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inkykeiji · 1 year ago
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I kneww you'd love Mikey heh
ANONNNNNN 。゚(゚ノД`゚)゚。 PLEASE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND i love him so much my chest physically caves in at the thought of him like !!!!!!!!!!! i am so embarrassingly, pathetically, obsessively in love with him <333333
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mintytealfox · 8 months ago
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Hi! I'm super new to IDV and keep seeing a lot of art (official and fan) with Fools Gold and Alice! I love it all, but I was wondering is there a canon or fanon reason for their connection, or is it just a ship that developed based on their personalities? :)
EEYYYYYY~ I would LOVE for nortalice to be canon but I will be shocked if they make any coupling canon outside of psychologist (Ada Mesmer) and patient (Emil) and if they throw in Geisha's husbando and AKA mostly those who were already coupled before the manor games~
But I personally think there is potential there~ the Da Capo game (the one they are concentrating on in the main story) heavily leans on the Greek Lore of Orpheus and Eurydice~ with the cast consisting of The confirmed roles are these two: Orpheus: Novelist Eurydice: Alice/Journalist then the potential roles are as follows: Hades: Norton/Prospector/Fool's Gold Persephone: Melly/Entomologist not sure where Frederick goes, he will probably throw a wrench into this entire thing LOL
EDIT: So technically Melly and Norton could fall for each other cause of Hades and Persephone (I wouldn't be opposed to that either honestly cause that ship is my second love LOL I don't necessarily see them as romantic but I wouldn't be upset if they got together cause of the hades and persephone thing. plus whenever they are in anything together they are constantly memeing on the other and trying to get ahead at the cost of the other loool so I think they meme on each other a little too much for things to get romantical lol but who knows they could prove me wrong one day)
BUT WE AREN'T HERE TALKING ABOUT NORTMELLY RIGHT NOW LOL right now is NORTALICE TIME LOL
but I love em cause of their personalities and I feel like they would balance each other pretty well~
for example, Alice with her OCD would be calmed by Norton's matter of fact and 'it will be fine just work hard' view on things. ((that is what helps me with my OCD anyways lol is someone I trust taking my hands and saying its fine) I have an entire post about hand movements and I went into how Norton's movements are quick and precises and deliberate and Alice would need that for grounding 👀 While Norton needs a gentle touch cause that would be so unfamiliar to him that it would make him stop in his tracks I think~)) ANYWAY OFF TOPIC
Then vice versa with Norton and his gloom view on the world and Alice comes in with optimism and cheery-ness lol. She will protect her lil grumpy people LOL
Alice 👇 Norton👇
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So I guess to answer your question, its definitely on their personalities and completely based on potential~ The potential and nuance is there with what we know about them so far and there is the hope that Norton will turncoat in the story, with Melly convincing him to help her save Alice 👏👏 I just like adding the little bit of spice of 'you two get together and heal together okay' I feel like they would balance each other out well~
Norton needing that softness and Alice needing that wall to lean on. And I think they would work so well together~
I hope I somewhat answered your question, I feel like I was all over the place LOL my baaaad
also I have no idea why they keep having Alice looking so down bad for Fool's Gold 🤣🤣🤣🤣BUT I LOVE IT SO DARN MUUCCHH LOOOOL (and added to the fuel for this raging fire that is my love for Nortalice)👏👏👏🤌🤌🤌🤌💞💞💞but it has me LAUGHING at the fact that on hallucinogens drugs she STILL sees Norton as a knock out BABE -WHEEEZZEEE-
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gsbstolks · 3 months ago
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Things that are real
In my downward spiral I took it upon myself to do some research on OFFICIAL government websites and youtube. There were some outlandish conspiracy theorists that also pointed me in the right direction, but I thought they and I were just crazy. We aren't, but it is up to you to do your research. I'm spoon feeding you in ways I was not.
GOD is real, but that may not be the Creators true name, also why do we asign them a gender? Why must we separate right from wrong?
Lucifer and the Devil and the creatures from hell, are also real, but don't focus on them... take my word for it and focus on someone who will actually genuinely help you. Not someone who will just pretend to exacerbate your situation
Gangstalking is real, hopefully you just think I'm crazy and NEVER have to experience it first hand.
MKULTRA is real, documented, and practiced. Warning others sometimes triggers a Manchurian reaction. The reaction does not allow the person to hear the truth. And brings out a personality that is in control. Not the kind person you are trying to help. Not sure how to bypass that.
The esoteric and the spiritual are also real. Word of advice, leave that alone. Manly P. Hall has a good cautionary speech about that. it is on youtube. On magic and why to avid it.
Nazis are real, very well, an very much alive, anyone of color or white and fighting for justice is disliked in those circles. They also tend to kill you with kindness. It is best to leave them alone.
Targeted energy weapons are real. I may make a full blown blog post about it, but In case you can't read it here is a nutshell.
They use weapons to mimic certain conditions and make you act a certain way. It looks like they are psychic, it LOOKS like they are controling you remotely with telekinesis or possesion. And while there are groups that may exist that do that I am not aware of that factually. What I do know, is weapons include poisons and drugs, sound pulses, nanobots, hidden cameras, hacking, and manipulation. That is where I will leave that. By the way, this has all been confirmed on official websites. I didn't even KNOW about half these things until the GS begun. Again, I hope you just think I'm crazy and don't ever find yourself in this situation.
Don't believe everything you see. It has come to my attention that people don't have to be themselves anymore. Apparently years ago tey use to wear masks that were so hyper realistic people believed they were talking to genuine people. These people don't actually exist, They are aliases and fake identities.
Learn their tactics so you may protect yourself. They will always be one step ahead in the beggining, unless you started years ago.
I think I'll add more to this eventually. But since some of you think I am crazy, I dare you to prove yourselves wrong, state your sources, and use reliable sources. The information is out there and it is being used against some of us.
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dude1818 · 3 months ago
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My Wife: another banger. I love how Mina straight-up ignores any question she doesn't want to answer. It's so petty, but coming from robot you aren't sure that it's intentional. (It's so intentional.) Especially when she's trying to be superior to Mamoru and pretending she knows everything, and then immediately choosing the absolute worst "landmarks" on their walk (a cat, a passing truck)
It was very cute how she jumped to praise him in the second half of the ep. She's given him positive reinforcement when teaching him, of course, but I think this was the first time she said his performance was impressive outside of that. His getting them back home after Mina got them lost finally earned him some respect from her
Shoshimin: fine. As expected, the drug dealer group was involved in Osanai's kidnapping. At least Kobato also noticed that seemed contrived and we'll dig into that some more last week
I'm still not a huge fan of the metaphorical landscape shots. It was especially distracting this time
Makeine: very cute. I am very excited for a full Komari arc. (And another bespoke ED for her; they're spending a lot of budget on these.) I know this isn't really a romance show, but Komari and Lemon are very cute and I wouldn't be opposed to something happening there
As expected, people continue to think Nukumizu and Anna are dating. It was incredibly funny that when trying to come up with some positive qualities of her, Nukumizu's first thoughts were "she's like an otter because she cute and eats 20% of her body weight each day." (The official website tracks her calorie intake; I bet we could confirm that 20% is an underestimate)
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xkzanova · 2 years ago
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Thailand Embassy Legalization - An Overview
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ussweetners · 2 years ago
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pyaasa · 3 years ago
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I saw your post that Johnny Depp lost his role in Fantastic Beasts cos of losing his case against The Sun but that is not what this current trial is about. he is suing her because her article cost him his role in PotC, he is suing her for PotC only. And that is really hard to defend against because he lost that role IMMEDIATELY AFTER she wrote her article. Her defense lies in whether what she wrote was true.
(i'm not saying one way or another if I believe her or him, i think there has been so much smearing on both sides that it's hard to know what the truth is. ij wanted to correct you about the PotC situation)
No....you are missing my point, I know the current trial is about him losing the Pirates role but - what I'm saying is that he isn't losing roles because of her or anything she has said, she simply doesn't have the influence or power to affect his career, and society/Hollywood/the media don’t actually care about holding abusers to account. He is losing these roles because of his own stupidity and fuck-ups. I was just using Fantastic Beasts as an example.
And I completely disagree that he lost his role in Pirates cos of her op-ed; your logic that "he lost the Pirates role immediately after the op-ed must mean that it was because of the op-ed" is flawed. If anything, the fact that it happened only 1 day apart imo proves that the decision to drop him couldn't be related to her op-ed. Disney is a massive corporation...if you've ever worked in corporate you will know that big changes aren't made overnight; the bigger the company, the more people and layers. Like, the decision to drop Depp wouldn't have come from one singular person, it would have been a discussion between the writers and director and producers and disney executives.... realistically this just couldn't have happened over the space of 1 day.
Plus it had been rumoured for months that Depp was being dropped from Pirates. Here is an article from the daily mail from October 2018 reporting he'd been dropped, 2 months before her op-ed was published. In that article you can see an interview with one of the writers practically confirming that Depp was out of Pirates. Like this proves that the decision to not have depp in the movie had obv been made months before, even if they only officially announced it in December 2018
ALSO this is funny actually. When he was being cross-examined, AH's lawyer brought up that daily mail article. His response to it was "I wasn't aware of that, but it doesn't surprise me. Two years had gone by of constant worldwide talk about me being this wife-beater. So I'm sure that Disney was trying to cut ties to be safe. The #MeToo movement was in full swing at that point." SO LIKE ? ? ? WHY ARE WE EVEN HERE LOL. He is literally admitting that the decision to drop him was probably nothing to do with the article that HE IS SUING HER OVER. He is saying IN COURT, during the actual trial, that the article he is suing her over, that apprently caused soooo much damage to his career and caused him to lose the Pirates role, this article that this whole case is about... isn't even the reason he lost the role... like ashkfjgskjg:?????? ? ? ? ? ? It just doesn't make sense lol
MAYBE the decision to drop him from Pirates was partly due to her initial allegations in 2016 (although I don’t think so) but imo it was defo nothing to do with her op-ed. It was more likely because he was becoming really difficult to work with (turning up late to set or turning up drunk, not learning his lines, causing long delays to filming, being violent on set etc) and that his reputation was in in the gutter not just cos of the abuse allegations but also all his legal battles, rumours of his drug/alcohol addiction, financial issues, and general weird behaviour. This article in the rolling stone paints a picture of just a really strange and slightly unhinged guy who has fucked everything up and is blaming everyone and everything but himself. He was becoming a liability and an embarrassment and they probably just didn't want to work with him any more.
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movie-magic · 3 years ago
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Loki: Every MCU Easter Egg In Episode 1
Loki has officially begun on Disney+, and Tom Hiddleston comes bearing plenty of Marvel Easter eggs in the premiere episode. Here's what we found.
The premiere episode of Loki is burdened with glorious Marvel Easter eggs, from potential future villain teases to skulking Skrulls. Even before the considerable success enjoyed by WandaVision and Falcon & The Winter Soldier, MCU fans were eagerly anticipating Tom Hiddleston's return as the God of Mischief. Now blessed with his own Disney+ solo series, Loki has all of time and space to bother, and the premiere wastes little time throwing Hiddleston from the Avengers' frying pan into the TVA's fire.
After using the Tesseract to escape The Avengers in Avengers: Endgame, Loki is swiftly picked up by the Time Variance Authority - a seemingly omniscient organization overseeing the entirety of time and space. Evidently not ones to take prisoners, Loki's fate at the TVA looks grim, but Owen Wilson's Major Mobius intervenes, handing the silver-tongued variant a reprieve. In the opening episode, Mobius successfully digs to the root of Loki's dastardly ways, breaking him down to (presumably) build him back up, all with the aim of enlisting Loki's services as an ally to hunt down an especially vicious variant murdering the TVA's Minute Men.
Loki's premiere is predictably heavy with exposition, and relatively limited in scope, mostly taking place within the walls of TVA HQ. Nevertheless, Michael Waldron (creator) and Kate Herron (director) pepper the 50-minute installment with an array of references to the Marvel comics, MCU history callbacks, and hints of the multiverse madness to come. Here's every Easter egg we discovered in Loki's "Glorious Purpose."
The Avengers Intro Sequence:
Loki's introductory scene is somewhat of an Easter egg itself, retelling the famous Tesseract heist from Avengers: Endgame. Much of the footage here derives straight from the 2019 box office behemoth, meaning no other MCU stars filmed additional footage or recorded new dialogue especially for Loki. With that said, a few extra Tom Hiddleston moments are spliced into the existing footage to show events entirely from Loki's point of view. The villain's Steve Rogers "search and rescue" gag is zoomed-in, and there's a closer shot of Loki waving goodbye to Hulk in the elevator, as well as fresh reaction shots during the Stark scuffle in the lobby.
An Iron Man Callback:
After commandeering the Tesseract in New York, Loki finds himself falling from the sky above Mongolia's Gobi Desert, landing unceremoniously in the sand below, and this scene might trigger a sense of déjà vu for longtime MCU fans. In 2008's Iron Man, Tony Stark escapes capture by creating a rudimentary suit of hi-tech armor. Flying to safety, the genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist also lands roughly in a remote desert. There's a symbolic correlation in how Iron Man marked the beginning of the MCU, while Loki is now ushering in a whole new chapter, and both begin with their protagonists in matching predicaments. Both characters also crash while evading incarceration, though only Loki immediately finds himself in chains once again.
"Burdened With Glorious Purpose":
As a man who rarely shuts up, Loki has plenty of wry MCU catchphrases, and one of his most famous would be "I am burdened with glorious purpose" from The Avengers. Disney +'s Loki premiere leans heavily into the line's popularity, with Tom Hiddleston repeating the quote on several occasions throughout the episode, the phrase becoming less sinister with every utterance.
The TVA:
The addition of the TVA to MCU canon was confirmed ahead of time via Loki's trailer and, sure enough, the paradoxical pen-pushers play a prominent part in the premiere. Although their motivations and methods are somewhat altered from the source material (as well as their aesthetic, which now sits closer to The Umbrella Academy's Commission), the TVA hails directly from the Marvel comic books. They were introduced by a 1986 issue of Thor that featured several time-hopping agents, one of which picked a random Earthling up for jaywalking.
A Skrull At The TVA:
Given their propensity to shape-shift and assimilate the forms of other races, it's not surprising that a Skrull might be lurking around the TVA's front desk. One of the MCU's green aliens can be spotted in the background as Loki gets marched in, and though it's not clear why the Skrull is present, the distinct lack of guards would suggest they aren't a variant. A timely reminder that Secret Invasion is right around the corner.
The Time Twisters:
As you'd predict, Loki tries running away. With minimum effort, Hunter B-15 (played by Wunmi Mosaku) clicks a device, and Loki is pulled back to where he stood moments earlier, effectively making escape impossible. These time twisters appear to be standard issue at the TVA, and have a vaguely similar counterpart in the Marvel comics called the Retroactive Cannon. Far more lethal than Loki's little clickers, these devices would rewind a person completely until they were unwritten from history. Like The Algorithm in Tenet, but less confusing.
Life Model Decoys:
For someone who spent many, many years unaware he was actually a Frost Giant, Loki probably shouldn't be shocked that some people don't realize they're secretly robots. Heading through the TVA's airport scanner, Loki passes the test with flying colors, though he remains perplexed by the idea someone could be unknowingly cybernetic, Loki's line is a nod to Life Model Decoys, which have appeared in both the Marvel comics, and Agents of SHIELD. These lifelike androids can mimic mankind so perfectly, the LMD itself isn't always certain of the truth.
Secret Wars?:
Whether you've accidentally arrived late for work, or just escaped a group of costumed vigilantes by seizing a glowing blue cube from the beginning of time, being labeled as a variant is confusing stuff. Luckily, the TVA has put together a short animation to fill quantum criminals in on the basics. The helpful Miss Minutes finally provides an explanation of the MCU multiverse, revealing how, long ago, separate timelines fought an inter-dimensional war for supremacy that almost resulted in total annihilation. Since then, the TVA has strictly maintained one single reality - the Sacred Timeline *echoes*. The history lesson bears some similarity to 2015's Secret Wars comic event, in which conflicting universes came together in Battleworld (the setting of the original Secret Wars), and attempts were made to streamline Marvel's sandbox.
The Time-Keepers:
The TVA's infomercial also confirms the organization are led by three Time-Keepers, who oversee the combined reality and dictate the proper flow of history. This big-faced trio were first introduced in the late 1970s, created from the sole remaining survivor of the previous universe's destruction. The mysterious overlords performed much the same function in the comics as they do in Loki, and possessed virtually complete mastery over time.
Kree And Nova's Attack On Titan:
As the animated exposition rumbles on, Miss Minutes (voiced by Tara Strong) uses "starting an uprising" as an example of something the TVA might potentially frown upon. The corresponding image shows two armies clashing, with the blue folk on the left appearing to be Kree, and the force on the right possibly the Nova Corps. Based on the spiky ruins in the background, the battle is taking place on Thanos' home planet of Titan. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Ronan confirmed the Kree and Nova Corps were at war for 1000 years - was the TVA involved somehow?
Nexus Events:
This week's lesson from Miss Minutes explains how stepping off one's designated path can create a "Nexus event," and spiral out of control to spawn countless alternate timelines that trigger another war. This word has cropped up several times in the MCU, first as an internet facility in Oslo (Avengers: Age of Ultron), and then as an antidepressant drug during one of WandaVision's fake commercials. The latter was most likely a reference to the Nexus of All Realities from the Marvel comics, which is essentially a gateway between every possible timeline. The TVA's Nexus events could take their name from the very same source.
The Timeline Diagram:
Throughout Loki's Disney+ debut, the TVA repeatedly use diagrams of a single flowing timeline with branches shooting off to represent unwanted deviations. MCU fans might recognize this from Avengers: Endgame, where the Ancient One drew something extremely similar while explaining the consequences of time travel to Bruce Banner. Perhaps Ms. One has visited the TVA herself once or twice?
Devil In The Church:
MEPHISTO. There, we said it. When Mobius asks a young girl who committed time crimes in 16th century France and the child points to a stained glass window depicting the Devil, Loki knew exactly what it was doing. WandaVision dropped several hints that Marvel's own Satan would appear, all of which proved fruitless, and Loki seems to be heading down the same hellish vein. Alas, there could be a simpler explanation. Mobius claims to be chasing an alternate version of Loki, and it's highly likely the child has mistaken the God of Mischief's famous horned helmet for the demonic horns of Lucifer.
Ravonna Renslayer:
Though her name isn't mentioned in Loki's premiere, Gugu MBatha-Raw's TVA judge is actually Ravonna Renslayer, who made her debut in a 1965 Avengers issue. In the comics, Renslayer is a human from the far future, most often a villainous figure associated with Kang the Conqueror. She certainly isn't a legal official sat behind a desk. One would imagine Marvel Studios has something more interesting in store for Renslayer further down the line.
Explaining Endgame:
During his TVA interrogation, Loki quite rightly points out that it was not he who meddled with the timeline. T'was those pesky Avengers who penetrated the Quantum Realm and disrupted the natural course of events in the aftermath of the Battle of New York; Loki merely picked up the Tesseract that fell at his feet. Unfortunately, this excuse falls on deaf ears, as Gugu MBatha-Raw confirms the Avengers' ambitious time heist was entirely sanctioned by the Time-Keepers. This exchange more or less clears up every single timeline wrinkle in the MCU, including Steve Rogers' reunion with Peggy, and Gamora from the past staying in the present. It's not altering time that irks the TVA; it's altering time in a manner the Time-Keepers haven't permitted.
Loki's "Wooing":
After Owen Wilson saves Loki from being "reset," the pair sit down for a more friendly conversation, but when Loki warns Mobius that cooperation isn't an option, the TVA officer retorts with, "even when you're wooing someone powerful you intend to betray?" Loki has betrayed a fair few people during his time, and Mobius' accusation could easily apply to Odin or Thor. Most likely, however, Mobius is alluding to Thanos here - a powerful figure Loki tried buttering up with intent to usurp him once the universe was brought to its knees.
Josta:
While not strictly a Marvel reference, it's worth noting that Mobius is a big fan of an ice cold Josta. Viewers of a certain age might not recognize this soda brand, but Josta is a genuine Pepsi product that was available in the late 1990s before being discontinued. An early variety of energy drink, there's evidently a few perks to hunting down timeline criminals. In Mobius' case, this includes sugary contraband.
Loki's Greatest Hits:
In a twisted version of It's A Wonderful Life, Mobius tries to change Loki by examining his choices in the past, present and future. Unlike the jaunty 1946 holiday classic, Mobius has access to a handy hi-tech screen which displays Loki's "greatest hits." The footage begins with the God of Mischief's defeat and arrest in 2012's The Avengers - perhaps not an entry Loki himself would've picked for the highlight reel. The screen next switches to Phil Coulson's death (which Loki definitely would pick), before moving on to images of civilian deaths from the Battle of New York, the gala eyeball removal scene, and the dictator speech, all from The Avengers.
D.B. Cooper:
More an Easter egg from real-world history than Marvel lore, Loki reveals the truth about D.B. Cooper - it was Agatha Loki all along! In 1971, an as-yet-identified man boarded a Boeing 727, held the aircraft ransom for $200,000, then parachuted out with the cash. Mobius' dive into Loki's past reveals that, thanks to a lost bet with Thor, the God of Mischief descended from Asgard to pull the plane heist himself as some kind of stunt. From Loki's hairstyle matching the real D.B. Cooper artist's impression to the smattering of bank notes left behind, there's an impressive attention to detail in this scene.
Infinity Stones In The Desk:
The Infinity Stones... Thanos would give his own daughter just for one. Entire worlds brought to their knees by their power. Humans turned into Gods at the merest touch. Gary from the TVA's HR department using one as a paperweight. Threatening Casey with a fishy demise, Loki finally gets his hands back on the Tesseract, only to discover even Infinity Stones are useless within the TVA's jurisdiction. To Loki's immense surprise, Casey's desk draw is chock-full of discarded Infinity Stones, most either of the Time or Reality variety (no surprises there). The scene essentially confirms that the power of these fabled jewels has led to more than a few timeline variant incidents over the years, but perhaps also undermines the once-unstoppable power of the Infinity Stones. Well, the Infinity Saga is over.
A 3rd Millennium Kang Hint?:
In its final scene, the Loki premiere might just be hinting at the future villain of Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. The MCU will soon introduce Kang the Conqueror, a major comic book baddie played by Jonathan Majors, and "Glorious Purpose" could represent the first step toward his arrival. Called out to 19th century Oklahoma, TVA agents find a piece of technology hailing from the 3rd millennium. Though it might be a coincidence, Kang hails from the 31st century, and is known for using advanced tech in his dominion of the timeline. The mysterious hooded figure is more likely a Loki variant than Kang himself, but since Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania and Loki both deal in temporal themes, it wouldn't be strange for the Kang foundations to be laid on Disney+.
- Screen Rant
Loki releases new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+.
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