#there was no way he wouldnt be part of team avatar

[richardsphere]

Leverage Redemption Log: The Bucket Job

Title makes me think "bucket list"? either that or Keeping Up Appearances? (had to google "that show with the bucket woman" to remember the name) --- bells are playing and there is a giant semi-hollow pipe-structure of a snowman outside the building we're in. Its Christmas Special Time.

Librarian is giving the children some classic reading recomendations based on his knowledge of their likes (the girl likes pirates, which is a nice little gender-stereotype breaking to sneak in there without drawing attention to the subversion. Love it when shows feel confident doing that without the need to detract by boasting about it.) Young Man used to get Sherlock Holmes.

And the librarian is having a heart-attack... --- Harry is calling his daughter. His daughter doesnt want to spend the holiday with him because Mom is going on vacation to some resort (I think Aspen is a resort town in the states?) Ok either he has a son as well as a daughter, i am misremembering him as having a daughter, The daughter might be trans, or Nick is short for Nikita/vero-Nic-a, or Nick is more gender-neutral as a name then i thought (wouldnt be the first time, i went years thinking Sam was exclusively a female name because the only "sam" i ever heard of was from Totaly Spies). I am not sure which is the case. (im gonna place money on its a shortened-nickname though) Ok Sophie confirms its a daughter.

Elliot has been cooking, Parker is taking the long-distance part of Long Distance Relationship a bit hard around the holidays.

Knock on the door: its Doyledude. He's asking for Elliot by full name (sus). --- Doyledude's gay and his dads a preacher who didn't aprove of "woke" books like Charlie and the chocolate factory. (Yes Christians are that bad. Source: My dad got a chainletter that refered to the antichrist as an "avatar" of satan once and "The last airbender" and the blue smurfs were both insta-banned from the household forever).

--- "I am totally fine with revenge it allows us a range of outcomes the mark deserves". good line.

"Guess theres a lot of maurice's out there" KNEW IT, the moment they named him "blanche" i suspected we were gonna be getting a Maurice Leblanc reference. (of course they'd go for Arsene Lupin in an episode about the importance of libraries)

Harry's "so do I" is a simple joke but it lands well. 8/10.

I think we found todays villain: Its the guy harassing a homeless man for using the library. (fuck that guy) Ok ominous cut of someone taking pictures of Elliot. --- Sophie is walking around the theatre loading 100 checkov's guns at once (confetti cannon, Parker is booking a helicopter, red sportscar, Harry has a cane)

Sophie does a speech about the team needing to remember that this is a good person.

Elliot has gotten some of his old budies to work stuntmen. Parker is asking the very crucial heart-attack related question. Our safeword is Winnebago (google says its a campervan? Honestly, if it werent for the whole "automobiles are deathmachines I dont trust myself with" angle, i'd like one.) --- Librarian dude takes one look at the red sportscar and just thinks "dafuq kinda spy are you?" before stealing a regular car like a sensible person on the run from crooks would.

So, clearly the guy is either a someone bad upbringing who brought himself around, or an actual retired spy himself, who reads those books primarily out of nostalgia.

Ok its misspent youth, also the way he casually tosses the phone out the window. Love this guy. --- Im gonna be honest, while i apreciate the consistency of parker still being the Christmas Monster, the way her characterisation has mellowed out to using store-brand santamugs after she was first introduce as off-the-wall enough to use priceless jewelry as garlands is weird to me.

Breanna carelessly dismisses an attack on their own firewalls and servers. Harry's moustache is bad but the eyepatch is worse. --- Four stars? Comeon man. (good improv)

Actual Goons are here! "take spencer" knew it! no way that Doyledude would know Spencers full name. Mr Blanche has stolen a sportsbike. --- Turns out yeah, he was a former spy. Its RIZ bitch (did we get a name? I dont remember) she's looking for "the ledger" (presumeably a list of secret identities. We're looking for a book kept by a librarian. Its in the library. Probably that book samurai book he's been reading regularly) Ok so this is definitly becoming a recurring thing with the way she first used Elliot to find which guys to hire and is now talking about making him an instructor. Is she the secret person he's been phone-ing that breanna was asking about this whole episode? (i thought it was the Supercop from Arlo) --- Blanche has a gun pointed at our heroes. PTSD in a bottle, cause thats a thing that exists now. Wilson is still holding old job secrets from them? Thats... weird. --- Wait, Elliots dad is alive? But I thought that the episode ending implied otherwise? (Might be me being bad at understanding the subtext of that scene, might be a retcon) --- Mr Blanche has already beaten all the guards in the time it took a drugged out Elliot to break a chair. (Pretend to be the new guy, classic "heavy object in a sock" prison-improv weapon. 8/10, guy knows what he's doing, but is also a bit rusty and forced into improv mode) --- Turns out, he didnt retire because he wanted to retire but because no one would believe the ledger was destroyed. Luckily floppy disks suck at long-term storage.

Harry is talking with his old boss, trying to be the angel on his shoulder while the boss is trying to be the devil on his. (still really odd that we went through the trouble of establishing our heroes broke in to find Harry's ledger of old sins and that we're now going the "Harry wont tell them his old sins" route.) --- Copperhead and Elliot are talking. Copperhead does not want to go out by cancer. (we're faking his death and assigning him to International arent we?) --- Confetticannons are a go-go! (they're meant to simulate pages being shot by guns)

Blanche got disarmed and shot with his own gun. (definitly a death-fake) --- Huh, RIZ-woman doesnt actually kill the guards who fail her objectives. She just blackmails them into following their NDA's. (profesional)

Yup it was in the big samurai book. (obviously) and he's getting the rental.

OK so Hardison sent the library boy. (explains why he knew Spencers name)

Ok So Elliots dad is alive just not around for the holidays ever.

[depressedstressedlemonzest]

New tag game!

I wanted to throw some new questions into our tumblr space to keep getting to know everyone better!

What are some movie /tv quotes that you quote often?

"It's dark! I could fall into a precipice" - ace ventura

"You're a stranger" home alone

"Help me I'm poor" bridesmaids

What is your favorite flower?

This one is hard! I like tulips for sentimental reasons, I like stargazer lillies (blue specifically) because of gallavich, I like daffodils because of big fish. I love blue hydrangeas they're so pretty.

If you were in Avatar the Last Airbender what element would you want to bend? Earth, fire, water or air?

Fire definitely

What was your first job?

Working at dairy queen! It was really fun, we would have food fights after hours and just fuck around.

What is your favorit breakfast?

That's hard because I'm not a big breakfast person.

Lately I've been liking over easy eggs and toast.

What's a meal from childhood that you love?

My dad's sausage and gravy. I can never get mine quite right.

What's your favorite joke to tell?

What kind of zoo only has one animal? A shih tzu

Why was the fish wearing a bowtie? He was sofishticated

What do you call a cross between an elephant and a rhino? A elephino

Why did the elephant lawyer throw out his case? It was irrelephant

What's your favorite animal to see at the zoo?

Apes, and big cats and elephants.

What's your go to quick meal to cook/make at home?

Tortilla pizza

What's your go to meal to cook someone to impress them?

Steak and homemade mashed potatoes or smothered chicken and some kind of veggie

What's something you want to do better?

Life. In general. Specifically budgeting so we can get a house this year.

If you're working do you like your job?

I love parts of my job, other parts I hate. I love connections with residents and family. I'm not a fan of the actual work.

Do you collect anything? What?

Mini brands, mini foodie brands, disney doorables, teapots, and fandom things I enjoy.

If you were trapped in a kids tv show, what show would you be okay with being trapped in?

Bluey

An adults tv show?

The office

What kind of job did you want as a child?

A mom, a writer, an astronaut, and a photographer for national geographic

Do you follow any sports? What team do you root for?

Not really, my husband follows football so i do by proxy. Kansas City Chiefs

If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

My dog, spoiled ass. Wouldnt have a worry in the world.

If you could be any mythological creature what would you be and why?

Mermaid! I love to swim and a tail would be so damn convenient.

What's the most obscure thing you've had to google for a fanfic you were writing/reading?

Laws for circuses/circus animals.

Gay sex positions

When I needed to research drugs I asked my brother a bunch of questions.

I need to look into murder buuut need to figure a way to do that to not get me on a watch list.

What milkovich do you identify with most?

Mickey and Mandy

Which one are you actually like the most?

Iggy and Mandy

What Gallagher do you identify with most?

Ian and Fiona

Which one are you actually like the most?

Fiona

I'll taaaaag

@suzy-queued @sisitrip @vintagelacerosette @ian-galagher @flamingbluepanda @trans-alpha-male @witchboywitchboywitchboy @wh0lemilk0vich and @smokey-mickey

[cosmique-oddity]

Im so happy you like it >:}}}}

In addition, I also got some thoughts I wanted to share about my choices for this playlist hehehe

I mean, fanfic content 🤌🤌 we love that

Tame Impala Borderline : i got no idea why but it gives me the perfect vibe to draw Jazz...in space especially. In this playlist i placed a lot of songs for space vibes, but this one's also for romance vibe, the way Jazz would flirt. You cannot possibly comprehend how this music radiate mech's pilot jazz x Prowl A.U. in my FEELINGS.

Pacific Rim theme : No explanation required ig for this one X)) I LOVE THIS THEME. ALWAYS HAVE. And the whole Au is based on these movies.

Pink Floyd : THE VIBES. Slow music. Perfect to draw. Its more of a 'Jazz would def listen to this' song. Nonchalant side.

Voltron's theme : 1. Mecha 2. I have to bring my propaganda everywhere 3. ‘Funny Jazz doing silly swings with his mech’ vibes.

505 from Arctic Monkeys : very good song to write and draw angst hehe. Talk abt love. Feelings....

Shangri La by The Electric Light Orchestra : RAAAAAAH. The vibes the vibes. Perfect to write angst too heh. This depict with sound how i see a human x cybertronian relation ship, the symbiosis, the feelings, two different bodies, same soul....how am i supposed to describe it X) ?

Jack to the Bone : only there for atmosphere. Nice background song when you are easily distracted by lyrics. Drawing song. Chill.

Heads Will Roll : KILLING QUINTESSONS TIME W PROWL >:D also this one got the mood i love for this A.U., the whole « undying warrior Jazz because his mecha dont feel pain so he can freely battle »concept.

Diva Dance from 5th Element : i have a thing for this song. And....vibe again. Always vibes. Always. But yeah, slow music, feelings about beauty and grace ….. a waltz between two mechs in space.... and then BLACADABAM !! The second part where its

B A T T L E T I M E.

Interstellar's theme : IT MAKE SENSE. it just make sense because yk stars, space....also very good music when you want to draw the space abysses. Moody song.

David Bowie Space Oddity : Probably the more lore-accurate song . I mean, its litteraly a song about a man, who's slowly loosing contact with Earth, diving into space (its not exactly the same thing tho).... May be good for depicting eventual Earth homesickness. Lyrics song.

Cet air : french song. Propaganda i was so obliged. But yeahhh melancholic shit....the voices are angelic and pretty. Nobody will understand the lyrics so its perfect. Talking about melancholy and times gone by. Song to listen if there's a separation Jazz/Prowl angst time in ur fic. (Or if one of them die haha...or any other separation.)good for grief.

Sweet Dreams : Omg i dont know. Jazz seeking adventures i guess. And him being playful with Prowl. shielding himself by using the word VIBE to explain everything.

I dont Want to Play around : Nobody can tell me this song is not space coded. Jazz would listen to this i know it.

Starlight, Muse : the name of the song. The fact that this is a love song. Talking about going very far, seeking for 'Starlight' Dreams....not caring about anything.. did i mentionned love song ? Nah i love the lyrics. Lyrics song.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road : Blues song. Elton John, young boy -yes. I keep in mind how Jazz will ultimately either pull us an Avatar or die before Prowl-. Earth melancholy (im thinking a lot about that, he wouldnt miss Earth that much. BUT. HUMAN MUSIC. Human culture etc....hahaha yes he will miss that part).

Wildfire (Cocolia Boss Theme HSR) : Fighting even if you are far from home. Teaming even if you are in cold space. This song was created for a Boss theme but is also very...idk....it display a lot of emotions....so. Epic Battle, eventually when one of the two are injured and surrounded by Quintessons or other ennemies. When they first loose hope and then just go 'fuck that lets win'.

Fall Out Boy, Immortals : Aahhhh

....Jazz is a tiny human....Prowl and him are in a middle of crazy fights....but just if they are together, they could be Immortals. Again an action-battle Song. Im a battle writer i juste have to learn how to draw battles so i can fully turn into the ultimate edgelord.

Fine, Lemon Demon : This one's got an history, i discovered this song via a Rottmnt edit about Donnie. For me this song is about being represented as a grumpy and angry person, but deep inside its a 'disguise' and the person is a sweet sunshine (or just hide a bright side). Just a person who struggle to show HOW they are thinking. Whats the process and who they really are. And yes. I see some similarites between these two characters.

David Bowie, Starman : I love incorporating a shit ton of space sings in there. But hear me out :

Prowl is Jazz's star man.

End of the hear me out. Spaces vibes again.

Jamiroquai Cosmic Girl : Prowl is the Star man, but Jazz is the Cosmic 'girl' depicted in this song. An odd being but....spacey, his feeling are never landing from space. Dreaming about exploration, got a strong magnetizing power. "She is just a Cosmic Girl from another Galaxy".

Elton John Im still standing : Some of Keferon's ask mentionned Jazz doesnt minding getting his mech hurt because well....he cant feel its just a machine. So i feel like it works very well with an eventual liberated fighting style. Also 'feeling like a little kid' could refere to well...piloting giant robot. Who doesn’t want to be him among us ?

Sooo

Since my heart is full of tiny human Jazz hiding in a giant mech, Cybertronian Prowl learning about a new specie and cool spacey romance with some badass fight, I made a playlist

Every song is quite its own mood, but most of them are calm and could help drawing and writing about this alternate universe.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLo-Kslg8kXDBq2ixffKrojLFNByeRelg&si=SJsMyJ_AaF-I7kzP

:^

Have a nice day

OOOOOUUUHHHHH This is so cool fjfngnfn

I know what I'm listening tomorrow>:D

[crescentmoonrider]

Ace Attorney Atla AU !!

one of the first towns Team Avatar visits is a Fire Nation colony in the Earth Kingdom. it’s not their fault, the ship was going there and they probably should’ve checked before but - yeah ok it’s kind of their fault they got there. the day they arrive is also the same day a certain General Karma arrives in town

turns out he was the one to conquer it, almost 15 years ago, and he came back for the anniversary. he is a big scary man with some big scary armed men with him, and the team agrees to not stay in here too long

except Chihiro disappears while Mayoi and Ryuuichi are pondering what animal is scary enough to be compared to the General, because that’s what she does. she disappears. they find her sitting near what seems to be ruins of... something. a destroyed house probably

as it stands, this place is the grave of the late mayor of the town, who died almost 15 years ago, during the attack from General Karma. he was crushed by his own house, but doesn’t remember it. oh yeah, Chihiro was talking to him, that’s also a thing she does

anyway, Team Avatar is planning to retreat and like, camp somewhere, but because they have no luck General Karma and the Governor of the town arrive just at that exact moment. so they hide, because they’re cowards. or well, Ryuuichi and Mayoi hide, Chihiro laughs and then follows them

the General and the Governor discuss the “festivities” for the 15th anniversary. General Karma decides that he doesn’t like this place, that it’s an insult to him and that keeping this “monument” to a resistance hero is a terrible idea and should never have been a thing in the first place

(the Governor doesn’t remind Karma that he isn’t responsible for this, that he’s only been Governor for 2 years and that there would probably be riots if they did away with the grave, because it’s useless and Karma definitely knows this already)

so, to celebrate the 15th anniversary, in 3 days, the grave will disappear

Team Avatar is justifiably horrified, and it doesn’t get any better when the Governor leaves and General Karma monologues to the grave of his old enemy that, truly “your son is as stupid as you were”

no ominous at all

(later, they will learn that the Governor is, in fact, the son of the late mayor Mitsurugi, and that he was taken as a war trophy to the Fire Nation 15 years ago, only coming back 2 years ago as Governor personally appointed by General Karma)

(Mayoi then decides it is her duty as Avatar to fix this shitty situation and get General Karma the beating he deserves. so she tells Ryuuichi to get closer to the Governor so they can learn more)

Reiji, of the Mitsurugi household (though he doesn’t consider himself a member of this household anymore), is the current Governor. Though originally an earthbender, the events of 15 years ago have left him unable to bend, and he has tried to “fix” this by studying many different forms, both fire and earth. It didn’t work, but it made him well prepared to face (and destroy) lots of fighters. He kept his past abilities a secret to General Karma. Probably too serious. Has a serious phobia of earthquakes, and as such his stay in the Fire Nation was... pretty harsh on him. Even without accounting for General Karma or his daughter

Keisuke is a member of the town’s guard, and often doubles as personal guard for the Governor. His father is Earth and his mother is Fire. He is proud of both sides of his heritage and will often try to mix up colors when wearing casual clothes. Tends to get involved in barfights, mostly because he tries to stop them. Does his best

both end up joining Team Avatar more or less on purpose. no ok Reiji is sort of kidnapped by Team Avatar to become Mayoi’s teacher and Keisuke follows along, barely noticed by the others. he becomes part of the team long before Reiji even considers it

[foolzstar]

PLEASE elaborate on your glitchtechs ninjago au !!

SURE!!

so this is unpolished as fuck because i only just thought of the au this afternoon so i apologise if this doesn't make much sense for now, feel free to ask for me to explain more or something if you need me to!!

So its basically just the concept to glitchtechs being shoved onto ninjago, hinobi tech becomes borg industries and borg, whilst a seemingly friendly enough guy is very much more of an unseen higher power like how the guys who run the company (at least as of right now) are in glitch techs.

The system that borg has is pretty much the same that hinobi has, borg industries has several shops across ninjago that sell products whilst also dealing with glitches behind closed doors, all specifically located at or near gaming/population hotspots for easy access to the glitches.

the ninja are all part of the same store together, each of them having their own specialties. the au wouldnt necessarily have a main focus but if i were to give roles for who five and mikos replacements are it would be jay and nya, despite their varying dynamics.

the elemental alliance show up at points in the au as glitch techs from other stores that face off/ have a bit of a friendly rivalry with the ninjas store

none of them have their elemental powers, BUT their fighting styles would definitely be influenced by them, eg, zane using freeze bubbles to stun glitches and long range weapons whereas kai uses very short range weapons and probably got a fire breath power up at some point.

the digiverse and prime empire would probably have a major role in the show, the digiverse acting almost like a cloud for all the games that borg tech releases, and prime empire being one of the games that gets released mid story and causes a bunch of problems in terms of glitches and other stuff. i also like the idea of including the idea of jays bio mum being the powersource for prime empire that was scrapped by the show itself, im not sure how id do it yet but i have a few ideas that i might talk about once theyre a bit more fleshed out.

now to the ideas lightning round!!

x cole is their manager despite being only like a year older than most of his co workers and gets an insane amount of joy from pissing off karens who asked for the manager only for his weed smoking dumb ass to show up like "wassup kiddos"

x zane is still a nindroid in this au, his memoriy cant be wiped using the normal memory wiping beams and so he followed the glitch techs back to their base and kinda just stuck around. cole, who was the one to supposedly wipe his memory, is kinda like "what the fuck u remember" and demanded answers which is how they found out that hes a robot.

x half the team find zane really scary at first because hes literally a 6ft3 hunk of metal with no tact at all

x all of zanes gaming avatars have pink incorperated into the outfit in some way

x jay once challenged zane and lloyd to a dance dance revolution battle, they all had the most extravagant avatars made to look like vocaloids. it was the most ott thing ever and the competition lasted an entire day. lloyd won.

x lloyds specialty is the companions, he loves working with them and has a green salamander that sits on his head 24/7

x kai joined the team after nya, expecting it to just be a regular retail job and promptly freaks out over the fact that he has to fight giant kaiju monsters from video games. he rants about it to skylor at the end of his first day and she just laughs and says "you know, if i didnt already know about all this, youd be in big trouble"

x karlof is the manager for another area and him and cole are besties that have a scoreboard keeping track of how many glitches theyve managed to take down by themselves

x pixal takes on the role as bitt and likes to just stomp around the office in her massive fighting suit for fun.

thats all for now but i will be adding more as time goes on because this au is honestly so fun for me, ive been having a blast so far just thinking of the different games to include as well as just the lore!! because season 2 of glitch techs kinda left on a major cliff hanger so we dont know much of the specific lore ive kinda been building this on my own assumptions for what could happen lore-wise as well as just having fun with the goofy work-family aspect of it ^^

[zukos-scribe]

Hello just found you blog which I love btw. Can you do a zuko x disabled reader where the reader is really insecure bc they have a limp when they walk since they were little and it's always made them feel ugly and incapable and they have been made fun of bc of it and somehow zuko finds out and basically proves that they are lovable?? Just fluffyness. Thank you :) hope this is alright. You can do what you like with it tho ofc

How were you supposed to be a graceful waterbender when you had a limp

The stances you trained with caused you great pain in your leg

You had felt like a failure of a waterbender because you weren’t able to train as fast as the others that you were with

along with the fact that your own grandmother, the head healer of the northern water tribe, could do nothing to fix your leg

what had you done that your grandmother could not heal you

after that, you stayed to yourself 

the pity was too much from you

plus all of your friends and the other kids, bulled you endlessly

you felt ugly

so when you met team avatar

it seemed like the perfect chance

maybe you could be of some use to them

even though you weren’t the best because of your leg

you were still intelligent

plus you knew healing practices that could be of some use to the group

so along the way you met Zuko

you bonded a little bit because of the imperfections that you both had

while he was blunt

their was still a caring side to him

and the longer that the two of you were around each other, even within the group

you found yourself growing more and more attached

falling further and further in love with him

but your insecurities were never far from your mind

he was a prince for heaven’s sake

why would he ever want something so disgusting in a partner

one day, while the two of you were out and about in disguise in a small fire nation village

a group of children began teasing you for your limp

you ignored it the best you could

at one point, you and Zuko had gotten separated briefly

He had gone off to look for something while you were heading to the town square for a quick rest

But you never made it 

A group of kids came back to tease you some more

it was all stuff that you had heard before

but then one of them shoved something in front of your foot

and you fell

laughs came from every direction while you were struggling to get up 

the girl that had tripped you knelt down to you

you recognized her as a girl that had been flirting with Zuko earlier while buying food

once you had rejoined him, you handed your stuff to him as he finished bagging it all up

the girl had been glaring at you

if looks could kill, you would have been a pile of bones

now she whispered in your ear

‘i hope you know that someone as ugly as you could never have someone as beautiful as him’ she seethed ‘what a burden you are’

looking back on that remark, you thought that if she knew who he really was that you would defiantly be six feet underground

tears welled in your eyes as the laughing continued

you got up and ran as fast as you could, not knowing where you were going

the laughing became harder as you struggled to run, which just made you feel worse

eventually you made it to a secluded ally where you collapsed and began to sob

‘she’s right’ you thought to yourself ‘im such a burden. if i hadnt come, i wouldnt have been slowing them down so much while they were trying to move along. why am i here?’

running feet pounded nearby with someone’s frantic breathing.

“Y/N!” a voice called to you

you looked up with tears in your eyes just in time to see zuko throw himself on you in a hug

‘are you ok?” he asked frantically

this was the most emotion that you had ever seen him with

you wiped your tears from your face and nodded

he looked like he didn’t believe you

‘what happened?’ he almost growled while asking the question

you spilled everything without even thinking about it

everything that happened, what they said, how you felt like a burden, everything

once you were finished you breathed deeply and almost sobbed again

zuko looked at you with a blank face and a jaw clenched

he grabbed you and clutched your body close to his own once again

‘dont you ever EVER think that you are a burden. EVER!’ he seethed. 

his heart was beating fast

you were shocked at his tone

‘what?’ you whispered

zuko sighed, cupping your face with his hands and pressed his forehead to your own

‘you are not a burden y/n. i love you too much to ever consider you to be a burden.’

everything in you froze

“you-” a harsh swallow forced its way down your throat. ‘you love me?”

you stared in Zuko’s eyes

and he stared back at with an extreme amount of intensity before replying to your question

‘yes. i love you. i love you for who you are, as a person. not the way you look. the limp you have is no matter to me. it’s just part of who you are. part of the person i love.’

a few more tears fell from your eyes

‘i love you too’ you whispered. 

zuko placed a quick, soft kiss to your lips

after everything that had happened today

and all the comments that you had heard through your life

washed away from the feeling of warmth zuko had given you

you knew that they wouldn’t go away forever after this one incident

but for now

you felt perfect in zukos arms

and you knew that this would give you a new start

[red-i-mean-blue]

A:TLA romantic ships part 1

yes, no one asked for my opinions, yes I will give them anyway, yes because I have decided making a bunch of meaningless decisions and arguing for them will improve my mental state, yes I watched the show all in one very sleep deprived go and i’m not interested in rewatching it so yes I have absolutely no sources, yes this is a really long grammatical nightmare because I don’ t know how to be succinct and i use way more words than necessary at any opportunity because if my point doesn’ t come across exactly like i intend it will greatly upset me, no I have not yet watched Korra or read the comics because i’m tired now let’s do this.

includes Kataang, Zutara, Jetkara, Jinko, Maiko, Sukka, Taang, Tokka, Toko Ty Lokka, Tyzula, Yukka bc these were on the Avatar wiki ship list, part two will go into gay ships more

from 0 I despise people who ship this immediately to 10 I will read absolutely anything with this, I love it and could draw it for hours on how much I think the relationship would be good and how happy it makes me

Kataang (looks like a comic book sound effect so plus points)

very clearly built up over the series

cute kid crushes also ngl did not know katara was 14 and not older 12 or 13 so didn’t care about age when watching

now I know she’s 14 and he’s 12 it’s a little weird but still

haters say katara was just the avatar’s trophy girl, as if aang didnt kiss the ground she walked on and wouldnt stop telling anyone how amazing she is. Katara was the first face he saw from the new world and they immediately became friends. she was so excited to meet another bender, he clearly is trying to impress her and it is working, he listens to her about bending and offers to take her to the other side of the world to master water, TELL ME at this moment she is not ride or die and she doesn’t even know he’s the avatar, he lets her feel like a kid again, which is a feeling she’s forgotten after years of being a mother to sokka and the children. he literally sweeps her off her feet to save her from the fire nations ship i-. rewatched boy in the iceberg and hoo boy had canon not messed it up, this ship could have been legendary

hard to imagine older them working out what with the whole last airbender, preserve air nomad culture, let’s travel the world bc nomadic lifestyle, what’s marriage i’m a monk without biological family values vs last southern waterbender, preserve southern water tribe culture, I believe in the power of family and am ridiculously dedicated to my tribe,  let me go home to my father and tribe shtick, but I don’t care for after the show finishes much except for following the gang fix the world so I don’t really care about the marriage issue

canon was good until that Mess in season 3, WHY did he kiss her after that speech, wish they talked that out properly, wish he learned letting go of her to open the 7th chakra was the only right decision, wish the ending was a little more vague in ships and just left things open but yk whatever

that finale kiss was sweet, they hugged foremost as friends, no blushing, and then got the fuzzies, that moment standing alone? a+ but without any talking about what happened on ember island, a little unsatisfying

overall, fine ship, not my favourite nor do I actively ship it, but I see a kataang moment, i’m like, sweet so I give it a 6

Zutara (apparently fans are zutarians which looks like an alien race, plus points)

latter half of the show had quite a lot of Zutara potential, but idk about Zutara actual

katara was so ready to drop his ass, no way at the start

there is only one dynamic between them in which I can see Zutara working and that is as in the Stalking Zuko by emletish series where katara is so distrusting over zuko she takes to stalking him to make sure he isn’t doing anything to hurt Aang or about to betray them (her) again but he is just such a sweet dork who keeps trying to apologise to her even while she’s apologising to him for being a bitch that she can’t help but start to trust him, i’m a third into the third book in the series not stalking firelord zuko and I am thriving and tbh this is the only situation where I accept zutara, read the series I love it

age gap is weird, I know it’s the same difference between kataang but they made a point of zuko being older in the show also he’s so much taller and I don’t like 16 year old boys with 14 year old girlfriends in real life and so would katara because jet

katara has a bad experience with bad boy sword weilders (jet) but I guess you could see it as the start of her type idk

they are both the moms of the Gaang. sokka is the fun dad.

there is a parallel between their families, with the leader of their people dad, mom who left the picture when they were young, an older brother who is not a prodigy at/can’ t bend their respective element so they become proficient at swords instead, prodigy at bending younger sister with a violent streak. this is why I see zutara as potentially a really close friendship, almost siblings, but not a romance because to me katara is a little too like azula for comfort...

tbh I think a lot of folk shipped it because ooh fire boy and water girl (not the game) that’ s perfect, and bam army of zutarians

overall, kind of weird but ok and good grounds for humour so I give it a 4

Jetkara (bad ship name, why would you like this, minus points)

Jet is bad. yes Katara really liked him, yes he was definitely her first kiss and she would definitely consider him her first boyfriend but they would not define it because it’s easier to manipulate someone when it’s unclear what your relationship is and Jet is bad, with his weird fricking eyebrows and not even real swords those hook swords

Not wasting my time, 2

Jinko (cool name, reminds me of Hong Jinkyung, plus points) 

short but so sweet. not the first thing people remember from watching the tales of ba sing se (brb going to rewatch and cry) but really cute, so here’s a running commentary

his first thought was she knew they were fire nation rather than a pretty girl sat in a teashop giving him looks because she had a crush omg

that honest surprise when his uncle suggested she liked her and then she walked up and asked him on a date, adorable

anyone who looked at that god-awful hairstyle and still thought he looked cute has it bad also aww that hair ruffle and the little grab onto his arm

he’s pushing his food around and she’s trying out ice breaker questions and recieving one word responses he has no idea what he’s doing

“she is not my GIRLFRIEND” he’s not over Mai, clearly but he still is trying his best to be a good date even if he’s terrible at making conversation

anyone who sat through that date and the bad lying and the stilted conversation and still thought he was cute has it bad 

he is So Bad At Lying he just told the truth very vaguely and then bam travelling circus

jin so knows the two are fire nation, the whole date she just politely ignores the clear lies and doesn’t react to the obvious firebending, what an icon we love jin

honestly I was really expecting the show to reveal that jin knew he was a firebender if not from the start then from the lights but eh I guess she can keep a secret, good for her

HE KISSED HER BACK BEFORE REALISING A RELATIONSHIP COULD NEVER GO WELL AND HE MAY HAVE ANGSTILY STORMED OFF BUT HE ADMITTED IT WAS A NICE TIME TO HIS UNCLE

that being said I can’t see anything more happening but this date but omg imagine fire lord zuko coming back to visit and they become friends I-

overwhelming support for pre-date jin flirting to an oblivious zuko and the date Jinko, 8

Maiko (name would be a good name for a cat idk why)

childhood sweethearts before the banishment i think

she crushed because he saved her hair from getting burnt by tackling her into a fountain? adorable

I love mai she’s so funny but I think not the best match for zuko? he has a lot of trauma to get over and she doesn’t seem like the let all your feelings out and let’s talk about it until you feel better kind of person.  it was deeply ingrained in her to keep all of her feelings and emotions strongly hidden because she got what she wanted from her politician parents so long as she was quiet, well-mannered, and perfectly behaved according to avatar wiki so I get why she’s that way, until I was 11 I was that way too all the time, I understand freezing your face so you don’t look afraid or upset or angry and risk annoying adults, but I don’t think that that would fit zuko with his social ineptness

they literally broke up twice but are just assumed back together? she just surprised him and said they were back together and I think he forgot she existed

the deadpan firelady and the fire lord would be hilarious together tho she got the ruthlessness he lacks

post coronation I can see it happening, 6 but under Kataang

Sukka (terrible name lmao)

the cutest, sokka very excitedly says “Suki!! :DDD” every time he sees her

she didn’t give him the time of day until HE changed, incredible

just the best canon ship, the two nonbenders in the Gaang but very clearly shown to be important key members.

suki is sneaky and badass, rivalling zuko for position on the team as the sneaky badass one (they tie and bond over being sneaky and badass)

sokka is a great dad, he is the dad of the Gaang and he clearly loves suki and suki loves him back

sokka ships are ELITE, 9

Taang (a delicious orange drink mix that reminds me of home, nostalgia)

foreshadowing from the swamp where someone aang loved in the future really made me think taang was endgame yk

opposite elements ideology that I guess is what zutarians like also leaves everyone in the gang dating a Gaang member if zutara happens

actually the same age but not much else going for it

best friends, 4 but under Zutara

Tokka (great name of a small pet fight me)

sokka ships are elite, childhood crush turned adult strong friendship

I really like seeing the rough, tough, greatest earthbender in  the world have a crush, adorable

sokka is a great friend and his and toph’s canon relationship is so sweet, I wouldn’t change it

toph was fully going to give sokka a kiss on the cheek for saving her life i’m melting

age difference is too weird for a romance he’s like 16 or 17 by the end I think and she’s 12

best friends, 10 as a relationship in the show, 2, but in their 20s after the show... 4 but under Taang

Toko (very forgettable name but both characters have 4 letters so I guess it’s hard to come up with something memorable but every time I read it as Toph because same shape ish so minus points for being annoying)

even weirder age gap than Tokka 

not many moments that could be considered romantic? 

toph first accepted zuko despite him burning her feet, how she sees, which was big and they resolved problems between them quickly

toph clinging to his arm and asking for a life changing field trip caused him to blush, but I see that as him being like oh someone wants to spend time with me?? she’s hugging me??? what is this 

convenient ship for kataangers because the Gaang could be paired off as Kataang, Sukka, Toko

her crush on sokka seemed to go away or calm down when he showed up and she punched him and teased him a lot, her way of bonding

similar strict teaching styles and bonding over secret identities as Blue Spirit and Blind Bandit and parental issues and being the children of important families who made them run away to enjoy not having anything to do with politics and being nobility with impaired vision who have never stepped into a kitchen in their lives and being used to servants and then being on the run

I really see them as siblings with her helping him relax from his duties as fire lord because you already know this boy’s sense of honour is going to make him work tirelessly to fix the world and him helping her relax from the whole i’m not a fragile, weak little blind girl, i’m the greatest earthbender in the world shtick and reminding her she can be both a blind 12 year old girl and the most powerful earthbender in the world, she can accept help without being weak or lesser than anyone, people want to help because they care not that they pity you

best friends 10, relationship in show 1, after show 3

Ty Lokka (I don’t like this name looks like a place but can think of nothing better)

yeah I guess ty lee’s obvious flirting is grounds for a ship but in every interaction he’s involved with someone else and doesn’t seem to like her as a person

do they even interact while on the same side?

friendly aquaintances at best, don’ t understand, 2 but above Jetkara

Tyzula (don’t like this name, like a mineral water?)

canon I don’t care it is canonically a possessive relationship

azula’s only genuine apology goes to ty lee after hurting her feelings

Azula clearly loves ty lee, her betrayal sends her mad

after a lot of therapy for azula and apologies, maybe a healthy relationship could form after the show, 8 above Jinko

Yukka (looks like a childish insult, surely someone could have thought of a better name)

Sokka’s love for Yue stays with him for the rest of his life, she was the first person to die in front of him and he sees the moon as her facing the earth

love this forbidden lovers content, sokka ships stay elite

Sokka and Yue spend as much time together as possible with secret midnight dates flirting (“you wanna do an...activity together?”)  Sokka’s reaction to Yue’s engagement shows that he wants to have a serious relationship with her, and also he thinks Hahn is a bad person for Yue, which he is. 

Yue dying devastated him and he never falls out of love with Yue. her last words “[she] will always be with him” are true. swamp visions show Yue as one of the most important people in his life like a season or so after he last saw her. he wouldn’t kiss suki in front of the moon, and cries when Yue appears on stage, ignoring Suki. he talks about the moon as if it is directly Princess Yue in that cactus juice scene.

she died in his arms oh my god don’t look i crying, he feels personally responsible and guilty

yue was great even though she was the indigenous or black girl with light hair and eyes character and I wish she could have helped aang in the spirit world 

despite her arranged engagement she clearly really likes sokka even though she knows nothing can happen, 9

Kataang, Zutara, Jetkara, Jinko, Maiko, Sukka, Taang, Tokka, Toko, Ty Lokka, Tyzula, Yukka

[megashadowdragon]

me  since book 1 of legend of korra when  ever people try to claim mako was a womanizer, gary stu ( which requires a misunderstanding of what a gary stu is nad  makos character   people have thrown that term around to any character they dont like ) , or creators pet , manipulator    ,  when that was never the case     ( he never was  mako is a human being who makes mistakes the narrative always acknowledged his flaws as things that needed to be worked on the idea that if a character makes mistakes and isnt specifically punished for them and good things happen to him afterwards   its rewarding him for his flaws is nonsense    the claim that he needed to suffer or have good things taken from him is bs  korra was just as responsible for the love triangle as mako and claim that mako ending the show single was karma is nonsense he shouldnt be punished for not being perfect and making mistakes ( which is why korrasami only became popular due to the hate for mako and a desire for lgbt rep not due to any actual chemistry or because it would make sense ( korrasami was thrown in at the last minute as a retcon and publicity stunt/political statement optimistic view : bryke genuinely thought they would be doing good  and helping people  they compromised the story  narrative by throwing it in at last minute  cynical  publicity stunt either way they tried to cover their asses by casting aspersions on critics

the narrative they made led to the idea korra would end the show single with possibly a hint to makorra getting back together I cant help but rolly my eyes when I think how certain fans would react to that there would be claims of queerbaiting when they queerbaited themselves nothing hinted at korrasami the only way you could see evidence is if you were wearing shipping goggles or ending up unhappy to be frank I would change  ) (  and this was the case ever since I watched b1 ( I was part of the fndm since the first episode came out)

“Censorship explains why we couldn’t get a kiss and an “I love you” in the finale or blatant romantic scenes, not the utter lack of Korra-Asami interaction as a whole. They had six (to six and a half) minutes of interaction in the last season, spread out over six interactions/conversations. They’ve had nearly no on-screen interaction since “Long Live the Queen,” actually. They had the 5 second “I can come to the South Pole” convo in “Korra Alone” (which Korra refused), the single letter, their interactions in “Reunions,” and then the tea scene in “Remembrances.” After that, they don’t speak again until the last two minutes of the finale. The episode after “Remembrances” is the Korra-Mako field trip to the Spirit Wilds and Zaheer’s prison and the culmination of Korra’s recovery arc. Where was Asami? She had two lines in the whole episode, and they were both to Varrick.”

the aspersions Bryan cast on the fandom for not accepting what amounted to a last-minute retcon have been functioning (whether intentionally or not) to shield the creators from any criticism for their own fault in the poor execution of their endgame ship, allowing them to take all of the credit for being “subversive” and none of the blame for breaking their existing narrative to do it.

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it often feels that 

I never liked prince wu and the only reason  some people liked him  was because he bothered mako  if I could change prince wu I would follow what ikkinthekitsune said to have mako happy 

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Biggest change to the initial setup?  No Prince Wu.  Instead of an obnoxious overgrown child of a Prince, our heir apparent is introverted, lacks the confidence to refuse just about anything, and is terrified of being in front of crowds.  He’s the (implied-to-be illegitimate) child of a distant relative of Hou-Ting and a Republic City citizen.  Oh, and he’s all of ten years old.  In other words, everything about him screams “Raiko chose this kid as a convenient puppet” (instead of offhandedly implying it once and forgetting about it as was done with Wu). All of the time Wu wastes on comic relief in After All These Years is used to explain the political situation: the prince is a figurehead meant to display the trappings of royalty and legitimize Raiko’s chosen advisors.  Kuvira’s supporters hate him not just because he’s royalty but also because they think he’s essentially giving the Earth Kingdom away to an imperialistic foreign power.  Mako’s there to protect him both because Raiko ordered him to and because he’s one of the few cops the prince is comfortable around; as such, Mako actually feels bad for the kid and wants to protect him. (This prince is legitimately terrified by the scary adults throwing pies at him and bursts into tears as soon as they’re out of harm’s way.  Mako comforts him and makes him feel a little better.) Korra Alone is close to perfect and stays pretty much as-is, albeit with Korra’s loss in the Earth Rumble ring being far less embarrassing – she gets some hits in, and the end makes it even clearer how distracted she was by Dark Avatar Korra. The Coronation follows up on the political changes.  Instead of being all excited about how awesome he thinks the ceremony is going to be, the prince is afraid – of being on stage (Mako assures him he’ll do fine), of being king (Raiko assures him that his advisers will do all the work), and of Kuvira (Raiko assures him that she’ll step down).  The prince thanks Kuvira and lets her speak the way Wu did in the show, except that it’s sort of implied that he’s looking for an excuse to not have to stay up at the podium for longer than necessary.  Kuvira, of course, uses the opportunity to take over… and specifically points to Raiko’s use of the prince to control the Earth Kingdom as a reason why she’s justified in doing so.  (The prince hides behind Mako when this happens.  =( )  Some of the time saved by not having Wu freak out about the loss of his throne is used to show us the meeting of the world leaders, where they talk about why they think Kuvira is dangerous (she’s very with-me-or-against-me) and what they can do to stop her (not much as long as she limits her ambitions to the Earth Kingdom).

The Republic City part of Reunion is way more tense because Team Avatar are looking for a terrified kidnapped child instead of an aggravating jerk.  (The prince still gets to ask Korra to go into the Avatar State because he wants to see her eyes glow, but it’s actually kind of endearing since he’s a little kid.)

and only people who wouldnt like it is mako haters who demonize him for being a human being who makes mistakes and twists him to be something he isnt  to point where they claim bs things like claiming he called asami a leech when no it was a figure of speech it was avatar equivalent to ripping off a bandaid.

or whining that he was a bit of a jerk at the start or not immediately nice ( when mako is someone who unlike bolin has an icy demeanor and is wary of bringing new people in to circle  but when you are in he will die for you he has been compared to zuko minus angst for a reason  he was a jerk with a heart of gold he isnt going to be immediately friendly with people  like bolin 

 ( I cant help but think of the people who would say zuko should have suffered at the end   )

[splendidshinobi]

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 2003 LIVE REACT: EPISODES 21-25

almost halfway done lads how we feelin'

episode 21: the red glow

ah yes barry

"i'm alphonse elric!!!!!" yes u r baby!!!

who just popped over the wall

scar im assuming

"i kill therefore i am".....barry spouting descartes rn

it was scar haha

um

hi greed

thought i saw you earlier

WHY DID THEY DRAW HIS ARMS THAT LONG

ope he found the chimera crew...

jerry jewell's evil laugh gets me every time lmao he's so great

ed has deep philosophical talks bro

also ed is chaotic but his personal morals are unshakeable

who are these prison guards gonna release

oh hey kimblee

oh hey squad

ed take out ur pokeball

um wth is that

OH MY GOD TUCKER WHAT

EW

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GIANT YODA OR A SWAMP MONSTER

he looks FUCKKEDDDD

bro of all the things i was not expecting him

oof ishval flashbacks

young scar why is your hair brown

why is it white now

WHY IS HE NAKED

whos her

lust 1.0 im assuming

ew omg tucker is literally so fuckin nasty lookin idk

idk why but he's worse than rod reiss titan for me

wait a damn minute

wait a damn fucking minute

goddamnit

what is GOIN ON

i need tucker to stop whispering he sounds like fucking voldemort on the back of quirrells head

jesus

episode 22: created human

hughes' pajamas look like armin's futon from aot junior high

the bad place???? was that greed's prison gluttony was lookin at?

im still shook af over tucker and tbh its been like 24 hours since i watched episode 21

STOP WHISPERING TUCKER

driving me up a wall

my poor son looks so tired :(

those moral principles at it again

bradley.......

ewww the way tucker walks STOP

hi envy!!!!!

so all of those prisoner guys gonna get flattened by some alchemy

hey kimblee!!!

so did greed escape with the homies???? cause i feel like he would have made his presence known already....

i feel like im missing a lot because im a ding dong

musty prison kimblee is kinda...hot....physically speaking..oops..personality wise obviously there's MUCH to work on

so envy knows hohenheim

ED BABY

he won't do it

oh no alphonse

oh god memory implants

al's identity crisis CONTINUES

they wanna become humans??? huh....doesnt really make sense for their characters...(maybe envy but more on that at 11)

is ed gonna kill these guys for al

some1!!!!!! hold!!!!! me!!!! im so stressed

is he pretending to do it and he's got another plan up his sleeve!!!!????

honestly he's so depressed i cant even tell

those unshakable moral principles at work again i see

the red water can turn ed into a god???? wtf ed doesnt want to be a god he wants to punch god

oh theres the greed squad! i found them!!! is kimblee joining up with them

maria girly!!!!!!!

THE HOMUNCULI IN THEIR STUPID UNIFORMS I--

who's the lady. i need 2 know.

episode 23: fullmetal heart

alphonse is destroyed again

poor kid

"edward sir" brosh pls!!!

oh excuse me--- ***Bloch

The Ross Slap™

winry <3

pinako takes no prisoners

ed didnt you JUST tell brosh and ross they might be right that you needed to trust adults with more shit and now youre blowing off hughes

ed's DRAWINGS im-

hi sig hi izumi!!!

al is so sad over there in that corner

poor baby son

sometimes i feel like hughes and mustang are ed and al's divorced dads

the little arakawa avatar cows in the back im CRYING!!!!!!!

“bean”

snappy al

ooffffffff

omg hughes plz

elicia is precious though we love her

"dad's friend the bookworm" omg sheska

awwww gracia made edward a cake!!!!!!!

god catch me cryin in the club

CONGRATULATIONS

"whatever" al im crying he's so sad

AL MADE BROSH OR WHOEVER CARRY HIS DESTROYED ARMOR TO THE ROOF IM ACTUALLY YELLING

"you goof"

yes winry you are correct boy is a goof

sir you are being so dramatic

give that baby a hug

"so called brother"

so we all know that was a knife through the heart for ed

al just jumped off a FUCKING ROOF and ED TRIED TO FOLLOW

so im crying

i liked this better when they HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT AL'S FEARS AND MADE THE FUCK UP

episode 24: bonding memories

guess we're gonna play w my emotions again

sometimes like....one bit characters talk...like villager b ya know? and im like who are you i know that voice

so the nasty military has come to ruin some lives again

and barry for some reason

aww poor al

youre real you are!!!!!!

i just feel like people would know people that wear sunglasses in the rain would be ishvalan

but what do i know

obviously they dont have the white hair thing in this version

poor ed is so sad

these boys need a hug 

let me just *pulls out adoption papers*

well if scar doesnt have queen mei to adopt in 03, he’s got this little toothless boy

dont lie al you do care

ew i dont like her

the drama of this boy

so the nasty military has come to ruin some lives again part 2

apparently they are *mercenaries??? excuse me

i have some questions regarding this kid’s mom

well you know i can see why this kid feels this way about his mom

it does look like she ran off...

al and scar dream team up

HEY ED!!! HEY WINRY!!!

bout time

yall gonna have this talk now????

barry STOPPPPPP

brotherhood barry is the true king there i said it

damn scar you baddie

barry like....you already knew him

anyway

WHAT THE HELL

NO RICKKK!!!!!!

someone save this boy!!!!

oh good his mom “saved” him

ah damn thats pretty tragic

she didnt know they were right in front of her

ow

well my questions were answered

so she attacks with grape fanta. thats one way to do it

ed looks like such an angry gremlin right now this is a heartwarming moment sir please

why are ed and scar being so civil right now this is so weird

bye scar

we’ll see him again

see you later scar

episode 25: words of farewell

maes who let you buy that awful pink suit 

gracia please it better not have been you

mustang ew please

dont open the door lookin like that

what the hell are you doing in here 

so hughes WASNT in ishval here?

i think that takes a lot away from his character but anyway

bradley hangs around like a creep at every possible instant

why would bradley care about ishvalan refugees like hughes cmon

“unspeakable crimes” BRADLEY YOU LITERALLY CANNOT TALK

juliet douglas is this lady’s name

only took me 1000 episodes to figure that out

ED AND AL??? NOT DEALING WITH DANGEROUS THINGS??????? dont make me laugh assholes theyre lying thru their teeth

izumi time lets go

wow we’re still going to rush valley? wasnt really expecting that tbh

elicia i LOVE you!!!!!

ew kimblee “hi”

how did he lightning himself like that

if i were ishvalan i would not go to the south....yet ANOTHER war torn region of amestris but ok

okay

an amestrian desert biker gang rolled up to wreak havoc

HUGHES AHAHAHA 

tbh i wouldnt want to tell roy anything either stupid bitch

anyway

um why do i feel like its hughes’ death episode

he would not be shown tucking elicia in to bed otherwise 

please im not ready to be hurt again

oh no

yeah he just learned something about our girl juliet

ive been waiting for this information 

he’s gonna die before we learn anything helpful

yupppppp

hey lust figured you’d show up sooner or later

i too wish i could look that sexy pulling a kunai out of my forehead

SLOTH????????

did girly just say SLOTH

i- nothing about her seems particularly slothy but ok

u know what!!!!!!!!!!!!

ENVY HEYYY

DUMBASS ROY JUST HAAAAAD TO LEAVE

haha famous last words

oof it hurts every time

not the FUNERAL scene no!

time for me to go 

peace out homies im dead inside

yes my brigadier general 

NOT THE RAIN

COME ONNNNNN

hughes is sneezing six feet under

was ed supposed to be looking at hughes’ ghost

um....right

[edge-lorde]

internet... i have no more duties for the day.... it is up to you to entertain me.

for this reason i will give brief reviews of the teen netflix shows i have now watched, she-ra and dragon prince. 

she-ra was, of course, beautifully voice cast and well written for a teen program. i enjoy the many characters and happenings. my favorites are scorpia and entrapta. i want to know why hordak keeps a baby as a pet and dresses it like a little punk. i get that it does spying and mimicry, but he could have a parrot for that. why does it have to be a punk baby? is it some alien creature that just happens to look like a baby? if so, what are the little combat boots for? if not, is it hordaks kid that cant talk? the horde has done plenty of baby kidnapping but they are raised communally, this one does not seem to be getting any kind of education... 

acknowledgement of the 80′s franchise = very good. a main character has 2 gay dads who arent dead, also good.... one of them looks like hes based of his sons 80′s design, giving him the feel of an old retired warrior of the last generation even though hes a historian, also good. 

all around pretty good. would watch next season of. 

now for the dragon prince. my friend watched the first season before me and i asked them to give a pitch of the show to get me to watch it. they could not do so in a way that sounded remotely interesting. the only thing it had going for it was that it was made by the same company as avatar the last airbender. this show sounded pretty much like avatar, but without the originality of the asian fantasy setting and with a much lower budget, as the animation is done completely in 2D mimicking 3D models instead of traditional drawn 2D. but i gave it a try. 

the first season was about how i thought it would be. i got more into it the 2nd season, both plot wise and world building wise. i now see it as the companies honest attempt at western fantasy and all its trappings an tropes, which can be seen very clearly when held against avatars extremely Buddhist hero. 

the plots are very similar. we have, a rag-tag fantasy teens born into a war-torn world of strife that began before they were born, who task themselves with fixing it by going on a long journey to reset the balance of the world and learn elemental magic along the way. this team even includes a pair of siblings and an equivalent of a trapped-in-stasis-child who will one day have the fate of the world on his shoulders but right now hes just cute baby by way of the actual dragon prince/egg. 

the differences lie in how these things are handled. its much more focused on the western ideal of self determinism, where its up to each individual to choose their own path. avatar had some of that too, but emphasized more of a connection with your ancestors and culture via the reincarnation stuff and the imperial fire nation edging out the water tribe and decimating the air nomads. 

other people have written more about that, im not going to get into it. whats interesting to me in the dragon prince, is that in avatar world, magic is something you even have or you dont. if you dont have it, you can never learn it, and if you do have it, you can only learn that type and nothing else, unless you are the avatar. 

on face value, the dragon prince is the same way. all creatures are either born with one of six different magic types or they are not. humans are not, but can use dark magic by killing magical creatures and using their magic component parts to do magic, or by trapping an elemental power source somehow and using that. no human can do elemental magic on their own because they arent born being able to do so...

...unless... you believe in yourself...

turns out humans can learn how to do elemental magic.... they just have to choose the path for themselves and pull themselves up by the bootstraps and figure it out on their own. 

the moral questions are different and im enjoying this hot avatar take on western fantasy.

also: they use some real western symbols?? like at one point the dad talks about lady justice with her blindfold, scale and sword?? like thats a real thing? and then in the same scene he mentions that before he was born he wouldnt know what skin color he would be and its like woah..... does racism exist in this world then???? what else could that possibly mean? this imagery is almost straight up american, which is weird given that its set in a pseudo european fantasy land with kings and queens. i like seeing my culture as part of a fantastical mythos setting. 

the animation style works really well in action scenes, the huge monsters all look really good... and when there are little chibi moments they are 100000% funnier, but i never quite got used to it in the slow moments. the frame rate is weird, its not very fluid in those moments. 

i really like rayla as a character, even though the design for elves in the show is absolute hot garbage. i like that shes so good at flips and kicks and running and stuff, but is still a dumb 16-ish year old and is very easily manipulated because she continually talks to the people shes supposed to be fighting. her voice actor is also scottish and they force her to try to do an american accent a few times its great. 

[darkzorua100]

Well safe to say, episode 89 didn’t play out the way I hoped it would. Soulburner ended up pulling out the win, to no one surprise, and Windy ends up burning to death. Yeah...have fun with that one dub. Now I stated that if this was going to be the end result, I was not going to be a happy camper because Windy NEEDED this win far more then Soulburner did, for his own credit and for the plot. However, because of one simple detail at the end of this episode, what could have been me just going on the rant has instead now me viewing this episode as what I like to call Pandora’s Box and a time bomb.

Currently we’re going through a bit of a despair at the moment in terms of the writing in my eyes. One of the main reasons why I thought Windy should have won this duel was because currently Team Playmaker has the numbers advantage. We need more causalities from his group to even out the playing field. To have Spectre be the only loss from this group because of Ignis plot armor and Revolver being freaking Revolver would just be stupid in my eyes. Windy also needed this win because they have been building up a Revolver vs Windy rematch. To not have that be delivered after all that talk of revenge from Windy seemed like just a waste. To have him beat someone like Soulburner would not only give him some MAJOR credit as a duelist, but it would also make him a threat if he actually went to challenge Revolver right afterwards.

Then there is Soulburner’s sides of things. He needed to lose this duel because one, he just needs a lose at this point, but the main reason why I wanted him to lose this duel was because what are they going to do with him if he was going to win this duel? Lightning is already short on members. He already lost Haru and now Windy, leaving only himself and Bohman. He even had to bring in Kusanagi to duel Playmaker and Revolver still hasn’t even dueled yet. Keeping Soulburner in the mix just didn’t make sense to me because if Windy won, he would have went to challenge Revolver and lets be real here, he would have lost that rematch and would have been killed there. Blue Maiden is more then likely going to lose to Bohman, leaving only Playmaker and Revolver left to challenge Lightning and Bohman in what I would guess a tag duel. Clearly there is a problem if Soulburner is still around. But like I said, one simple comment and action changed everything and is what I like to call the hope that is remaining inside of Pandora’s Box. Well maybe not hope for the characters in the show but hope for me as a viewer. 

Are we actually going to get a Soulburner vs Revolver rematch?

At the end of this episode, when Windy was being burnt to death, Flame absorbed what was left of Windy’s data. However, before that, Windy made a vow that he won’t let go of his hated, and he was cursing Soulburner and Flame. Now this could have been empty words, as Flame stated that AIs don’t have curses, but I seen and read enough fiction to know what this amount of lingering hated always leads to. Nothing ever good. Windy’s death doesn’t just make the anger disappear. Death only intensifies it and it is going to leave a mark on something. I’m willing to bet that Windy’s data is going to end up having some kind of effect on Flame, a virus that is going to run wild and corrupt his whole system. Now who knows what kind of effect that in turn could have on Soulburner. As seen with Spectre and Earth, the Ignis and their Origin are connected. If one is affected by his virus, the other will probably be as well if only from just the fact that Windy cursed Soulburner as well as Flame. And if Soulburner isn’t affected by their connection, whose to say that Flame won’t corrupt Soulburner’s program himself? Soulburner is just a digital avatar that Takeru’s using afterall. If Windy really wants to break these two of their bond, that’s truly one way he could do it. And if Windy can get into Soulburner’s system, it wouldn’t be like he would be brainwashing him into doing something he doesn’t want to do. I feel like Windy would be attaching himself to Takeru’s own anger and intensifying it. Takeru’s rage has been such as focus point as of late when it comes to his character. He has so much build up anger inside of him that’s just waiting to be taking advantage of and unleashed. 

This is why I can very well see us getting a Soulburner vs Revolver rematch. Takeru hates Ryoken. He blames him for everything that has gone wrong in his life. Even after what Yusaku told him about him being the one to save them from the Hanoi Project, the hated isn’t just going to instantly disappear. Add to the fact that this will be Windy corrupting him. Another being who hates hates Revolver. Windy wanted nothing more but to take revenge on Revolver for almost destroying him but was made to duel Soulburner instead. A part of me is starting to wonder if Lightning deliberately made Windy duel Soulburner, knowing that something like this could end up happening. If the hated alone isn’t going to cause some kind of virus to form inside of Flame, keep in mind that Lightning was the one to heal up Windy after he was almost destroyed by the Hanoi’s virus. Who knows what else he might have put into his data while doing so. Like a Trojan Horse almost. If Windy won, that’s one less threat to worry about and if he lost, Lightning ended up with a stronger pawn to take his place. And like I said, it wouldn’t be like brainwashing him into doing something he doesn’t want to do. Soulburner wants to beat Revolver and Windy would only be pushing that desire to the top of his prioritizes list. In a way, we would be killing two birds with one stone, getting a Soulburner and Windy rematch against Revolver. 

Of course this is all speculation at the time being but I honestly don’t see why else they would be keeping Soulburner around if something like this doesn’t happen. Sure we could end up with a Soulburner vs Blood Shepherd rematch or Soulburner vs Spectre match up, since we know Lightning still has their data somewhere, but I honestly don’t see Soulburner losing to either of those two and I don’t see us getting a Disaster Trio team up against Lightning and/or Bohman as the final battle of the season, regardless of how awesome that could end up being. Lightning needs all the Ignis to complete his master plan, meaning that Flame is going to have to be killed off at some point, meaning Soulburner has to lose, and what better way to have him go out then by losing to Revolver, which is the most realistic lose this guy can end up getting at this point. 

But yeah as for the episode itself, it was okay. Besides that ending foreshadowing a LOT, the duel was just meh. I still hate the fact that Lightning’s group can use Skills during Masters Duels, it is such bullsh*t on so many levels, but the Xyz Summon, which came out of literally nowhere and has no explanation for, was freaking awesome. That animation was incredible. And that was just for a Rank 3! I want to see Soulburner Xyz Summon something with a higher rank now or Pendulum Summon. Oh my god, him Pendulum Summoning with that fire theme of this is going to be glorious if it actually happens. Still think Revolver is going to be the first to Pendulum, maybe during their duel if again it happens.

As for the preview, Blue Maiden vs Bohman. Regardless of Soulburner’s win, I still don’t see Blue Maiden winning this duel. I haven’t heard or seen anything of the cast list yet for this episode so I don’t know what to expect going forward into this duel but hopefully it will be a good one. 

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Fifty-One: Good Medicine ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata ] [ SasuHina ] [ Verse: Healing Waters and Scorching Flames ] [ AO3 Link ]

She hasn’t had much opportunity to learn the healing side of waterbending. Though...then again, waterbending as a whole hasn’t exactly been a subject Hinata was steeped in. With the Fire Nation raids capturing and locking way the Southern waterbenders, Hinata had only her mother to teach her...and even then, not for long.

She’d not been one of the many taken prisoner. Hanako had simply been slain where she stood.

As the last left with any hint of bending in her veins, Hinata grew up without a teacher, only able to guess and feel her way through bending. Failures in her experiments meant a lack of confidence, and a yearning to someday make it to the North to find a master to learn from.

Of course, that had been before stumbling across the Avatar alongside her best friend Kiba. That single encounter changed not only her life, but the world.

Suddenly she had a way to leave the South Pole: a method of transport to the North, where she and the Avatar - Naruto - would learn under the remaining masters of waterbending.

Before they could leave, however...trouble found them. Namely the second-in-line prince Sasuke of the Fire Nation.

Their first meeting had her feeling fearful...but also realizing she couldn’t afford to be afraid. This was the Avatar...the world’s last chance for peace. If Hinata wanted to make it to the North - if she wanted Naruto to save the world - she had to put aside her reservations, and do as her mother did: stand up to the Fire Nation.

Needless to say, that first encounter - and the next several over the coming weeks - meant a great feeling of animosity between them: Hinata, and Sasuke. They both sought the same person, but for entirely different reasons.

But as time passed, and their circumstances changed...they could no longer afford to be enemies. Naruto needed to learn firebending. Sasuke had begun to see the error of his ways, thanks to careful guidance from his cousin Shisui: a secret member of the White Lotus.

So, the two groups were suddenly awkwardly pushed together as Sasuke accepted his role as Naruto’s firebending teacher.

But Hinata wasn’t having it.

After all he’d done - to them, to Naruto, to her - she couldn’t trust him. Wouldn’t! No longer was Hinata the meek, scared girl from the South Pole. By then, she’d grown into a young woman of resolve and dedication.

Of them all, it would be Hinata he’d have to convince the most.

It hadn’t been easy...but from a begrudging acceptance of their circumstances, situations arose to drive them together. Bit by bit, acceptance grew...which slowly formed into trust.

Which is why now, with Sasuke injured, Hinata tries to put her limited healing knowledge to the test.

“Just...hold still. I need to concentrate.”

Not arguing, Sasuke sits in a tense, accepting silence. Mild burns litter his left forearm, used to block an attack but partially letting it go astray. The red, puckered skin stings, but doesn’t seem too severe.

Taking clean water from a canteen, Hinata examines the wounds carefully before bringing the element up to the singed tissue. For a moment, it almost seems to burn all over again. But then the liquid glows softly, and relief instantly wilts Sasuke’s shoulders.

“...I’ve never seen waterbending healing before.”

“I’m...very loosely practiced in it. I had some lessons in the North, but...not as much as combat. I’ll do what I can, but...they might scar, and take a w-while to heal.”

“It’s fine...better than I could do.”

That earns him a brief glance before returning to her work.

“...when this is all over, I know a healer you can learn from. If you want.”

“...you do?”

“I…” Shame weighs in the base of Sasuke’s gut. “...when I, er...went to get Naruto, it wasn’t my first trip to the south. A few months before that, I’d gone to another tribe that used to be known for healing, and...took the last bender there. She’s the one serving my brother. Keeping him alive.”

Recognition alights Hinata’s face. “...I see.”

“I’ll be honest, I wasn’t...kind to her. At the time, I was still…” His tone fades to silence, not sure how to explain. “...I was so conflicted then. My brother means everything to me. I was desperate. So...I told her I was holding her village hostage. If anything happened to Itachi, I would…” Another pause, not needing to explain. “...and yet...part of me - a stupid, selfish part of me - had hoped we wouldn’t find one. A healer.”

“...but…?”

Grief and anger darken Sasuke’s face. “...the older I got...the more I realized that, if Itachi were to die...it would make me the next Fire Lord. And now, I...I can’t stand myself for ever having thought that way. But my father, his teachings...they jaded me. It’s like he wanted to pit us against each other. He knew Itachi was weak. Maybe...that’s what he wanted. But I insisted to try the South. To look for a healer.”

For a time, quiet settles over them. “...then...that’s what matters in the end. You overcame those feelings, and you got him help.”

“But I did so in a terrible way!”

“I’m not saying you’re not at fault in that regard. But...you helped your brother, when you could have...well, left him to a worse fate. Maybe someday you can atone to how you treated the other waterbender. And...I would be happy to learn from her.” Hinata glances up, managing a small smile.

“...you’ve come a long way, Sasuke. In my eyes, at least. I’ll admit...I was so wary of you at first. And...I had reason to be. But I also see how you’ve changed. I might have had my doubts, but you proved yourself. I’m sure you can do so with her when the time comes. For now, we each have our own paths. She’ll help your brother, and you’ll help the Avatar.”

Sasuke looks to her with a somber expression before glancing to his wounds. “...and you’ll help me.”

“...we’ll all help each other. Together, we’ll stop your father. The Fire Nation can then be led back into the ways of peace. The w-war will be over. And we can all...go home. Heal. And the world can regain its sense of balance.”

“The work won’t stop with the war,” Sasuke reminds her dryly. “There will be plenty left to do.”

“I know...but we’ll face it together. All of us. Naruto has changed too, you know. He’s not just a wistful child. Now...he’s matured. At least,” she laughs, “somewhat. Part of him, I think, will always be a kid. But we work together well as a team - and we’ll keep doing so after the war, until the world has a better foundation. It’s been stuck in this war for almost a hundred years! There will be a lot to get used to.”

“Hn…”

Another round of silence, and then Hinata checks her work. Scars glisten pink along Sasuke’s arms, but a flex and a prod prove them to be healed. “Well...it’s not p-pretty, but…”

“It’s great. Thanks, Hinata.” The prince affords her a rare smile that she returns.

A kind of tension seems to bloom...before they both glance away.

“I...I-I should see if Naruto has any wounds,” she offers, moving to stand.

“Yeah, I’ll...start working on a fire for the camp.” He watches her go, unable to help a feeling of...frustration. Like he’s missed something. Looking to his arm, fingers gently sweep over the new scar tissue. He’s sure they won’t be the last.

...and maybe he won’t mind a little healing every now and again.

     Well, not as late as last night - woo? lol      More AtLA! I've been really feeling this fandom lately, and it worked well for this prompt, too! I love incorporating some healing with Hinata, given her canon dabbling into it, what with her poultices she's been seen to make! So while she might not be a master, she can at least help Sasuke's wounds a bit.      And he doesn't mind getting a little up close and personal, it seems ;3      Anywho, that's it for today! I'm excited to have crossed the 50 day mark - and soon we'll be at two months! Kinda crazy, honestly...time's really flying. But, either way, thanks for reading!

[silverxcristal]

I was thinking on a possible scenario where Infinite comes back after the world is safe again.

To begin with, his phantom ruby prototype broke after his final fight against Sonic and Gadget [Avatar really, but I will use red wolfie to develop this more], Infinite have a few sequels after use the ruby for so long, like float and shoot energy spears, but the whole distorcion/illusions are not part of his habilities anymore.

While the people are rebuilding everything Infinite walks/float around, not having a specific way to go since his squad got defeated/death/lose contact after 7 months, he lose everything and now just go place to place, like a ghost trying to find peace.

In this travel he ended up im a small town, where is stopped by somebody and asking him if he is ok and if he is hungry, since Infinite’s face wouldnt show stability.

The person that would stop him and make him come back to earth would be Gadget, who would live near the area and stopped there for a few days before go back to his own travel.

Infinite would refuse to give him information of how he is doing, but his body language would react in surprise when the wolf ask about his hunger, he would be somewhat hungry, not noticing it until now since he had walk nonstop for a while.

With that sign, Gadget would ask him if he want to go eat with him, thinking by his look that the jackal had a really bad time after the war and might be lost.

Oh, right; Infinite doesnt have his mask anymore, and without mask or ruby, he cant be recognized as Infinite, the one that destroyed everything and everybody that stand in his way.

The jackal would refuse the soilder’s invitation and would walk away, but the idea of eat make his movement weak, so he had nothing else to do but accept it.

They both would chat a little, Infinite would be less agressive and petty after eating, he would notice that the rookie didnt recognize him, so when names are asked he would lie about his, he would mention that lost his squad in the war and now is just walking without a destination.

Far from the “my squad is dead” idea, Gadget would think they just got separated in all the chaos, and he would want to help him find them, Infinite would refuse and try to go, but the wolf would show hope and optimism in his eyes that would get to the jackal, making him believe that they might still alive.

Infinite would stay at Gadget’s home and they both would begin to ask and look for clues, Infinite wouldnt tell Gadget where him and his squad got separated or what they were doing.. he would give the info but not with many details, he doesnt want him to know who he really is. Who he used to be.

After all this time, Infinite just wanted to rest, to feel peace again, to be in peace with himself. And the rookie is helping him with that, his optimism is contagious.

Sonic team would get involved in the search too, since they know Gadget already and have all the data of what happened in thoses 6 months of chaos, they would get more clues and confirm that the jackal squad in fact survived after Shadow’s fight.

Interactions between Infinite and the others would be.. weird, specially with Sonic, who would treat him as a pal since he is friend of Gadget. Infinite’s personallity would slowly go back to who he used to be before this whole mess with Dr Eggmann happened, he would connect with Gadget and be thankfull, the wolf would feel so happy to help him and become closer to him. You could say... they become friends.

Everything would be fine, it would be a silent redemption arc that ended up adding Infinite into the team… everything should be fine, except for one tiny detail; nobody knows he is/was Infinite because nobody has seen him without his mask.

Except Shadow.

[the-world-hopper]

muses-of-the-memory​:

I turn my head towards Lucas when he had asked me about meeting some “old friends” in the Avatar world. “But of course. I have been in the shadows keeping watch of the Avatar and his friends. When I saw Appa, Aang’s flying bison, that’s when I modeled this F-ZERO machine/Gummi Ship.” I explained.

“Landing in Ember Island, a famous vacation spot in the Fire Nation.” I said landing the Sky Bison behind Ozai’s beach house. I then have the Sky Bison change us into Fire Nation attire, to blend in with this world. Out the cockpit, I see three Fire Nation inhabitants coming down to the beach. “There are some friends now.” I said.

“That there’s Zuko, current Fire Lord in Aang’s time. Former prince of exile and son of Ex-Fire Lord Ozai and Princess Ursa.” I said about Zuko. “He wanted answers to find his mother, but had no choice but to get his mental sibling, Azula to help after the war. Ursa was found, but it’s a long story. Let’s just say, she reunited with her first love before she was forced to marry Ozai, and had to put on a new face. She even had a new daughter, Kiyi, who’s now a Firebender in training.”

“That’s Mai. First born daughter of Ukano and Michi, and Zuko’s ex-girlfriend. Expert knife thrower, one of Azula’s former best friends since they met in the Royal Fire Academy for Girls.” I said about Mai. “She and Zuko used to be made for each other, until Mai learned that from Suki, Sokka’s girlfriend and leader of the Kyoshi Warriors that Zuko was keeping secrets from her by meeting with his father in prison. She worked together with Aang and Zuko to save the Fire Nation from Azula when she and her team of “Fire Warriors” had kidnapped children, such as Tom-Tom, Mai’s little brother and Kiyi.”

“And over there is Ty Lee. Fire Nation acrobatic, Chi Blocker, now reformed Kyoshi Warrior after the war. She is also one of Princess Azula’s former best friends.” I said pointing to Lucas about Ty Lee. “She is one of my favorite people of this world. She had a hard time being part of a matched set thanks to her having six sisters who look just like her. Ty Lee then ran away and joined the circus.”

“She was happy with that life, until she joined with Azula to pursue Zuko and his uncle when they were fugitives, and Team Avatar, until one day. Boom! Mai and Ty Lee betrayed her. Her Chi Blocking skills causes her victims unable to move, like they’re paralyzed on the spot. But against benders, their abilities are disabled for a short time.”

“Seems to me like you’ve got a thing for Fire Nation folk,” complimented Lucas. He was hoping to meet with the Gaang. But meeting with Zuko and his Fire Nation girls, he wouldnt have it any other way. Still, he has to admit Ty Lee is pretty cute, in spite of hearing how dangerous she could be. Good thing Lucas isnt a bender, though.

[dix813blog-blog]

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“Think of Fortnite as a visual method of media,” Jamin Warren, the editor of the society-and-gaming journal Get rid of Display, instructed me. No matter what Fortnite’s allure like a activity to Perform, Additionally it is evidently the most beguiling just one to view. As movie-activity spectatorship fills arenas, and siphons a technology faraway from actual sports, Fortnite has grown to be essentially the most viewed activity on YouTube—by March, there had been Virtually three billion sights on the countless periods that players experienced uploaded—and the best game on Twitch, the streaming System. Seeing isn’t just for spazzes anymore. “It’s developed A sort of world arcade,” Warren reported. “In lieu of a number of kids seeking above the shoulder of the new-shot more mature brother or whatsoever, down on the mall, you may have countless folks observing, and the person taking part in the game is usually a millionaire.”

The medium’s breakout star is recognized as Ninja. He is a former professional Halo player named Tyler Blevins, who's got reported that he would make more than fifty percent one million pounds per month by streaming his Fortnite periods, and his totally free-associative commentary, on Twitch (that's owned by Amazon). His YouTube channel has over ten million subscribers. Final thirty day period, he hosted a Fortnite Event in Las Vegas, in an e-athletics arena, and Just about seven hundred thousand folks tuned in to his Twitch stream. I’ve read a lot of teenagers make reference to him as America’s most important entertainer—which isn't as hyperbolic because it Appears. In April, Ninja ranked bigger than any athlete on the earth in “social interactions,” a measure of social-media likes, responses, shares, and sights. Cristiano Ronaldo was No. two. In March, Ninja consented into a Fortnite session with Drake.

Blevins, that is 20-6, originates from outside Detroit and lives in the vicinity of Chicago (he won’t say where) along with his wife, who handles his company affairs. He streams ten to fourteen several hours each day, typically from about nine A.M. to three P.M. after which from 6 P.M. until eventually whenever. All told, he logs about 300 hours per month. What a person sees is his match display screen, along with his avatar in whichever skin he has picked out, and, within an inset, a perpetual shot of Blevins himself. A ninja headband girds a Bieber-ish shock of hair that he dyes distinctive hues: emerald eco-friendly, platinum, yellow. He’s a lean, boyish guy who appears to make an energy to keep up some semblance of a smile at all times. His spiel is goofy, caffeinated, and reasonably cocky. He does impressions. In March, he was mumbling some rap lyrics as he performed, and somehow the term “indica” arrived out since the N-term. Amid the backlash, he apologized, type of, and, when it arrived time for me to talk to him previous 7 days, his supervisor’s just one affliction was that I not request him about it, as he’d currently explained what there was to say, which was, in part, “I assure that there was no mal intent (I wasn’t even attempting to say the word—I fumbled lyrics and obtained tongue-tied inside the worst doable way).” A scrupulous journalist may have known as from the interview, although the teens I’d been speaking with concerning the sport were so impressed that I might talk with Ninja that I caved. At the last moment, even though, Ninja bailed, declaring sickness. Burn! (“I’m rather sure that was BS,” a type of teens texted me. “I feel he was streaming currently.”) At any amount, Ninja’s sensitivity is an indication that avid gamers like him are getting into the mainstream. They have got to watch what they say.

Onscreen, the millionaire maintains the environs of your gamer boy. The camera will take in an acoustic-tile ceiling, wall-to-wall carpeting, bare drywall, in addition to a fourposter mattress. There’s a framed Detroit Lions poster propped in opposition to a wall, along with a mini-fridge stocked with Pink Bull. Ninja is really a lifelong gamer, but he can make a point to remind his lovers, lest they get the fall-all the things bug, that he did perfectly at school, performed soccer along with other sports, completed college although holding down a job at Noodles & Business, and in some cases appeared, together with his loved ones, on “Household Feud.” The sport skill is legit. He wins a thing like fifty percent of your countless video games he plays just about every week, versus all comers. He’s a crack shot and has a nose with the significant ground. As generally as not, It appears he’s rarely being attentive. He’s looking at supporters’ messages out loud, like a chat-radio host, or jabbering with A further Fortnite star, like Dr. Lupo or KingRichard, if they’ve teamed up for just a activity or two: “The recoil on this matter is stupid”; “You reported you had a full protect, ass”; “So keep my dick”; “That man was trying to consume a chug jug. What a noob.” All accompanied by occasional bursts of gunfire. “To any one viewing the stream, I hope you fellas are savoring the information, person.”

Gizzard Lizard’s shoot-out in Tomato Town occurred on the last night time of April, which was the final evening of Year three. Anticipation was jogging significant. One of the ingenious innovations of Fortnite is always to introduce seasons of about two months, as with a cable-tv collection, also to integrate new plot and match factors. (Previous 7 days, in a crossover masterstroke, Thanos, the indestructible villain of the new Avengers Motion picture, dropped in on the sport—that is definitely, players could undertake a Thanos skin—and so, for a while, the Fortnite established gleefully schooled different Thanoses in a means the Avengers couldn't.) On April thirtieth, a comet that had been hovering over the island was purported to strike soon after midnight. For days, meteors had been showering the sport. Teasers—the newest currently being “brace for impression”—had influenced a raft of speculation and conspiracy theories. Initially, men and women anticipated the comet to hit the crowded urban environment generally known as Tilted Towers, but some clues led Other individuals to predict, the right way, that the comet would wipe out Dusty Depot, which was thereafter being generally known as Dusty Divot.

It was difficult to do research on a night like this; Gizzard Lizard returned to the sport. He played on a Laptop he’d developed at school. It didn’t have a graphics card. He’d hardly ever been an enormous gamer—his mothers and fathers have been reasonably stringent about screens and had never ever consented to an Xbox or even a Wii—even though he’d performed Minecraft for quite a while. This standard of obsession was something new. He saw on his find-your-close friends bar that lots of schoolmates had been participating in, so he FaceTimed just one who goes by ism64. They teamed up and hit Lucky Landing. Gizzard Lizard wore an earbud below a set of earphones, to ensure that he could talk to ism64 while listening with the seem of approaching enemies. From the distance, it appeared that he was talking to himself: “Enable’s just Construct. Be careful, you’re gonna be trapped below my ramp. I’m hitting this John Wick. Oh my God, he just pumped me. Occur revive me. Create all over me and are available revive me. Wait, can I have that chug jug? Thanks.”

I’d been struck, viewing Gizzard Lizard’s game titles for a couple of days, by how the spirit of collaboration, amid the urgency of mission and danger, appeared to deliver out one thing approaching gentleness. He and his friends did favors for one another, watched one another’s backs, made available encouragement. This was something which I hadn’t seen Significantly of, say, down on the rink. One particular could argue that the outdated arcade, With all the at any time-existing menace of bullying and harassment plus the problem of declaring dibs, uncovered A child to the planet—it’s character-making!—but there was something for being claimed for this type of refuge, although it did involve assault rifles and grenades.

Then the John Wick was on him. “Oh God! Oh God!” Foiled once again.

A John Wick was an completed player who experienced gained a pores and skin that bears a resemblance for the character performed by Keanu Reeves while in the “John Wick” films. (Formally, the skin is called the Reaper, presumably to stay away from licensing costs, but gamers phone it John Wick.) It had been available to anybody who had attained all hundred tiers of the game in Period three—a mix of achievement and encounter which would have demanded participating in for between seventy-five and 100 and fifty several hours.

As the last several hours of Season 3 expired, gamers scrambled to succeed in Tier 100, and have their John Wick skins. Gizzard Lizard was nowhere shut. He’d commenced the season as a noob. Appear the next early morning, Working day Amongst Year four, he experienced a intend to place within the hrs to receive to Tier one hundred. It will get really serious determination. For the first time, he bought a thousand Fortnite V-bucks, for $9.99, with which to get skins. He went Along with the Carbide, a modern one that brought to brain a wetsuit. This was The 1st time he—or, a lot more to The purpose, his mom and dad—experienced at any time used anything but quarters on a game.

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As a continuation of this I want to talk about serialization vs episodic storytelling. You see serialization is usually when the story revolves around one story through out the entire season in terms of the show. Just like the name it is a series. And episodic is where each episode of a show is story in and of itself. Now for the most part I prefer episodic with a little serialization myself. The reasoning is pretty simple. Characterization. You see a serialized show while allowing the writer to tell a story across the entirety of the show has a problem where each episode is reliant on the last and if you have serious problems that are the foundation of your story it hampers the ability for you to change that. And because its serialized you dont really get much time for your characters to stop and smell the roses because the pacing of the story doesnt allow that. In an episodic story structure you are allowed to give your characters time to flesh themselves out. You are allowed to put them in scenarios that either change them or better characterize them. And if one episode is a dud you can always wash your hands clean and try again. Avatar was a series that was mainly episodic. Gravity Falls was episodic as well. Heck even the new Owl House and Amphibia leans towards episodic. And what we get from each show is wonderful characterization of the characters that fleshes them out more fully in hilarious and thought provoking ways. I mean the benefits are many. You have a friendship you want to explore? Well let them have a wacky adventure in one episode*cough*Sprig and Anne*cough*. You want to explore your angsty protagonist? Let them go on a self exploration trip for an episode *cough* zuko *cough*. You want shipping fodder? Romantic getaway. Found family? Have your characters discover that. The point being is that an episodic format allows such things to be possible. You are allowed to explore things you wouldnt be able to because you aren't hampered by every episode acting as a chain for the next.

Now by this point you might be wondering why this relates to Voltron at all. And I think the reasoning is simple. I believe in the beginning of VLD the show seemed to lean towards this episodic manner in some ways. Episodes weren't as reliant for the next episode predicated on the former episode. You had Pidge exploring what she truly wanted. Hunk finding his courage to help others. The team learning to be a team and so on and so forth. As the show goes on though it makes an uneasy turn from a more episodic series to something serialized with a few fillers in between. Its saddening because those episodes in the first seasons allowed us to see what the series could be and how it could have been good. The thing is I tend to hate these new shows all trying to be the next avatar because they arent equipped to handle it. They don't know how to make a show like avatar and attempt for some huge epic story with a big world in a war and a whole lot of serialization. They seem to not realize the Avatar was mostly episodic. Tended to explore characters rather than epics. And the world at war was just a way for Aang to explore it (providing small stories, subplots, and characterizations) and provide a backdrop for the story. Even with a setup like Voltrons where they could have done something similar they lost the point of it all. We love the characters. We love seeing them interact and innovate. We love seeing stories resolved giving us that cathartic release of an ending. We love to laugh and get all giddy seeing cute moments. And when this show went serialized they lost a lot of that. One of the biggest gripes I had was Keith. He tries to kill himself to save his friends. He gives up on life. It gets incredibly dark and to be honest I honestly thought that an action like that should have been explored by a team mate or a fellow ally or anybody. Except we didnt get that. And I think the reason why is because the writers became so devoted to this serialization that they couldn't allow for a pause in the story for something like that to be explored. Just like they couldn't explore so many other things through out the story. They became so devilishly focused on this serialized story line they forgot that many of us enjoyed the fun, the characters, and the innovative ways the characters solved problems as they arose in the story. I dont know how to make a better Voltron but I do believe that a start wouldnt be to go full serialization.

Voltron Characterization

Something I noticed about Voltron looking back at it retroactively was how absolutely terrible they handled the characters. I mean every character had their own characterization that was unique with room for growth and individual circumstances that would've allowed for separate plot lines that would have created sub plots that for sure would have been interesting to follow. I mean each character was different from one another with their own personal traits. There was a character for every person to follow and love. The problem was that the ones in charge didn't seem to care for this. Many of the most prominent posts for fun across social media that I found that were fan works about Voltron wasn't about the magic, or the epic adventure, or the robots fighting it was about the characters. The characters are what many people fell in love with. The interactions between them, the goofing off, the action scenes where they worked in concert, the soft scenes of comfort and the warmth of a found family. This is why I was so frustrated with the story more and more as it continued. Although the characters are what I fell in love with the story itself didn't really allow that as it got farther and farther along in the story.