#watcher socials are uh like that

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source: [wearewatcher] posted Thursday Aug 15, 2024

[yeonbam]

a lot of people are insisting on viewing jack and joker purely as romance for some reason and getting upset that it is not... and as a result their opinions are so disturbingly disregarding of essentially the whole show because the society as portrayed in it is so so important to jack and joke's relationship and background like do you think the whole four horsemen lore was just for fun??? do you think the temple and the people it houses is just some insignificant nonsense? do you think Suphanimit is just where tattoo lives? do you think Jennie's death was just a silly shock value???

do you think it's a coincidence that the main leads include a rich kid who steals for the poor and a poor kid who is strongly against theft???

romance is OBVIOUSLY difficult in their circumstances like have you met the average economically underprivileged gay person in an underdeveloped part of a developing country??? it's a love that inherently becomes 'different', stitching within it the social 'other'ness of the main characters. that's what people just can't digest. being used to seeing things as this or that, black or white, good or bad, has choked people out of the ability to perceive flawed individuals learning to love and choose their families despite not knowing how to love or protect in the right way, despite the world constantly closing on on them, despite the impact threatening to rip them apart.

[definitelynotshouting]

Okay, watcher question, solitary or social? I mean like they probably group up for larger feeding opportunities like the life games or evo; like multiple predators corralling a bait ball but what is the normal social structure?

IM SO GLAD YOU'VE ASKED

Watchers are hugely social creatures. In general they're made up of tight-knit, large communities-- very interdependent, very cooperative toward shared goals. Community is an enormous cultural touchstone in Watcher society and social independence is less frowned upon so much as its seen as unsustainable, foolish, and opening yourself up to certain death. Watchers typically rely on their community members for practically everything-- that type of cooperation is seen as their best chance for survival, both before their apex predators went extinct, and after.

Only one mid-sized group of Watchers remains in the specific corner of the universe hunger au takes place in. While there are probably other groups left elsewhere (the universe is vast, after all, despite how relatively new it is) there arent a lot, so the importance of community and cooperation has grown even stronger than it was before.

[theplottdump]

Things weren't looking much better for 008. Caught trespassing - by a dog no less - in a restricted zone that had no pertinence to her current mission. It was humiliating. She could see the Directors bemused eyebrow shooting up reading the report back at HQ now.

Dammit Poppy, you and your watcher damned hallucinations.

Still- she needed to extract herself from the situation as cleanly as possible, noting all points of egress from the room as well as any blunt objects that could be used to pacify the target- before defaulting to what she did best:

Girlboss, Gaslight, Emotionally Manipulate.

She dropped her gaze down his chest, slowly, but deliberately, drinking him in like a fine wine as she approached- scanning for weak points- old injuries, bad joints. No luck. While not in prime fighting shape- 008 had no doubt the laborer could hold his own in a fight if pressed.

"I'm so sorry. I really didn't mean to scare you," she falsely inflated her voice with an absent airiness that indicated a certain lack of social awareness- "It's just- the front desk told me to talk to you- about the horses we'll need today, Mister…?

"Uh- Diego." he stumbled slightly, thoroughly confused by the sudden change in atmosphere. "Just Diego is fine." "Diego." The agent echoed him, making sure he heard every syllable on her tongue. "Nice to mee-"

Diego: I uh- I have a phone. . . . Kate: What?

The spell she had been carefully working to craft had bounced off the man with little to no effect. His blunt interruption like a slap across the face. 𝘙𝘶𝘥𝘦.

Diego: The rooms should have the extension labeled clearly on all the landlines. Kate: Oh.

[mysimsloveaffair]

Brianna: No need to be. Some well-known critics couldn't boil water. I'm one of them.

Bri replaces the report card as best she can and turns back to see Dwight's progress. He works quickly and is very good with his hands.

Brianna: So, when do you plan on opening?

Dwight: I have a few more shelves to fill. I figure it will take at least a week.

Bri sits down on the couch and thinks about what Dwight has said.

Brianna: Can I offer you a suggestion?

Dwight: Sure

Brianna: If you specialized in custom jewelry, you wouldn't have to worry about filling your shelves. You'd only need enough to show how good the quality is.

Dwight: That's not a bad idea because the longer I wait to open, the more money I lose.

Brianna: See? That's a shame.

Bri pulls out her phone to check her social media accounts.

Brianna: Are you on Social Bunny or SimTube?

Dwight: I am, but I’m guilty of neglecting my accounts. When I find the time, I plan to start updating them again.

Brianna: It might be an excellent way to get the word out about your business.

Dwight: True! *slight pause* Uh, excuse my rudeness. Would you like something to drink? There’s an extra seltzer water there in my lunch bag.

Brianna: Actually, I am a little thirsty.

Dwight: It’s there if you want it.

Bri walks over and grabs a grapefruit seltzer from the bag.

Brianna: Thanks, I appreciate it.

Dwight: You’re welcome.

After a few moments, Dwight puts down his tools.

Dwight: Alright, all done!

Bri walks over, takes a look, and lets out an audible gasp.

Brianna: Oh my Watcher - Dwight! They’re beautiful and in my favorite colors.

Dwight: Then you should have them.

Brianna: What? There’s no way. Those have to be worth at least 1000 simoleons. I couldn’t possibly -

Dwight: Consider it payment for the sound business advice you gave me.

Brianna: I couldn’t. It’s too much. 

Dwight: Well, at least try them on.

Bri picks up the beautiful pair of earrings, puts them on, and instantly falls in love.

Brianna: Aw, Dwight. I almost wouldn’t believe you made these if you hadn’t made them before my eyes.

Dwight: I’ll take that as a compliment, too.

[anewnewcrest]

From Priscilla Sawyer's Simtube

WATCHER-HONORING BOOKS FOR YOUNG LADIES: What you should read to be closer to the Watcher and fulfill your Watcher-given purpose

Hello lovelies, this is Priscilla Sawyer! Simtube is such a wonderful resource for young ladies looking for inspiration and guidance in a Watcher-honoring life, but aside from the Book, there are other books out there! Books about scripture, books about worshipping the Watcher, books on being a better daughter, a better wife, a better mother! These titles written by Maxwell Sawyer have proven particularly helpful to me, so check out his publisher's homepage, go to his social media (he has ab blog!), and buy his books with the code PRISCILLA30! 30% off only today!

The Watcher Watches You

Watch Yourself around the Watcher

Worshipping the Watcher

Why Children Need to Obey the Watcher

Why Husbands Fear the Watcher

How Your Family Life can Please the Watcher

Watch What the Watcher Wants

Do Not Lie to the Watcher

I am an Encouragement to Others

Wisdom from the Watcher

Lies the Haters tell about the Watcher

Encourage Each Other to Follow the Watcher

Make Others Worship the Watcher

Why Wives Submit

Why the Watcher Loves Boring Beige

A few days later...

"Mr Sawyer, I don't know what you've been doing, but sales are going through the roof! We've never had so many young women comment on your content before, and they're sharing things on social media! It's insane! You're even featured on SimTok, and they love your content!"

"Uh..."

"Keep doing that! You're doing great."

*BEEP*

"Mr Sawyer?"

"Priscilla. What can I do for you?"

"Uh... I'm here to talk to you about my job. And my social media. I think you're right... I should give it up. It's not Watcher-honoring."

"No. I forbid it!"

"Sir?"

"You will keep doing what you're doing, and you'll keep promoting my books."

"But... the Watcher convicted me to give it up. He wants me to stay home, just like you said."

"No. You will not. I insist, it's my house, and my rules."

"Of course, sir. It is my duty to submit, after all."

"Now, when can you do another video promoting my books?"

(this is the face of a woman who just played her father-in-law like a xylophone)

[bridgeportbritt]

SimDonia Prepatory Gymnasium | Hallow Slough, SimDonia

Chantel cheers: We're the best! Our teams too cool! We got the class to rock this school!

Victoria sighs loudly

Eric annoyed: Vick, what is your deal? That's like the twelth time you've sighed since we've been sitting here.

Ella: More like twelth hundrendth!

Chantel cheers: We're the best, so score them points. You win the game, we'll rock this joint!

Victoria: Ugh, you guys! I just feel like we're not talking enough about prom!

Eric, Ella, and Chantel groan in frustration

Chantel: Okay, ya'll are not even watching me practice, are you?

Eric: Vick, what do you mean? I feel like it's all we've talked about since school started.

Victoria: We've barely scratched the surface! No one has their outfits picked, we haven't secured an afterparty, Ella hasn't even gotten security clearance to go! Time is of the essence, people!

Ella: It is literally months away.

Victoria: 153 days to be exact.

Eric: But, who's counting?

Ella: We have exams, college admissions, I'm on bridesmaid duty! What exactly do you want us to be talking about that's so important?

Victoria: Well, we could start with dates. Ella, I'm assuming you're going with Luca. It's just a matter of time before he asks you.

Ella: Uh, yep, I guess so.

Victoria: And Eric?

Eric: Uh... I was thinking of asking my friend, Mckenzie. You guys remember her, right?

Ella: How could we forget?

Chantel cheers: And a 1, 2, 3, - should I just stop?

Victoria: Chantel! We're the only two without dates to prom?

Chantel scoffs: As if I'm worried about getting a date to the prom.

Victoria: You're not?

Chantel: No! Getting a date is easy. I could get one right now if I wanted.

Victoria: Yeah, okay, Chantel.

Chantel: You don't believe me? Watch this.

Ella: Here she goes.

Eric: This should be good.

Chantel: Hey, you!

Victoria: Oh my, Watcher. She's really doing this.

Student: Uh, me?

Chantel: Yeah, you. Your name's Lee, isn't it?

Lee: Uh... yes.

Chantel: Chantel. You going to prom with anyone?

Lee: Oh, uh... no.

Chantel: Wanna to go with me?

Lee: With you? Really. I mean, sure. Why not, I guess?

Chantel: Cool. I'll send you the deets on Social Bunny.

Lee: Cool! I'll see you then.

Chantel: See? Told you. No big deal.

Eric: Wow, I can't believe you just did that.

Ella: I can.

Victoria: Okay, yeah. I'll give you props that that was pretty ballsy. But, that's not going to work for those of us who actually care about who we go to prom with and have specific people in mind.

Eric: Like who?

Victoria: Like I'd tell you guys so you can hunt him down! I'm going to trust in the Watcher that he will come to me with an elaborate promposal, we'll go in beautiful matching outfits, win prom King and Queen, and live happily ever after.

Ella laughs: As you deserve, Vicky.

Chantel: Yeah, yeah. That's all great. I wish the best for you. Now will you guys actually watch me cheer? This is gym period, right?

Ella, Eric, and Victoria groan in compliance

[bunbeeplays]

The Lemon Legacy: Generation 1, Chapter 113 - The Playdate of All Time

It's a little dreary, but this was the only day Anna could convince her husband to tag along for the playdate too.

Anna: You have a lovely home.

Ophelia: Thank you. Uh, mind telling me who these other three kids are?

The more the merrier but it's weird one of them is a teen.

Calvin: Sorry for the short notice, but I mentioned this playdate to my boss and he asked if his twins could come.

Ophelia: That's okay, we've got plenty of toys! I'm sure the kids will have a lot of fun today. I, uh, don't think the teenage boy will have much fun though.

Calvin: Oh, that's their brother Trent, he's just dropping them off.

Ophelia: That's nice of him.

Calvin: Mr. Esposito's a busy man. And his second wife doesn't really… do kids. Wish I had that privilege.

Ophelia: Uh, isn't Jaden your son?

Calvin: What's your point?

Calvin: Trent's a good kid but he's one of those… you know.

Ophelia: Uh, no?

Calvin: Come on, you see the eyeliner, right?

Ophelia: …An emo?

Calvin: Is that what we're calling them nowadays? I can't keep up with that PC crap.

Ophelia: Uh…

Trent: Hey, Mrs. Lemon. Thanks for having us. I freaked out when Dad told me you were the one hosting this! I'm a huge fan!

Ophelia: Thank you so much, but you can just call me Ophelia, hon. Your sisters look like sweethearts, we don't mind at all.

Ophelia: You don't have to hang out with us old folks, we'll take good care of the girls, but you're more than welcome to stay.

Trent: Uh, a chance to hang out with the singer from my favorite band? I'd love to stick around. Besides, Claudia's kind of clingy.

Calvin: Oh. Great.

As the kids run off to play, Gemma sees one of these unfamiliar little girls and can't help but admire her sense of style. The pompom necklace, the butterfly wings? This girl knows how to dress for a party!

Gemma: Hi! I'm Gemma. What's your name?

Marina: I'm Marina!

Gemma: I like your butterfly wings! Can you fly?

Marina: I dunno, my hermano won't let me jump off stuff to try.

Marina: This is my sissy Claudia!

The other little girl, who was plucking away on the xylophone, perks up hearing her name.

Claudia: Hi.

Gemma waves and Claudia goes back to playing.

Marina: Hermano says she's always on that grind!

Gemma: What's that mean?

Marina: I dunno!

Gemma: What's a hermano?

Marina: My big brother!

She looks over at Trent and back to Marina.

Gemma: Wow, your big brother is real old.

Marina: Yeah, he's like 40 or somethin'. My daddy's like 150, and my step-mommy's like 12!

Gemma: Whoa!

Jaden's kind of doing his own thing too. His daddy doesn't like 'all that kiddie crap' in the house so he's too overwhelmed by the options to be social.

Marina: You got lotsa fun toys! Wanna play with me?

Gemma: Okay!

First Jaden, now Marina? Gemma's making so many friends!

The adults table isn't nearly as fun. Calvin and Anna drone on about their ministry for the Church of Llama Day Saints, but can't even pretend to care when Ophelia talks about music or Trent talks about… anything. Ophelia is enjoying talking to Trent, at least.

Anna: So what church does your family go to?

Ophelia: Oh, uh, none. I mean, we believe in the Watcher, but uh, organized religion just isn't for us.

Anna: Ah. I see… I'll pray for you.

Not Trent mocking Anna behind her back 💀😂

Calvin: If you'd like to go to a service sometime, we'd be more than happy to let you sit at our pew.

Ophelia: Oh, I think we're good.

Trent: If you change your mind, don't worry. They never stop asking.

Xander wishes Lulu hadn't gone to sleep so he didn't have to be here.

Gemma and Marina have a grand time playing dolls in the play tent, but Claudia seems a little less focused once she hears her sister giggling and having fun with someone else…

Claudia confronts Gemma while Marina is distracted by something shiny.

Claudia: Stop playing with Rina! She's MY sister, not yours! I'm gonna tell my papi and he's gonna fire you!

She hears her papi threatening to fire people all the time. It must mean he sets them on fire!

Whoa! Why was this girl being so mean and yelling at her? Gemma wasn't trying to steal anyone. She thought they were all having fun together.

Gemma starts to whimper as tears pool in her eyes but thankfully Ophelia's to the rescue.

Ophelia wipes Gemma's little tears away and comforts her.

Ophelia: It's okay, baby doll, you didn't do anything wrong. Sometimes it's hard to share. I'll make sure she apologizes.

Thankfully, Ophelia doesn't have to do much because Trent steps in.

Trent: Claudia! ¡Basta! You know better. Marina can play with who she wants. Say sorry to Gemma for being mean.

Claudia: But-

Trent: We're guests here, you're not going to be rude to our hosts.

Ophelia's impressed. Seems like this isn't the first time Trent's parented them.

Now Claudia's the one sniveling.

Claudia: S-Sorry, hermano.

Trent sighs.

Trent: Thank you, Clauds, now go tell Gemma, okay? I'm not mad, you're not in trouble, just make sure you're using your manners, alright?

Claudia: Okaaaay.

Trent can't stand to see one of his sisters crying. He won't let them act up but he's not completely heartless.

Trent: Come here, you're fine. Now go show Gemma the nice girl I know you are, yeah? Love you, pollito.

Claudia: I'm not a chicken!

Trent: You're my little chicken!

Trent: Sorry about that.

Ophelia: No, it's fine, kids are kids. Thank you for saying something to her, though.

Trent: Hey, I'm not raising any spoiled brats, you know?

They have a father AND a step-mother. Why is this teenager raising them at all?

Claudia: Sorry I was mean. You can play with my sister.

Gemma: Okay! You can play with us too if you want!

Well, not really, because Trent says it's time for them to go shortly after. It takes a bit to pull Marina away from her toy.

Jaden's hashtag feeling himself though.

Calvin: What is my son playing with?

Ophelia: Oh, that's Gemma's makeup kit.

Calvin: Why would you put that out when you knew a boy was coming over? Don't you have any toys that are more masculine?

Ophelia: I don't really consider toys to be masculine or feminine…

Calvin: I see the woke mind virus got to you too.

Ophelia: You and Anna keep saying 'woke' but I'm not really sure what you mean by that.

Calvin: Look, that's fine for your girls, but maybe put that away next time Jaden's here. I don't want my son thinking he can wear makeup.

Ophelia: Makeup isn't only for girls.

Calvin: Trent's gone, you don't have to pretend that's normal anymore.

Ophelia: I'm not pretending.

Calvin: Listen, I'm trying to be civil here. Don't push your woke agenda on my boy.

Now there's an agenda? Wish someone filled her in.

Gemma: You look as pretty as my mommy!

Before Jaden can respond, his dad comes to berate him.

Calvin: Jaden, are you trying to embarrass us? Boys don't wear makeup! We're cleaning that off before we leave.

Jaden whimpers. He didn't want to be bad, he just wanted to have fun…

Xander: Don't you think he's being a bit harsh?

Anna: You can raise your kids how you want. We're raising Jaden to be a respectable young man like his father.

Xander: muttering Dude's throwing a tantrum over mascara but sure.

Ophelia's hoping to get struck by lightning.

Gemma: I dunno why your daddy got all yelly. You're so pretty!

His heart feels less heavy when Gemma says that.

Jaden: …Thanks.

Even if his parents aren't always the nicest to him, his new buddy Gemma has his back!

[hmshermitcraft]

On the border of E, but you can go full E if you wish. The Watcher Kingdom was throwing a royal ball and decided to invite royals from The Royal Vex Court as a show of peace.

Scar and Cub, the royal next in line princes, want to mess with The Watchers. The Watchers have way too much power over way too many beings including Vex, and they wanted to get one over on them.

They were able to sneak out of the ballroom and into the living quarters with no problem. The problem came in when they did get to the living quarters. Grian was the next in line prince for The Watchers. He was not staining around outside the door. Instead his brother Mumbo was, most likely waiting to talk about his brother for something.

Cub walked up to him to "distract" him.

When Mumbo was fully distracted, Scar slipped into the room.

His goal? Cover the whole room in glitter.

The problem? Grian just stepped out of the closet in his best after Scar covered the bed.

Scar was about to do something similar to what Cub is doing right now to get out of this.

Cub and Scar knew this ball wasn't a 'show of peace'. It was a show of power, like it always is. A way to show 'look, we're so much better than you! look at our power and might, aren't we cool?' Cub and Scar aren't falling for that propaganda. A ball where there's so many people that nobody would suspect the princes? Nevermind the social faux pas accusing them would be. It's the perfect opportunity.

It turns out they might be falling for something else, though.

Scar and Grian stare at each other. For a long time. Scar and Cub knew the Watcher Princes existed, but they'd never actually met them. Now Cub is outside making out with one, and Scar is staring at the other. Who's completely naked. Whilst Scar is wearing his finery and covered in glitter - totally unrelated to the bed being covered with glitter, by the way, that's nothing to do with Scar!

They make an agreement. Scar won't talk about... Whatever Grian is doing, and Grian won't talk about whatever Scar is doing!

The problem being is that, uh... Scar maybe shouldn't mention the whole 'by the way, your brother is making out with my brother' thing. And Cub and Mumbo are getting awfully into it. So, he guesses it's time for some distraction tactics of his own!

[stargazeraldroth]

Red Flags (An [Unfinished] Errorink Oneshot)

Summary: Error asks Ink on a date to an unspecified AU. Ink accepts, despite his friends trying to discourage him from doing so. The date seems to be going relatively well until some concerning things start happening during their conversation. If only red weren't such a beautiful, attractive color.

Warnings: Human Centipede. That's it, that's the warning. And Error's text might be difficult for some people to read.

The date was going better than Ink had thought it would. Or, rather, it was going better than what Dream and the others were so paranoid over. Honestly, they could be so protective sometimes. Ink knew they meant well, but it could be a bit overwhelming at times. He's just grateful they didn't need to be convinced to not follow him to the restaurant.

That is, of course, assuming they just never told him about that. And were currently stationed somewhere he couldn't see, observing everything from a distance. It would be so embarrassing if they barged in and interrupted the date with their worries over Error being a "red flag".

Granted, if that did happen, the one saving grace Ink would have is that the restaurant was entirely empty except for him, Error, and the AU's Grillby. It was some kind of precaution, Dream said, to ensure that there were minimal casualties if something went wrong. Ink preferred to think of it as them being considerate of Error's dislike of social spaces. He had to admit, he was surprised the glitch suggested a dinner date instead of something like stargazing in Outertale. Not that he minded, of course! He was simply shocked Error was willing to step out of his comfort zone so soon.

"YoU'vE eAtEn FiSh BeFoRe, RiGhT?" Error asked, jarring Ink from his thoughts. "AsIdE fRoM sUsHi, I mEaN."

"R-Right!" Ink stammered, blushing at his hesitation. "There's so much that can be done with it! Uh… what's your favorite kind?"

"DoN't KnOw. I'vE nEvEr ReAlLy EaTeN aNyThInG oThEr ThAn ChOcOlAtE." He shrugged. "YoU wAtCh CaRtOoNs, DoN't YoU? AnY fAvOrItEs?"

"I wouldn't say I have favorites, really… I think they all have their unique charms. But some personal picks would be anything by Studio Ghibli- you know, like 'Spirited Away' and 'My Neighbor Totoro'? The Powerpuff Girls was pretty good too, I think. My favorite was always Blossom. Do you… watch anything other than Undernovela?"

"YeAh, I'vE wAtChEd SoMe MoViEs. ThE hOrRoR fRaNcHiSe IsN't ToO bAd, SuRpRiSiNgLy. AnOmAlIeS cAn MaKe GoOd CoNtEnT."

"… You know how I feel about you referring to the AUs as that."

"RiGhT, rIgHt. My BaD."

"So… any horror films in particular that you like? The Conjuring's popular, isn't it?"

"YeAh. BuT I'm InTo OlDeR fIlMs… SoMe PeOpLe SaY iT's A bAd MoViE, bUt I tHiNk It'S gReAt!"

"And what movie are we talking about?"

"HuMaN CeNtIpEdE."

Ink nearly spat out his drink, setting the glass down immediately. Error seemed a bit surprised by his reaction, his eyes going a bit wide and his smile wavering. Ink managed to swallow the liquid without choking on it, but still let out a few coughs after the fact. After a moment or so, he was finally able to get himself in check, and gave an awkward smile.

"'Human Centipede'…? As in, that 'Human Centipede'?" He asked.

"Is ThErE aNoThEr SeRiEs CaLlEd ThAt?" Error asked in return. "AnD I kNoW wHaT yOu'Re ThInKiNg, AnD tHe AnSwEr'S nO. I dOn'T lIkE iT fOr ThE gOrE oR bOdY hOrRoR, I lIkE iT fOr ThE pLoT!"

"Uh… I've never… watched the movie…" Ink admitted nervously. "I've only heard things about it… but! Uh, first time for everything…? What's it about?"

"DePeNdS oN wHiCh OnE yOu'Re TaLkInG aBoUt." There was more than the one!? "BuT sInCe YoU'vE nEvEr WaTcHeD iT, I'lL gO wItH tHe FiRsT oNe. ThE sEcOnD iS mY pErSoNaL fAvOrItE, bUt ThE tHiRd OnE mIgHt Be A bIt… InTeNsE fOr A nEw WaTcHeR."

By The Creators. What the hell happens in the third movie?

"AnYwAy, ThE sImPlE vErSiOn Is A GeRmAn DoCtOr KiDnApS tHrEe PeOpLe AnD sEwS tHeM tOgEthEr To TrY aNd CrEaTe OnE sYsTeM, sO hE cOnNeCtS tHeM aSs-To-MoUtH-"

Why did he agree to come on this date in the first place!? Sure, Error was fairly attractive and all, but he's… well… Error! Why would he have ever expected him to have normal interests when one of his hobbies was collecting people's souls!? He had stopped listening to whatever it was Error was saying, only catching an occasional word or two. He reached to his side and grabbed his phone, hoping to send his friends a quick text and ask them for some advice. Hopefully, Error would be so entranced by the sound of his own voice that he wouldn't notice Ink's distraction.

Just as he was about to hit the button to send his text message, sharp fingers appeared over his phone screen. The device was torn out of his hands and tossed in the air, skewered by blue threads. Ink watched, mouth agape as the pieces of circuitry and the case fell onto the table. His eyes reluctantly shifted to the person sitting across from him, locking with narrowed red sockets.

Red could be such a beautiful color.

"Is ThErE a ReAsOn YoU'rE oN yOuR pHoNe?" Error questioned, evidently displeased. "I wAs ExPeCtInG yOu To LiStEn To Me."

"I was… uh… um…" Ink stammered, struggling to think of an excuse. He couldn't just tell Error he was going to ask his friends to get him out of their date! He'd lose his mind! "I was… looking up the other movies! You said there's a third one, right?"

"… YeS. BuT yOu CaN't WaTcH tHeM oUt Of OrDeR! EaCh OnE sTaRtS wItH tHe EnDiNg Of ThE lAsT oNe, YoU'd SpOiL yOuRsElF!"

"Right… um, so the first movie… how does it end? Does it have a happy ending?"

"I wAs JuSt GeTtInG tO tHaT bEfOrE I hAd To SaVe YoU fRoM yOuR oWn CuRiOsItY. I hOpE yOu'Re PaYiNg AtTeNtIoN, InK. I'm QuIzZiNg YoU oN tHiS."

Shit.

[mannylikessims]

The True Story of the Villareal Family [3.13]

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It was the day where everything was going to get better, because Luna was about to start the next chapter of her love story.

She was on her way to surprise her crush in person, now that she knew the identity of her mystery knight. It was gonna be, like, so romantic.

Sofia’s intel checked out – there was Yuki, Luna’s mystery knight, sitting in a corner of the café surrounded by books on this fine Sunday.

It was game time.

With zero chill, Luna grabbed the chair next to the blue-haired girl and plopped herself down in one smooth motion.

“Yuki,” she said.

The girl looked up with a jolt and hiccuped.

“I know your secret!” Luna blurted out, grinning ear-to-ear. “I know it’s you in the knight suit!”

Yuki panicked and started hiccuping frantically. “Hic. Hic. Hic! Oh Watcher, was it obvious?”

“Well, kinda,” said Luna. “I mean, how many people walk around in suits of armor–“

“Oh Watcher – hic! I’m so embarrassed,” Yuki groaned into her hands, still hiccuping. Good gravy, this girl sure hiccuped a lot.

“I feel like an idiot. Like a weird creep. Hic! I don’t know what I was – hic – thinking!”

On top of the hiccuping, Yuki started to cry.

“Um, it’s ok, Yuki…” Luna grimaced.

Well, plum. This was not going well. Luna’s romantic fantasy didn’t include Yuki hiccuping and crying into her hands, and she deeply, deeply regretted surprising her knight in person without asking her first.

“Uh, I’m really sorry for dropping in on you like this,” she said awkwardly. “What do you, like, want to do?”

Tears and snot were dripping down Yuki’s face and pooling in her hands, and her shoulders were shaking with hiccups.

The girl could barely look at Luna. “Ugh, I don’t – hic – know, maybe you could talk to him for me?” she said.

Huh?

“Wait, talk to who?” Luna frowned.

“Hic! Hugo, your brother,” replied Yuki, appearing to calm down a little, aside from the hiccuping. “I mean, now that you know I have a huge crush on him – hic! – and was stalking him at the Von Haunt Estate, too shy to say anything…”

Hold on, Yuki wasn’t her knight? She was some other knight from the Von Haunt Estate crushing on her brother? So who was the knight texting Luna??

“Yuki,” said Luna solemnly. “Who else is in your knight club?”

The girl shrugged. “I don’t know – hic. It’s an anonymous club. But what’s weird, is that our leader hasn’t called a meeting in over a week, I wonder why…”

And just like that, Luna was back to square one, with no leads on the identity of her mystery knight.

Whomp whomp.

But, on the bright side, Luna found herself with the opportunity to bestow kindness upon the socially awkward bumpkins of Windenburg.

“You know what, let me text my brother,” she said. “I’ll put in a good word for you.”

“You would do that for me?” squeaked Yuki with a hiccup.

“Yes,” replied Luna, texting Hugo to come immediately. “I’m all about charity.”

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[ch4rryc0smos]

─ HEY.ᐟ

╰── call me hazel or haze, or whatever it is your heart desires ⁞ any ⁞ cancer ⁞ infj ⁞ linh cinder + evan hansen kinnie ⁞ devout writer hitting my thirteen year mark next year ⁞ preacher of love and human spirit ⁞ astronomy and biology + literature nerd ⁞ biggest nature lover out there ⁞ chronic people watcher and enjoyer of the mundane ♡

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄, 𝐲𝐞𝐬?

⌕ media ➼ ultraman: rising, voltron: legendary defender, the dragon prince, genshin impact, honkai star rail, formula one, shatter me, marble hornets, the lunar chronicles, sally face, obey me, supa strikas, alien stage, call of duty, tokyo revengers, dear evan hansen, the mandela catalogue, vita carnis, local58, cells at work, hamilton, challengers.

⌕ music artists ➼ flawed mangoes, lor, hozier, paris paloma, bon iver, sleep token, billie eilish, voilá, sydney rose, conan gray, gracie abrams, ben platt, jade lemac, james marriott, novo amor, jorge rivera-herrans, chloe ament.

⌕ likes ➼ reading, writing, psychology, biology, literature, history, anthropology, autumn, cats, foxes, deep conversations, people watching, planetariums, flower crowns, the human spirit, the night sky.

⌕ dislikes ➼ heights, arthropods, loud noises, narrow-mindedness, dishonesty, extreme temperature, arrogance, people who do not take accountability, snobby people.

⌕ passions ➼ anarchy, biology, literature, linguistics, history, art in every form, humans, anthropology, sociology, psychology, astronomy, media that tears your heart out, writing to one's heart's content.

⌕ hobbies ➼ writing, reading, moodboard-making, planning, organising, proof-reading, editing, people-watching, loving life to the best of my ability, loving.

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 .ᐟ

⭔ — i would love to go on to study psychology or literature! it's in my plans actually.

⭔ — in the future, if i remain in the country i live in, i intend to move in with a friend and get two cats <3 it's not something big, perhaps, but in my heart, it is.

⭔ — wanted to learn how to crochet at some point. i sing a bit, not great, just because i like to. my friends like it!

⭔ — cancer sun, virgo moon, and gemini rising! i have some taurus placements, if i'm not mistaken, that is.

⭔ — i'm asian but get mistaken for every other nationality EVER. also my accent is apparently a mix of aussie + british, so that's something to add onto it.

⭔ — on the topic of accents, i'm an auditory learner, so if i listen to an accent enough, i can practically pick it up, i did that with scottish a while back.

⭔ — i've got three favourite colours, well, i like colours, i like life, but i love navy blue, cherry red (is it obvious?), and forest green, they're so ♡

⭔ — big emotion girl, i get them intense, i'm not normal about anything in life, it's too wondrous, and we're too special to be "normal". we're literally made of dying stars, isn't that wonderful?

⭔ — since i can't draw, i'll probably write [including drabbles/imagines & oneshots, maybe even series'] for my f/o's! and i'm not sure if my s/i's will have different names, but that could happen, also couldn't, it just depends. :')

⭔ — i have oc x canon ships, in genshin. although, also a lot of lore, so it would take a while to explain. :') maybe one day i can and will!

⭔ — uh i actually have gad, social anxiety, and ptsd, just saying, i'm an anxious girl, and silly. i'm silly. please let me be :')

⭔ — i'm also a major overthinker & maladaptive daydreamer, and a bit awkward when it comes to social interactions, so i might take some time to reply to asks! sometimes i'm too burnt out to reply to things, or can go on indefinite hiatuses, so beware. :')

⭔ — asks, likes, and some interaction will probably happen from @wordsfromawiltingsoul, as that is my main! :') just a heads up ♡‌‌

⭔ — dni; xenophobe / proshipper / bigot / basic dni criteria

[ ch4rryc0smos © 2024 ]

[warwickroyals]

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Woooo, wooo, social commentary on the shallow nature of royal "feminism" woooooo!

[IRENE] Women’s History Month is a time for us to celebrate female achievement and honour all the women in our lives who have inspired, guided, and encouraged us through their contributions to society. Now, before I leave you all today, I would like to share a personal anecdote.

[IRENE] In 1975, I gave birth to my daughter, the first princess born to a reigning

monarch in just over a hundred and fifteen years. I felt deflated. After seven years of marriage, I still hadn’t provided crown and country with a long-desired male heir.

[IRENE]  After the birth, my mother-in-law, the late Queen Katherine, warned me against producing princesses in abundance. At the time I thought her cruel but I later came to understand that she was simply reflecting the social standards of her time. In the 1970s, institutionalized misogyny was rampant.

[IRENE] It was a societal malaise that targeted all women, regardless of social standing. Generations of princesses were raised in a culture where they felt unwanted. This is why I feel compelled to express gratitude to the women within my own family.

[IRENE] Over the years, I have increasingly relied on their support.

[NEWS ARTICLE] Princess Jack, 53, raises eyebrows in little black dress with daring neckline

[IRENE] I have also been inspired by their intelligence, loyalty, and the steadfast dedication with which they carry out their public duties.

[NEWS ARTICLE] Is a royal test-tube baby imminent? Royal watchers debate over Duchess Shelby’s barely there bump

[IRENE] In particular, my daughter and daughters-in-law have become non-negotiable supporters to The King and I.

[IRENE] I am so grateful for them and sincerely hope that you all value them not just as princesses, but as people

[NEWS ARTICLE] It can be done! Princess Tatiana delivers flawless curtsey in pants

[IRENE] To alter a famous quote, behind every great woman are several other great women.

[IRENE] Thank you

~

[TAMSEY] At this year’s GirlUp summit, Her Majesty was very personal, very candid, something that’s not new for her, and I think she hinted at this  during her speech, but would you support a change to Sunderland’s succession laws so that an elder daughter could inherit the throne over a younger brother?

[JAQUELINE] Jaqueline, I see you giving me eyes right now. Yeah, well, it would be a matter for Parliament to decide, and it would depend on several factors, but if that is something the people support, it should be at least be considered.

[TAMSEY] Is it a personal matter for you? In 1976, Parliament removed laws prohibiting women from inheriting the throne, but stopped short at instating absolute primogeniture. Such an act would have created you heiress apparent.

[JAQUELINE] No, and I’d rather not speculate on that, out of respect for my late brother.

[JAQUELINE] I am grateful that I had the opportunity to live my life on my own terms, I think if anyone were to inherit between the two of us, it would be him. He was the one best suited for job—Tatiana, I don’t know if you want to talk about the younger generation, but for me that discussion is over.

[TAMSEY] Yes, Tatiana, I would love to hear your perspective. At the time being you have no grandchildren in line for the throne, but in the future would you support a change being made to accommodate your descendants?

[TATIANA] Um, yes, as Jack said, uh, I would support any changes Parliament would bring forth. A more equal system can’t be wrong. We discussed it early in our marriage, actually, but it wasn’t a priority at the time.

[SHELBY] Of course it wasn’t a priority, you never had a daughter.

[SHELBY] Apologies for butting in [LAUGHS]

[TAMSY] It’s okay!

[SHELBY] But yes, I do think personal experience is important and you can’t fully resonate with these issues until you actually bring a daughter into this world and that’s why I’m so grateful and resonate so deeply with Her Majesty sharing . . .

[TATIANA, thinking] Bitch.

[definitelynotshouting]

okay hello hi here to shout again because I have ROTATING the hunger lore for DAYS

ECOSYSTEMSSSSS!!! LETS GOOOO!!! did I do well in biology? No!!! I did not :D but ecosystems I know bby!!! MOONS AND STARS ABOVE I love the way it's all connected to like this huge ecosystem and the Watchers being almost gone, the Seekers being completely gone, and rhe Listeners relatively new!! Like?? That's so extremely clever and fascinating to me, and I love the way things are out of balance now bc!!! Yea!!! That's how ecosystems be!!

And also!!! It opens all these new thoughts!!! Like, I can't remember exactly if you said WHY the Watchers decided to take Grian, but if you didn't then like!!!! It opens up these possibilities of the Watchers trying to build back their population, which opens even MORE doors like "are they trying this with other players or was Grian the first/last?" And "would building their population out of Players actually help if Player-Watchers are different?" LIKE IM MEANT TO BE DOING SCHOOLWORK BUT I AM ROTATING

(and also. Love the way Grian became a Watcher. Can't remember if you specified the why (will go back and look) or if you're keeping it secret for now, but!! I love considering the ways populations adapt and survive to great loss and near extinction. It's very different from my own lore (living weapon Grian. Watchers took him to be a soldier bc Watchers and Listeners can't harm each other) so it's so fun to just think about and!!! Yeah!!! That's all I got!!!

Once again :D love your au <3 love your world building and your writing!! Was going to just send the one ask, but I cannot stop rotating your au!!! :D

-Wren

AAAAAA thank you so much!!!! :D im really pleased that everyone likes the ecosystem stuff-- ive been kinda noodling on it for a while because ecosystems are just so neat to me and it made a lot of sense to develop one when i decided Watchers were parasitic in this verse!!!!

I think ive only mentioned this offhand once or twice, but youve absolutely nailed the entire reason the Watchers took Grian-- they're trying to rebuild their population. Grian was essentially the beginning of an experiment to see if this was a suitable way to do that!!!

Actually lemme dive into that real fast, because i dont think i actually have before, at least not publicly. Something to note about Watcher life cycles is that they take comparatively a LONG time. Specifically, Watcher larvae take around a year to incubate within their hosts, and then once they "hatch" (altho "emerge" might be a better word for it) the juveniles take far longer to grow up and teach. And because these things are basically made out of wet tissue paper, theyve got a pretty high mortality rate.

So to get around that, and to try and get around the fact that juveniles often die because they dont know how to feed properly yet and often overextend themselves, why not try and copy the memory code of something fully grown and sentient and just... transfer it to a larva, so its easier to teach?? I feel like it kinda highlights the desperation the Watchers are feeling, that they'd go for this kind of wild experimentation, but it did technically work!!!

They just uh. Didnt account for the insane trauma that would cause, because to them Players are typically just viewed as food sources. Very orange and blue morality, in terms of their value systems compared to Players'.

Grian demonstrated to them that while its possible to rebuild this way on a technical level, its not actually feasible socially speaking. Grian ran from them because of the trauma they inflicted, and that sorta defeats the purpose of Watcherificating a Player so they can add to the community's population 💀💀💀💀 so yeah i'd say Grian is probably both the first and last experiment of his kind, if only because its just not reasonable to continue if your new Watchers are going to escape containment and flee to the ends of the universe every single time you make one /lh

I really love your concept with Watcher!Grian being a weapon, thats INSANELY neat holy shit!!!! Im feeling Things™ about that, i would absolutely love to hear more if you decide you want to tell me!!! It sounds like youve got some really cool symbolism in your lore, and i live for that shit >:]

Skdnwjfnmej anyway theres my own insane ramble to match your deeply flattering compliments, seriously thank you im so astonished people love this stuff so much, it makes me very very happy to know other people are spinning my concepts around in their heads :D feel free to send as many asks as you want!! I always love chatting with people :]

[thesiblingsoftheblackandwhite]

OK, listen to this.

He addresses Wiggly, who they both know is very much not listening and couldn’t care less. Pokotho breathes in.

“Deficits in social‐emotional reciprocity, ranging from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back and forth conversation through reduced sharing of interests, emotions, and affect and response to total lack of initiation of social interaction.”

Wiggly falls onto the couch, staring up at the rickety roof. He creases his brow and runs a hand down the stuffed goat’s back repeatedly.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Shh. It’s characterized by a failure of normal back and forth conversation, like poor social use of language, failure to respond when your name’s called or when spoken directly to, or not initiating conversation. Or “not wanting to share things like interests”, uh…really low emotional response, “abnormal volume, pitch, intonation, rate, rhythm, stress, prosody or volume in speech”, and apparently “poor social imitation”, repetitive behaviors, and a lack of eye contact.

He looks up from the book, amused.

And the watchers thought Blinky was autistic.

Wiggog groans softly.

What’s that for, Pokes?

Autism Spectrum Disorder.

[noivernofkitakami]

Hi! I'm Noivern, my personal name is Russet! I'm from Kitakami and currently attending BBA on the Explorer Track! I use he/they/it pronouns!

I'm going to be a Village Guide for the Evolution Spot up at the Crystal Pool in Kitakami, since all of Oni Mountain is a Mystery Dungeon!

I love history and legends, so interacting with so many humans is really cool for me! Didn't even know they really existed until recently... But hey, more learning is great, right?

Hope we can be friends!!

Pelipper Mail+Unmail+Malice: On Sentient/Sapient Pokemon: Allowed Legendary/Mythical Pokemon: Allowed Musharna Mail+Malice: On Magic Anons: OFF.

//ooc under the cut!

slides in. heyyyy it's meeee @/anxiousazure againnnn. you can call me azure i use a lotta pronouns, he/they/it are some of the more common ones, just don't she/her me, y'know? i'm also the mod of @/kitakami-zorua-kin @/kitakami-specter @/sinnohs-eve and technically @/unovan-artist but that last one is mostly dead from lack of inspiration.

i'm a university student and full adult, noivern/russet here is a minor of unspecified pokemon age. don't interact if you're not comfortable. i mod have really bad social anxiety so if i havent answered or interacted. i am simply scared. russet is extroverted but i am not i am very easily intimidated and my brain will continuously go "but what if there's an unspoken Rule you're breaking" and paralyze me.

I DID NOT MAKE THE SPRITES/PORTRAITS USED IN THIS BLOG. I SIMPLY RECOLORED SOME BITS. THE ORIGINALS CAN BE FOUND HERE AND WERE DONE BY NOIVERN ON TWITTER.

this is an au of my oc russet from @/kitakami-zorua-kin that grabbed me and wouldn't leave me be. i've got so much worldbuilding for this silly little guy. and. also angst. i'm real good at angst.

this dude is a sibling of carmine (garchomp) and kieran (hydreigon) and is good friends with drayton (druddigon) in canon. this russet. like the original russet, is unaware of the actual kitakami legend (or. well. this world's version. smiley face.) and thus will have it revealed... eventually. or hey. maybe you the watchers can pester it into asking grandpa about the legend early. who knows. torment the silly little noivern. or don't. up to y'all. i love my silly little guy, and putting it through soul-crushing angst.

anyways i love pmd and worldbuilding so uh. yeah this was inevitable.