#you're killing me op

[gluttiny]

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Beelzebub vs twin popsicle

[ariadne-mouse]

"Do you have someone?"

"...............no."

[oloreandil]

i will ramble later about the french death note audio drama in general because. truly i have so many thoughts. but after this post by @smallsinger5901 i simply HAVE to talk about Naomi and Raye's death scene immediately

canonically in the audio drama, the victims manipulated by the death note know that they are not in control of their actions. everything that is not explicitly prohibited by the instructions surrounding their deaths, they can do, but whatever specifications are written down they must obey. if Light, in this case, writes that Raye Penber is not allowed to speak a word after he sends the email asking for the names of his FBI colleagues, then he will leave Naomi in their hotel room without a sound as she asks him where he's going

the whole scene is just. harrowing. they are not even able to speak to the audience to tell us what is going on, everything has to be described in detail by Light (to Ryuk - their conversations replace the internal monologues he has in the manga). this pushes him to be more explicitly cruel, since he has to fully explain his indefensible actions to a god of death that mocks his justifications every step of the way, and Alexis Tomassian's delivery is BONKERS. the way his voice drips with contempt gives me chills each time

Light is not just taking their autonomy away for "his own safety" (so they don't warn L about him), he revels in it. controlling people through the death note is a power trip, that the audience witnesses, unable to do anything about it, just like his victims. right after he writes Naomi's death, he tells her he knows why Raye Penber died. and after describing it, he says:

And I know you want to move and that you want to hit me. I know what you want most of all… to take your gun out of its holster. But none of that will happen, because I orchestrated your last moments already. Everything I'm telling you just proves that I am the one in control here.

(almost) full translation of Raye and Naomi's death scene under the cut. still screaming about it tbh

Light: Hello, Raye

Ryuk: What's going on... why isn't he able to answer ?

Light: Do you remember me, Raye ? I was sitting in that bus, on Christmas Eve, with my friend Yuri.

Ryuk: What did you do to him, Light ? Why isn't he answering ?

Light: My name is Light Yagami. But I imagine you know me under another name, right ?

Ryuk: Oh, I get it... Everything's going according to what you described in the notebook. Let me guess... He can't speak, walks into the train, and waits for you like a robot.

Light: I would love to talk, Raye... so much. But I cannot take that risk. All I needed was your real name, to control you. And that envelope is for me, right ? Thanks.

Ryuk: What's in there ? Hey, what's in there ?

Light: Raye knows already, right, Raye ? This morning, he woke up with the uncontrollable urge to ask his boss for information on the other agents, and to print the list of all their names. All I'm going to do now is sit here for the afternoon, and think about their fate. Don't be afraid, Raye... Everything will go very quick. I'm not a monster.

Ryuk: What about him ? Is he gonna sit and watch you write ?

Light: Correct. He can't move. He will spend the next hour and a half sat here, waiting for the next command from the notebook... Raye won't make a noise while I write the name of all his workmates in the Death Note. And what will happen to them around... let's say, 4:42pm ?

Ryuk: They will all die right this moment... Splendid.

Light: I'm gonna let you in on something, Raye. I will make sure your last moments give you a little bit of joy. Simply touch this notebook, you'll have an idea of what that lunatic saw in the bus before launching himself under a car, ha ha ha. Here you go ! I'll show you the notebook by placing my hand against yours.

Ryuk: Yeah, panic will do... Like the one I can read in your eyes, sweetheart...

Ryuk: Hey Raye, my name is Ryuk, I am a god of death...

[musical interlude]

Light: So that's how it went, Naomi, Raye just sat there. His eyes grew slightly larger, as if he panicked, you know ?

Light: But he couldn't move, just as you now. My instructions were very precise, you know ? When I planned his death, it wasn't just bam, lightning fast, and done.

Ryuk: He could have done that, but he didn't...

Light: No, I needed those names... As soon as I had them, I could do whatever I wanted with these people.

Ryuk: As long as they died in the end. The rest is, one might say, a way out...

Light: Because I can order 11 agents to ask for their colleagues' details to cover my tracks. And I can kill them all at once.

Ryuk: I think Raye got it, at some point.

Light: I think so too... If one could kill with just a look.

Ryuk: Hmm, without a word, Naomi, tight as a clam.

Ryuk: Ha ha ha... If one could kill with just a look !

[Task Force interlude]

Light: All Raye could do was wait until the time had come, then get up.

Light: And he got down from the train at [station].

Ryuk: And then he died...

Light: Yeah, one can say. On the platform.

Ryuk: He held his hand out, like in a bad movie, as if to say "I curse you", or something...

Light: And that is how Raye Penber died - which I regret.

Ryuk: Because he was not a murderer, just like you, Naomi. You were just in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Collateral damage...

Light: But I think you understand, Naomi. I can't let you live, not if I want to carry on with my work ! And I know you want to move, that you want to hit me. I know what you want most of all… to take your gun out of its holster. But none of that will happen, because I orchestrated your last breath already. Everything I'm telling you just proves that I am the one in control here.

Ryuk: What will you do ? You had enough time to write that in your notebook.

Light: Naomi doesn't want to cause trouble...

Ryuk: Will she shoot herself ? Here, in the middle of the street ? Bang !

Light: No. Did you see what I wrote on my first attempt ? I just changed the name. In the next 48 hours, Naomi will commit suicide without anyone knowing. She will make sure her body is never found.

Ryuk: And she will speak to no one, not scream anything...

Light: Exactly. She will simply vanish. I don't know the details, but she's very smart, I'm sure she will prove herself... resourceful.

Ryuk: She must have been a very proper woman.

Light: Yeah. So. Naomi, I think you know what you have to do. Go, now.

Ryuk: And here's how she left... Ha ha ha. A woman on a mission.

Light: Hey, Naomi ? Do you want me to call my father ? Do you still wanna talk to him ? Tell him all about what you've learned today ? He he he. She goes on her way.

Ryuk: She didn't even say goodbye. I hope it was worth it... This new path you're on, it's gonna change everything.

Light: What new path ?

Ryuk: Ha ha ha... from now on you're not just a mere criminal, you're a cop-killer.

[pinkomcranger]

@hearts-are-connected screaming crying throwing up. I love this so M U C H! More people are seeing how AMAZING this pairing is waaaaassadhggh

still obsessed with them

[saltpepperbeard]

Do we know of any season 2 moments that were improvised other than the thumb war? I’m drawing a blank and thought you might know.

Fond regards,

Liz (gentlemanpirata)

Hi there! I can't think of too many off the top of my head either, but one that came to mind aside from the thumb war was the little "sammie" toss between Roach, Stede, and Ed in episode four. I'm not sure if you could classify it as improv, technically? Because if I recall correctly, it was sort of pre-planned between Rhys, Taika, and Samba. But it was also unscripted and something they came up with together on the fly, so I think it could technically fall into the improv category!

Because I mean...

...it definitely caught Nathan off-guard LMAO

[shaanks]

talkin about Shanks with a good buddy of mine yesterday about him wearing like, comfortable old worn-in clothes in a modern au setting. like picture a graphic tee from 1987 in your mind, like that. it'd suit him so much, like an old kinda faded pair of jeans, sneakers or old boots (or you know, the odd pair of sandals bc he's like that), a bomber jacket perhaps...

anyway they had the audacity to suggest perhaps there are small holes at the seams of some of these shirts that one might be able to poke his arm or see his collarbones through so I've once again been sent away to the seaside for my health.

[phonydiaries]

there's this one saw fic I have thought about every single day since reading it and it's unfinished and only 2 chapters and my greatest anxiety is that it never gets updated and I have to wonder what happened to those gay freaks til the day I die

[kaesaaurelia]

My mom's spent a bunch of time arguing with me about how I should be a lawyer and I keep telling her I fucking hate arguing and conflict and the fact that I'm arguing at all is being used against me. :\

Also she keeps insisting I could do it because I'm sooo smart. There's thousands of lawyers out there who are dumber than me, that isn't the issue, the issue is do I have the temperament and how much more can my mental health take.

[squirtbagging]

eliter in salmon run is a double edged sword because while it is fun people suddenly decide luring isn't important anymore

during that rotation I remember people kept sniping the goldies during glowflies FAR before they were close to the basket like. do you not see what you're doing???? our quota??? Im going to be sick

[thefirstknife]

Following up on the ask about the Titan supers, going for the fantasy expectation question specifically- Titans are, thematically, front-line tacticians. People throw around Spartan, Paladin, Soldier, titles like that. What bungie seems to see them as is a big gorilla, or the Hulk, and I feel that does a disservice to the actual characterization of the class. Even if it does different things in gameplay, debuffing for example, running around punching is creatively boring. I'd like a utility supe

The problem is, how do you translate "front-line tactician" into a playable ability? A tactician is someone who makes plans to execute a strategy. Titans are well known to be able to make plans, both ahead of time and on the go, as well as improvise in the heat of battle, but that is simply incredibly metaphysical to make first person shooter gameplay out of.

As an example, would I like if, as a Titan, I could use destructible environment to quickly create a throwing melee or super? Sure. A game where a piece of concrete can be destroyed and then you can pick it up and use it to throw it at enemies or create a temporary barricade or do whatever else you might come up with to simulate a front-line tactician would be unfathomably cool. And also impossible to do in Destiny as it exists right now.

We can extend that to other classes as well. Warlocks are scholars and students of the arcane space magics and should be able to specialise in specific fields and then weave them as they see fit in millions of different ways, but instead their supers are; throw void orb, throw void orb but it tracks, you are void orb, solar sword on fire, solar sword on fire in the ground, electric fingers, electric beam and stick.

Hunters are supposed to be agile scouts and explorers who trek the wilderness and map the unknown, but I'm forced into known missions with fireteams instead of having an open world to map out alone for others. My supers are gun with three bullets, gun with six bullets, knives, bow with one shot, bow with three shots, knives, spin stick, throw stick and tornado.

There's very obviously a limit to what the class is in lore and setting and what it can be in gameplay. I totally understand the disappointment about the new super being seemingly "the same" as the last one ("element on fists, punch"), but I feel like a lot of the complaints and demands are quite literally impossible and unreasonable. And some of the complaints can be applied to other two classes as well.

I think it's good to tell Bungie that we would like more variety in supers, especially as it pertains to their viability in various content. I would 100% love for an additional super for stasis and strand and for Titans to have more ranged options because in a lot of cases you can't really get close range to enemies. Stomps, pushback, environmental hazards and other issues limit what we can use melee abilities for.

Obviously I've not played the strand stuff so I'm working with what we've been told and shown, but I think it's fairly obvious that strand IS a utility super. It's the most utility since void and overshield; strand not only gives you and your teammates damage reduction, but also controls the battlefield by suspending enemies. Like, by all accounts strand is a utility subclass with a lot of debuffing and buffing options and movement utilities.

I also think it's reductive to say that the new strand super is just "gorilla." It really isn't. I am not aware of gorillas being able to control the battlefield by suspending enemies in the air and locking down a whole section while empowering allies with damage reduction utilities. And being able to control the battlefield and empower your allies while you plan out your attack and dish out damage is, quite literally, a tactician move.

I think both Behemoth and Berserker are much closer to the front-line tactician fantasy since void. If anything is "gorilla" it's Fists of Havoc. A lot of people shit on Behemoth but if you really want utility and being able to perform multiple tasks at once with your super, Behemoth is one of the things to pick. Need to kill enemies? Got it. Need to freeze them while you deal with something else? Got it. Need to block off an area? Got it. Need to create barricades for your team? Got it. Your team needs overshield which you can give them by making stasis shards with your super? Got it. The problems with Behemoth not being used much are with a completely different section of issues, which is activity, encounter and enemy designs.

If Berserker is truly similar in any way, then it's in this this way imo, as it gives you options to use your super in different ways for different purposes depending on what you need. Like a tactician. I think people are way too focused on the idea that you use your fists and not at all focusing on the actual utility and options of the super. Though obviously if someone just isn't vibing with it, it's not something that people can change.

[slyandthefamilybook]

oh wait that post was a response to my post lmao. reblog rescinded

[5mcsinatrenchcoat]

I was trying to google something about Aylin and instead stumbled upon a Steam Forums thread of guys whining about her and I'm losing my shit from laughing

(will keep the particulars in the tags so that you can skip it)

[lord-squiggletits]

Like I'm not one of those story "critics" who will nitpick the smallest inconsistency and call it a plot hole that ruins the whole story. I'm okay with inconsistencies and even the occasional plot hole if it ends up producing a story that's interesting, gripping, and brings up interesting things.

The problem is that suspension of disbelief only stretches so far. And secondly, stuff like character drama and themes are only as strong as the plot that supports them. If the plot is full of contrivances, plot holes, and really stupid things that make it feel like the author is just forcing something to happen to move the story along, then the themes and character drama become much less convincing.

[dbphantom]

Me when I'm at the old parking garage by the abandoned mall taking selfies on film

[sylphs-talks]

Op

Op why are tongs not on the list

These are tongs Op.

[kpmeat]

that tumblr post about immediately clocking and beefing with people even 5% more autistic than yourself is soooo true and i hate it