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I watched the whole of Monk in a month … so my husband learned the original theme on guitar 👌

[markrosewater]

Maro’s Tarkir: Dragonstorm Teaser

Before previews for Tarkir: Dragonstorm officially begin, I thought it would be fun to do another of my Duelist-style teasers where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving you partial information. 

First up, here are some things you can expect:  

• A cycle of Dragonstorm enchantments

• Two planeswalkers

• Some counters in the set: decayed, lifelink, and time

• A card that can tutor for one of two other cards

• A legendary enchantment

• A Hydra that uses a clan keyword

• A common archetype theme gets an ability word

• An instant the generates five effects

• Dragons get a new typal enchantment based on a popular Zombie one

• A new instant and sorcery subtype

Next, here are some rules text that will be showing up on cards:  

• “Whenever you cast a Turtle spell, untap this creature.”

• “As long as there are three or more different kinds of counters among creatures you control,”

• “You may cast it without paying its mana cost if that spell’s mana value is 8 or less.”

• “If you put +1/+1 counters on five Dragons this way, you win the game.”

• “Whenever a creature you control enters, if you cast it, destroy that creature”

• “At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you’ve case both a creature spell and a noncreature spell this turn,”

• “Then if creatures you control have total toughness 20 or greater,”

• “During your end step, Warrior tokens you control have ‘This token can’t be sacrificed.’”

• “Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may search your library for a card named <CARDNAME>, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.”

• “Spells you cast have delve.”

Here are some creature type lines from the set: 

• Creature – Dog Monk

• Creature – Elephant Druid

• Creature – Yeti

• Creature – Djinn Cleric

• Creature – Zombie Advisor

• Creature – Kirin

• Creature – Snake Shapeshifter

• Artifact Creature – Chimera

• Artifact Creature – Ape Snake

• Legendary Creature – Zombie Snake Warlock

Finally, here are some names in the set: 

• All-Out Assault

• Cruel Truths

• Desperate Measures

• Dragonologist

• Hundred-Battle Veteran

• Lightfoot Technique

• Rescue Leopard

• Seize Opportunity

• Stillness in Motion

• War Effort

 Tune into the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Debut stream on March 18th! Watch it on twitch.tv/magic at 10am PDT (Don’t forget, this weekend is Daylight saving time! So the US will shift their clocks forward 1 hour and the start time may be different than you expect as a result.)

[ugotnojamzzz]

Chapter 14

Genre: Mafia!au , Slowburn, Angst, Hurt, eventual smut, TW (it is a mafia!AU, after all)

Pairing: Mafia!Jungkook x reader

Synopsis: There will come a day when I will sit down and write an alluring synopsis for this series. But that day hasn't come just yet lol. Stay tuned for more chapters to come.

Disclaimer: English isn’t my native language. Also, don’t come for me over the theme, people. It’s an Alternate Universe, which means the bangtan boys are essentially what I like to call meat puppets to serve the storyline. This is obviously not a projection of their actual real-life personas.

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Masterlist

Chapter 13

—

It had started with Jimin’s grin.

Which should’ve been enough of a bad sign.

“Come on,” Jimin said, “live a little.”

Jungkook didn’t look up. “No.”

“You didn’t even let me finish.”

“You didn’t have to.”

Hoseok snorted from where he sat with the patience of a monk. “That’s the problem with sticking him in the attic for that long. All that isolation has turned our boy feral.”

Jungkook muttered something under his breath and continued cleaning his gun. The parts gleamed on the table, neatly arranged like bones. Everything in order. Just the way he liked it.

“Look,” Jimin leaned in, propped his chin on his hand, “Taehyung’s back from Daegu. He didn’t get himself stabbed. That alone calls for celebration.”

“Then go celebrate,” Jungkook said. “Without me.”

“But we want you to come,” Jimin faked a pout.

“Don’t even try,” Jungkook said. “You just need an even number to play cards.”

“That too,” Hoseok said with a laugh.

“Come on,” Jimin whined, lounging upside down on the leather couch like gravity didn’t apply to him. “One night. A few drinks, some cards, a couple of bad decisions. You deserve that much.”

Jungkook didn’t even look up from the gun he was reassembling. “Can’t.”

“You could,” Hobi said from where he was stacking chips at the far end of the table. “You just won’t.”

Jungkook exhaled through his nose. “I can’t leave. You know that.”

“She’s not gonna crawl out the window the second you stop looking, man,”

“She’s tried before.” Jungkook muttered.

“Then—bring her along, won’t you?” Jimin blurted out.

That made Jungkook pause. Just slightly. Enough for both men to notice.

He looked up now. Slowly. “You’re kidding.”

The blond boy shrugged. “Even ravens need air. Let her flap around a bit.”

Jungkook snapped the slide into place with more force than necessary. “I’m not dragging her to the Rat Hole.”

“Why not?” Hobi asked, eyes glinting. 

“I don’t know, maybe because I’d like to keep my head attached to my neck.”

Hoseok shrugged. “Namjoon’s out of town.”

“Exactly.” Jimin said, “Which gives us, what—seventy-two hours before he senses the disturbance in the Force?”

Jungkook blinked at them like they’d grown two heads. “That’s your plan? Just sneak her out? Like she’s a fucking family pet who needs some exercise?”

“She could use a change of scenery,” Hoseok said mildly. “So could you. You’ve been wound tighter than a tripwire.”

“And it’s not like she can actually go anywhere.” Jimin added.

The implication hung heavy.

“I don’t like this idea,” Jungkook said.

“You don’t like any idea that wasn’t yours,” Jimin replied.

Jungkook leaned back, jaw ticking. His mind was already spiraling down the alley of risk. Namjoon’s lectures. The clan’s rules. Her loud mouth. Her temper. The chance she’d try something stupid.

“She’s unruly,” he stated. 

“Then let’s hope she’s too busy sipping something pink and fruity to cause a scene.”

“I haven’t said yes.”

“But you’re thinking about it,” Hoseok said. 

“You’re insane.”

“Correction,” Jimin said, “we’re strategic. You bring her, we keep her in sight, everyone wins. She gets out, you get a break, we get our full crew for poker night. No one dies.”

“Except me when Namjoon finds out.”

“He won’t.” Jimin reassured, “Unless you’re sloppy.”

Jungkook muttered, “You two are gonna be the reason I get executed.”

Jimin shrugged. “Better than dying of boredom up there.”

There was a pause. A flicker of something in Jungkook’s jaw.

The seed had been planted.

“She won’t get recognised,” Jimin stated.

“And even if she was,” Hobi added, “who’s dumb enough to pick that fight in Kang territory?”

Another pause.

“Come on now,” Jimin nudged Jungkook, “what’s the worst that could happen?”

Jungkook stood. Gun reassembled, anger still simmering in his jaw. His silence stretched a beat too long.

He didn’t say yes.

But he didn’t say no, either.

And for now, that was enough.

Jimin smiled like a man who’d just won a bet.

—

The attic was still when Jungkook returned.

Not quiet—still.

Coiled, like a wire pulled too tight.

He didn’t expect to find her in the middle of the living room.

Barefoot on the floor. Moving like liquid steel.

Eyes closed. Arms extended, spine long, breath measured. Something between yoga and a fight stance—measured but watchful. Too slow for attack. Too precise for peace.

He said nothing.

Just watched.

It annoyed him—how calm she looked. How centered.

Like she’d made peace with her confinement in a way he hadn’t.

She didn’t look up when he stepped in.

Either she didn’t hear him, or she didn’t care.

He leaned against the wall.

Arms folded. Silent.

She turned on one foot, arms sweeping through the air. Every movement she made spiraled inward. Not performative. Not for an audience.

Which somehow made it worse that he couldn’t stop watching.

Then—

“Either join in or stop hovering. You’re throwing off my rhythm.”

He blinked. “Tai chi?”

“Stealth conditioning,” she said. Still not looking. “Though I wouldn’t expect you to know anything of the matter.”

He scoffed. “Is that a dig?”

“If the combat boot fits. I did hear you coming from three floors down.”

“That’s your idea of working out?” He mocked.

“Balance and breath,” she pivoted into a fluid pose, “pretty essential, believe it or not.”

He snorted. “You’d get more out of lifting. Build some muscle. Those biceps aren’t intimidating anyone.”

Still, she didn’t flinch. “Do you suppose strength only comes in volume?”

“I think those soft noodles wouldn’t last ten seconds in a real ring.” He stepped forward. Two fingers out about to flick her arm.

She slapped his hand away.

Hard.

Then straightened. “Touch me again,” she said calmly, “and I’ll shatter your wrist.”

He raised a brow. “With what? That graceful little elbow?”

“Fuck you.”

He circled her like a shark. Slow, amused.

“Seriously,” he said. “That’s the Park clan way? Slow-motion pirouettes? No wonder you lot hide in the shadows. You’d get laughed out of a real fight.”

She arched a brow. “Is that a challenge?”

“No,” he said, tone flat. “That’s a fact.”

She stepped forward.

“Of course you’d think that,” she said. “All show. All flex. Congratulations. You’re a walking sledgehammer. No nuance. No edge. Just brute force and protein shakes.”

His jaw ticked. Just once.

“You know,” he said, “for all your elegance, I bet you’d still get winded running down a flight of stairs.”

She tilted her head. “And I’m sure you’d crash down just fine. Loud. Obvious. Useful as a wrecking ball.”

“Are you saying you wouldn’t kill for a wrecking ball just about now?”

“I’m saying I preferred the quiet,” she snapped. “And I had it. Until your big, dumb footsteps ruined it.”

He smiled. But it didn’t reach his eyes.

“You always this cranky, or is it your bedtime already?”

She stepped in again, toe to toe now.

“I’m cranky,” she said, sweet as cyanide, “because I’ve been locked in an attic for weeks. And because Kim Namjoon’s errand boy won’t stop breathing down my neck.”

His smile faded.

And then she did something stupid.

She lowered her voice into a mockery of his—gravelly, dramatic:

“Look at me, I’m Jungkook, I’m a proper little mobster. I eat bullets for breakfast and lift weights and fuck slutty girls. I also need  my boss’s permission to take a piss.”

That did it.

His jaw locked. His eyes narrowed.

But she wasn’t done.

“Tell me,” she asked sweetly, lowering her voice into a mocking growl. “Does he pat your head when you obey? Say things like ‘good boy, Kookie, now roll over’—”

“Alright,” he snapped, taking a step until he hovered over her. He looked into her eyes but, as usual, she did not back down. Then— “get dressed.”

She blinked, as he stepped back, “…Are we—expecting compagny?”

“We’re going out.”

“Out?” She hesitated. “As in… out-out?”

He didn’t flinch. “You wanted fresh air. Now’s your chance.” She didn’t say anything. “Now just get fucking dressed, we leave in an hour.”

She crossed her arms. “Is this some elaborate plan to get me in trouble with Namjoon? Or get me shot, perhaps? Hasten the relief of your guarding duties?”

He sighed.

She continued, “If it is, I tell you, it’s very transparent.”

“It’s not. But make no mistake—this is not a favor either. You’ll be watched. No funny business.”

He turned toward his room, as though he’d explained everything she needed to know.

She called after him. “Wait—“ she paused, as though considering what she might say, then finally settled on: “what should I wear?”

He glanced over his shoulder, something sharp glittered in his eyes.

“Something short,” he said. “You’ll want to blend in.”

She narrowed her eyes. “You’re not taking me to some strip club, are you?”

“No,” he stated, already walking into his room. “Somewhere much worse.”

—

The door clicked shut behind him.

Jungkook stood still for a moment, spine stiff, hand still on the knob. A breath dragged slow through his teeth.

Jimin’s voice echoed like a dare in his mind.

“What’s the worst that could happen?”

Jungkook closed his eyes.

Yeah.

Famous last words.

—

Hope you liked it. If some of you are intrigued or interested in finding out more, don't hesitate to interact and I'll start posting some more chapters! Also questions and remarks and feedback are welcome xxx

Chapter 15

Masterlist

Taglist

@princess-sunshyn

@loumin908

[vm-haunts]

Me: haha I'll just make up a timeline for this crazy crossover idea.

Me, a week later: what the fuck what the fuck how did I end up with so much plot how is it still expanding oh my god stooooop.

Aaaanyways. I don't know if I'll ever got it properly written, but this monster of a plot bunny now covers several major events and I'm losing my mind...

But anyways, cliff notes version on the plot and how far it stretches:

..

College trio was involved in the dionesium (aka Lazarus water) research, and somehow they're actually the more ethical bunch. Which is saying a lot considering.

DP events happened but they encountered and got help from several DC magic users during it. Budding occultist Sam for the win. (no agit yet and no phantom planet either)

The GIW got somewhat reformed, thanks to the help of Team Phantom's JLD friends. However at some point they got new management. Now instead of destroying ghost, the new comers are interested in the correlation of ecto-contamination, liminality... And secretly, in the increased success rate of induced metagene activation in liminals. Yikes, they somehow got worse.

Again, the Fenton parents are somehow the ethical ones here, despite everything. They refused to work with the new branch of GIW, stuff escalated (don't they always), and now they're dead. And in ghost jail. At least Vlad is there with them for the heartwarming reunion.

So Team Phantom ended up faking their death and goes on the run while raiding GIW bases, and along the way they found a weird guy (Jason). Weird guy's mom showed up and. Well guess they're involved with assassin cult's power struggle now, at least they get to help a guy out.

More shenanigans later they ended up with some monks in the Himalayas, and- wait Danny what do you mean you know them? Oh yeah Plasmius's little stint with the Infi-map... Gotta love time travel.

Anyway, after Danny got scammed for long overdue property damage fees and Jason got a pair of cool swords, they met Talia again and she brings news! Totally no ulterior motives or anything :) (Sam called her out to her face and she just smiled)

Jason, considerably more chill in this au, is still unhappy about... Well. Everything in Gotham.

Cue the Red Hood stint but with much more control and less blood shed. Which ironically made RH more intimidating because he moves like a ghost(duh). Especially when Jason's main act of revenge is 'pranks', which reads as mild psychology warfare actually. But hey the bats did that to themselves, he did nothing wrong (besides being a drug lord).

Red Hood peaceful mode does however attracted some unwanted bird themed attention, the Owl's not the Robin's. And well, undead Talons sneaking around undead experts, what could go wrong?

Everything apparently. Because on top of the Rh stint, Jason is somehow also infiltrating the Court of Owls now. As his real identity Jason Todd-Wayne no less. But the real suprise is Danny running into his parent's old researches, and. Well, the poor talons need help, might as well join in with the infiltration.

Some more shenanigans later it ends in Jason and co. quietly turning the talons against their old masters, and oh boy did they overachieved the goal of getting a foot into Gotham's crime world. Must be Danny's Fenton luck.

Ol' Batsy is very very not happy about that development by the way. But he can die mad about it as far as Jason is concerned.

...

The end. Of part one.

Stay tuned for part two, where we cross AGIT with crisis.

And massive thanks to @taddy-cat, a large part of this is inspired by the lovely discussion with you!

[madabapf]

Gotta draw fast (drunk monke!), gotta draw fast (drunk monke!),

Gotta draw faster, faster, faster, faster, faster!

Go, g-go, g-go, go, go, go, go!

dr… (drunk monke) ke… (drunk monke) GAY,

Gotta go faster!

Gotta go fast!

Gotta go faster, faster, faster, faster,

Drunk Monke Gay! ^^^ I couldn't help but imagine this in the tune of the Sonic X theme. I will never be able to watch Sonic X now without thinking of drunk gay Shadowpeach, and it's your fault.

Are you proud of yourself?

LMAOO HAHA

this is amazing

yes. yes i am.

[margoteve]

KN8 vs DnD

Since I had yesterday an eventful DnD session, so here is what I think the characters themselves think of the game. Not what I think they should be (that's in the bracket). I'm open to discussion.

Kafka in high school probably was in DnD club, didn't own many books himself but relied on collections in the club room. Pretty good with homebrewing, knows all the rules. Had to put a pause on gaming after starting working in Monster Sweeper, tried to get his coworkers into it but it didn't exactly catch on. Was overjoyed to find a small group at the Third. While he plays a variety of classes and races for the campaign he probably would pick a paladin or a cleric. our of combat has horrible dice luck lol. (he probably gets monk/barbarian or to spice it up Blood Hunter. for race changeling maybe? Or tiefling?)

Hoshina - DMs worst nightmare. Min-maxes everything about his characters. Owned every book. (Thankfully from DM perspective) Due to his position as Vice Captain doesn't have much time to play, so only joins for oneshots. Fighter and or rogue. (Rogue/bard, I'd agree to figher/rogue multiclass as well.)

Mina - doesn't necessarily get the game, she only took notice of it because of Hoshina and she wanted to be seen as more sociable. Soshiro helped her create her Coffeelock build but it is very hard for her to play. Keeps forgetting about things. She played in one game and then gave up. (Warlock. It's the Eldritch blasts and Baku as her summon)

Iharu - never heard of the game until Kafka, thought it was for nerds but joined in for one game when Reno did but he gets distracted easily unless it's combat time. Stays to annoy Kikoru. He picks Barbarian. (Iharu is so straightforward he absolutely is a barbarian)

Reno - politely declined, joined one game once just to see how it is but it didn't take. Picked probably a druid. (IDK lol maybe sorcerer, or warlock? Druid???)

Kikoru - made fun of them, picked a fight with Iharu, so out of sheer spite/competitiveness joined the game, learned all the rules before the session. Min Maxes as well but tries to make it all more in tune with the character backstory she created (there's a 10 page long pdf document). Probably picked a sorcerer or paladin? (She is 100% barbarian, might multiclass, noble background?)

Aoi - paints minis as his hobby, very meticulous player. I think it be funny if he picked a bard as a purely support class without the popular meme aspect. Just play it as you should with high charisma for negotiations and difusing situations or distracting enemies. Pulled Kafka's poor ass out of Situations so often (fighter, next!).

Haruichi - to play in the ongoing theme for him in the manga - ranger. Joined the game to try and be more 'visible' picked not the best class. (Artificer or Ranger as well, Gloomstalker or Hunter the new rules fixed up the class, and he got a pretty shiny bow in the manga so going for Archery angle).

Minase - sorcerer, joined with Kikoru, doesn't talk much but has fun, pretty reliable player. Maybe picked kenku.

Hakua - doesn't really play but joins in for company and often does extra voices for DM.

Okonogi - the poor Forever DM Hosina terrorizes lol. (wizard)

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32x32 Pixel Art - $10 USD

Same as above, but with a larger canvas or more details!

Custom 5e Lineage - $5 USD

Ever wanted to play as a copyright-free version of your favorite fictional alien, monster, or other fantastical creature in 5e? Commission me, and I’ll give you renditions of your desired lineage until you get one you like!

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Available while slots are open; check the pinned post for availability. Want a theme song for your character or an ambient tune for your tabletop game session? I’ll make a piece to match the vibe! The cost will reflect the length of the piece as seen above, e.g. a piece lasting ~1:30 will cost $30. I will not provide vocals, and I will not cover preexisting songs!

Haiku - $1 USD

I'll write a haiku; but with or without a prompt, that is up to you!

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16x16 Pixel Art

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5e Custom Lineage

Ralia

Creature Type: Humanoid | Size: Medium | Speed: 30 ft.

Psionic Adept: You have resistance to psychic damage. In addition, you may telepathically speak to creatures that you share a language with who are within 30 ft. of you. This trait does not allow the creature to respond telepathically.

Born Defenders: You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Metamorphosis: Ralia undergo a metamorphosis sometime before or after they mature, either becoming a Glaive or Guard. Choose one when creating your character.

Glaive

Arm Blades: You have blade-like protrusions on each of your forearms. You may use these protrusions to make unarmed strikes, dealing 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage on a hit. You are considered proficient with unarmed strikes made this way.

Psi-Strike: When you deal damage with a weapon attack or unarmed strike, you may activate this trait. You deal additional psychic damage to the target equal to your proficiency bonus. You may use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you complete a long rest.

Guard

Protection Magic: You learn the blade ward cantrip and the shield spell. When you cast either of these spells, you may choose a creature within 30 ft. of you to benefit from the spell instead of you. You may cast shield through this trait without spending a spell slot, but you can not do so again until you complete a long rest.

Custom 5e Subclass

Way of The Warrior Monk Subclass

Level 3

Building Adrenaline

The thrill of combat pushes you to above and beyond your usual abilities, but you must first reach a tipping point before you are able to break your limits. You gain an Adrenaline Die, which is represented by a d6. At the start of combat, set your Adrenaline Die to 6. Each time during combat you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or spend a Ki point, reduce the value of your Adrenaline Die by 1, to a minimum of 1. Adrenaline Dice that are set to 1 are considered Charged Adrenaline Dice. 

Once a Changed Adrenaline Die is spent, return its value back to 6. When combat ends, set all Adrenaline Dice back to 6.

Power Strike

You learn your first Adrenaline Technique: a straightforward attack, empowered by the power of your momentum gained during combat. You gain one of the following options:

Thunderous Blow: You may spend your action and 1 Charged Adrenaline Die to strike an opponent with a single, devastating blow. Make an unarmed strike against a creature within range. On a hit, deal an additional 2d6 thunder damage and push the target back 15 feet. On a miss, the target takes 1d6 thunder damage and is not pushed back.

Lightning Rush: You may spend your action and 1 Charged Adrenaline Die to move up to your current speed without provoking opportunity attacks. Once, before or after that movement, you may make an unarmed strike against a creature within range. On a hit, you deal an additional 1d4 lightning damage.

Ki Burst: You may spend your action and 1 Charged Adrenaline Die to channel your Ki into a blast of energy. Make a ranged attack against a creature within 60 ft, using Wisdom as your attack modifier. On a hit, deal force damage equal to 3d4 + your Wisdom modifier.

Music

Haiku

Check the number of syllables in the description of the Haiku commission! :D

Silly Lil' Doodle

[apollo-ajkg]

ACE ATTORNEY / DRDT CHARACTERS AS THINGS SAID IN THE DND CAMPAIGN IM IN SO FAR (will reblog with more after every session if i remember)

SPOILERS AFTER THE CUT

David: ...so the two cities might not come to arms. Min: I don't have arms.

Klavier: Do you want a soothing tune? You seem on edge. Trucy: What's he edging to? (trucy would have this kind of humour fight me on this)

Teruko: It's 3AM, what horses are awake? Ace: I don't know, nocturnal ones?

Klavier: We need some dramatic music for this moment. *plays the super mario bros theme*

Barok: Woohoo! I'm racist!

Manfred: You can't trust poor people.

Ace: Levi's not got feelings so he doesn't matter.

Ema: They're a bit ugly though. I mean you are a twink, so...

Apollo to Klavier: Aren't you at 9 as well? Ema: Mentally, he is.

Ace: Levi can't fit through the door.

Teruko about MonoTV: They're a bendy bit of metal.

Manfred: You don't want to touch her because she's a poor person.

Hu: Can you please go upstairs and help the guests? Ace: No <3

Barok: I will have your family executed.

Klavier: Turn on the charisma.

Trucy: It's average. Like Polly.

Barok: I'm high on the noble food-chain.

(the ones abt levi not having feelings or being able to fit thru a door are bc that player is a war-forged monk so is a big lump of metal as we affectionately call him) (im so sorry if these are so ooc augh)

[blueikeproductions]

Some Chinese trading cards based on TFONE came out, and they show off models of two of the other ancient Primes.

Spoilers obviously.

The movie shows us all 13, but because of the nature of the story we don’t really get a good look at any of them besides Alpha Trion.

These cards show off the designs of Quintus Prime and Micronus Prime.

Quintus takes heavy cues from his Aligned design.

But simplifies it greatly and pushes the design into a clearer Hindu god like direction.

I like to think he sounds like Apu and, per a friend’s idea, did this to the Quintessons:

Because all the Primes had Cogs, they all can Transform (which runs counter to Aligned’s idea of Amalgamous Prime being the first one to Transform and pass down the Cog, but then Aligned contradicts this with Nexus Prime being able to Transform also, so…), but into what we don’t know. Once more Quintus eludes us into what he turns into, though this design has notable wings, so maaaaybe he turns into a jet? At this version looks capable of Transforming, vs his Aligned & EarthSpark designs.

I still kinda prefer the monk design of EarthSpark Quintus, and I still like to think he Transforms into a G1 style Quint ship.

But I’m hazarding a guess the upcoming Age of Primes toy line will probably use the TFONE design as a basis, so maybe we’ll finally learn what he turns into.

The TFONE Quints do loosely resemble Quintus, so maybe this toy is already a hint at what Quintus Transforms into.

Micronus meanwhile looks like this.

He looks like a hybrid of the RiD15 Micronus and ROTB Rhinox.

I like that they kept the RiD15 body type, as I prefer Micronus being a squat, bulky guy like Hey Arnold’s Ernie Potts vs the hard to read skinny design they had for Aligned originally.

Still don’t know what Micronus turns into in TFONE, though the RiD15 design implies he’s a Buzzsaw like Jetstorm and Slipstream.

Funny enough, like how the movie never clarifies if the Quintessons were created by Quintus Prime, Mini-Cons, Micronus’ descendants in modern media, are never referenced as existing on TFONE Cybertron. The Miners are tiny until they get their Cogs, but they’re not supposed to be Mini-Cons, so. -shrugs- Modern media also says the Mini-Cons are native to Cybertron’s moons, a nod to their original creator, Unicron, being disguised as Cybertron’s moon in Armada; so maybe the TFONE Mini-Cons are up there chilling on the Moons, lol.

The movie made the wise choice to keep things simpler for casual audiences, but the modern 13 Primes are themed around certain races, genders, powers, and technologies, and it feels like writers are never sure on what to do with them because of this. Onyx Prime still makes more sense as the main antagonist for RiD15 because of the emphasis on animal type Decepticons, but they used The Fallen for rule of cool and marketable reasons. I feel like Cyberverse could’ve had Vector Prime as a central character due to the show’s habit of flashbacks and time skips over Alchemist/Maccadam, and Quintus Prime to better tie things to the Quintessons. I feel like Liege Maximo would’ve worked well in Cyberverse too but I don’t know what he’d DO either…

Still now that we have a better look at the TFONE Primes, they look cool, and I want to talk about the other designs once we get proper character models, so stay tuned for that.

My current guess now, until we get toys that say otherwise, is the upcoming Primes toys might use TFONE’s designs as a basis, as the intent was to use TFONE as the new backstory anyway. I suspect aspects of Cyberverse and EarthSpark might influence things though, as those who got a good look at TFONE Alchemist say he takes most of his look from Cyberverse Alchemist Prime.

So hopefully we don’t have much longer to see toy wise.

[dustedmagazine]

Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner — The Music of Anthony Braxton (PI)

Anthony Braxton’s reputation precedes him. His records can be experimental, bold, weird and sometimes all at once. He’s written scores for orchestras to play on two different planets at the same time, illustrated others with almost inscrutable drawings, and filed his work under a clinical numbering system that uses numbers instead of names: “composition #34."

They run into the 400s now, nearly as high as the number of records he’s released. For anyone new to him, it can be a challenge to find an entry point. Which makes records where other people interpret his music so valuable: they’re something of an easy gateway into a complex labyrinth.

Usually, they don’t veer too far astray: Tzadik released 2012’s Play Braxton in which three Braxton alumni (Marilyn Crispell, Gerry Hemingway, and Mark Dresser) played several of his tunes. In 2020, Cuneiform brought in the Thumbscrew trio, another set of alumni, for The Anthony Braxton Project. Now Pi Recordings has its own: Steve Lehman’s The Music of Anthony Braxton. It’s a different approach to some well-trod music, which is a good thing.

Here altoist Steve Lehman leads a quartet of drummer Damion Reid, bassist Matt Brewer and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. This group plays through a set of mostly Braxton themes in front of a boisterous crowd in Los Angeles but also slips in two originals and a Thelonious Monk tune. In some ways it’s a very different approach to Braxton: there’s nothing here that plays chords, for one. And in Braxton’s music, a piano or a guitar is almost always at hand. And secondly, they approach the music in a straight-ahead manner, not one that gives it odd little flourishes.

The record opens with “Composition 34a” and the two horns playing a circular motif while the rhythm section swings. It opens into a fast tune where the players work around the theme and play in tandem giving the music a nice, punchy edge. Both horns take nice solos before the tempo slows down for the finish. The band also gets to stretch out on “Composition 40b,” too. Brewer opens the tune with a bass solo before leading the band into the theme. It’s another one that benefits from two horns and allows both Lehman and Turner to play lines that twist around each other before coming together for a few bars. And the tricky, stop-start rhythms of “Composition 23c” show this band opening in sync.

The two Lehman originals slot in nicely next to Braxton’s pieces. “L.A. Genes” lets the horns play complimentary lines before opening up room for solos. “Unspoken and Unbroken” starts with some playing by the horns before Reid moves into a quick, hip-hop rhythm. Both cuts are informed by Braxton’s music, but also hold their own. The set closes with the two horns dueling on opening of Monk’s hard-swinging “Trinkle, Tinkle,” which aside from showing off some nice playing helps put Braxton’s music in a context: suddenly his odd rhythms and phrases don’t feel so out of the tradition. 

Throughout this record, the band’s in good shape but Reid’s playing is one difference that stands out. When compared to Play Braxton, he keeps things simple: his drumming is precise without being esoteric, swinging while staying true to Braxton’s knotty rhythms. Hemingway, by contrast, has a tendency to tap at cymbals with his fingertips and to use a light touch to create gaps in the music, making him more of an acquired taste.

But all over the record this music is played like straight-forward jazz, with a blue chip approach that never feels cold, experimental or sterile. Instead the band swings and makes Braxton’s themes come alive in a way that Halvorson, Crispell, and sometimes even Braxton himself struggle with. Recommended.

Roz Milner

[lacyjaybird]

@inukag-week day 3!

Theme: Bickering

"Can't Win For Losing"

“IF I GOTTA HEAR YOUR WHINING ONE MORE TIME I'M GONNA RIP MY EARS OFF AND THROW ‘EM AT YOU!” 

“WELL IF I HAVE TO WATCH YOU SCRATCH YOUR ASS BEFORE CLEANING THE NIGHTS DINNER I'LL JUST USE YOUR EARS TO THROW UP IN!” 

Sango and Miroku sat, side by side, their heads turning to each combatant as they screamed towards each other. 

“I've got one mon on Kagome throwing things first.” Sango whispered, bringing a bite of rice to her mouth as she leaned to the monk. 

“You're a cleaver one, slayer. But I'll bet one mon that our hot headed friend gets sat before anything starts to fly.” Miroku countered, pinching a bite of mackerel in his chopsticks and downing it. 

“Y’all are BOTH wrong” a third voice chirped, causing their eyes to drop from the raging duo before them to between them. 

“I bet all my trinkets that he's gonna say something stupid that makes her grab her stuff and high tail it for the well.” The redhead nodded, accepting a fish cake from Sango's outstretched hand. “Oh, thank you “

“You're in.” the schemers say, in unison. 

Turning back to the show, they tune back in right as Kagome starts pointing at Inuyasha with her hairbrush. 

“And ANOTHER THING. If I have to root around another oni brain for a jewel shard that IS CLEARLY VISIBLE, I'm gonna WIPE ALL IT'S BRAIN GUTS ON THAT RATS NEST YOU CALL HAIR!” Kagome hollered, waggling the potential projectile in her hand, accusatory in all manners possible. 

“Oh, well EXCUSE ME, Miss Prim and Perfect refuses to get her fuckin hands dirty like the rest of us! How are you gonna complain when you only have ONE JOB to do? The rest of us are doin ten times what your ass does!” 

Eyes dart back and forth, breath barely concealed behind chopstick covered lips. 

“Oh. So THAT'S how you feel! Sorry I wasn't born a priestess and made to swear my life away to service! MY BAD that I wasn't trained how to shoot DEMONS out of the sky by the time I was ten! I was in PRIMARY SCHOOL. Where I learned to READ.” The high schooler mocked, hands on her hips as she leaned forward. 

“Kikyo never complained this much over doin shit she was supposed to do..” 

“Oh, shit” the trio whispered as one. 

Waiting, Miroku was sure this was going to be an easy win, and began to hold out his hand for his winnings when Kagome surprised them all. 

Standing straight, she nodded her head. 

“You're right. She probably didn't. That's why you two are PERFECT for one another. Cause she's willing to take your bullshit and YOU'RE ONLY INTO SUBMISSIVE DEAD GIRLS.” 

Turning on her heel, Kagome snatches her yellow backpack off of the fallen log it was sitting on. Shoving things inside, she shoves an entire rice ball in her mouth before letting out a tight “HMMGPH!” and setting out towards East… and towards the Bone Eater's Well. 

Scrambling hanyou feet followed with a much less heated, “ Wait… Kagome…I didn't mean it like that!” as he dissapeared behind her into the woods. 

“Pay up, losers.” 

The remaining pair look down to see the little kitsune with nothing short of a shit-eating grin, both tiny palms out. 

Sighing, the humans deposit each a single metal disk into his hands. 

“Y'all grownups shouldn't gamble. It's bad for your wallets.” 

The boy chuckles, tucking back into his dinner as the slayer and monk mumble behind him, just two more sore losers in the game he knew as “love”

[yamayuandadu]

Would Byakuren get along with Zanmu? They're both Buddhists, but Zanmu is quite a bit treacherous...

Since Zanmu is pretty explicitly Zen-themed and Byakuren in theory should belong to one of the esoteric schools (since the semi-historical Myouren did) I think the funniest option would be if they hated each other but for doctrinal and not personal reasons. Neither of them is actually from the optimal time period for that but shhh. Given that Byakuren was sealed in makai, which is essentially a designated realm of rebirth for monks who stray away from proper Buddhist teachings (stay tuned for my final post this year for more context) and Zanmu quite literally is an oni because of embracing unorthodox (to put it lightly) approach to Buddhism, they can both employ the full extent of Kamakura period polemics, which essentially consisted of accusing the opposing schools of improper devotion, spreading the teachings of Mara (or at least other lesser demonic powers) and the like.

[best-tv-theme-song]

Round 1 is over, full results below!

Round 2 will start on Monday.

What are your most devastating losses this round?? Mine are Milo Murphy's Law, Gilmore Girls, That 70s Show, and Reba. (No respect around here for a single mom who works too hard who loves her kids and never stops)

Group A

The Addams Family vs. Fairy Tail

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat vs. Goosebumps

Wizards of Waverly Place (S1-3) vs. Ed, Edd n Eddy

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood vs. Only Murders in the Building

The Backyardigans vs. Downton Abbey

Naruto vs. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Dexter's Laboratory vs. Kenan & Kel

Parks and Recreation vs. Jujutsu Kaisen

Danny Phantom vs. Pippi Longstocking/Pippi Långstrump

My Life as a Teenage Robot vs. My Hero Academia

Sabrina the Teenage Witch vs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S4-7)

Little Einsteins vs. The Benny Hill Show

Teletubbies vs. Ted Lasso

VeggieTales vs. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Lizzie McGuire vs. The Proud Family

Steven Universe (Original Theme) vs. The A-Team

Group B

Doctor Who (New S1-2) vs. Charlie's Angels

Thomas & Friends vs. Bob's Burgers

Community vs. The Brady Bunch

Adventure Time vs. Ever After High

Seinfeld vs. Ranma ½

Batman vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Monty Python's Flying Circus vs. One Piece (2023)

Friends vs. Rocko's Modern Life

Sesame Street (S1-23) vs. Saved by the Bell

Total Drama vs. Monk

Full House vs. Winx Club (We Are the Winx)

Looney Tunes vs. Murder, She Wrote

M*A*S*H vs. South Park

Pinky and the Brain vs. Happy Days

One Day at a Time (2017) vs. The Suite Life on Deck

Pokémon (Pokémon Theme) vs. The Andy Griffith Show

Group C

Gravity Falls vs. Milo Murphy's Law

Horrible Histories vs. Leverage

Neon Genesis Evangelion vs. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

The Simpsons vs. Samurai Jack

The Golden Girls vs. Wonder Pets!

Merlin vs. El Chavo del Ocho

Victorious vs. CSI: Miami

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic vs. Smallville

Good Omens vs. Good Luck Charlie

House, M.D. vs. Pride and Prejudice

LazyTown vs. The Big Bang Theory

Bob the Builder vs. Wild Kratts

New Girl vs. Infinity Train

Arthur vs. I Love Lucy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The X-Files vs. Pucca

Group D

The Fairly OddParents vs. X-Men: The Animated Series

Sherlock vs. Monster High

Spider-Man vs. Revolutionary Girl Utena

Orange Is the New Black vs. Hunter × Hunter

The Office vs. Angel: The Series

Law & Order (SVU) vs. Arcane: League of Legends

BoJack Horseman vs. Wonder Woman

Jeopardy! vs. Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody vs. Taskmaster

Totally Spies! vs. Yellowjackets

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia vs. Ouran High School Host Club (Japanese)

Yuri on Ice vs. Samurai Champloo

Ducktales (1987) vs. Charmed

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood vs. Shaun the Sheep

How It's Made vs. Tokyo Ghoul

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! vs. The Emperor's New School

Group E

Kim Possible vs. Once Upon a Time

The Great British Bake Off vs. The Legend of Vox Machina

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs. Gilmore Girls

Animaniacs vs. Pretty Little Liars

Zoboomafoo vs. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The Umbrella Academy vs. The Muppet Show

WandaVision (A Newlywed Couple/Ep 1) vs. NCIS

Reading Rainbow (1983-1999) vs. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Hannah Montana (S1-2) vs. Gilligan's Island

The Mandalorian vs. Dragon Ball Z (Cha-La Head-Cha-La)

What We Do in the Shadows vs. Inspector Gadget

Big Time Rush vs. Barney & Friends

Power Rangers (Mighty Morphin) vs. Young Justice

Futurama vs. Spy × Family

Succession vs. Bluey

iCarly vs. Code Lyoko

Group F

The Magic School Bus vs. Jackie Chan Adventures

Digimon Adventure (Butter-Fly) vs. The Last of Us

Star Trek: The Next Generation (S3-7) vs. Soul Eater

Zoey 101 vs. Xena: Warrior Princess

Dora the Explorer vs. We Bare Bears

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend vs. Carmen Sandiego (2019)

Star Trek: Enterprise (S1-2) vs. Mr. Bean

Sailor Moon (Japanese) vs. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S1-2) vs. Red Dwarf

Death Note vs. Phil of the Future

Yu-Gi-Oh! vs. El Chapulín Colorado

The Flintstones vs. His Dark Materials

Game of Thrones vs. Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

The Nanny vs. Haikyu!!

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends vs. Frasier

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air vs. Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji

Group G

Bill Nye the Science Guy vs. The Facts of Life

George of the Jungle (1967) vs. Veronica Mars

H2O: Just Add Water (S1) vs. Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: The Original Series (With Vocal) vs. Hawaii Five-O

Drake & Josh vs. Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

Puella Magi Madoka Magica vs. Cowboy Bebop (1998)

Lilo & Stitch: The Series vs. Torchwood

The Twilight Zone vs. Wander Over Yonder

Rugrats vs. Columbo

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius vs. The Walking Dead

Hey Arnold! vs. Psych

Twin Peaks vs. Voltron: Legendary Defender

Dragon Tales vs. How I Met Your Mother

Stranger Things vs. Mission: Impossible (1966)

W.I.T.C.H. vs. Daredevil

What's New, Scooby-Doo? vs. Tiny Toon Adventures

Group H

SpongeBob SquarePants vs. X-Men: Evolution

Fraggle Rock vs. Stargate SG-1

Firefly vs. Scrubs

Codename: Kids Next Door vs. Inuyasha (Change the World)

That '70s Show vs. Bear in the Big Blue House

Cheers vs. American Dragon: Jake Long

A Series of Unfortunate Events vs. Black Sails

The Powerpuff Girls vs. Darkwing Duck

That's So Raven vs. Grey's Anatomy

Ben 10 vs. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Cyberchase vs. Reba

Malcolm in the Middle vs. Shake It Up

Teen Titans (2003) vs. Mob Psycho 100

The Owl House vs. I Dream of Jeannie

Assassination Classroom (Question) vs. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Phineas and Ferb vs. Batman Beyond/Batman of the Future

[blackaquokat]

RULES: post 5 songs associated with your oc, followed by 3 outfits they would wear

@again-please posted this game and I REALLY love it, so I will be doing it for a few OCs down the line, but for now, I'm doing it for my FINALLY NAMED tiefling monk and astarionmancer from Baldur's Gate 3:

Meet Maris Atwater!

Lizzie No – Hard Won

I came up like a paper daughter / Fallen with the afterthought / And the tender mercy that I was after came hard won

2. Florence + the Machine – Drumming Song

I run to the river and dive straight in / I pray that the water will drown out the din / But as the water fills my mouth / It couldn't wash the echoes out

3. Of Monsters and Men – Organs

I am tired of punching in the wind / I am tired of letting it all in / And I should eat you up and spit you right out / I should not care but I don't know how

4. The Crane Wives – Margaret

She won't lie down / Won't hesitate / She's breaking her knuckles on truths that keep her awake / And she's tired / But her jaw is set / She won't lose anymore of the heart she still has left

5. AURORA – Your Blood

When all inside you burns like a star / It's after you burn out that you are / Reborn again, reborn again / And maybe if you called out for help / Then I could help you outrun yourself

BONUS SONG: Another Florence + the Machine tune! This is what I imagine Maris’s theme song to be.

6. Florence + the Machine – Various Storms & Saints

Don't make the mountain your enemy / Get out, get up there instead / You saw the stars out in front of you / Too tempting not to touch / But even though it shocked you / Something's electric in your blood

As for the outfits, I imagine Maris to very much be a beach girl, specifically surfer kind of fashion. Grunge-ish surfer. Not posting too many outfits because they run kind of similarly (pants she can move in and crop tops also for movement and because she runs warm), and because I honestly don't know what her formal style would be.

If anyone would like to hear more about her, let me know!

If anyone else wants to play, consider yourselves tagged!

[adglaciem]

"🎧" for Inari, Nobi, Hii and Mioara :)

This needs to go under a cut because hii's literally gets a line by line analysis... oops!

INARI:

Bloody Mary by KANKAN & FAKE TYPE

First of all, naturally, it is the cunt being served here. Kankan has a powerful voice that is complimented incredibly well by the jazzy backing. The whole song is full of energy. The visuals are also stunning in every way possible. It fits on sound alone.

However, the song is also about disrupting the food chain (metaphorically and literally) and eventually becoming the very carnivore you overthrew by gorging yourself on meat? Is this not the core of Inari's character? She is consumption incarnate.

The imagery in the song of the other animals that she recruits eating meet makes me think about her meeting with the Marakuma brothers; "Kneel before me, and I'll allow you to eat openly and unabashedly", despite having just eaten one of their brothers whole. First she dethroned the top of the food chain in the kemono world (oni/the demon clans), and then went for humans-- and in a way, her takeover has allowed for kemono to live openly, but at the same time, it's all at the mercy of her fangs...

NOBIMARU:

Ghost in Kansai by Inukai ft. Gumi

Again, starting with aesthetics: Wooma's artstyle always reminds me of Nobimaru, and the combination of traditional & modern aesthetics works well for the urban fantasy setting of Kemono Jihen. Furthermore, Inukai has a really unique way of tuning Gumi (using her English VB for Japanese, which changes how syllables are pronounced), and the formal, robotic, almost-stilted sound of her voice layered over the high energy techno-traditional backing reminds me a lot of Nobimaru's excessively formal and almost-stilted way of speaking.

(I even started a wip of a redraw of one of the shots ft Inari and Nobimaru. We'll see if it ever gets finished)

As for the song itself, the lyrics of the song, the narrator (the girl/gumi) is singing about the "monster" (snake guy) and how he's built himself up and craves more and more power and popularity, regardless of the fact that it's all dirty/trash. theres also the line "i wish i could live as a child" (free and innocent), alongside the overall narrative of the song. From what I can glean, Gumi is some sort of powerful entity that can control the fabric of reality, but at the whims of whoever commands her (denoted by the scarf around her neck). In this song, it's the snake man, who she laments about being greedy, power-hungry, and not appreciating that she "rustled all this up for him"-- who is then destroyed by the monk, who places his scarf around her neck. this serves as a prequel for the song Idolatry, which ends in Gumi taking off the scarf to bring back the snake demon, despite the destruction it causes because she can't reconcile with her new life and the "boredom" of peace/not being used.

Anyway. I know that was a lot but back to Nobimaru... It makes me think a lot of how cynically he views his own situation and how unchangeable it is, (such as refusing Kabane's request to join Inugami, calling himself a bad person, talking about how he can't do what Kabane does, because if he could... "what would all this dirty work have been for?")...and how all of that goes to building up the power of a greedy individual using him solely as a tool, but being a tool gives him his only purpose. He loves Inari, but he hates her also... he resents the empire of trash he's given her, but he couldn't live otherwise. He bitterly remarks on the others around him, and all with a detached cadence....

HINATA:

Great news, I've already done a song meta analysis for her and it really fucks severely so you're getting it here, too

∴flower×Miku『FrankenX』/ NILFRUITS×harumakigohan

this really fits a universe where she lives (oen of the last lines is “i barely survived”) but thats how it is in my brain

ok so. i have a lot to say on this one please ignore my cringebut stims all over this shit

anyway the theme of the “frankenstein complex” is obvious in this song and i think its even referenced in the description or comments but it’s defined as “the fear of what youve created”. technically the term was coined for computer science and AI but here it’s being used more liberally and so im going to use it liberally in my analysis

I think Hinata feels responsible for who Robara is, and Robara is responsible for what Hinata is. While their abilities set up the idea that Robara can manipulate Hinata’s form as needed (see: the decorations), it’s revealed to us that Hinata is essentially his babysitter: She feeds him, she’s the one who has to cut his hair, to remind him to shower, to dress him, to decide what they do next and where they go. And while you’d think that’d give her power in the relationship, it’s all because of his emotional manipulation– he purposefully refuses to learn how to care for himself so she won’t leave him, and she’s desperate for him to become independent (quote “Sometimes Hinata will reach her limits and snap at him, so he’ll get up and boil noodles to keep her happy”.)

But, y'know, I have to think about Hinata feels. and we don’t have to guess– there’s multiple parts that imply she feels directly responsible for his emotional development as well. Even though he’s an adult and made the choice to be who he is, she feels so guilty that she can’t fix him– she’s afraid of what she’s “created”. even though she was five too, seven, ten, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25… all of her energy and time has been devoted to “creating” Robara, even though it’s all being pulled by his agenda. but she doesn’t know that!

ok past the concept and into the lyrics now

“This ugly, patched heart, please break it quickly”

heartbreak is the loss of a lover, and while it usually just refers to being dumped, i think this could be read as just a pure desperation to get out. to leave, maybe even for him to die– just to get out of here, even if it’s heartbreak

Ah, ah, I’m sick of everything Whose fault is it? Well, no worries Let’s go play somewhere else Ah, ah, why it’s gone bad Was love’s fault

this song in general takes on a really childish tone at times and as we’re aware this “relationship” started when they were 5. both Hinata and Robara show a lot of signs that their maturation emotionally is really stunted, and not only that, but the incident that started everything was Hinata going over to his home to play.

So with that bad kiss Comfort me again please Bad smell, bad smell, XXX this ugly, patched sc-ar-t… Undergo necrosis, undergo necrosis

there’s. honestly a lot i could say here but robara is truly hinata’s only companion. i don’t think his possessiveness and jealousy allowed for a lot of friends, and after 20 years even if she hates his constant need for physical attention it is her only “comfort”. not to mention the medical themes and themes regarding death surrounding ogreham as a whole and their characters albeit underexplored (given that they were really the SIU’s de-facto “medics”)

 Ah, I’m sick of everything, I’m gonna be gone suddenly Come on, just get out of here, “Parasitic-You” such things as “Dreams Come True”, I don’t need them anymore Put me out of my misery, Girl Girl Girl

Hinata’s reason for staying around and being alive is because Robara couldn’t survive on his own in her eyes, but I think she’s afraid of and or knows that she’s going to die someday– or maybe she dreams of just disappearing. Robara’s a parasite, a sick twist on how a rose feeds on the energy it gets from the sun (Hii), a theme reiterated constantly in the manga. She’s given up on having hopes and dreams on her own outside of him, and I think…I don’t know. It’s just sad

Patrons are limited, wanted to protect, loved them so much Wanted to touch, wanted to stare at, wanted to tell, dimly watched Still young, our nightmare

Hinata wants to protect Robara but she also wants to protect people FROM Robara. Not only that, but it’s mentioned in a twitter post from I believe…2020’s? Hinata’s birthday that the heart necklace Hinata wears was a gift selected by her and Robara going to the store and asking what’s the most popular among couples so they could have some sense of being a “normal” couple. Everything they do is just a farce at playing house, because they started dating when they were FIVE. nothing about their relationship is normal or real, and she KNOWS that. She wants to be one of them, but the rest of her life is here.

So with that lightning kiss I gave the first cry Bad smell, bad smell, XXX “I can’t stop thinking about you” Spit words like a slave!

Once again returning to the theme of decay, especially a decaying “heart”– decaying MEAT, which underpins a lot of the imagery between them. Not only that, but the last line emphasizes how much of a pretend game their PDA is– and while the quote is supposedly said by the other person in this song, I think even then it fits with how Hinata could’ve began to view the cycle the two of them were trapped in. As little sympathy as I have for Robara, she did genuinely care about him, and her perception of him seems to be that he’s trapped by his desires and inability to change.

So you were just toying with me with those poisoned lips!

Hinata never got the chance to realize that Robara was fucking. lying? he was just lying and manipulating her. In the manga he admits that she was too good for him and he couldn’t let her go, but in side material from Aimoto we learn that Robara’s incompetance was INTENTIONAL. he was aware that she wanted to leave him and pretended to be helpless so she wouldn’t because she’s too kind. While it’s true there was an underpinning of apathy towards his own physical care, It was very much intentional on his behalf. He was just fucking messing with her head he could have stopped all of this if he wanted but he didn’t want to lose someone who devoted herself to him so entirely because he knows he’s a piece of shit

Come on, just get out of here, “Ministering-You” Ah, apperlapapp or papperlapapp? Enough is enough

Once again, I’m coming from the perspective of her living because. Fuck the end of Ogreham lol but. I think this is her finally realizing that this is intentional and the second line is about how all of it is or was nonsense, and that the semantics don’t matter. It’s over.

ok thank you love you . thank you for coming to my ted talk

LACRAMIOARA:

ok after that doozy this one won't be quite as in depth but i'd be utterly remiss if i didn't mention the band that inspired Lacramioara and Leopold's entire existence

a large portion of the characters in their verse are explicitly inspired by specific bands/songs (ie: Johnny Strings and Cross DeVille are both inspired by The Devil Went Down to Georgia), and they're no different! Although the similarity in name (strigoi) may lead you to believe this song led directly to Mioara's existence, it was actually a few different Powerwolf songs that kickstarted it-- I was originally thinking about making both her and Leopold werewolves (or, well, werewolf-angels). I went back and forth on it a lot.

Anyway, you'll notice there's a reference to this song in their official titles-- "Sons of God and Sorrow". Just as a little homage.

But really, heavy metal insane christian vampire angels is just such a badass concept. youre with me on this one right.

[randomvarious]

1998 London Playlist

Saying cheerio to these London playlists for a little while with a new one for 1998 that I was finally able to get up on Spotify for this week. And the man you can thank for that is none other than an IDM artist by the name of Freeform, who put out his own compilation on streaming services a few months ago called A Compilation Compilation, which consists of a bunch of songs that he himself exclusively contributed to various artists compilations over the years. Evidently, this guy was really cooking in 1998 👨‍🍳, but every single song on this album is still sitting at under 1,000 plays, so give him a boost with the trio of tunes that I've picked out here, won't you?

In addition to those Freeform tracks, though, we also have some much more recognizable London electronic names on here as well, like Groove Armada, who deliver a cowbell-heavy deep house groover called "Captain Sensual" (115.1K plays); A Man Called Adam with their own bit of super chill and eventually jazzy deep house called "All My Favourite People (Stay With Me)" (110.4K plays); and Squarepusher and Aphex Twin sharing duties on the same drill n bass track called "Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid" that exclusively appeared on a Warp Records comp called We Are Reasonable People (1.077M plays).

So, overall, it's a little, eclectic mix of deep house, drill n bass, trip hop, IDM, downtempo, and drum n bass; at least so far.

Groove Armada - "Captain Sensual (remix)" A Man Called Adam - "All My Favourite People (Stay With Me) (Original Album Mix)" Squarepusher; AFX - "Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid" Red Snapper - "4 Dead Monks (Original Demo)" Freeform - "Mish" Freeform - "Thok" Freeform - "Flumps" Modaji - "Outboard Jeopardy (Club Mix)" Organic Audio - "Organic Monday" Get Fucked - "Momentum" James Hardway - "Sleep Tonight"

And with the YouTube playlist, I've got some more gems that can't be found on Spotify too, like another tune from Freeform that appeared on a V/A comp called Further East-Westercisms, but wasn't included on A Compilation Compilation for some reason. This one, titled "Gapedo," is only at a paltry 244 plays, but is just as nuttily breathtaking as his other tracks I've selected. And there's also a dope remix of dnb legend Krust's "Maintain" by techno maven Dave Angel, which, despite all its starpower, only has a little over 2.4K plays across a few uploads 😮; plus, a killer trip hop tune from a collective called Common Ground, whose Succession theme song-sounding "Dark Soul" only has over 1.9K plays across a couple uploads.

Krust - "Maintain (Dave Angel mix)" James Hardway - "Back East" Freeform - "Gapedo" Friends, Lovers & Family - "20 Camels" Tongue - "Culture Consumers" Common Ground - "Dark Soul"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So, with this debut of the Spotify playlist, we have 11 songs that clock in at 70 minutes, but over on YouTube, we've got 17 songs that clock in at 109 minutes. So if you want some super dope, not easily accessible, 1998 London electronic underground fire, give that YouTube one a whirl.

And here's some more London playlists by year too:

1994: YouTube / YouTube Music 1995: YouTube / YouTube Music 1996: Spotify / YouTube / YouTube Music 1997: Spotify / YouTube / YouTube Music 1999: YouTube / YouTube Music

Next week begins a two-week soiree to France for a couple genre playlists. See you there!

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

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