#yeah i guess you’re right

[gravehags]

terzo walking into copia’s office and leading with “buongiorno what are natalia’s thigh measurements? i estimate they’re about this big around—“ and copia immediately launching himself at him. natalie walking in and they’re both on the floor and she just rolls her eyes and walks back out.

[napping-sapphic]

Sooo NONE of you want to fall deeply unhealthily in love with me rn……?

[lulu2992]

(This is a reply to this reblog because the post would have been way too long otherwise)

You’re right, @purplehairsecretlair; it would make so much more sense if the priest featured in the video was not Jerome! I was ready to accept this headcanon, but then I found the official description of the trailer:

This is about Joseph Seed's journey before he became the Father, before Pastor Jerome was forced to forfeit his status as shepherd of the County's souls.

So The Baptism is about Joseph “stealing” Jerome’s congregation… That said, I totally agree that this isn’t consistent with the game for several reasons (which you probably already know, but I want to use this opportunity to talk more about the trailer).

First, Joseph found John and Jacob before he started the Project, and they all arrived in Hope County together. In the trailer, however, as you pointed out, he’s alone. We see him creating Eden’s Gate, writing his own holy book, and recruiting his first followers. Also, this shot...

...looks like what the 2nd step of the Pilgrimage tells us in the game:

II. The Cleansing: Joseph Seed affirms his obedience to the Voice by cleansing himself with his own two hands, becoming born again.

Steps III and IV are about him getting his first followers and the Voice telling him about the Collapse, and he only “collects his blood family” at step V, which... I realize is not consistent with The Book of Joseph, unless that means he had already found his brothers and only “[anointed] them as his Heralds” at this point.

Regardless, the story told along the Pilgrimage path isn’t consistent with The Baptism either because he only brings his disciples to Hope County at step VII, but he’s clearly already there in the video. Plus, his Heralds don’t seem to be with him…

I tried looking for more information about the trailer, especially about the cast and characters but, aside from Greg Bryk, I couldn’t find the names of the other actors.

However, I found this. The website says the video has won 25 (in my opinion, well-deserved) awards and provides a synopsis, probably written by DDB Paris, the agency that created the two live-action trailers, The Baptism and The Sermon, for Ubisoft. It says that the little girl is “the daughter of the legitimate priest whose place [Joseph] took, ten years ago”. Far Cry 5 never implies Jerome ever had a child, so I don’t think that’s still canon, but I’m glad we finally know who she is!

I stumbled upon this other article (with a behind-the-scenes picture). It’s in French, so here’s a summary:

It was Ubisoft who “imposed” Greg Byrk on the agency, but the artistic director thought he was “perfect” even though they barely knew him. The copywriter comments he was “very immersed in his role” and “exuded something powerful”.

The video was shot in Canada, in Merritt BC. To help the team, Ubisoft sent them the “huge mood board” they made during their one-year trip to Montana.

Some shots were unscripted, such as the scene with the little girl on the swing.

About 150 people were involved in the project which also required dozens of supply trucks.

Finally, it says the trailer was released 14 months after the first briefing. Jerome and Joseph’s backstories had plenty of time to be rewritten...

I also remember reading this interview with the director on the now-offline UbiBlog years ago. So, in case anyone was wondering (I was), that string of saliva was, in fact, totally unplanned :’)

[aimseytv]

howdy gamers! i’m no longer gonna be doing my subathon during february and moving it to march! :D

lately been feeling really out of touch with a lot of things, including myself, january is always a difficult month and i don’t want to push myself to do so much content while i’m already feeling under the weather

however! there is lots going on for me this month, including charity streams and cool streams with friends i’ve been working on since august time!

[papaya-twinks]

can people under 18 just not write smut/read smut?

[hurdy-girly]

[mercurys-art]

persona 5 drawingsss 💕💕

[acebytaemin]

we literally need to start shaming people for ignorance again

[royaltea000]

Alfred gonna be explaining to the Pentagon why it is absolutely in the US's national interest to send in Delta force to kidnap politely pick up Gil so he and him can get married

Alfred fucking storming outta his boss’s office pouting and sulking like you guys hate me. and want me to be alone FOREVER!!! >:T hmph! What is the point of being a global superpower if he can’t even have his centuries long childhood crush and adult obsession be his smh

[embv]

my body doesn’t Hate me, per se. It just Loves being an annoying little shit

[dokries]

sneak peek of a wip that’s been in the back of my mind since forever because i haven’t posted anything in so long :>

[msnova-scotia]

YA GURL JUST GOT A BIG BONUS FROM WORK LETS GOOOOO 🥳

[whirlinglikeaballet]

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[firestorm09890]

hey it's that anon from the other day about meursault. I am also an autistic individual with low empathy and can therefore only partially sympathize with Meursault. I think that you've done a reading of The Stranger that is very sympathetic and that there is value in that, but I've always read The Stranger as both a story about the absurdity of connection and a story about a Frenchman in colonial Algiers who doesn't understand himself or his own biases. You mention heat stroke but I think it's worth considering: is Meursault's perception of events realiable? Could he be unconsciously struggling with his complicity in oppressive violence against a colonial subject?

You raise very good points. I will be considering this. It’s a bit late to change the wording on that og post though

[baronessofmischief]

Bad news for Star Wars action figure enjoyers because I just got the 3.75” Cad Bane figure and while this is what he looks like from the front—

… This is, unfortunately, what he looks like from the back.

They overlooked how things would appear at different angles and gave the guy with the most distinct and intimidating cowboy silhouette the most unflattering sculpt of a duster caboose I’ve ever seen

[floral-hex]

I’m about a week and a half into starting Remeron and my main side effect so far is I’m just so dang sleepy all of the time.