#link is to a timestamp with the full answer

[yekokataa]

"The world of Elysium is a fictional world that is aware that it is fictional. You could think of Pale as what happens when a reader puts down the book and puts the book away. As long as you remember, it exists. When no one remembers it anymore, it stops existing. For me the simple answer would be that Pale is an acknowledgment of the fictional nature of Elysium, the writer’s relationship to its creation and the reader’s relationship to it." - Argo Tuulik on the Pale

[zepskies]

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[emergingghost]

julien baker live lyric changes masterpost

the many ways that julien changes her lyrics over time and seamlessly alters the lyrics and meanings of her songs to maintain a level of personal authenticity has become so fascinating to me and many others so i thought it'd be nice to do some research and compile as many as i can.

enjoy! or cry! whichever!

the original lyrics are in parenthesis, changes are bolded, roughly in chronological order and i’ve added timestamped links to performances [x] where i can! i use mostly youtube because it's the most accessible. some of these seem to be permanent changes and others are just occasional, probably depending on how she's vibing with the song at the time (i'm assuming). let me know of any i’ve missed!

Rejoice: [x] [x] [x] pronoun change, does this lots!

"i know there's a god and they hear either way"

("i think there's a god and he hears either way")

[x] she uses the 'she' pronoun here this time!

[x] she sings 'force' here and also in a version she performed pre-release

"asking why did you let them leave and then force me to stay?"

("asking why did you let them leave and then make me stay?")

Good News: [x] [x] [x] these are not full lyric changes but rather some gut-wrenching repetition. side note she performs a cover of paul by big thief in the first clip here too!

"it's less about you / it's all about how i ruin everything oh everything i do / everything i do / god i ruin everything oh everything / oh everything i think could be good news."

("it's less about you / it's more about how i ruin everything--- i think could be good news")

Distant Solar Systems: [x] pronoun change speaking of god, she also omits the second last verse.

"I send postcards from the road and now and then she answers"

("and now and then he answers")

Turn Out the Lights: [x] [x] [x] this one hurts! a few times in late '18 and in '19

"maybe i'd do it but it's not a joke"

("i'd never do it but it's not a joke")

Sour Breath: [x] [x] another one that hurts!!

"think all the liquors gonna keep me warm / burn everything down just to prove i could / leave you inside a body made of wood"

("think all the liquors gonna keep you warm / burn everything down just to prove you could / leave me inside a body made of wood")

[x] audio only from 1:16 (same changes as above +)

"i don't do too well when everyone's worried about me"

("i don't do too well when nobody's worried about me")

Appointments: [x] [x] [x] in lots of performances post-2018. she switches between using 'know' and 'think' occasionally

“i know that i ruined this / but i think i can live with it / nothing turned out how pictured it ... i think that i failed again / but i know you’re still listening”

("i think if i ruin this / that i know i can live with it / nothing turns out like I pictured it ... i think if i fail again / then i know you’re still listening")

[x] audio only - from 2:45 (same changes as above +)

"i hope you're still listening"

("i know you're still listening")

Happy to Be Here: [x] tiny changes. not sure if she's done this more than once

"different me would be inhabiting my body / have two cars, a garage, a dog..."

("different me would be inhabiting this body / have two cars, a garage, a job...")

Something: [x] [x] [x] [x] (she adds 'again' a lot, even since 2015)

“asking aloud why you’re leaving again”

(“asking aloud why you’re leaving--”)

[x] (this was prior to release)

"asking aloud why you're leaving again / i know you won't answer me"

("asking aloud why you're leaving --- / but the pavement won't answer me")

Red Door: [x]

"beneath before you won't follow me down"

("beneath before you wont follow me there")

Shadowboxing: [x] [x audio only - from 3:09]

"tell me that you love me / tell me you love me / i wanted so bad to believe you / so tell me you loved me / tell me you loved me / i wanted so bad to believe you" )

("when you tell me you love me / tell me you loved me / i wanted so bad to believe it / so tell me you love me / tell me you loved me")

Ziptie: [x] [x] [x] [x] (side note the end of the second clip rules!!)

“someone’s/somethings got my heart in a ziptie”

(“someone’s got my head in a ziptie”)

Tokyo: [x] [x] [x audio only - from 1:30] in a few performances in 2022

“a seven-car pile-up of every disastrous thing that i am"

(“a seven-car pile-up of every disastrous thing that i’ve been”)

+ also sings "accident" instead of "aftermath" in the audio clip

Relative Fiction: [x] [x] [x] [x] does this lots!

"honey you're the only thing i'll wait around for"

("--you’re the only thing i’ll wait around for")

Highlight Reel: [x] [x audio only from 1:45 ] original chorus lyrics are 'you feel' but now in one chorus she sings 'to' and the other she sings 'you'

"ooh it's a highlight reel / tell me how to feel"

("ooh it's a highlight reel / tell me how you feel")

Ringside: [x] [x] [x audio only from 3:50] two separate lyrics changes in these clips!

"like a scratch-off ticket how i dig my nails into your skin"

("like a scratch-off ticket how you dig your nails into my skin")

(from final verse)

“nobody deserves a second chance / so why do i keep getting them?”

(“nobody deserves a second chance / but i keep giving them”)

[x] [x] (from the second last verse)

“nobody deserves a second chance / but somehow i keep fucking getting them”

(“nobody deserves a second chance / but honey i keep getting them")

Anti-Curse: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] she doesn't always change 'foreign characters'

"writing the words to the best love song you've ever heard" ...“sounding out familiar characters”

("writing the words to the worst love song you've ever heard"...“sounding out the foreign characters”)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:

Favor: [x] [x] [x] [x] first change - changing to 'why?' in most live performances

“why couldn’t you make me do it?”

(“well you couldn’t make me do it”)

[x] [x] new change from MSG in 2023!

“how did you make me do it?”

(“well you couldn’t make me do it”)

Funeral Pyre: [x]

this is just a funny thing i found on my hunt. the audience accidentally corrected her grammar, theyre singing along and sing "needed so badly" instead of the original "needed so bad" and everyone took a lil' moment to laugh.

Funeral Pyre: allegedly. i just read about it somewhere so have no proof!!

“while i drank gasoline 'cause it's what i needed so bad”

(“while you drank gasoline 'cause it's what you needed so bad”)

Shadowboxing: [x]

she doesn't really change any lyrics significantly but repeats the final verse for emphasis.

Good News: [x] (i think an early/demo version but i cant find any other recordings/videos of this version!)

"how i fuck up everything i think could be good news"

("how i ruin everything i think could be good news")

Rejoice: [x] house show performance from 2015 before official release. a few different lyrics!

"ask you why did you let them leave and then force me to stay?"

("asking why did you let them leave and then make me stay?")

(final verse)

"i rejoice anyway / i rejoice either way"

("i rejoice i rejoice / i rejoice i rejoice")

Sour Breath: [x]

she added a new mini verse repeating "the harder i swim" where there are usually just instrumentals or 'oohs.' then she continued with the original final "the harder i swim the faster i sink" verse.

Sour Breath: [x] house show performance from 2015 before official release. there's an entire additional verse where the repeated 'the harder i swim the fast i sink' usually is. proceed with caution.

"...too late to talk just go to sleep

been up too long and you've been drinkin' all night

it's almost a week and you haven't said a word

been thinkin' it isn't worth the tryin'

it takes to fix everything you hate about me

all that you wouldn't wanna see

the harder i swim, the faster i sink

and all i ever wanted was to pull you down with me

was to pull you down with me

don't you wanna sink with me?

don't you wanna drown with me?

just let me pull you down..."

[smoshsfavoritepizzaplace]

Related to summer 2019: I recommend checking out the SSG podcast with Courtney, Shayne, and Wes, and especially the last few minutes of it. I'm not sure if I've ever seen Courtney getting so shy with Shayne before.

I’m sorry, I thought I answered this earlier but I guess it didn’t upload. You also sent in a timestamp but that got deleted as well but I put the clip you recommended as the first part of this video. The second part is what I noticed by scrolling around the end and a cute moment I personally noticed. It reminds me of the one twitch stream where they did Reddit aita and someone said something about working together and Courtney said “just like us… figuring out who the a—holes were” while looking at Shayne.

Link for full podcast ep

But you are so right! Courtney got so giddy when Shayne was doing the impressions. I feel like I’ve heard her say she liked when Shayne did them/he is good at it.

[sixeyesonathiel]

Hi! I want to gift you a free year of my Patreon as a thank you for the inspo for a certain Nerdjo that will be animated.

Anywho, here’s the link~

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P.S. If you have any requests or headcanons you’d like me to draw, please do, they’re always a blast.

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YOU DID NOT JUST—

this is me typing from the floor. i’m not even sitting. i have collapsed. you’ve gifted me 365 days of goon fuel like it’s a jar of homemade jam and i am EATING IT WITH MY HANDS. what do i even SAY??? thank you isn’t strong enough. should i send you a timestamped moan file in return?? physically kneel on a USB altar??

i actually had to physically stop squealing when i first saw this. i closed the ask. put it away. answered everything else. like a responsible adult. because i KNEW if i opened this and started typing i’d go full feral. i saved it for last because it’s dessert. and i am currently face-first in the frosting.

this is the highest honor i’ve ever received. your art is unreal. your taste? impeccable. your linework? criminal. your generosity?? ILLEGAL. you're out here casually tossing year-long patreon keys like you’re the filth fairy godmother. I’M SWEATING.

also: YOU SAID REQUESTS. i am going to respectfully abuse that power. i will be submitting my goo-brained headcanons like they’re essays. please know that any moans, panties, or glasses fog rendered by your divine hands will live rent-free in my bloodstream forever.

AND TO EVERYONE ELSE READING THIS:

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[asherlockstudy]

https:// youtu.be/EmF2JPjmgh8?t=2866 (space added because idk if it will delete it otherwise)

This particular timestamp seems like something you would have interest in. Paraphrased it kinda comes across as: Q: How did you know it was love when you met your wives. A: We didn't. We just believed marriage was the only way to sex. There are a few moments of interest in the video, like Link wholeheartedly agreeing that Rhett was more attractive than him in the early gmm era photos, Rhett implying he still "I'm dead"s Link, and Link saying he doesn't think they would be best friends if they didn't work together, as though they didn't choose to be together every step of the way to ensure that. It's a dudebro vibe podcast and they are guarded and codeswitched into dudebro podcast vibes for the most part.

I delayed answering this because I had to watch both podcasts and then I delayed it some more because I am super busy rn and now I have forgotten what I watched and the points I intended to make lmao

First of all, a clarification, I think you got it but the wording is a little unclear so I will clarify just so we're 100% sure ; I did not interpret what they said as them having a typical male friendship. I interpreted it as what they were trying to convey in that particular EB, although I believed it to not be the case at all and I am fully aware of other instances in which they explain in detail how thoroughly they discuss serious matters and where they stand with each other and their relationship and all that, which makes what they were saying in that EB all the weirder. But I still believe that this is what they chose to claim that day indeed, because they pretty much verbalised it exactly like that, that their friendship is very typical of male friendships and that they do not meet up unless there is a shared interest.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Back to the recent podcasts now, I actually preferred the Bobby Lee (if I remember his name correctly) to the one of the girls. They did some relationship talk in the Trashy Tuesday podcast but that was it and then the rest of the podcast was incredibly boring. The only amusing thing was Link's face of horror when the Ms Perfect Kalyla (?) offered to dive together with Rhett lol And then he tried to squeeze himself in, as typical haha

Bobby Lee's podcast was overall far more amusing (BTW the Ms Perfect Kalyla, beautiful sexy clever and knowledgeable and a little pick me, hence the nickname, was Bobby Lee's ex girlfriend and let me tell you, by the way he talked and discussed his underwhelming love life, he is still not over her), although at times I felt Rhett and Link were not enjoying it. Too much forward talk, insults and mentions of drug use for their taste. He was a little much but I liked how he asked things others wouldn't ask. I mean, he asked Link deadpan whether he enjoyed Rhett's dead moves, whether there was sexual arousal. Wow. I gotta say Link answered calmly and dare I say convincingly. I mean, I would have been convinced, had I not read in TLCoBC how Leif waited for his best friend and crush Alicia's Full Nelson wrestle move to touch her and feel her hair in his neck haHA

I think there were more interesting stuff but I have forgotten most of it by now.

The dialogue you refer to is interesting indeed, also because after what you wrote, Bobby Lee said : "Okay, but obviously love developed....?" and neither of them answered or confirmed this one, instead Link said: "But that changes the complexion of the equation!!! When you're just 18 years old?!?!?!"

It's not the first time they say that though. It's clear they have regretted marrying so young and they did not marry out of love but rather out of lust... or actually out of sexual frustration, without necessarily lust targeted towards a certain person, you know? Of course they both maintain that their marriages worked out with time but to me all these are telltale signs that they never had the early stage of "passionate crazy in love" type of love with the wives. Maybe some lust and personality compatibility and then gradually domestic companionship type of love.

[journey-to-the-attic]

3rd anni req 5: beel, asmo / photos

ao3 link

note: this one's short n sweet! takes place post-jtta ^^

∎ ∎ ∎ ∎ ∎

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!”

“Huh? What?” Beel jerks upright as Asmo barrels into the kitchen - his spoon clatters to the table in mild panic. “Did something happen?”

“Look at this!” Asmo wails, practically slamming an orange-cased D.D.D. on the table. “You were hiding these this whole time?!”

“Huh?” Beel seems to have already forgotten that he lent it to him. “What?”

Asmo rubs his eyes furiously, sniffs, then asks, “You didn’t even notice?”

“Notice what?” He asks cluelessly, then finally looks down at the screen. “...oh…”

IK’s eyes - very, very close to the camera - stare back up at him. Like an inquisitive sort of little bird.

He pushes away his bowl with one hand and pulls his phone towards himself with the other. He’s cradling it like something precious, wearing the sort of softly awed face you’d use for a baby animal.

Asmo isn’t sure whether or not to laugh. Beel hasn’t even realised there’s more than one picture yet.

He lets him remember to swipe in his own time. Silently, he watches him skim through IK’s little impromptu photoshoot - none of it quite taken seriously, but earnest all the same.

Beel stops on Asmo’s favourite - the one where her face is behind a glass of water, so that it warps in funny places. Maybe it’s because the warping obscures it somewhat, but this is the only one where IK’s wearing a full grin. The other smiles are sweet, but small and a little awkward - this one, for lack of a better word, is just plain joyous.

Asmo takes a look at Beel’s face. He doesn’t feel as silly for bursting into tears now.

Beel has exactly two pre-existing albums - Asmo knows this because he was snooping through them before he spotted the selfies - one for food (dishes he wants to try, promotional restaurant posters, and everything in between), and one for family.

This one is a little more curated than the food album; given his lack of photography ambition, most of Beel’s gallery is filled by courtesy of his brothers messing around, so he’s more selective about which ones to commit to memory. Asmo watches Beel select the entire block of sneaky selfies, and saves them next to a magazine-worthy shot of Belphie staring out into the horizon.

He gets it. He’s feeling sentimental, too.

Beel is quiet for a little while longer. Finally, he says, voice perhaps a touch thicker than usual, “When did she have time to do that?”

Asmo had thought the same thing - which is why he’s already checked the timestamps. It seems IK was making a game of it for a little while, because the pictures come in bursts over a period of about a week. There are twenty-two in total.

Beel doesn’t seem to expect an answer. In fact, he’s already moved on. “I should show Belphie…”

He’s looking at the photo where Belphie’s tousled hair is just about visible in the background - IK’s done her absolute best to capture his sleep-contorted face. Based on the odd angle - and the blurring - she dropped the phone on him immediately after taking the picture.

He scrolls through the whole set one more time, then says affectionately, “I don’t think IK thought I’d find these.

He’s pointed out a certain quirk to her smiles. Asmo nods fondly; yes, that’s definitely the look of an IK who thinks she’s getting away with something. She does the same thing when she thinks Satan hasn’t noticed her drawing lines on his arm during study sessions.

“Gosh, I feel crazy,” Asmo sighs, then abruptly face-plants forward onto the table. “They’re just pictures, but I feel like I’ve just watched her win an award or something.”

“Is that what it is?”

“Maybe? Like, oh, that’s our girl, you know?”

“It’s…” Beel doesn’t finish the thought before moving onto the next. “...hmm. Do you think that’s what having kids is?”

“Having—” Asmo chokes on nothing in particular. “Huh? I’m too young to be a parent! That’s totally not the same thing.”

Beel doesn’t look convinced. “I’ll ask Lucifer.”

“That doesn’t count. He’s old.” He clears his throat and relaxes again. “...it’s a different thing. I don’t think there’s a name for it… I just think it means family.”

Beel smiles. “I think so, too.”

[saelterlude]

Gushing About Zhu Hanbin and Jing Yanqiao in The City of Musicals S2

The City of Musicals (S2, at least) is kinda like The Voice. 24 musical actors, 3 troupes, covering musical numbers, elimination every episode. Season 2 focuses on young/fresh talents.

I was on a Zhu Hanbin(LG musical actor) binge and got really into this show once I found out his frequent CXS counterpart, Jing Yanqiao, is there as well. Now seems like the right time to make this post since JYQ's birthday is soon (April 13th!) and everyone barely knows him so, to begin here's a cute interaction they had on weibo after what I can only assume is a Link Click rehearsal.

You can access the full episodes here. But I'm going to discuss and link each performances under the cut.

Oh yeah, before I start. I have notes of the context of some performances (not including them bcs I only researched some and not all), so if you like any of them and would like to dive deeper or just wants the context in general just ask and I'll share what I have. (That said, the 10th is Ied so I might be busy and took a while to answer)

Scouting stage (Ep.1-2)

They are sorted into groups of three and perform together as the same character.

For Forever from Dear Evan Hansen

Performed by Sun Tiecheng, Zhu Hanbin, and Wang Haoran. I love ZHB's expression in this performance, it's very innocent and hopeful but also with a hint of hurt? It fits the vibe of the song. It's a really nice, soft and hopeful performance. ZHB's expression really paid off since he got scouted into 2 troupes. Funfact, ZHB and Wang Haoran are classmates lol, they didn't know the other auditioned on this show before they got sorted together. Their third teammate felt very awkward lol.

Dans Le Noir Je Vois Rouge from Le Rouge et Le Noir

Roughly translated to "In the dark, I see red" performed by Alladin, Jing Yangqiao and Tian Ye. It's very good, dark and angry vibes. It's from a French rock musical so yea I really like it. I know I wanted to highlight JYQ but the original rap that Tian Ye (right) arranged is definitely the best part of this performance. The three of them worked really well together. Also, Jing Yanqiao was asked if he felt pressured performing with his seniors (he's still in school) and he answered yes, but most importantly he was intimidated by their heights. so cute lmao. Don't worry JYQ, you're still taller than ZHB. This is also 1 of the only 2 groups where all three performers get scouted.

Sidenote: I found the original song and I've been translating it to practice my French lol. In fact, I found a recording of the whole original musical.

Round 1 (Ep.3-4)

Each troupe prepares 2 Duo performance and 1 solo performance.

No Longer Human from No Longer Human

Performed by Sun Sankai and Zhu Hanbin. Yes, as in the Osamu Dazai novel. ZHB played Yezang (Oba Yozo) the protagonist of the novel and Sun Sankai played Osamu Dazai the author. So this is an existential conversation between author and his character. That's probably why this set design is creepy, but in a good way! An amazing duet, very powerful vocals from both of them, a very nice listen. But damn those hands are wobbly and every time I watch them climb up it, I worry if its gonna fall. Also, camerawork feels like something out of a 2nd Gen K-pop music show lol. And ZHB is barefoot for some reason... If I caught it properly it's bcs he's scared of falling off the hand? I need to double check but understandable.

Therapy from Tick, Tick..., Boom!

Performed by Jing Yangqiao and Feng Difei I couldn't find the cut version of this performance so you would have to do with the timestamped link of the full episode. This is such an adorable and fun performance. I love the cutee original phoneline choreography they have and how their voices work together. Also, JYQ and Feng Difei playing couples and going on a date bcs the coach tells them it would help their chemistry. Why are they lowkey kinda cute though. The post-performance interview of this reads like a blind date interview istg. The interview keep asking questions like what JYQ got her for her BDay and if they have made each other mad like the characters in the musical, etc.

Round 2 (Ep.5-6)

There are 2 troupe duo performances, and 2 cross-troupe trio performances.

The Other Side from The Greatest Showman

Performed by Sun Sankai and Zhu Hanbin. This one is so good, soooo good. I already liked the song before but their voices fit this song really well. Then you get to see, ZHB can dance y'all. I like how energetic this performance is, they really ran around the stage and walk across the table. Special mention to Sun Sankai who practiced that hat kicking trick to perfection, he got to a streak of 100 successes during practice. And to the bartender too, I love his expressions.

In A Crowd of Thousands from Anastasia

Performed by Jing Yangqiao and Feng Difei Yes, it's these two again, playing a couple again lol. Yes, they also went on a date again to prepare for this performance. (In fact, they're paired in a new musical "Love Myth" airing next month) Truly giving off a romantic, magical, and almost fairy tale-like feels. I love how sweet it is. The mini-them also did a good job with their performance. Fun fact about this one, JYQ played in Anastasia musical before this show and is still currently playing in Anastasia, both as Dmitri, just like he did in this performance.

It's Not Me It's You from uhh pretty sure it's an original rap based on disney villains. So it's from Disney, I guess.

Performed by Jing Yanqiao, Zhao Qianlong, and Zhou Mohan. I can't take this performance seriously, not with those outfits LMAO. JYQ as Gaston looking like Winnie the Pooh instead, I can't. That said, the rap is really good, I like the flow, I like the beat, it's great. I jusst, those outfits lmao. Even JYQ posted on his weibo how the outfit simply wasn't it. I can add the photo he took in the rb but pls just watch the performance.

Round 3 (Ep.7-8)

Each troupe prepares 2 duo performances again.

Disappear from Dear Evan Hansen

Performed by Jing Yanqiao and Zhu Hanbin. Yes, they both performed together in this one! I couldn't find the cut version again, sorry. IDK why, maybe it's copyright? For now, timestamped link. I can't explain why, I really like this performance and I really like their dynamic. Their voices also goes nice together but I know that already from watching them together in the LC musical. So yea, this is good. Though, ZHB being projected as JYQ/Evan's hallucination of Connor is kinda goofy looking. Also, so far ZHB has been kind of type-casted as the innocent boy or bright-eyed young man in need of guidance type so to see him playing a more aggressive/leading character (though not by much) is nice.

(JYQ doesn't have that problem, literally he was scouted by the troupe bcs they feel 'he's young and thus can be molded into anything'. ZHB did have to help him perfect the anxious boy act for this performance.)

Quarterfinals (Ep.9)

A trio performance from each troupe, along with a single cross-troupe performance.

Believe in Miracles from Ultraman (yes, the superhero show)

Performed by Sun Sankai, Zhu Hanbin, and Jing Yangqiao. Original skit. Both JYQ and ZHB act as students to Sun Sankai's teacher. The song sounds vaguely familiar to me, maybe that's why I like it so much. It's very fun, rock vibes. JYQ intentional voice crack in the beginning cracks me up. It's a very energetic song too, makes me want to pick up a guitar and jam along. (No, IDK how to play the guitar beyond the basics lol). It honestly looks like they were an idol group or something. (LC Idol AU anyone?)

Goodbye Cassini from Cassini

Performed by Zhao Qianlong, Zhu Hanbin, and Tian. I'll be honest, not a big fan of the skit, it is better enjoyed as just a goodbye song to a beloved space probe, but I am a huge fan of the song (Original ver. here with subbed lyrics, it a got more opera? vibe to it. both ver. are very good though.). I've been randomly humming 'Goodbye, my Cassini~' for days. I am so tempted to make a fic based on this song. Tian (the girl) really carried this performance with her angelic vocals, it's so great and heartbreaking. Her heartbreak at having to leave her friends behind and knowing full well they're never going to meet again. If you're watching this one, I highly recommend you wear your headphones. Trust me, it will cleanse your ears. And if you want to skip straight to the song? 5 minute mark.

Semifinals and Finals (Ep.10)

The semifinals are duo performances of an original musical number. The finals are a solo performance from the top 2. They are available on spotify and youtube music.

The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman

Performed by the top 4 contestants: Zhu Hanbin, Miao Mengqing, Jing Yanqiao, and Zhou Mohan. I don't have a lot to say about this one. Really nice performance, a bonus to a great episode. Yeaay, both of our LC boys got into the top 4!

Assassin

Performed by Jing Yanqiao and Miao Mengqing To be honest, not the biggest fan but maybe that's just me not being a fan of historical drama in any form. JYQ used a fake facial hair, so that's something too I guess. That said, it's pretty nice to listen to and the dance/sword fight choreography is really cool. (Though as someone who used to do choreographed fights, I feel kinda dissapointed it's more sworddance rather than swordfight.) Miao Mengqing's voice is really powerful, just listen to her. Unfortunately JYQ was eliminated here, but he reached the top 4! I'm proud of him. He also learned the choreo and to play the uhhh (it's 1am, lookup instrument nme later) in only a week. So that's cool.

Don't Believe him

Performed by Zhu Hanbin and Zhou Mohan. This one I highly recommend. This song is an emotional banger and I've been listening to this on loop for days. The choreo and staging is good too, although there's one part that I think is a bit goofy (thankfully it's not too distracting). The fight/struggle choreo they did here have more power than Assassin so I really like it. Really cool, makes you wanna punch a bully, I love it. ZHB played a bullied kid and Zhou Mohan plays ZHB's 'perfect' dream self who wants to keep him in this dream world and away from the hurtful reality. This song (as well as Assassin) is available on spotify and yt music, but the live version is 10x better because it captures the emotion better. You can hear ZHB's desperation and sadness as well as Zhou Mohan's anger and frustration, it's great.

Lonely Mountaintop from The Devotion of Suspect X

Performed by Zhu Hanbin. It's good, I enjoy it. Though as a final song I do kinda wish he picked a song with more power? IDK. It's still good though, it's emotional, I love the build up, the set design is pretty, and the song fit his voice really well. ZHB won 2nd place with this song. Congrats on your hard work!

Miao Mengqing won first place and honestly? She deserved it, she's so good. But this post is focusing on our LC actors ZHB and JYQ so uhh. Please watch her final performance singing "I Have Nothing" here, it's so great, she's great, I love her voice so much.

Fun fact, JYQ did not vote for ZHB in the finals lol, he did it right in front of ZHB too and I'm pretty sure at that point they were already announced as cast in the LC musical. (Sorry ZHB, but I too would vote for Miao Mengqing there)

Last bonus (which I'm not gonna link) before we end this post. In the 3rd episode, around 20minutes in Zhu Hanbin and Jing Yanqiao did an advertisement for their water sponsor together and they're very awkward, it's funny to me.

[dreamsmearcampaign]

Hey, sorry, but I'm confused on the wording of one of your posts. (This one: https://www.tumblr.com/dreamsmearcampaign/773061575898759168/oh-i-saw-in-one-of-your-other-posts-that-you?source=share )

By my understanding, In that post, the answered ask explicitly states the topic to be on receiving links to "Tommy's jokes about dream being a pedo".

Cited in the response are the Q/USMP Video, a clip from a commentary channel, a clip from the SUIT podcast, and a clip from a Nogla/Terroriser reaction stream (that I don't know the original source of).

(Also cited is a screenshot from the Detective Dream stream of a private message between him and Tommy, though I don't know the full context behind that, so if a timestamp could be added to the stream link, that would be much appreciated.)

But I can't find the pedo jokes? Yeah there's one in the commentary clip, and one in the reaction clip, though the one in the reaction clip, despite being lead into by "Tommy made many pedo jokes about Dream (clip here) to the point Dream asked him to stop:", is made by Jack Manifold, despite the lead into it implying that Tommy was the one who made the joke.

(To clarify: Saying that one person has made many pedophile jokes, and adding a clip in the same sentence to someone else making said pedo joke, makes it seem like you're lying about the whole point, especially if you are alleged to have months worth of proof.)

But I couldn't find a joke implying that Dream was a pedophile in the Q/USMP video, nor the SUIT clip. Granted, I only skimmed the SUIT transcript three times, but I've seen the Q/USMP Video a lot and I can't find the pedophile joke? Sure, it does make fun of Dream, but I couldn't find a joke with that implication, and I must have seen the relevant two-minute segment at least five times in the last week by now.

If a timestamp/direct quote could be added, that would be great in clearing up confusion, or a disclaimer that the post isn't about pedo jokes specifically, and about Dream jokes in general if I completely misunderstood and Mod A used that post not as a place to link the pedo jokes, but general ones, as the ask specifically stating "pedo jokes" implies that the jokes linked are pedophile jokes.

If you don't understand my wording, please tell me what specifically was jumbled, because I don't think I did the best job articulating myself 😅

Relevant Links:

https://www.tumblr.com/dreamsmearcampaign/773061575898759168/oh-i-saw-in-one-of-your-other-posts-that-you?source=share (Main Post)

https://youtu.be/0xqMYbf3efU?si=fDSEpfUXX8UAhX18 (Q/USMP Video, Dream section starts at 6:40)

https://youtu.be/r0qsx5fNwTA?si=33GgkL_KDxWE4vdr&t=103 (Commentary Clip)

https://youtu.be/pfEVDlyBrYU?si=6lOJvExwf5Uv8U-U (SUIT Clip)

https://64.media.tumblr.com/1210758a2825c835b82e92cf38c4dfa9/490f8094d264cd74-18/s1280x1920/36a57b85ee093f250d4ee07a9087551bb0e60adb.pnj (Dream PM Screenshot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSHjwEpWgeI (Detective Dream VOD)

There is no pedophile joke in the USMP/QSMP situation. The only criticism was that Tommy may have made fun of Dream's stutter. We, personally, do not believe that was intentional, but we do find the video to be mean-spirited.

We misinterpreted they were looking specifically for the pedo jokes. We cannot remember all of them (since there are so many unfortunately), but we know that multiple happened on the SUIT podcasts and more happened on streams.

We are currently in the works of compiling those links, but there are at least 10 hours of footage to go through to find all the instances. When we finish compiling, we will post a list. For now, we ask you to trust the word of Tubbo and TommyInnit that there were many jokes made.

-Mod A

[the-shipping-forecasters]

Dungeon Meshi Part 2: Oops All Monsters

The Dinosaur's name is 'Daddy', he may be off topic but he does come up in the episode and our artist friend is very proud of him.

We're back, and we're finishing what we started. Going into the furthest layers of Ao3 to rescue our lost friend who has been metaphorically eaten by a dragon (the dragon of "oh go on one more chapter"). On the way we sampled several fics we really liked, and if you have similar tastes to us you can have a listen to us talk about them, and then read about them yourselves by following the links below.

Grace takes us to a modern magic AU, where monsters are real and so is the thriving monster themed sex toy industry, in 'Accurate Models'. Nick answers a question that has plagued penis-owners for generations ("at what point does it stop being 'just a shake'?") in 'Sword Fighting'. And James once again set out for yuri but found political intrigue in 'Feathers and Fur'. We don't know how this keeps happening to him, but he's very pleased

Fics and Timestamps*

Accurate Models by Kurikuri (23:45)

Sword fighting by Randyrobot (47:10)

Feathers and Fur by IzutsumiSupremacy (TerminalMiraculosis) (59:00) Chapter four came out the same day we were set to record, so apologies this isn't a full look but I love what I've seen so far!

If that sounds your thing, have a listen here:

Or here

And the majority of other podcast places too! (If theres any you can think of we aren't on, do let us know)

And join us again in two weeks, when we'll be back with a fresh topic.. We haven't decided what it'll be yet, but hopefully we won't have a FALLing OUT over what we pick. That would be a Waste(land).

[goulet-pencast]

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[transcuratorsblog]

How to Repurpose Old Blog Posts for Maximum Traffic

If you’ve been publishing content for a while, chances are your blog already has a solid archive of posts. But what many businesses don’t realize is that those old blog posts—rather than being outdated—can be a goldmine for SEO and audience engagement when repurposed effectively.

In today’s fast-moving digital environment, smart brands (and content writing services) are turning to repurposing strategies to maximize traffic, improve ROI, and keep their content calendar full—without always starting from scratch.

Let’s explore how you can give your old blog content a second life and turn it into traffic-generating assets across multiple platforms.

1. Update and Refresh Outdated Information

The first and most important way to repurpose old blog content is to update it with fresh data. Search engines prioritize content that is current, accurate, and helpful.

To refresh an old post:

Replace outdated statistics or references

Add new internal or external links

Improve your meta title and description

Enhance readability and formatting

Include new insights or examples

Once updated, republish the article with a new timestamp, and resubmit it to Google via Search Console. This signals freshness and can quickly boost your rankings and visibility.

2. Turn Blogs into Social Media Content

Long-form blogs can be broken down into bite-sized insights for social media. This not only extends the reach of your content but also drives traffic back to the original post.

Here’s how:

Extract key quotes or stats for LinkedIn or Twitter

Turn step-by-step sections into Instagram carousels

Create short reels or TikToks summarizing main points

Use blog intros as hooks for Facebook captions

Visual content performs well, so pair text with images, branded graphics, or short videos.

3. Convert Posts into Videos or Webinars

Video content dominates user engagement across platforms. Take the core idea from a well-performing blog and turn it into a:

YouTube explainer video

Facebook or Instagram Live session

Webinar or short presentation

This allows you to tap into audiences that prefer watching over reading. You can also embed these videos back into the original post to enhance SEO and time-on-page.

4. Create Infographics and Visual Summaries

If your blog includes data, tips, or a process, you can convert it into an infographic—a highly shareable and easy-to-understand format.

Infographics are ideal for:

Pinterest, LinkedIn, and SlideShare

Email marketing campaigns

Lead magnets or gated content

Free tools like Canva or Piktochart make it easy to design compelling visuals that bring your content to life.

5. Combine Posts into an Ebook or Guide

Do you have several blog posts around a similar theme? Combine them into a more comprehensive asset like:

A downloadable PDF guide

An email course

A lead-generating ebook

This repackaging approach allows you to offer something valuable to users in exchange for their contact info—fueling your email list while maximizing blog utility.

6. Transform Content into Email Sequences

Instead of writing email newsletters from scratch, recycle blog content into digestible email series. Break down each key section into its own email and include links back to the blog for deeper reading.

This approach is especially effective for nurturing leads or onboarding subscribers with helpful, relevant content.

7. Use Snippets for FAQs or Help Center

If your old blog posts answer common customer questions, rework them into:

FAQ sections on your product or service pages

Entries in your help center or knowledge base

Chatbot replies or canned responses

This improves user experience and boosts your SEO by targeting long-tail question-based keywords.

Conclusion: Amplify Results with Content Writing Services

Repurposing blog content is one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to keep your content strategy active, boost organic traffic, and expand your reach across platforms. It saves time, stretches the value of your existing assets, and helps you consistently deliver value to your audience.

If you’re unsure where to start, or don’t have the internal resources to handle strategic updates and repurposing, content writing services can help. These professionals audit your existing blog library, identify top-performing pieces, and execute a multi-format content strategy that drives results.

In 2025, it's not just about publishing more—it's about working smarter with what you already have. Repurpose with intention, and let every piece of content do double (or triple) duty for your brand.

[kowareta-jiin]

Cyntiashare - Why you shouldn't support her

Full post is available here. In this post I'll only go through the most important stuff.

Introduction

Cyntiashare is known in the community mainly for two things: 1) Stealing Drama CD translations; 2) Selling AI translations without proofreading and without informing clients about it. She's also known for many more things like: pretending to be a victim, exaggerating the situation, being manipulative with people who are nice to her and saying bad stuff behind people's backs instead of confronting them. I won't be going into this much detail here, if you want to read my whole essay with all screenshots, please go to my site linked at the top of this post.

Most of the things I'll be talking about in this post is stuff that might not be bad for every person but is pretty bad behavior in this community. Please be aware of this.

Stealing Drama CD translations

Cyntiashare is known for copying other people's translations and pasting them on her site, before its deletion, and now into PDFs that are available on her closed Google Drive only for members of her community.

Translators not only didn't agree for copying their raw translations, some of them even messaged Cyntia to stop doing this. It's especially weird move if you consider that their translations are available publicly on the Internet and these translators ares still acive in the community. Saying that it's "for archivization purposes" doesn't work here.

Obviously it's important to say that Cyntia does write who made particular translation... On the first page of PDF in font size 12 with two big watermarks with her name. All pages of her PDFs with translations not made by her are filled with big watermarks with HER name. She also sometimes don't even provide links to the source.

I'll quote my own post: As other translators said, there’s difference between you putting credit and you getting permission to copy something. Do you think that piracy isn’t stealing because you credit the label and don’t claim that audio was created by you?

I'm wondering all this time, why? For what reason? Why not make compilation with links to Drama CD translations? What's the reason for someone to waste their time to copy all of the translations? I get that you can be scared of site's going down but in that case why not create your own private archive and share it only when translation vanishes? So many questions but no one to answer.

Selling AI translations

This is the topic that infuriates me the most. Cyntia sells her Drama CD translations for money without informing anyone (or even lying) that ALL of her translations are made by 100% AI without any human proofreading.

I've made whole essay about why AI usage for translations is good, but why it's bad if you not only manipulate people, you also do not use your own brain to fix AI mistakes. But if you want to read it, again, go look at the full post.

Cyntia never admitted publicly that all of her translations were made by machine translator and never even were read by her, but I've proven it myself and my proof is, at least for me, enough to say that what I'm saying here is A FACT.

Okay but what do I mean by the "she manipulates people". Well, she often writes on her translations that they were made by two people (her and her friend). I believe that it's manipulative because when reading this you assume that, well, someone did fix clearly visible mistakes. But nope. It's all AI, no proofreading. Translation doesn't make any sense.

You can even look at my own translations where I also use machine translator to help myself, but they don't look as bad as this. There's no way that two people with eyes and brain looked at it and said "yeah, looks good, easily understandable".

I also didn't put this argument in my initial post but now since I've started translating Drama CDs myself I can say that it's also weird that there are no timestamps at all in any translation. I also don't put timestamps with all my translations but still...

Here above you is a screenshot where she's admitting to using AI (again nothing wrong with that) but only doing it in private message with someone.

And maybe you don't know but altough she does share some of her translations for free, most of them are behind paywall and you need to pay for each translation either 2 or 4USD. But then she has the nerve to say that all tipping is optional. But well, if you don't tip, no translation for you I guess.

This is the end of the most important stuff. In full post on my site I also talk about her interaction with me, her pretending to be a victim, how she treats her friends, her paid membership, her not supporting Drama CD industry even though she earns money from it... There's also PDF she written with obviously her watermark on the whole two pages with where she works and why she doesn't have time for anything (but she still copies people translations, I guess for something like this there's always time). Ah and I also talk there about the fact that in the end she does nothing for the community. So many more topics.

I've initially made this post in December 2024/January 2025, but I don't want for the time to bury this topic under the ground. I feel like spreading awareness is important, especially because there are people that paid for these translations and are not happy with them.

[bravenewwor1d]

NO WAY

PHEONIXMASTER1 ANSWERED MY QUESTION IN HIS NEWEST VIDEO

For those who are wondering what his answer was, he wanted to see a Fire Emblem fighting game spin-off! Very good choice honestly :)

Link to the full video; Note that he answered my question at the 5:52 timestamp

[directdogman]

Heya, been watching Mr bean lately and thought I'd ask you if there's anything I should know about the bean lore

i deadass almost responded 'why are you watching mr bean' on its own, but hey. it's not every day i get an ask like this. it's actually a common fan misconception that I like Mr Bean all that much, but I'll still attempt to answer this question in good faith. first question to ask is, animated or live action?

for the live action show, I could talk about it for quite a long time, but long story short, it was created by the same creative team as Blackadder's first season (more or less), with Rowan Atkinson starring, Atkinson and Richard Curtis co-writing and Howard Goodall scoring the show. The famous chorale arrangement of the Mr Bean theme is actually real Latin too. Something people forget about Rowan Atkinson is incredibly well educated. In fact, him, Richard Curtis and Howard Goodall all met in Oxford college iirc.

The first line of the live action series theme literally translates as 'behold the man who is bean'. Beyond that, the only real surface level live action lore I can really think of, off the top of my head, is that Mr Bean has co-acted with Willem Dafoe, has destroyed priceless artwork, has been driven around downtown LA while flipping the bird at people he passed, was almost briefly named 'mr cauliflower', etc. Oh, also, Mr Bean isn't fully mute in the live action series, like in the pilot, where he speaks at length before sitting for a university math examination that he isn't prepared to take. So, yes, Mr Bean has canonically attended a university.

I do have a pretty big theory that alleges that Doug Walker's relationship with the Nostalgia Critic is more or less the same as Rowan Atkinson's with Mr Bean, but I refuse to explain Mr Bean lore if I feel it may come up later on in a trial or contribute to me ending up in a padded cell somewhere, so you'll just have to sit and wonder, I'm afraid.

OKAY, onto the cartoon series. The important thing to remember about the cartoon series is that it had two iterations. The run of the Mr Bean cartoon was aired in the early 2000's. Rowan Atkinson was apparently in the writer's room for it, and Mr Bean, like in official media, is semi-mute in it. He often just emotes using various grunts, but can utter short sentences. The animation is very fluid and the characters frequently go off model in order to appear more expressive. The episode plots were also pretty off the wall in comparison to the second iteration. You know the Citadel of Ricks in Rick and Morty, where Rick meets a whole space ship full of identical clones of himself? Yeah, it's canon to Mr Bean too, but y'know. It's the Citadel of Beans, I guess.

In case the embedded timestamp doesn't automatically work, jump to 9:02 and watch until at least 9:13. Or don't watch any of it at all. Your call. Also no, it's not a dream sequence or anything like that, it's fully canon and really happening. It also implies that Mr Bean remembers that he's an alien for the rest of the series. The scene even ends with the direct implication that the fan theory that live action Mr Bean is an alien IS correct. (Some have speculated that he was perhaps a fallen angel too.) By the way, I'm linking to a shitty fan reupload so this Mr Bean clip instead of any of the readily available public resources because fuck YOU Mr Bean, I refuse to give you your now undeserved 10th of a cent in ad revenue after your DISGRACEFUL NFT line. More on that later.

After they finished up with the early 2000's cartoon series, the show went off the air for a literal decade and then they brought it back, out of nowhere, with rigid (and decidedly cheaper to produce) digital animation. You could compare the change in animation to, say, The Simpsons or Family Guy, where the art style remains the same for every design/background that's borrowed from the older seasons, but now everything moves stiffly/robotically. Newer one-off character designs are also way flatter and less cartoonish, as if the creative juices that went into the original cartoon series are... gone.

I have to say, I haven't seen all of these episodes because they're really not very good. The writing is a lot worse. Mr Bean just constantly talks for some reason, which feels like a pretty stark abandonment of the core tenets of the character imo. Come to think of it, the other recurring characters (like his landlord, Mrs Wicket) is also strangely out of character. Long story short, they just don't care anymore.

The funny thing about the baffling Mr Bean NFT line is that, well, there's basically 4 'eras' of Mr Bean... at least, according to how I group it. Era 1 is the live action series, era 2 is made up of the 2 feature length Mr Bean movies (I group them together, despite them coming out over a decade apart as they don't really connect directly to the main Mr Bean lore and take place outside of London), era 3 is the early 2000's run of the cartoon, and the era 4 is the 2010's cartoon reboot.

Of ALL of the 4 possible places they could pull content from, only ONE iteration of Mr Bean contained digital, pre-cropped assets... The cartoon reboot, which the production company that owns the rights to the character (Tiger Aspect Productions) obviously had, leading to this really strange revisionism (more or less gaslighting) from the Mr Bean brand, like "hey, remember Mr Bean? Remember him? He has an NFT line now! Remember Mr Bean? BUY BUY BUY" Which is funny, because statistically, of all of the four eras, the shitty cartoon reboot is the only era that does not contain anything that interesting to talk about, and is the only one that doesn't contain memorable Mr Bean media, arguably.

Some people 100% remember the time Mr Bean put an armchair on TOP of his car and drove it around in the live action series. Some people remember watching the movies in the theater as a kid and some people remember the zany episodes of the early cartoon series, which aired on Nickelodeon owned channels in the early 2000's... Nobody remembers the time Mr Bean set up a pizza place called 'pizza bean'. Seriously, there's several episodes in the new animated series where the guy just starts up a get rich quick scheme, which falls apart by the end of the episode. It's like Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy, except instead of the Ed boys, you're stuck in an elevator alone with an our of character Mr Bean.

So, yeah, the company REALLY milked the final seasons of the cartoon, despite it being the worst Mr Bean content, because that way, they could produce easy content that didn't require any more work. They don't even get Rowan Atkinson in for voices most of the time they make 'new material', just using recycled clips from a Mr Bean soundboard. The entire NFT line, by the way, is just random frames from the cartoon reboot placed against re-used backgrounds from the show, or just in front of a gradient/solid colour. Pretty cheeky given that they minted these NFTS for, get this, over $100 each. I personally wouldn't even accept someone else's money in exchange for having to own a Mr Bean NFT, so I can't imagine who'd actually spend their hard earned money on such a thing.

I could keep going, but sooner or later, an Al-Qaeda sniper is gonna take me out if I keep typing, so best quit while I'm ahead. You were a FOOL to have read this

[canonicallysoulmates]

J2 Gold Panel Dallascon 2023

The boys today are in full swing, they're joking around making each other laugh, they're a little flirty, they are just in such a good mood and you can tell from the moment they get on the stage.

Jared does a little kick which is so cute and after Jared asks Jensen if it feels like they're twice as high as they usually are Jensen jokes that yeah but he did have some edibles that morning, and then he turns towards the big screen they have behind them that has a big banner with two pictures of them and he asks what's up with Jared's photo because he looks high....and Jared replies that what happened was that the picture got cropped so you don't see Jensen's left hand...I have no words.

And then there's Jared trying to recreate his stare in the photo and Jensen's left hand- just click on the link and watch: 😂

The first question is not a question it’s a fan thanking them, the show has a very special meaning to them because it's something that they watched with their grandad; Jared says that hearing stories from people about how the show helped them connect with their loved ones is one of the things that kept them going for so many years and when they were missing their families. x

The actual first question comes from an English teacher who sometimes uses SPN episodes in her drama units, like she used French Mistake to teach about breaking the fourth wall, and wants to know if they have episode recommendations that she could use for lessons. Jared recommends showing the movie Groundhog Day, and the ep Mystery Spot. The reason he brings up Groundhog Day is because he watched it this past week with their kids while they were all home because of icepocalypse. !!!!!!!!! Y'all already know I listened to this part multiple times, at different speeds, at different volume levels. This man said: "I just watched this movie last week with our kids when we were all home cause of icepocalypse". To me it sounds like Jensen and his three kiddos spend the ice storm with Jared and the other three kids.

But as I always say, don't take my word for it, here's the timestamp. Listen for yourself and form your own opinion.

Getting back to the answer Jensen asks him what the lesson would be for Mystery Spot and Jared replies the lesson is probably: you get another chance tomorrow, and try to make everyday count cause you never know when it’s your last or when you get to do it again the next day.

Jensen says that for a lesson in overcoming your fears, Yellow Fever. x

What’s their favorite quote? Jared jokes "leave the gun, take the cannoli." That's a line from the Godfather film. His real answer is: "pain is mandatory suffering is optional". And for Jensen one he likes a lot is: "taking care of yourself takes care of more than yourself."

Then Jared brings up another movie quote, "dude you got a fucking dart in your neck" which is from the movie Old School. This man spend the time he was stuck in the house watching old movies, I can tell. He also says people don’t have feelings, feelings have people. Which Jensen is confused by and doesn’t think it makes sense, but Jared explains that what he gathers from it is feelings are not pathological you can be angry or jealous but that's not who you are. x

When are Sam and Dean going to come back down to Earth? Jensen jokingly says season 16. Then says seriously, that that’s hopefully something that gets addressed when they get the call asking if they want to put their boots back on. x

What was their favorite kill? Some in the crowd call out Ruby, and Jensen laughs saying that technically he killed her, and Jared smiles and says to the crowd "are you reading my mind?"

Jensen's answer is Chuck. It wasnt some random monster of the week kind of thing it was somebody they had many years of work together and a friendship so whenever they get to work with people they have a great history and relationship with it makes it a little bit elevated, but he’ll take a good vampire nest killing everyday.

Jared says he didn't like killing this character but as a storyteller he's going to go with Rowena because it was so difficult. Says Ruthie is the most wonderful person on the planet, and she was fantastic as Rowena but that dynamic between her and Sam- it was so tragic to him to think of Sam having to kill her, it was so difficult he remembers the day vividly, it was truly emotional. He mentions that when the character of Bobby died they talked to the producers and the writers, and they said they didn't like it either but it’s great television and the boys were like fair enough so that was kind of an initial lesson; and when the Rowena and Sam storyline came to its conclusion that was really powerful for him. x

The next fan wants to know something cool about the boys that you wouldn't be able to find online. Jared says he’s done a questionnaire a few times, and guessing about Jensen, and it's turned out they're both introverts. They'd much rather stay home than go to a red carpet; extroverts feel energized being in front of the cameras but they much rather chill. x

Next fan has two questions, the first is that they want to know if the mic stand that Jared has is the one that Jensen threw down at the SNS concert the previous night because Jared keeps adjusting it. Jensen says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, then he asks if he really did break a stand last night, the crowd replies yes and he goes 'listen, when i come on stage and there's music I black out'. And he, once again, asks if he really did break that stand, crowd continues to say yes, he says 'well, shouldn’t have been there'. 😆

The second question is, did Jensen think about how much his recognition would grow after appearing on The Boys? He answers that he doesn’t think he and Jared go into any of these jobs, roles,or stories thinking about the impact it'll have externally. They get hired to do a job and they take it seriously, even thought it might not look like it all the time, but they have a lot of fun doing the job because they truly enjoy doing what they do that being said they're not thinking about doing things because they want the effect it's going to have on a greater scale. They're just doing their job and hopefully it resonates to people and someone out there is entertained, and if that's the case they have done their job.

Jared mentions that 5 or 6 years ago the powerball prize was like 2 billion dollars, and they bought like 20 bucks of tickets. The draw was on Saturday, on Friday they’re on set filming, it's 4am, they’re tired, they’re miserable, they're flying soon and they look at each other and ask "if you win tomorrow are you coming into work on Monday?" And the answer for both of them was yes. If somebody went up to them and said they were filming a movie for the next month and it was going to be long hours but it would make a billion dollars in the box office, or long hours but they were never going to release it, it would make no difference they would still do everyday just as hard. He just does the hardest work he can and it's therapeutic for him as well to explore different lives and lifestyles and relationships so wether you tell him it’s an independent film that will never get released or Avatar he will work just as hard. And so will Jensen. x

Last question! The fan tells Jensen that he owes her sister 24 beers because last year she asked him to go out for her birthday beer and this fan had said that because she was turning 24 it should be 24 beers, and he had said she (fan asking the question) could go with them but she wasn't 21 at the time but she just turned 21 so now she can go and that would be 21 beers. I'm mentioning all this for only two reasons cause it has nothing to do with her question, reason number 1 is that when the fan tells Jensen about him owing her sister a beer, Jared grabs Jensen's coffee out of his hand and acts like he's going to give it to her and Jensen has no reaction, he just lets him take it and waits for him to put it back in his hand, like Jared taking his coffee is the most normal thing in the world. Which it probably is because they 100% do seem like the type of couple that shares coffee.

The second reason is that when the fan mentions that he owes her 21 beers on top of her sisters 24, Jared says that's 45 beers and Jensen stops, looks at him and goes "you do math fast!" all impressed. It's quite cute cause Jensen's all 😍 and you can tell Jared's proud of himself.

Anyways the last question is, what is their version of self care? Jared says that he’s been watching Limitless with Chris Hemsworth on Clif’s recommendation that it’s really meaningful, and fun, and interesting and a lot of the stuff that's talked about on the show really resonates with him. He is very similar, he has a though time winding down, and goes back to monkey brain, which is apparently what a doctor said, that's where one panics about stuff and is always worried so certain breathing excercises have helped. Also, the endurance training they did when they ran the marathon in Seattle kinda helped cause you put your shoes on, your music, your watch to check your heartrate and then you're on the road for an hour or hour and a half so you have to put everything else away, and he blames Jensen for turning him to this cause this was the training they did together. So find somewhere you can get past that really uncomfortable point of thinking you have to be doing something. Box breathing also seems to help him cause he sweats a lot, and he's anxious and nervous.

Jensen likes playing music, he’ll just sit down with a guitar and a lot of whiskey. x

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