#baseless theories

[egophiliac]

listen. people have always debated which character is the most normal guy but what if it has in fact been crowley the whole time. no string pulling no master plan just a guy who wants to keep his school running and is cursed with problematic students and incidents

honestly I think the funniest possible reveal would be one of two options:

ONE: Crowley has no plot relevance whatsoever. he wears the mask to cover his receding hairline. his darkest secret is the bottle of "medicinal" whiskey under his desk. this man can barely plan a PTA function with six months' advance notice, he doesn't have the time or patience for any kind of overarching master plot involving mutating students or whatever. the only thing wrong with him is that he's been running this school for (mumblemumble) years and, quite frankly, if you'd been putting up with NRC students for a couple of centuries, you'd have totally checked out by this point too.

OR

TWO: Crowley IS actually Raverne and HAS been slowly enacting a master gambit...to embezzle school funds. the overblots are still completely incidental. he has somehow less idea of what's going on than we do. we confront him about it and he's just like

[kosher-salt]

One thing the left and the right have in common is that their political praxis often relies on children that don't exist.

[aerithisms]

one thing i do think people really need to pull the haterism brakes on is saying it's an insult that ncuti's era is so short. ncuti chose to leave of his own volition. i think this was a completely understandable choice given the contractual limbo the show is in and i don't blame him at all but he was not by any means pushed out the door or written out when he didn't want to be. for all the things it's fair to slate rtd for this is actually not among them.

[funishment-time]

this is 500000% conjecture but i wonder if the reason why V3 is so much more Bisexual than the other games (imo) is because there was apparently meant to be a Kaede version of the Dating Sim(tm) mode too* and they wanted to ensure every character made some sort of sense with both her and Shuichi at the helm in that extra mode

* don't quote me on this because i can't find the info suddenly but iirc, they just didn't have time/budget to write and implement it

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Summerhall by Fran Vegas

created for the 10th anniversary of The World of Ice & Fire

I’ve seen confusion about the “canon” nature of the artwork, despite our initial post indicating that this is a wholly unofficial series of commissions, for a wholly unofficial anniversary celebration. That said, of course, we direct the artists to the books, and in the cases of dragons we felt free to give them the colors that George had indicated to us for The Rise of the Dragon, which we couldn’t find a way to share in all cases. But this piece of art, by the terrific Fran Vegas, is different. The location is one that has been referenced, and glimpsed once in official art (in The World of Ice and Fire in fact): Summerhall. But the scene… well, we admit, that is what some fans call “headcanon”. We just love the idea of the image, and feeling free to see it rendered by a capable artist, we asked for it. —Elio Garcia

[tifa-simp]

In this essay I will try to convince everyone this means there'll be a triple synergy attack that can only be activate when Tifa's party leader-

[umossu]

So I'm only posting this because

1) my sister wants me to tell the world

2) I think I'm right lol

This post is about Alhaitham's chest button.

I've seen people trying to figure out what this is,, because it seems to be embedded in his skin and not part of his outfit. There was also that funny comic where kaveh tries to press the button to see what happens,,,

But here's where the chest button probably comes from:

It's called a srivatsa. It's one of the 8 divine attributes or astamahāprātihārya that have been compiled in texts and translated visually by sculptors to identify those who have attained enlightenment or have divine status. The srivatsa is a gem on the divine being's chest as proof of divinity. In my example I have taken the Jain tirthānkara because in this case the srivatsa acts as proof of attainment of divine knowledge. The srivatsa also shows up in different forms in Budhhism and Hinduism.

I think this explanation suits our guy well:

It's a diamond shaped gem. It signifies knowledge. What Alhaitham has here is definitely a srivatsa.

[wackywatchdotcom]

I wonder if Ragatha and Jax are the doomed individuals then based on the theme song. Kaufmo is already gone, and I feel like they might also be on the way out. (Or maybe in some other way, Zooble & gangle & Kinger are the ones who are at least Managing in the circus while Ragatha and Jax seem to be in their own relative self destructive spirals about it?)

ive considered this!!!! i need to think on it....

i do honestly think that its gonna be REALLY hard to predict who abstracts so early in the show (i mean ep 4 sounds far in in relation to 9 eps but i think in terms of any hints for things it can be challenging before reaching the true halfway point- i feel like at least. esp since any possible foreshadowing could also be representing smth other than abstraction!!! its unclear...) but that SAID it does fascinate me and makes me a little concerned for those two HAHA. im assuming its representative of smth else if anything, but i dont think its something we have the information to deduce yet..... though jax and ragatha have been among the most closely associated with something AWFUL happening to them, which Doesnt Bode Well .....

ragatha and jax are definitely the characters who seem most like theyved succumbed to the circus. kinger too, but he has in a both healthy AND unhealthy way (he walks a beautifully thin line i think)- jax and ragatha have both allowed themselves to be a part of the circus, and it calls to mind how gooseworx has described abstraction. that "you get stripped of every bit of individuality you have, and become something completely unrecognizable." and really, that description can be painfully easily applied to jax and ragatha. combined w the theme song thing its a bit concerning...

its notable though that kinger and gangle are both, on paper, the most likely to abstract. kinger is easily scared, has been here a long time, lost his wife, etc. gangle is implied to have almost abstracted in ep 4 (i mean its not confirmed but i feel like the audio cues and visuals are there for a reason- esp since a less abstraction based depiction of self destruction is shown right after, and what would be the point of including both if they were both supposed to convey 'gangle is unhappy and unhealthy?' it would make the sequence w gangle and pomni pointless i feel. and sidenote that it implies that abstraction is not smth the person experiencing it is likely to notice. that theres likely no visual cues for when its abt to happen other than the person seeming unwell)

but that said, jax and ragatha are both unwell in a more progressive way that spirals over a long period of time. where kinger and gangle seem more like theyre just already operating at a lower point than others, jax and ragatha 'have it together' except they obviously dont and have clearly been on some downward spiral for a long, long time. zooble doesnt have the same 'looks like theyd lose it at any moment' but they dont seem to have the same history of self destructiveness by their own coping mechanisms that those two have. it makes jax and ragatha seem more like, if they go further into this spiral, its much, much harder to get them out- putting them at arguably greater risk. gangle and kinger may be more vulnerable on paper, but i think they have an adaptability to emotions that jax and ragatha maybe dont quite have? (for lack of a better description- i could be wording that incorrectly) they havent dug themselves into pits they cant get out of like jax and ragatha have, so to speak- possibly because jax and ragatha HAVE succumbed to the circus so hard

and like i mean maybe im reading too much into things, but i also feel like in writing something that is INCREDIBLY important is what the audience sees first. and what the audience sees first is caines intro, bubble (who i feel like is meant to be less of his own character and mroe a symbolic extension of caine and his building arc and character), and the theme song. which makes me feel like theres a lot more going on in it than it seems- but its hard to fully determine what means what without more context... gangle being the VERY first cast member addressed in the show just feels very interesting then... but maybe her name just worked best to go first lyric wise HAHA

maybe its also worth mentioning that the character im most scared for is zooble though... and its a silly reason. but i feel like of all the Possible Foreshadowing there is, theirs is the most subtle but concerning to Me. and its this:

they keep getting tossed into pits, one of which looking the same as the one used for the cellar. (and their opting out of adventures feels akin to social withdrawal- and closest to how the audience was first clued into kaufmos abstraction. that he didnt show up. buuuut its mostly the holes thing. worth noting that it IS gangle and kinger who are grouped with them and later end up being assigned to go help them)

(if im wrong ill be thrilled and im not like, SUPER concerned. its not a very detailed theory. but im concerned Enough)

[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

[egophiliac]

thank you for blessing us with twst pokemon au i appreciate it greatly. if i may ask you a question

how does one read book 7 without selling their soul to the deep dark web. i've been wanting to read the other parts for a while but i can't find a place with all the chapters. i've seen translations on youtube but i don't think they have all of them?

(also why'd you government name mickey like that on your last post what did he do)

thank you! :D

I'm not really sure where to find up-to-date main story translations, so opening it up to the floor for other people to chime in! for reference, the latest release in JP was episode 7 chapter 6 on December 11th, which covered 7-88 through 7-100. fingers crossed for more in February...but that's where we're at right now!

(Michael knows what he did)

[hellisntreal]

This is one of those joke ideas that hung out too long in my head until I was compelled to create it.

A Curious Courier and a Wholesome Herald— a looooong time ago

[toomanyheadthinks]

I don't think jod is going to hurt the kids or their parents. I think he might try to pretend he's a Jedi again to get the adults to cooperate. They don't know that the Jedi and the old republic fell so they might buy it. I do however think it'll all fall apart when he tries to meet the supervisor so he can land the pirate ship.

I'm still holding out that the supervisor is droid / computer of sort and it can either go two ways. He tries to take over At attin by controlling the supervisor (so he becomes the main bad guy) or there he accidently activates like a contingency plan which will have a terrible outcome for the people who live on At Attin. We still don't know what the great work is, and why their society seems oddly authoritative. But if At Achrann is to go buy it probably isn't good.

[cheruv-ii]

Ben is absolutely a nail biter, not even just when he's anxious, sometimes when he rests his head on his hand he'll catch himself subconsciously biting his thumbnail while doing whatever hes doin. He starts painting his nails with the stuff that tastes absolutely rancid to try and stop it. In this essay I will-

[eddiegettingshot]

correct and civil anon lfmsjsjdkd thank you i mean let me not pretend im noble i obviously prefer dom top eddie and have no issues laughing at certain interpretations or interpolations when it comes to the source material but in terms of like the larger social/cultural conversation about the Meaning of various sex acts and dynamics well i do think we could be a little more normal and transparent about what’s happening here or otherwise Think a little more about the implications and such. which is something that applies to not just this but to what i was saying a couple weeks ago about like misogyny in service of yaoi etc. and this is why i like to talk about it

[four-eyed-floozy]

Papyrus theory

You know what, idk what's gonna happen with deltarune... but I have a very baseless hunch.

In an interview, toby said sans was inspired by zacharie and the judge from OFF

This made sense to me, both are meta kinda characters....and then I remembered what happened to the judge's brother valerie, pair that with the fact we haven't even SEEN papyrus in deltarune....this worries me....idk why but it feels like its foreshadowing....

A papyrus possession/death........

Off spoilers under the cut