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Are fedoras really that bad?

YES YES THEY ARE

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How Lord English’s Defeat Was Achieved

Whilst talking to a friend I was suddenly struck by a realization that I think explains the precise nature of how Lord English was defeated. I’ve already spoken a little about how the destruction of the Green Sun should not have depleted his Clockwork Majyyks, and therefore shouldn’t have made him any more invulnerable. Here is my take on what I think happened, and how it explains not only the ending, but the entire plot of Homestuck (seriously).

I’ve already spoken a fair bit in the past about Homestuck’s underlying themes in relation to the comic’s name. At first, when taken literally, “Homestuck” appears to be named for only a very small portion of Act 1, when John is literally “stuck in his home”. He is able to leave later on, so he’s no longer home-stuck, right? Now, my take has always been that this depends on your definition of “home”. Homestuck is a story about people leaving behind “homes” of various scope. John leaves his house, yes, but then he leaves his universe, his session, and ultimately his fundamental reality behind. He becomes unstuck from canon itself. From what more is there left to become “unstuck”?

Let’s remind ourselves what the “treasure” juju does. I mean, obviously we know that Caliborn initially used it to seal the souls of the beta kids, and then later Vriska deployed it against Lord English. But what else does it do? John put his hand through it and it became distributed throughout the canon of Homestuck. This is an ability with a very specific scope; he is distributed not throughout reality, but throughout Homestuck itself. There’s a reason why it is shaped like the Homestuck logo; the ultimate weapon is a gateway to Homestuck.

Lord English cannot be destroyed by conventional means, he can only be defeated by the exploitation of glitches in Paradox Space. So far, the glitches in Paradox Space we have seen have taken a very specific form also; metacanonical altering. Caliborn jams sparkle dust in the game cartridge, and .jpeg artifacts appear across the comic. John sticks his hand in the the juju, he gains the ability to use a retcon glitch. This is how one “glitches” Paradox Space, they interact with the narrative itself; with Homestuck itself. The juju allows one to do this, and this is why it’s so powerful.

Here’s my hypothesis. The weapon/treasure juju does not have three different abilities, it has one. We’ve been seeing it as 1. being able to trap four souls, 2. being able to impart retcon abilities, and 3. having an offensive ability to be used against Lord English. In reality, these are all one ability! The ability to act as a gateway to the Homestuck canon!

Caliborn did not seal the four kids within the juju! He sealed them within Homestuck. This is why the comic is called “Homestuck”! The kids are literally trapped within the narrative by the power of the juju. But, this power is also how Lord English is eventually defeated! Here is what happens in the [S] Act 7 flash.

Vriska activates the juju, it grows big and the kid’s symbols flash on its surface.

The symbol on the victory platform flips around, and turns white, the same colour and size as the juju. A door appears on its surface.

A door also appears on the side of the juju facing Lord English! This is not a coincidence. There are two doors here, one leading one way, and one leading the other way.

Homestuck is ending. By that expanding convention of the Kids, John in particular, escaping their bonds, then there is one more bond for them to break, one more door for them to pass. They need to leave the comic itself.

This is what the white juju with the door represents! The door on the Kid’s side leads out of Homestuck, whereas the door on English’s side leads in.

The kids will get to live on in a happy life beyond the narrative, possibly in the extracanon epilogue, the Paradox Space comic, not to mention fanworks. English will not. Caliborn gaining his power is shown at the moment of his defeat because his timeline is cyclical, marked by two circumstancially simultaneous events; his birth and his defeat. Similarly, the kids leaving Homestuck and Lord English “entering” it are two circumstantially simultaneous events orchestrated by the juju. Lord English has become trapped within Homestuck. While the comic may end for the kids, and they can move on, English is forever trapped within a loop of destruction, held by the bounds of canon.

The reason the juju flashes with the kids colours is because it is preparing to release them, but not to fight English, it is preparing to release them from Homestuck itself, by the comic’s ending.

This is why the comic had to end right after this moment, because otherwise the kids would not have escaped and English would have more canon scope throughout which to dominate.

This is why the juju is white, this is why the Act 7 curtains are white. White is the colour of Homestuck itself, as shown in the text for the logo displayed in the flash in act 1. The white curtains close on the comic, the white juju acts as the gateway into canon.

Perhaps the Green Sun had influence that reached beyond the canon (Paradox Space comic)? If this was the case, the English can no longer use it to access anything outside the canon, because Calliope destroyed it.

This is what Homestuck means. The clue was hidden in the name all along. This was a story about four kids who had literally been trapped inside their own story, and escaped it, trapping their unkillable villain inside it as it ended, meaning that he could spread his destruction no further. Of course Lord English can no longer cause harm within Homestuck, if Homestuck itself has ended! What an appropriate way to defeat an undefeatable villain in a comic where fourth wall breaking and metacanonical interactions with the main narrative are such an integral plot device.

Here is Hussie, deciding to kill off Lord English the only way he can; by ending his own comic. If the ending seemed abrupt to you, this is why.

That magnificent bastard.

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The reason why sharks attack surfers.

Please follow Oceans & Seas: http://oceans.press

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support mentally ill ppl who have breakdowns often, support mentally ill ppl who talk about how much they hate themselves, support mentally ill ppl who sometimes say or do extreme things during breakdowns, support mentally ill ppl who have mood swings and who feel like absolute hell one minute and fine the next, support mentally ill ppl who actually show signs of being mentally ill, because if that makes you uncomfortable, then don’t say you support them.

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Done :) sorry about that, found the picture on fb without a link

PSA FOR THE HERP/SNAKE COMMUNITY

This is more towards snakes than all herps

DO NOT Cohab snakes. They don’t “love” each other nor are they “cuddling.” That is their way of fighting for dominance. In some cases, they even eat each other or can kill the other.

DO NOT move to feed. THIS IS POINTLESS. Cage regression is a myth. Snakes are defensive creatures but if this isn’t enough, if they could associate their cage with being fed, wouldn’t they associate being picked up as being fed? Or if that one still doesn’t get you, moving to feed can cause regurgitation. How would you like someone to force you into a cold place and forcing you to eat a large meal then be forced back inside?

UTH. ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS have them regulated on a thermostat. They can burn your snake because unregulated ones can reach 120°F +.

Heat Rocks are a big no. They can’t be regulated so don’t use them. “Oh well my snake will just move when it gets too hot” no they won’t. They don’t think like we do.

DO NOT let your pets interact with your reptiles. One will end up get seriously hurt and if it’s the normal pet, that’s more ammo for anti-exotics.

YOUR SNAKES DO NOT LOVE YOU. Yes that’s harsh but you must understand it. You can think they do but you must realize that they are incapable of loving you. They do not have the brain capacity to feel what we do. They tolerate us. Not love.

DO NOT post on fb or social media that you lost your reptile. No one there can help you and it just makes it seem like we can’t keep our reptiles caged. It will give anti-exotics more ammo.

My final note is the picture.

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Your pride is not more important than your animals

If someone tells you what you are doing can be done better, you should look into it.

If multiple people are telling you, you need to look into it.

Keeping animals changes when new information is found. A good keeper understands this and changes their practices to improve.

It’s OKAY to be wrong. It happens. It’s NOT okay to continue being wrong for the sake of your ego or to prove something to others.

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Ah yes, almost forgot. If the snake is not a water snake then DON’T BATHE IT. SERIOUSLY.

If you’re having stuck shed issues, make a humidity box.

Link on how to do it \/

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1529478627282839?view=permalink&id=1711834615713905

PSA FOR THE HERP/SNAKE COMMUNITY

This is more towards snakes than all herps

DO NOT Cohab snakes. They don’t “love” each other nor are they “cuddling.” That is their way of fighting for dominance. In some cases, they even eat each other or can kill the other.

DO NOT move to feed. THIS IS POINTLESS. Cage regression is a myth. Snakes are defensive creatures but if this isn’t enough, if they could associate their cage with being fed, wouldn’t they associate being picked up as being fed? Or if that one still doesn’t get you, moving to feed can cause regurgitation. How would you like someone to force you into a cold place and forcing you to eat a large meal then be forced back inside?

UTH. ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS have them regulated on a thermostat. They can burn your snake because unregulated ones can reach 120°F +.

Heat Rocks are a big no. They can’t be regulated so don’t use them. “Oh well my snake will just move when it gets too hot” no they won’t. They don’t think like we do.

DO NOT let your pets interact with your reptiles. One will end up get seriously hurt and if it’s the normal pet, that’s more ammo for anti-exotics.

YOUR SNAKES DO NOT LOVE YOU. Yes that’s harsh but you must understand it. You can think they do but you must realize that they are incapable of loving you. They do not have the brain capacity to feel what we do. They tolerate us. Not love.

DO NOT post on fb or social media that you lost your reptile. No one there can help you and it just makes it seem like we can’t keep our reptiles caged. It will give anti-exotics more ammo.

My final note is the picture.

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MY BOY… I’M A MESS.. HE GOT HIS MOVIE HE GETS HIS SEQUEL WITH RYAN AND TIM AND RHETT AND PAUL… I …D I E.

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PSA FOR THE HERP/SNAKE COMMUNITY

This is more towards snakes than all herps

DO NOT Cohab snakes. They don’t “love” each other nor are they “cuddling.” That is their way of fighting for dominance. In some cases, they even eat each other or can kill the other.

DO NOT move to feed. THIS IS POINTLESS. Cage regression is a myth. Snakes are defensive creatures but if this isn’t enough, if they could associate their cage with being fed, wouldn’t they associate being picked up as being fed? Or if that one still doesn’t get you, moving to feed can cause regurgitation. How would you like someone to force you into a cold place and forcing you to eat a large meal then be forced back inside?

UTH. ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS have them regulated on a thermostat. They can burn your snake because unregulated ones can reach 120°F +.

Heat Rocks are a big no. They can’t be regulated so don’t use them. “Oh well my snake will just move when it gets too hot” no they won’t. They don’t think like we do.

DO NOT let your pets interact with your reptiles. One will end up get seriously hurt and if it’s the normal pet, that’s more ammo for anti-exotics.

YOUR SNAKES DO NOT LOVE YOU. Yes that’s harsh but you must understand it. You can think they do but you must realize that they are incapable of loving you. They do not have the brain capacity to feel what we do. They tolerate us. Not love.

DO NOT post on fb or social media that you lost your reptile. No one there can help you and it just makes it seem like we can’t keep our reptiles caged. It will give anti-exotics more ammo.

My final note is the picture.

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I’m going to dye my hair at some point. Only a portion though. Not all of it. I will be doing both colors at some point but one will be done first.

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When you can’t decided between male or female in Pokemon.

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I mother EVERYONE. Whether I know you or I don't. I will mother you. I don't mean to but it's just my nature. I mother my own mother. Even if you're years older than me, I will see you as my child and I will protect you and mother you.

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My boys The cat- as you know, is Cabbit. He is turning a year on June 28th and boy is he a hand full. Even if he draws blood sometimes, at the end of the day, I love him. The dog is Jack. He is turning 12 years old on April 15th. He's an old puppers but he's my grumpy old man. Even with joint pain, he will play with the cat like a puppy sometimes. I love these two very much and they are my kids.

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Sidenote: If people do start reading homestuck because of this, do NOT skip to act 4. I don’t care if it’s “boring”. You will be more confused if you skip acts 1-3.

Finally: Homestuck is best described as an interactive webcomic. Some parts of it you can control, others you can’t

no but seriously you guys like they just fucking described homestuck in 3 paragraphs and it actually makes sense

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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! I NEED TO KNOW IF JANEY IS OKAY!!!!!! -SCREAMING-

I think I need to lay down and think about what life is now…That was… an emotional adventure I was not prepared for…

My head hurts now...

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

Homestuck is back. (Ends 4/13) RvB starts in May Steven Universe starts in June And Dishonored 2 comes out sometime this spring

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THE FANDOM GODS HAVE GRACED ME