#baseless speculation about the

[gremlinaristocrat]

Calling it now, Mark Immortell in P2 Bachelor Route will just be a mildly-magical theater kid you have to protect who gets some weird ideas about reality after talking to Aglaya, the omnipotent weirdo screwing with you this time will be Bad Grief after his enlightenment in Artemy's run gives him bullshit timepowers

[thefirstknife]

15 second teaser to lose my mind

[matteoberrettini]

genuinely hilarious btw how people on twt want soo bad to make matteo a villain in jannik's story or some shit like it's a disney movie. less than a month ago he said they'd talked recently and he's never had anything but good things to say about jannik but to some people it'll never be enough because he made a decision for his career that i understand is hard to digest but it has nothing to do with his relationship with jannik, jannik himself said it doesn't bother him, they both have never indicated they weren't on good terms. like yeah we can't ever really know the truth behind what they say in public, but i think we should stick with what we can see and read, yeah? because making wild assumptions based on nothing doesn't lead to anything good, it's just speculation and i don't see what anyone gains from it?? i think maybe some people need to grow up and accept that they don't know these people. they don't know jannik and what he thinks or feels or who he talks to or who avoids him or whatever. we know what he shows and tells us and that has to be enough because otherwise we go down dangerous paths

[smol-blue-bird]

one of the things that I wish people would bring up more frequently when they're talking about AI is the interplay between the enshittification of search engines and consumer reliance on ChatGPT. It's become nigh-impossible to find basic information through a Google search without going through a bunch of extra effort—looking up even the most common questions and phrases returns a bunch of low-quality websites, actual scams, and ads for products that aren't even related to the thing you're searching for, and reliable results that used to be the first option are now buried on the second or third page (if that). So people don't even try anymore; instead, they take the auto-generated AI answer as gospel, or they bypass search engines altogether and type their question into an LLM. ChatGPT might hallucinate answers, but at least it has answers. That's attractive to someone who doesn't want to spend any more time trudging through shitty results on Google or DuckDuckGo. But the rise of AI is directly contributing to the shittiness of those results—those scummy, untrustworthy websites that sound like word salad are AI-generated! It's a self-perpetuating problem. Poorly-made, AI-generated websites make search results worse, which encourages people to skip normal searches and use AI agents instead, even if those AI agents are wrong sometimes. It's just this endless, stupid cycle of AI-driven enshittification

[minicy]

Big fan of one certain coworker theorizing about & armchair diagnosing children who already have records & diagnoses. "What's up with (kid) and (kid behavior)?" we have a behavior plan about it?? "i bet its autism" buddy... you don't have to bet... we have an autism specialist... "have you noticed This?" and This is the kid's IEP goal area, like, yes I have noticed, I fill out inventories about This literally every day. its amazing how much easier your job is when you read emails and paperwork

[britneyshakespeare]

wait james somerton sounds a lot like some people on tumblr when they start spouting off about queer history or supposed controversies within it. is that where you guys are getting your stuff? is it james somerton brain poisoning?

[wonder-worker]

"Any assessment of the emotional component of the reconciliation of [Empress Matilda and Geoffrey of Anjou] remains speculation: the chroniclers are silent on the issue of whether [they] grew to love, hate, or like each other. We do know, from their movements and actions, that Matilda and Geoffrey eventually arrived at a businesslike arrangement with a united viewpoint toward the dynastic, geopolitical goals that had dictated their marriage in the first place."

"Matilda and Geoffrey effectively transitioned from a Divide and Rule model to a Collaborative Union from 1144 onwards, in which they worked together throughout their marriage to ensure rulership over their territories and gained their rightful lands, as well as ensuring the inheritance for their children. Matilda and Geoffrey’s political partnership can effectively be argued as the most successful through applying different models of rulership. Ultimately the Plantagenets regained Matilda’s inheritance through Henry, conquered Normandy, and produced several male heirs."

— Charles Beem, The Lioness Roared: The Problems of Female Rule in English History / Gabrielle Storey, Co-Rulership, Co-operation and Competition: Queenship in the Angevin Domains, 1135-1230

[sawxix]

such a strange experience to be extremely uncomfortable with my own face but not for the reasons people would expect. I say “I really don’t like my face I should probably do something about that” n I’m met with “noooooo you’re pretty you’re gorgeous, don’t let the beauty industry tell you that you aren’t” which is of course very considerate n that means I don’t have the heart to correct people, but truth is I already know I’m the hottest bitch on the planet. that’s not the issue. the issue is that unfortunately I’m my father’s beautiful clone n I very desperately need to be anybody other than that. I fucking WISH my problem was being sad that I don’t look like kim k. frankly it’d be a lot less of a mindfuck

[ouroborosorder]

i still think the most insane piece of random Oripathy lore they've ever dropped is "Oripathy isn't contagious. Unless you are twins who have the same Arts, touched each other shortly after being Infected, and who are emotionally really distraught at the time, in which case it is." Just. What the fuck. We'll probably never know why. Fuck it. Because we really needed Astesia and Astgenne's Infection to be more confusing.

[cocopomcreates]

More Little Nightmares stuff! Yay! (Don't read the writing if you don't want spoilers)

I drew these reference pages for a school project earlier this year, and I'm quite happy with them!

[hide-in-imagination]

The actor who plays Nico has confirmed Soy Luna 4 on tiktok!!!!

I wouldn't say he 'confirmed it', he just posted a video with 'Soy L4' on it because he's desperate for attention and never stopped mentioning Soy Luna all these years even tho he was the one to leave the project 😂😂

[humanmorph]

my baseless palisade 2 speculation is that while listening to Jack + Austin in pal56 I thought it could be fun if the protocol was part of the next system they're using somehow since it's become so important. like characters have "favors" btw them instead of bonds or w/e. now I don't know how much sense that would make for returning characters who have a sense of arbitrage contracts & how scary they are - while of course the protocol doesn't have anything to do with contracts, as it's been stressed, one could make a comparison - or the revolution in general? It'd immediately compromise player characters to an extend given arbitrage is the big bad, but this can be cool (really depends on the story setting out to be tell(hence the baseless part of the speculation)). mostly I just like when big setting stuff is directly reflected in the rules for the game so the narrative & system can influence each other back & forth.

[melongumi]

I've decided that if I see a post where the OP or a later reply spreads blatant, inflammatory misinformation. I will simply block the responsible party. Nuked off the dashboard forever. No benefit of doubt. Don't be a fucking psyop maybe.

[thegoldencontracts]

Culture Shock

—ꨄ︎ “Courting ritual? What are you talking about?”

Characters: Leona, Ruggie, Floyd, Azul

Notes: courting ritual misunderstanding brainrotttt drabbles LESGOO i live for the idea of the non-human students doing what they think is obvious flirting but you blatantly misunderstanding them lmao

Leona:

—Lions show courtship by following around their intended mate, biting, and pawing. Male lions will roar to make clear their intent. Lion courtship is fairly extended

He roared, pawing at your neck. You’ve noticed this pattern in behavior for a while now. He’s been following you around, asking if you’ll be talking to anyone else any time soon.

“Good,” he’d replied when you gave him a resounding ‘no’. “I’ll have you all to myself then.

What did he want? With no verbal answers from him you’d only been left with baseless speculation.

He bit your arm. He- he bit your arm.

And he seemed proud.

“Huh?”

Rather than apologize, or declare his intentions, or whatever, Leona stuck out his own arm, staring at your with darkened, narrowed eyes.

“I think it’s time we finally stopped playin’ around,” he said, leaning his face towards your own. “Seal the deal. Say what we’re both thinking.”

You blinked at him, owlish and trying quite desperately to figure out his intentions.

“…What are we both thinking, Leona-san?”

And suddenly, the coy sort of demeanor vanished, replaced by a mixture of surprise and irritation.

After a while, he spoke up.

“You seriously didn’t know this entire time?” He grumbled. What was he talking about.

“That’s why I’m asking,” you replied. “Please explain.”

But instead of explaining, he just huffed, pouting ever so slightly as he tossed your phone onto the bed.

“Tch. Figure it out yourself,” he said.

You just stood there, absolutely dumbfounded.

What the fuck.

Ruggie:

—Male hyenas are known to repeatedly step towards and step away from their intended mate. They then present their side to be smelled. They may also cross their legs.

“I can’t believe I of all people have to tell you to take a break!” He said, pouting. But he didn’t seem too bothered, content to lounge around in your room.

Ruggie stepped towards you, arm extended.

And then he stepped forward again.

And then, again, he stepped back.

And forward again.

“What are you doing?”

“Forward, Kantokusei-Kun,” he huffed, grabbing your arm.

And then he stepped back onto the bed, crossing his legs as he sat.

“Don’t leave me hangin’ now! Join me,” he said, voice slightly breathy.

…Was this his way of getting you to rest! How considerate! Ruggie really was nicer than he let on.

You sat, and then he-

Stuck out his arm.

“Well?” He said, looking at you expectantly. “Are you gonna do it, or—?”

…

“What are you talking about?”

”What.” All of a sudden, Ruggie was beet red, half angry, half embarrassed. “You never told me you weren’t interested- don’t-“

And then he stood up, plastering a smile on his face.

“Sorry, but I got a bunch of errands to run and- ohlookit’sLeona-sanbye!”

“Wait-“

He bolted out of your room, leaving you far more confused than before.

Floyd:

—Morays often open their mouths wide to signal intent to court. They also partake in a sort of mating dance, wrapping their bodies around one another.

Floyd yawned. Again. He must’ve been getting awfully bored now, huh?

“Sorry, Floyd,” you said. “I know you don’t like hearing me talk, but-“

He yawned again, mouth opened wide to reveal both his sets of jaws.

“What gave you that idea, Koebi-Chan?” He said, giggling. “I love hearin’ you talk! Your ideas are way more interesting than anything all those stupid guppies have to offer.”

But once again, he yawned. Actions spoke louder than words, you concluded.

Seeing you look at him with uncertainty, he grinned.

“I really am serious about this, y’know,” he said. “You’ll stay interestin’ for a long time.”

And suddenly-

“Dance with me, Koebi-Chan.”

He circled around you, grabbing your arms and gracefully moving around you as if he were trying to wrap himself around your body. When you failed to react, he paused, staring at you.

“Well?” He asked.

You just sighed. He must’ve been trying really hard to stop you from rambling.

“If you’re bored, you can just say so.”

Immediately, Floyd recoiled, like he’d been doused in a bucket of water. Or maybe oil. He’d probably like being covered in water since he was a moray, after all.

“What kinda go-good small fry do you take me for?” He huffed, looking downright offended. “This is laaame. I’m leaving.”

And without an explanation, he stormed out, leaving you staring blankly from within the confines of your room, absolutely dumbfounded.

Azul:

—Octopodes often cause appearance and body language to display intent to court, changing color, showing vibrant patterns, and standing tall with their suckers extended. Males will often latch on from behind.

“You have my attention now. You’d best not waste it,” Azul murmured lowly, showing you-

His arm. It was purple. Why was it purple.

“Is- Is something wrong?” You asked. Azul stood tall, leaning in towards you. You were worried for his health by now. His arms kept changing color, and you were wondering if he was being repeatedly beat up or something.

“You know exactly what’s wrong,” he said. “I intended to wait for you to approach, but you’ve been wearing my patience terribly thin.”

What. Was he talking about. Did he want you to offer to take him to the doctor, or—?

“You’ve done your research, I’m certain,” he said. His arm turned another shade, this time a bright blue.

Suddenly, his arm wrapped around your back.

“Tell me how you feel, Kantokusei-San.”

You just stared.

“Do you want me to take you to the doctor’s office, oooor—“

“No need.” For a brief second, Azul looked disappointed, before he covered it up with a smile. “I apologize for acting so foolishly. Goodness, I don’t know what’s gotten into me!”

“What were you-“

“I’ll be going now. Please, think nothing of my sudden behavior! I’ve just been feeling a little under the weather, you see. What I did says nothing about my feelings, I assure you.”

And with that, he was gone.

…

Okay, but seriously, what was up with his arm?

[russenoire]

@shigayokagayama i was AT the convention where the OP leaked, in that very panel. in fact that panel was my entire raison d'aller. less than a minute into the mad crush of literally thousands of fans leaving the hall and a thousand more hoping to get in, some dipshit raised his fucking cell phone in the air in a defiant shouty salute -- announcing that he'd leaked the OP.

that led directly to warner brothers japan equipping their staff at the crunchyroll expo (where fans got to see the first two episodes early!) with fucking night vision goggles to patrol the hall, ready to bum-rush punks out on sight. this time, there were no leaks. i hate that they had to do this in the first place.

and i'm still salty about the second trailer including the car crash... i didn't want to see exactly how bones adapted it until the time was right, and i was livid for days. i told all my mp100-obsessed homies NOT to watch it if they cared about spoilers. when i didn't know it was coming in the manga, i was crushed. can we give anime-onlies the same respect, please? is that too much to ask??? but the reaction to it was overwhelmingly positive, so... go off i guess.

i kind of miss the sheer pandemonium that was the mob psycho fandom leading up to the release of season 3. like, the countdowns... the first trailer not including the alien arc leading to baseless speculations that it got cut... the op getting leaked at a convention and the mob psycho twitter account responding to it by replying "wow, thanks for doing the one thing we asked you not to do"... the english mob psycho twitter tweeting out a picture of teru bloodied and bald in the confession arc then deleting it an hour later... the reigen polls... the second trailer for some reason including mob getting hit by a car... the fanbook teaser announcement including something about reigen's past lovelife leading to thousands of people acting like he cheated on them personally

[echthr0s]

lookin at this from my bed like "bitch. active where. I'm tired as fuck 💀"