#Monologic Trials

[cidr-monologic-trials]

TRIAL PART 1 IS OUT, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!

I can't belive it actually happened, but the first half of the trial is actually out. At the time of writing this, currently been 17 hours since it come out, the reason I didn't make this post earlier (aside from timezone shenanigans) was because I wanted to leave some time for everything to settle in before giving any thoughts.

Now, I want to start by taking a look back at some points from the trial and comparing them with my original theory.

How Star's Portals work!

While I correctly guessed that Star used her portals to move to the kitchen undetected, I backfired on how they work.

My original theoiry was that the Portals allowed the user to move through the floors as normal, but coudn't teleport the user anywhere else.

The actuall way they work is that they allow the user to temporally, create holes in most walls (depending on the thickness.)

I actually remember seeing someone theorize that the portails might work that way, so while I got it wrong, props for those out there that correctly guessed it.

Cartman is the second witness!

While I did mention my suspictions of Cartman saying the truth uncontolably being a side effect of the sauce on previous responses to ASKs. I completley ignored it on my OG theory, and as such, I think a mention is necesary.

That said, I still maintain that he used the Monosauce to alter the scene of the crime.

While this might not seem posible at first due to him deniying seeing any of them or Star in the kitchen, with him still being under the side effects of the Monosauce confirming he isn't lying.

Cartman has shown that unless he is specifically asked about something, he does have some controll over the truth serum by means of saying half-truths.

Meaning that while we know he didn't see any of them, we still don't know what he saw in the kitchen. Him making sure to not mention seeing Cupcake, seems to me like an small hint that he did see something in the kitchen. Why try to hide it if by that point it had been confirmed that Cupcake saw him?

I think the important part in Cartman statement here is that he didn't see ANY OF THEM. He coul've perfectly seen Star's body, unrecognizable by either the darkness of the room, the killer covering Star with the Sweater and Sky mask, triying to hide her in the cabinet etc... But since he didn't know it was specifically her, he was able to loophole his way out of being forced to say what he saw.

And talking about Star...

THE MYSTERIOUS MONOKALLER!

This was the last point that was brought up in the trial as a means of creating suspense for part 2 as now our main suspects are Jenny & Mabel, the only ones without their Monokallers.

In my originall theory I theorized that the Monokaller originally belonged to Jenny, before it fell off during the scene in the Gym. And the fact that she dosen't have hers seems to indicate I was correct in my guessing.

Mabel also not having her, I think is just a red hearing sice, most people where expecting her to be the culprit due to her close conection with the main character.

Ultimatley both of them being presented as irrefutable culprits I think is just suposed to be something to draw our attention away from the real culprit and into the two characters most voted as guilty, so we can have a twist later on about who the real killer is.

And speaking of later, I'll like to point out some things that got mentioned but didn't get a full answer.

STAR WAS TIED UP!

I'm guessing this will be covered in the second half as while the posibility was mentioned, the conversation was quickly derailed to Catman being a suspect due to him being in the kitchen last night.

THE BLACK SWEATER & THE SKY MASK!

This was one of the most discused about points, before Gaz redirected everyone's atention towards the Monokallers. As such I think is pretty safe to say we will be coming back to this in part 2.

But for now the thing we landed on, was the fact that the killer went around the entire floor just to drop the sky mask in it's place.

My theory for this, is that the killer returned the sky mask in case someone noticed that one was missing and decided to investigate in peoples rooms in search of it, returning it now, intead of during the investigation where there's more chances to be caught. And also using that as an oportunity to leave Jenny's monocaller on Mabel's lab as a means of incriminating her. The knife as I mentioned on my OG theory, I think it was Carman meddling with the Crime scene.

Also, we know there's a secret passageway that conects that floor with Dipper's bedroom, who at thay point was empthy. The painting that acts as an exit can't normally be opened from the outside, but that woudn't be a problem with Star's scissors, so if the killer discovered that that was there he could've have used it to move between floors.

And... I think that's everithing I wanted to talk about!

My opinions on the case haven't changed that much to be honest, after seeing everyones interactions during the trial I still think Morty did it, with a very slight suspiction towards Bubbles.

Although at this point, I don't care if I was right and Morty is the Killer, I just need Mabel to be inocent.

I've been triying not to get personal feelings for the characters get in my way of analizing the case, but I'm sorry, Mabel killing an innocent person just to save Waddles, specially at the very begining of the Killing game when the characters are suposed to be closer to their OG counterparts is just no.

I'm sorry but that sound more like the version of Mabel that the internet made up, and led to the "You are extremly selfish, die" meme. And i'm really hoping that's not the route CiDr takes with her character.

As allways, feel free to leave any coments or send any asks about what you thought of the trial or my own theories.

[buffdaddyphoenix]

why is phoenix wright so scary when ur not playing as him 😭😭 like why am I scared rn 😭😭😭

[darkbluekies]

This is just a little monologe, just me babbling on writing

As a writer who has been dreaming of becoming an author since I was 8, I'm so excited to see what kind of people will like my books when I someday get published. I'm excited to see what people say, which characters they like, what they think of the plots etc.

I've been scrolling booktok a little ... which is not my friend, but all these girls I see being so enthusiastic of the books they read and how they get so invested gives me hope.

My style is quite different from what I've seen on tiktok, but I know that there is an audience for mine too. Agatha Christie/Shirley Jackson/Steven King (Maybe even Astrid Lindgren) fans could probably enjoy my books.

My "author" style (not my tumblr yandere style) is quite psycological orientated. I write mostly historical fiction with people getting put in stressful situations and having to navigate them. Some include royal children after the abolishment of the monarchy and are now political prisoners, young boys "locked" in a house with a killer among them, sisters who are captive under a sadistical man and travels on a sinking ship, and much more. I can talk about these books forever

I have a few oneshots on here that is a mix of my tumblr style and my "author" style ... "Golden trial" & "Make things right or make them worse" being two of them <3 I'm actually thinking of making Golden trial a real full length novel, because I see so much potential in that one.

I really look forward to the day I can see my name on a book in a store and feel that all of my hard work has payed of. I dream of that day.

[shizucheese]

Hi hi hello everyone! As some of you may know, I made affiliate last week! For those of you who don't know who I am, hi, I'm Shizu, a Final Fantasy (and rpgs in general) streamer and vtuber, and a 10+ year vet of FFXIV who is currently replaying the whole game at min ilv, no echo (and in some cases undersized).

Today I bring to you all: Shizu's Official Sub Goals/ Incentives!

They are as follows:

10 subs: I will read a Gaius or Zenos monolog in uwu speak!

20 subs: I will level a job of the community's choice to do it's story quests on stream!

50 subs: A MINE run of an EX trial or Savage Raid of the community's choice! (including normal Coils, excluding 2nd Coil Savage)

100 subs: I will cosplay as the Cornservant, with pictures to be posted on social media and Discord!

Also, for the sake of transparency (and also maybe incentive?), here's what your bits will be paying for:

Official concept art for my vtuber character

Custom emotes and alerts for the channel and discord

Custom live2d Model

Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, and everyone who supports me in the future!

If you want to join the discord, you can do so here!

In the mean time, you can catch me on Twitch every Sunday starting at 4:30 Central, and every Tuesday and Wednesday Starting at 7:30 Central!

[geronimomo-spd]

"Ian is gonna die... its all my fault..."

another from my first doctor cosplay day! i had an empty bench and could not help but recreate this scene from The Keys of Marinus!! (he actually does not say this of course, but this is what i feel is his iternal monolog while he is sitting outside his murder chamber after failing to save Ian in the trial :()

original image under the cut!

[ispendtoomuchtimeonline]

Idk if you're into MHA anymore and I know this is a very common complaint, but it absolutely grinds my gears how the narrative/characters wank Bakugou off for ANYTHING he does.

Develops an ultimate move (the literal thing everyone else was doing)? Aizawa, All Might, and like 5 other 1A members stop what they're doing to monologe about his "potential".

Participates in the Joint Training Exercise? 1B keeps repeating how Bakugou's the biggest threat (not like Todoroki and Momo exist, but okay)

Acts like a colossal asshat during the Sports Festival and runs straight into the LOV's arms at the Forest Camp Attack? UA runs damage control on his behalf - talking about how "he works harder than anyone (which throws the rest of 1A under the bus) - and takes no measures towards reigning in his behavior.

Blatantly torments Izuku and mistreats his classmates? "It's just classic Bakugou!", "you two need to make up and be friends!", "you're proper rivals 🥰", "leave Bakugou alone! He really cares!", "he's hero material! You all should retire for criticizing him!" "I know you tried killing your classmate, but grow up and stop wasting your talents!", "they have no communication!", "here Bakugou, let me hug you and comfort you while leaving your injured victim on the ground!"

What's worse is that for all of his supposed "character development", not once does ever aknowledge the full scope of the shitty things he's done. He admits to All Might and 1A by extension that he bullied Izuku due to his Quirklessness. Okay, 1. you were already an ass to him before that, and 2. how exactly did you bully him again? Oh yeah, you told him to go kill himself, used your Quirk on him and his belongings, tried killing him during the Battle Trials, and threatened him to not apply to UA. You even dragged him outside after curfew to take out your anger and jealousy over failing the Provisional License Exam and not being All Might's successor out on him. He even says this won't change anything between them, which goes to show that he has no remorse for his actions.

Sorry it took me so long to respond. Literally everything you said here is 1000% true. It’s why I actually quit the manga a long time ago.

It’s just…what happened to BNHA is so pathetic and sad it’s not even worth getting angry over anymore. And what’s most bewildering is that I KNOW Horikoshi is capable of decent writing. Even great writing. (*cough* Stain Arc *cough*) And his ideas had incredible potential. So, WTF went wrong? Is he really that big of a Bakugo fanboy? Does he actually believe the things he’s writes? Or is he just pandering to Bakugo’s fan base? And if so, why? Is he simply trying to milk this unexpected cash cow for all its worth? Is he so scared of this portion of his fan base’s (admittedly rabid and vitriolic) disapproval that he lost his spine? Is he secretly sick of writing this series and trying to sabotage it? Is it even him, or are his editors pushing him to write this crap because THEY want to milk the cash cow? And Horikoshi refuses to stand up them because, again, no spine?

Well, whatever the reason is, all I can do is gaze upon the smoking wreckage that is BNHA and shake my head at the fact that the writer did this to his own work. And, you know, consume media that’s actually WORTH my time.

[asoulofatlantis]

Aeris biggest trauma is losing her mother... I think Ilfana knew her time was running out and the reason she pushed herself so hard in her state was because she wanted a better, saver future for her daughter. She might have died earlier that way, but I guess she would have died either way, so she decided her daughters freedom and happiness was worth it.

I do feel sorry for Aerith but who's IDEA was it to let us run around listening to "My mom is sick!" so often that the scene loses its emotional meaning because of how annoying it is?

Poor child...

Okay. That enough. I canÄt take all that pain and suffering anymore!

And the worst part comes now! Our Cloud, in the state he is in right now, has to take care of this. URG! Or not? Everyone is coming out of their rooms now. So... what was that for? Pain?

That doesn't make it feel or sound better tho, Aerith. But I get it, you are in a position were making death sound not so bad is necessary...

Preparing Cloud for what is coming while he is so indifferent and doesn't seem to care much seems like such a waste of time and energy Aerith. Get the boy out of this state and THEN try again. Oh! That wasn't about the future, that was about Clouds words mimicking Sephiroth, saying that death is a homecoming. But... he is still indifferent about it.

Big words for someone who gets stabbed in an hour or two...

I really do not get the purpose of this shit at all. Aeriths speech doesn't hold any meaning as soon as you see her die the same way she always has and Cloud is not touched by it at all in his state and neither do I feel like it has been given us or the characters anything storywise or characterwise. It was a nice monolog, but for what?

Huch? Cloud Flashback? Is this his trial or... is Sephiroth messing with him again?

Okay it IS Clouds trial WHILE Sephiroth is messing with him...

I would't say Cloud didn't feel any sadness over the death of Jessie and Biggs... but it is true, that he did not shed any tears - but I am a very emotional person who easily cries when someone dies and I didn't cry either - BUT he didn't know them that long or that good to be fair tho. ALSO we did saw him cry when he "remembered" Aeriths death. So its not like he is incapable of feelings like that, like Sephiroth says. They are just very likely mostly buried under all the bullshit Sephiroth wispers in his ears and his Jenova Cells do to him. And his Trauma-Response after Zacks death.

Tifa is doing it again. Cloud needs someone to tell him that something is wrong with him but that of course they will find a way to help him. Instead she says "Its okay" but it is NOT OKAY!

Are these freaking Demon-Walls?!

Does no one in this freaking game know what it means to bleed to death? SE needs some medical training. Seriously.

Okay. Thats it. He finally freaking snapped. Its not like no one warned you idiots about this, but you decided to prefer to treat Cloud like a stupid child. Now you get what you deserve for it...

I guess... he felt bad about what he did? Or actually did it to protect them?

Did you see that scary grin just now? I highly doubt it! And its your fault that it came this far! You and the other idiots who decided to treat Cloud like he simply had dementia and so you have to play along to keep him stable. But his problem is far bigger and keeping him away from the truth only made it worse!

I could have sworn I saw a second puppet in Reeves office so... I can't feel sad here... sorry.

Glad that I didn't waste any tears on that one. I didn't expect him to be back that fast tho XD

I am glad to have him back tho. Just no so glad that I have to give him all the material back that I have already given the others, which once belonged to him ^^'

So that Materia was not the black Materia they were searching for, but the key to the actually black materia that can do awful things. And thanks to everyone being idiots, its now in Sephiroths hands. Wonderful! A round of applause for our team of idiots!

He is still out of his mind. Someone gonna free the boy from Sephiroths control or what?

And that was useful how? If you haven't noticed yet, letting go of the material does nothing to Cloud. Sephiroth is the problem.

Oh how great. Now Aerith has it, making her Clouds and Sephiroths target. Do you guys have any more bride ideas like that? Possible before Aeriths gets killed earlier than she should?

He pushed Tifa away, very unceremoniously. Which shouldn't surprise her, after he almost killed her before when he was in that state. But I guess she just had to overestimate her influence on him.

Clouds manic laughter while he chases Aerith is scary as heck!

Well I mean... at least he said please? ^^' I guess something inside of him is still not wanting to hurt her... just... not sure how big that part of him is and how much self-control it gives him.

The Shipper in me is crying in pain. No scene with Tifa could be as cruel then watching Cloud acting like this and putting Aerith in danger. Part of what makes their ship great is, that they always protect each other. She saves me, I save her, round and round it goes. Please, don't ruin this Cloud!

[farahraihanah]

Tutorial Lolos Rubrik Kaca Koran Kedaulatan Rakyat

Konsep karya harus sesuai dengan karakteristik media.

Aturan tak tertulis ini seringkali dilupakan orang-orang ketika menulis di media massa. Seringkali, mereka yang merasa sudah ahli dalam bidang kepenulisan merasa jengkel ketika karyanya tidak dimuat di media impiannya. Salah satu faktornya, bisa saja karena tulisan yang mereka kirimkan memang tidak sesuai dengan karakteristik media.

Karakteristik media sebenarnya tidak sulit untuk dipahami. Cukup baca dan pahami sepuluh sampai dua puluh karya yang telah dimuat. Maka, kita akan memahami bahwa dua puluh karya dari dua puluh penulis yang berbeda dengan cerita yang tentunya berbeda ternyata memiliki unsur-unsur yang sama.

Menurut yang aku lihat, rubrik kaca koran kedaulatan rakyat memiliki karakteristik sebagai berikut:

Karya yang ditulis memiliki unsur kebudayaan yang mencerminkan identitas Yogyakarta. Gak pakai kata, “Lo.” “Gue.” Dan sebagainya. Ada baiknya, kita juga ikut melestarikan budaya melalui tulisan-tulisan kita. Misalnya, pakai kata, “Enggak paham juga saya. Kalau bapak pripun?” Walaupun bahasa Indonesia dan minim bahasa daerah, tapi tetap mencerminkan orang Jogja, kan?

Rubrik kaca juga selalu memuat karya yang tipenya slice of life. Bukan fantasi. Kalau mau bikin tipe drama, agak horror, atau apapun. Bisa aja si, yang penting itu kira-kira masih bisa dinalar kalau terjadi di dunia nyata. Trus ya penting ada nilai-nilai kehidupannya.

Karya yang dimuat di rubrik kaca targetnya adalah untuk siswa SMP dan SMA. Oleh karena itu, buatlah cerita yang relevan dan dapat dinikmati target.

2. Bisa nulis apa di rubrik kaca?

Macem-macem. Bisa cerita pendek, puisi, opini, monolog, dan profil siswa siswi berprestasi. Aku biasanya nulis monolog, cerita pendek, dan opini aja sih.

3. Gunakan aturan menulis yang diterima redaktur dengan baik.

Times New Roman 12pt. Spasi 1,5. Kertas A4. Aturan paragraf jangan lupa dijustify.

Kalau panjang tulisan. Aku waktu itu ngitung jumlah kata karya-karya di rubrik kaca. Kebanyakan 500 – 900 kata.

Tulis karyamu dengan baik. Dibawahnya langsung tulis biodatamu. Nama, Sekolah, No whatssapp, dan e – mail. Bisa tulis nomor rekening juga kalau honornya nanti mau ditransfer. Tapi, aku prefer ambil langsung ke kantornya sih.

4. Apakah ada honorarium jika karya dimuat?

Ada. Satu karya yang dimuat honornya cukup buat nraktir circle yang jumlahnya 4 – 5 orang.

5. Apakah semua karya yang dikirim akan dimuat?

Jelas enggak. Rubrik kaca hanya terbit setiap hari jumat. Berarti, hanya ada satu karya panjang dan satu karya pendek terpilih setiap minggunya. Jarak antara pengiriman dan pemuatan pun paling lama 2 bulan. Karya pertamaku yang dimuat di Rubrik Kaca dimuat dua minggu setelah pengiriman. Ada juga karyaku yang dimuat empat hari setelah pengiriman. Macem-macem. Oleh karena itu, kalau belum diterima selama dua bulan. Ya, berarti harus buat karya baru yang bisa dilirik sama redaktur.

Kalau kamu baru nulis satu cerita lalu gak dimuat trus kamu nyerah. Berarti kamu bukan pemilik mental pejuang. Sebelum aku dimuat, aku harus belajar otodidak terkait semua konsep ini. Setelah tahu pun, aku ngelewatin trial dan error. Tapi, aku pengen suatu hari nanti karyaku bisa dibaca dan bermanfaat untuk orang lain.

Bertahun-tahun belajar, nyoba ngirim, dan akhirnya bisa dimuat. Kalian udah aku share konsep ini. Harusnya proses kalian bisa lebih cepat. Jadi, semangat ya!

Kesabaran dan kerja keras itu buahnya manis. Tenang aja.

6. Kirim karyamu dengan format e - mail yang baik dan benar.

7. Buat karyamu minim typo.

Disini, aku bakal dengan senang hati bantuin siapa aja yang karyanya mau aku koreksi. Bisa DM atau kirim pesan whatsapp aja. Mau sepuluh file juga gak masalah. Tapi bukan berarti bisa terbalas di waktu yang sama seperti kamu mengirim file ya.

Konsultasi ini gratis. Santai aja sama aku mah.

8. Karyaku dimuat. Cara taunya gimana?

Beli koran setiap hari jum’at. Kalau gak mau, cek koran di sekolah. Karena sekolah biasanya langganan koran. Jangan males apalagi malu. Namanya juga usaha. Kalau kamu males dan malu. Percayalah, dunia di depan sana jauh lebih berat buat mentalmu yang masih perlu banyak diperbaiki. Jadi, santai aja.

9. Jangan kirim satu karya ke dua media dan jangan dipublikasikan kemanapun selama dua bulan proses seleksi di redaktur.

Hal ini jadi etika yang harus dipegang semua penulis. Sekalinya kamu ketahuan ngirim satu karya ke dua media berbeda. Karirmu mudah sekali kandas.

Gitu dulu aja sih. Tentang kepenulisan, aku tahu gak gampang nulis cerita yang bagus dan dapat dijual. Jadi yaa, nulis, nulis, nulis. Latihan, latihan, latihan. Belajar sama orang yang udah ngelewatin jalan itu lebih dulu. Aku tahu aku bukan expert di kepenulisan tapi buat diterima di beberapa rubrik koran, in syaa Allah aku ada banyak yang bisa dibagikan, tapi selebihnya, pc aja. Untuk karya-karyaku yang pernah dimuat. Nanti aku share. Kali aja bisa jadi refrensi.

Again, untuk tanya-tanya. Pc ajaaaaa yaa. Makasiii.

[cidr-monologic-trials]

Hi there! I have a question about your master mind theory In https://youtu.be/mxQq36Gixzw?si=R7MKFzZ2w-QbjFA7

(aka mortys introduction) it said that he was excepted into hopes peak. Unless this is fabricated i think this nagates him being the master mind. But i could be missing something what are your thoughts :)?

Well, Monokuma is being controlled by the Mastermind, so him lying about it is always a possibility...

But also one thing I found really curious is that Morty is the only one he specifically mentions getting accepted into Hopes Peak. (The closest thing we have to another one is Bubble's and he only mentions that she is one of the youngest applications)

But I'll admit that that is a bit weak of an argument since only 4 introductions were made.

But still, I have a hard time believing that he was admitted just because Mono"Only 15 students were accepted into Hopes Peak ignore the extra seat on the court"Kuma said so...

[aethertetsuya]

DP x DC Idea 💡 🤡

Danny is held hostage by Joker. Contrary to popular belief, he doesn't have anything against clowns. He's just more guarded against them. Anyway, he was on Kingly duties. He needs the Joker dead. To bring justice to those whose lives he claimed.

As the Joker was monologing, he escaped his bindings and dives for the Joker only claw something out of him.

Danny split the Joker into two. The normal sane Jack Napier and the Madman Joker. See, the "Vat of acid" he got dropped into was actually a Vat of Lazarus Water. Thus pit madness.

The Batclan who was watching this unfold was shocked.

Batman: You cant kill the Joker.

Danny: Well according to the Anti Ecto acts I actually can. *Proceeds to tell yhem what the law states* BTW most of you fall under their ecto entity classification especially Red Hood.

Batman: *Blue screens*

Danny: Hey RH wanna beat this guy for Shit and Giggles. He cant die so you can have all the fun you want. I still need him for trial though.

Redhood: Thanks. I'm going to enjoy this.

[sevensided]

What would upset me most about a romantic love monologe to El would be their lesbian/gay characters getting dust. Oh Will is the gay kid with an unrequited crush nothing ground breaking there. Robin can't ask out the girl she wants to. Valid, but she is sadly pining from afar. And Eddie(hanky code being confirmed?) who, if they kill off would be bury your gays. Where is the happiness in these stories? Their m/f ships get to kiss,be affectionate and say/show their love. What about them? :(

I hear what you're saying, but don't lose sight of the time period. The 1980s weren't a good time to be gay. That's not to say that gay people didn't live happy, fulfilling lives where they were accepted by their families, but they did face challenges, and it is important to underscore that this show isn't Heartstopper in that regard.

Having said that, yes, I do agree that from a media perspective it would be disappointing if they did not go down the path of Mike/Will. Something that has recently occurred to me, though, is that the writing does show a lot of affection for these characters. They don't suffer needlessly. When we look at the Mike/El/Will debacle, you could feasibly say that Mike and Will are suffering for similar reasons (feelings, identity), whereas a lot of El's suffering is more macro (morality). I've maintained that El and Mike will go their separate ways and it will be because they don't need each other to find their happiness - they can do that alone (as in El's case) or with someone else (Mike and Will). Just my two cents, but I do think they will give the characters a happy ending because that is fundamentally what the show is about.

Regarding the characters you mentioned, I disagree with Eddie. I get the handkerchief thing, but this is small-town Indiana; and there was a lot of textual evidence to suggest that he and Chrissy might have, in another life, been in a romantic relationship. The Breakfast Club was cited as an influence for S04 and Eddie/Chrissy's dynamic is clearly Claire/Bender. I'm sorry, but I don't see gay Eddie being a thing in canon - in fanon, though, hell yeah, go for it.

I would say that ST does deal with unexpected romance well, though, and particularly that romance which might be considered marginalised. Max and Lucas, for instance, are in an interracial relationship, and you can see across S02-3 that they are becoming aware of race as a factor in their relationship. I personally think Lumax was the standout of this season, and I believe it's down to how their story played out - they really came full circle.

Sidebar, it's interesting how Mike is consistently amazed that he has to deal with "mature" and "adult" situations/arguments in his relationship with El, when arguably Max and Lucas have been dealing with that for far longer, and better, and they're the same age. But I digress.

Regarding Robin, she states in canon that she has to be careful. The writers are aware that she can't just march up to Vickie and ask her out - it's measured, considered, a situation where, if Robin isn't careful, she could even be in danger if word reached the wrong people. ST has never been about skipping into the sunset. It's always been about overcoming trials and finding who you are even if you will not/cannot be accepted by other people. In that respect Will being gay fits perfectly within this thematic framework. So, tl;dr... I hear your frustration, but there is both evidence to support our happy endings plus some historically-accurate gay romance.

[wifegideonnav]

fuck it. disney movie au

i’m tired of being sad about this characters and since my last au was so horrible (the tags on that post have kept me so entertained tho thank you guys lol) i’ve decided to write out a disney princess au where these poor bitches get everything they deserve. so:

we start off in drearburh and meet our heroine, gideon. the opening number begins, consisting of gideon singing about how much her life sucks with a skeleton chorus chiming in with exposition about the nine houses. everyone’s dancing

the song ends and gideon mopes around a bit, monologing about how she wishes she had a purpose, and how much she wishes she had friends. then suddenly she’s summoned to a meeting. harrow is introduced and sings about how she’s going to become a lyctor in order to help her house/her people, and how gideon is going to help her. when the song ends gideon scoffs and she and harrow get into a tame argument. gideon storms off

aiglamene comes and convinces gideon that this is her chance to finally have the purpose she’s been searching for. gideon agrees and then there’s a montage of training, putting on paint, and flying to canaan house

there’s another ensemble number where each house introduces themselves (notably, “dulcinea’s” cavalier is a woman named loveday) and then teacher comes in for the last chorus. he starts to sing another verse, but the music cuts off abruptly as he only sings one line (don’t go through a locked door without permission). everyone blinks at him, and then people disperse

gideon wakes up that night and realizes that harrow is gone. she tracks her down and finds her counting doors, and they duet about how they don’t want to work together bc they hate each other, but by the end of the song they realize they need each other and begrudgingly call a truce

the next day they find the basement, get to the key, and then find cam and pal unlocking it as they go back. there’s a quick yet dramatic swordfight between gideon and cam (and we see harrow in the background looking at gideon with embarrassed Interest) and then the 4 of them sing a song about how it’s way better to work together which ends with them being friends

[montage of team six nine exploring the lab and defeating scaled-way-back versions of the trials]

the group is sitting around discussing what they want to do once they’ve ascended and getting to know each other better when the invitation to magnus and abigail’s dinner is delivered. they split up to get ready

the dinner is going pretty well until - gasp - magnus laughingly steals abigail’s goblet, takes a swig, and then collapses to the floor. the necromancers rush over and manage to stabilize him, determining that he’s been poisoned

there’s an ensemble song as they transfer magnus to a bed and hook him up to iv’s about how suspicious they all are now. fighting is just starting to break out when abigail yells at them to stop. with all the attention on her, she explains that the poison was obviously meant to kill her, and magnus only survived because he’s twice her size. she begs them to stop fighting and work together to figure out what happened. everyone agrees and disperses

team six nine agree to divide and conquer, searching different portions of the house. we see a montage of them searching high and low. gideon sings about how she’s starting to see that helping and protecting other people is the purpose she’s been searching for

then gideon and harrow carefully creep into dulcinea’s room, which is currently empty, and start looking. gideon finds a bottle of poison hidden in one of the drawers, and shows it to harrow. harrow expresses her admiration of gideon, and then they duet about what a good team they are and how much they regret how mean they used to be to each other. the song ends with their faces very close together, but after a pregnant pause they awkwardly move apart

they assemble everyone but the seventh house and show them the poison. everyone agrees to confront dulcinea. they do so and she begins her villain reveal song, explaining that her name is really cytherea, that the she put the real dulcinea in a coma, and that she went through the same process they did and became a lyctor, but that the horrible secret of the lyctor process is that the necromancer has to take the “spark” of their cavalier, the thing that makes them “them.” there’s a break in the music where everyone goes “what??” and then cytherea resumes singing, explaining everything. she says the wanted to poison the necromancers in order to save the cavaliers, because she feels so guilty about what she accidentally did to loveday

as her song ends, surprise! the emperor (he isn’t god in this version) shows up. he cackles and the cast begins singing at him, asking why he would make them do such a terrible thing. he responds that he doesn’t care about them, he only wants more power. together, the squad is able to defeat him and put him in a necromantic, never-ending sleep

a bit later, harrow finds gideon. they talk about what they’ve been through, and how glad they are to have each other. at the end of the song, they kiss

montage: everyone packs up and leaves the first house, promising to stay friends. cytherea apologizes for what she did and reverses the poison on magnus, and promises to revive dulcinea once she gets to the seventh. harrow and gideon head back to the ninth, and set to improving the house with help from their friends

the final number is about how they actually had the power to improve things all along, they just needed to work together and support each other. gideon has her purpose, caring for the people of the ninth, and harrow’s realized that she doesn’t need to be all-powerful to change people’s lives for the better. the movie ends with one last chaste kiss, looking over the now gleaming and bright ninth house

[llucy-san]

Powerful

CHAPTER 8      A3O

“Objection, Your honour!” Hayley cut short her opponent in his riotous monolog after hoisting herself from her seat.

“The defendant is simply flailing with more unsubstantiated proofs.” She fumbled with perfectly written records while her eyes kept gazing at the judge of the case.

“Unsubstantiated facts?!” Mr Hamilton's attorney, who had long been an admirable counsel, scoffed at young challenger, yet Hayley carried on.

“My client is the rightful owner of both the real estates, the apartment on Hampton Street here in Atlanta and also an old villa in Malibu.” She rounded slowly her desk and proceeded toward the judge.

“I would like to add legally verified certificates regarding possessions proceedings during the marriage where only the claimant is registered as the owner.” Hayley looked over her shoulder but still addressing to the judge, “i.e. Mrs Hamilton.”

Judge Jenkins ran her eyes over the document and nodded. “Mr Murphy, do you have any more questions for Mrs Hamilton?”

“No your honour.” The counsellor replied with his ears down like a dog who was denied his favourite toy.

“And you, counsellor Moore?” Judge summoned once her eyes settled at a young woman who was acting perfectly during the course of the trial.

“Yes, I do your honour.”

“In that case, the witness is all yours.” She fluttered her hand and took a seat and continued watching the act while scripting more of her notes.

A soft smile blossomed on Hayley's lips as she set off, step by step, to the jury sitting on her right-side whilst aiming her questions to her client.

“Mrs Hamilton, do you remember when you bought both of uttered properties?”

Claire smiled cheerfully at the same time as she hoisted her head higher. “YES, I do. It was a few months after we got married. We both agree to leave both residences written in my name because Mason wasn't involved in such things before."

“And did Mr Hamilton bestow any financial part to the estates?” Hayley pushed further, her goal of wiping her opponent in this duel was slowly heading where she wanted.

“No. The only thing Mr Hamilton ever did,” Claire fixated at her future ex-husband, who was sitting hushed in a hot chair next to his public prosecutor, “was him dragging any whores he saw from streets straight into my house!

“Madam appellant!” The judge rumbled. “Weigh your words!”

“My apologise.” Claire cleared her throat and fixed her dress after calming down. “I meant women with whom he took. . .pleasures in my property.”

“Objection!” Mr Mason's lawyer barked. “Mrs Hamilton has no evidence that my client has ever been unfaithful to her.”

Hayley peered at Malcolm, wanting to cut him short for a second time with his pathetic defence, however, Claire couldn't hold her anger any longer.

“I have not?! Oh, I do have. Tons and tons of evidence of my husband's betrayal! And one of those proves is sitting right here in this courtroom!”

The judge instructed Hayley to carry on with her questioning after planting the wrathful lawyer back on his seat and hushing the racket in the courtroom with her judge mallet.

“Mrs Hamilton, has the defendant, Mr Hamilton, ever been involved in the renovation?” Hayley pointed briefly at the said man, sitting in a well-dressed suit. From first glimpse an attractive-looking man but it was easy to read from his eyes the apprehensiveness of each Hayley’s blow. All this time he's been twitching in his seat like a restless child who wants to go out.

All eyes were on the ashen blond woman, placed in the witness chair. A brief hush filled the courtroom as the witness bend forward over the microphone to draw attention to her reply as she sank her eyes into her future ex-husband. “Not even a dollar.”

“Objection,” Malcolm roared as he rose from his hot seat yet again. The pure determination coloured his face, the will power to win this duel at all costs. “Both spouses acquire property during the marriage, regardless of who and how much money they contributed. Maybe counsellor Moore should go back to school and clarify the basics of the law again.”

“Counsellor Moore, where are you going with your question?” The judge pulled her thick-framed glasses to the bridge of her nose, tilting her head to the side.

“My goal is, your honour, to show that Mrs Hamilton's family was the landlord of these properties before she married Mr Hamilton. Thus, the property to which Mr Hamilton claims as a share in the divorce isn't his but still the property of the Mitchell family. The only thing he's entitled to is a car and a few valuables he received as a gift.”

The mutter of various voices voting for and against filled the courtroom resembling a nest full of bees. Judge Jenkin's law mallet, however, silenced the buzz time again. “Silence in the courtroom!” She cried out. “Counsellor Moore, you have some more questions for Mrs Hamilton?”

“Not your honour.”

Judge Jenkins nodded. “I can hereby declare the evidence closed. I ask the jury to announce their final evaluation.”

Everyone in the courtroom rose up whilst the Judge rose from her throne and uttered her final words aloud.

Claire couldn't wipe off her huge smile of her face after the words she'd longed for so long. FREE. She's finally free, and she hasn't lost anything her ex-husband tried so hard to take over. The ashen blond woman thanked Hayley briefly for excellent job, but before she left, she added that if she needed a lawyer in the future, Hayley would be the one she was looking for.

“Congratulations, miss.” Hayley turned toward the cold, ironic voice. “It's not every day you see something like this. . .” The man paused, looking for the right words to define Hayley's performance, staring at his without doubt thousand-dollar shoes before lifting them back into her olive eyes. “You know, a greenhorn like you.”

The brunette smiled gently at the corner of her lips at the lawyer, holding out his hand to her. “I would hardly call it "luck" rather thoroughly processed case but thank you.” She shook her rival's hand gently, gazing into his cold and calculating brown eyes.

“And why do you think I’m. . .” The man didn't even let her finish as he expressed his amusement. “Oh, please sweetheart, I would definitely remember such a pretty face like yours and I've been here a while.” His voice carried undertone that Hayley didn't like with every passing second, his gaze made her trivial, but she tried to hide her discontent behind a veil of self-confidence.

“Anyhow.” The man cleared his throat and rolled his shoulders, fixing his elegant, tailored jacket. “You were lucky today, but next time you won't be.” Hayley furrowed at this but the self-assured lawyer carried on with his monolog. “Let's just say the life of a young lawyer in a big city like Atlanta is very. . . difficult to assert themselves. But you.” He took a step closer, his elbow planted on his briefcase on the table and his face cocked closer to hers to emphasize his next words. “Oh, I'm sure John will arrange that for you.” His peppermint breath puffed on her cheeks as his blond hair fell to his eyes. “You know what they say, sometimes everyone needs to let go of steam and occupied themselves with something else.”

“Excuse me?!” Hayley knit her brow. The nerve of him.

But before Malcolm could utter another word, he was interrupted by a voice pleasant to ears as well as a hand on his shoulder pulling the defeated defender back a few steps. Nearly dropping him to the floor.

“All right, mate, that's enough. Leave the lady alone and go about your business.”

Kyle filled the gap between Hayley and Malcolm. Her knight in shining armour was a head taller than Malcolm, and it always raised respect. Not only at school but also outside. No one dared stand up to Kyle Peters because they knew it wouldn't end well for them, not to mention that the Petersons were respected family in Atlanta.

Men of Malcolm Murphy calibre, charismatic, wealthy and thriving may be known in the law community as well as in the Atlanta's elite, but he's certainly not stupid and he knows when to back off. With a quick move, he straightened his jacket o'er, playful smile played on his arrogant lips pretending as if nothing had happened.

“Everything's fine, there's no need to make a fuss, boy. I was just giving advice to this lady; however, I still have places to be.” He reached for his briefcase and straightened up. “Give my regards to John.”

Kyle didn't take his eyes off the man until he disappeared behind the corner of the courtroom. After turning his face to Hayley's, he flashed his boyish smile, a smile that made all the girls buckle to their knees.

“Hi.”

“Hi.” Hayley repeated, a tender smile blossomed on her face after their lips met in a chaste kiss. His fingers wrapped around her loose brown lock and brush it behind her ear. “Nicely done, baby boo,” His lips grazed hers in the softest of touches, “you were amazing.”

“Thank you.”

Kyle knit his brow and raised his head a little higher, enveloping her in a strong embrace. “For what?”

Hayley beamed at his behaviour; she leaned forward into his warm embrace to steady herself, her hands slid from his shoulders to his chest while gazing up at his stunning sky like eyes. “Oh, what would I do without my knight in shining armour?” She mused out loud making Kyle chuckled with shake with his head.

“Anytime.” Kyle breathed, kissing Hayley again, practically pulling her into his lap and kissing her hard.

~×~

A city full of hustle and attainment has immersed in night time liberty and entertainment. The clubs glimmered with hues, club music flowed from every corner and the dance floor was teeming with bodies.

“You kidding, right?” Nadia pooh-poohed after finishing off the rest of her champagne - the rest of the champagne bottle to be exact. The same bottle they opened to cheer Hayley's victory. “Did you at least kick his ass?” The redhead stared between her two friends waiting for them to answer her.

Hayley giggled at the rim of her bubbly drink. “No, we didn’t, but-” her lips were pressed together in a tight line to keep from grinning.

“BUZZ-KILL!!” Nadia groaned as she slumped back into her fauteuil and threw her hands in the air, looking down from the VIP salon to the dance floor full of colours and the bodies flocking into one rhythm. The bartenders worked at lightning speed from opening of her bar. One order followed another. The Blue Note is Nadia’s pride and joy. Once she had gotten enough resources, which did not take long, she built her dream bar. The whole bar had industrial look that matched perfectly with the warehouse district. The redhead took another draw of breath into her lungs and peeked at a couple of her longest and best friends, sitting across from her and whispering sweet nonsense like teenage lovebirds. She laid her head in her hand propped against armrest of her easy chair, a gentle smile played on her lips.

“Aren't you two an adorable pair?”

Both Kyle’s and Hayley’s eyes shifted to Nadia, who was watching them with her big smile that didn't bode well, a smile that meant she was up to something, or planning it.

“Okay,” Hayley sighed, ready for what Nadia has to say. “What’s that look for, Nad?”

The redhead grinned like a Cheshire cat as she peeled away from her seat, leaning her hands on her thighs. “I know I’m a strong independent woman, but right now, I could use a little help. I know shocker!” She repositioned in her armchair. “So, I wonder if you could, in that mooshie-gooshie Kyle loving heart,” there was a slight drawl in her voice as she dragged her index finger along the rim of the glass, arrange me meeting with Prince Charming?”

Hayley’s eyes widened and Kyle let out humouring laugh. “A What? Prince Charming?”

“Why?”

Nadia smirked, amused by the way Hayley’s eyes widened at the mention of her boss. “Well. . . You know. . .”

The brunet wrinkled her nose. “Okay, I’m too sober for this.” Hayley leapt from her seat and crossed Kyle's legs. She made a small turn on her heels and set her eyes on her associates. “What else do you want me to bring?”

“Bring something harder, we'll have the night of our lives tonight!” Her best friend yelled over the pulsing music, the alcohol already coursing through her veins, but she still wasn't drunk enough. Hayley nod and leaned over Kyle. She placed her palms flat on his wide shoulders and kissed him lightly on the cheek. “AND what should I bring you?” Her lips brushed across his lobe; her hands glided down his chest in an obvious tease.

“I'll have what you're having, Bam-bam.” Kyle leaned closer and pressed his lips against hers in sweet peck on the lips.

“Okay, I'll be right back.” She kissed him again and straightened up. “Just keep an eye on her for me.”

The club was packed. Again. The red top and black tight leather pants that Nadia had borrowed her felt like a poor choice of clothing, however, her wingman/partner in crime promised her that this outfit was essential for tonight. Walking to the direction of the nearest bar was hard work, but after a moment of pushing and shoving through several layers of people, she finally got to the bar and scanned it through an open gap between people’s heads until she found a bartender and made a hand-order on the house. Having a nightclub owner as a friend pays off.

“Busted!!”

Upon hearing the well-known voice, Hayley’s heart skipped a beat the moment she spun her head toward the source. There he stood; her boss, the colourful strobe lighting strikes of club lights were bouncing off his exquisitely carved face as he stood a good six feet before her, a glass of liquor already in hand. This time, however, wasn’t dressed in one of his posh suits but simple Henley shirt, a pair of dark jeans, an expensive-looking leather jacket appearing particularly divine. His chestnut hair, always slicked back, was now falling into his face, the ends were turning into small curls. Her olive eyes hungrily took in the sight of him, feeling the pull in her chest every time she saw this man. AND there it was again. SHOCKER! The longer he was around, the more she had this feeling.

“John.” Hayley breathed. The nostalgia was settling in and she began to feel a lump in her throat that she failed to clear.

"Hey, Miss avoiding me for three days." His velvet voice was smooth as ever and beat over the pulsating music that seemed to be dying into the background. His enticing cologne filled her common sense and her heartbeat a mile a minute.

“What. . .?” She stopped dead; her brain kept spilling nonsense; her mind didn't want to cooperate with her in what way she wanted to. Not to mention the alcohol still running through her system. “No. I wasn't.” She shook her head, avoiding his gaze. “I wasn't avoiding you.” SHE WAS!!

John arched an amused brow. “Yes you were.” His pearly white teeth showed in one of his charismatic smiles as his eyes gazed over his shoulder. “Darling, I've hardly seen you at the firm these past few days.” He angled his head to one side to make his point. “You've been avoiding me.” He stated.

Hayley blushed, returning to the task at hand. Drinks. Where the hell is that bartender who's got her order?

“I. . .” Hayley couldn't form a single sentence, it’s like this was the only monosyllabic word she could manage. Why does this have to happen around him?

John’s eyes trailed over her; taking in every inch of her person. She could see the hunger clouding his eyes, as he became distracted by the dress she had on.

“I heard about your success today.” Thank God sighed Hayley. Change of the topic. With a gentle nod, she spun back to the bar, where she finally caught sight of the bartender with her drinks. She planted her hands, palms flat on the wooden surface of a bar that was already wet with alcohol and other liquid stuff. Ugh.

“Yeah, it went okay.” She admitted, trying her luck to look him in the eyes but failed, utterly, those eyes and that confident smile are taking her breath away. He's like a hunter who doesn't take his eyes off his prey, and she’s the PREY.

“Claire was over the moon.” John took sip from his drink and turned his whole attention toward Hayley.” Oh, My Lord, Help Me! Hayley mused, taking a lungful breath into her lungs. “She called me as soon as the trial was over and said, and now I quote: “that girl was unstoppable. Everyone in the room was overwhelmed by her performance and even shamed that idiotic lawyer my fucking ex hired.”

Hayley smiled then, her cheeks red, scattered with some kind of dust. A smile he thought he might die to earn again.

“She really said that?” She searched John’s eyes, not realizing how close he was to her. He gave her thoughtful hum before hoisting his drink close to his lips and finished it with a final gulp. The glass banged against the surface of the bar and he straightened.

“Well,” he muttered to himself before seeking for the bartender in the sea of lights, calling him for another round. “Tell me what should I order you. We have to drink your victory somehow, don't we?” Hayley's body tensed at the feeling of his hand rubbing soothingly her back as he whispered his words in her ear.

“I don’t, uh-“ Hayley managed to spill, she wasn’t that much drunk, yet, this was the everything she could string together. It seemed her mouth and her brain weren’t on the same page tonight.

“Nuh-uh, love, no, isn’t answer for me.” His hot breath hit Hayley’s skin as he leaned in close to her ear, his lips brushed against her ear creating rather an intimate step, chills went down her spine.

Swallowing nervously and hoping John hadn’t noticed her irregular heartbeat.  She shot him a genuine smile as she brought her eyes up at him. “Yeah,” she replied, her cheeks flushed in embarrassment, or maybe it was the alcohol? She seemed like she wanted to say something, and then backtracked. Her eyes snapped to the source of the new sound before stepping away.

“Gotcha!” Victoria Chase - tall, gorgeous blonde in killer heels, always perpetually flawless with her clothes and makeup whom Hayley can hardly compare with threw her arms around her partner in a bear hug and pressed drunken kiss against his cheek.

The blond eyed Hayley up and down, trying to focus on who is in front of her, an impressed expression mixed with the shock widened at Victoria’s face moment later at Hayley and her outfit.

“Hayley?” She asked in awe. “My goodness, look at you.”

The brunet quickly looked down at what she was wearing. Hang on. Did she just compliment her outfit? She brought her eyes back up and beamed up at Victoria. “Do you like it?”

“I love it!” Victoria smirked into John ear, snuggling to the crook of his neck.

“Thanks.” Hayley muttered before trailing off. She then suddenly remembered why she came here in the first place. “Perhaps you’d care to join us at our table?” Hayley asked, pointing up to the balcony above. She assumed it would be rude not to invite them.

“Marvellous!” Victoria chirped; her gaze flicked from VIP loggia back to Hayley. “Lead the way.”

“Good.” Hayley muttered, hesitantly turning toward the bar and taking the drinks. She yelled back a short thanks to the bartender though she doubted he heard her. She turned to look at the gorgeous pair, John hadn’t moved his eyes off Hayley, and she had the feeling that he was five steps ahead of her on a game she didn’t know she was playing. And as for Victoria, she was grinning like the Cheshire cat.

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[pinkaspersona]

Tiga Babak

i. Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Hidup itu katanya sekali, kecuali bagi yang percaya reinkarnasi. Karena baru sekali itu, trial and error bersamaan dengan hasil. Karena hidup cuma sekali ini, tanpa buku petunjuk pasti seperti kita beli elektronik, lalu makanya harus memakhlumi. Ibumu juga baru hidup sekali. Ketika bilang pisah saja, kamu sedang emosi. Saat sedang benci, ia menasehati “bagaimanapun itu bapakmu”. Berangsur, kupikir kujadi orang yang mudah menyerah.

ii. Lemonade

Proses. Setelah habis menonton Lemonade visual album kuingat menangis tersedu. Persis tangis yang pecah setelah The Wall movie dan La La Land. Semestinya tiap kejadian bisa mengajarkan satu hal, kemudian hal itu akan jadi hal yang menjadikanmu orang baru. Oh asam, manis, pahit, pelajaran, omong kosong. Aku sedang di tahap “anger” kala itu, berharap setelah mengenali rasa bisa pindah ke tahap selanjutnya, sampai akhir hingga “redemption” chapter 11. Alegori dan menemukan pelajaran dari satu hal. Oh proses, bukan hasil, karena proses mungkin baru akan berakhir ketika kusudah mati.

iii. Spring Tide

Coexist. Benar, aku mungkin jadi orang yang mudah menyerah. Karena sadar diri itu juga lalu aku mau mendalaminya, Taoism, Wu Wei, do not force or do nothing, laid back people philosophy like me. Kadang kutertawa sendiri dengan paradoks yang ada padaku sendiri. Tapi hidup tidak konstankan, dinamika sudah seperti drama, tidak perlu bikin drama sendiri lagi. Pasangan ribut karena hal kecil, begitu jawaban temanku. Yang satu ribut untuk masalah besar, yang satu kelihatan tidak pernah ribut. Aku tidak pernah ribut. Kupikir dulu orang kalau marah harus teriak, meledak, yang katanya biar lega dan tidak dipendam. Kusadar kubukan seperti itu, diamku sama dengan teriakmu. Yang penting komunikasi, oh bagiku yang penting saling mengerti. Aku diam, itu salah satu komunikasiku. Tapi komunikasi harus verbal, karena orang mengerti kata dan bukan diam. Oh baiklah maka harus mencari yang satu frekuensi.

Hidup ternyata berputar-putar. Kukira sudah lepas dari phase sebelumnya, tetapi suatu saat kembali lagi. No emotion has touch the finish line, because I’m alive still. Kudulu tidak mengerti temanku yang suka menangis karena ibunya, dia sayang atau benci?. Aku pernah merasa sakit hati kemudian beberapa waktu (tahun) tidak komunikasi? ah bukankan ini bentuk selfcare itu?. Tapi sakit hati itu tidak kemana-mana, kadang menyusup kala tengah malam dan bikin sesegukan juga. Funny how what’s happening now, seperti monolog dan jalan cerita Spring Tide. Lalu kenapa kalau sekali benci? atau benci selamanya? ada juga rasa sayang di dalamnya? karena mereka orangtuamu. Kalau ibumu mengeluh soal bapakmu, lagi, dengarkan saja. Hidup cuma sekali, dengan pilihannya masing-masing. Pilihanku, ibuku, tidak pernah beriringan tapi tidak ada yang salah dari pandangannya masing-masing.

[maraki-of-the-fandoms]

A miserable review of a weird adaptation

(It's long but worthy)

So this is a review for an addaptation that noone is gona see. This addaptation is a theatrical addaptation by a really small amateur theater company. This think maybe sound judgemental and completly unnecessary but i want to give some recognition to this guys for the reosons i'll say in the conclusion.Also there will be comparison with other versions. But i must say that is not the worst version.(The review will be done in sections)

The technical problems:

The problems come for the fact that is a small company with no badget and amauter actors. So while I will mention them I don't blame or mind them and some times are entertaining in a so bad is good way. It's a little like a b move.

The theater is actually a theatrical salon with minimum room and a tine stage. Also there is no many for changing scenes or to have many thinks or people on stage. The only thinks you can is a table,2 chairs and a small commode. That lead to some hillarious moments when they will just lay on the table and pretend that is a bed. The problem comes with scenes that are difficulte to do in even a good prodaction. To compensate for that they use speakers so you hear when something big outside pf the scene happens.

When it comes to sountrack it's the funnest think ever! They just stole somethink from somethinh else and it's so hillarius because some of them don't really fit and some are so clear that i played guess the movie half the time. For eponines death they used a characteristic sountrack from the freaking titanic! Another time they used from harry potter! So funny! I don't mind althought if they gona still they could just used the musical.

When it comes to acting some of them are really bad but there amauters and it's not a big problem although it pulls you out of the moment sometimes.

The cast is the main technical problem. They are only 9 people and they lose so much from that. It's not there fault but it limites them so much and is one of the reasons of the main problems.

The play os only 2 30 hours. Not enough time to flesh somethinks. It is a bigger problem when is combine with the other problems.

In general the technical problems it's not there fault but a combination of badget problems. The theater can only have 15 addience so it's even worst with having actors. Not enough space no money and it leads to some big plot problem.

The problems

There two main reasons for the problems. One is the technical problems. Second is that this version is takes lots of ideas from the 1998 movie. The movie is the most famous and well known addaptations here so it makes sense to use it especially when you have to cram so many thinks in so little time but sometimes is been done really badly. There also more specific problems.

The lack of actors leads to not having any member of les amis de abc! Not even one. The only connection with them is marius. They use speackers to make it sound like they are there listening to one of marius spech and they make clear in nice ways that they are important and that enjorlas os the leader but we never see them.

We only hear some scenes. The barricade and the battles are only at the speakers. It's so sad. Also we don't see the carage accident or javert suicide.

They used some stupied plot from the 1998movie. Specific the one that javert goes to tell fauchelevent/valjean that his daughter has a revolotionist for boyfriend. Which leads in oter problems also because the shameless copy the scene of the movie and the movoe valjean is different from this valjea so we have valjean act out of character in some scenes. Also they take some of the ending ideas of the movie with valjea living but at list they actually make it work. Also the time could used in better scenes that are already close to the book and could use the extra time.

Some of the characters are sooo annoying. Mostly eponine and cosette but also valjean sometimes. This problem is 90% from bad acting in eponines and valjeans case and bad casting(although they didn't have any other options)

Valjean. The problem comes cause of other problems. The acting isn't very food and the actor althought it looks good enough has a very unfitting whine voice and line delivery that make the scene to not work very much. Also the 1998coping make the character have extreme characters changes! One time is a calm sweet close to book version and the next time he slaps his daughter. Is weird. Still the man tries.

They are a combination of problems that increase each other. When it's not technical the plot problems comes when they try to copy others. They don't need to. They are doing a great job be themselfes. And even when they copy thinks although it makes it worst this scenes are actually better in this version than their original. Even the bad scenes that are really bad they are not so bad here. They actually made them work better!! It's kimda impresing!!

The different or intresting plot choises and other plot elements

So this version is very book based. They still did some think by them self or gave some nice interpretation of other versions. Some are made for practical reasons but they still shaped the plot

Instead of a bishop miriel they change it to a woman abbot who has the name of miriels sister(althought i'll still call her miriel for the review). That was from practical reasons but lead to intresting thinks. This version is a liitle more strong than miriel but she still do the book miriel thinks. Basically a more badass smug miriel and it works!!!

In this version miriel is still alive throught the play and valjean writes to her and send her money for her philanthropies!! She writes back that she will always help him and she is the one that helps valjean and cosette after montfermeil. It's nice.

Fantine gets fired in the book way and the forewoman gossips about here and tells her secret to everyone.

Valjean goes to arras before the trial and finds the judge and confess everything.

Javert hunts valjean to the waterloo inn and arrests thernadier for selling a child. And i'm on his side.

The actor that plays marius also plays two/three secondary rolls

They made gillenormand a woman. Everythink else is just like the book character

Marius goes on stage and just start screaming "horray to are leader enjorlas" a bunch of times before he starts speaking and he ends the spech with singing the marseillaise ! It's so random.

We have part of the gobreu house plot.

The romance of marius and cosette is not love with first sight and it's like the book.

Valjean says his past to cosette and she still loves him. They take that from the 1998plot but they make it to work. He consols cosette when marius is at the barricades and tells her that he will save him.

They make clear that valjean loves cosette as her father and doesn't want to be lonely.

Javert tries to comvise marius to surender to live. He tries to save the revolutioneries life by trying to gave them the chance of a fair trial.

Javert and valjean take marius to his gandma and they just stant awkward as she makes the book fuss when she sees him. They are like they don't know when it's the right time and way to live and they just stant. It's so funny.

Valjean doesn't die at the end. Javert says he is free and leaves(to die) and valjean lights the candlesticks and pulls out cosette thinks.

The good and great thinks

This version takes lots of thinks from the book and it's spirit. They are many more good thinks.

They took some dialoges straight from the book and they did it the right way. It really works and leads to great scenes.

Lots of dialoges and senario is so natural and normal and has very good timing. It makes thinks funny and realistic.

Some the messeges of victor hugo are carried on the dialoge i a very nice way. That has many of the phylosophical thinks of the book. It's great.

They have some very funny thinks. They took some funny thinks of other versions and make them even funnier! Also they and some great jokes too like: when marius hears about the attack thernadier plans he finds eponine crying about that and she sees him and goes immiditely to show him her new drees and he just says straight to her face mockingly "you are the think that was missing"

Everyone is sooo passive aggressive that is great. It fits with the characters it's funny it's natural and makes the scenes more intresting with more conflict. Espesialy valjean to thernadier and valjean and javert.

Also there is lots of mocking when passive aggressive isn't enough. Also great.

Gillenormand is such a bitch is awesome. She is smiling when she says to marius that he is father is dying she says while laughting that she took the letter 2 day ago but forgote and mocks marius when they fight

The fight between marius and gillenormand it's great

Lots of facial expressions when they actors are in scene. Even when they didn't had words they act good and they good actors where great and show so much emotions and characters only with their face.

The actors are very awkward and is very fitting and cute

Valjeans moral crises after miriel was done in a great way. You had the actor having a break down crying and from the speakers they had him say his backstore about trying to save his family and how the prison broke him and it's like a monologe combine with acting!! They took thinks straight from the book for that and it works amazing!! (Although i wish for a better actor)

They did a combination of acting and monologes for the arras moral crises.

Javerts attempt to make madelaine fire him is just the book dialoge. It's also one of the best versions!!

The arrest of fantone was well done also. You see how wrong it is but you also see javerts said. Fantine reaction and spech to the mayor is great and he just stands at the corner in shame will she scold him hard will javert stands awkward in the back at his is like "she is right. Still gona arrest her"

Thernadiers!! Every think they do is awesome. They are sly they are cunning they are perfect together!! The man that plays thernadier is a great actor and this version of thernadier is the best version i have ever seen!!! He can be comedic sly clever a scam and a miserable ate the same time. When he is arrested at gobreu house he mocks javert in his face seeing that valjean is too clever for you you lost him again you are useless! He broke many forth walls when he takes about acting and makes some valid points also he gave us one of the best funny dialoges ever!!

The funny scene is when javert hads valjean at montfermeil and find thernadier with 1500 franks. Javert:Where did you find the money?Did he give that for just a meal(sarcastical) Madam Thernadier:Well we gave him cosette too Javert: You sold him a child?!?!(loundly) Thernadier: We sell what we have!

This javert is one of the best versions i have seen. He sound like javert looks like javert acts like javert!! The acting is good and the actor is great to so his emotion without taking! You understant what this man feels!! He helps valjean to take marius home. He takes valjean to see cosette again. He tries to understant why valjean saved him. When he sees valjean saying goodbye to cosette it is clear that he starts to see valjean as a person and you cam see the point he decides to let him go! When he lets him go he has one of the my favourite scenes in any versions!! Javert: You don't want to go to the bagne,do you? Valjean: No Javert: Neather do I....you can go..you are free.

Conclusion

This play is a weird little anomaly. It was made be a small group of people with no help and with the best intentions. Althought it has problems the cour and the good are much more. They are many different versions of les mis and some of them are much worst. The 1998 movie had money and means but even their bad scenes where made better in this version. The bbc version had money,time and good actors but it doesn't understant the book like this version! This version was mad so hugo's massege could be told so it keeps the character,the heart and the spirit of the book. Many versions copy passages from the book or scenes but not many understant what they copy like this guys did. This play was made in a place that their not many addaptation for people to see. It's a play that can travel and it has travel. It's a play that went to prisons and make the addince happy. It's a play that shouldn't work but it's heart is in the right plays and that makes it overcome the difficulties. And if the had the means they could make the best version because they want.

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