#causer of the absolute problems

[deum-tuum-devorabo]

[xyzzymancy]

Ayo! If you're taking charas for that bingo, Merasmus?

i love this dramatic wet blanket of a wizard so so so so much <3 the most character ever. she literally never leaves my head and i don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

honestly, the fandom isn't that mean (just neglectful lol), but canon is so cruel. he's hated by everyone, drowning in debt, living at the Y, tormented by his old roommate, the list goes on. please, somebody give this old man a vacation.

[thesummerestsolstice]

The voyage west at the end of Return of the King is extremely funny to me, because just look at who's on board. You've got:

Frodo Baggins, hero of the Shire, in need of healing but also excited to see Valinor and meet the legendary elves who live there, a gentle soul

Elrond Halfelven, as kind as a summer, looking forward to peace west of the sea, probably wants to go chill out in a cottage with his wife for the next thousand years

Which seems fine. And then we get to everyone else.

Gandalf, cheeky bastard who's gotten so used to being a weird old wizard in Middle-Earth that's he's forgotten what Maia are supposed to act like, will immediately cause problems

Bilbo Baggins, noted storyteller, definitely planning to break into Aule's halls to see his dwarf friends, will ask all the elves weird questions and then sing about their lives and deaths in front of them, will immediately cause problems

Galadriel, who came to Aman half for Celebrian and Elrond's sake and half to taunt all her cousins about being the only one of them to survive the First Age, enjoys causing problems, will immediately cause many problems

(Also, to be clear, these are not three isolated problem-causers, they absolutely spent the entire trip to Valinor actively planning to give Amanyar society and the Valar an aneurysm.)

I just love the idea of Elrond, now reunited with Celebrian, and Frodo happily having tea with Elwing and Earendil, with nothing to interrupt them but the gentle sounds of the tides.

Meanwhile Galariel, Bilbo, and Gandalf are collectively bullying Mandos into releasing Maglor Feanorian from the halls because:

Bilbo wants to read him his translation of the Noldolante, which is written as a cheery Hobbit drinking song

Elrond always complained about how Gandalf and Maglor were both insufferably vague about advice and Gandalf needs to make sure he's more infuriating than Maglor as a matter of his wizardly pride

He still owes Galadriel money

[ladykatibeth]

Hot take, while I do think aging Daniel up was a good choice in that it opened up new avenues of exploration (and a potential DM amnesia plot!!!) I don’t think it actually was necessary to fix DM because maturity differences weren’t the real core of DM’s relationship problems.

Their flaws are still the same—old Daniel is still blunt and somewhat insensitive, stubborn and reckless and Armand is still controlling, condescending, melodramatic and above it all. These flaws were causing some tension but they weren’t insurmountable.

Old Daniel and B!Daniel also aren’t that different—Daniel at 20-24 is constantly scared Armand will kill him and still pushes back against him verbally with sarcasm and bite and expresses any and all frustration every chance he gets (it’s part of why he remains entertaining) just like 69 yr old Daniel.

This is only compounded once book Daniel realizes he’s not at risk of dying and has Armand just as wrapped around his finger as vice versa. Show Daniel is just a little more wrapped up in cynicism and hides his softer parts compared to B!Daniel who balances it out better imo, he’s not necessarily more mature.

They love each other’s “flaws” they acknowledge each others negative traits but mostly enjoy them. The actual core to their countless fights was the age old human wants to be vampire/vampire sees it as a curse dilemma. (Yes DM ran so Twilight could tip toe softly lol).

I think B!Daniel was absolutely 100% fair in feeling like Armand was treating him like a pet dog and would move on and not mourn that long if he died (even if this absolutely wasn’t true—we know this) and Armand wasn’t helping by belittling him when he did return home and not actually communicating that he did care that well.

However, that’s already been solved in the show—the second major problem (and break up causer) is an extension of the the initial one—Armand feels too unnecessarily guilty about the turning (and thinks Daniel hates him) and leaves—Daniel feels abandoned (and thinks Armand preferred him mortal).

I think a maturity difference issue would be more reasonable and less silly than their actual relationship problem which is weirdly banal given how weird they are everywhere else but nothing’s perfect.

[moody-alcoholic]

Some ‘common’ 'British' slang phrases

Source - I’m British. Disclaimer - I’m northern..

Sling ya/your hook - get out of here. Bugger off - go away. Bugger all - nothing. Lost/loosing the plot - gone/going crazy. Off your trolley - doing something crazy. EX: You must be off your trolley if you think that’s going to work. Off your head - crazy. Have a gander - take a look/having a look. Faffing around - messing around/wasting time. Ass-over-tit - when someone falls over. ‘Effing and blinding - someone is swearing a lot. Not my/their cup of tea - something you/others don’t like. One off - one time thing. (going to) see a man about a dog - when you don’t want to tell someone where you’re going. Taking the piss - you’re shocked at a situation. EX: this train being late is taking the piss. Taking the biscuit - the SFW version of taking the piss. Speaking the queens English - to speak standard English. Sometimes this can mean someone is posh. Budge up/over - move over/ make space. Mugging me off/ mug me off - Someone is making fun/annoying you. Can’t be arsed - can’t be bothered. Don’t get your knickers in a twist - don’t get worked up. (You’re) having a laugh - you can’t be serious? Kicked the bucket - dead. Bang/well out of order - not fair. (I) don’t give a rats arse - don’t care. (that’s) thrown a spanner in the works - something has been disrupted or screw up. EX: Her moving the time of the party has really thrown a spanner in the works. In for a penny, in for a pound - you’ve started something you might as well finish it. Nip in/out - Quickly go somewhere. EX: I’m just going to nip to the shop. Bob’s your uncle - There you go. On your bike - fuck off/go away. Blues and two’s - emergency vehicle’s/lights. It’s been donkeys (years) - It’s been a long time. (I think this is a very northern way of saying it, you would normally say; It’s been donkeys years since I have seen her.) Give over - stop it Bit nippy - bit cold  Oh my giddy aunt - oh my gosh It’s a bomb site - It’s a mess  It's a pig sty - it's a mess Lose your rag - getting angry EX: I'm going to lose my rag if you keep doing that Trollop - idiot EX: he’s an absolute trollop Blager - showoff, fake. EX: He’s just a blager Gaff - House Cocker - mate EX: yes me old cocker? Sod off - go away Cheers-big-ears - cheers (when drinking)

_NEW ADDITIONS_

Spend(ing) a penny - going to the toilet  Blighty - Britain  Gaffer - boss Tosser - Dickhead  Scran - food Cheap as chips - somethings cheap (chips=fries) Happy as larry - very happy.  Rozzers - police  Doing a legger - running away (Me) bollocks - not real. EX: It’s a mile away me bollocks Spitting image - double of someone. EX: He’s the spitting image of his mum Off his/her rocker - crazy (Plat) Plaiting hair - Braid/braiding hair Tea leaf - snitch Slag (him) off - talk bad about someone.  Toerag - problem causer  Git - annoying person. “You cheeky git, how dare you.”  In the buff - naked

Bonus It’s pissing/chucking it down - it’s raining fucking hard.

I have beef with this one… Ruined my experience when I played through Alone in MW2. Even with his accent Simon would have known what Johnny meant when he said ‘it’s pissing it down’ it’s such a common phrase especially in the north.

I literally hear and use it myself almost daily and I don’t even live in the UK. Simon would have known, he’s from Manchester for Christs sake. Anyway that dialog pisses me off.

[cusackswhitehair]

remember that deep down you’re a problem solver at heart… or are you a problem causer….hm

tried to use fan content and things all the way back to 2011, these moodboard are always so interesting to research, it’s not just pics and gifs i find, but all sorts of wack-a-doodle stuff, like that infamous Alfe cake or the Neon Knome promotional van, which both look absolutely rad F.Y.I.!!!

i am also in dire need of a pin maker at this point, seeing those scrump-diddily-umptious TPS pins made my mouth water up to the brim…

[styrmwb]

A Minecraft Movie was the worst theater experience of my entire life

And none of it was the actual movie or theater's fault (spoilers)

I don't usually write my thoughts down in a big way unless it's a video game, but I feel like journaling or blogging or whatever I'm doing is the best way to really put my thoughts down after watching this movie. Cause jesus christ. I don't think I've had that bad of an actual anxiety reaction watching a film fucking ever.

I went to go watch the Minecraft movie cause it was my little brother's birthday, we all went for him, but also I've played Minecraft since it was still an in browser game. This is a big thing! I enjoyed the funny little jokes and Jack Black being Jack Black in the trailer, I expected this to be a very ok movie that was fun to laugh at.

The movie itself: it was fine! It was a Little better than expected, honestly. The human characters serve... a purpose. They're there to make funny quips. I laugh at some of them. There's good bits. The human world is... a part of the movie for sure! Jack Black certainly does in fact say things and it hits some of the time. But aside that, the actual animated Minecraft bits? I actually quite enjoyed them. Like we all made fun of how the movie looked when it was first shown but in action there's really a charm to it. It's really cool to see how these game mechanics are adapted in a "live action" or HD texture pack kind of sense. Not everything was accurate to the game, they made up some shit, but like, I could absolutely see what they were cooking and that made me happy. I think the Enderman fight scene is the stand out for me. The stare, the groan, the teleporting around and the flailing to try and hit it. There's also the sense of how reckless the mobs are, hitting and shooting each other by accident: literally just like the game. In this sense, I genuinely think the movie succeeded. I was honestly thinking if this was just like, a fully animated no dialogue film, it would have been perfect. They did really good at adapting that game world; like how they did the Creeper? Actually amazing. I loved that. It's just they threw in an isekai plot which like... isn't. Horrible. It's not a good film. It's enjoyable, but it's like... meme bait? It's hard to say, I'll elaborate later.

Now, the actual real life experience. Jesus fucking christ. I was presented with irrefutable evidence that people Literally don't give a shit anymore. I could absolutely be overreacting, cause the problem causers were children (teenagers), this could just be me being like "you damn kids", but I feel a more visceral reaction than that. I counted. The theater screamed, with roaring applause, 47 times. Just under 2 hours, were my ears met with a whole theater LITERALLY screaming and applauding as loud as they possibly can 47 times. It was clear to me that nobody actually truly gave a shit about anything. And yeah, I know that this is the fucking Minecraft movie where Jack Black says chicken jockey and flint and steel, but you would think that there could still be... an OUNCE. Of pretending that theater etiquette was still real. They threw popcorn! Everywhere! The stories you read?? They're all real! I felt GUILTY that I couldn't help the poor fucking workers who had to clean all that shit up! By the time the movie got to the woodland mansion, my heart started to beat out of my chest, I had a near fucking panic attack, because I knew they were going to scream at the top of their fucking lungs the moment that goddamn zombie fell on that chicken. I was lucky I had a hoodie and could use it to help cushion the sound, cause I could clearly hear the roaring when that infernal scene happened. I missed several lines of dialogue, because of the sound. This was, without a doubt, the WORST experience I've ever had.

Beyond the surface level. Beyond the screaming, the mention of Chungus. All I could think of was the dread beyond it. The implications. Again, I could absolutely just be overreacting. But when it comes to the audience, all I could think of is that humanity doesn't care. They're growing more selfish. Anyone beyond the "me" doesn't matter. I think of how it reminds me of the lands of the adult, how a selfish criminal was elected into office, and how the rich and powerful are tearing the country apart, and people don't care, cause they get to hurt others. I am simply reminded of how selfish people are, and how they do not care that others are present and suffering. All that matters is that they are so deep in their irony, and their funny jokes, that they get surface level enjoyment out of being loud and screaming about how this movie deserves 20 Oscars.

This... disgust, sours my experience with the film itself too. A part of me watches it, and thinks "you know, they all must have had a lot of fun working on this. There's a joy here. It's not peak acting, but it had to have been a blast". I think of how I might be if I was making something. "Wouldn't it be funny if we named the guy General Chungus and gave him a silly voice. Fuck it, we're having a good silly time"; and there is something in that! But on the other side. There was a part of me that could only think "this movie is a capitalistic cash grab that is depending on 2 second clips to make millions". Saying "chicken jockey" just so irony corrupted morons will turn the movie into a meme like minions, or barbenheimer, and go as a joke, cause that's still $15 per person.

In another universe, in another time; this was a really fun experience. Laughing at the silly acting, enjoying seeing the game I've played for so long rendered in this style on the big screen. But instead, I came out overstimulated, ears ringing, upset at the state of the world and the times I live in. I realize that it's impossible to stop the storm that's happening. Memes spread. They spread HARD. I think of that phrase "it takes a village to raise a child". It takes a corrupt village to bring that child down with them. How can I help teach my brother to be polite and mindful when nobody around him is doing that. How can I spread a message of kindness and thoughtfulness, when everyone around him is throwing garbage and laughing. It's horrible. I'm depressed. I wanted to smile, and I did some! I did laugh at bits. But mostly, I'm just upset. And that sucks.

But hey, I got to see Mumbo Jumbo on the big screen, and that was pretty cool. Did you know his name is Oliver Brotherhood? That's the most Mumbo Jumbo ass name I could ever think of.

6/10 movie

1/10 experience

[moomeecore]

wait her name is a slur??'''???'

well,, sorta....

the story (abridged) is that she was pointed out in the background of the party scene in ep1 for an animation error that made it look like she had lazy eye. back in the day the mlp:fim fandom was just taking root, unfortunately on 4chan.com, where people started watching it as an ironic thing, and then ended up liking it unironically. while most of the brony fandom, in the end, did not come from irony poisoned 4channers, they laid a lot of the groundwork. and they named her "derpy" - a derogatory term for disabled people, used extensively on 4chan, apparently, but not much outside of it - though still ocasionally. the name caught on, until people with no link to 4chan and no idea that the term had any bad connotations, started using it for her as well. and then, as you might know, she became THE fan favorite character: derpy hooves

and, to show their appreciation for the fanbase, the animators started animating her with lazy eye on purpose. and THEN they put her in an episode. it was a nice little nod to fans. rainbow dash called her by her fan-given name. you know.... derpy.

the story that i remember is that a mom of a disabled child saw the scene and was appalled, thinking that rainbow dash was just straight up calling a clearly disabled pony a very mean word used specifically for disabled people - HEAVILY worsened by ms. hooves depiction as a clumbsy well-intentioned causer-of-problems who rainbow dash is annoyed with, and who is depicted with... admittedly a very over the top slurred-sounding speech that could easily be taken as a jab at mentally handicapped people. from the perspective of a person who knows the term "derp/derpy" has offensive connotations, but dosen't know about the character's mostly very sweet and genuine affection from fans, its easy to see how this would cause upset.

anyway, this led to the removing of her name in the scene, scrubbing it from all merchendice (replacing it with "muffins", "ditzy doo", and in one case just... "i-heart-muffins" with an illistrated heart and muffin) and the changing of her voice (respectable choices, even if they greatly upset the fans) and, upsettingly, for that scene and that scene only, they got rid of her lazy eye. which was.... questionable.

i know izzzyzzz on youtube made a video about this, but im yet to watch it because i have to be in a Certain headspace to handle watching videos about things i actually care about, especially things related to real life events that i was very much there for. bc yes i started the show on s1 and was a HUGE fan off censored-name-horse and deeply upset about her censoring - although later in life i do understand better the reasoning.

i might have got info wrong. but this is my memory of it. people might try and debate the validity of calling the word a "slur", but either way it was absolutely derogatory! i mean, they wouldn't have rushed to get rid of it if it didn't actually have bad connotations that the right people didn't realize in time.

also theres a video by a fan where the character sadly talks about how she shouldn't have been censored, and she uses the r slur in that.

[cottondo]

Master shake x reader | chapter two : my treat

[ just a little A/N :

i feel like y/n has to be a lil toxic

to end up with someone like shake

LMAO so fair warning, reader gon be a lil wild ]

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  One word to describe Frylock's house just couldn't be done. It was an absolute shit show of emotions, arguing, and impulsive behavior, caused separately, by all three of them.

  However, this was nothing new to you. You've been friends with Frylock and Shake for too many years to count. Meatwad coming into the picture was just another tab on that slab. So this type of behavior was expected from them. Mostly Shake, as he was the main problem causer.

  Waking up to the sound of a heavy fist pounding on the bedroom door wasn't exactly how you wanted to be woken up; but you should have at least expected it.

  "Yo! Wake up! Are you dressed?" The knob on the door turns, and in comes a very messy looking Shake.

You pull the blankets up over your face, and whine loudly enough for him to know that you were annoyed. "Get the hell out!"

"Sheesh. You're in a bad mood this morning. What the hell's wrong with you?" He asks, making his way to the edge of your bed.

As you pull the covers down from your face, your glare sends him into a curious reaction.

"I wonder why." You seethe up at him. His lips curl into a smirk, which soon leads up to him cackling with laughter. "Are you on your period or something-? Hey—!"

You smack him with the pillow from under your head, and sit up with a heavy sigh. "Don't ever ask a woman that." You lecture. "But no, that's not it - - You're barging into my room at seven in morning!"

Shake idles for a moment, running a hand through his hair in an awkward silence. "Oh . . Well, I figured you'd want that."

  If deadpanning him wasn't enough, you shake your head. "Why would I want that?" You ask.

His shoulders shrug, and you can't help but now crack a lighter smile. "You're only going to succeed in life if you're beautiful, or if you get up early. So you better go slap your face together, and let's get the hell outta here!" His hands wrap around your wrists, and you're now being tugged from the warm and cozy bundle of blankets.

  "Thefuck-" You frown at him a little. "Where are we going?"

"I'm gonna take us out for breakfast. Your treat." He smirks, pushing you over to the door. "Oh, I'm paying?" You raise a brow through your sarcastics.

"What- You think I'm going to?" He asks, brows furrowed. "You're the one with the job!"

  Shake wasn't exactly a . . generous, type of guy. He was selfish and irrational. But, despite his shit personality, that was still your best friend.

"Dick." You elbow him in the stomach, and smirk as he clutches himself, letting out a little "oof".

His gloved hands remove from your shoulders, and you smile as you stand in front of the bathroom door. "I'll think about it."

"You sure know how to play hard to get." He huffs. You shrug innocently at him, and flash a sweet, charming smile. "It's what I do best." And with that, you shut the door in his face.

 

  The Cafe you chose was pretty popular in the area, you realized. Maybe getting here earlier would have been best, but it did take you some extra time to get ready this morning.

  On addition of going through a breakup, you had allot going on. Your job was hounding you to pick up more hours, you were looking for an apartment- - dealing with Shake, who was very clearly into you, with little to no hesitation of showing it. He was just lonely, you figure, as that's what Frylock seems to say. But, lonely was an understatement.

And all of those things were weighing you down a bit more than you thought it should be, so that's why you agreed to taking Shake to the cafe.

 

  "Alright, hand me a twenty. I'm paying for us both." Shake reaches into your purse, and you swat his hands away. "I'm not giving you the satisfaction of using my money, to look good for everyone else in the room." You eye him a little. Shake frowns, crossing his arms over his chest. "Why can't you just let me have this?" Shake asks. "You're just as bad as Frylock."

"Because, you're being fake as hell." You quip back. He only shrugs in return. "I gotta impress people somehow."

You hold back a laugh, and roll your eyes at him instead. "Alright, look. I don't wanna be out any longer than I need to. Just order somethin' and we can take it home."

  "You're right." He says, "You don't look like a successful person. I dunno if I wanna be seen with you." His snarky comment makes you nudge him in the middle of the order line. He shoots you a furrowed brow, and you glare back. "Yo, fuck you. I'm tired." You reply with.

  "Yeah, I can tell." Shake snarks back with a smirk. It was all teasing, but lowkey, you were both being serious. You were used to Shake's asshole remarks, and he was extremely blunt when he didn't need to be. In a way, though, you almost sort of liked it.

  "Just figure out what you want, cup." You nicknamed him with your own smirk. That name went waaayy back, and by the unpleasant look on his face, he wasn't too thrilled about it.

  Shake sighs, turning his attention to the menu. There was a decent amount of things to choose from, and you had already been eyeing your favorite pastry since you got in here. Once the couple ahead of you two finished their order, you were for sure going to buy it.

"Alright, alright." Shake sighs dramatically, stepping closer to the display case. Inside, are muffins of all sorts, pastries, and sandwiches lined up to show off the menu. "Hmm. Lots to choose from . ." He stalls, humming a little. "What are you getting?" He asks, looking over his shoulder at you. You muse him with a curious smile, pointing to your favorited item in the display case. "That. Looks good, huh?"

For a moment, his eyes dance between the display case, and you, until a cheesy smirk rests on his lips. He leans forward, an eyebrow raised. "I know what else looks good, baby." He muses.

"Shuddup." You push his face away with a hand, and roll your eyes through another smile. "Just pick something."

Okay, yeah. So, deep down, maybe you sort of like it. You liked the way he treated you, acting like you were the hottest piece of body in this town. If you weren't around, sometimes his texts and calls got a little . . desperate, and clingy—? But, regardless of his toxic nature, you sort of couldn't help yourself but to like him, too. It was sort of cute how flustered and on-edge you could make him with just the right look. Clearly, he was very inexperienced with women, and dating.

Even when you were in a relationship with your shitty ex, there was always something sort of there with Shake. You never cheated, but now that you're finally away from that asshole, Shake was starting to look a little more interesting.

Bad decisions, fun nights out, it would either all start to look up for you, or go really downhill.

  "Please, you're so into me, its disgusting." His lips curl into a twisted smirk, only making your face start to flush out of embarrassment. It was the fact that you two were in a small line, in a mellow cafe, that flustered you.

"Aw, if only." You smile in return, brushing off the tension beside you.

"Lesbian."

  "How can I help you?"

You both turn to the girl at the counter, and you smile. Shake does an extra glance to her, not so subtly.

"We'll take two of the pastries. One coffee, too." You decided that ordering for both of you would have just been easier. Shake tried to intervene, but you only elbow him in the side again. "Shoulda been quicker to figure out what you wanted."

"I was distracted. I could have picked something, if it weren't for you." He defends.

"I'll have it ready for you in just a minuet." The counter girl nods along to the order, typing it all into the computer. You nod, and sit down at one of the benches in the corner of the shop, Shake following. The atmosphere was clean and bright. Lots of plants surrounded the empty spaces of the room, and not many tables were taken.

"So . . what happened with you and that guy?" He was quick to break the ice, and very blunt about it. A puff of air releases from your lips, and you feel the way your shoulders slump at the thought.

"He kicked me out." You put it not so lightly. "Found out he was cheating on me, and threw all of my shit out on the lawn." Your face softens. Yeah, it hurt. But, you should have known this would happen. You've just been ignoring all the signs for months.

"Oh." His eyes drift down to the table, then back to your face. "So, how are you gonna get back at him for it?"

Your brow furrows slightly, head tilted. "What do you mean?"

"What don't you get about the question?" He asks, snorting. "How are you gonna teach that asshole a lesson? He obviously needs to learn one."

  Your eyes drift down to your hands that rest on the table. Was there really a need for revenge?

What were you thinking, of course there was.

He needed to see you with a guy. It would piss him off, and make his new girl jealous for him being so caught up in you.

Your gaze drifted back up to shake, a little simper crawling to your features.

And you knew just the guy to do the job.

With a quick movement, your hand nudges his. "I think I have an idea." You smile.

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[honey-minded-hivemind]

If Morph was in X-Men Evolution (my au/reboot versions) I think they and Reader would be friends, if not mentor and student or parent and child. The monarch of chaos and fun, mixed with traumatized teen who needs someone more... sedate. And somehow these two just click.

X-Men Evolution Morph would be a fun kind of person. Not to mention a bit of a gremlin, a prankster, and a mischief maker/causer. They can make anyone laugh. It's a specialty of their's. They can turn into anyone, or take on their powers. It's a gift. They can rein in the teens and Logan from doing not-so smart choices too early on with Reader. Someone has to have the braincell.

And this child who keeps trying to pull away and leave the group is just in need of some TLC! Of course, it would help if everyone gave them a waiting period, or didn't jump the gun so fast on showing how caring they were, but alas, mistakes were made. So, it's up to them to salvage this absolute train wreck. And it starts with getting boundaries set up.

Reader doesn't want hugs? No problem. They feel crowded? Push the others out of the room for a bit amd give them an hour or two alone. They feel like there's been a mistake? Nope, sorry, there wasn't, but they apologize everyone is being so... overly honest... right now.

They're spying on Reader, though. Turning into people around the school to make sure they're being treated well. Making sure no one goes looking for Reader or stirring up a commotion once Reader's with them full time. Its what any parent/sibling/friend/mentor would do, especially for such a shy individual, who needs love, but needs it in... subtle doses. Sadly, their friends and family aren't great with subtle. But leave it to them to set them straight!

If they have to do some more... unsavory... things to help Reader out, then they'll supervise or at least be there for the planning part. Only small doses of sedatives or drugs, and only certain kinds, amd only if Reader is in danger of hurting ghemself or others, or is in desperate need of care or sleepiness. No force cuddling, they can ask for permission, or pretend pretend needed comfort instead, and appeal to Reader's good nature to provide it. And if they have to scare them, they don't intimidate then with Logan until they've already discussed each dangerous thing or person who could hurt them; if that doesn't make Reader understand why they need them, then they can get Logan to have a heart to heart with them (and maybe explain he can and will find Reader if they run).

X-Men Evolution Morph, though they weren't canon, can have a place here from time to time. I like them, and I think it'd be interesting if they had a history with Reader, or is the sane person in this situation amongst the platonic yans...

(Imahine if in an au, they were Reader's parent... Oooooooh, they'd be so glad to have their baby back... Of course, they aren't letting them go... or out of sight... or anywhere that isn't near them at all times...)

[deum-tuum-devorabo]

Murder Drones OC, I have a fic involving them in progress but I haven't published the first chapter yet.

They're named Piper and they're so fucking stupid

[torchickentacos]

PLEASE elaborate on solidad thoughts :o

ABSOLUTELY! 1 AM rambling ahead, coherence may vary.

Solidad is ICONIC. She is the MOMENT. She is AMAZING. She was only in three episodes (save for silent cameos), and yet her impact on the (CS but also general) fandom far outweighs the brevity of her canon appearance. We saw Solidad less than we saw Angie, Lyra, Robert, Morrison, and I think Tyson's Meowth, yet I'm pretty confident in saying that she had a stronger fandom impact than all of them. (Brianna's in that club of 'impact outweighs her appearance', too- for a character of the day, Brianna really cemented herself as a staple CS fanfic problem-causer. She had twenty minutes, a goddamn problem, and a dream, and I support her tbh.)

But back to Sol, I really enjoy that she had such a wide impact with such a small appearance. Not only in the fandom as a recurring character in many people's creative projects, but in canon itself! WIthout her, Drew would have read as a different character in those final episodes. She provides a softer context to him that we rarely get to see.

She exists solely to further Drew's development as a character, but she does a good job of it. I have specific feelings about that, I wish she'd been given more time to be a character in her own right, but she's instrumental to the character arcs that we see in AG, even though she only pushed it forward at the end. I feel the same about Drew, though- he only exists around May. You cannot talk about Solidad without talking about Drew, and you cannot talk about Drew without talking about May. I wish we had more of those characters on their own, but anyways.

She's a view into Drew that we'd been severely lacking up to that point. She's insightful in her dialogue to May, but also in her discussions on screen with Drew. It's just nice seeing Drew interact with people who are not May, which he never does. We get to see more of his personality come out around Sol, parts we don't usually see because he's too busy tunnel-visioning. (Note to self, I need to clip every time Drew talks to May and every time he talks to someone else and compare the runtimes because I bet it's going to be, like, a twenty minute difference, but anyways).

Solidad comes across as a former mentor of sorts, and it's nice seeing Drew interact with someone with that sense of respect (which he usually lacks). I think for May, it's also really fun to see her talk to Solidad- because Solidad respects May. It's just a really fun dynamic that adds balance to May and Drew. Drew's shown as stronger than May up to this point, but Sol is much stronger than him and yet respects May, and it's just a fun way to sort of even the playing field, if that makes sense? Solidad bridges a gap there; her career respect of May paired with her career superiority over Drew just really hammers in how far May has come by the Kanto Grand Festival, if her main rival's stronger rival sees her in such a positive light. I hope that made at least 5% sense.

I think also, going into more shitposty territory, I love Solidad's personality. She comes across as this mature, well-spoken, composed, respectful older sister type, but you look closer and she's actually such a shit-stirrer 😭 She point-blank told May that Drew has, and I quote, "Feelings for you" (shoutout to my queue tag, feelings for queue), and she's friends with Harley so her ethical code must be at least flexible, and she is, IMO, the reason that The Absol Scene goes as poorly as it does (Drew obviously went to the woods to train and be alone for a reason, as he is Not Doing Well, so Solidad... checks notes, calls him out in front of his crush WHICH SOL KNOWS and also like 5 other people when he's already in a fragile state. great job girl💀). Like, under the cool and collected exterior she is SUCH a problem-causer. A tea-spiller. She'd submit coordinator blinds to deuxmoi, I know this in my heart. I think it's so fun though because from her canon actions, you can extrapolate that she's someone who does her own thing if she thinks it's right and without input or permission, regardless of if it's actually right or not, and that's kind of where my joke about her being Chaotic Lawful comes in. I think she does have a strong sense of right and wrong, but I think it's a very Solidad-specific sense and not one that is, you know, rooted in a binary that most people would understand or assume to be the case lol.

This is so unstructured, but she's just fun and I like rambling about her. I also like that she only has Kanto pokemon, I love her backstory with Drew, I like that she knows Brock and Harley, she's just really interesting for a three-eipsode character!

[adaine-party-wizard]

watching blood on the clocktower games with absolutely chaotic players has made me realize my ideal playstyle would also be Problem Causer. i don’t care if i win i just wanna cause Problems on Purpose

[preservationofnormalcy]

So. I’ve been thinking

The Bermuda Triangle, right? Causer of ghost ships and mass disappearances. Are we.. sure that it’s just the weather? Or is it an ontophage gone rogue, eating planes and ships and the crewmates of others? Some kind of mass haunting of dead congregated around a ship, taking out crewmates and sailing it back to shore?

And, why there specifically, why this one weird triangle and not- I don’t know- The middle of china? The airspace above Idaho? .. speaking of, the airspace above Idaho is an anomaly in and of itself. Nothing goes wrong there, and if it does, nobody talks about it.

Also, is it a good thing that I’m going with a few friends to get an up close inspection of the triangle? Tomorrow, to be exact. If you find a ghost ship with a 3 foot tall prop skeleton up front, that was probably me.

We know for sure it’s not just the weather. There’s a laundry list of stuff going on in the Bermuda Triangle and that’s part of the problem. Usually, any one phenomenon sort of claims jurisdiction in an area. Two unrelated types of Extranormal activity in an area is uncommon, three is rare, and four is almost unheard of. By our count there’s at least ten distinct types of activity in the Triangle and we don’t know why. Atlantis takes no responsibility, Jones won’t admit to it when cornered, we just don’t know.

There’s other triangles or places like that, of course. Bridgewater I’ve previously mentioned, and we’re still unsure about the Bennington Triangle.

I really, really don’t recommend playing with it. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred you’ll be fine, but that’s not odds I’m willing to play with given the losing bet.

If you absolutely need to and the worst happens, remember that if you see an uncrewed destroyer off in the distance, signal it with Morse in flashes, not radio. That’s the USS Eldridge. She’s ours, and she has a habit of showing up where she’s needed.

[the-one-and-only-043]

Hello, I'm Agent Phoenix, formerly known as Agent 043.

Roxy told me I should make a blog, so here I am. I guess I should put some stuff about me here? I don't know how this site works

Uhhh

Well, I'm 38, I'll be 39 in November, and I like cats. And Roxana, of course. She's like, the coolest ever, and also my fiancée :)

I think I'm kinda sorta like a step...parent??? To Right and Robutler??? Idk I'll ask Roxy about that tho

I use any pronouns, so get creative

My first handler was a piece of shit, so feel free to talk shit with me haha

Same with Agent Slimeball Sliver. He's a ball of eugh.

Roxy says I should put some boundaries, like stuff I don't like to talk about, so, um. Here you go, I guess.

I don't like talking about my past with Zoraxis in detail, so try to refrain from asking about that. Same with how Handler 043 treated me. Don't be a dick about my scars. The basics, don't be a homophobe, or a racist, or a creep here. I am a liberal user of the block button, and if necessary, I'll report you. Don't be a shithead in general.

Uh

Idk what else to put here so bye

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Hello! Leo here, this blog's moderator and the power behind the throne, so to speak. This is a side blog for my main, @eight-cats-in-a-box, purely for IEYTD and 043! Phoenix!

043 is dating married to Roxana! 043 loves the scientist very dearly, and they're quite attached to her. They have a very healthy relationship, and they finally managed to propose, aided by none other than...

043 is besties with Reggie!! Their handler is one of the ones closest to their cold, dead heart. :) He's also just recently started dating John Juniper!

Edit: They're married now :D

Their murder bestie, John Juniper! He owes being alive today to Phoenix, who dragged him out of the wreckage after Operation: Rising Phoenix. These two are very protective of each other, despite constantly fighting. They've also hooked up before Codename: Agent Clover. Recently, his romantic feelings for Reginald came to light, and they've been in a relationship ever since!

Other notable figures are:

Agent Knockout and his husband, Breakdown! Also known as Damien and Jack Woodworth, this dynamic duo are infamous for their brains-and-brawn mindset. Quite literally, since Breakdown doesn't have a TK implant due to the complications it would cause.

Chief Medical Officer/Lead Field Medic, Doctor Robert "Ratchet" Greaves. Also known as the Hatchet, Greaves is sick of it. 043's nonsense, but also the bullshit the rest of the Agency puts him through. Grouch with a heart of gold. Married to Drift.

Field Medic Support Agent Drift! A very long title indeed, one created to keep him by Robert's side. No one knows his real name- not even Drift himself. Married to Robert.

R&D Lead Scientist Percy James Janssen! He has to deal with all of 043's nonsense, not to mention all the bullshit he gets put through just trying to make stuff. He's married to Brian Gunnings, R&D's resident problem.

Reality Breaker and General Shenanigan-Causer Brian "Storm" Gunnings! This maniac makes too many guns, too many time-travelling briefcases, and...probably too many explosions. Has a habit of flirting with Percy when he's holding chemicals. This is not malicious (somehow) he just really likes his hubby. :)

Magnus Bates, Esq.! 043's fraternal twin and younger-by-ten-minutes brother, he's gotten them off of death row! Don't ask. He's a stickler for the rules, but he's a sucker when it comes to his big sis. He's also gay as hell for his fiancée, Winston Farr (who belongs to the lovely @phoenix-and-found-family)

Agent Hot Rod! This flamboyant character drives everyone up the wall, especially when him and 043 team up. He's also got crippling self-doubt, but that's besides the point. Acts like he's hot shit. This agent is a total lover boy, and an absolutely massive sap when it comes to his hubby, Tyson (who ALSO belongs to Taffy, lol).

...Whirl. This absolute madman of a chopper pilot probably shouldn't be allowed to fly, but he's also the best there is, so who's gonna stop him?

Ex-Operative Megatronus! Don't let that title fool you, this grouch has a massive soft spot for anything small and cute. Like his cat. Or his husband. Formerly the co-leader of Zoraxis, he turned himself around for Orion.

Rung! 043's therapist, kindest soul you'll ever meet, and probably as old as the Earth itself! Kidding. He likes model planes.

Orion Pax! This librarian/archivist has a heart of gold and a strong sense of justice, and will not hesitate to throw a punch for the greater good, much to Megatronus's chagrin. Formerly the Lead Field Agent, heed his team on over 200 successful missions during his career.

043 is also the parental/fraternal figure to several agents, including ones in alternate dimensions, as well as Prism's kids! Right Robot and Robutler both think they're pretty neat, and their rookies have never been safer :)

TAGS

#043 rambles

Talk tag! Inchar posts, chats, etc

#043 reblogs

Self-explanatory

#043 lore

Phoenix lore!!!

#043 family unit

Specific to those Phoenix has "adopted"

#043 answers

Self-explanatory

#043 flashbacks

RP tag!

#agent duo knockdown

Anything pertaining to Agents Knockout and/or Breakdown!

#cmo dr robert greaves

Anything about 043's favourite grouch :)

#support agent drift

Anything about the infamous ex-Zoraxis Operative Drift. Most know him better as Greaves's husband :)

#lead scientist percy janssen

All the things about one of Drift's dearest friends, and the Agency's deadliest sniper/scientist!

#reality breaker brian gunnings

Anything about Percy's issue annoyance lab partner husband! He does not care about laws. Any laws. This includes the laws of physics/spacetime/reality/etc. This drives Percy up the wall. Has successfully time-traveled. Don't ask.

#magnus bates esq

Anything to do with 043's little brother!

#agent hot rod

Our favourite fashion disaster :)

#lone pilot whirl

This absolute madman really does care. He just sucks at showing it.

#rung the therapist

He's old as dirt.

#archivist orion

Our favourite dumbass

#ex operative megatronus

Don't let that glare fool you. He calls his cat Ravvy.

[phightingaus]

Hope y’all don’t mind me continuing to yap about my apocalypse AU lol. It’s been exactly 10 days since my last yap sesh iirc, so I suppose it’s time for another one!

For starters, Idk what to call this AU. I’ve done this song and dance with other games I like*, but Phighting is giving me a hard time lol. When I do name it, it’l probably have Smile or Smiling in the name somewhere (because the disease that’s being spread is called the Smile virus. And infecteds are called Smilings due to the unnaturally-wide smiles that every infected has. That’s the one thing they all have in common.)

Also I haven’t decided on what happens to all the phighters, but I have a general idea of how this story goes down. The survivors live in colonies. You have your folks who just want to survive, your raiders/problem-causers, and the absolute nutjobs who’d probably sacrifice people to the monsters. Because why not 🤷‍♀️

Sword, Rocket, and Zuka are together for a while, until Zuka goes missing. Sword and Rocket then go on an adventure to find him.

Medkit, Coil, Skateboard, and Shuriken (somehow) end up in a colony together. Shuri scouts for supplies, Coil and Skateboard lure away any Smilings, and Medkit studies whatever he can about the disease, desperately trying to find a cure.

Banhammer is also a part of Medkit’s colony, but stays hidden for the most part. Only Medkit knows he’s there. He USED to travel around and help folks, but he got in a fight with Pafjyn himself (who’s the source of the infection, if I didn’t say that already!) and ended up injured and infected. It was a close fight, which is something Paf refuses to admit.

Medkit found him in this state, took him in, and now spends his time studying Ban and his symptoms. Due to his demideity status, the infection is taking longer than usual to change him.

Subspace is surviving all by himself in Blackrock. He’s also studying the virus, but mostly to weaponize/control it. He knows that Smilings have enhanced healing, and thinks that infecting himself might be the cure to his rot. But it’s not like he can do that anytime soon.

Katana’s gone. He sacrificed himself to save Hyperlaser, and ended up as yet another mindless Smiling. But maybe, just maybe, there’s a glimmer of humanity (inphernality?) in there…

Scythe, Broker and some other cult members are together in their own colony. Scythe actively robs from neighbouring colonies, too. As a giant sea monster once said, “we must do what it takes to survive”/lyrics

The SFOTH stay in their domain, nervously watching everything go down. Windforce, Illumina, and Darkheart don’t want anything to do with the apocalypse, but Firebrand, Icedagger, Venomshank, and sometimes Ghostwalker will go down and help.

The only being immune to the virus (besides Bios since they’re robots) is Venomshank. Still, he doesn’t want to take any chances.

*I’m the creator of Apocalyption (for Inscryption. More of a ‘generic takeover au’ than an apocalypse) and Smiling World (for Dandy’s World. It’s just like this Phighting AU, but with toons n stuff.)

okay

1.: please tell me med saves his hubby/j (i don't want ban to die, the joke part is shipping medham)

2.venom doesn't help his own son!!???!???!?!

3.man sucks to see tana gone

4.how in the phuck did ban not CRUSH paf, like how, tho ban is SEAMINGLY weaker than coil (which is not a small feat, dude makes craters on the regular)

5. please make a better name for the infected. "smilelings: is not really that good of a name

6. why does coil not just OBLITERATE the infected

7. where is sling?