I’m sorry but not Lando saying about redbull “they do not maximise the results even when they have a quick car” in interview, like sir?????
And then going “redbull was probably quicker than us last weekend” bruh 😭😭
He’s better at being delulu about that car than I am, that’s fantastic
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Wyatt: Are you sure this is the right place?
Oscar: Would you get your paycheque mailed to someone else’s address?
Wyatt: It depends…
Darien: Do you have a bobby pin?
Wyatt: Am I a woman now?
Oscar: It’s a piece of fucking metal, there’s no gender requirement-.. move.
…
Darien: He’s obviously not here, we should leave before-…
[Wyatt waved a hand dismissively, making himself comfortable behind the front door]
Darien: Alright, but don’t do anything.. rash.
[Oscar was beyond bored and more than a little annoyed; he hadn’t actually expected to end up ensuring Wyatt didn’t murder someone today, yet here he sat. He was almost relieved when a set of keys jangled on the other side of the door]
Gael: Kaito?! Wha-…
[Oscar raised a brow, Kaito? Darien shrugged]
Wyatt: Where is she?
Gael: She left!
Wyatt: When?
Gael: I-I don’t know, a-about a month ago..?
Wyatt: Where’d she go?
Gael: I’ve n-no idea! Fuck-…
Wyatt: You kept her phone, didn’t you?
[Gael might’ve answered, if he could breathe. He was much larger than Wyatt, and more muscular-.. but despite that fact, the smaller man had somehow managed to manipulate him into a position where moving only tightened the grip around his neck. He panicked, thrashing helplessly until the ginger man kicked Wyatt and he loosened his hold, finally allowing him to take a desperate, ragged breath]
Oscar: Pull yourself together.
[Wyatt struggled against Oscar’s grip, fuelled by anger and adrenaline]
Wyatt: You let her leave with nothing, didn’t you?!
[Wyatt’s boot collided with his jaw before Gael could answer]
Oscar: Hey! I’ll knock you out in a minute.
Gael: [groans] She wanted to leave, man-.. I’ll admit I was angry, but I thought she’d come back…
Oscar: Do you still have her phone?
Gael: Y-yeah.
Oscar: Go n’ fucking get it then.
[Gael cautiously struggled to his feet and scurried off, giving Wyatt a wide berth. He returned shortly afterward, a nervous air about him as he held Brynn’s phone out to Oscar at maximum distance; Wyatt snatched it]
Wyatt: If anything’s happened to her, I’ll make your life a living hell, do you hear me?
Gael: I-I’ve no idea where she went, but I’m s-sure she’ll be fine, she-…
Darien: Stop digging.
[Gael instantly shut his mouth and nodded solemnly]
[Wyatt huffed, frustrated at Gael’s ignorance; he desperately wanted more-.. wanted to finish what he started]
Oscar: [hissed] You haven’t got the connections to get away with this shit anymore, idiot.. get the fuck out before you do something you might regret.
[Oscar practically shoved Darien and Wyatt out the door, relieved things hadn’t gotten too out of hand. He turned to face Gael before leaving, offering a slight grin as though to imply a wordless apology]
Oscar: You ought to get yourself a deadbolt…
[Gael took a deep breath, trying his best to steady his voice]
Gael: I ought to move.
Oscar: [whispers] Even better.
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So, not gonna lie, I do have a few gripes with how the writers handled Taoran. (Image below taken from the fan wiki.)
NOTE: IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED/ARE STILL PLAYING 2.5, BEWARE THE SPOILERS!
His first “appearance” (just his voice) was in the Myriad Celestia Trailer: “History of the Xianzhou: Exodus of the Five Dragons.” Anything else so far (because there might be things that I personally missed) comes from the “Preceptor Assembly Chronicle Fragment” readable, which has him and Preceptor Fenghuan accusing Preceptor Xuepu of attempting to replace the High Elder system with the council of Preceptors (basically accusing her of being power-hungry, which is rather hypocritical as some of us will have undoubtedly noted come version 2.5).
The problem with Taoran’s introduction is that, unless players have tried to dig into the lore, this is probably their first time ever seeing, hearing and/or reading about him; so, what small amount of time he has on screen is most likely going to be somewhat lukewarm and have players asking, “Who the fork is this handsome muddlefudger?????” (Not even gonna hide this under a strikethrough: his design is 🔥 but it’s wasted on this lame old man. 🙂↕️ No one even points out his horns, unless that turns out to be common among the Preceptors rather than just the High Elders. <- It’s been a while, I can’t remember this part more accurately.)
And while I greatly enjoyed watching Dan Heng get as close to making this guy some kinda piscine-reptile kebab as he might be willing to…Taoran’s first physical introduction is otherwise slightly lukewarm. What little buildup we have comes from Lingsha, Jing Yuan and Dan Heng carrying out their investigations in the Shackling Prison. After that, he’s only given one scene confessing right out of the gate to colluding with Sanctus Medicus and aiding the borisin in freeing Hoolay, throwing out excuses that it’s all to preserve the Vidyadhara from extinction, and trying to hide behind Bailu and the oath between the Vidyadhara with the Xianzhou Alliance to not harm any Vidyadhara on their territory (which should honestly be rendered null in the event where the Vidyadhara in question is a criminal, and could potentially be evading arrest, like what the fudge).
I think it would have gone better if Taoran was introduced much earlier when we first arrived at the Luofu during or after version 1.0, like during the main trailblaze mission when we visit the Alchemy Commission and Scalegorge Waterscape, or during Dan Heng, Bailu or Jingliu’s companion missions. Either set him up as an ally at first, and then have us finding clues and be warned by a few people (Qingzu, Fu Xuan, or Jing Yuan himself <- just tossing Jing Yuan in here as just an example) to not trust Taoran and the Preceptors. Or, have him try to stop us from reaching Scalegorge, and that’s unfortunately where that idea stops because I can’t think of anything else. Sorry. 😅
One thing I liked was the “boss fight” that followed, but that actually felt a bit worse than his introduction…? Like, again, lukewarm, but definitely more like tap-water-that-hasn’t-really-been-boiled-long-enough lukewarm. 😅 (Or maybe my team comp was just that strong enough to bring him and his mooks down in a few hits.) Even the confrontation with him before that fight didn’t feel threatening at all, just…pretty annoying, like having to sit in a really boring lecture in a classroom.
Even Skott’s mechs put up more of a fight, and Skott himself riled me up much more just by opening his mouth. (Note: I was listening to Skott’s English voice, and I think they did a great job of making him obnoxious.)
Taoran was just all pretentious “blah blah blah.”
I’m suddenly reminded of that one post comparing Taoran to the Abundant Ebon Deer, and some people might think I’m crazy for thinking this, but I just… *heavy sighs* I feel like the writers really wasted potential for an interesting villain and following up with a stronger boss fight (even if I hate fighting that darn deer). 😞
Oh well, at least we got to enjoy Dan Heng in the spotlight~ 🥰
@artheresy tagging you in this for funsies. 👀
I’ll also put screenshots of that readable I mentioned under here and the map location, in case anyone wants to read it immediately before searching for it on their own.
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Bex's Top 20(+1) Songs of 2023
Spotify Playlists: Top 20(+1) ♡ Top 100 ♡ 2023 On Repeat (<- the unabridged favorites list [19+ hours])
tagged by @xiaojuun @dongkwan @hohowonho & @yangsminho thank you beloveds 💜
So I have learned that I am incapable of picking a reasonable number of favorites throughout this whole process and I even kept an extra song bc I wanted to make the gfx for it. Also the layout. But here are some of my favorites from 2023!
Some thoughts: I still don't know the purki members even tho I was OBSESSED with cabin fever. Busted top song of 2023? Multiple hags had comebacks this year & teen top's tt stood out to me when I was looking back (I don't count exo as hags even tho they are...)! Infinite's & tvxq's cbs were also really good! I still think knock knock by reve should've been the tt of chill kill. Loved my soloists in 2023 (jo yuri, kim sejeong, woodz, b.i, tabber, onew, d.o, kai). Several of whom were new to me. WayV may not be kpop, but their album was too important to me not to list. I joked that my top 10 was just the omy album, but it really was very good. EXO returned!! And we probably won't see them again until 2026 😭 Perfume best debut of 2023 /hj. I still don't technically stan the boyz somehow even tho I tuned in to all of their cbs this year and now know all the members. Also 🕯 pls let a.c.e drop a full album (as a full group 😒) in 2024 🕯and ilu everything I didn't mention but made the top 20. ok enough outta me 🤐
tagging (if you've already done this pls tag me!! I'd love the see it 🫶🏻 & if you're not a cc, I'd still love to see a list if you want to do one! 💜): @jwooyoung @lee-minhoe @bethereforme @possession1981 @honeydewtual @28reas0ns @sunminshine @sunghanbin @awek-s @jeonwon-wonwoo @zuhoz @kimsmingyu @jaebeomtual @okaysign @onmywayv @goblinvern @baekhyunonlyfans @wifehwa @flaredpantsagenda @haechannabelle @kihyunsgf @sunmisbf @neonsbian @wayvmp3 @duovxq @tipannies @pinktaeyeon @jftk @ninqz @nfly5 @talksaxy @baekslight @byunbaekhyunie I'm going off memory and definitely forgot people (I'm sorry🫣) but I think most people who are gonna do this have done this already anyway 😅🤷♀️
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