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wirewitchviolet · 8 months ago

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That thing about 'the arc of history bending towards justice...'

I'm pretty sure I've gone on about this before, and I'm pretty sure I'm preaching to the choir, but I just had a well-intentioned acquaintance try to give an inspirational speech about American trans people's fears right now, and his heart was in the right place, but all his facts were wrong, in some really important ways. I feel like the perspective he has is the same one as... basically every decent person who isn't like, intimately familiar with WPATH, so please spread this around, and please if you only read one rambling history lesson from a trans person about the current state of things, make it this one.

So here's the big problem. Trans people get brought up in the mainstream media a LOT these days, but the framing is totally wrong. The impression people get is that there is presently a big push for new trans rights, where we want proper government recognition, and trans women in particular want to be able to use public women's restrooms, and play on girls-only sports teams, and a dozen other things. That is a lie you are being fed. These are all rights we ALREADY HAD, for decades. Possibly centuries depending what we're talking about specifically and where we're talking, even. The big issue right now is that a bunch of bigots just woke up one day about 10 years ago and decided that nothing else they were angling for was getting them anywhere with the general public, so hey let's make a boogieman out of this minority of a minority nobody knows the first thing about and act like all the horrors they're inflicting are just them enforcing some totally fictional status quo.

Speaking personally, I can say that The Trans Agenda in like 2014 was something like: 1- I'm gonna make a nice big pot of chili. 2- I'm gonna maybe replay some old video games from the '90s I haven't taken down off the shelf in a while. And OK maybe 3- It'd be cool if it weren't just the medical professionals who specifically specialize in trans stuff had enough of an education to know that when there's a difference in how a drug is going to effect men vs. women, it's for reasons directly tied to the levels of various hormones, or would at least trust their trans patients to know what we're talking about and not give us the wrong doses of things and maybe kill us as a result. And also like, treat us for regular things like broken arms (real example) without weirdly panicking about some prescription we're on they don't recognize.

There was absolutely not a point where some trans woman started petitioning the government or whatever to let her pee in a toilet with a little placard of a stick figure in a dress in front. We've just been doing that the whole time. Nobody's ever had a problem with that. You didn't know we were in there? OK. If I'm like at a restaurant and have to use the bathroom, I don't know how many of the other women in there have like, type O blood. I also don't care, and I think everyone would agree it was weird if I suddenly did care, and demand they post a guard out front asking to see driver's licenses. Just completely out of the blue some nutcases from the UK started foaming at the mouth and writing weird tabloid articles about their completely unfounded fears that... I don't even know. Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs might put on a wig and follow them into the bathroom, dose them with chloroform, and drag them to some basement dungeon through some series of secret passages or something.

This was based on literally nothing at all, to be clear. Like, people pushing for this went and did serious research for anything even anecdotal to back them up on this, and didn't actually find anything. Then they started walking into public restrooms with cameras throwing doors open on people and going "see? See? Some creep could totally do this if we don't ban trans people from using bathrooms!" And... somehow this got traction? I figure it's because coincidentally there was this whole other thing going where people were looking at how every building had equal numbers of men's and women's rooms and saying "you know, like, 90% of people who come in here are the same gender and we end up with really long lines, what if we just took the signs down and told everyone to just use whichever?" which... when it's happening at the same time Chicken Little is ranting and raving about the boogieman wearing a cheap wig, wires got crossed? And suddenly we've got waves of legislation passing all over about who's allowed to use what bathrooms with weird standards that'd involve like DNA tests to actually enforce properly. Absurd stuff.

Meanwhile, your average trans activist at the time was just like... sitting there eating a sandwich and going "huh, they're making a TV series based on Fargo? That's an odd thing to happen out of the blue. And yeah we started going "hey, what the hell?" when this stuff started passing because like... yeah that's what you do when you see an article in the local newspaper that says you can't go to the bathroom at work or whatever without swabbing your cheek and waiting for lab results for 3 weeks first or whatever.

Same deal with sports. Major sports organizations like the Olympics have been weirdly paranoid about men pretending to be women since 1950. And there have been, to the best of my ability to research... zero men who have actually done this. And while the weird standards used for this have been used to kick a good number of women out over the years, none of those women have been trans, for what that's worth. Really, the whole gender testing thing has only ever been used for horrifying stuff like forcing women to strip in front of random creeps, or let them do "invasive internal exams" and of course so many incidents where some woman who isn't white wins at something and people move the goalposts to in some way to get her specifically banned. You may be thinking, "wait didn't I just see a whole bunch of news coverage about someone getting banned after some gender testing thing? She was trans right?" No. You're thinking of Caster Semenya. She's a woman. A cis woman. F on her birth certificate, born with standard issue female genitals, has periods, all that. People are just being weird racists there and crossing the streams with random transphobia. That and just... half-reading stories and making stuff up.

To the best of my knowledge, the total count of trans athletes who have competed in the Olympics would actually be... three nonbinary people, who so far as I can tell all competed against people with the same gender they had on their birth certificates, nothing done medically, so, nobody should have any problem there. Caitlyn Jenner, who didn't come out as a woman until like... 40 years after competing, on the men's team, and Laurel Hubbard, the first and only trans woman to compete at the Olympics as a woman, who placed... dead last, flubbing all three of her lifts.

If we just look at sports in general, OK, there WAS one big famous where a trans woman wanted to compete in a major sporting event, was banned from it, took the organizers to court over it, and the eventual ruling was there was no reason at all she shouldn't be allowed to play against other women. Renée Richards. And this was all the way back in 1976. Nearly 50 years ago now.

And of course in more recent years, again, after a bunch of random bigots just completely out of the blue started losing their minds about trans people with no prompting and started lobbying for new laws banning us from all kinds of things nobody had had a problem with us doing forever, there was Mack Beggs, a trans guy, who was forced, by one of those aforementioned baffling reactionary new laws, to compete on his high school's girl's wrestling team. He didn't want to be there, they didn't want him to be there, but the law said hey, F on your birth certificate, we're classifying you as a girl despite how clearly wrong that is. And then there's been a bunch of other weird cases like that like one state banning trans girls from playing any sports with other girls which only affected one single girl in the entire state, who was playing lacrosse on a team that wouldn't have even existed if she hadn't personally organized it.

But the point here is, trans people aren't asking for anything here. We're just standing here, and people are flipping out and banning us from doing all these things without any prompting. And hell, I THINK this one got shot down in higher courts, but when Florida got the brain worms on this and started passing all the anti-trans legislation they could think of, they actually included a ban on us just standing there! The wording was something like (and I apologize that I can't find it, search engines are useless now), "if a child can potentially see someone who was assigned male at birth who is wearing women's clothes, it's considered sexual assault."

It's important to understand what's actually going on here, both because what's going on here is just plain terrifying, but also because there is this huge segment of the population who has this weird idea that people's rights only ever get better, there's just some weird arbitrary ratcheting where you have to take a number and get in line. Like, "hey, used to be only white men could vote, then eventually the Progress bar filled enough that we let white women start voting too. Then we had to wait for it to fill up again, hey, we're ending this whole segregation of black people thing. Gotta give it another 30 years or so to fill up, now hey, gay people can get married! Don't be impatient trans folks, you just need to stay in line and wait for it to fill again for your turn!"

That's not how anything has ever actually worked. It would frankly be absolutely insane if it actually did, but like, this is an idea people get in their heads because history textbooks really like to gloss over all the stuff that makes the country look pretty bad and promote this whole "stuff is just always getting better!" vibe. But no, sometimes, things just straight up get worse for people. Ten years ago I could go to the damn bathroom, I could have social media accounts, I could access all the medications I need to live, I could safely set foot in any given state in the country... at least if I kept some witnesses around at all times to verify I was not in fact hitting on my would-be murderer in any of the black states on this map.

The problem is NOT that with Trump in power, the pause button is getting hit on trans people climbing towards some state of finally getting to be regular people. We were (largely) already there, and there's been a huge push over the past decade to strip that away from us. And Trump plus the rest of the Republican party in general have made very specific promises to make that way worse real real soon, including several things that will straight up kill a ton of us.

Like, when I'm talking about losing access to necessary medical treatments, I'm not talking about "THE SURGERY" and magic pills that give you boobs or beards. A lot of trans people are trans because there's weird medical stuff that in addition to messing with what does and doesn't grow mess with things like whether your blood flows properly and whether various organs do what they should. Just one of those many things the average person doesn't know, because everything written about us is from deranged bigots making crap up.

#trans #transgender #politics #civil rights #education

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ndo4-42 · 2 months ago

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wait I haven’t played pikmin in a while is Louie the one who’s a menace to society and eats everything 💔

It seems like fanon Louie is quite mischaracterized, his character is usually summed up to “evil glutton”, so here i will do my best to talk about why louie is NOT a bad person nor a menace! now for the first part yes, he is DEFINITELY a glutton lol. even in his official description, “無口な新米ドライバールーイ出身星ホコタテ星無口で何を考えているかわからない、ホコタテ運送の新入社員。トラブルメーカーを体現する人物で、本能のままに行動する超ド級の食いしん坊。関係者田舎のババ趣味料理夢自由に暮らすこと” (translation notes:"a new quiet driver Louie Planet of origin-hocotate A new employee of Hocotate freight, he's quiet so it's hard to tell what he is thinking. The embodiment of a troublemaker. Huge glutton who acts on instinct. Relatives: nana from the countryside Hobbies: cooking Dreams: Living as he wishes)

In the official Pikmin personality test, if you get louie, you will receive this text: ルーイです。ちょっとコミュニケーションが苦手。なにを考えているかわからない、と他人から誤解されがち。自分の気持ちはもっと言葉にしたほうがいいかも？” translation: "your personality is,, louie. You're not very good at communicating. Others don't know what you're thinking and tend to misunderstand you. Maybe you should put your feelings into words more often?" misunderstood is exactly what he is ! and because he is so quiet, his actions repeatedly are mistaken for illintent. lets take a look at some of the testimonies given in Louies report from the nintendo website.

“moss’s testimony?” here louie says: Since she was alone, i took her in. I gave her food and she became attached to me” Doesnt sound so greedy does it?

Now for the fact that he stole juice from the koppaites, i rebute by saying Louie had no idea that this juice was meant to be the supply which would regenerate an entire planets food. Sure, he was an asshole for stealing the food, but he did not know he was dooming an entire planet, stating that would be a huge overstatement of his initial action. I present Case 3!

Translation: Steal food and escape!? It seems he had stolen food from the Koppaites ship without permission. He intended to give it to Olimar who had been captured by the plasm wraith though…”

Greedy,, He got it for Olimar because Olimar was captured! how can you say he is evil after that!

Next, lets take a look at nelles testimony: @pyrolysis111 hi, ur wife mentioned

Translation: I thanked him profusely afterwards, I'm not sure if he regretted his actions or not though..

Nelle thanks him here, because even though he had taken her, he was taking good care of her! Now there's an entire theory about Louie trying to mimic Olimar, who had told him that a leafling state is the safest state to be in on this planet, and took it literally. This is a theory I believe, and I'm pretty sure he wanted them as leaflings to also help him get food (lol), but that would mean he was trying to keep them alive, so that counts for something! and yes, he is a trouble maker. He caused a whole debt because of his inability to control his hunger after all. However, there is no ill intent. the first thing i'll tackle is a popular theory between some fans that say that Louie does not care for Olimar because of Pikmin 2’s ending. Here, i will pull a super cute log from 2009!

"Sometimes I wonder what it's all good for. I mean, Olimar is a nice enough fellow and all, but he just loves being in charge. I take this in my stride since our mission on the planet of the Pikmin is introducing me to so many wondrous creatures, from the super scary to the downright yummy! There is no way that Olimar could handle the job by himself and I reckon we actually make a pretty good team. Let's face it, there's no such thing as a proper partnership, I've done a bit of research into them lately, so I should know."

"Olimar and me, we're just good looking rebels thrown together to save the world... from a crippling debt brought about entirely by factors beyond my control. But, we've already got the thing that makes all of these duos special: we're great friends, and Olimar at least understands what's going on when he's told to 'press A', whatever that is. Maybe I'll ask Olimar about getting matching facial hair though."

I just don't see how people get the idea that Louie dislikes Olimar. he openly sees him as a friend. Lastly.. Just look how cute he is!

https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/report/11.html (info gotten from)

Thanks for the ask anon!

#ask box #rambles #pikmin #louie pikmin #lore dump #he is a glutton though LOL

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befuddledcinnamonroll · 2 years ago

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Top 10 Things I Love About the QL Tumblr Community 2023

I'm loving everyone's end of year lists, and decided to make up one of my own.

I haven't been on Tumblr for very long and was originally just lurking. 2023 marks the year where I finally started posting, after I read a take that made me feel compelled to come to a fictional character's defense. (Saengtai, my poor little blorbo).

So in commemoration of my first proper year of active tumblring, I present what I love about this community (in no particular order).

(Side note - Technically I know this is still primarily a BL community, but I like to say QL because I am trying to manifest more lesbians for us.)

1) The Gifmakers

Y'all are a good 70% of the reason I joined Tumblr in the first place. There are so many show moments that I want to relive, but without having to search through videos. Sometimes I want to appreciate the aesthetics. Sometimes I want to remember adorable or goofy moments. Sometimes I just want to see cute boys eating each other's faces. Our gifmakers give all of that to us, with the addition of so much creativity and style.

There's too many amazing ones to mention everyone, but I have to shout out @sparklyeyedhimbo, because the way your brain works makes me so happy.

2) The expertise

The other part of why I joined Tumblr was to learn more about what BLs were out there and what I might be missing. And holy hell. Y'all are putting in the work. Not only lists and resources for finding all kinds of QLs, like these fabulous monthly breakdowns by @gunsatthaphan, but also amazing posts that add additional context, like @absolutebl's incredibly helpful breakdown of Asian honorifics. There is so much research people do, for fun! And then they share it!

3) The meta analysis

I frickin love reading people's takes and analyses on series. I love learning, I love seeing perspectives from people with different cultural backgrounds to my own, it's all so fascinating! There's so much context we can miss due to our own privileges, or lack of knowing about various cultures, or due to whatever bubbles we've been living in. People here are just so smart, and nuanced, and willing to reflect and think about things, and also push back at each other, but generally with respect (except when you call out the dumb shit you see, usually on Twitter or TikTok, where people are being reductive and dumb about gender and sexuality).

And I've seen a few takes where people complain about analyses, and say that the director/production doesn't do everything deliberately, and we're all reading too much into it. To which I say, eh, lighten up. How people connect to and relate to media has relevance beyond what was intended. The point is we get to think and discuss and learn and grow. That doesn't happen if we don't analyze.

Special shout out here to @respectthepetty because colors mean things!

4) The wild theories

The other side of the analysis coin, the clown cars y'all drive around in with the wildest of theories. I have happily climbed into an occasional clown car, and usually I am utterly wrong (*cough* Saifah *cough*). But it's a super fun ride. I love seeing how people's brains work. I love it when y'all are wrong. I love it when y'all are right. It's beautiful.

5) Immediate acceptance

I am one of those people who knows that I have a lot of good qualities, and also, always kind of expect rejection. Blame the childhood bullies, I guess. Anyway, whenever I delve into a new space, I still feel like a total dork that no one will want to talk to. It's kind of a fraught way to move through the world, but I manage.

Anyway, I started posting my thoughts as they came up, and people are just totally cool with it. People even follow me sometimes. Even my silliest thoughts and dumbest jokes get at least a couple likes. It's so validating.

And my very silly joke about gay mafia in Kiseki has over 800 likes. I feel very seen.

6) Mutuals

I still kind of can't believe I have any. This ties in to the dork feeling above, but seriously - they are soooo cooooool. They're smart and awesome and funny, and they somehow find me worth following back, which is baffling yet wonderful. I want to squish their faces and give them many kisses (if they're into that kind of thing).

7) The self-exploration

I really appreciate how it's become more talked about how a lot of people are discovering queerness through BL, because that is so the case for me. I think it's both that I was in a bit of a hetero bubble before, and also that I'm evolving a bit as I age. I had figured out I was demi, and maybe a little bit gay, before getting in to BL, but being in this community, and seeing so many of you share so openly and freely, has made me realize it might be more than a little bit.

Either it was a new realization, or being around y'all has made me more gay. Win win, either way.

8) The weirdness

I'm weird. Y'all are weird. I love it.

9) The thirst

So many in this community are thirsty as fuck, and as someone who is in that same condition, I love that it's not just me. There are not many places where I can freely admit how horny I am as a part of my general existence.

Here? I could post about wanting to lick some random BL actor's face, and it would get a bunch of likes and some tags like #lickable, and it's just not remotely a big deal.

Also the gifmakers understand this, and give us beautiful cuts of our spicy scenes. They are genuinely too good for us.

10) The communal watching experience

There is absolutely nothing like watching along with people in the community. It is so worth the torture of having to wait week to week for new episodes. Seeing the show trend, watching the theories fly fast and furious, or the way everyone collectively loses their minds over particular moments. In a world that can feel very isolating, it's a very warm experience.

So there you go. Thank you all for being you. Here's to another year of QL shenanigans and losing our collective minds!

#bl community #ql community #bl series #ql series #thai bl

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cerastes · 1 year ago

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Do you think at some point early on in Arknights the intent was to be a buildup to a more critical look at Rhodes as more morally grey than it first appears? Because when I started the game I was so sure that's where it was going. Popukar probably being one of the first characters you get, the idea of SWEEP, the understanding I had at the time of darknights doctor and y'know, the villains being who they are. I just thought it would be more of a thing.

I don't think necessarily, I think the intent was always to posit Rhodes Island as "as good as you can get while still being a relatively major power but not quite as big or resourceful as a state". I do think it bears mentioning that child soldiers/children and teenagers with a job as a concept don't seem to really carry a stigma as they do in the real world: The only real times in which these are painted in negative lights are when the conditions or results of these decisions end up in something negative:

Popukar was clearly indentured labor at the lumberyard. The part that's condemned is that she was miserable and practically a slave, not really that she was working per se, and she's given a job by RI later after Kal'tsit personally gets her out of there.

Frostleaf's being a child soldier even before Rhodes Island isn't really all that condemned, the effects it had on her psyche is.

Absinthe, just orphaned, is made a Rhodes Island Operator. This notion isn't rejected or truly contested, no more than "maybe we can send her somewhere proper for care". Hell, all the Ursus kids also get made into Operators.

Even outside of this, we hire children frequently: Bubble, Suzuran, Shamare, you name it. Sure, each has a context, especially Shamare who is Fucking Haunted, but the matter of the fact is that Rhodes Island isn't just housing them, it's also showing no real qualms with them taking the Operator Testing Battery and, if they succeed, hiring them. It's mentioned several times that Rhodes Island has many non-combat roles -- Angelina used to be a Messenger for Rhodes Island before taking the Operator test, Orchid was offered a desk job at Rhodes Island initially, and Weedy was a Rhodes Island researcher who explicitly worked out and trained so she could pass the physical components of the test -- but there's no real turn of eyes when a child says mmmm yeah I'll do the Battlefield Supporter Battery please, thank you.

Amiya is, you know, the CEO of Rhodes Island, and that IS pointed out in a "damn, fucked up" way, but what's being lamented is not her having a job, it's her having a BIG difficult job. I think no one would bat an eye if Amiya was a regular Operator under Theresa instead (granted, because she's the owner's daughter, but even without that link).

These are some examples of in-universe logic regarding the whole child soldier and kid with a job. I'd wager it's because life expectancy in Terra is pretty damn low from what we've gathered: Armed conflict, crime, Catastrophes, Oripathy, there's plenty of ways to kick the bucket in Terra, much like it was in Ye Olde Ages in real life, which is coincidentally an era in which by 16 you already were an adult and were expected to start having adult responsibilities.

Pre-Amnesia Doctor was definitely not a stellar person but it's always understood that they weren't bad as much as broken: Scout put it best that it broke his heart to have seen this kind educator and fun, loving individual become a heartless tactician. Even when described this way, though, it wasn't like Doc became this Brooding Evil Mass, it's still mentioned plenty that they were pretty beloved by most people and a person they liked being friends with -- Ace, Scout, and Amiya all corroborate this, and in flashbacks, you have Theresa being pretty warm with Doc -- but if you were a footsoldier, Doctor was probably your worst nightmare because you were disposable -- W, Ines, Hoederer and Flamebringer can tell you as much -- so we had less a villain or a vile individual and more a broken individual who was remolded into someone that could withstand the immense psychological pressure that came with having their role. That's not to sanitize pre-amn Doctor, it's to echo the game's own words on them as per the characters in the setting that knew them from back then, and who held both positive and negative opinions on them.

Looking at all of these from an in-universe lens, they all have coherent in-universe explanations. I also think they would have foreshadowed any sort of Rhodes Island Insiduous Vileness with characters or actions by now: Less than stellar, antagonistic high command, dubious orders to do some vile stuff, other such things. The closest we get to this is Kal'tsit hating Doctor's guts, but also Kal'tsit is a really good person and her hatred of Doctor stems from her knowing them pre-amnesia, seeing how that happened, and what Doc did in those times, particularly one big event that's pretty lore relevant.

You may have noticed the elephant in the room [SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE NOT DONE WITH THE REUNION ARC YET]: I didn't address the enemy part yet. That's because that's the part that I still have some conflicted feelings over: The real enemy, in the end, isn't Reunion's ideals -- which are shared with Rhodes Island -- but rather it's what Reunion has become, a false flag operation for the Ursus Empire to justify a war. On one hand, I like that, on the other, I do think it's something that should've been more graciously hinted at in the very early chapters, because in those very early chapters, you REALLY are rent-a-cops in essence, putting down the people you set out to help. Of course, it's not that simple and there's a nuance as to why and the business dealings and all that, but given the relative simplicity and pace of the early chapters, it really is easy to see it come across that way.

It does, however, ring consistent with what we were previously talking about, though: The essence of, more than the act or thing in itself. Or, in other words, in Terra, the onus of things seem to be placed on the result or context surrounding something more than that something in itself: Child soldiers are fine, unhappy and in-risk child soldiers are not. Teenagers with jobs are fine, teenagers with huge stressful jobs way out of their league are not. Revolutionary movements are fine, revolutionary movements with civilian casualties are not. And so on. There is DEFINITELY commentary that can be had about this, mind you, but that can be for another post in another blog.

With this in mind, I go back to what was first said in this post, I think the idea was always to posit Rhodes Island as "as good as you can get while still being a relatively major power but not quite as big or resourceful as a state".

#arknights

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thefirstknife · 1 year ago

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Hi! I was wondering if you could explain the lore surrounding Saint and how he says he looked up to us? That whole time fuckery always confused me + the Vex apparently made him a tomb? What was that about? I really just have no idea what happened in Season of Dawn

Yes!

So, we should start with Osiris being exiled from the City (some time around the Twilight Gap, unclear when exactly, but vaguely at that time). Osiris packed his stuff and left to go do his research in peace; he went to Mercury for the Infinite Forest.

This upset Saint a lot and he decided to go after him. He even left a letter for him which destroys me every time:

Ship's Final Log: Osiris. I hope whatever you find in this place is worth it. My recommendation to install you as Vanguard Commander was not a gesture to stroke your ego. It was an order to stay and help the City achieve all that it could. An order you refused to follow. News of my demise will no doubt reach you late. I can already see your response—the guilt that will follow, however fleeting. I thought you had changed after Six Fronts; that seeing your people on the brink of destruction and spared from death would be reward enough to stay. To fight. I'll fight in your stead one last time.

However, note the following at the end:

To my inspiration. Your final gift to me I now send back to you. It will be good to see you again.

This was very bizarre at the time because there was no context to this. While we knew some little bits and pieces of Saint's story before, it wasn't until Curse of Osiris that we got the proper introduction.

Fast forward, Saint entered the Forest after Osiris and got lost in there. He wandered a lot, fought the Vex, eventually got them so upset that the Vex put all of their resources into constructing a special Vex Mind that was capable of draining Saint's Light. When they succeeded, Saint died in the Forest. The Vex were so impressed that they came to respect him enough to make a tomb for him in the Forest:

Finding this tomb was a quest in Curse of Osiris: links to the full questline. When we got to the tomb, we took information from Saint's body and used it to forge his gun: Perfect Paradox. The lore on it is also very peculiar, addressing someone that Saint looked up to. Again, we could only speculate at the time because we didn't have the whole story, but it appeared there was some sort of weird shenanigans here that potentially involved us, the player. Important:

All I have left is this weapon. The Cryptarchs say you crafted it yourself, built it out of scraps and Light and sheer will, inside the Infinite Forge.

We did indeed do that. But how can Saint know that and why is he addressing us? We've never met him; he disappeared into the Forest long before we existed.

It would take 3 years for this to be resolved, in Season of Dawn. In Season of Dawn, Osiris revealed that following our discovery of Saint's tomb, he went to work on creating the Sundial. The sole purpose of the Sundial would be to essentially allow entry into Saint's personal timeline and past, to find him in the right moment, and save him from certain death. Osiris tried to do this himself and failed. For some reason, he could not find the right Saint in the right moment. He begrudgingly gave up and put the Sundial away.

When it was discovered by the Psions and used for their nefarious purposes, Osiris told us about this briefly and let us give it a shot to try and find Saint. He advised against it and deemed it "an impossible task." However, unknown to him (and us), we were the link needed to make this possible.

We went in there and we found the right Saint in the right moment. We found him desperately fighting against the Eliksni on Mercury in his personal past, during the Dark Age. We met up with him and helped him win. After that, we talked to him. Saint seemed super defeated and hopeless, but Ghost then told him about the future where people are safe and showed him a projection of the City from the future. We also gave him the Perfect Paradox. Our Ghost pulled our weapon that we made and gave it to Saint.

The Shotgun you crafted in the Infinite Forge is reacting to the Sundial! An onboard transponder is broadcasting coordinates: a path through the Sundial, crossing two time periods. The prophecy blueprint you used to create the Perfect Paradox must have included this broadcast.

This was the link between us and Saint that allowed us to use the Sundial to save him in a way Osiris could not. The gun is a bootstrap paradox: it exists "out of nowhere" basically. We give it to Saint in his past and we pick it up from his body in the future and then we take it back to the past and give it to him. Saint had information needed to craft it because we gave him the gun, but we only gave him the gun because he had it in the first place.

Saint takes the weapon and we leave him in his personal timeline, but to him, at the time, we're a hero who saved him and showed him a future where the City thrives and people are safe. He kept that hope with him and considered us someone who inspired him to do better and to fight. He could never explain who we were, because for everyone else we did not exist yet: Saint only met us because we showed up from the future to meet him.

We end up going back to the Sundial to find Saint again in the right time when he's found by the Vex Mind designed to drain his Light. Only this time he doesn't fight alone and we save him, essentially changing the course of time. Saint doesn't die; we save him and he's able to stay in the Forest until we can open it from the outside years later in the present day.

Saint never forgot about us and how we saved him and gave him the shotgun. He spent his life with us as an inspiration; someone who appeared out of nowhere and promised him that one day the City will be safe and people protected. It kept him going, even when nobody really understood what he was talking about. Osiris also mentions this when we finish the quest:

In his youth, he talked often about the Guardian who inspired him. I should have guessed it would be you.

Osiris I promise that it's okay that you couldn't guess that Saint was talking about a Guardian time travelling from the future.

I definitely recommend checking out both quests for this whole thing, they're really cool, especially the ones from Dawn because they're more expansive and also Saint is alive there. But the setup from Curse of Osiris is really neat because they heavily hinted at Saint coming back since then. Both the exotic ship and the shotgun itself have lore that clearly reference Saint having already met us, a plotline that we waited 3 years to resolve.

Hopefully that makes a bit more sense!

#destiny 2 #saint-14 #ask #long post

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rika-mmendmethings · 2 months ago

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Rika, did you get Sylus's new card? I'm foaming at the mouth over the dragon skeleton. Do you have any theories on who it is?

YESSS!!!! I PULLED IN LIKE 55 PULLS ON THE FIRST DAY!!!! Thank my luck, gods 🙏🏻

SPOILERS TO VALLEYDREAM BLOOM AND SYLUS' MYTH AHEAD!

I saw your ask @larailorelei and knew that I had to do a deeper dive into his lore to figure out who the dragon skeleton was. I instantly played the memory and paid detailed attention to everything in it. And from what I have deducted from all my research, I think that the dragon skeleton is Sylus' mother's.

Here's why it couldn't be Sylus' dragon-form skeleton:-

From the myth Beyond Cloudfall, we got to know that Sylus basically faded into dust after MC killed him. And while the skeleton being Sylus' is an excellent argument, it isn't possible because of this thing that I found in Valleydream Bloom.

Sylus says that a dragon that awaits its death goes to a flower-covered valley, away from its kin, and dies when flowers have bloomed out of every bone in its body. First of all, Sylus died in Taurus City and disintegrated right in front of MC, and this has been made very clear. But then again, Sylus knew of the dragon's curse and could've flown to a specific valley in Taurus city and died there but THEN AGAIN not possible because I think we've had enough knowledge that Sylus hasn't reincarnated because in his anecdotes, it's mentioned that Sylus has seen MC when she was a child so that squashes down the rumors of his rebirth and ultimately that Dragon Sylus left behind his skeleton.

Here's why it couldn't be MC's dragon-form skeleton:-

I think that the companion for Abysm Sovereign Sylus is often called Sorceress and is known among us Sylus girlies as Sorceress MC. She is not a dragon, just a human so I think it leans more towards being impossible of the dragon skeleton being hers. Also, MC was imprisoned (I'm not entirely sure, I have to go through the last part of the myth) after Dragon Sylus died, so she can't go anywhere except where she is caged.

HERE IS WHY I THINK THE DRAGON-FORM SKELETON IS SYLUS' MOTHER (or father but that possibility is lower):-

Everyone has seen that one speculation stating that the dragon skeleton is his mother's and the nest used to be baby Sylus' cradle. And believe me, I myself was questioning that until I read between all the gaps in Valleydream Bloom. The dragon skeleton being Sylus' mother's is the closest theory and here's why:

At the beginning of Valleydream Bloom, MC sees Sylus read a mythological book about dragons. She later finds out a few things after reading the same book.

The mythological book Sylus is reading is titled 'A Hidden Realm's Fragments: The Dragon's Vanished Kingdom'. It could be that Sylus is reading about his kin since he was the last fiend alive and had no proper idea (I think?) of dragons like him since they were all slain. MC mentions that he often reads history books so it's off-putting to see him read a mythological one. And I'd like to share that if one can't find what they are looking for in history, they tend to opt for mythological books because sometimes they just turn out to be true (I try to think that this mindset is what Sylus has while reading).

Secondly, when MC reads the book, she comes across the description of a place being alluded to dragon's existence. Also, let's not forget that what MC read isn't the entire book but probably a page or two because Sylus came back soon, and it'd take much longer to finish an entire book. And with this, I'm assuming that there are more places like this dragon skeleton valley where the remains of his kind's existence could be found.***( Coming back to this at the end)

NEXT, Tara tells MC that the castle had been abandoned for years but was bought recently by an anonymous buyer. Tara also says that it wouldn't serve as a tourist spot but could be a good place to hoard treasures. And what does treasure remind you of...? THAT'S RIGHT, DRAGON SYLUS (once again confirming that this man never underwent reincarnation since he still has his memories intact like Xavier, for example)

But the question is what is the supposed treasure in this castle? The skeleton is the only thing prominent here and mind you, Sylus is a bit of a self-loather so this once again reduces the possibility of the skeleton being his and increases the possibility of it being a loved ones'.

When MC asks Sylus what he was doing in the castle during the wanderer games, he never actually directly answers that if I remember correctly. Although it is stated here that he is the new owner of this castle and he never buys anything without a purpose. Also, it is mentioned by MC that Sylus might've had a hand in driving the Hunter's association to uncover the illegal activity because once it is cleared by the association, Sylus won't have any trouble in managing it. This is all canon in the memory, I forgot to take ss because I was salivating at my man, sry.

Sylus doesn't give a proper reason for buying the castle, but it can be guessed that it is probably because he's been trying to track all those locations in the book and keep it away from the world.

Moving on,

When MC first sees the dragon skeleton, she describes it as having become a cradle for the blooming flowers. A CRADLE!!!!! While this could be metaphorical as well, we all know Paperfold for long enough to be aware of hiding the LaDS myth spoilers in small metaphors like these. Once again, solidifying it being his mother's skeleton.

In the second photo here, MC says that she'll imagine a little dragon sleeping peacefully in his flower-covered lair and first of all, 🥺 and secondly, the little dragon could be hinting at baby Sylus resting in the small nest near his mother's remains which ISN'T abysm myth accurate. STAY WITH ME FAM, THINGS ARE GONNA GET JUICY NOW.

Sylus says that MC is probably envisioning that little dragon's dreams after viewing the scenery around (the flying flower petals). And we all KNOW about MC and her vivid but unreal dreams (I'm looking at the kiss that she imagined and I'm NOT ok). This, for me, heavily implies the fact that the dragon skeleton is his mother's. Also, Sylus seems to be speaking in affirmation that MC has been carried to this dragon's dreams which could mean that Sylus once dreamt of a time where he could rest by his mother's side in her makeshift nest 🥺🥺🥺 FCK INFOLD I'M SOBBING ON A CORPORATE FRIDAY

The last thing I'd like to shed light on is that as they make their way back to the castle a mysterious mist separates them from the world that they just saw. Sylus' powers are often described by MC as a red-black mist so could it be that the mist enveloping the valley is Sylus' powers hiding the dragon remains from the rest of the world?

If you read all of this, you can start to understand why I'm thinking of the dragon skeleton being his mother's.

But there's one reason why it also can't be his mother's skeleton:-

Sylus is said to be the last of his kind in the myth and that all the other dragons have been slain. This contradicts our theory that Sylus' mother came to rest in this valley as she awaited her end. BUT BUT BUT it could also be that Sylus' mother was brutally injured and escaped to this valley since she knew she was about to die. This could also be applied to the rest of his kin who could've fled to their valleys as their resting place which ultimately resulted in that place having dragon remains.***

ADDITIONAL THEORY***

Existence of more of Sylus' kin's remains:-

I want you all to remember the red asterisk marks I put above and reread that before coming back here. When MC reads the mythological book, we assume that she's only able to read a section of it considering that Sylus returns soon after and reading an entire collection of mythological stories of dragons would take longer. A Hidden Realm's Fragments: The Dragon's Vanished Kingdom': is the name of the book, and trust me, the title seems to speak a lot for itself. At the end of the memory: Valleydream Bloom, Sylus says that he'll take MC to all the rest of the worlds like this. WHICH could imply that there are more places in the world where the remains of 'a dragon's vanished kingdom' could be found. More places with the slain dragon remains of his kin. Once again, this is a theory with a lesser possibility since this is only possible if his kin escaped to their flower-covered valleys, injured due to the mortal's attacks and then took their last breaths there.

Conclusion:-

In my opinion, I strongly believe that the dragon skeleton is his mother's since it has more nods towards it than doubts. Though I am just another player with a wild mind, so feel free to share your view on this theory and add on to it.

#rika rambles 💬#love and deep space #l&ds sylus #lnds sylus #lads #lads sylus #qin che #sylus love and deepspace #love and deep space sylus #love and deepspace sylus #sylus #sylus qin #qin che love and deepspace #loveanddeepspace #love and deepspace mc #love and deepspace #valleydream bloom #beyond cloudfall #sylus myth

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variousqueerthings · 6 months ago

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rewatched the due south pilot again with someone new. gradually pspspspspspssss at everyone i know about this show.

but yeah, two scenes really stick out to me this time about ray in terms of core features in how i come at him:

the second time they meet: their first meeting did not go well, he thought fraser had ruined his case, he was generally quite done with Stuff (and later on of course we will learn more about why he's so run down), there's this stranger demanding his time, and oh- oops he's just insulted his dead father accidentally and, huh, this oddity of a person is taking it pretty well to be honest... the second time they meet is entirely on ray. he seeks fraser out having done research on the case, but first he apologises to him very sincerely for having said those words. that is the first, big thing that ray offers fraser (the next, of course, is giving over his entire life and soul to him, but i don't think he realised that in that moment...)

after he gets blown up and is lying in hospital: he apologises again, this time for screwing things up. we know by now that he had a bad relationship with his own five-years-dead father who never thought he was good enough, that he's struggling under his caseload at work, we've got a sense he isn't super respected there either, and although we've met his family which is actually very loving (if loud and argumentative) he's giving a sense of being pretty lost in the world at that point and nothing that happened before was his fault. he's been helping fraser, against his superior's wishes, done some good sleuthing/detective work, and saved fraser by putting himself in front of the explosion. and then he apologises

I feel like a lot of the time ray's thought about in terms of his abrasiveness with people generally, his shield against the world he's quick to assume the worst of people and doesn't let others in, but fraser neatly bypasses those walls. on purpose? by accident? bit of both? i think he does sincerely See more to ray in their first scene, the "like you, he is pretending to be someone he's not" line feels like it's talking about more than just ray having been undercover in the previous scene, and because he's fraser he never belittles or mocks or gets aggressive about ray's behaviours throughout their first meeting, which probably also draws him in on top of the need to Make Things Right

i think beneath some of the goofier stuff (which, honestly, i dont think theres thaaat much of, but id have to do a proper count and parallel how many times he's there as "comic relief" vs when fraser is, and also times where ray is shown to be extremely competent which is often -- maybe i'd wish for more dramatic episodes for him but that's more to do with how good marciano's acting is than a real disservice done to ray himself) and the more petulant/childish manifestations of insecurities (it's hard being friends with a Saint, as he puts it very fairly in my opinion, although i also think that line partially relates to some other stuff he'd said about Fraser Please Taking Better Care Of Himself throughout the whole season) there's this ray, and that core is quite obvious pretty much from the get-go

a ray who meets sincerity with sincerity and takes fraser in with honestly barely any prompting at all on fraser's part. a man who maybe was desperate for something/one to believe in, who isn't super macho about admitting fault, and then -- in the hospital scene -- a man who's so used to thinking of himself as a screw-up to the point that he'll apologise for getting blown up to save fraser

there's a lot ray gives fraser. for one thing, fraser would be dead multiple times over without him. but ray Needed him to appear in his life in order to get through the damn day. he saw some storybook larger-than-life weirdo and grabbed hold of him immediately and then realised that the rest of the world seemed to want to eat said weirdo alive and pretty much said over my dead body and he's done pretty well living up to that

did, though, very much appreciated fraser finally properly telling him in red white or blue how much he means to him and how valued he is, because ray doesn't always see it. (funnily enough, they had another bomb threatening to detonate at the time. almost a full circle)

two scenes in which ray says sorry, one in which he was right to do so and one in which he was wrong. there's more to it, but that's the... Thing im thinking about

#ray vecchio #due south #due south meta

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blah993 · 4 months ago

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First writing post on Tumblr! This is just a little thing I've been messing with. I love the BvZ series. It's a little bit of angst but I hope you enjoy it.

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Preface: This is NOT CANNON this is based purely on my own head cannoned version of Karmor. This is an idea of a will-like letter that would have around if Karmor had decent amount of prep time to get his affairs in order and set precautions and insurances to aid the BvZ crew.

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Title: In case I don't see you

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Hello,

If you are reading this I'm most likely either incapacitated, missing or dead. I don't quite know how this all will go down. If this goes well I'm hoping I can be able to come back home but based on personal experience it very likely won't. So in that case I'm leaving this as a way to say my last words to all of you.

Doc, you have been a great friend to me and helped me become able to keep track and communicate with my progress with an ease I would have not done without you. I don't think I can truly express how much that means to me. There is a recent letter of recommendation in the envelope accompanying this letter in which is an opportunity to become reinstated in the medical field along with it is a starter grant to help with any expenses along the way. Along with all the notes and research I have taken while in your company. I know it's not much but I hope it is a start in you being able to help in a more official capacity. Keep doing what you do and I know you'll do great things.

Albus, you are one of the bravest people I know of. You care about so much even if you never let it show. You are a good man and a great friend please never forget that. It has truly been an honor to know you. I have been able to secure an already sent record of an approved report of your return to a private recipient with ample evidence. Think of it as my way to make amends. However If there's anything I want you to take one thing away from this and it sounds more simple than it is. I want you to believe in yourself. Believe in your capabilities and what you can achieve even if it seems impossible. If you can do that and truly in your core have faith in yourself, I truly believe you can do anything.

Hipswitch, you have come to mean a lot of different things to me seemingly all at once. A friend, a mentor. But to be specific you have come to mean far more than anyone I can and possibly will remember. You are the reason I lived through day one in this world I found myself in. You are my hope, my peace and most importantly my love. I have a feeling you didn't quite know and It feels cruel to put this here in what could very well be my last words. Yet it would be crueler to not include this into it. I love you and I have almost at the very start of this crazy journey we've had together. You have given me more than I could ever return in kind. The rest of the contents excluding Doc's letter and notes are yours. You have a good heart who deserves to be loved and cared for even if it isn't with me. I truly hope you find all that you want out of life, My Starlight.

I know that it has been a wild turn of events which with how this all ends will most likely lead to more of them. And I know I might not be there to help with the aftermath of everything but I also know and trust that you will have each other. I have done all I can in a material way to ensure that this change,if any, will be as smooth as possible. I hope this becomes more of a see you later than a proper farewell. However, I have to prepare for the worst. I hope to see you again in this life or perhaps the next one.

Live well my friends,

Karmor

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#bvz #writing #fanfic #goodboyaudios #bastards vs zombies #gba karmor

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someonepleasegivemechocklate · 2 months ago

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People who dare to say there is no proof linking Pakistan to the Pahalgam attacks. Are you a dumb fucking moron. Do you not have basic research skills? Does it kill you to check the relationship between two countries you've never even given the TIME OF THE FUCKING DAY TO THINK ABOUT UNLESS YOU'RE MOCKING THEIR CULTURE OR MAKING JOKES ABOUT THEM? Pakistan (Government, at least) has ALWAYS been hostile towards India. Since Day. Fucking. One. They attacked us first IN EVERY WAR from the birth of our two countries to TODAY. EVERY TIME. In 1947, in 1965, in 1981, Kargil, Uri, Pulawama, and NOW. EVERY. FUCKING. TIME. They've been linked to 26/11 attacks, to the Kandhar highjacking, to the Parliament Attack and numerous more. Like come on man, this country HOUSES Osama Motherfucking Bin Laden for years. Like are you fucking kidding me? WHO ELSE ATTACKED US? IN KASHMIR? We've had to send men to die on the borders every time. You know, this country isn't even a fucking a normal country. It's a Rogue State. And the civilians suffer under the leadership of the army. Even THEY have to be tired of this bullshit. I mean, they're suffering economically under the strain of army rule and the army's exploiting the nation every day and causing these problems. Pakistan has caused wars which India has had to deal with it. It regularly subjugated Balochistan's freedom movement AND I don't recall INDIA being the one causing a MOTHERFUCKING GENOCIDE IN BANGLADESH WHICH INDIA ENDED. We didn't start this shit. Pakistan always does. And always fucking will. Until the military rule ends and they don't have a proper democracy and stability which can maintain peace between these two countrues, well, India will put it's self-interests first.

#pakistan #india #anti-pakistan

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formerlycookierunauprompts · 1 year ago

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AU Ficlet(it's more of a whole fic really) #3 - 250 Follower Special 💔

LOG - #025 A new employee has come to work for the corporation, interestingly enough the witches actually gave her a name. Yet, she hasn't disclosed what it is to us yet so we've simply dubbed her 'Marshmallow Fluff Cookie', since her hair is made out of the stuff. I, personally, find her rather interesting. Why would the witches give her a proper name? Especially one of their own kind. I'll have to put in a request to the manager to have her work with the less... dangerous abnormalities so I can proceed with a study of her. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #037 A much more personal log than my previous entries, but it relates to my studies of Marshmallow Fluff Cookie so I suppose that I can spare to keep this. Notably, she seems to be a lot more capable than I and my fellow team managers thought. In the last few days she's been producing majorly good work results out of all the works she's been assigned to. It can be noted that she dislikes having to work with Tear of the Witches, I don't know why but I hypothesize that she may have a... distaste for the witches. I asked her what she thought of our creators, she claimed to not really have an opinion on whether she liked them or not. I decided to change the subject and we ended up talking for a while until the manager sent her off to do a work process with Parade of Smiles. Yet, during our conversation I could tell that she was withholding something from me. Just who are you really, Marshmallow Fluff Cookie? - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #042 She's finally told me her real name, 'Mackenzie'. Though she prefers that I just call her 'Kenzie' instead, it rolls off the tongue a lot nicer. I fear that I might be becoming rather... attached to her. I can't exactly help it, she's like a nice little puzzle that fits in my hands yet refuses to let me solve it. I simply cannot let anything unfortunate happen to her before my studies of her are over. I'm sure that things will return to normal once my curiosity is sated. Fragment of the Stars breached today, I finally got to bare witness to Kenzie in action. To put it simply... I was certainly intrigued. Surely this is just a mere fascination, it will pass. I hope it does. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #051 I believe that Kenzie may be suffering from Distortion Disease. I could tell when her sanity got low, I could see eyes ( not Cookie Eyes mind you) peeking through her dough. I fear that if I don't hurry with my research into reversing the disease's effects that she may turn into one of the many abnormalities held within the facility. As far as I know, she hasn't had contact with a Soul Jam like myself and my fellow team manager's considering that we use ours almost daily. Our Soul Jam contains distortion within them, it's what gives me my strings and ability to levitate. We all knew that there was a chance that we would become abnormalities when we were selected to wield them, yet we took that risk. All roaming causes of Distortion Disease that we know of have been contained, so how did Kenzie contact it? I suppose it doesn't matter at the moment, I'll have to focus on supressing her symptoms should they appear. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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" Blu?" He quickly snaps himself up from his log book, turning to face the pink haired cookie standing in the doorway. They'd gotten friendly over the past few weeks, maybe even months that they've spent working together in the corporation. He couldn't say that he hated her company, because it simply wasn't true. He could feel his soul jam thrum from where it was placed on his chest, it was almost like his heart in a sense, working to keep him alive and... mostly sane. It liked that nickname, and so did he. " Ah! Kenzie." He mused with a bit of an embarrassed smile. " What are you doing here today? I thought that the Manager wanted you to work in the Control Department." " Oh, they assigned me to work on Dream of the Moonlit Sea." She hummed, propping herself up on the table of the break room within the Information department. " Though... you could probably tell from the tear-streaks in my dough." She hummed, pointing at her face. Ah, right, Dream of the Moonlit Sea almost always caused employee's working on it to cry during the work process. And yet... he could tell that this was only somewhat true. There was something being withheld from him, something that she wasn't saying. But what could it be? She's such a mystery, he can't wait until she let's him solve her. But what happens after that? He doubts that he could just... go back to normal. Not with the way his small cookie heart beats in his chest whenever he thinks of her, is he becoming obsessed? Falling in love with someone who could die any day? What a foolish decision. So call him a fool then.

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LOG - #078 Eheheheh... The Manager was quite foolish today. Sending Kenzie in to use Creation Machine when they knew it would yield a bad, terrible and horrible result. Treating her like the rest of the rather expendable employee's when she's so much more... So, I did what I had to~! I had him terminated... immediately. Do I feel any regret about that? Hah! Not a single shred. They were such a fool anyways. - Shadow Milk Cookie That's not my name. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie.

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LOG - #079 In regards to the previous log... I believe that I may have temporarily lost myself and succumbed to the powers of my Soul Jam for a brief moment last night. Do I regret what I did? ... I still don't, that concerns me. I thought that I'd feel the slightest bit of remorse but... there was nothing. A new Manager came in to replace the old one, I have no idea how the corporation found one so quickly and yet I don't want to ask. Though this new Manager seems more... competent than our previous one. Kenzie appears to be doing better today after last night. My research, however, doesn't seem to making much progress... Hopefully it yields some results soon. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie.

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LOG - #099 I'm not exactly sure how to describe what happened today. For starters, Kenzie seemed a lot more... panicked than usual. And by that I mean she was actually panicking about something. She wasn't fit to work with any of the abnormalities so I kept her with me and notified the manager. Her condition is worsening, and I fear that I won't be able to save her before the distortion takes hold. I've learnt... quite a bit about her as well. For instance, I know why the witches gave her specific name of their own. She's said (albeit during her maddened rambling in her panicked state) that she's supposed to be dead, so it's entirely possible that she has the soul of a witch within her... one that was supposed to have passed on to the afterlife. I believe that that may be the source of her variant of distortion disease. Walpurgis Night is approaching, and I fear that something horrible may happen when it comes. Something always goes wrong, horribly wrong upon Walpurgis Night. Perhaps it's a curse from the witches for the hubris of Cookiekind. I just hope that I can keep her safe through it. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #101 I was right. Why did I have to be right? The worst possible thing happened and I couldn't even prevent it. I hate this. I'm so sorry. ... That's all it says, it appears that Blueberry Milkshake didn't sign off on this one. It looks like the pages are stained with tears.

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LOG - #104 I think I'm going insane, I keep on seeing glimpses of her and yet I know that she's not here anymore. Not like that, not as a Cookie. I still can't bring myself to go see her, what she has become. But I know I'll have to face her one day, I can't run forever. - Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #115 It's not her, none of them are her. They may look like her, but they aren't her. They're only forged from her fleeting feelings, yet it hurts to see them being viewed as expendable. It's like seeing her die over, and over, and over and over and over again. We're up to Kenzie-14 now, as the manager says. I don't know why they keep getting us to use her over and over again just to get more employees. I almost feel sick whenever I look into their hollow eyes. The voice telling me to let go of myself is getting louder and louder, I don't think it wants to shut up anymore. Burning Spice and Eternal Sugar have already succumbed to their own distortion, I'd follow them if it wasn't for Silent Salt and Mystic Flour's support. -Blueberry Milkshake Cookie

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LOG - #125 They're all gone, I'm the only Team Manager left. Burning Spice, Eternal Sugar, Mystic Flour, Silent Salt... All of them. There isn't really any point in holding back anymore, is there? This will be the last time I use this log. It may even be the last time anyone reads it~! I'll be destroying this facility, it's nothing more than a seal to prevent me and my comrades from causing chaos within the real world. From this day forth, all of us will be set free. Do I really care what happens to the employee's here? Nah, not one eeny weeny little bit! Not anymore, I guess. Well, it's been rather entertaining to be here. Observing tragedy and comedy... mostly tragedy, but I digress, it was entertainment nonetheless. May the witches burn in the oven for forsaking us all. - Blueberry Milkshake- Hmm, that doesn't feel right anymore. - Shadow Milk Cookie The page is littered with doodles of eyes in blue pen.

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ABNORMALITY FILE Beast of Deceit B-01-05 - ALEPH Observation level - I The Abnormality that caused the Breach of [REDACTED DATE]. Some say that B-01-05 used to be a Team Manager at the Corporation, though it isn't certain. Though it is certain that this being, like the rest of the Beasts, came from the corruption of Soul Jam. Since that fateful breach of every abnormality in the facility, we have worked hard to re-contain all of them. One-by-one we will contain them all again. Though, as of [date], we have managed to wrangle it into a containment cell. The beast seems complacent for now, we'll be sending Kenzie-25 in to work on it soon as she is one of our more capable employees(probably because she comes from T-01-34).

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ABNORMALITY FILE Selfish Heart T-01-34 - ZAYIN (?) Observation Level - III Attack Type - ??? E-BOX output - 25 Qliphoth Counter - 3 / Non-escaping entity Managerial Tips 1 When the work result was bad, the Qliphoth counter lowered with a high probability Managerial Tips 2 The above happened when Repression work was performed on the abnormality. Managerial Tips 3 When a good or normal work result was achieved, Selfish Heart would produce a clone of [redacted]. These clones are useful employees, but abnormalities class HE and lower will produce less positive E-boxes when working with these clones due to feeling threatened. Managerial Tips 4 When the Qliphoth Counter dropped to zero, a random clone would be sent into a panic. All employees adjacent to the clone will also go into a panic. Managerial Tips 5 The Qliphoth Counter lowered whenever three or more abnormalities breached at the same time. Managerial Tips 6 *Locked* Managerial Tips 7 *Locked* Work Favor List Instinct I - Common II - Common III - Common IV - Common V - Common Insight I - Common II - Common III - Common IV - Common V - Common Attachment I - High II - High III - High IV - High V - Very High Repression I - Low II - Low III - Low IV - Low V - Low (technically this should be locked but I'm putting it down anyways because silly) E.G.O. Equipment E.G.O. Gift ; Fragment of Self Effect : Increases all stats by +5 Drop Chance : 0.01% E.G.O. Suit Fragment of Self Grade : ALEPH Cost : 100 Eboxes Red DEF : Normal (1.0) White DEF : Resistant (0.4) Black DEF : Endured (0.5) Pale DEF : Resistant (0.3) Max Amount : 1 Requirements : Agent Level 5, Attachment Level 5 E.G.O. Weapon Fragment of Self Grade : ALEPH Cost : 250 Damage : PALE 20-24 Attack Speed : Fast Range : Medium Max Amount : 1 Requirements : Agent Level 5, Attachment Level 5

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It seems that they've fortified the containment cells since he's last been here, a shame, truly. Oh how he'd love to roam about, but alas, he had to be a good boy and stay put. Not that he had any choice in the manner. He glances at the jam stain on the floor, oh yeah, he'd gotten a bit too excited the last time an employee came to do work with him. He ripped them apart, but he did piece them back together as a new puppet for his collection. Maybe he gnawed on a piece or two but only because he'd been so bored prior to the entertainment they provided him. He hears the door open, oho? The manager was sending in another employee so soon? They must be rather desperate. He looked up from the floor, his collection of shadowy tendrils twitching with excitement at he looked at his new... prey? "... Oh?" He muses, standing up from his reclined position. He eyed the employee with intrigue, though just calling her an employee wouldn't do her justice. Calling her a clone would fit better, yet it somewhat feels like an insult at the same time. He can see something in her eyes after all, something that isn't hollow like that in the eyes of her fellow kin. This Kenzie-clone may be the closest thing he's seen to a person out of all of them. " Why hello there my dear!" He chirped with a small bow, and after a few seconds he almost immediately bounced up to her. " What's an interesting creature like you doing in a place such as this? Let me get a closer look at you..." He hummed, letting two shadowy hands hold the clone's face as he pulled them in for a closer look. " Wh- Oi! Stop that." The clone hissed, oh she was certainly a lot more lively of a character as well! Closer to Kenzie's personality than just a feeling attached to a memory of some kind. She batted away the hands, an action which he found rather interesting. " Aw, afraid of a little bit of touch, little cookie?" He teased, to which Kenzie-whatevernumberthisonewas deadpanned. " Don't call me little, I'm literally taller than you." She said with a twinge of maybe annoyance? Well, she was certainly a lot more like Kenzie than the others had been. " Either way, I'm supposed to be working-" " Do you have to?" He said in a bit of a whiny tone, tilting his head a bit too much to the side. " Hey, why don't we do something interesting instead? Wouldn't that be more fun?" " And what would your definition of 'fun' be?" She asked, his mood instantly brightened to her surprise. " Hmm..." He pondered, though it didn't take long for an idea to come to mind. " How about releasing a few abnormalities? It'd be funny seeing them chase some clerks around." He suggested, a grin stretching across his features. " And I suppose that you want me to release a WAW level Abnormality or two?" She asked, to which he gave an eager nod. " Not happening." She immediately shut down the notion, causing him to crumple to the floor in a sulking manner. " Aw boo, you're no fun Kenzie." He whined, dropping to the floor and letting his shadows catch him. They curled around his limbs, subjected to the will of their master, with one wiping at the crocodile tears forming in his eyes. " It's... Kenzie-25." " Kenzie." He insisted, looking up from the floor. There was a silence between the two cookie in the room, but could they even be counted as cookies anymore? He was a beast, and she was a clone. Could that make the answer any more obvious? Maybe not. Kenzie was the first to speak up again. " Well, if you're going to insist..." She murmured, looking away from his sharp gaze. " I'd assume there's something you want me to call you by?" She asked, turning back to him. " Ah! How could I have forgotten to introduce myself properly?" He stood up with a bounce, feigning shock. " Well, your wait is over. You're face to face with the world's best playwright, poet, director, actor, clown... Everyone's most beloved trickster!" He bowed, tilting his head back up solely to look into Kenzie's eyes. " ... Shadow Milk Cookie!"

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Hoo boy that was long. Anyways, welcome to the Lobotomy Corperation Cookie Run AU! Am I really properly introducing a new AU for my 250 special alongside the competition? YES!! Mainly because this is my brain child and I love and it's full of angst.

Quick disclaimer i only play lobotomy corp for the gameplay and I don't know too much of the lore so some stuff here may be a bit inaccurate by mistake. But some stuff is on purpose.

#cookie run #cookie run kingdom #cookie run au #crk #cr kingdom #shadow milk cookie #beast yeast #shadow milk cookie x reader #technically #since it involves my self insert but you can just swap out the name(+more) if you want it to be x reader(at least in a fem way)#I wont tag the cookies that make appearances as anomalies here. you can figure out who they are for yourselves

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am-i-the-asshole-official · 2 years ago

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AITA for breaking up with someone over fishkeeping and cat food? I know how the title sounds but hear me out. This happened a couple years ago and I'm still friends with the people this happened with but it still weighs on me. So I have always been kind of militant about husbandry when it comes to the animals I keep(autistic, it' a special interest) and I don't really like to deal with people who don't take caring for living creatures they willingly bring into their home seriously. I sold a fish tank to my, then, partner J who wanted to get into fish keeping. J and D, our other partner, lived together. After taking the tank home and cleaning it up we were throwing around ideas for what to put in it. It wasn't too big but also not small, but he kept throwing out species that would far outgrow the tank or species that would fight and kill each other. Every time I shot these species down J took it well, realizing the space was either too small or they would die and didn't want the fish in improper conditions but D kept telling me not to "squash his creativity" and he could "do whatever as long as it made him happy". At this I obviously hopped on my soapbox about how it's our duty as animal owners to give the animals we keep proper conditions and D went absolutely off on me and mentioned how I care "too much" about how other people keep their animals and had always made her feel bad about how she feeds her cats and now I was doing this. For context my cat eats a raw diet. I did a lot of research and talked to my vet and he's doing wonderfully while one of her cats is extremely overweight to the point he waddles instead of walking and the other two are getting there as well, both of which I've brought up concerns about but I have NEVER shamed the way she fed her animals. She had been interested in the interest I had taken and had ASKED for better quality food recommendations, so I gave them, but NEVER told her she had to feed them a certain way. A majority of our conversations were just me info-dumping and her being happy to listen and ask questions occasionally. Anyway J kind of backed out of the conversation at this and D and I went back and forth a bit before D finally said "I don't think this relationship is going to work out if you won't let this go"(This being I have pointed out one of her cats is grossly overweight a couple times and it's extremely unhealthy, especially since he's aging now) so I said "Yeah I think so too. This is something I clearly care a lot about and I'm not going to be with someone who puts their own or their partner's feelings over the well-being of the animals they are responsible for"(referencing when she said a few times when talking about the fish that it was okay if the fish killed each other or died from improper conditions as long as J was happy with how the tank looked and "it's not like we're putting kittens in with sharks, they're Just Fish") and we broke up there and then. Since then we've still stayed close friends after a short break from each other(I'm actually her Man of Honor in her upcoming wedding to J!) and she's actually made moves to better the quality of the food she buys her cats and is working on getting her obese cat's weight down and J's fish tank hobby is going very well(with proper keeping standards!!). But the situation at the time still weighs on me and even though we're genuinely too busy with work and life to make a relationship work anymore anyway and that was also a factor of the breakup.... AITA for beginning a breakup over animal husbandry?

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

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Hi! I just read through your post defending Logan (I reblogged it with a kinda-long addition haha) and I just wanted to say thank you for putting that out there. I hadn't done all the research or known any of the specifics, I just knew about his insane ability and potential. I love that you said you'd defend him with your life, because I feel the exact same way. I feel like there's so much power in your post, if that makes sense... it's one thing to see reblogs of logan videos with captions saying "how could you hate him 😢" and stuff (which no hate to anyone who does, I'm guilty of doing this too and I don't think there's anything wrong with it!!) But I just think it's so special and so important that you actually went out of your way to do the research, learn the info, and share and demonstrate just how remarkable he really is.

I'm sorry this ended up being so long!! All this to say, truly thank you so much for defending him, and honestly I'd love to be your friend because you seem like such an amazing person and I need more LS2 defender friends 😅

I hope you have a great day 🫶🏻

hi !! thank you so much for your kind words , this was so lovely to read in response to my logan post 🥹 i genuinely did not expect it to gain as much traction as it did , i was just upset one day and decided i needed to write that post about him so that others can gain some perspective on him and his situation . and i fully agree about what you said concerning reblogs of logan videos !! yes i agree , there's nothing wrong with reblogging videos / photos of him and captioning them "how could you hate him :(" because i , too , have done the same ! but not everything knows the full scope and extent of his career and talent capabilities , hence the need for further explanation on why we could never hate him . logan haters see posts about logan with captions like "how could you hate him :(" and don't get an explanation for why he's better than everyone thinks . often times , they end up thinking we just love him because he's cute and has a good personality -- which he does , and i love that about him !! but there's more to him than just those things , and understanding WHY he's a good driver and WHY we love him outside of the surface level version of him we've seen thus far in f1 is so so so important .

and it becomes especially important when logan haters only see his career in f1 so far and don't see the little wins he's had along the way . they focus solely on his crashes , the "destructor's championship" , and how alex is doing in comparison to him . they seem to forget that alex has been in formula 1 longer than logan . they seem to forget the hardships that alex had -- must i remind us of his redbull years ?? they seem to forget that alex has had more time to develop his skill and become a better driver than logan . and it's such a frustrating thing , because logan is then immediately credited as a "bad driver" when he's nothing of the sort !! he just needs support from his team , the proper amount of experience before getting into f1 (though by now that's a little too late because of how quickly williams jumped him up to f1) , and he needs to be getting the same upgrades as his teammate ???? it's genuinely ridiculous that they're having him drive a car that's heavier and has outdated (2023 !!!) parts and expect him to do as well as his teammate who has a MUCH lighter car and new parts .

and no worries about your message being long !! i'm sorry that my response ended up being super long , too , haha -- i am just so so passionate about people knowing drivers' past before they jump to conclusions and hate on them . the drivers in f1 are there for a reason and they're the top 20 in the world . they were chosen for a reason . that means that logan sargeant was chosen for a reason , and they're treating him like crap currently . williams needs to shape up so that logan can start showing the most of his potential and show how good of a driver he is , rather than constantly being pushed out of a moving car onto the highway -- aka what they're doing to him now !!!

i would love to be your friend , too !! i love making new friends who love logan the same way i do , and who have the same interest in formula 1 as me !! just send me a dm :))

you have a wonderful day, too !! <3

#f1 #formula 1 #formula one #logan sargeant #williams racing #logan sargeant rants #logie bear #logie sargeant #logie sarge <3

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unsoundedcomic · 1 year ago

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What would make re-embodied Lady I so powerful? The way you described her in the ask (about her and Ruck) she sounds like she would (will?) be vastly more powerful than a Senet like Ruck or Shaensigin seem to be. Is she being granted some kind of additional power through this reincarnation? Is she just extra epic from training montages during her Khert imprisonment? Was she always some kind of ridiculous badass?

First Silver is the most powerful extant First Material. It is the most capacious and most khert-resistant. We've repeatedly seen what Cutter did with the stuff. He's laid cities to waste, murdered countless, and that's with a bunch of angry but kind of dumb ghosts powering it.

You get one of its proper owners back in the driver seat, one whose very will this substance was designed to extend, and you've got an extremely free agent with not only some of the most profound knowledge of this world, but the means to put it to whatever use she likes. The khert will not be able to check her, and nothing human will be able to get within range of her without losing their mind.

Generally when you find someone of this calibre imprisoned, it's because her aggressors were not able to destroy her. Otherwise they would have, right? Think about what this creature said she used to do. She claims she steered evolution itself. She was something far beyond Ruck or Shaensigin.

But there's a lot we don't know about Lady Ilganyag, or even about what the heck her kind (agib) was. Our heroes will have to do some research.

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monsieuroverlord · 7 months ago

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Initial Hellverine #1 Thoughts:

Lol, but no seriously, we're back, baby!

Solid premise, sets the stage for what's to come -- no major complaints from me so far.

Spoilers:

In summary, weird occult shit is going on and Akihiro is roped into dealing with it along with his own internal issues.

We open with Akihiro monologuing about his past -- how his mother died, Romulus, his adoptive family, etc. He's travelling as far as he can, moving from place to place, because he has nowhere else to go and doesn't trust himself enough to reach out to anyone he gives a damn about.

He stops at a gas station and stops a robbery there. Then, he ends up in Georgia, stopping a human trafficking truck, followed by ending up in a swamp in North Carolina.

Akihiro is having a bit of an existential crisis because a) he's not really alive at the moment b) what the fuck is his sorta life now? and c) the classic trauma response of feeling worthless (a.k.a. he's done some pretty messed up stuff in his past, does he really deserve to move forward?)

He then sees a ghost girl (Bagra-Ghul powers) and offers to help, while she leads him to their watery grave. Akihiro then finds the rest of the victims as Bagra-Ghul takes over and they beeline it for the culprit in the nearby cabin. Akihiro reflects on the feeling of relief he gets every time Bagra-Ghul takes over, like it needs a proper outlet.

After taking care of the murderer, Akihiro takes the time to properly bury each of the victims -- the girl buried surrounded by wild flowers (which I thought was a charming touch -- especially juxtaposed with Aki's thoughts here)

Now, we get a glimpse of what happens exactly after Bagra-Ghul "takes care of" its targets. Essentially eviscerating and mangling each corpse into some sort of demonic symbol.

Akihiro arrives in New York, at the Sanctum Sanctorum -- a.k.a. the home of Dr. Strange, for help. Before he could even knock, Dr. Strange opens the door, telling Akihiro his situation is fascinating. He doesn't have the power he used to, as he isn't Sorcerer Supreme anymore, but he is curious about Aki's predicament. (He's also a hot mess right now, but Aki's in no place to judge). Strange also threatens to destroy him if he tries anything.

Strange notes that Akihiro is an odd choice as a host, though Bagra-Ghul is parasitic. Grabbing a book, Strange questions what the demon does with its victims -- not just maiming, but sculpting some sort of horrific configurations. Then Strange asks to see one, and Akihiro gets pissed because he doesn't want to kill someone just to satisfy this weirdo's curiosity.

Using demon and/or Dr. Strange telepathy, Akihiro forces Strange to see the configurations horror sculptures for himself. Then Strange uses magic to knock Aki back, and tells him to never try that again.

From the mental link, Strange learns that the reformation Bagra-Ghul underwent by bonding with Logan wasn't quite accurate -- ancient forces at play and all that. Logan's good, but he ain't that good. And the demon is still a servant of Mephisto and there's a special plan already in motion. Dr. Strange likens the demon's fixation on evil to fertilizing a garden. If you want to grow evil, your garden bed's gotta be rich in nutrients to fuel that.

Strange then opens a portal to the North Pole (Akihiro's grave site) to investigate and put a stop to it. Otherwise, Strange will end Akihiro once and for all.

My thoughts:

Lots to digest here. Very exciting as we've only had crumbs from team books and guest appearances for quite some time.

I will preface this by saying I can hold a grudge and I'm still salty about Sabretooth War. I don't trust Percy yet, but it does seem like he actually did his research reading up on Akihiro for this series and I am slowly starting to be swayed.

In my opinion, this issue was excellent, long overdue for Akihiro, and well-deserving of a reread or two. (I feel like I need time to process everything in this book -- even the art has excellent touches, lol) I would say this was an impressive beginning and I hope the series keeps this energy.

Art is excellent and expressions and perspectives are awesome.

I mean, look at this (That perspective though):

And this:

(Great art all around)

It absolutely killed me that poor Aki can't catch a break. I mean, tried to sleep in a barn but that caught on fire. Then somehow managed to acquire a tent, but that also caught fire. My poor boy :(

(But sweet delicious angst-- it draws me in and tears at me).

I also like the introspection we get here. I very much enjoyed Aki's thoughts and internal struggles. It was something we sorely lacked throughout Krakoa and this feels like a much more natural progression of his character.

Dr. Strange straight up threatening and not trusting Akihiro was a nice touch. I haven't read too much Dr. Strange, but I'd say generally, it makes way more sense for him to be distrusting at the bare minimum. I mean, Krakoa aside, Aki was not a nice dude, lmao. He has to have a reputation amongst the super hero community, right?

No Aurora yet, but there's still plenty of time and I miss her. Hopefully we'll see her sooner rather than later!

Overall, an excellent start in my opinion, and I hope it continues.

#daken akihiro #akihiro #hellverine #wednesday spoilers #comic book spoilers

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