#wp: barbie

[pockyblush]

The Barbie poster meme with Xena characters. ~

[inklore]

— CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF LOVE.

let's pretend that i posted this on the real anniversary date (july 18th) and not a few weeks late ok. but i'm still shell shocked i honestly stayed around on here for this long, seeing as how i've been on this hellsite for over ten years maybe even longer, have left many blogs and sideblogs behind, but have stayed put on here for longer than it feels. even through all the craziness and friends gained and lost. i have not grown sick of this place and i know it's all because of my mutuals (and followers) aka the most beautiful, hilarious, talented souls anyone could ask to have on their side.

whether we are friends or have never spoken i love you, i adore you. thank you for making my time spent on here worth it even when times get tough and this little hobby of ours seems more like a stressful nine to five.

@deathmotif, @authurials, @theauthorvt, +annie — hey remember when we all met on wp and i started that silly little michael langdon gc on kik and it was a dozen of us in there but then it soon dwindled down to us five and kik was on the verge of imploding and we all moved over to snap and now we literally all talk every day, if not every other??! my day isn't complete without seeing one of you sending an unhinged video in the gc. IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS with you guys in my life and you know me better than anyone. i can tell you my darkest secrets, traumas, thoughts, and there's no judgment. it's literally the most healthy friend group ever. i'm forcing ya'll to dress up as barbie's for my bachelorette party, like you're stuck with me. barbie is serious. just as serious as my love is for each and every one of you. when i think about my life and future you guys are always in it. idk if we should thank cody fern or the antichrist or both. but whoever brought us together in this life i hope they do it in the next because life without y'all would suck.

@psychedelic-ink — you should already know how much i love you, but let me remind you, let me go on for ever and tell you how special you are to me ok. when i was balling my eyes out on the phone/discord you were there to listen to me be a blubbering mess, you were there to talk me down, to listen, to validate my feelings. when i need someone to be motivating and get shit done with me you're there. when i need to rant about something horny you're there to encourage the unhinged. our discord sleepovers are my favorite thing in the world. i'm still shocked when i think back to our casual messages on here turning into a friendship so close and tight that my man spent over $100 to send you a magazine (without question) because he knows how much you mean to me. you have my heart always!

@pedrito-friskito — i have the most vivid memory of me and sil talking about you on discord and how great you were and i was like um?? i wanna be friends with kay! so after we got off of the phone i messaged you and then before i knew it me, you, and sil were in a gc together and the rest is history. i love that you and i like to disappear without a word sometimes but always come back like lol sorry but here's this love and support and encouragement and let me just life update you but also make you horny with this thought, and sil just puts up with us and i love it. ily. i'm forever forcing you to write and publish every story you write because you're going to put sjm to shame with the beauty your brain comes up with.

@tom-whore-dleston — i know i'm the worst at replying but you never make me feel bad for it. you're like 'oh yeah her adhd brain will get back to this text in 2 to 3 business weeks it's ok', and i love you for it. but no seriously ily so much. you're the first person i think of when all i can think about is dick because i know you're thinking the same thing. i know you'll understand. every time i see you post on social media i'm like wtf?? why am i halfway across the states and not with the loml right now?? it's truly unfair because i know if we were together we'd be the most chaotic, loud, sluttiest duo ever. your talent always amazes me, your beauty makes me jealous. both of our partners better watch out because i'ma run away with you one day i swear!

@chaseadrian — the fact that we grew close in a fandom that i despise now and is more toxic than not and a beautiful friendship came out of it?? iconic. every time i think about you all i can think is 'they just seems like they have everything all together, their ideas, their graphics, their mind, the way they speak is like talking to that really cool english teacher' like lmao i cannot explain how much i want your vibe. i adore your vibe. i ADORE YOU.

@greenorangevioletgrass — as one of my first friends on this little blog of mine i feel like i need to do more than put into words how much i adore you, how grateful i am to call you a friend, to be a part of your presence on here. hearing your ideas, your living breathing fic-like life is serotonin to me. like please share in the sexy wealth bestie!

@sapphireplums — when i see you in my inbox i literally get this overjoyed feeling inside me like charity thought about me today?? took time out of her day to send me something?? i'm blessed. i hope you and your beautiful mind are thriving bestie because you're literally one of the nicest, softest, people i've met on here and i'm in your corner if you ever need me. to show you love and support. to continue to convince you that your themes will always be more superior than mine!!

@rae-gar-targaryen — if success and talent and beautiful prose (and face) was an olympic sport you would have won by now. you HAVE won. we may not talk as much as we used to but just know that i always am thinking about how you are, waiting patiently for you to bless us with more of your fics (even if it's a crumb i'm like a little mouse savoring it because hello?? emily henry who? she got nothing on you). as my lawyer i love knowing if i needed you you'd be there with a simple text, as my bestie, as someone i look up to, as someone who radiates elegance and something else i can't even put into words because that's literally how you leave me, speechless: never change and know i'm always here for you.

@allaboardthereadingrailroad, @littledemondani, @wroteclassicaly — the three of you were those 'big' accounts that always intimated me. i stood in the background reading your stuff and being like ok they're going to put me out of business and then being absolutely shook when you followed me, i felt like i made it. like this was what being on here was all about having the accounts you find the most talented and amazing, and who have wrote some of your fav fics, follow you. and we may not talk a lot but i cherish you guys so so very much. like even before i made this account, on my old accounts, i've always been your #1 fans!!

@kittyofalltrades, @namorwife, @yoditopascal — i may have all but died out and disappeared from the discord server, and we may not talk anymore, but some of my best memories are with you guys. the unhinged, the thirst, the games, the rantings, i've never been more entertained and chaotic and rowdy than i was with ya'll and i love it. i miss it. ya'll are still my favorite people, my loves, my besties. one day i will be horny over the same characters as ya'll again and you'll be annoyed with my thirst again.

@eupheme, @tripleyeeet, @wint3r-h3art, @ohcaptains, @celestianstars, @flordeamatista — if there were ever a group of beautiful people i constantly compare myself to because the way they write, the way their themes look, the way their fic layouts / set ups look, their graphics, their vibes, their talent, their so many damn things: it would be ya'll. like i'm constantly like how do i get on their level? like i know there's not levels on here and everyone is so uniquely special and amazing at what they write and do and make, but i'm always in the trenches of devoting and heart eyes over EVERYTHING ya'll post. ya'll are the cool art kids i want to hangout with but instead i'm screaming in cheer in the silent museum where your creations should be showcased.

@mothdruid, @moonlight-prose, @moondirti, @angrythingstarlight, @amywritesthings, @oncasette, @withahappyrefrain, @navybrat817, @bakerstreethound, @villenelle, @refined-by-fire, @ladylannisterxo, @emerald-chaos, @mxgyver, @foli-vora, @jettia, @moreofem, @bits-and-babs, @woodlandmouth, @fluffyprettykitty, @cocoamoonmalfoy, @galatially, @ladylannisterxo, @saintlike78, @buckys-estrella, @ghostlyfleur, @arctvrvs — through the two years of me being on here i have had the pleasure, the joy, of talking to each of you. whether that be screaming in asks, inboxs, discords, pms, where we were hyping each other up, sharing ideas, support, check ups, screaming over each others fics, whatever it may be. there has been love and support and every time i see ya'll in my notfis, reading my stuff, your thirst posts or rant posts or your rbs, i'm always grateful to see it. for it. to be a part of it. but most importantly i'm like: hello why are we not closer?? why do i not bombard them with my love?? annoy them with it so much so that they have no choice but to be my bestie and feel all the doormat love and support that i'm constantly feeling when i see their little icons and usernames. so this is me both saying i adore you, ily, we may not talk as much as i wished but i'm here supporting and loving everything you do and beware that i will annoy you with my love when you least expect it and soon you'll be wishing for me to get out of your pms. you have a friend in me, a supporter, a hyper, seriously i got lucky with y'all being my mutuals <3.

there's so many other babes that i'm missing but tumblr has a tag limit so i couldn't get everyone on this list but just know ily ily literally every single one of my mutuals is a gift from god to me. you put up with my posts and insanity, i have no choice but to give ya'll my whole ass heart!!!!

[luckhaver]

I finally saw Barbie for the first time. Was no one going to tell me that, metaphorically, the movie accidentally supported the patriarchy with its own metaphor?

Like, I’m not invalidating or criticizing the individual points they made during the movie. The social commentary Barbie made in each scene was on point and pretty great. The movie has a lot of fun and heart to it, too - it kept reminding me of Looney Tunes back in action. I watched it with a smile.

What’s driving me crazy though, is by the metaphor Barbie makes out loud in the movie, it completely invalidates its own point with its story structure! Let me explain before you think I’m off my rocker.

Barbieland is stated to be a mirror of the real world. In that, Barbieland is a historical and current matriarchy instead of a historical and current patriarchy. So for clarity, in each the real world and Barbieland, there is an In-Power (IP) group and a Without-Power (WP) group. Barbieland is actually implied to be slightly worse than the real world at the beginning of the movie, as it’s more akin to the 1950s housewives era. In that, the IP group has all the political, economic, and material wealth where the WP has nothing.

So far, so good. It’s an excellent commentary angle to explore. I’m on board.

Where the metaphor falls apart is that the WP group starts an uprising and movement for more rights. Since Barbieland is basically the 1950s, this movement can be immediately be paralleled to the feminist movement or the civil rights movement of the 60s/70s. And this is where Barbie fails: it paints Barbieland’s in-universe rights movement as a bad thing.

The IP group spends the rest of the movie tearing down the WP group’s progress. In the end, the IP group’s status quo is restored and the WP group is left once again without anything. And this painted as a good thing! In fact, the WP is now only allowed self-worth - not monetary, economic, or political worth. What’s worse, is that the WP group is no longer allowed external worth as a viable avenue either. If you imagine this group as any other real-life group, you can see the issue. They want the WP group to be content with their lot without complaints, find meaning in themselves and their community only, and basically be “not seen nor heard.”

And when the IP group is restored, this isn’t painted as a tongue-in-cheek reflection of the current off-balance of the real world. (Now, I’m not sure that was the original intent - as there are elements of that direction in dialogue.) The tone of the entire ending is victory, where the “rightful rulers return to the throne.” The movie unintentionally argues that it is morally correct for the IP group to stay in power and morally correct for the WP group to stay without.

Essentially, Barbie - by its own metaphor - validates any “-archy”s as good forms of world states. By saying the Barbieland matriarchy is valid, then by extension the real world patriarchy is valid, too.

Now, the movie didn’t HAVE to have made that choice. Instead, they could have torn down the matriarchy in Barbieland and created an equitable state where everyone was equal. Or, they could have had the same ending but painted it as NOT a good thing - instead, as something to be fixed. But rather than either of those options, they took the most insane route possible and said, “an oppressive state is a good ending and a good thing, actually.”

What drives me even more crazy is that I’m not reading into it. This is literally the metaphor that the film makes out loud many times.

I don’t want to come off as some right wing incel, here. Again, I thought the movie makes great individual and valid points. I just found that the writing was done in such a way that it unintentionally undermined itself.

I enjoyed it, though. I rate it 9/10.

[liliannasprereadmediathek]

Little Women (1994/2019) Part 3 is now LIVE

We’ve reached the final part of our trilogy on Little Women, and the time has come to say good-bye to the March sisters and co… But not before we’ve thoroughly discussed these adaptations one last time!

So join us once more as we examine how the two films treat their male love-interests, how Gerwig reimagines the concept of the ‘family’, and as we question who, or what, we should be directing our criticisms towards when we critique these movies.

Can Little Women be a ‘story for every generation’? Or is this the wrong question?

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📼 Preread text (Rowan Ellis, https://youtu.be/SMFll3aIbmo)

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📚 “Little Women” (1868, 1869) by Louisa May Alcott 🎞️ “Little Women” (1933) (dir. George Cukor, 📜 Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman) 🎞️ “Little Women” (1949) (dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 📜 Andrew Solt, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman) 🎞️ “Little Women” (1994) (dir. Gillian Armstrong, 📜 Robin Swicord) 🎞️ “Little Women” (2019) (dir. + 📜 Greta Gerwig) (https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/little-women-by-greta-gerwig.pdf) 📺 “Little Women” (2017) (dir. Vanessa Caswill,  📜 Heidi Thomas) (Masterpiece: PBS)

Secondary Sources:

📰 “Life Magazine: Little Women: A Story for Every Generation” (Meredith Corp., 2020)

📜 Amatonormativity (https://medium.com/the-science-scholar/opinion-amatonormativity-the-damaging-pedestal-of-romantic-love-d70cc0585b0f) 📜 Grady, Constance, “The power of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is that it doesn’t pretend its marriages are romantic” (https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/27/21037870/little-women-greta-gerwig-ending-jo-laurie-amy-bhaer) 📜Nicolaou, Elena, “Why Greta Gerwig's Little Women Movie Radically Changed the Book's Ending” (https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a30186941/little-women-ending/) 📜 Mendelson, Scott, “Box Office: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Tops $100M” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/02/06/box-office-little-women-tops-100-million-greta-gerwig-saoirse-ronan-florence-pugh-oscars/) 📼 “Little Women: Laurie & Jo” (https://youtu.be/osdVRusNGgg) 🎞️ “Divergent” (2014) (dir. Neil Burger, 📜 Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor) 📼 “Greta Gerwig, Representation, and the Universal Girl” (https://youtu.be/0p-cBSqIDbQ) 📼 “Why Neurodivergent People Relate to Jo March” (https://youtu.be/x-j5XK1wpyo) 📼 “How I Wrote Little Women — Greta Gerwig's Writing Advice” (https://youtu.be/vG906HuUz38)

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[bonniebird]

Timothée Chalamet was in Barbie he played Allan (Preg Midge's husband) but couldn't be featured on screen because he and all the other versions of Allan were looking after the Barbie babies off-screen the Barbie's didn't want to exploit them.

The Allans voted for one Allan to stay behind and help keep things in check for their boss Barbies

The toy line is the Happy Family barbie line where all the men are Allan and not Ken for those of you that don't get the joke :) i think he would have played one of the Allan's

link to image because tumblr wont let me post the post with pictures: https://ronandtonyaruiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/30-4051-post/Happy-Family-collection.png

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[transmetropolitan]

hola rey. cómo van?

Unos amargos y una carrot cake que trajo mí señora, así que mejor imposible.

Mira, la situación laboral podría ser mejor, pero al menos ayer me dejaron en claro mis horarios para el resto del mes, así que voy a tratar de pegar un segundo laburo porque en este no me alcanzan las horas que me están dando; lo mismo con mí señora.

Pero bueno, algo que me di cuenta es como que tenés que ser muy lame orto con los noruegos si querés agradar. No voy con esa, pero veo a argentinos que si, y me re dan por las bolas porque se la dan de caballeros de la moral caballeros de la moral. Nosé, estoy en un grupo de WP de bergen que es la ciudad donde estoy y un loco pide un contacto para pegar porro; todo bien, cosas que se preguntan, y además a cada noruego vi acá que se fumaba un caño por la calle como si nada, pero bueno no falta el papanatas que dice "no chicos que hay que hacer buena letra, que los noruegos son buenos, que no hay que hacer cagada porque hay mil argentinos atrás nuestro y si se enteran de esto se acaba el tratado con la argentina" onda aguanta noveleroooooo.

Hay argentinos (y otros latinos) que están bien pelotudos en esto. No voy a dar nombres, pero youtuber medio pelo que estuvo en bake off hace unos años y que ahora está en noruega te vende al lugar como que es el sueño, como que moves una piedra y encontrás laburo, y acá lo tenés al boludo todavía buscando trabajo. Acá se mueve por temporada la cosa y el tipo llego en verano donde todo es lujo, pero ahora es invierno y está plachadisimo. También conocí a otro maquinola que está hace 8 años acá y se casó con una Barbie noruega, tiene hijos y todo, y se pasa los días vagando por los bosques con su equipamiento Fjan Raven mientras la jermu hace yoga en las montañas, todo para grabar y subir a instagram. No tenes idea de lo que me exasperan.

Onda, no quiero llevarme mal con nadie, pero claramente no tiro para el estilo de vida de esta gente, se.me hace muy cipayo.

Tengo más chismes legales, pero si querés háblame al privado.

(foto de cementerio por donde pasaba todos los días para laburar)

[septembersghost]

aw I agree w your comment that this is the cutest set https://www.nowandthencollectibles.com/Catalog2/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Barbie-Loves-Elvis-Giftset-00-Copy-2.jpg

i'm bemused that we had a whole barbie conversation! yes, they're totally darling!!!

i love all the little details (his guitar and jacket! her skirt!). my mom even said to me that i'd have to get them if i had a good place for them 😄

[satireinfo]

I Was Raised Right in a Red State

I Was Raised Right in a Red State Performed by Erato & The Cattle Drive I Was Raised Right in a Red State – DOWNLOAD https://farm.fm/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/I-Was-Raised-Right-in-a-Red-State.mp3 (Verse 1) Barbie and Hemingway, Gene Kirkpatrick too, Taught me ’bout the things this country could do. Pillars of religion, capitalism’s might, Peace and prosperity, yeah, we got it right. Andy…

[wilfriedbergerblog]

#Der #betende #Gaukler, #Ritterspiele in Pfullendorf, #Mittelalter, #Handwerk, Gaukler und Artisten, #BauFachForum, #Baulexikon #Wilfried #Berger, #Ausbildungsseite, #Job #Börse: Link zur Lehrstellenbörse: https://www.baufachforum.de/lehrstellenboerse/

Link zum Video:

Link zu den Rittern im Baulexikon:

https://www.baufachforum.de/wp-admin/post.php?post=5903&action=edit

BauFachForum Baulexikon: Für euch immer an vorderster Stelle.

Guten Tag, sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

aus unserer Rubrik Lehrstellenbörse und Ausbildung haben wir euch wieder einen neuen spannenden Beitrag erstellt.

Viel Spaß beim Studieren von unserem Beitrag aus unserem Baulexikonbegriffen über Ritter aus dem Mittelalter und dem dazugehörigen Video. Natürlich wieder mit spannender Musik von den Rittertagen aus Pfullendorf.

Thema heute:

Der Betende Gaukler:

Allen Darstellern herzlichen Dank für eure Künste!!!

Allen Künstlern vom Mittelalterfest 2024 von Pfullendorf, vielen

Dank!!!

Der oder die Gaukler?

Der Autor hofft, dass die Menschheit dieses Video begreift!!! Hierbei handelt es sich im Schaustellerwesen für die Unterhaltung der Menschen und Bürger um einen Sammelbezeichnung für Schausteller oder besser gesagt, von Unterhaltungskünstlern. Sie treten ganz einfach ohne eine Grundlage des Staatsrechts auf der Straße auf und geben Ihre Künste zum Besten. Aber auch veralbern Sie die Obrigkeiten aus dem Mittelalter. Dazu zählen Fürsten, Könige und Kaiser.

Wobei der Hofnarr, alle Freiheiten gegenüber der Obrigkeit hatte. Er wurde bezahlt dafür, dass er dem König oder Kaiser den Spiegel vor Augen hält.

Bis heute wäre Fasching oder Karneval das gleiche. 

Das heißt, dass die Führungskräfte des monarchischen Staats auch auf die Hofnarren hörten. Vergleichen wir das mit der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, wäre das der Ausschuss der Fachgremien mit den Fach-Menschen, Beratern und Beratern der regierenden. Also, Herrn Robert Habeck, Frau Annalena Baerbock und Herrn Olaf Scholz als Bundespräsident nicht selber entscheiden, sondern mit dem Veto der Spezialisten entscheiden.

Allerdings 2024 in Frage steht, ob unser Barby Doll Annalena Baerbock sich von Beratern der Wirtschaft oder des Militärs beraten lässt?

Der Hofnarr:

Er wird zwischenzeitlich nur noch in der Historie vermerkt und ist dort verankert.

Früher war der Hofnarr eine Einzelperson, die sich herausnehmen durfte, die Obrigkeit zu deformieren und kritisieren.

Der Hofnarr als Taschenspieler:

Natürlich war der Hofnarr ein Scharlatan und Taschenspieler, der sein gegenüber nur veräppeln wollte.

Aber immer in der Grundsatzfrage dessen, dass er der Obrigkeit und der Regierung immer nur den Spiegel vorhalten wollte.

Nehmen wir jetzt unsere Grundlage der Geschichte aus dem Handwerk, befinden wir uns hier in den Jahresgrundlagen vom 16. und 17. Jahrhundert.

Nehmen wir jetzt mal Till Eulenspiegel der gerade den Spiegel vor aller Gesichter gehalten hat, befinden wir uns weit vor dem Hofnarr. Hier befinden wir uns im14. Jahrhundert. Er war geschätzt, dass er mit Witz und auch Intelligenz verkörpert.

Hier im Video wird euch die Geschichte vom Betenden Gaukler aus einer Novelle aus Frankreich vorgetragen.

Also, alle Darsteller, aus der Grundlage des Mittelalters erkannt, weit intelligenter sind, wie manche Politiker und damalige Landesfürsten.

Daher die Frage im, heutigen Thema, ob die Narren und Gaukler intelligenter sind, wie unsere heutige neuzeitliche Politiker/innen?

Einfach das Bild anklicken und Ihr kommt auf das Video vom Betenden Gaukler!!!

Verpasst kein spannendes Video vom BauFachForum mehr:

Werdet einfach Follower:

Gruß aus Pfullendorf

Euer Bauschadensanalytiker

Wilfried Berger

[mediamonarchy]

#PumpUpThaVolume: April 16, 2024 ♬

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[mcpeli]

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[terrifictoonman]

[WP] “At Power Pre-K, we have all sorts of activities to nurture the budding superhero, villain, monster, titan, or…um, what exactly IS your child?” [u/codeScramble - Reddit]

~Lost in My World~

The Atlas Educational Center, since 1982, has been a pillar in the "enhanced" community. From superheroes to supervillains, from Kijus to Titans, even the horrors of the unknown found their way through Atlas' hollowed halls. Regardless of gender, race, religion, state of being, or dimensional status, Atlas is here for you!

As the bell sounds, hoards of children rush out of their classrooms and make their way to the exits. Fighting against the waves of children are a couple. A man with glossy black hair and wearing a cheap grey suit that's one size too big, and a faceless feminine-looking robot in a teal nurse uniform with a massive stain on its chest.

"I still can't believe you bought a suit," groaned the robot.

"I thought you wanted me to look more professional?" asked the man.

"You look like you hang around sports bars looking to "loan" people money," said the robot. "The fact that I'm currently wearing vomit and still look better than you is just pathetic."

"Welp, it's a good thing you didn't love me for my looks," said the man. "Next door on the right." The two stop before a blue door labeled "After School Care." The two look through the door's window, seeing kids playing with each other and an eight-foot, yellow-scaled half-dragon man reading a book to a group of kids.

"Scans aren't picking up anything out of the ordinary," said the robot.

"Why doesn't that make me feel any better," said the man. The half-dragon noticed the two and motioned them to come inside. "Any last words?"

"Yeah," said the robot as they opened the door, "Don't [CENSORED] up." The man wipes his hair before following the robot inside as the half-dragon sends the children around him away.

"Hello, I'm Mr. Thune. I'm with the front office," said Mr. Thune as he shook the robot's hand. "Are you Barbie's parents?"

"Barbie?" asked the robot.

"I'm her dad, Elliot," said Elliot, shaking Mr. Thune's hand, "just call me "Elli." This Barbie's...birth mother, Ruth, model designation R_0tH." Mr. Thune looked at his hand as hair grease dripped from it. "I am so sorry."

"No worries," said Mr. Thune. With the flick of his wrist, his hand suddenly burst into flames, evaporating the grease from his hand. "Follow me." Mr. Thune guides the two to a door at the room's far corner. Meanwhile, Ruth stares daggers at Elli.

"You named it?!" whispered Ruth.

"She named herself," whispered Bob. "Besides, it's kinda fitting if you think about it."

"I can see how you'd think that," said Ruth. "Also, what did we talk about using my real model?"

"Hey! It took a lot of work getting Bee into this place," said Elli, "I'm not risking getting her kicked out just because you're- "

"*Ahem*," Inturupted Mr. Thune as he held open the door, "right this way." The two regain what little composure they had before walking into Mr. Thune's office. Mr. Thune then pulls a stone with a rune carved into it. He whispers into the stone, flames flowing from his mouth into rune, causing it to glow orange. Mr. Thune tosses the stone back into the Daycare room, and it transforms into a golem made of rock and amber. A lizard child points at the golem.

"It's Mr. Pebbles!" yelled the child, followed by the frantic cheers of the other children. Mr. Pebbles whines as he looks back at Mr. Thune, who's slowly closing the door behind him.

"Fifteen minutes, twenty minutes tops," said Mr. Thune as he closed the door just before seeing the children pounce on Mr. Pebbles. With a heavy sigh, Mr. Thune walks over to his desk and sits across from Bob and Abbi. "Anyway, let me start off by saying that your daughter is not in any trouble."

"Oh, thank god!" muttered Elli, relieved.

"However, we do have some- " Mr. Thune pauses as he looks around his room. "questions. First off, is there any genetic or magical history that we should know about, anything you may have forgotten to put on her forms?"

"Nothing I know of," said Elli. "She doesn't like basil." Ruth stealthily kicks Elli's shin under the desk.

"All of its information is up to date," said Ruth. "Is there something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong," said Mr. Thune. "It's just that...here at AEC, we run all of our students through a genetic database to help better identify their needs or any assistance they may need now or in the future. Now, I mean no disrespect, but neither of you is Barbie's genetic parent, correct?

"No," answered Ruth.

"But we're her parents where it counts!" Elli interjected.

"I promise you, that is not in question," said Mr. Thune. The half-dragon's ears perk up suddenly as he stares intensely at Bob. "We've just noticed some abnormalities that I thought you could help us identify."

"Uh...like what, exactly," asked Elli, nervously.

"Well, for starters," said Mr. Thune, "your daughter seems to have a habit of disappearing."

"Like, skipping class?" asked Elli.

"Oddly no," answered Mr. Thune, "AEC has the most advanced surveillance system of all our neighboring universes through the use of science, magic, and temporal machinations. However, it seems your daughter can avoid detection completely for short periods." Ruth sits up in her chair.

"You're implying it has the ability to hide its entire existence from time itself," said Ruth. "That's impossible."

"Not for Barbie, it seems," said Mr. Thune. "We've asked her how she does it, and her response is like any child her age, "I don't know. At first, we thought she may have been some old god or eldritch being or maybe just a re-incarnated pillar of reality. Those theories eventually proved false."

"Is that...good?" asked Elli. Mr. Thune sat silently for a moment as his gaze shifted to Ruth. "Is that a "no?"

"I'll be frank with you," said Mr. Thune. "As an elder dragon, I have seen the death and birth of universes more times than even fifth-dimensional beings can imagine, and in all that time, I have never felt, let alone seen, a being as unique as Barbie." Mr. Thune pulls a pamphlet from a desk drawer and slides it in front of Elli and Ruth.

"There is a universe known as the Index, dedicated to capturing all the knowledge of the multiverse and every previous iteration of it. It may know what Barbie truly is and her capabilities."

"But?" asked Ruth.

"But," continued Mr. Thune, "due to the universe's unique properties, it is unlikely you could accompany her to Index." Ruth and Elli tense up at the thought. "Now, this is by no means mandatory. Barbie has been a model student, has excellent behavior and stellar grades, and is well-liked by almost everyone. However, some would feel more comfortable having a better idea of what exactly your daughter is."

"Why? She's perfect," said Elli, "that's all that matters."

"Elli..." said Ruth.

"No!" interrupted Elli, "I don't care if some fancy school board or a few parents feel uncomfortable around my kid. From what I've heard, she's done nothing but what was asked of her and then some!"

"Sir, please," said Mr. Thune, "nothing's set in stone. I just wanted to make sure that you're aware..." Elli nearly jumps out of his seat and stares down Mr. Thune.

"Save it! I don't need you or some universe to tell me my little girl's special!" said Elli, "I get a reminder every morning when she wakes me up to take her to school!" Ruth grabs Elli's shoulder, and the two look at each other before Abbi eases him away from Mr. Thune.

Elli breaks free of Ruth's grasp and walks towards the door. As he gets closer, the sounds of children whispering and running away can be heard on the other side. All Ruth can do is watch as Elli storms out of the office.

"I'm sorry," said Mr. Thune. "I had no intention of upsetting..."

"It's fine," said Ruth, "emotions run high when it comes to her. Sometimes, he just cares too much."

"In my line of work, there's no such thing," said Mr. Thune. Ruth takes the pamphlet and looks over it for a second. "It's yours if you want it?"

"...no thank you," said Ruth as she returned the pamphlet to the desk. "I should probably chase after him before he angrily shows people baby pictures. Thank you for your time."

"Not a problem. I'll have them send your daughter to the front office," said Mr. Thune. Ruth nods as she leaves the office, closing the door behind her. With a deep, raspy breath, Mr. Thune blasts a cloud of ash from his nostrils that quickly fills the room. The sound of muffled coughing could be heard all around the room as several random objects began to shake.

"You know, it's rude to eavesdrop on adult conversations," said Mr. Thune as he stood up from his chair. "Come on, your parents are waiting for you."

Suddenly, several books, pens, paper, as well as other objects became solid black as they melted into liquids. The black liquids then flowed collectively into one of the chairs facing Mr. Thune, combining into a three-foot-tall humanoid figure. Three balls of light hovered from the ceiling light above the black figure.

Two of the lights placed themselves on the black figure's head, acting as their eyes, while the last one set itself where the heart would be. The black figure then transformed into a pale, nearly white-skinned little girl with chin-length messy black hair and equally messy pigtails. The girl wore a grey dress with a teal jacket, mismatched socks, and matching mismatched sneakers.

The Barbie sheepishly looked up at Mr. Thune as she made her backpack appear.

"I'm sorry my daddy got mad," said Barbie.

"It's ok, he was just scared," said Mr. Thune.

"I know," said Barbie. Mr. Thune walks over to Barbie but barely passes his desk before Barbie hugs his legs. "I don't want my parents to be scared of me."

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey," said Mr. Thune as he kneeled to meet Barbie. "If I've learned anything today, it's that neater of your parents are scared of you. They...they just want what's best for you, and sometimes it's hard to know what that is."

"Because they don't know what I am?" asked Barbie.

"They know who you are," said Mr. Thune. "You're Barbie, the girl who can do anything! And that's enough." Barbie wipes her face and smiles. "There's that superstar smile. Come on, let's get you to the office so I don't get yelled at again."

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Cult Faction News Blast 25/7/23

In this week’s News Blast we talk Writer Strikes, Biker Mice From Mars, Chuck Norris, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, Invincible, Atom Eve, Barbie, Oppenhiemer, The Rock and a whole lot more… https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NewsBLAST-25th-July.mp3    

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