#the amount of “no” votes is genuinely shocking

[mellowsadistic]

Before & After - The New Maid

Set in the world of The Magician’s Game.

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Samantha Devereux came from old money, and she’d married well. She’d never had to work a day in her life, but there was nothing she liked more than ordering everybody else around. She’d spend her days strutting around her large manor house, barking orders at the maid, Hannah, changing her instructions constantly and forcing her to perform her duties within impossibly short timeframes. Poor Hannah couldn’t afford to give up her job, despite the awful treatment she received at the hands of her employer, not even when Mrs Devereaux went as far as to prohibit her from taking bathrooms breaks until all her work was done. The tearful young maid was forced to mop the floors and scrub the windows with a thick diaper flashing underneath the short hem of her uniform, a diaper that would inevitably end up heavy with pee by the end of the day.

It may have been Hannah’s burning resentment towards her boss that first drew the Magician to take an interest in Mrs Deveraux, and he soon decided that the arrogant heiress would be the perfect candidate for one of his little games. Samantha was shocked to suddenly find herself transported to a manor even more richly furnished and extravagant than her own, right when she’d been in the middle of chewing out her maid over some insufficiently polished silverware, but she didn’t have much time to recover before she was pitched into the game that would drastically alter the course of her life. The snobbish thirty-five-year-old was able to avoid taking any penalties in the first task, but unfortunately for her, her fellow contestants didn’t much appreciate her laziness and bad attitude (Samantha had never learned to develop much of a work ethic), and she was voted out at the end of the first day.

Although Mrs Deveraux cried and pleaded, the Magician wasn’t about to send her home without any ‘alterations’. With a magically imbued command, he ordered her never to pee or poop outside of her own pants again, much to her dismay. Not only that, he decided that a change in status would suit the entitled little woman, and with a snap of his fingers Samantha Deveraux went back to being Samantha Page; though she retained all her memories of her former life, in this new reality she’d never married Mr Deveraux, nor had she been born into a rich family herself. Instead she was employed as a maid at the manor she had once claimed as hers, confined to nappies and a frilly little maid’s outfit, under the strict supervision of the new lady of the house…

Samantha’s New Life

“Make sure that floor is spotless, potty-pants, or you won’t be getting your diaper changed before bed tonight.”

Samantha glared up at Hannah, Mrs Deveraux, through tear-filled eyes, but she didn’t dare stop her scrubbing. She knew the threat was genuine. It wouldn’t be the first time she’d been sent to bed without a change, forced to spend the night in a soaked, or even stinky, nappy. It was hard to get to sleep in a cold, clammy pair of Pampers, let alone one with a big, smelly mess in the back.

Over the past few weeks, Samantha had had plenty of experience dealing with full diapers, but that didn’t mean she hated them any less. Of all the humiliating features of her new life, there was nothing she despised more than having to let go of her bladder into her pants, or worse, to squat and do a poo-poo in her own knickers. Only they weren’t knickers. Not anymore. The only thing Samantha wore over her bottom these days were the thick, adult-sized baby nappies she depended upon to keep herself from making a mess on the floor. Noisy and bulky, they forced her thighs apart and crinkled with every movement she made, a constant reminder of their presence.

Samantha scrubbed hard at the floor, making absolutely sure there wasn’t a speck of dirt to be seen. Her knees were sore from the amount of time she’d spent crawling around the kitchen, scouring the tiles, but she couldn’t afford to take a break if she wanted to get all her chores done before the end of her shift. Her breasts jostled in the loose-fitting blouse of her uniform, wobbling stupidly beneath her like they always did when she cleaned the floor. Her outfit was skimpy and slutty – Hannah said it was to give Mr Deveraux “something pretty to look at”, but whenever he saw her, Samantha’s former husband usually did little more than wrinkle his nose at the sight of the used diaper peeking out from under the hem of her dress. She knew the real reason was simply to humiliate her even more; there was no hiding her nappy in her outfit, and the sexiness of her uniform only served to clash ridiculously with her babyish underwear, turning her into even more of a joke.

Samantha’s tummy made a loud rumbling noise. Her diaper was already drenched with pee, and with a sinking feeling in her stomach, she realised she could feel the beginnings of a bowel movement coming on.

“Would you like a bathroom break, Sammy?” asked Hannah, with a faint smirk. She was leaning against the kitchen counter, watching her work with a martini in her hand. “You can go and use the toilet if you want to. I’m not a monster.”

“No thank you, Mrs Deveraux,” Samantha said, as politely as she could, not pausing in her scrubbing. She didn’t want to give Hannah any excuse to discipline her, but she couldn’t stop herself from scowling.

“No? Are you sure, sweetie? It sounds like you need to go potty.”

Samantha said nothing.

“Sammy…” Hannah said warningly. “I asked you a question. You need to go poopy, don’t you?”

“Yes, Mrs Deveraux,” said Samantha, trying not to grit her teeth in anger.

“Then don’t you want to use the toilet?”

Samantha glared up at her former employee. Perhaps there was one thing she hated more than wearing nappies. “No thank you, Mrs Deveraux,” she said sweetly, just as Hannah had trained her to do. “I’d rather keep working and use my pants.”

“Yuck!” said Hannah, clearly relishing the sight of her ex-boss acting so slavishly. “That’s disgusting, Sammy! But I suppose I should be grateful that I have such a diligent worker, shouldn’t I? Go ahead then. Fill your diaper, sweetie.”

For a moment Samantha considered saying no, getting up, ripping off her soggy nappy and flinging it in Hannah’s face. But she knew it would do her no good. It wouldn’t undo the Magician’s power, and it would only get her into huge trouble. Clenching her eyes shut, face burning with shame, she did as she was told. She grunted and pushed, and a second later the seat of her Pampers bulged out behind her. She grunted again and continued to wipe the floor while she pooped. All she could do was keep doing her chores, and hope that by the end of the day she’d have done enough work to get herself out of the now thoroughly dirty diaper hanging off her hips.

[personne-reblogs]

AUTISTIC SWEEP

The shouts of the crowd are fading into white noise. 

The curtains are closing. 

The lights are dimming. 

The air still feels filled with static, though. 

This is a fight Donatello had known he couldn’t win, logically. The competition had been all fun and games, but this challenger was another story. No amount of support or hype could make up for such a gap; the bone deep certainty didn’t leave room for hard feelings. 

Struggling to catch his breath, battle shell against the wall, Donatello looks up from where he’s been getting some rest - not passed out rest, mind you. More like a beauty nap.

He lets out a genuine chuckle. 

Shigeo Kageyama is simply standing there, as he has been for most of the fight. 

“Sweet Marie Curie,” he puffs, keeping his voice level. The roar of the crowd hasn’t entirely died down, but he knows he is heard. “You don’t even have a scratch.”

The one they call Mob is giving him a stare. He still seems a little out of it. 

“You fought well,” he states calmly, and Donnie giggles. 

“Oh, please. I’ve been losing tournaments at home for as long as I can remember. You don’t need to feel sorry for me.”

At that, Mob flashes a grin. “I’m not sorry,” he says bluntly, coming over in lazy steps. “But it hasn’t been easy, either.”

He sits down, legs stretched out in front of him, and Donnie can now see that his breathing is a little heavy. He feels himself get cocky. 

“Well, I wasn’t about to just let you win. If I had to go down, might as well give ‘em a show, right?”

Mob sends him a sideway glance. “You really are all about dramatics.”

“What can I say?” Donnie sighs theatrically, proving his point. “This whole competition is about being swag. I could hardly disappoint.” 

“I don’t think you could," his opponent utters. “You’re very expressive.”

Donnie raises a perfectly drawn eyebrow. This is something he hasn’t often been told. He looks over to Mob, and the tension in the boy’s shoulders makes him hum in thought. 

“I don’t know who’s next, but you are going to crush them,” he provides. When Mob gives him a nonplussed glance, he goes on. “And even if you don’t, it’s still the last one. How good does that sound?”

“... it has been getting a bit much, to be honest.”

“Yeah, this is wild,” Donnie agrees. “Anyway, what are you gonna do with your trophy once you get it?”

Mob’s smile is a little shy, but he seems happy with the distraction. “I don’t know, actually. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten one. What would you do?”

“Well, you see, there was this one time I won the Lair Games…”

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In the next room, a very proud sensei and three worried brothers are getting impatient. 

The student and the sibling don’t seem to care at the moment. 

The crowd is gone. 

The curtains are closed. 

The lights are off. 

For now, making small talk with a former rival is just enough.

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EDIT: there is now a sequel!

YOOO IT'S BEEN SUCH A WILD RIDE

Disclaimer: I have never read/watched mp100 and I deeply apologize for making him probably very ooc. Just wanted to celebrate this beast of a match in my own way, which is wishing I could draw and deciding to heave words on a doc instead lol

CONGRATS ON MOB!! The final match between mp100 and undertale is gonna be soooo funny but I think Mob's gonna win this thing like it's nothing tbh (he has my vote at least)

@autismswagsummit thank you for reblogging all that Donnie propaganda, I genuinely think he never would've made it this far without the signal boost!

All my thanks to the Rise fandom for these past few days! You guys have made such powerful content and there's been so much hype I'm shocked. SHOCKED I TELL YOU

[lakesbian]

“I think… I might change my vote,” I voiced the thought aloud as I formed it. There were looks of surprise from everyone present, excepting the dogs.  Lisa, especially, rocked back a little in reaction to my statement.

RARE LISA WILBOURN SURPRISED MOMENT. i like the consistent underlying thing during these early arcs where lisa is like "i can manipulate-fix her" and then taylor either doesn't do things lisa thinks she's going to do or does do things lisa thinks she won't. it's like. not constant. but it's juuust frequent enough that you can tell lisa is really getting Into Something with the type of person that taylor hebert is. i can't personally accurately speculate as to how much lisa is reading taylor's motives here/what specific way she's surprised but i will try to recount the timeline of lisa's shit day from her perspective...

she sends taylor off to hang out w/ brian thinking "surely they will get together or at least flirt and this will more closely bond taylor to the team + make her happy :)." while they're gone, she gets a call from coil telling her the undersiders need to party-crash the big PRT event, and something about this call is threatening enough that she interprets it as a test of her (& the rest of the team's) value, wherein a failure to be valuable to coil would obviously be very bad for her ability to retain the amount of leash he's currently giving her. i suspect that the 250k per person amount she tells the team is available may have been negotiated by her--knowing that she would need a massive carrot to get the undersiders to agree to the plan--rather than immediately offered by coil. and then she has to cancel taylor & brian's date early to tell them about this insane job idea, to which everyone immediately dismisses her while she's visibly acting subdued and upset. and then for some reason the girl she's trying to manipulate-fix, whom she had pegged as turning down the job, goes Yeah Sure Let's Do It.

i think it's probably likely that lisa was in part upset by coil randomly upping what's required from them in a way that she was certain would scare taylor off & interrupt her manipulation-fixing plans. the genuine shock at taylor going Sure Let's Do It very much comes off as her moping-in-advance being interrupted. she doesn't give any indicator as to whether or not she's aware of taylor's reasoning (wanting to get info on coil after the mission and then dip) after she asks taylor why she changed her mind, but knowing lisa i wouldn't be surprised if she at least suspects and is simply too busy trying to formulate how to get them all out of going to forever jail to dwell on it

[milf--adjacent]

I love doing 3 perfect counters in a row and getting a liberal to block me because they'd rather stick their fingers in their ears than deal with the cognitive dissonance of voting for the lEsSeR eViL for "good reasons" that I present through stating easily confirmable facts. Just like the average white supremacist, the average liberal centers their comfort and illusions of power in their political actions. To force them to confront this is to shock them into reality, and most simply ignore that for the comfortable lie that any amount of genuine evil can be used for good.

[princemick]

It’s crazy that the American struggled to pick a good president. But I’m not shocked the American from my uni course struggled to understand why we were voting for people we didn’t support because we wanted Tory’s out. Like I did explain even though I believe in Green Party policies I will have to vote labour since my area is labour and I don’t want to waste my vote in case the tories suddenly grow in popularity in my area (they didn’t). Anyway he voted for independent even though he didn’t want trump to win because that’s what he believed in and he knew that was going to be bad he didn’t care.

I can only point to the deeply ingrained exeptionalism and individualism that the usamerican culture is almost built upon. I'm saying this while knowing I also live in a deeply ingrained 'me culture' but the us is so built upton the idea of your beliefs and your thoughts being valid that even in moments like this people can't comprehend not voting what you believe in.

here, people that are deeply far left, a lot of my friends, me, we votes for the center left party for the fear the right wing parties would win. even then they won but the center left party got a massive amount of more votes. not all but a lot of us put our principles aside, if that was good or bad idk.

i think it all has to do with the ideas you're raised with and even then. if all third party voters voted for harris trump would've probably still won. this is not a left dem problem, its a problem of the amount of usamericans that genuinely believe in trumps ideology

[moldsporr]

I'm voting Kotoko Guilty this round for quite a few reasons. First off, the only other two characters who have been voted guilty are Haruka and Muu. Yk. Minors. Who are already in a shitty mindset, who's verdict will most likely make that worse? Yeah. I would rather not have them beat up by Kotoko. And she WOULD beat them up- she would have beat up Amane if she hadn't been stopped, and Amane is much younger than Haruka and Muu.

I don't even mind her fighting injustice to feel good about herself. I mean, she's still fighting injustice. Regardless of her personal feelings about it, she's still doing good things. It's the way she goes about it that worries me. The article she was reading on her phone states that "more violence than necessary was used". Of course, the article could always be biased, but Kotoko has shown herself to be a violent person. Her call to us to vote everyone else in Milgram as Guilty, regardless of their crime, is a request for us to give her permission to make them her enemy and crush them. She would apply the same amount of force to, say, Yuno- someone who simply had an abortion because she didn't want the baby- as a person who kidnapped a child.

Kotoko sees everything in black and white. Yuno's "crime" of an abortion is just as evil as Haruka's crime of murder. Here's a reminder of the character's crimes (from my understanding):

Haruka: killed out of desperation to be seen, to have his mother finally acknowledge him after he wasn't good enough (ie, neurotypical) to keep up with the other kids.

Yuno: Had an abortion because she didn't want the baby. She didn't have some tragic reason why, she had a normal life. She was simply doing as she pleased.

Fuuta: Took part in cancel culture, which ended up doxxing a minor and she took her own life. He didn't want to accept responsibility for this, but it was clearly weighing on his mind.

Muu: She bullied others with her friends, and then her friends turned on her. She reached out to a classmate for help, but didn't receive any. Muu stabbed her in a panic, after alluding to either her or the classmate dying at the end of all of this.

Shido: Medical malpractice ? I think ? It's still not clear to me idk

Mahiru: Abused her boyfriend until he offed himself due to her sheltered life and toxic positivity. She feels as though she can't change, and she wants someone to love even if it hurts both of them.

Kazui: Lied about romantically loving his wife so that he could fit in to society at large. When he finally opened up about his feelings, the shock of it all caused his wife to end her life. He cared for her, but can't continue lying like this.

Amane: Killed her abuser, and is clinging to religion to both justify it to herself and comfort herself.

Mikoto: Still unclear whether he or John did the murder, how many murders there were, who was murdered, etc. The focus isn't exactly on the murder, moreso how mentally ill people are pushed to their limit with no support or help from others and the unhealthy coping mechanisms that can arise from that.

She tells us to throw away our sympathy. But understanding and kindness and sympathy are so so so important- not just in Milgram, but everywhere else, too. Yes, these are just characters, but a popular theory is that they represent societal issues. And I do believe that's true. They may not be real, but they represent real problems real people face. By ignoring the nuance, we blindly swing at whatever we're told is "guilty". Kotoko only attacked the prisoners we announced as Guilty. She won't act on her own moral code, merely the law. We are the law in Milgram, so she follows us.

I adore Kotoko, but her mindset is genuinely dangerous. While this is unlikely (cough, Amane) I hope her Guilty vote will help her. But it probably won't- Guilty votes destroy a person. But I can't vote her Innocent, either. I don't forgive her for her black and white thinking. Thus, she is Guilty to me. I'm very curious how she'll develop after this. I'm a little scared, too, but oh well.

[sea-lanterns]

The amount of people wanting to be bred genuinely shocked me. I didn't even really understand it until you explained it to me and even still I'm surprised by just how much of a minority aren't into it in this fish tank. I definitely understand it more though now, after you explained it, so I raise:

To the people who voted to do the breeding, would you be cool explaining to someone who it's kinda lost on? I wanna understand more about it and why it's a thing.

Dominant/Switch sapphics who are into breeding other women, this question is for you ;)

[666writingcafe]

Good News, Everyone!

A Group Chat With All The Characters

Author's Note: The first time I played through this part of the season, I thought, "why can't I/MC compete in the bloody moon contest?" So, this is me indulging.

Asmo: Guess what I just heard!

Asmo: There's going to be a BLOODY MOON at the end of the month!

Asmo: *grinning emoji*

Belphie: You got to be joking.

Satan: Unfortunately, he's being serious. The meteorologist just reported it this morning.

Belphie: *gif of someone groaning*

Belphie: I'm STILL exhausted from the last go-around.

MC: What's special about a bloody moon?

Solomon: It's a moon that demons have worshipped since ancient times.

Satan: ^

Levi: In recent years, RAD has held a special assembly on the first night of the bloody moon.

Lucifer: The entire student body decides who the most honored and respected demons are.

MC: So, it's a popularity contest. No wonder Asmo's excited.

Asmo: Hey! *angry emoji*

Beel: It didn't use to be that way, you know. People actually took it quite seriously.

Belphie: But now everyone simply votes on who they like the best, despite whether they act honorable or not.

MC: Which means that Diavolo wins every time.

Mammon: And Lucifer always places second, the lucky bastard.

Lucifer: Watch your language.

Diavolo: I have an announcement to make.

Asmo: Is it about the bloody moon?

Diavolo: Yes. This year, I want to try something different.

Asmo: *questioning sticker*

Barbatos: A couple weeks into the original exchange program, the newspaper club conducted a popularity contest under Lord Diavolo's orders. He wanted to see if anyone would vote for the exchange students if he made them eligible candidates.

Simeon: Solomon and Luke made the top ten.

Barbatos: Precisely.

Diavolo: Which is why I want to allow them to participate in this year's bloody moon contest.

MC: *angry squawking crow sticker*

MC: *angry squawking crow sticker*

MC: *angry squawking crow sticker*

Mammon: Clearly MC does NOT like the idea...

MC: No, because the moment you announce it to the entire student body, everyone's gonna be like, "well, he's just doing it for MC", because let's be honest, neither of the angels are going to win, and people are wary enough of Solomon that he probably doesn't have a shot, and so they're going to just roll their eyes at the whole thing and take me less seriously because you make all of these exceptions for a mere human that shouldn't even be here in the first place.

Satan: *shocked emoji*

Levi: *shocked emoji*

Mammon: Wow.

Asmo: *eeek sticker*

Diavolo: I am not making this decision lightly, MC.

MC: Sure you're not. It's going to be your birthday celebration all over again, and I'm tired of you forcing me into the spotlight.

Belphie: *gif of someone eating popcorn*

Luke: *questioning sticker*

Diavolo: I will have you know that in the short amount of time since the bloody moon was announced, I've overheard SEVERAL conversations from ALL SORTS of demons that were wanting to write you in as an option for the contest.

Diavolo: You have garnered a lot of respect, especially after midterms. People genuinely like you, and I WANT you to see that.

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MC: Fine.

MC: But I'm competing honestly.

Solomon: I'll certainly throw my hat in the ring.

Simeon: I'll join in as well.

Simeon: Luke says he does not want to compete but wonders if he can still vote.

Diavolo: *thumbs up emoji*

Barbatos: Are all of the brothers participating?

Belphie: I'd rather not, but it's not like I have much of a choice.

Mammon: At least you have the option! I got banned after the last bloody moon!

Lucifer: Because you cheated.

Solomon: *laughing emoji*

Lucifer: I do not appreciate you laughing at me.

Solomon: I just find it amusing that you get on Mammon for his language and cheating and yet remain silent when MC tears Diavolo a new one.

Lucifer: MC was simply voicing their concerns.

Solomon: Yeah, okay.

Solomon: Couldn't be because you're so head over heels in love with MC that you'd let them get away with murder.

Asmo: DAAAAMN!

Levi: ^

Satan: I'd sleep with one eye open for the next few nights, Solomon.

Belphie: ^

Simeon: *smirking emoji*

MC: You all are nuts.

[gardengnosticator]

there's something intensely paradoxical to the nature of the american political establishment to engage in outright fabrication of rural, working class histories for members of its structure. the amount of career politicians funneled into every facet of american government love to hide their nepotism, their trust funds, their families donations to top class universities to cosplay as hard working citizens who earned their positions through some kind of magical blue collar to white collar bootstrap narrative.

yet when genuine articles of this kind of story come about, like xi jinping who went from a farmer to successfully engaging in rural party establishments, after numerous failures (he was rejected from communist youth league eight times) to boot to eventually being voted into power as the general secretary it is framed as somehow indicative of how backwards and nonintellectual chinese politics is. i mean it's not paradoxical it's just racism but still, the upfront double standard is still incredibly shocking to encounter time and time again.

[babybabymerrychristmas]

anyways, im not saying to cut off support for any cause. i am saying yall cant act shocked when people stop caring as much about helping a group of people who engaged in voter supression tactics that were despicable call attention to anything. like, im seeing so many terrible ass takes on here that basically amount to "it doesnt matter how you're treated. good people will want to help everyone no matter what" and i just dont agree with that.

sure, in theory, that's the way it should work. but people are people ruled by emotion and being mean and telling people to kill themselves for voting for a democrat is like not the way to get people to help you. im sorry but nobody wants to work with anyone who thinks voting for democrats is a bad thing worthy of dying for.

yall were on here saying things like kill yourself for voting for the democratic nominee and wondering why ppl are put off of any movement you've attached yourself to.

you know who else thinks democratic voters should kill themselves? racist republicans. yall exposed your conservative mentality when yall behaved like this and are shocked that nobody who is a real progressive wants to work with you???? why???? why are you surprised?????????

why do you think good people should put up with abuse to help those in need?

genuinely ask yourselves that and seek fucking help if you can't see why that mentality is fucked.

[feeling-kinda-sad-ngl]

my cousin really tests my patience

i really do think she just does whatever and believes someone will always be there to catch her? is that harsh? ive asked her before in the nicest way i could, when she was gonna start growing up (but how do you make that sound any better?)

most recent example:

on our way to vote and im explaining the ballot and mention how wed be choosing democrat and only filling out the part for democrats blah blah blah, and i jokingly said "unless one of us is a republican 🤨🤨" and she was like i dont know what any of those are and i was a little shocked i was like huh? how shielded are you 😭 especially since we're all minorities in our family, we have a grandma that works at an organization all about politics and oppression and shit, u fr havent heard any of it?

anyway then she goes on to say yeah i dont really care about politics or any of that

WHAT ok. i shut down a litle bit, it got uncomfortable in the car bc how! in this climate!! how do you genuinely not care about any of it?? i wish she would show even the smallest amount of interest in actually educating herself abt even a little bit bc then i would try to help but im tired of feeling so responsible for her

[satirn]

For the IZ asks: 16, 17, and 30 pls :3

[ ask game in question ]

16: Favorite Tallest of the four?

if you know me youd know already that i hate all of the tallest, theyre good characters in that they do their job of making me hate them !! though if i had to choose outta the four, id go with tallest Miyuki. to me shes very Girlboss Building Her Empire™️ ykwim? she feels like she would rope me into a MLM scheme she runs lol, very avon or mary kay or smth. she feels the most like, intimidating i guess, like she was meant for a place in royalty or somthing yk? very cool. very glad she got eaten by that blob thing though. :D

17: Favorite thing about Invader Zim?

answered this [here]

30: What do you think an Irkens blood color is?

OHHH HOOHHH I HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT THIS ONE. and im mostly refering to this poll as my mesurement of the fandom and i am genuinely shocked blue got the lowest amount of votes. i get where the ppl who think its pink are coming from but i am coming at this question biologically speaking and metaphorically speaking.

k so, in real life, there are animals that exist that have blue colored blood, mostly cephelopods/lobsters and sometimes [you guessed it], BUGS! [rollypollys and spiders have blue blood]. i took real life knowlege of animals into account when making my version of irken anatomy.[WHICHSOMEONESHOULDASKMEABOUT-], anyways, human skin and fat, like pure skin/fat itself, is a transparent[ish] yellow[this is why (unmelanited) skin is a light orange/peach]. blue + yellow is green[besides my irkens lean more towards a turquoise then green anyways].

dont even get me started on my color metaphors in my headcanons/works.

human blood is red, a color I assosiate with irkens and zim especially. red's color connotation says that red is a color of passion, anger, life(pay attention to this last one it will come in handy if you read my works hehe).

irken blood i headcanon as blue, a color assosiated with dib [listen ive got the zadr worms on the brain okay??]. Zim and Dib were always suposed to be on the same level, a stalemate, yk? i use this part of them to represent that, that they ultimately are the same. theres a way to express this in better terms but i cant think of it rn :P

anyways, something something soulmates, something something chained to the narrative, something something bound to be together by fate. [i explore more of this idea in my 「SHADES OF YOU」 au if you are curious] (always be pluggin' /q)

[kyzveryown]

Thoughts — KH Protagonist Replacement Poll

A few weeks ago, I made a poll asking people who they'd replace Sora with as the protagonist if they had the choice. The results were somewhat intriguing. Kairi won with 34% of the votes while Riku and Ephemer were tied at 22.4%. Ventus and Hayner's votes were the lowest at 5.4 - 6.6%. And lastly, a couple of boring people picked "No one" for 9.2% of the votes. So, what do I think of the results? Well, let's start with the winner – Kairi.

Kairi was somewhat surprising since she (at least from what I've seen) has a lukewarm reputation among KH fans. Given how much the recent installments have hyped her up, I think she deserves to have the spotlight. Unfortunately, that "hype" never amounted to anything – at least not anything significant. And as far as I'm concerned, KHMoM doesn't count as a "Kairi game". What I hope for is that she eventually gets the same treatment as Riku.

Speaking of Riku, he's already a protagonist so having him be a replacement choice is redundant. Ephemer's results were a little surprising. You'd think people would be tired of the "nice boy" (a.k.a. "Sora expy") archetype after 20 years. But given how loved the series' main protagonist is, what more can you expect? All jokes aside, the fact that Ephemer tied with Riku is impressive. He could be a protagonist but I don't see how he'd be any different from Sora.

Ventus's results disappointed me. He's probably the most developed character in the series (well, by KH standards), has an interesting backstory, and is a very important piece in the series' story and lore. So, Ventus having the second lowest percentage of the votes is sort of baffling to me. Genuinely, and I'm not saying this as a fan because I'm not, I think he's a better fit for a protagonist than Sora. I guess that's just me though.

Now, onto Hayner. I'm shocked that he got any votes. I'm one of the 0.1% who thinks he'd be a perfect fit for a keyblade wielder alongside Olette. I always thought that was a missed opportunity. So, I added him to the poll simply out of curiosity. I suppose if there's ever a story that's 100% separate from the main series, then the Twilight trio (Hayner, Olette, and Pence) would be a good choice to center the plot around.

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the amount of people on this site who by all appearances genuinely believe that 14yos on twitter are responsible for societal sex negativity is wild...someone being cringe rude or uncouth doesn’t indicate that they’re masterminding every problem that plagues our world and this may shock you but that goes double for people who can’t even vote

its crazy how many people will reflexively blame teenagers for literally anything. i dont think the puriteens are instituting porn bans guys i think theyre fourteen. i dont think the teen girls on tiktok are 'reinventing gender roles' i think maybe , bear with me here, they're getting these gender roles, from some sort of Society, that they live in. why are people so intent on blaming teenagersx for everything dont they have it shitty enoguh arleady. they have to go high school

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A Shocking New Revelation About the State of American Democracy In a stunning display of cognitive dissonance that would make Orwell blush, a new poll by the highly-respected Institute for Stuff We Made Up (ISWMMU) reveals a startling truth about the American electorate. A whopping 60% of Americans surveyed declared their unwavering belief in the principles of democracy! However, before you dust off your liberty bells and break out the confetti cannons, there's a slight… wrinkle. It seems Americans have a very specific definition of democracy, one that resembles a choose-your-own-adventure novel authored by a toddler fueled solely on pixie sticks and political punditry. The poll delves deeper, revealing a fascinating breakdown of what democracy truly means to the American public. 65% of respondents believe in free speech, as long as it aligns perfectly with their own beliefs. 72% champion the right to vote, but only if the outcome favors their preferred candidate (and their candidate only). The concept of a peaceful transfer of power elicited confused stares and mumbled something about "rigged elections." So, what exactly is this mythical "good kind" of democracy Americans are so enamored with? Think of a government that operates with the efficiency of a well-oiled dictatorship, but with the warm, fuzzy feeling of electing a mascot for leader. We're talking a system where everyone has a say, as long as they say exactly what the elected mascot wants to hear. A place where dissent is swiftly extinguished with the gentle caress of a tax audit. "We basically want all the benefits of a democracy, without any of the pesky messiness," explained poll participant Mildred Frumpington, clutching a worn copy of "Atlas Shrugged" and a suspicious amount of red M&Ms. "Democracy is great, as long as it agrees with me and doesn't inconvenience anyone I like." Politicians, naturally, are capitalizing on this bizarre public sentiment. Campaign slogans now resemble used car commercials: "Buy My Democracy Package! Free Elections Included (Terms and Conditions Apply)." One particularly enterprising candidate even promised a "Democracy Lite" program, offering all the democratic trimmings without the pesky requirement of actually governing. This love affair with a fictionalized democracy raises a troubling question: what happens when reality doesn't conform to this manufactured dream? Will Americans throw a tantrum and demand a recount of history? Will they storm the Capitol with demands for a leader with better hair and catchphrases? The answer, dear reader, is most likely yes. In the meantime, perhaps we can all take comfort in the knowledge that at least 60% of Americans still (sort of) believe in democracy. Even if their definition wouldn't be recognized by the Founding Fathers, at least they haven't completely forgotten the word exists. Call to Action: As a concerned citizen committed to the real, messy kind of democracy, we urge you to do your part. Vote, even if you don't like either candidate (it's a protest!). Call your elected officials and politely (or not so politely) remind them their job is to represent your interests. Finally, boycott all reality TV shows that promise "democracy with drama." Because let's face it, genuine democracy is already dramatic enough, thank you very much.

[fromfaewithlove]

Going to vote today and I’m genuinely shocked by the sheer amount of impatient people who are giving the election workers flack. Is it annoying to have to wait in a long line? Yes does that mean u just give up???? Fuck no??????? Are u crazy????? Do u not enjoy access to abortion and healthcare???