Regulus: Rae (,,,yeah if anyone were to drown, it’d be Rae.)

Remus; Fenris (DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE. DO I. DOG BARK BARK WOOF.)

Peter: Ven (somebody has to be that stupid rat /ref)

James: Centross (Someone had to be dumb of heart and smart of ass enough to be this shit-stirer. David is capable)

Lily: Ocie (YEEAHH YOU KNOW IT. I LOVE LILY EVANS THATS MY GURRLL)

Marlene: Aax (controversial but, if anyone’s gonna be Gryffindor Quidditch Captain; it’d be Aax.)

Mary; Caspian (…harlot. /affectionate)

Bellatrix: Perix (heLLOOO GORGEOUS)

Bonus; If Centross is James and Ocie is Lily, Oscar can be Harry heheheh

You could switch the morningstar brother if you wanted to, but meh,, my icarus jail joke is funny, read it and weep /lh

anyways hope u enjoyed this unhinged assignment :]

[pilfappreciator]

Brandi and Bruce’s S/o looking after the bakers dozen on their own, what shenanigans occur?

Anon this is?? Literally so cute what the hell??? Also referring to them as the "bakers dozen" is so genuis sfhjjfdadfggh—

Reader & the Bakers Dozen: babysitting solo

Includes: GN! Reader, mentions of polyamory, mentions of Vacay Lovers, slightly Parental! Reader, the Bakers Dozen

CW: Bruce Jr.

🍪 POV: your partners go off to some fancy convention to promote their business, leaving you to watch after all 13 of their kids. Chaos ensues

🍪 These little shits are already a lot to handle, so when you suddenly find yourself being the only adult in the house responsible for them? Yeah, babes, you've definitely got your hands full

🍪 Luckily, you've spent enught time at the Vacay Lovers household that things are at least a little easier for you lol

🍪 They definitely behave much better for you compared to other babysitters. Partly because you're smoochin their parents (and don't wanna get in trouble), and partly because they genuinely like you :3

🍪 But they're still little shits thru and thru, don't forget that

🍪 If they happen to have school? Chances are Bruce and Brandi already took care of their lunches and stuff before they left, so it'll be up to you to pick them up (WARNING: THE KIDS WILL TRY TO CONVINCE YOU TO GO ORDER AT THE NEAREST FAST FOOD PLACE! Unless you've got money for 13 happy meals, prepare to hit em with a firm refusal). Definitely helps if you blast some music in the van! They've kinda lost interest in Velvet & Veneer after learning the two literally tortured their dad and uncles...

🍪 Play Brozone. They'll go crazy and shout-sing along with Bruce's parts lol

🍪 Later in the day you can expect a few to come up to you for homework help. They might also wanna help with dinner, but fyi there WILL be a mess. Pasta sauce on the floor, flour all over the counters, stains on your clothes— the whole shebang

🍪 Want the least amount of casualties? Just let them set the table (no worries, all the plates and stuff are made of plastic ajdjakkala)

🍪 A few of them have some dietary restrictions tho so keep that in mind!! Luckily, you can always find a list of reminders/examples up on the fridge courtesy of lovely muppet wife Brandi <33

🍪 If the kids don't have school that day, then be prepared. You're gonna have very little time to yourself ://

🍪 Like they've each got their own interests and hobbies to keep them occupied, but sometimes they'll need you to reach somewhere up high, or for you to play tiebreaker/settle an argument, or they honestly just want you to join them for a game of hide and seek which???

🍪 "Aw, you sure you guys don't mind me joining in?"

"Yeah! Just cuz you're old doesn't mean you can't have fun, too!"

"...Gee, thanks :D"

🍪 They're merciless

🍪 They've all got their own set of chores they need to do. Each and everyone will try to worm their way out of them. All of them. Everytime

🍪 Sure, they can be a little hyper sometimes, but they're like 6-8 years old so that's expected. For the most part, they're all pretty chill

🍪 It's Bruce Jr. who you've gotta watch out for

🍪 He is a shit- stirer and I WILL FOREVER STAND BY THAT

🍪 This guy won't hesitate to rally his siblings into whatever plan he's been cookin in that feral little head of his. Prepare yourself because you're MOST DEFINITELY getting pranked. It's like a requirement or something

🍪 One nice thing i have to say about Bruce Jr. is that he's actually pretty resourceful. Like this little dude is using everyday household items like he's staring in his own Home Alone movie AKSJSJAKA—

🍪 Rest assured, tho, none of his pranks are seriously harmful or anything but like... at the end of the day, expect:

1) to be covered in craft supplies

2) your clothes/skin/hair a mess

3) to have one limb stuck in a bucket

4) all of the above

🍪 Honestly I feel like Bruce and Brandi would be surprised if they came back and DIDN'T find you sporting paint-stained clothes or with glitter in your hair. Maybe a few stickers slapped on your forehead??

🍪 The trick to dealing with this little agent of chaos is to either keep him separated from his siblings long enough so he doesn't manage to rope anyone into his schemes, or strike some kinda deal with him. Considering he's got 12 siblings, all of whom you need to be watching over at the same time, chances are the second option is your safest bet

🍪 Chances are he'll ask for something semi-illegal, or at the very least something that DEFINITELY requires adult supervision

🍪 DO NOT LET THIS BOY TALK YOU INTO BUYING ANYTHING RELATED TO FIRE. Seems like an easy task, I know. Unfortunately this little shit enherited his dad's charm so watch out o_o

🍪 He'll settle for a happy meal tho. Hopefully you didn't already cave and take him and his siblings out to eat earlier, otherwise you're spending even more money ajsjakkala

🍪 If any errands need to be run during your time there, you BETTER BELIEVE they're all coming with. You'll need to be incredibly vigilant during this time cuz these kids are even more rowdy in public than they are at home. If you're smart about it, you can turn the whole thing into a game! If everyone manages to grab everything off the grocery list in a certain amount of time or if they're able to find the best quality (but relatively cheap) brand of laundry detergent, then you'll buy each of them candy or something uwu

🍪 You can count on them to be cooperative, but like... bring the family child leash just in case

🍪 Cough cough (Bruce Jr.) cough cough

🍪 MOVIES BEFORE BED! It's a bit of a family tradition in the Vacay Lovers household. Yknow, just some way for the kids to spend time together before the day ends

🍪 You're most definitely gonna be playing tiebreaker when the time comes. All 13 of them have wildly different tastes

🍪 Absolutely no scary movies tho. They'll try to argue that theyre able to handle it, but at the end of the night expect to find yourself under a pile of frightened children who've ctawled into bed with you

🍪 Their collective nightly routine is literally?? So chaotic??? Like all of them are simultaneously trying to squeeze into the same bathroom just to brush their teeth... running in and out of their respective rooms... trying to sneak some extra dessert before bed

🍪 Literally never a quite moment in this household jshskakakam

🍪 You might have to read a few bedtime stories or sing a lullaby—

"Dad does it better"

"Just go to bed, Benji"

—but once they've settled in under the covers? Out like a light. They are unconscious the moment their heads hit their pillows

🍪 You'll probably have a mess (or two... or three) to clean up afterwards, but once they're taken care of? Dishes washed? Counters clean? You're more than welcome to crash on Bruce and Brandi's bed <33

🍪 Said couple returns home the next morning...

🍪 Just to find their kids drawing on your face with marker. Cross your fingers that none of its permanent 💀💀

Hope this was good! I know I call them all little shits BUT I MEAN IT AFFECTIONATELY OKAY AJSJAKA

Ngl I feel like this could have been like... more colorful? Like I was very general about the kids and their behavior as a whole, but now I'm super tempted to make a post describing each of them and all their little quirks! Just something fun to do that'll help me write them better in the future ;3

[carolperkinsexgirlfriend]

Steddie Upside-down AU Part 6

Part 1 Part 5

“What now, he says,” Steve mutters, quietly enough that hopefully Munson won’t hear him where he’s jogging to catch up to Steve’s long strides. “How the fuck should I know?” 

His hands clench where they’re tucked around the straps of his pack, knuckles turning white. Muson’s right behind him now, almost walking on his heels, and Steve does his best not to scream, but all he can hear is Munson’s stupid little “what now?”. As if Steve knows. As if Munson isn’t a good year older than him. Why is it his responsibility to figure out what the fuck they should do?

He wants to go home. He wants to see Nancy’s brow furrow when he says something stupid, and he wants to put his potatoes on Tommy’s lunch tray when he’s not looking. He wants to hide in his closet. Hell, Munson can come with, if he wants. Steve’s sure he’ll be markedly less annoying when the sky’s not red, and the quarry water doesn’t feel like it’s crawling through his stomach.

“What now?” Steve says again. It’s still quiet, but the irritation has bled out of his tone. “What now?”

Munson pivots around him to walk by his side, shoulders bumping companionably. It makes his fists loosen.

“We should kill it,” Steve says. He can still feel the things claws around his ankle where it had dragged him down.

Munson squawks, “we can’t kill that thing!” It’s too loud, echoing off the rocks and up into the sky.

Munson’s eyes are wide as Steve slams him into the wall of rock that makes up the right side of the trail. Steve’s hand curls into Munson’s hair, stinging from where it was cushioning the idiot’s head from the blow. His other hand snaps up, slapping over Munson’s stupid fucking mouth. 

They’ve gotta stop finding themselves in these same positions – Munson’s lips are starting to feel familiar on his palm. 

“Shut. Up.” It comes out as a hiss more than words, but Munson nods like he got the message, the rapid way he’s moving his head digging Steve’s hand further into the rocks. Then, the little bastard licks his palm like the consummate shit-stirer he is. 

He drops him, turning around to continue making his way up the path. He doesn’t feel relieved when he hears Munson’s footsteps following in his wake. Really, he doesn’t.

“Uncle Wayne has a shotgun,” Munson murmurs, less like he agrees, and more like he’s appeasing a wild animal.

It doesn’t make Steve feel great.

He imagines Munson crouched on top of a roof, rifle cocked and ready, Steve playing convenient bait for the monster below. Would he be able to aim from that high up? He’s basing all his knowledge of guns on the war movies his dad likes, and that one failed hunting trip when he was eight. He’d come home branded a failure in his father’s eye – a pansy, not a man. It’s a stain he’s never been able to scrub off.

“How close do you need to be to kill it?” Steve asks.

Munson squawks, “I don’t know–” before seeming to catch himself and dropping his voice low. “I can’t kill it,” he hisses.

“Look, it hasn’t given us much of a choice.” Steve says, finally stopping his upward trek to lean against the rock wall, trying for causal, like they’re just chatting in between classes and not planning a murder in a hell dimension. “It’s us or it man, okay?”

Munson’s staring at him, eyes wide, mouth hanging. Steve reaches across the distance to squeeze his elbow, and Munson’s cheeks burn as his eyes shift down to their single point of contact before shifting away, back down the path they’d just come up.

“I don’t know how to shoot.”

“What?”

“I don’t know how to shoot!” Munson throws his hands in the air, shrugging Steve’s hand off in the process. He’s as close as he can get to shouting while still managing to maintain his whisper. It’s almost impressive. “I’d love to fucking kill it, Harrington but I’ve never shot a gun in my fucking life. Okay?”

“But you’re–”

“What, poor?” Munson interrupts. “Not all trailer trash shoot beer cans and squirrels for sport!”

Steve looks at the tattoo peeking above the collar of Munson’s shirt, the ripped off sleeves of his vest, and the black shit-stomping boots the other boy’s wearing and decides not to contradict Munson’s assumption of where he’d gotten that idea. 

He sighs and starts walking again, ignoring Munson’s angry muttering from behind him. 

“I went hunting with my dad once.” It comes out like pulling teeth without laughing gas. Feels like it, too.

Munson huffs, amusement and anger all tangled up together as he jogs to catch up. “Of course you did.” Munson nudges their shoulders together, but it doesn’t feel friendly this time. “Little rich boy.”

“When I was eight.”

Munson laughs. “Well, shit.” he says, slapping the back of his hand into Steve’s elbow once, twice, thrice. “Do you think you’ll even be able to find the trigger?”

“Pray to god I can, Munson.”

Munson looks up at the sky, the red shining off his eyes hauntingly and replies with a twist to his mouth the Steve can’t quite read, “I’ll be praying to someone, that’s for sure.”

Part 7

[ya-boi-haru]

Sometimes I think, "My silly goofy Quixis headcannons couldn't be canon cause Quixis is this big, serious, cryptic, mysterious entity, risking everything to try and help"

But then I remember it's the same Quixis that:

Changes flowers to celebrate birthdays or to mourn

Changed all of Icarus torches to lanterns cause they didn't like the spam torching method

Gave Icarus a totem so they could hug Rodney

Changing lights and turtle eggs just to be a silly shit-stirer

Actually tried to apologise and fix the mistake with Icarus' wings

(In their own way) Tried to comfort/reassure Icarus that Gilded wasn't their fault and they aren't the one to take care of the problem

[sophieinwonderland]

If there's one thing that's true about me though, it's that I'm absolutely a pot stirer.

Nobody knows this, but I once sent an email to a transphobic conservative while pretending to be one of my critics in order to convince her to investigate me.

It sadly didn't work. But maybe next time...

[jack-wess-wolf]

Mary McDonald-Lewis

Do you ever realize your school made a terrible mistake too late? I found out they had Mary McDonald-Lewis as a guest actor and wow did I not know she was such a shit stirer.

I have learned that.

She's rude.

She has to have the last word.

Apparently she's done this before.

Apparently she has an IMBD page or something it's linked in her emails.

She plays the pity me card when she knows she's losing.

Never meet so called "famous people", I'm sure some are nice, but some times it seems to go to their heads.

To clarify wtf I'm talking about. There's a poll for backstage theatre jobs locally (I'm don't exactly live there any more but I'm still on the listing). Please note I have cut everyone else's names off because THEY aren't public people and unlike Mary here, they did not choose to dox themselves later on.

The poll was:

Her response:

Interesting poll! I see the votes are close at this moment. I’ll look forward to the results.

Regardless, the rule that dollar amounts must be included in posts for job opportunities here has caused us to market our crew and actors’ positions elsewhere. Though we pay, on average, more than most theaters, we don’t agree that our budget is for public scrutiny, and believe it to be the purview of our company, and applicants.

We have no objections to the rule or to others agreeing to abide by it, of course. We simply hire elsewhere.

Then someone else asked:

What's wrong with pay transparency? Once you start paying somebody they can and will tell everybody around them so it's not like it's a secret.

Another person added:

Exactly. A project should say if it pays--but should also say how much. I hate when productions put people on the spot by making them ask.

Then the comment that kicks the whole thing off.

Mary, when you elect to obfuscate your pay rates it signals to professionals that you are either paying too low because you can't afford it or paying too low on purpose to be predatory. You are also wasting your colleagues' time and energy by forcing them to have to ask you how much your pay is. What happens when someone takes that time to ask, and then your rate is unacceptable for them? Now your time has been wasted too. What happens when a hundred people ask your pay rate and none of them like it? That's a lot of time wasted answering people's inquiries and you're no closer to finding your cast and crew. Frustrating, right?

Save everyone's time, energy, and instill confidence in your future collaborators' by posting your pay rates upfront. Besides, if you're so sure your rate is higher on average than most theaters you should be proudly posting it on every call! I guarantee it will expedite your process and everyone will be a lot happier.

The attitude of "we simply hire elsewhere" is antithetical to the collaborative nature of theater and the arts. Where does that end? Over time more and more markets will be demanding pay transparency to avoid time wasting and predatory employers, so eventually you won't be hiring anywhere.

Her response:

You may have misread my post. I offered that posting company financial information publicly is fine for whomever wishes to abide by pdxbackstage’s rules and regulations. 

It’s also fine, of course, for those who don’t wish to, to find their workers elsewhere.

We are all able to make our own business and creative decisions, and even if we disagree with them, forcing everyone to comply with  pdxbackstage’s rules certainly doesn’t comport with a democratic nation. 

I support your right to hire how you please within the law. Same in reverse, I imagine.

She's already on the defense and attack and please note that NO WHERE did we ask for posting a company's financial information was asked ONLY PAY.

Then she gets incredibly defensive in response to someone re-iterating the question about pay transparency.

1. We pay more than most.

2. You are free to do as you wish, so are we.

3. “The attitude of ‘we simply hire elsewhere’ is antithetical to the collaborative nature of theater and the arts.” — this makes no sense. Marketing our positions online in other locations is the same as marketing here, except that we can do it following our own ethos. There are plenty of other places to reach theater workers — don’t we want to reach them there, too?

4. I support your right to post whatever company information you wish anywhere you wish. That’s how it works in a democracy. You may, or may not, return the respect. This is your right, which I also support!

5. I can’t understand the fearful and angry responses, when I seek to defend everyone’s right to do their thing. Again, I urge you: market your work as you will. I’ll be first in line saying “Go, you!” I will not, however, whether the same respect is returned or not, stand in any line that doesn’t line up with my beliefs.

 6. I wish you big luck on all your projects.

Nothing, for you and everyone else who agrees with you. Totally cool. I’m all for it. Great idea. Go for it! I will stand with you to defend your right to do this. It’s just not for me. See how that works? You get to do it, I don’t have to: yay democracy!

In response and commentary:

I would like to point out that she CLAIMS to pay more than most (please ALSO note the use of "we" again here this is the 2nd or 3rd time she's used "we") but offers no proof. Cites no person, only claims.

Everyone is free to do as they wish, true.

She's completely missing the point of what the guy was saying.

She's talking down to everyone here.

Again talking down.

Nothing seems sincere at all here.

It was getting heated so I interject hurriedly (with spelling errors and all):

Guys. Please stop fighting. I think we all need to just walk away from the conversation as I think peopme are stsrting to.

1) Get offended.

2) We getting hot headed.

3) I thin we all just need to calm down. Just for a small break for a bit. Maybe an hour or two.

Only for her to do this:

I completely support this group’s rules, and its reasoning, 100%.I understand it, I’m in favor of the decision as it is a group one, and I’m glad the group arrived at this through the democratic process. It should continue to operate in this manner, and I’ll always defend a group like this’s right to define their rules and regs.

At this point I'm just like... oh she needs to have the last word doesn't she?

Someone asks her to clarify (not me):

Pardon my ignorance, but who is the “we” who will “simply hire elsewhere”?

Oh, just me and my little VO projects. I occasionally help out for film/tv projects, or am asked to pass along references in my scope as dialect coach for same.

“Mary McDonald-Lewis” is the name of my company.

I didn't see her response at the time so I also tried to answer the question:

Red S Theater. They're new. Registered official in December of 2024. Putting on their first show The MacBeths at Milagro. Three points of contact. Only person registered by name is Mary Mcdonald-Lewis, the other two seem groups or compnaies: Spiral Stage Theatre Group and Story Federation.

I was just trying to be helpful.

And when I saw her response I put:

Ah looks like Mary answered with a more accurate answer.

Her response:

Hi guys,

Sorry Jack, Red S isn’t the company that’s making the following statement. I am:

1. I agree that pdxbackstage should operate by whatever rules it wishes. I stand in defense of any and all decisions made by the group!

2. For my personal use, I find other places to post jobs without listing pay in the initial post, though I do in follow-up enquiries.

Story Fed is my own non-profit, purchased from Spiral about a decade back.

To re-iterate: no one at Red S is involved in my position here.

If you need to more about me:

Mary McDonald-Lewis

She puts her address here (you can easily look it up if you want but I ain't gonna dox her)

Mother of 1. I live alone.

No matter what you do, I stand in your defense to hold your opinion. 

MM

Yeah, you used "we" so the assumption was it was whatever company you were representing not just you. Mary McDonald-Lewis does not appear to be a registered company.

My apologies, I reacted too soon with incorrect information...

And followed up with a question about the "us" and "we".

I would... uh... like to point out that putting your address out there is an interesting choice. I hope it's not your personal address but Red S Theater is... registered to that address too. What did you mean by us" when you said "has caused us to market our crew and actors’ positions elsewhere" if you didn't mean your company.

Sorry if I'm going too far. I'm now just confused about wording and logistics.

Her response was OH PITY ME I'm getting picked on.

Hi Jack,

"I would... uh... like to point out that putting your address out there is an interesting choice. I hope it's not your personal address but Red S Theater is... registered to that address too. What did you mean by us" when you said "has caused us to market our crew and actors’ positions elsewhere" if you didn't mean your company.

Sorry if I'm going too far. I'm now just confused about wording and logistics."

— Oh no worries. Your enquiries are not unanticipated, so let me re-iterate, in case there’s any misunderstanding: I will always stand with any group’s rules and regulations arrived at democratically, as this group has done, and support any theater’s choice to post pay. 

This is in fact my home address, provided to satisfy your curiosity about my personal/professional life, and both of my non-profits are listed here, where I live alone on the ground floor. The first, Story Federation, gives me an opportunity to provide theater companies a non-profit to use for their own storytelling purposes, should they lack one and need one for their projects. I’ve had that one for years and it has been used by others for this purpose.

The second, Bronwen’s Way, is a non-profit used to provide support and care for my developmentally delayed, elderly, medically fragile sister, for whom I am the sole caregiver. Bronwen takes up most of my time these days, other than my work as a union voice actor and dialect coach. Bronwen is ill with Parkinson's, and is now facing eviction and homelessness, more of which can be found here, as you are interested in my doings.

I have had several theater companies through the years, but on the “pay” question, I’m referring to the aid I provide film/television companies seeking voice actors, and occasionally, on-camera actors. After 40 years in the business, production companies often ask me about actors with animation skills, but more often, dialect skills. My IMDB is terribly out of date, but you can get a sense of my activity there, which stretches back nearly half a century now. I have a job shooting in New Zealand now, East of Eden, that I coached, and I’m watching Going Dutch now, another project of mine, featuring an Aussie actor rocking a fine US accent. Did you catch Eileen? My actors there really got the Boston accent down. I was very proud of them. The “we” is more often than not just me, but sometimes I get an assist from my little team — accountant, agent, lawyer — on some of these projects. If you need their names I’m sure you can google them, as you have done so well today.

I’m hoping that expressing my opinion here doesn’t result in too many more personal questions nor encourages a belief that answers can be demanded, especially as I’ve stated from the beginning that I think it’s great that folks follow the rules here if they support them, and that this group has a right to its rules. Go, rules! I’m truly all for them. 

Jack, if I have satisfied you, that would really make my day. If not, you have my address, come by for a coffee with the rest of your questions and we’ll see what we can do about them.

With great respect and complete support,

MM

Nope no questions, I was just concerned that it was your personal address (which you did not need to share). I'm more adverse to people knowing my home address and I'm happy you feel both comfortable and confident enough in yourself and in strangers on the internet with knowing these things, even if it is a local and closed group.

All I asked was for clarification as a company is also registered there. The information I gave when I was just trying to answer a question about who "we" was referring to and was using the best information I could find readily (and freely) available. Which I will admit I jumped the gun on and did say that you provided more accurate information in response to the other person's question.

I will point out all you had to do was say that they are separate entities, which you did (in longform). I was just confused on what you meant by the "we" and "us" in your first post because it is registered to the same address which indicates that it is run by the same people and asked for some slight clarification as that original post implies that the "we" and "us" looking to hire ewhere would applies not just to you.

That said, I didn't ask for further information than that (perhaps I was too vague on what I wanted for clarification) but you volunteered more than I asked for.

I will admit, it feels like you're talking down to me, and I do apologize if I seemed to slighted or insulted you in any way to invoke that reaction.

And her response:

Jack,

I have appreciated this discussion for many reasons, not least of which because of all the many, many fine points made by Rusty and lots others, which demonstrated very thoughtful reasoning and was rich food for thought.

No apologies necessary.  I simply sought to resolve your confusion comprehensively, so as not to draw out what surely cannot be interesting to this entire audience here any longer than it absolutely had to, and I hope I’ve done that.

You have all my contact information should you have more questions. Maybe offline would be a good venue for this.

Warm regards and thanks for the conversation,

MM

And some things she was writing didn't add up. But it didn't matter because it was THEN I REALIZED SHE WAS EDWARD'S ACCENT COACH FOR TWILIGHT. Which is CRAZY. And the topping on the cake was I got an email later from someone who was just watching the whole thing.

Hi Jack, I don't want to post publicly, but I wanted to reach out because Mary Mac is notorious for stirring up trouble, and I see that she is doing it again.

Thanks for being a sane voice, and I hope you don't get too caught up in her shenanigans.

So in short. She's a drama queen who needs to be paid attention to and is a terribly rude person and I've put her on my list of DO NOT HIRE for actors should she ever audition for any of my companies.

[jollyreginaldrancher]

More thoughts cause the yellowjackets team decided to upload some more shit after I put my long rambling post up.

That scene with Travis and Lottie seems to be Lottie guiding him and tutoring him and teaching and training him. Idk about the choking though.

I think somebody slaps Natalie at some point.

Shauna better go into witness protection after this season from what I've seen

Misty is definitely pulling away and getting combative and lashing out and I swear Natalie's spirit was absorbed by her like Kristen absorbed her twin in the womb cause she's going full Natalie.

I wonder if these previews are from the first few episodes or if we have to wait for the season to hear up like this.

I might as well start ticking boxes on my bingo card tbh cause the way they're talking about this season I think I was onto a LOT of shit

Seems they really lean into the cult stuff and the sacrificing and hunts this season. And the group changing up. That was on my card too I believe.

Also I'm loving Misty's incredibly autistic feeling lashing out at Shauna. Please Misty crashout I love to see it. Go off queen! She deserves it! Remember that time she punched you after you delivered her baby and saved her life? She IS the worst friend! You tell her, baby!

Anyway the group questioning Misty stings after everything.

Shauna being catty like she's not responsible for 70% of their collective problems. Wants to lead but she couldn't lead a turd out her ass, that's why she's full of shit. I can't with Shauna. Though the shit-stirer in me is very excited. People being covered in blood kind of does something to me. I still think the show is intentionally somehow making Natalie look hotter when she has a face full of blood. It's gotta be the Shauna POV at play again. Lowkey she's a freak like me (⁠*⁠﹏⁠*⁠;⁠)

Actually everyone looks hotter tbh I don't know what they're feeding those cannibals but they look great.

Travis looks so much older. like at first I thought he was a 19-20something townie or college student but now he looks like he graduated college and works his first proper job and he's on his first divorce. He looks like he only gets to see his kids on the weekend. They really didn't do a bad job casting him if we're supposed to feel bad for him and not feel like he's some creepy older guy trying to play himself off as young and vulnerable. Trying to manipulate shit by playing himself off as younger and weaker and more vulnerable than he is, meanwhile all I see is

I'm trying to remember that quote by Boyle but basically he was talking about how he beta'd Linetti into doing things for him by acting weak and pathetic and that's the vibe I get from Travis. Weaponised incompetence. Weaponised fragility and tears and shit. I'm just not buying that all the girls are like evil and shit by comparison and he's the lone upstanding character. The one that's supposed to be the moral backbone now Natalie's shown herself to be a hypocrite.

Also Natalie seems to be trying to make amends but I'm guessing her hand is gonna be forced a bunch. As much as I love her she may have too much empathy to do what needs to be done to stay in power. Remember that quote about the yellowjacket queen stinging all the would be queens to stay in power when she does rise up? I don't know if I can see her doing it. I would not put it past her though.

[sofasoap]

CoD headcannon

Ghost the shit stirer

Price the dad shaking his head

Soap the pranker.

König the little brother follows Soap innocently, unaware he was being dragged into deep shit.

And good old Gaz, watching drama unfold from the sideline, eating popcorn and laughing his head off.