#thought that was neat!

[attorneys-against-court-violence]

It's Late and I Have RFtA Thoughts, Let's Do This!

RIGHT THEN, let's talk about Joe Darke shall we? I think he's a pretty overlooked aspect of the SL-9 Incident and the case as a whole. When most people sing the praises of RFtA, they usually talk about the Skyes or Damon or Edgeworth - all solid things for sure, but let's not overlook the man who arguably kickstarted this entire mess to begin with.

To recap rq, Joe Darke was the man suspected of committing serial murder prior to the SL-9 Incident - the ones Angel, Bruce and Jake were all investigating. Eventually they pinned this man as being responsible, but had no evidence to prove it.

Take note of that. It's going to be important to my points here.

Now Darke isn't a harmless man who got caught in the crossfire; he did threaten Ema's life and forced older Marshall to take action. That whole kerfuffle left everyone unconscious for Gant to do his thing - framing Ema for killing Marshall and helping Lana cover it up to make it seem as though Darke was responsible.

Keyword; seem.

We never get any concrete confirmation that Darke actually killed anyone. The only murder he has strong ties to was a fabrication. You could say he was just good at covering his tracks, but there does exist the grim possibility that Darke was an innocent man. It's possible that he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, when the police (GANT) were beyond ready to finally put an end to the murders they pinned to his name.

They were desperate. Very desperate. Gant especially was desperate enough to not only fabricate a crime for him, but to frame somebody else to manipulate Lana into helping him "cover-up" and put Darke in the line of fire instead. A move that cost the life of older Marshall, the goodwill between two sisters, and now thinking back may have cost another innocent (if not pleasant) soul as well.

Joe Darke's criminal credibility being so dubious helps make the case's overall message crystal clear; that even in the pursuit of justice, good men may be compelled to do horrific things to meet it. It's exactly the person Edgeworth fears becoming, the person Damon Gant is, and the person that ruined the lives of many people to destroy another man.

And we have no evidence to say he had done anything wrong.

Not so small note/correction: Joe Darke had turned himself in to the police in light of the investigation. I'm not certain as to the nature of why he turned himself in - whether it implies he's guilty or felt coerced - though worth remembering in the midst of my ramblings

[shimmershy]

Happy 9th anniversary, Undertale.

You will be important forever and ever and ever.

[remnantglow]

fun discovery from today's internet rabbit hole:

the first lesbian magazine published in the US, Vice Versa (1947-48), was entirely hand-typed by one Edythe Eyde (better known by her pen name Lisa Ben - yes, that IS an anagram for lesbian). she worked as a secretary with a ton of spare time on her hands, and her boss would tell her he didn't care what she was doing so long as she "looked busy"... so she decided to use her free time to type out copies of a home-made periodical for lesbians, writing most of the content - editorials, book/film reviews, poetry, short stories, and more - herself!

overall, the magazine ran for 9 issues, 16 hand-typed copies of which lisa would mail to friends (well, until one of them advised her she could be arrested for sending "obscene" materials) and distribute at lesbian bars :)

[paintedcrows]

Every day is harder, sanity seems farther

[lotus-pear]

charm stat at debonair ‼️‼️

[lickithrice]

[composeregg]

edit (10/23/2024) now that the poll is over: Original version, with 10 questions, from April 2023 here

And, given that the original is from April 2023, that means I can very easily say:

No, this was not an ISAT reference!

Just because I use parentheses and 2nd person pov and love the same concepts of what a time loop can do to a person doesn't mean it's ISAT

(Yes, I like ISAT, the original poll is why I was recommended the game! But if you look at the original, you can see all the origins of the options to choose from, including what spurred me on with the moss option from the replies)

If I were going to make something for ISAT, I would never be so vague, you can simply look at my ao3 for proof of that

[burgundy-constellations]

unreal unearth unheard has me unwell, unstable, and undone

[thisnoah]

"You treat your mouth as if it's Heaven's gate"

[Too Sweet by Hozier]

[nem0-nee]

"Forgiving who you are, for what you stand to gain Just know that if you hide, it doesn't go away When you get out of bed, don't end up stranded Horrified with each stone on the stage, my little dark age"

Shameless twitter plug

[ink-the-artist]

house tour :)

bonus art, lossy versions of the first 2 gifs

[leansquish]

I saw this post from @marcydaydream and it really made me want to draw them with inspiration from Hanna K’s drawing (below)

Toxic yuri >:)

[muri-ne]

wet mouse on the brain

[wispythreads]

Different ways NPC's address the Knight

Elderbug - traveller, little traveller, (after gifting the delicate flower) my friend Quirrel - my friend, my short friend, friend Cornifer - my short friend (only said once, usually just directly addresses the Knight) Old Stag - little one Confessor Jiji - small intruder, little one Snail Shaman - little shadow, my friend The Hunter - tiny squib, little squib, Zote the Mighty - cur, soggy vagabond, clumsy little oaf, lowly worm Hornet - ghost, little ghost, Ghost of Hallownest Tiso - pale thing, little squib, pale one Salubri - sweetling, stylish litte gadfly, my dear, sweetums, my dapper gadfly Cloth - my adventurous friend, tiny warrior, tiny creature, my friend, tiny saviour, tiny one Bretta - White Saviour, White Wanderer Millibelle - dearie; creepy, little thing (thought to herself, not out loud) Seer - Wielder Grey Mourner - Le'mer (she does also address the Knight as 'you,' so Le'mer must mean something else) Nailsmith - traveller (only after not killing him) Relic Seeker Lemm - grubby little wanderer, short one, Little Fool - warrior Nailmaster Mato - my pupil Eternal Emilitia - bug, little grub Dung Defendor - mighty warrior of Hallownest Midwife - my dear, my good friend Bardoon - tiny thing Troupe Leader Grimm - my friend Divine - funny little thing, little lovely

no nicknames, always addresses the Knight directly with "you:" Myla, Sly, Iselda, Leg Eater, Willoh, Tuk, Nailmaster Sheo, Nailmaster Oro (both nailmasters will say the Knight is their pupil, but not address the Knight as 'my pupil'), Brumm, White Lady

Maskmaker is an outlier in that he is so cryptic he never addresses the Knight directly

[turtletoria]

one downside to digital mediums of art is that you cant see the tear stains (they just slide down the screen)

[stars-obsession-pit]

A cult has been causing trouble for the Infinite Realms in their search for power and eternal life. And to make things worse, the Observants suspect that they have at least one actual ghost—or possibly even a traitorous Observant—working with them and interfering with their view. This could become a major problem…

However, as Observants, they’ve sworn not to intervene directly, so they have to pick someone else to look deeper into the situation for them. And, if necessary, to deal with it.

They choose Phantom for this role, since his half-human nature means he’ll have an easier time operating in the living world. Danny’s not entirely happy with the assignment, but the situation does seem like a genuine issue so he’s willing to look into it (if in his own way).

Since he doesn’t know how prepared the cult is for ghosts, he decides that infiltration would be the best way to gather info. Thus, he takes on a new identity in his human form and approaches the cult, expressing interest in the publicly known part of their group. Then, a bit later, he manages to successfully gain admittance into some of the more private meetings. Everything is progressing as planned!

…Though he didn’t expect to like one of his fellow initiates so much. He hopes he can change their mind on things and bring them out of the cult with him when he’s done.

Meanwhile, a hero from the Justice League has also been sent to infiltrate the cult and investigate the rumors about it. It’s gone off without a hitch so far, but they’ve gained a potential entanglement in the form of one of the other new members whom they’re developing a crush on…