#I need to yap somewhere

[galaxy-winged-angel]

I'm at wit's end. This is the second fucking time this has happened to a story of mine and both situations were caused by the same piece of shit man. I'm stuck sitting over here now wondering "Should I really be posting the story about a POC woman fighting to be seen as human in the hostile environment she's trapped in right now?" and its been eating at me for about 2 weeks now. Like when is the right time? Is it now? Is it later? Is there ever gonna be a right time at this rate?

I'm already putting a bit of myself in this character because I want her to feel real and it feels like, with the way shit is going rn, I'm gonna end up seeing and putting more of myself into this character than I intended and I don't know what to do about that.

[wolfsong-the-bloody-beast]

I love how you can tell that he's smiling when he says the last part. 💕

[mafianoir]

[slides this across to kennedytumblr] is this anything

[brocedethesis]

midnight thoughts but basically. even if we are going into the stereotype that 'guys don't feel as much' or 'f1 is a brutal sport, it is what it is, you need to be cut out for it or simply leave', when we take the crazy lore that is brocedes it's actually very undeniable that nico and lewis had something. this was the true definition of bromance as of those days, and of a simple, genuine friendship these days. at one point of time, for a long time too, they were proud of each other. from go-karting to respective pre-f1 races and then, straight into f1. i see the 2008 hug, the smiles as they both get to be on the podium, the happiness in their faces, and ohhh there's definitely something there. maybe not the irresistible urge to kiss or something, but a glowing ball of light. pure joy for each other.

as it slowly descended into the 2016 penultimate fight, you could also see the pain in their eyes. the title decider press meet always gets me because lewis is trying to be as detached from his words as possible, almost like a third person reciting a history as if he didn't live that himself. nico, on the other hand, is just pained as he tries to get himself past all the things he did just for a single championship. if what i read was right and he had paused contact with family, cut down on cycling, even got a lighter matte paint for his helmet bc it could gain him a fucking secondth of an edge (this is still crazy to me), its just painful. all the calculations and permutations you do to win, and at the opposite end of it all is a person who is a friend. was a friend? he didn't know by the end of it. the mind games they played, the banned moved the detailed studies. the utter betrayal of not even knowing the fact, but understanding the fact that they were going to sabotage each other just for a trophy at the end of some 20+ races where they shed blood sweat and tears for a win. at the end of the day, its a sport, and they were just humans.

of course it would break something, irreparably so. i respect nico for retiring days after his win. i respect lewis for actually becoming a better teammate, and even a friend to many.

now, years later, almost going to be a decade, both understood what brings them happiness at large. but there's always going to be that one part of the heart that bugs them, no matter how detached and away from it they are. maybe on lone days, they wonder if it was worth it all. maybe on loner days they wonder if its possible to rebuild what they lost, but it is not. so they see each other on the grid, at the opposite ends, cherishing (either privately or publicly) the way they were friends.

edit: more here and here! i cannot stop yapping about them so i've made a tag thread as well with lots of other content called #The Brocedethesis on this page lol

[speedyshark95]

Types of serving cunt from a few drivers (and one rider)

Made by the amazing moot server

[gorgynei]

cant get over the fungi on ruidus sorry. i have more to say

its implied that the reilorans are able to survive and farm the fungus, theres at least 347 different species of fungus native (?) to ruidus, and theres also slime molds*. evolutionarily (assuming the life evolved independently on ruidus which is a very bold assumption) this would imply that theres also prokaryotic life (bacteria, basically) and likely advanced eukaryotic organisms in the form of animal life, which we do see! its very possible that the reason theres so little plant life on ruidus is because something about the makeup of the planet is aggressively harmful to plants, if i had to guess its the lack of easily available sunlight due to the constant dust storms and the soil is probably unfavorable for growing. this probably means that fungus makes up the majority of the biomass for animals to consume or animals are much more adapted for absorbing nutrients from the soil/other sources.

i do think its interesting that fungus seem to survive and thrive SO well in the deep caverns because most fungus (on earth, and exandria. probably) are decomposers and need organic material to survive off of. they could be decomposing the crystal corpse of predathos though, which is the coolest idea in the world to me, or they could just do so well that they've created an independent ecosystem underground complete with its own n- and c-cycles.

the fungus on ruidus seem to take more after kingdom animalia in general, since theyre motile (for those unawares, fungus are actually MUCH much much more related to animals than they are to plants, so this isnt that out there) which is super cool. the myceits are somehow related to the fungi's sexual reproduction because we see the sterile mycelium on it's own and it doesn't seem to be producing any spores, where the myceits do have spore producing structures (specifically they have hymenophores, since they are most similiar to hymenomycete mushrooms). so i think its likely the myceits are just advanced forms of spore dispersal and will run around till they find somewhere favourable to drop spores (or passively will drop them as they move) and probably they have very short life spans </3 sorry myceits

also myceit = mycete = fungi kingdom. proof of earth-equivalent taxonomy existing in exandria? possibly why the ruidians call them myceits is because theyve seen botanists dream about mushrooms and refer to them as "mycetes" !

*gaz, the source for the # of fungus, seems to consider slime molds a kind of fungus, so its unclear whether all the species are actually true fungi, but i digress because slime molds are closely related to fungus anyway. also 347 is a really low number of species for an entire planet, but whatever.

[realrosielol]

Can I just say...

This entire episode is incredible through and through, but I just want to talk about this scene in particular (because my brain wouldn't shut up about it)

Throughout EP27 Hongniang seemed out of sorts, even if we take to consider her more serious personality she seems particularly tense this time

Which was very much by design; Hongniang was supposed to seem suspicious, and this scene in particular does an incredible job at highlighting that

In the manga, Hongniang seems to be just her usual self; serious and collected. When Maomao points out that it was unusual for her to speak harshly of someone, she immediately covers her mouth, aghast by her own behaviour.

But in the anime? She acted as if she was doing that on purpose, not even bothering to think about her callous attitude of mocking a consort as a maid. If anything, her voice dipped in even more venom the more she talked about Consort Jin

To further highlight the differences in the anime and manga, when Hongniang goes on to explain Consort Jin's poisoning attempt on Gyokuyou she seemed panicked in the manga, trying to reason why she's acting the way she is when it comes to Jin. In the anime, she doesn't seem apologetic in the slightest; she spoke very matter-of-factly, as if she was trying to justify something that wasn't just her rude behaviour

Throughout this entire exchange, Hongniang's face never left the shadows. Her eyes reflected nothing as she spoke about Consort Jin, and her expression was fixed in an unreadable poker face

The biggest factor of why this scene shook me so much was definitely her voice; her voice doesn't shift, doesn't hold an ounce of sympathy for the deceased woman, the consort, she was talking about. And yet her tone changes ever so slowly, from merely impassive to almost downright vile, if you manage to pick it up

All in all a fantastic episode, very thrilling; I loved 'Cold' playing in the background of this scene (and by god if the other osts in this episode are also from S1 PLEASE tell me their names)

[peachyfnaf]

THEIR BACK IN MY FUCKING HOUSE AGAIN-

[spinningchipfreak]

loner is just chilling

[thenight-comes-down-likeheaven]

After my last post I still have some thoughts (this will be the last thing that I personally, will say about it. I still jave some reblogs about this in my drafts, but I'm not sure if I'll post them. Otherwise after this, it's back to our regularly scheduled programming aka worshitposting):

We need to remember that ultimately the song is about Vessel and him just wanting to be left alone, to be respected, to feel safe and retain his privacy. A lot of people are overlooking that and just admonishing themselves, when I don't think that's what he was trying to accomplish. Caramel is about the pressure of fame, the fear, and yes, even the gratitude, it is not him yelling at us and telling us how awful every single one of us is. It's about being a cog in the machine that is the music industry, being used by labels and fans alike, being cornered and put on a pedestal, held to an unattainable standard, having basic rights like privacy and respect stripped away because you have a platform. He acknowledges this, seemingly sarcastically, "guess that's what I get for tryin to hide in the limelight / guess that's what I get for havin twenty-twenty hindsight". It's never been his fault that people can't leave well enough alone. Even so, it all affects him, "can I get a mirror sidestage / lookin sideways at my own visage gettin worse / ... / the deepest incisions / I thought I got better, but maybe I didn't". Those are HIS feelings about ALL of it, he is letting us see them, the issues he is having, and most of those issues are beyond any aid or comfort we as fans and most importantly STRANGERS could offer.

I keep seeing people online selling their tickets and merch, saying they're going to stop posting about the band and so many other self important and performative forms of guilt that only come from not truly seeing the point of all of this. "And if you don't think I mean it, then I understand / but I'm still glad you came, so let me see those hands" Vessel is not telling us to leave and never come back. He is calling out the bad behaviour, the harrassment, the entitlement, the people saying he fakes the emotion, that exploit his pain or think he's faking it, yes; but it is also clear he wants those of who care to stay here, he wants to keep doing what he loves, even if it's getting hard to do so, "stick to me like caramel / walk beside me til you feel nothin as well / fallin free of the final parallel / the sweetest dreams are bitter / but there's no one left to tell".

Obviously it's all taken it's toll. He appreciates what he has achieved, the good he has seen, we KNOW that, he has SHOWN us that, but hat doesn't mean that it makes the bad any easier for him to bare. It doesn't mean that it makes it any easier to look out at a crowd of people and wonder what they know (or think they know) about you, to look at those people cheering for you and think "Some of these people have made my life hell." It doesn't mean there aren't times that he is or has been afraid because of what those people have done, or times he wished it was all different, "this stage is a prison / a beautiful nightmare / ... / (in these days of days) tell me did I give you what you came for? / (I wish it all away) terrified to answer my own front door / (I thought things had changed) missin my wings in a realm of angels / (but everything's the same)".

But he'll keep writing and performing, because it is still what he loves even if it's becoming difficult, but if and when it gets to be too much, he'll be done, "a war of attrition / I'll take what I'm given". None of us WANT him to feel this way, he most definitely doesn't want to feel this way. To feel as though he's in a fight that will only end because he can't go on anymore. There isn't anything to be done about that other than to just respect the wishes and boundaries that have been alid out since the beginning. Their health and safety take priority over our desire for new music and mysteries.

I understand the want to make things better, for Vessel as well as ii, iii, and iv (as they probably all feel similarly), but the only thing we can do is to just leave them alone. If you really want to reach out, to let them know they are loved and supported, then leave a simple comment on one of their Instagram posts, or make a sign and bring it to your ritual. Be respectful, remember the golden rule "treat other how you want to be treated". In other words, don't say or do anything to them that you wouldn't want said or done to you. Let them have their privacy. Don't push their boundaries. Don't smother them with messages. Don't go hunting down their personal information. Treat them like the humans beings they are.

Keep going to rituals, keep buying merch, keep making art! Just be kind, remember that they are just guys doing their jobs. They don't owe any of us anything, wether they are on stage and in costume or not. I'll say it one more time: Be respectful, let them have their privacy. That's all they want.

[clumsypuppy]

i feel like im not making any sense but does anyone else feel like there are stories that let u run with them and ones that spell everything out for you

[invasivefungus46]

if I could write a proper sentence I'd never shut up about how well written quincy is (the way that his death/survival scene from the quest parallels the scene he talks about after the "make me hate" you talk for example?)

[ta1ntd]

I do understand how a lot of people kind of dislike the ending of banana fish because as a viewer you tend to want your faves to be happy and stuff but I feel it makes complete sense if you look at it through Ash's pov. To me it makes sense why he would chose to die in that moment because getting stabbed there was a reminder that there's always going to be someone or something that is against him and that would then put people he cares about in danger, it's a pattern that happens throughout the story and generally through his life and so the response of choosing to die so no one will be hurt because of him makes complete sense in his own head. Along with this I do think that to him his death wasn't really sad because he died believing that not only he had protected the person he cares the most about but that there is someone out there that cares about him deeply and to me at least it feels like a fitting conclusion to his character despite it being extremely sad to watch.

[reverthe]

Yapping initiated. Hold on let me justt.. spin a wheel rq to figure out which one to talk about first. There you go.

Starting off, thanks to this one theory post because now i really want to see Hosonaga on the prosecutor bench. Which is fairly easy to do considering we never see this man with the same profession twice AND disguise is his thing! SO HERE GOES

First off, how did he get there?? Well i made an entire story for that. One day a case that needs prosecuting came around. Auchi was about to take that case until he realized something that made him change his mind. The defendant is someone who is a friend of Naruhodo, theyre on his side. Auchi, who does not like the idea of getting rekt by a Naruhodo for the third time decided to run away. Fortunately he at least left a note of what his opening statement and who his first witness is to someone. And then came trial day, Naruhodo is ready on the defense bench as usual. The prosecution however is empty. The judge thought about ending the trial but then just before it was ruled, someone intervened.

Its an officer..? The officer coughs blood is dripping from the officer's mouth.. INSPECTOR HOSONAGA?! He came to bring the note that Auchi had left. They all went to hear what was supposed to be Auchi's opening statement together and decided that this case does need prosecuting. But since Auchi is nowhere around they then decided on the only other person who knows anything about the case. The Inspector!

So now Hosonaga, who thought that he was coming to just send a note, have to be a prosecutor for this one trial. He then begin with calling the first witness whose name was written on the note. I like to think that his prosecuting style is all about evidence and its detail, cus im just reminded to how in the effort of preserving a crime scene he stole took the evidence himself LOL.

I have so many plans and cases i can put this guy in but my animating ability is only so little o(-(. But i have made little sketches which im gonna use to end this ramble

[romans-empire]

Headcanon:

Clover is generally rather athletic and good at sports but balls are just attracted to them for some reason which leads to them being hit every single time they're around one. They don't even have to be playing to be hit, the balls defy gravity looney-toons style to hit them.

Clover can't avoid it no matter how hard they try. That being said, their biggest cause of death no matter the route are the bowling balls attack by Martlet.

[arrowlantern]

i have the magic power of turning every ship rivalry into not that. case in point: