#BLF

[dominikadecember]

if i could gif, i'd gif every single time armando puts his hands on betty's neck because holy shit does that do something to me

[doodlesofapinetree]

Dipper seems strangely excited today!

oh, what's this? Seems like he printed out some certificates for those of you who don't own Dipper and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Non-stop Fun! -or people who own it but haven't signed anything yet.

Well, go on! You've earned it!

[ssruis]

Saw someone say it wasn’t realistic that rui is now liked by more people & he should have to experience more social rejection and be fine with it for an arc because it’s “not realistic” & (extremely loud incorrect buzzer) uh oh! looks like someone failed their rui kamishiro classes.

A lot of Rui’s issues with connecting with others/being disliked by his peers had to do with people just not understanding him - assuming he was dangerous, that he was willing to put people in harms way, that he was just a crazy director. There was a massive gap in maturity, of course - if you put a super genius (autism coded) child in a group with average kids, he’s going to stick out. RMD shows this pretty clearly. He attempted to reach out through using shows as a common ground, which didn’t work.

Now that he’s in high school, and his peers are more mature, those who actually speak to him and spend time with him are able to recognize that he’s actually a good guy. Look at his relationship with Akito if you need an example. Additionally, through tsukasa & wxs Rui was able to realize he could connect to people outside of shows and he stopped acting very… indifferent to everyone around him, which also helped with making friends. The pandemonium crew were a special case because they all thought Rui’s knowledge/inventions/etc were cool from the get go, but other students… did not share that opinion. And still don’t.

There are a lot of examples I could bring up, but the 2nd card story in Rui’s “Brand New Style” 2* (TL Haruka’s penguins) is one of the best:

2nd year (greening) committee member A: Well, I’m still attached to the plants I took care of, so I thought I’d take care of them until I graduate.

3rd year committee member A: That’s understandable. Besides… ever since Kamishiro-kun joined us, it’s been much easier to take care of them.

2nd year committee member B: True, the flowerbeds aren’t getting vandalized anymore!

Rui: I don’t think I’ve really done much… but I’m honored to hear you say something like that.

3rd year committee member B: Yeah, I’m really looking forward to working with you again this year, Kamishiro!

Rui: (The atmosphere of this committee has changed a lot.)

Rui: (When I first joined, the looks everyone gave me weren’t exactly ones of “welcoming.”)

Rui: (Now, though, I seem to have gained their understanding. I’m grateful.)

Rui: (But…)

1st year committee members: Hey, isn’t that the senpai we heard those rumors about? The one from the weirdo one-two finish…

1st year committee members: That problem child who flies drones and conducts dangerous experiments in school? Why does he have to be in the Greening Committee…? I thought it was meant to be a peaceful committee…

Rui: (… Well, I suppose it can’t be helped.)

[rui is asked to be the one to explain greening committee’s responsibilities to the new 1st year members]

Rui: Would everyone please follow me?

1st year committee members: O… okay…

[scene change to outside]

1st year committee members: I never thought I’d end up getting involved with the senpai from the rumors like this…

1st year committee members: My friend’s older brother said to stay away from him because he’s supposed to be dangerous…

Rui: We’re here.

1st year committee members: O-okay!

Rui: All the flowerbeds facing this schoolyard are managed by the greening committee.

Rui: We’re in charge of daily watering duty, but we also work with the soil and plant new flowers during committee time.

Rui: The seeds for the flowers over there were planted a few months ago by the committee members. I’m glad to see the buds have finally sprouted.

1st year committee members: Hmm, you’ve been growing them from seeds, these flowers —

Rui: Ah, please be careful when you go to touch the flowers. It’s difficult to see, but there’s a net in front of the flowerbed.

1st year committee members: Woah, there is…! I didn’t notice at all, but there’s a net of threads like a spider web…!

1st year committee members: But what’s the purpose of that?

Rui: This flowerbed is positioned in quite a precarious place.

Rui: The flowers planted here were often crushed by stray balls from the tennis and softball clubs.

Rui: In order to protect the flowers from such accidents… but also to avoid spoiling the scenery, an almost invisible defense net was made.

1st year committee members: “Was made”… Did you make it, Kamishiro-senpai?

Rui: I did. I felt sorry for the flowers, you see.

1st year committee members: … Someone who’s known for dangerous experiments is working with the flowers…

Rui: … Oh dear. This flower seems to have withered.

1st year committee members: Ah… If it’s withered that much, I doubt it’ll grow anymore. You’ll be wasting the nutrients of other flowers, so it’s better to thin out—

Rui: … No.

Rui: I’ll put this flower in another planter and take care of it.

Rui: When it’s recovered, I’ll return it to this flowerbed. It should be together with everyone else, after all.

1st year committee members: Kamishiro-senpai…

1st year committee members: … I will do my best as a greening committee member.

1st year committee members: Senpai, please teach me a lot!

I think this card story is a microcosm of how he started to be more accepted at school - 1st years are scared of him, then they spend time with him and realize he’s not Some Insane Dangerous Monster but instead a nice guy (… when he’s not being a freak), and are like “oh ok he’s not a bad person we accept him.” Crucially: there are still other students who don’t accept him. & Rui has never really had an issue brushing this off, even if it’s obviously not something he enjoys experiencing.

I could talk at length on how I think this is actually a pretty realistic portrayal of what it’s like when you go from being really misunderstood (and therefore unliked) as a kid and then have an easier time making friends when you’re older, but I don’t think that’s necessary. I will say that I think if pjsk elected to instead constantly hammer in the fact that some people still don’t like rui it would kind of run against the story’s message of improving your life. We don’t need to dwell on sad things constantly in the Hopeful Hatsune Miku Game. But whatever ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

The thread also mentioned that Rui should have been more upset in BLF over not immediately succeeding, which I don’t have as much to say about beyond. No? It shouldn’t have? Why would it? Rui himself acknowledges that he’s not as well versed in the world of movie directing, and he’s always been eager to learn, which is a sign that he knows there are gaps in his knowledge. Similar to the rest of WxS, setbacks regarding his passions are something he views as an opportunity to improve.

Also. Rui *has* failed before as a director, just not on a massive scale. He mentions regretting type casting Tsukasa up until the torpe show, he mentions being at a loss for how to help Tsukasa in Phoenix, he talks about how his lack of singing knowledge was detrimental to Nene’s growth. I agree that it would be interesting to see him struggle in a big way with directing specifically, but it’s just not true that he’s never failed at anything ever wrt directing.

[madmutts]

Not… Angelo?

xliivxg. r zn mlg gsv zmtvo.

[yandere--stuck]

p.s. ; hope that offering matched your freak enough, bill <3 - zag gore anon

HUBBA HUBBA!!! Hey, is it just me, or do you hear wedding bells? How about we save some of those ideas for the honeymoon, eh?

[sakitenmaenjoyer]

3.5 anni being two months after backlight lens flare is so evil. i was considering pulling to tier, but then i remembered that fes saki is a Must Have (aka i need enough to spark)

[ispyspookymansion]

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[fl3shc0us1n]

“WHY ARE YOU.....WHAT....IM..... WHAT THE HELL... YOU'RE..... AHHHH THIS IS CRAZY. DID THE GOVERNMENT SEND YOU TI SPY ON ME ??!??????? YOURE SO STRANGE AHHH AHH SYAB SYAHSHAGAH AGHH” — Bive

"Hkorg rh mvcg ;}"

[iamknicole]

Summerella laughed: Give him the right amount and he'll tell us everything.

Queenie: Your grandma won't let him.

@annoyedkayah2395

[dominikadecember]

is anyone going to acknowledge that mila is named after armando's sister????????????

[soov]

THE ORANGE BLOOD TRAILER OH MY GOD I MISSED JIWON SO BAD

[gadgetgucket]

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- Z C L O L G O

Ivzoob? Dvoo, gszmp blf uli gszg. Rg nvzmh z olg.

[ask-the-royal-absol]

Lets hear some 💪 for Xerneas?

(Xerneas works closely with their partner. In life, there is death. And the bond between them is strong. Sometimes their power is a curse. Sometimes it is a blessing. So,e times too much life can cause suffering.)

[ssruis]

Very funny that when tsukasa like. Messes up or gets upset about something very minor he’s like I’m literally a disgrace I will remember this moment for the rest of my life I will never forget this failure for as long as I live. & then when he actually has a reason to be upset he’s just like 🙁 (doesn’t say anything)

[madmutts]

You’re the lady right? Is Angelo lost? Are you trying to help them?

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[yandere--stuck]

I swear Stan has that type of 'bad boy' rizz, I can fix him type of shit

Sorry, kid, Stanley isn't here right now! But, I can take a message :)