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sunmoonjune · 1 year

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i conked right back out after reading that first answered ask LMAO ive literally been sleeping 12+ hours a day bc i ended up taking sick leave from work and i also got my period so my body's really just been like hmm what other doozy can i give her but now i'm actually awake and my brain juices are kinda flowing so ive been doing some hard thonking about your comments. this is literally unedited word vomit none of my theories make sense but oh well HAHA

YOU'RE TELLING ME WE HAVEN'T EVEN HIT THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG YET???? brb getting my straw so i can drink up the ocean and reveal the iceberg

went back to dig around your past asks and you said a lot of the reason why the villagers hate her is bc of her father and the incident happens around 9-10yo that changes everything sO idk im gonna take some shots in the dark dont laugh at me ,,,,,, so men are usually the only ones meant to train to become a warrior and enter the trials,,,,,,, and ofc as bug's father is the chief of the village he's going to want a son to take over but then he gets two daughters ?? bc you did also hint gender plays a big part of her backstory so im thinking is this one of the underlying reasons in the first place why bug and soojin always had such a rocky relationship with their father even before the incident . . ...... .has bug's mother passed? i feel like she has passed. and i feel like something happened during her death that bug's father then twisted and pinned the blame onto bug. ????? maybe that's why the memories of villagers spitting out it's her fault is so engrained in her :((( and it would make sense why she had the need to make a sign for 'dead'. IDK THERES STILL SO MANY HOLES I CANT SEEM TO THINK OF A SOLID THEORY i need some more hints ;)))))))

HMMMM sometimes soojin wasn't there?? now i'm thinking was it bc yun and bug often found themselves receiving the brunt of bug's father's anger .: they were often punished together and chucked into like a cell or sth so it was just them two sometimes. but then what did YUN do that got him on everyone's bad side too bc him getting banished was fo sho just a convenient opportunity that presented itself for bug's father to get rid of yun. HMHM speaking of ,, he was banished for conspiracy and injuring an officer. yun's not the type of person to just do that for no reason (+ im willing to bet your $11 and my 60c that the situation was twisted to make him look like the bad guy) and im thinking did bug's father say or do something that finally made him snap therefore leading to his accusation HMM

WAIT ALSO ARE THE SCARS UNDER HER MASK IN THE SHAPE OF SOMETHING OR SPELL OUT WORDS ???? bc it's been hinted again and again that there's an awful injury underneath and you have it as the cover of the to-be-published version but you cant reveal it bc it's too big of a spoiler so that leads me to think her face has been deliberately disfigured to look like sth 👀👀

waiting for the published version of ltm to drop so we can get signed copies but also asfksdjg we're gonna need a commissioned version of ltm with the atz boys to purchase instead bc can you imagine the line 'you may have cost wooyoung his yunho' as 'you may have cost kieran his brandon' HAHAHAHAHAAHA I LITRALLY CHOKED ON MY OWN SPIT sonia and her random names always have me cackling HAHA

OMG ALSO ARE WE GONNA GET YEO TEACHING BUG TO DANCE IN THE FUTURE OMGGMGGGG THATS THE LITERAL CUTEST i can already see all the boys tripping over each other and manhandling each other out of the way (with love) so that they can reach bug first and extend their hand out to ask for her first dance dsgjkagfdg noooooooooo 😭💕

also none of my friends irl stan ateez so i have no one to tell and i dont use tumblr enough to have moots apart from you (i woke up at 5am that day and saw your notif and couldnt fall back asleep bc i was literally rolling around in bed giggling) so im gonna tell you but im a relatively new atiny and this is going to be my first comeback with the boys and im literally frothing at the mouth with excitement bc the concept teasers ??? I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

hehehe I SO enjoyed your theories OMG!! Keep sending them my way I eat up all your thoughts on LTM <33

we have not indeed reached the tip of the iceberg ;) but we're close

and haha I would never laugh at you xD this was a very interesting theory about her past and I can't tell you if you're right quite yet,, but I can say: yes, chiefs want a son to take over the title of leader. and bug's father ended up with two daughters... there will be MUCH more on this in the future >:D

onto the topic of bug's mother... this is a VERY important part of the next chapter ;) I'm so glad you've brought it up,,, again I can't tell you much about her until the release of the next chapter but bug's mother does play a VERY BIG role in why certain people despise her so much

I genuinely cannot wait to see your reaction to the lore bits in the next chapter xD it won't reveal everything quite yet but it does reveal some of bug's past so I'm VERY excited,, I hope you'll come back to update your theories after you read it hehe >:D bug's past is long and kind of confusing until I string it all together at the end, but I'm hoping some of you will be able to puzzle it out hehe ;))

as for yun and Soojin,,, part of why Soojin was not with them as much will be referenced in the next chapter I think,, but it may not yet be revealed,, but you are correct in that yun and bug were often on the receiving end of her father and the village's anger :( I can't tell you why they directed it at bug but most of the hate towards yunho simply emerged because he was always trying to stop them from hurting her (this is heavily implied throughout the series so I don't think it's spoiling anything...)

and yunho's banishment.... that will be brought up again as well... perhaps not quite yet ;)

bug's scars.... yes, these are VERY important to bug's past and her entire story! that's why they're the cover of my hardcopy ;) once we reach that part of the story I'll show you the cover so you can get an understanding of what they look like. beneath her mask is extremely relevant to her past and why the village hates her so much... I can tell you that the shape of the scars are less important than what they did to her face...

hehe when the published version finally goes out there's going to be new content in it ;) extra scenes and what not that weren't included here :DD and perhaps I will send signed copies out if you guys want them enough xD

AHHAHA NO I've settled on their names for the published version and I promise there will be no Kieran or Brandon's LMAO,, names in books are SUPER important to me cause they give me a BIG ick in novels xD I cannot read a book about a guy named 'jack' or 'daniel' or something HAHA

and the dancing <33 there will be some fluff in the future about the dancing scene I promise ;)

also omg!! none of my irl besties like kpop either :( I would be happy to be on the receiving end of your rants about the comeback hehe xD I've been an atiny since pirate king and each cb has been AMAZING and I'm very excited too!! me and 🪷 anon have been yelling at each other in messages every time concept photos get leaked xD

I hope this answered some of your theories (even tho I couldn't really say much xD ) thank you for them hehe >:D I LOVE hearing your theories about bug's past because I CANNOT WAIT to reveal it xD

also! do you have a name you want to be called? I've been calling you 'eight' in my head since I saw your first messages but I haven't asked yet xD

#moonie speaks #moonie's mutuals <3 #moonie's favs <3 #like the moon #like the moon spoilers #like the moon hints hehehehe

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kaeru-kobold · 5 months

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Kaeru Kobold-Dear Tumblr #1

I finally decided what I'm going to do with this Tumblr Account! Aside from the typical reposts of my art, self-promotion and such, I'm going to use it primarily as a live, public diary of my adventure in Vtubing, streaming and content creation, so here goes my very first entry. I think I'm going to try to do this daily, at the very least I'll make one weekly and on big events.

Dear Tumblr,

it's currently 1:22 AM, 12/11/23. I've been interested in becoming a Vtuber for roughly a year now, and have slowly done tons of research, watched hours of Vtuber content for fun and advice, built up art and assets, came up with a new Sona design, customized models, and have spent hours upon hours of work making art and assets related to that goal. Boy they really don't tell you how much work it is to be a streamer/content creator, especially when you're broke and doing it all by yourself. Speaking of broke... I'm currently out of work, money is very low, and I'm very stressed out. I made the mistake of leaving my old job for a new one that I hoped would be a good opportunity, but I had to leave on day one for moral and public health reasons I won't get into. I have put in dozens of applications the last two weeks and have mainly only received automated emails; I have done 2 Zoom interviews for two different jobs, and then was never given a call or email back. My old job won't take me back for reasons beyond me. I admitted this in an OkayDonuts stream a day or so ago, and he said similar issues motivated him to start streaming. This gives me so much hope that I can have the great community and career success that he has that I so desire-If he could do it, so can I! Right? I just really like making stuff, I've always liked learning new techniques both physical and digital; crochet, clay sculpting, wood carving, painting, graphic design, 3D modelling/Texturing, game design. I wasn't good at much as a kid, but art was my passion, and the best part was seeing how happy it made other people. I just want to make cool things that make people happy and create a community of similarly creative people to share our passions and bring more kindness and cool creations into the world. I don't want to be an uber rich Mr. Beast level celebrity, I just want to make enough that I don't need a menial job I suffer at. Simply making a decent living in this world off my art would be a blessing, it would be so much better for my mental health. Speaking of which, if you're reading this....did you know I take commissions? Please commission me, I hungy :'( But seriously, as of writing this, I have $43.20 in my bank account. My phone bill alone is $45. My partner and I have family support, so we'll get by ok, but the struggle and having to ask for help is really getting to me. On the bright side, since we should count our blessings- I have a really nice microphone since my partner tried streaming a couple years ago and is letting me use it whenever I need! I have a really good laptop from my college days that can run everything I need without getting TOO overwhelmed. I have a really good drawing tablet that I bought a couple years ago when I was doing a little better financially (It's much easier to save money when you're living with your parents and work 40 hours a week for $13/hr and your parents pay for everything) Losing my job may be a blessing in disguise because In my stress I have gone into a manic state and began going crazy getting my custom stream Overlays done, fully animated Stream Opening, BRB and Closing Screens, stinger transition animation, a functioning PNGTuber, and multiple drawings/animations for alerts/emotes/rewards/etc. and yes that includes things I didn't know I needed to be a Twitch Affiliate to even use...lol...I'm currently working on an animated lore video for my debut that I will also record a voice-over for. Lastly, a more recent thing-My partner found a gamer chair in the dumpster at our apartment last week after I had spent a couple months trying to find one-the cheapest ones on Facebook Marketplace in our area were like $80-and it's in near perfect condition, only a bit of scuff/rip on the seat and arm rests. How crazy is that? I gave it a good scrub-down and its good to go. I choose to take that as a sign from the universe that I'm on the right path. Wish me luck! With lots of love, Kaeru Kobold

#virtual youtuber #vtuber #furry #furry vtuber #kaerukobold

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isekaiedame · 2 months

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What now

A common mistake I see in a lot of new content creators is the idea that they can just "show up" and that is enough. What young content creators don't realize is that in order to be "famous" you have to provide something of value to your community. A lot of people shrink away from the niche and chase after what makes others big and popular, but they fail to realize that it's the niche you really want to hold onto because it's the niche that catapult your career forward. I made this mistake when I first started streaming. I wanted to start streaming in a niche community but then I found myself getting number hungry and chased the popular and hot trends. While it inflated my numbers, it didn't build the community I was dreaming for. And when I stopped doing those popular or hot trends, I found my numbers would fall. This became of vicious cycle of trying to pull in viewers while making it fun for myself. More times than I would like to admit though, I often ignored the latter. So back to the idea of providing something of value to your community. A lot of streamers don't actual make their money through streaming. They will make their money through other passions that they have linked into their streaming. Think of it like using streaming as a billboard. You can broadcast what your truly into while grabbing their attention for a split second. A few examples - There is a streamer who makes video games. They will stream making the game to promote it and play other games and talk about the game mechanics that those game devs did will. They will also review indie games sent to them by their community. Another streamer is a singer. For their starting, ending, and BRB screens they play their own music to promote it. They also have a redeem where they will play their latest song they put out. Then you have your artists. They will stream working on commissions or personal projects so you can see how it's done. They might even offer free doodles during their streams or discounted commission when you hit a point goal. All these content creators use streaming as a way to get eyes on them to promote their "real" work. Now, there are some streamers out there who are just gamers. But you have to be incredibly good at what you do and you usually have to be on the scene for quite a while to make yourself known. It's not impossible, but it will take longer than most people are willing to wait. So what am I going offer to my community? What's my niche? Storytelling. I've been a writer for longer than most of you have been alive and I want to use streaming to dissect the importance of good storytelling. Think of it as a visual media book club. I want to bring media to your attention and discuss it from a writer and consumer standpoint. So if you like TTRPGs, RPGs, MMOs, Otomes, and other story driven games, I'd love for you to stick around and join my visual media book club.

#vtuber #streaming #twitch #youtube #anime #video games #ttrpg #d&d #rpg #roleplay #otome

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fariesoiree · 3 months

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i already know what req i’m going to start working on next BUT before i get to it i have a commission to work on now that tiramisu is finally out my drafts and not giving me so much guilt for not finishing it so sit tight :D i’ll brb

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shinsouskitten · 3 years

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Okay so hc’s of Hawks, Dabi, Bakugo, and Shinsou with an outta pocket s/o plz! She just oozes crackhead energy and says the most funniest most wildest shit. (Hawks:*teasing her* S/O: Ah, so you think cuz your balls drag across the floor, you got jokes huh? ☺️) Sis could come up with the most immaculate of roasts (S/O: Mineta, you waste of sperm! I will rip your spine outta your ass and make it into fine China before sending it to your parents 😡) and do the dumbest things just cuz she wants to (Monoma’s on his bullshit and S/O just suplexes him without saying a single word). Imagine their faces when she breaks the fourth wall a couple of times, says some freaky shit with a straight face, or she’ll just go “Nope” and jump out of a window with no hesitation (she don’t care how high the drop is, she heading out). Need them to be with someone who just has “I woke up and chose violence” energy.

I POSTED IT TO THE WRONG ASK 😭😭😭 i still have the other request saved on the actual document so at least i didnt completely fuck it up

still, im gonna go cry in a corner so brb

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i had a stroke reading this 😅

but like i read this out to my buddy @grapefantaenby and we both were like BRO I LOVE THAT, even if my writing of it is subpar at best lol

also that m*neta insult is actual perfection. might send it to my ex

Warnings: chaos, some swear words, m*neta exists 🤮

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Hawks/Keigo Takami:

🍗 Keigo loves it

🍗 He especially loved when the two are you are partnered up, simply because of how terrified the villains are when they see you. You’re not even that scary, they just have no idea what you’re going to do

🍗 You could either decide your weapon of choice that day is a chair, or take a bag of popcorn from a nearby store and just sit there eating it while Hawks does his job (heroes don’t steal so Keigo always makes sure to go back to the store and pay for you if you forget)

🍗 He’s used to you jumping out of random windows. He was absolutely terrified the first time, and jumped straight after you to catch you, but now he just sends a bunch of his feathers to make sure you make it to the ground safely

🍗 You don’t bend over and accept everything the commission asks you to do, and it’s quite common for them to demand that Hawks keep an eye on you to ensure you don’t get into too much trouble. It’s also quite common for you to just walk out mid meeting with a middle finger to the rest of the conference room and a scream that you want food

🍗 The fourth wall breaks. Oh God the fourth wall breaks. Hawks literally just stand there like ‘what the fuck’ when you turn to an empty piece of sidewalk and mutter something about villains being too hot for their own good (legit thinks for a moment you mean temperature-wise, but is still confused anyway)

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Dabi/Touya Todoroki:

💙🔥 Oh boy. If there’s one thing that gets on Dabi’s nerves it’s chaotic individuals. He deals with Toga and Twice on a daily basis, so you’d think he’d know how to tone out the craziness. Alas, he does not

💙🔥 Sometimes he wants to throw you against the wall and just tell you to shut up for a goddamn second, and other times he wants to praise you for showing some low level villain that the league was not to be messed with. Maybe you did it with an insult about his mother, but it still worked, and the villain left you with an apology quickly enough

💙🔥 Not that Dabi would ever actually tell anyone that he thought they did a good job, so he usually just ignores you, attempting to stay out of your way (he also doesn’t really want you to insult his mother)

💙🔥 Eventually he becomes more accustomed to your… uniqueness, and occasionally you actually manage to get a half smile from him with one of your numerous insults aimed towards Shigaraki. They can get pretty creative

💙🔥 If Dabi is ever at odds with the rest of the league for some reason (there’s not really a reason, he’s just being Dabi), they - usually mom Kurogiri - sends you in an attempt to cheer him up. If you don’t manage to cheer him up, you still manage to annoy him enough to force him back to the rest of them. Either way it works out

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Katsuki Bakugou:

💥 ‘Wow you’re annoying’ is the first thing Bakugou thinks when he meets you (he should meet himself) so he plans to just ignore you. After all, he’s not there to make friends. He’s there to be the best hero

💥 Annoyingly, even with your naturally chaotic energy, you still manage to stay right on his toes. That’s what finally gets him to notice you (notice me senpai), and to his frustration, you’re barely even trying to beat him, and yet you manage to remain hot on his heels

💥 He’s surprised you’re not suspended from all the shit you pull, but you always manage to get yourself out of trouble one way or another. Even if that way is jumping out of a second story window and claiming they can’t kick you out when you’re injured (how that actually works he has no idea)

💥 He’s wanted to throw a chair at that stupid copycat Monoma since he first met him, so when you actually throw a chair at the guy, Bakugou laughs. Like really laughs. Kirishima thought he might’ve been possessed for a moment, but Monoma’s expression when he finally got back up was priceless

💥 It takes a while but he slowly manages to respect your skill as a hero - as much as King Explosion Murder can respect anyone. And even though your personality is… unusual, you’re not Deku, so he can deal with you

💥 Besides, anyone who can and will suplex Monoma without any warning is a worthy friend for him

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Hitoshi Shinsou:

💜 The first time he met you, you were screaming like a banshee running through the halls of school, chasing after a small purple speck some way off in the distance. He didn’t get involved

💜 He saw you next being held apart from Bakugou with help from Aizawa’s scarf. You were screaming again, but this time at least you sounded human. He heard something about an ‘angry pomeranian’ before he decided to leave you to it

💜 You’re part of 1A, so Shinsou doesn’t pay you much mind other than the infuriating need to prove himself to everyone that ever doubted him. He’s surprised when you don’t act like the others in your class, and first gets to talk to you after you barrel into him in the hallways mid lesson (you were both skipping so he didn’t call you out on it)

💜 He asked if you were okay, and your exasperated response of ‘Bakugou’ explained enough for him. You sat together for a while. Okay, you refused to get up from the floor. He got tired of standing and decided to join you

💜 You get your first smile from him after you’re almost caught by a teacher looking for you, when you grab his hand and make a mad dash to a darkened classroom currently unused by anyone else

💜 Your first laugh comes when you flip off Denki after he tried one of his many pickup lines on you. The blond’s reaction was great, and Shinsou couldn't help but chuckle at how you managed to twist Denki’s pickup line into some distorted insult to his… nether regions

💜 Your chaos is a nice contrast to how nonchalant Shinsou usually is. You bring some much needed joy to the purple haired insomniac, and he helps to calm you down when your usual energy might be unneeded in certain situations. You know what they say; opposites attract

#my hero academia #boku no hero academia #boku no hero fic #boku no hero art #hawks x reader #keigo takami #keigo takami x reader #dabi #dabi x reader #touya todoroki #touya todoroki x reader #katsuki bakugou #katsuki bakugou x reader #hitoshi shinsou #hitoshi shinsou x reader #mha x reader

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snowe-zolynn-rogers · 3 years

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Pairings: None

Word Count: 1,958 Words

Summary: Midoriya’s store run, Todoroki kills everyone with laughter, and girl day has been moved to Bakugou’s room, and Shigaraki and Dabi have a talk.

Warnings: Food Mention, Death Mention, Caps, Child Abuse Mention, Cursing, Period Mention, Menstruation Mention, Murder Mention, Grooming Mention, Burn Mention, let me know if I should tag anything else.

Notes: Shigaraki's alias in the group chat is Ren, Dabi's alias is Haruhi, and Hime is Toga's alias.

Usernames: Area 51 Aoyama: bonjour je suis Dora, Ashido: aggressive chicken dance, Asui: wut, Iida: Human Porche, Uraraka: Fuck Gravity, Ojiro: ceouolo, Kaminari: pikachoo, Kirishima: ordained, Koda: the muffin man?, Sato: dammit kevin, Shoji: pIaNoMaN, Jirou: neko neko kneecaps, Sero: wine and cheerios, Tokoyami: brb drowning, Todoroki: daddy issues, Hagakure: oreosandpussy, Bakugo: mother i crave violence, Midoriya: mistakes were made Mineta: Mineta, Shinsou: its a mental breakdown, Yaoyorozu: single braincell

Usernames: Emo Sanctuary Jirou: tell tale heart, Tokoyami: eldritch peep, Todoroki: i love you 3000, Bakugou: knife tag, Midoriya: bitchasaurus, Shinsou: unhappy meal, Kuroiro: meth and deadamine, Shigaraki: depresso extra shot, Dabi: *sad kazoo*

Into The Group Chat We Go: Chapter 2

10:00 AM

Area 51

Midoriya: I'm heading to the store and then to my apartment for the weekend, so if anyone needs anything while I'm out, tell me now.

mother i crave violence: Pickled daikon, seaweed chips, pea sprouts, spinach, enoki, and sausages.

Midoriya: Ew.

Midoriya: Fine.

mother i crave violence: Breathe one word of what you know and you're dead meat, Deku.

Midoriya: Not very nice to say to someone buying you food, now, is it?

mother i crave violence: Sorry, Deku.

Midoriya: Now send me the whole list. I know you don't buy six things and call it a day.

mother i crave violence: Also chapaghetti, eggs, and probably tofu.

mother i crave violence: And coffee pudding.

Midoriya: And?

mother i crave violence: Aloe yoghurt and ham.

Midoriya: Got it.

mother i crave violence: I hate you.

Midoriya: Yeah, yeah. I'll say hi to Hotaru and Hikaru for you on my way home.

Hagakure: Who's that?

Midoriya: NOTHING.

Midoriya has deleted one message

Midoriya: See? nothing.

Hagakure: Suspicious.

mother i crave violence: I'm not even going to deal with this. I'm too busy crying.

Midoriya: Overdramatic much?

mother i crave violence: I'm not, I'm dying. I deserve to cry if I'm dying.

Midoriya: Drama queen.

mother i crave violence: Stop arguing, I'm hungry.

Midoriya: Fine, fine.

Iida: What are you two on about now?

Midoriya: Kacchan needs some groceries that I offered to grab for him on my way out.

Todoroki: I'll go with you. I have to grab a few things for my dinner. I'll bring everything back to the dorms so you can head straight home.

Midoriya: Cool. @its a mental breakdown, do you need anything? I know you said something about needing to grab groceries to other day. I won't have you surviving off rice.

its a mental breakdown: My guy, it's 10:10 in the morning. Why are you waking me up so early on the weekend?

Midoriya: Groceries. Fork over the list, my guy.

its a mental breakdown: grocery.link

Midoriya: Looks good. Anyone else need food?

aggressive chicken dance: I forgot to pick up rice yesterday. I can't make my green curry without rice.

its a mental breakdown: I have a big container of rice you can steal from, Mina. Remember, the rice container that's as tall as a toddler?

aggressive chicken dance: Hells yeah. I'll hit you up at like 6pm. Raincheck on the rice, Midoriya.

Midoriya: 👍

Hagakure: Why do you have so much rice, Shinsou?

its a mental breakdown: it used to be the only thing I was allowed to eat at the orphanage because they could get a 4 pound bag and feed me for two weeks. I got used to eating rice a lot and I usually will just add things to rice.

Hagakure: Shinsou, that's like half a cup of rice a day.

its a mental breakdown: I never said they fed me correctly. thus why I had a job to make money for extra food. the nuns hated that, though, so I had to hide it or make it at a friend's house. thanks for those days, Bakugo.

mother i crave violence: No problem, Toshi.

10:25 PM

Area 51

Uraraka: We're missing shit.

Uraraka has changed their name to Fuck Gravity

Fuck Gravity has changed Asui to wut

Fuck Gravity has changed Iida to Human Porche

Fuck Gravity has changed Midoriya to mistakes were made

Fuck Gravity has changed Todoroki to daddy issues

Fuck Gravity has changed Aoyama to bonjour je suis Dora

Fuck Gravity: Much better.

Tokoyami: DADDY ISSUES OH MY GOD

daddy issues: I wasn't aware we were having a therapy session. I can talk about my daddy issues if you want.

Tokoyami: No, Shoto.

daddy issues: I mean, it's not a secret that I have daddy issues. Just look at him. Of course I have issues, he made me.

Hagakure: Hold on, I'm wheezing.

daddy issues: Like I do when I look at his face knowing there's a possibility of me growing into its image.

daddy issues: No wonder Touya was constantly depressed to look so similar to him. I'd be depressed too.

Ojiro: Send help, I can't breathe.

daddy issues: It's no wonder Natsuo is so proud to look like our mother but as a guy. And Fuyumi is basically mom's twin but with a different quirk and some red in her hair.

daddy issues: Lucky motherfuckers.

bonjour je suis Dora: Mon dieu, Shoto, stop, everyone's dying.

daddy issues: ...

Fuck Gravity: Don't!

daddy issues: Like I wish my father would.

daddy issues has set "that's a lot of damage" audio to play

Fuck Gravity: Shoto, please, we're suffering.

daddy issues: Okay, okay. I'll stop tormenting you all like I wish I could my father.

aggressive chicken dance: Savage.

11:00 AM

Area 51

daddy issues: I'm coming home with the groceries. I put our stuff in separate bags. Shinsou, you'll have to come to 1-A dorms because I don't know where your room is.

mother i crave violence: just give mine to Toshi for now. I can't move yet.

Hagakure: Alright, I've been wondering why it is you said you were crying for like an hour now. Why are you crying, Bakugou?

mother i crave violence: I'm having my period. It's bad, I can't move.

Hagakure: I have midol!

aggressive chicken dance: time to spoil Baku.

wut: I'll bring heating pads.

Fuck Gravity: I'll grab his food. Do you want any of it made before I go up?

mother i crave violence: I was just gonna destroy the chips, coffee pudding, and yoghurt.

Fuck Gravity: I'm making you eat. It'll be good for you.

daddy issues: I bought a bunch of extra ready made bentos because they were on sale for you girls' Girl Day. Take him two or three up and make sure he eats.

Yaoyorozu: We're moving Girl Day to Bakugou's room, if that's alright with everyone.

mother i crave violence: Why do I feel appreciated? Make it stop.

Yaoyorozu: Because we appreciate you, Bakugou.

mother i crave violence: I don't like this.

Yaoyorozu: So you don't want us in your room?

mother i crave violence: I guess it's fine.

Hagakure: Alright, Girl Day in Bakugou's room!

neko neko kneecaps: Alright, Todoroki, bring the stuff up to Baku's room.

daddy issues: I know, I'm on the way. I was waiting for Hitoshi.

its a mental breakdown: thank you, Sho.

daddy issues: You'll have to show me to your dorm one of these days.

its a mental breakdown: oh. it's floor five room four on the boys side in the 1-C dorms.

daddy issues: You say this like I won't now make a bridge to walk from my room to yours.

its a mental breakdown: I know this and I love you.

daddy issues: Good, someone has to.

its a mental breakdown: No airing therapy sessions in the group chat, Sho.

daddy issues: Damn.

daddy issues: Anyway. I'm thinking of playing musical rooms with Aizawa and freezing the empty girls rooms on floor two. Any oppositions?

Tokoyami: My only opposition is not today. I'm working on a time sensitive commission and I don't want to see a month of work go down the drain if the ice creeps over.

daddy issues: Tokoyami, the real MVP, running his business as a profit hobby so UA can't stop him.

Fuck Gravity: What a king.

Tokoyami: Thank you both.

Tokoyami: I'm going back to Hime's fourth dress.

Tokoyami is now offline

Hagakure: Alright.

Hagakure has changed their name to oreosandpussy

oreosandpussy has changed Ojiro's name to ceouolo

oreosandpussy has changed Koda's name to the muffin man?

oreosandpussy has changed Shoji's name to pIaNoMaN

oreosandpussy has changed Tokoyami's name to brb drowning

oreosandpussy has changed Yaoyorozu's name to single braincell

ceouolo: I'm not shocked, just disappointed.

oreosandpussy: That's normal, Mashi.

1:45 PM

Emos Sanctuary

depresso extra shot: Has anyone heard from Haruhi? I haven't been able to find him for like a solid five days and he last messaged someone in here from what I can tell.

*sad kazoo* is now online

*sad kazoo*: Sorry, man, I've been doing some shit for a few days so I can find a way to adopt Toshi.

depresso extra shot: Nobody's heard from you for days!

*sad kazoo*: Well, yeah, I mean, I bought a house, I'm working, I got stuff to do.

depresso extra shot: How the fuck?

*sad kazoo*: I had Hime help me.

1:50 PM

private chat with depresso extra shot and *sad kazoo*

depresso extra shot: How the fuck did Himiko help you?

*sad kazoo*: Himiko hooked me up with one of her friends who can change appearances. The girl made me look how I would if the accident never happened.

depresso extra shot: So you're never coming back to the League.

*sad kazoo*: No. I'm not, I can't. I have a son, man. I need to be there for him.

depresso extra shot: I'll still be your friend, right?

*sad kazoo*: Of course. And you can always have Himi's friend make you look different too. You can get away from this life too, Tomura.

depresso extra shot: I can't just disappear, Dabi.

*sad kazoo*: Why not? I've already found a way to disappear without questions. I could take you into it.

depresso extra shot: Tell me why I should? I have All For One's legacy to uphold!

*sad kazoo*: Who are you even carrying his legacy anyway? Because he saved you? You don't have to risk your life for his legacy because he saved you once. Following his legacy will kill you. I should know, I was held to a legacy too and look where it got me. I'm a murderer, a wanted criminal. This path isn't one you'll survive. He groomed a child and forced his own destiny onto you.

depresso extra shot: I'll think about it.

*sad kazoo*: You could really be Izuku's brother then.

depresso extra shot: You say that like I don't have a quirk that would kill this family like I did my last one. How am I supposed to explain to Izuku that I killed our father? My mother and sister?

*sad kazoo*: Himiko knows someone who can change your quirk. I was going to see him right before I stage my disappearing act. He was going to make my fire red again and give me some ice control so I won't turn into a burnt chicken nugget again.

depresso extra shot: So he could make my quirk something else?

*sad kazoo*: He can make your quirk into whatever you want.

depresso extra shot: I've always wanted to have a healing quirk like my sister did.

*sad kazoo*: And he can do that.

depresso extra shot: I think I'd like that.

*sad kazoo*: So you wanna make the League a family instead? We can all move into my house. We can be normal. We can have lives.

depresso extra shot: I could probably talk everyone into it.

*sad kazoo* So it's a plan then.

depresso extra shot: We'd have to tell the others.

*sad kazoo*: Himi's already onboard. So are Magne and Twice. I haven't raised the question to Compress or Spinner yet.

depresso extra shot: So we just need to talk to Atsuhiro and Iguchi.

*sad kazoo*: Yeah.

depresso extra shot: Iguchi is a lost cause. He's a devout Stain follower. He won't ever agree to it. Compress we might be able to convince. He's said how his great-grandfather is a famous criminal. He might have it though his thick skull that he needs to bring honor to his family name by reforming the hero society.

*sad kazoo*: So we've decided to kill off the League.

depresso extra shot: For our second chance at life.

Taglist: @lgbtforeverything @rin-tanaka @everythingisstardust @paint-in-flames @hakodas-tits

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I've had tumblr for a while now, but haven't posted anything, so i'm about to change that! So, uhh, have my twf oc as a first post !!

(I'll just go and copy the wattpad chapter that explains them, brb)

Personality: Depending on their mood, they can be almost emotionless, super jumpy and loud or very shy and quiet. Has mood swings, but only if they feel pressured or nervous. Super polite and respectful of others opinions.

Flaws: Has trust issues, but gets attached too easily. Doesn't like being touched, but is touch-starved. Overthinks almost everything. Panic attacks aren't rare.

Likes: Rainy days, candy, cold drinks, sleeping, music, drawing.

Dislikes: Crowds, arguments, losing, lies, suprises.

Backstory: Carol doesn't remember a lot of their past, but what they do remember is that they weren't very fond of their hometown. Growing up in a strict household which didn't give them a lot didn't help either. They also remembers having 'friends', which turned out to be foes, using them for their kindness and artistic talent.

When Carol turned 18, they moved out of their hometown and started working at Bon's burgers as a janitor. But one day, while on break time, Carol was sketching the showstoppers on their sketchpad when Felix, the co-founder of the place, noticed. He offered Carol to work alongside the animatronics as a commission artist for the children. They agreed and soon, they were as well known as the showstoppers!

Other: Constantly worries about being 'not good enough'. Also, I based their personality off of myself a bit.

Also, fun fact: Originally, they were supposed to be a humanoid animatronic (like Boozoo), but I decided against that idea, since a human working with robots seemed much more interesting, if you know what i mean *stares at Bon*

They're Boozoo's romantic partner. Just saying 🧍‍♀️

Anyways, have some more art of them. (All by me)

Expect to see them more in my posts btw 😎

#twf oc #twf #the walten files #oc art #self insert #imagine if you can ask questions and they answer 🤔#jk jk #unless 👀

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I posted 1,482 times in 2021

59 posts created (4%)

1423 posts reblogged (96%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 24.1 posts.

I added 2,140 tags in 2021

#cats the musical - 968 posts

#tuggoffelees - 370 posts

#mr mistoffelees - 243 posts

#the rum tum tugger - 141 posts

#for your nerves - 125 posts

#munkustrap - 116 posts

#macavity - 57 posts

#victoria - 49 posts

#alonzo - 36 posts

#lotr - 35 posts

Longest Tag: 109 characters

#i would literally throw hands for anyone who comments on my fics or reblogs with nice tags no questions asked

My Top Posts in 2021

So I commissioned @jelliclecatastrophe to make a Coricojerrie art and look how lovely it is! She’s an amazing artist and I would highly recommend her to anyone thinking of commissioning some art!

Absolutely obsessed with Jerrie’s big cheesy grin and Cori’s shining eyes - he looks just like the mystical cat he is! Also the background lighting is so beautiful?? BRB away to cry for a while~

39 notes • Posted 2021-11-26 23:37:47 GMT

Tuggoffelees 1 and Black&White Family 2

I can’t believe I’ve gotten to Part 3 of this series and I’m only now mentioning my favourite ship of all time! Tuggoffelees, my OTP, my beloved. As always, all hcs in this series will be pre-canon, if we accept the musical as the present day canon. Here’s my take on how Misto’s relationship with Tugger and with his half siblings develops :) (consistent tense usage? I don’t know her) (masterpost here!)

Tugger was totally enamoured by Mistoffelees from day one. They didn’t meet until after Munkustrap and Demeter’s ball (the one after Bomba/Demeter/Misto’s arrival in the Junkyard, which Misto skipped due to still fearing the other Cats), when Tugger happens across Misto dancing and practising his magic in a quiet corner by himself. For the first time in his life, the Rum Tum Tugger is rendered speechless, and just sits and watches in silent awe for like half an hour until Misto realises he’s there. Misto is initially very wary of Tugger, having heard about his flirty and flighty nature, but Tugger is so warm and genuine in his admiration of Misto’s abilities that he struggles to see what the stories were on about. The two immediately bond. They both have very great fears of violence and abandonment by family members/Macavity, which allow them to feel comfortable with one another and understand each other on a deep level better than anyone else in very little time.

Misto, despite his own massive crush, is extremely oblivious to Tugger’s true feelings for him for a long time; after all, in what universe would the most popular and attractive Cat in the tribe see weird, skittish little him as anything more than a friend? But Tugger thinks he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, and despite his fickle tendencies, is doggedly determined when he decides on something. He can’t put his finger on what exactly Misto makes him feel right away, but he knows that it’s good. He at first only recognises it as a weird and confusing desire to spend all his time only with him, and only after someone else points out that he’s not been up to his usual flirty shenanigans in a while. He struggles to explain it; since he’s one of the only ones Misto is able to talk to at that point, he’s one of the only ones who sees him for the fun, warm, and high-key sassy tom he is behind the shyness. It took a very long (and naturally embarrassing) talk with his father to help him work out what exactly he was feeling, and at Old Deuteronomy’s advice he resolved to pursue a serious relationship with Misto. It takes a while, partially because Misto seems to be immune to all Tugger’s best moves (read: oblivious to their real intention and therefore assumes he’s joking), and also because Tugger gets all heart-eyed and tongue-tied whenever Misto smiles at him - the usually suave rockstar Cat becomes a pile of goo. After all his moves fail, Tugger is at a loss of what to do. In the end, he manages it completely by accident.

Misto is a perfectionist and extremely prone to over-working. Tugger’s insistence on being close by/helping him practise is the only reason he doesn’t wipe out basically all the time. Tugger finds him one evening when he’s pushed himself too far, exhausted and aching and barely able to walk. Tugger’s den is closer, so he picks him up and carries him back there - Misto is asleep long before Tugger lays him down on the blankets. He’s kinda mad - half at Misto for ignoring his own limits, half at himself for not being there to help him - but struggles to stay angry with him when he’s very clearly in pain. He confronts him the next day, which confuses Misto, who’s not really used to having people care about him the way Tugger does. Misto questions why it’s bothering Tugger so much, which prompts him to angrily blurt out that it sucks so much to see someone you love hurt themself like that and not seem to care. He doesn’t realise what he’s saying until he’s said it. It hangs in the air awkwardly for a few moments before Tugger throws caution to the wind and launches into a full confession of his feelings for him. He gets on a roll and doesn’t stop until Misto kisses him (in so learning that that is the best and only guaranteed way to shut Tugger up). From there things develop very quickly. To exactly no one’s surprise they become the youngest mated pair in Jellicle memory at the next ball. Old D bawls like a kitten he’s so happy.

Tugger and Mistoffelees grew very close very quickly, which did wonders for Misto’s confidence and both of their self-esteem. It did, however, also strain Alonzo and Tugger’s already rocky relationship to near breaking point. Alonzo, having learned of Misto’s story and his mother’s death, feels incredibly guilty for turning away from him. He becomes jealous of how quickly Tugger was able to get close to Misto while he still struggles to even get him to talk to him, and thinks Tugger is an obnoxious bad influence and warns Misto against him. Tugger is normally fairly easygoing and happy to let rumours roll off him like water off a duck’s back, he even sometimes enjoys them and encourages them if he thinks they’re amusing. However, this he takes personally, and very seriously (as he will with any disparagement of his relationship with Misto, or suggestion that he doesn’t take it seriously). Tugger feels very protective of Misto, knowing very well the pain of being on the receiving end of his eldest brother’s rage, and of their blossoming relationship; he asserts that Alonzo should have gone after Misto when his mother attacked him, and that it’s Alonzo’s own damn fault he doesn’t have a relationship with Misto and it’s got nothing to do with Tugger. It becomes a very sore point of contention between the two of them.

Once Misto is more comfortable in himself and who he is, he begins to slowly build a bond with his half siblings. He becomes more comfortable with Victoria quickly, they both enjoy hanging out without really communicating, just enjoying each other’s company in peace. Victoria is deaf. She can lip-read, but Misto is very determined to learn sign language, and when he gets reasonably competent at that it becomes their main method of communication.

Alonzo is a lot trickier, the poor guy still feels so guilty. Misto holds no resentment towards him at all, he’s really happy Alonzo doesn’t hate him and totally understands why he couldn’t see him back then when everything was still fresh and painful for him - he doesn’t blame him at all. But he can’t seem to get that into Alonzo’s head. Every time it comes up all Alonzo can think about is that if he had just been more mature/compassionate/accepting back then Misto wouldn’t have gone through everything he did.

Alonzo now desperately wants a relationship with his little brother, but his guilt makes it so he struggles horribly at communicating with him and is awkward around him, which in turn makes Misto nervous and uncomfortable (even more than he generally was at that time), which makes it even worse for poor Lonz. He becomes very protective of Misto as he feels like it’s the only thing he can now do for him (if he didn’t do it before then he’ll sure as hell make up for it now). This, unfortunately, tends to result in him getting into fights. He and Tugger have been and always will be chalk and cheese, but he also argued with his mother and now refuses to speak to her. When Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer arrived in the Junkyard, freshly escaped from Macavity and seeking refuge, it really freaked Misto out, and Alonzo immediately took a very hard stance against them and wouldn’t give them a chance. He got into a physical fight with Bombalurina that had to be broken up by Munkustrap when she wouldn’t let him close to her den (where Misto and Demeter had holed up). He has now begrudgingly accepted the twins, but keeps his guard up around them.

As his and Misto’s relationship improved, the awkwardness ended up dissipating completely and the two became quite close. The protectiveness, however, never did go away. It toned down a lot, but at any given moment Alonzo is always ready and willing to throw hands for his little brother and sister.

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Tuggoffelees for the ship ask

aaaah THEY!

How do much do I ship it?: Never heard of it/ Notp / Dislike / used to ship / maybe / ship it / aww / otp / IS IT CANON YET?

11/10

What non sexual activities do they like to do together?

Dancing, definitely. They have the dances they do individually and with a group in public, but when it’s just them it’s a lot slower and more romantic! They also like to read together in a human AU, and when I say read together, I mean Misto will be reading something and Tugger will flop in his lap and read alongside him and huff if he tries to turn the page before he’s finished. They then engage in a spirited debate over their opinions of the book.

Who does chores around the house?

They both do, but on the surface it looks like only Tugger because Misto “cheats” by using his magic to get his done faster. Misto does not consider this cheating.

Who’s the better cook?

Tugger by a mile. It’s a comforting thing for him, and he really enjoys experimenting with new flavours which are somehow always delicious. He cooks for his dad and brother when they’re stressed, and all the time for Misto. It’s one of the main ways he shows his affection. He always puts a lot of effort into what he makes for Misto, who could literally burn water. It started as a (successful) way to impress him, and now it’s just something he really enjoys doing for him.

Misto was something of a spoiled little kitten, who grew up under the care of his rich uncle Bustopher, and as a result never really learned how to make edible food for himself. After witnessing Misto in the kitchen one single time Tugger takes over for the sake of both of their survival.

Who’s the funniest drunk?

Probably Tugger. Drunk Misto is really giggly and affectionate, but drunk Tugger is like regular Tugger turned up to max. He’s louder, flirtier, will hype anyone to do anything. He literally is that meme where he’ll ask Misto if he’s single and cry when he says no.

Do they have kids?

Nope! It’s something neither of them have ever felt much of a desire/need to do. They’re really happy with just each other, and feel like their situation is perfect the way it is. They both like kids/kittens, and enjoy spending time with their nieces and nephews, but they both love giving them back to their parents at the end of the day!

(I know this is a super popular hc, and I respect and appreciate everyone and their ocs, but I just don’t vibe with it~)

Do they have any traditions?

Date night is sacred, and cannot be altered for any man or beast. They both love bonfire night as well. Although it’s a bit loud, they love watching the colourful fireworks! They always bring a picnic and cuddle up outside under a blanket together and it is soft and adorable.

What do they fight about?

They don’t tend to fight really, they both have a bit of a bad history with that, and so will escape the situation if it seems to be leading that way. Their arguments usually form around Misto overworking himself to the point of illness or injury, and Tugger closing himself off and not communicating when something is wrong.

What would they do if they found their paring tag on tumblr? (If they have one)

They both think it’s amazing and hilarious! They start a contest of sorts in which they print out some fan art and hang it somewhere and see how long it takes the other to notice. This has led to many awkward moments with visitors.

Who cried at the end of Marley and me?

Tugger bawled like a baby and had to be cuddled for hours by a slightly disturbed Misto, who agreed that yes, Tugger, it was very sad, but you know it’s not real, right? It’s been several hours, Tugger, it’s important to me that you know that.

Who always wins at Mario kart?

9/10 times Tugger, with the exception of Coconut Mall, which Misto has never lost at. It keeps Tugger up at night.

One thing I like about this ship?

They👏just👏love👏each👏other👏so👏much👏 For real they’re just so well matched and so good for each other. Misto is a really good grounding point for Tugger, and Tugger makes sure Misto gets the attention he deserves!

One thing I don’t like about the ship?

God, is there anything I don’t love about this ship?? I really don’t think there is! Himbo rockstar x sassy magician forever <3

The song I would say fits them?

I have a whole playlist lol but I’ll go with Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen for all my failed dreams of a Dirty Dancing AU

Another headcanon about the paring?

Tugger keeps everything Misto has ever given him ever. I can’t throw out this dead flower, Munk, did you even hear me say that Misto gave it to me?? He keeps momentos of their dates and significant moments as well as gifts in a special secret box. Misto will often pick up little trinkets if he thinks Tugger will like them. He doesn’t quite realise how much Tugger actually treasures them until one day he finds a sparkly little plastic pendant from a human kid’s necklace, and Tugger immediately attaches it to his collar and never takes it off. When it breaks he’s genuinely devastated and Misto has to reassure him that he’s not mad at him for it breaking. Misto is really touched when he learns how much Tugger values his gifts and I’m going to stop waffling now!

55 notes • Posted 2021-05-31 00:40:10 GMT

So I’ve been seeing a lot of Rap Tugger on my dash today and whilst typically I’m not a fan, the fact that he calls himself the “jelli-coolest cat” and Misto the “magi-coolest” cat is adorable. Then, at 22h41 CET a new headcanon crashed through my window and beat me over the head with a rake.

@guyavot on Discord a while back brought up the idea that Rap Tugger was a younger relation of Rock Tugger, which I love. Rap Tugger seems a bit younger than his Rock counterpart, let’s say he’s 18 or so, whereas Rock Tugger is in his early-mid 20s.

Anyway, my new headcanon is that Rap Tugger has the biggest, dorkiest teenage crush on his big cousin Rock Tugger’s boyfriend Misto. He constantly shows off to try and impress him, and frequently challenges Rock Tugger to all sorts of ridiculous contests..

Misto thinks it’s hilarious, and that Rap Tugger is a sweet little guy.

Rock Tugger takes it far more seriously than he lets on.

109 notes • Posted 2021-02-24 23:19:19 GMT

So my new favourite thing in the entire world is pictures of Tugger and Misto where Misto’s looking elsewhere and Tugger is just gazing at him with the biggest heart eyes known to mankind (or catkind, if you will). I just love pre-Tuggoffelees with pining Tugger and oblivious Misto ok?

I mean...

Just...

Look me in the eyes and tell me he doesn’t adore him.

Anyway if anyone has any more of this very specific type of picture pls send them to me and I’ll love you for the rest of my life~

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lickingyellowpaint · 3 years

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Alright, because at least one anon was curious, here are some thoughts based on, admittedly, a very brief foray into the world of sales. I'll speak only to what made my gut instinct do a confused puppy head-tilt, and obviously this is opinion, from someone on tumblr, and therefore not the end-all, be-all of advice on this...

Red Flags of Possible Scam Employers and/or Services

1) The first red flag was that the company threw me into the internal chats - chock full of pep and others' successes - before I was actually physically at work and able to understand their utility. Perhaps it’s easier from a tech perspective to fling new employees into every digital system at once. And sure, there was useful information and good insight into how the company uses those chats - lots of newbies asking questions and getting relevant good answers whilst on the floor, which IS nice - and if you're like me and unfamiliar with the tech or apps being used, it's great practice.

For the most part, though, two of the main chats were just hyping up their salespeople as they met their goals. I suspect they want you to see how much money everyone's making, how they're meeting their goals, and make you want to succeed similarly. There was already a little too much constant enthusiasm bouncing around the place for my goth ass, but hey, can't say the culture was negative! Still somewhat a nefarious psychological move, though, imho. The intent is likely to boast, dazzle, entice, overwhelm and make you envious enough to be competitive, as much as it is to inspire and inform. Just a guess.

2) The second red flag was similar in nature. In a lot of the e-meeting training sessions, there was a LOT of time spent on praising the success of those present in video meetings, a LOT of time spent on explaining the tier system of salespeople, the incentives, the commission system, cool trips you can earn... and I get that, to a degree, okay, you have a job, you wanna know how much money you can really make. Fine!

But if as much or more time is spent on those types of things than the actual training on what you need to learn to do the job... hm. Hm! I suspect more headgaming. (And no, this wasn't an MLM targeting suburban moms to employ and get all their friends onboard. This is a big company with good stock and trusted affiliates.) Anyway, this is about when my gut started to do that quiet hrrrr-uff dogs do when they wanna bark but aren't sure about it yet.

3) Language and words are key. Obviously, most people are sharp enough to know that phrases like "no out-of-pocket upfront cost" is a codeword for We Can't Legally Say It's Free But Want You To Feel Like It Is, and means there'll be payment involved at some point. It's one thing to know that, and quite another to parrot the phrase at an elderly potential customer, or one whose grasp of English isn't quite perfect. Could you, in good conscience, do that for a commission and feel good about it? Turns out I couldn't.

And that's not necessarily indicative of a scam company altogether - sales is sales, and sales language has probably been a little deceptive by nature for as long as it's been around. But could you do that for a paycheck, while being new to the job, thus not being entirely sure what it's gonna cost that little old lady or that immigrant family down the line? Could you? You may not really know for sure until you hear yourself say it, and your gut starts barking in earnest, because you don't know what their next step - that you just convinced them to take - will be.

4) I didn't know, so I tried to find out. While my followers here know I was pretty diligent with my required training stuff, you can see from points 1 and 2 that those materials weren't really meaty and informative enough for me. I tried to seek further clarification not just on my tasks, but the next steps - could someone explain them to me better, in a way that assured me I wasn't pitching a scam? Could someone send me videos or content relevant to the next step in the process, just so I understand it better for my own edification and peace of mind?

Well... maybe they tried to. I was sent a link to a video of one of the next-step-in-the-process sales guys at work... only to be denied access to that video, and though I requested access, nothing in the system ever granted it to me. A glitch? Perhaps. But when I mentioned wanting access, wanting a few more questions answered until I felt right with things, most of what I heard was:

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that."

"Don't overcomplicate things for yourself."

"That's a little above your role. Keep things simple, say you don't know, and it'll add value to the expertise of the next-step sales guy!"

"We tend to save that for more advanced training, since not all of our new people have your emotional intelligence, and might not have as good a brain-to-mouth filter, and say more to the customer than they need to."

Well... I wasn't asking in order to answer a customer's questions, I was asking to answer mine. I won't speak to what I don't know to be true, and I won't sell what I'm not sure is legit, no matter how much I'm paid to do so. And that gut-dog? Now it's a pack of dogs, and at least one of them is starting to howl.

5) It's howling kind of loudly, actually, and my (delightful, friendly, funny) managers aren't helping me quiet it down. So if they can't answer my questions to my satisfaction, I have to seek answers elsewhere.

Arguably, obviously, I should have done this from the start, but - that's when I sought out customer reviews.

And I don't mean clicking Google Reviews and just reading those.

I mean spending most of an afternoon on a deep dive into the following search terms:

"[Company Name] reviews" "[CN] scam" "[CN] Better Business Bureau reviews" "[CN] reddit" "[CN] class action/lawsuit" "[CN] Yelp/any other well-known review site you can think of”/Twitter tag/FB search

You get the idea.

Now, of course some bad actors (rival companies, annoyed ex-employees) can write bad reviews to make the company look bad. Equally, anyone who felt like it could write good reviews to make the company look good. (I wasn't about to search every good reviewer's name in our email database to see if any matched up. But a couple did include words or phrases that might be included in customer-facing marketing and mission statements and thus parroted naturally, but were definitely included in internal training vids. Just a very slight few, but they popped out at me.) Another thing to keep in mind when wanting to take all reviews into account equally is that when people are happy with a product, they don't always remember to leave reviews, so most reviews are written by the vaguely-to-deeply dissatisfied to begin with, and may not be an accurate representation of what's really going on.

Let's be fair here. As a thought experiment, look up the reviews for a company/service/product you truly love, and see if the bad ones reflect a concern you can understand, or one you'd brush off, or one that just doesn't reflect your experience at all. What works for one person/locale/reason for another, might not for someone else, and that’s understandable.

Also ponder:

Out of, let's say, 200 reviews, how many would need to be positive to get you to buy something, especially if it was something you wanted? Would a lot of negative ones make you second-guess the product or service?

How would you gauge the seriousness of the problems presented in the negative ones?

Would a company responding to the bad reviews with apologies and customer service numbers, on that same forum where all could read their empathy and solutions, be enough to convince you that the company had handled the issue by the time you're reading them?

Ponder, ponder, ponder...

aaaand, moving on.

Let's say that out of 200 reviews from a plethora of sources, 40-50 are five-star happy with the company.

Another, eh, 30 or so are two- or three-star, because something went wrong, wrong enough to leave an iffy or downright bad taste in the reviewers' mouths.

The last 110-120? One-star reviews. With at least 10-20 of those saying they'd have left zero stars if the review forum allowed it.

Some of those one-stars may be several years old. Some may have since had their issue truly resolved, and never bothered to update their review or add to it. Some have issues that boil down to, "Okay, the customer clearly didn't understand the terms", or, "That's a crazy problem but I can't relate to caring about it because [insert personal preference/reason] here."

But if a whole load of those one-star reviews tend to speak up about the same types of problems, serious ones, ones you'd find bothersome or downright tragic, ones that would cost you money in some way or another, ones that make you further doubt the integrity of the company altogether, and many of them are as recent as the last few months...

Do I need to finish that sentence?

Hold up, BRB, I have to let the gut-dogs out, they're going absolutely batshit crazy. Must be a full moon!

Or just a disorganized, neglectful, or possibly purposely deceitful company.

The old saying says there’s a sucker born every minute.

Would your conscience be cool with being paid to be one, or to prey on them?

Advice:

My advice is pretty basic: before joining, signing, buying important things, do your diligent research and trust. your. gut.

I hope the above list of experiences helps guide you in doing both.

#if you wanna play it super-safe just ignore salespeople and don't go into sales to begin with lol

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thedyingmoon · 4 years

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Check this out: Chat Buddies, but they're now on Animal Crossing New Horizons instead of their usual group chat. It would be so adorable! And their avatars are all customized to look like cute chibi versions of them 😍😍😍

I GOT YOU, FAM!😍😍😍❤❤❤

( Worked hard on this.🙈🙈🙈 I hope you like it.💙💙💙 )

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💙 Chat Buddies ( ?! ) 💙

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Special Chapter - Part 1

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~ Once upon a boring quarantine day, in the Devil May Cry Disco Group Chat ~

Nico - its true!😱

~ A few moments later ~

Nero - What is?

Ni - The Ghost Movement is real!😱

Ne - What do you mean ghost movement?

Ni - Tell me the truth psycho

Ni - You and Kyrie have been playing that super popular game on switch now arent ya?!?!?!?!?

Ne - What super popular game? What the fuck r u talking about?

Ni - Ass!

Ni - I mean Animal Crossing!

~ A few seconds later ~

Ni - AHA! So I'm right! YOU HAVE BEEN PLAYING ANIMAL CROSSING!!!!!!!!!!

Ne - SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Ne - Kyrie told me to play it ok?

Ne - Its wrong to refuse Kyrie!!!!!!

Ni - Yeah and what happened? The garage must be a mess by now and youre not even taking commissions! I texted and tried to call you many times but YOU'VE BEEN GHOSTING ON ME FOR ALMOST A MONTH!

Ni - Youve become a member of the Ghost Movement!

Ni - AAAARRGHHH!!!!!!!

Ne - Stop being a bitch Nico! Look

Ne -

Ne - Its so cute! You cant blame me for getting hooked!

Ni - LAME!

Ni - Mines better!

Ni -

Ne - WHOHOAHOA!!!! NOW WERE TALKIN!!!!

Ne - Ok hold on.........

~ About a minute later ~

Ne - Youre up Nico

Ni - What?

Ne - I said

Ne -

Ne - Youre up Nico

Ni - WHAT THE !?!?!?!?!?

Kyrie - Hey guys!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

K - Are we talking Animal Crossing now?

Ni - Yeah well

Ni - At least its easier than PUBG

Ne - AHA!!!!!! ANOTHER ONES HOOKED HERE!

K -

K - Heehee~🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

K - My Island got 5 stars now❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Dante - Theres a sloth in here

Ne - DANTE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

Ni - Wait what sloth?

D - I said

D -

D - Theres a sloth in here!

D - HOHOHOHOHO!!!!!!

~ A few startled moments later ~

Ni - No offense here man but

Ni - How were u able to buy a switch?

D - well u see I -

Vergil - He groveled before me like that scum that he is and begged me to lend him a huge sum of money to buy himself a switch and a copy of this

V - ... wretched game for mortals.

D - Hey bro!😅

D - I didnt know youre here

K - I added him and (Y/N)😊

Ni - Hey Vergil! How's Paris life with sexy(Y/N)?

(Y/N) - Hello guysss!!!! I miss you!!!

Ni - GGGGIIRRRRRLLLLLLLL!!! HOW U BEEN?!?!?!?!

Y - Great! I'm -

Y -

Y - Just chillin ;)

Ni - AHHH THATS WHY YOU HAVENT ANSWERED MY TEXT! YOURE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE GHOST MOVEMENT!!!!!

Y - 😅

Y - Sorry😅

Y - Forgive me?

Ne - Eh? Well we might as well change our gc name to Ghost Movement Team then

Ni - Shut up asshole Im the admin! Im in charge

D - Hey Verge! I know youre playing ;)

Ni - 😱

Ne - 😱

K - 🙈

D - Show us some caps! ;)

V - Silence, scum!

V - As you can see

V -

V - I'm reading.

Ni - 😱

Ne - 😱

K - 🙈

Y - 😊❤

D - Ehhhhh

D - Do u have any caps were ur smiling for a change

V - None!

...

V - Alright.

V -

V - Happy?!

Ni - 😱

Ne - 😱

K - 😱

Y - 😅🙈

D - Ok......... thats a surprise!

Y - Now, I showed you what you wanted to see.

V - If you don't shut up now and let us sleep, I'll come right there and slit your throats! All I see in my phone is your bloody Animal Crossing notifications!

Ne - Ahem

Ne - Brb! Gotta play!

K - Yeah me too! Bye!

Ni - I have to update my switch. I dont have that sloth yet

Y - Goodnight guys!😚❤

Y - Oh and Kyrie?

Y - Can I visit your island?

K - Sure thing!❤

D - Hey guys! Im just getting started! I havent showed you my sick sexy seaside bar yet!

...

D - Hey guys!

...

D - Aww come on!

...

V - DANTE!

~ After that, Dante never mentioned anything about his "sick sexy seaside bar" in their Disco gc ever again,... ~

TO BE CONTINUED

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#devil may cry 5 #animal crossing new horizons #vergil sparda #dante sparda #nico goldstein #nero sparda #kyrie #chat buddies ( ?! )#special chapter #vergil x reader #vergil x you

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jlf23tumble · 4 years

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Hey Jen! I love seeing everyone doing monthly fic recs but yours are my favourite! I know I'm sending this three days early but I can't wait!! x

Yes, I love that!! I’m a bit of a date stickler, so I sat on this one until the very last day, but here’s a mixed bag of things that I read this month and loved...hope they work for you, too!

500 Words of Harry Styles, by haemophilus/ @they-them-pigeon, One Direction, Harry Styles/various pairings, 1.5k. These 3 works are 500 words each, and, like...how??? What kinda sorcery! They’re all perfect mini worlds, w/ gorgeous explorations of Harry and gender and pairings you wouldn’t expect yet totally work.

Heartstrings, by @vondrostes, One Direction, Harry Styles/Sarah Jones, 2.6k. This one totally gave me the Mulder/Scully vibes of some my very fave fics in that pairing, idk why, but brb, gotta jump into some old fic servers.

Here to Take My Medicine, by Throwthemflowers/ @hazzabeeforlou, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 3.7k. U know what? I totally buy the concept of Harry reading goop and Louis going along with it (bonus points for unexpected yet totally welcome daddy kink).

go as slow as you want, by whensheflies/ @choface, One Direction, Harry Styles/Nick Grimshaw, 5k. Most gryles fic, especially lately, is steeped in angst, but not this one! A touch of it, sure, but sweet, sexi, AND tender gender? Sign my ass up for more!

Sweet Baby, by jishler, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 5.4k. It’s harder and harder to find these days, but I’m always down for some good old-fashioned kink discovery, X Factor house era, and this was sweet and hot, perfect combo.

let me be yours, by @louhearted, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 6.6k. Canon Girl Direction is always a win, but this one features pube talk, too? Huge bonus points for daddy kink, not enough of that, if you ask me (and you didn’t, but there you go).

More of a Comment Than a Question, by abrighteryellow/ @a-brighter-yellow, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 8.7k. I know this wasn’t what the author intended, but I am missing all the fan convention stuff that isn’t going to happen this year, and this story perfectly captured it, so thank you AGAIN!

in its lonely and ramshackle head, by objectlesson/ @alienfuckeronmain, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, 9.8k. The only thing I know of this movie is the hilarious write-up Phoenix and Blake crafted, but it doesn’t matter, this fic is so beautiful! A five times with so much pining and yearning, beautiful!

bathed in blue light, by delgay, Star Wars Sequel, Poe Dameron/Finn, 17k. The lengths I go through to avoid all things Reylo means the pickings can be slim in this fandom, but this felt like a callback to the heady days of early 2016, sigh.

Harriet and Louise, by blake/ @newleafover, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 28k. Words fail me, I was lucky enough to see this before it went up, to yell in the google doc, the long-awaited regency Girl Direction fic does NOT disappoint, so gorgeous!!! Massive hugs to the hero who commissioned it!

The Stars Look Very Different Today, by @kingsofeverything, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 43k. Easily my fave so far in the big bang pack, but here’s some real talk, I love it when Lauren writes space fic.

I’m gonna jump on my soapbox here for a quick sec and tell you that you don’t have to reblog this fic rec list if you don’t wanna, liking it for further reference is okay by me if you aren’t comfortable, but PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD leave kudos and comments on fics for authors. Read a wip and cheerlead the author along and revel in the heart-stopping thrill of receiving an ao3 email. I’m blessed *regularly* by all the ones I’m subscribed to, but these two were my absolute faves this month:

Say Something, by @kingsofeverything, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 6 chapters//27 chapters in. Look, I’m gonna level with you, I had some high expectations for this one (50YO omega Harry hooking up with 28YO alpha Louis, eventual mpreg, lactation, and everything else in those tags), and in just six chapters, I wanna yell with how much I love it, talk about dreams surpassed!

Leave a Voicemail after the Song, by @vondrostes, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 13 chapters// ??? chapters. Okay, this is on Patreon for now, it might jump to ao3 down the road, but for the low price of $1/month, you too can get a weekly update to in the heart-breakingly BEAUTIFUL companion to Terran’s epic Call Answered (which *is* on ao3), this time from Harry’s POV. It hurts so good, especially at this point in the story, god.

#fic rec #girl direction #finnpoe #stormpilot #baggenshield #gryles #larry #april 2020 #god there is some great shit out there #thank u authors!!!

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drkineildwicks · 4 years

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Murtagh yes.

AKA Outlander: A Summary

I mean this is the plot of Outlander, right? Claire gets yeeted back in time, meets Jamie and Murtagh, knows stuff because history, and Murtagh’s immediate approach is be right back, have to kill somebody.

And seriously, this series would be a LOT shorter if everyone just—LISTENED to Murtagh.

Like Season 2 would have never happened, minimum.

I hate France. Oh hey you mean if we kill this guy this whole awful thing that happens doesn’t happen? BRB don’t wait up. So Jamie has sworn to kill this dude I’m going with him to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself don’t worry Claire I’ll bring him back in one piece.

This is ONE SEASON, guys.

And finally reading the books that this series is based on (thanks to everyone online and at work who gave me content warnings so I can be on alert for them)—okay firstly if I wasn’t familiar with the TV show I probably would have dumped it because the first two chapters are SLOW. Not sure if it picks up when Claire goes back in time or I’m just excited because hey, I actually KNOW these dudes!

Did it in a quick sketchy style since it’s a simple idea and my first time drawing Murtagh…now to lobby for an AU where everyone listens to Murtagh and he gets to spend the rest of the series shipping Jamie and Claire and taking care of all the kids (both disaster children™ Jamie and Claire and second-generation disaster kids Bree and Roger).

Also you can find it here on DA Eclipse, please no reposting thank you. :)

Done in Adobe Photoshop.

#Outlander #murtagh #AdobePhotoshop #crossposted from DA #seriously #why did no one listen to this man?#he knew what was up

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floutua · 5 years

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all my life

this was requested by an anon who wanted Five to be dating a painter but I’ve taken the liberty to add a few other things in there. Also, they’re older in this imagine just because. Hope you enjoy! thank you for sending in the request.

Five has this nasty habit of just blinking in to your room whenever he wanted, especially when he is bored and does not want to be around the rest of the family. You also never seemed to mind the fact that Five just blinks in to your room, even if he catches you by surprise more often than you can count. Five would always snicker as he flops on your bed, staring at you with amusement and adoration. You roll your eyes at him in return.

However, Five realizes that he has never really been in your room without your presence before. He always seems to blink in whenever you are present – so, this absence makes him feel a little bit out of place. Which in hindsight is very silly because he spends more time in his girlfriend’s room than he does in his actual room – sometimes, the two of you talk about conspiracy theories, sometimes the two of you are quiet, just basking in each other’s presence.

Five moves over to your table and picks up the bright yellow sticky note, looking at your messy handwriting. Sometimes, he wonders how your handwriting can be so messy when you obviously know how to draw absolutely well. “BRB; Nana needs cat food. Will be back soon, love Y/N.” Five murmurs, a smile appearing on his face. He loves your relationship with your grandmother – Five never had one and the closest person he can probably think of as grandparent figure would be Pogo – and he has met your Nana a couple of times before too. Five pockets the note you wrote and stuffs it in his pocket – you don’t know this but every single note you have given him, Five has kept them in a special box, hidden where no one could find it. Actually, no one in his family knows about it either because Five knows for sure they will not stop teasing him about how sappy he is and a ‘hopeless romantic’ at heart.

So, he decides to look around your room. The smile on his face growing bigger when he sees the number of photos you have of him, his siblings and the two of you together all over the wall. “I don’t have this one.” Five lifts up the framed photo: you have the biggest smile on your face and Five is in the midst of rolling his eyes, holding on to his cup (of coffee) and he spies the small smile present on his face. Five wonders briefly who took that photo of the two of you and where can he get them. He places the frame back to where he had picked it up from and is about to move away from your table when his sleeve accidentally catches your sketchbook and it falls to the ground, flipping open at a random page. “Shit.”

Five immediately bends down to pick it up and pauses when he finally realizes the drawing he sees is of him sleeping. His eyebrows shot up to his hairline as he picks up your sketchbook and stand up, moving over to sit on your bed. He continues to study the sketch you drew of him; it was only half-coloured, but it already looks amazing. “Y/N…” He whispers your name as he begins going through your sketchbook. Some of the sketches you made consisted mostly of him but there were sketches that you made of his siblings, landscapes, your Nana and her cat and he hums appreciatively under his breath. He has always known you had a talent for drawing and painting – in fact, that was how the two of you had first met.

Reginald Hargreeves had hired you – a child with impeccable drawing and painting talents – to draw the Hargreeves’ family portraits and occasionally, Pogo would ask you for a commission or two for Grace who loved landscape paintings. Honestly, Five could go on and on about how amazing your artwork is: the academy is literally filled with a lot of your pieces and he never gets bored of looking at them. But that was then and this is now.

Five immediately snaps your sketch book shut when the door opens and you catch him red-handed, holding on to your sketch book. You chuckle as you walk over to him, dropping your purse on the bed. “Snooping around?” You tease him and Five rolls his eyes as he clicks his tongue at your words. “You know I would have just shown them to you if you asked, Five.” You pull your sketchbook away from his hands and flop yourself on his lap, causing Five to quickly hold on to your waist lest you fall off of his lap and hurt yourself.

“I was not snooping around – for the record, your sketchbook decided to commit suicide by getting caught on my sleeve and falling off of the table.” Five tells you pointedly as he adjusts you so that you are sitting comfortably on his lap. You giggle at his answer, pressing a soft kiss on his lips, one that Five deepens before you pull away. “So, will you show it to me then? I didn’t get to finish going through all of them.”

You nod your head and open your sketchbook, turning it to a random page at the back. There was a paper sticking out and you pick it up, handing it over to Five who uses his free hand to look at the drawing and Five furrows his eyebrows before he widens his eyes when he realizes what you had drawn. “This was the first time I saw you – in Griddy’s doughnuts; it was probably one of those times when you snuck out with everyone.” You explain, recalling that memory. “I thought to myself; wow, this family is amazing, and I drew it right there and then. Little did I know I would be meeting everyone officially a few days after.”

Five stares at the drawing a little longer; back then things were a lot simpler than it had been today and judging from the genuine happiness you have managed to capture on all of their faces, it was no wonder you were inspired to draw them. Five tightens his hold on you and kisses your temple. “Thank you for sharing this with me.”

You shake your head, wounding an arm around his neck. “It’s my pleasure; you can keep it if you want, Five. Oh! I have the perfect frame for it – if you want it framed, that is.” You look up at your boyfriend and Five chuckles under his breath, nodding his head. You jump off of his lap and immediately head to your art boxes, rummaging through them. “Also, since you are here, would you mind helping me and becoming my muse?”

Five kneels beside you, taking the stuff you had been holding and placing it on the bed so that you had easy access. “Aren’t I always your muse?” He motions at some of your intricate paintings; you loved drawing half of his face – never completely – and painting flowers over it and Five really likes it whenever you paint arts like those.

You give him a pointed look and Five smirks, running his fingers through his hair. “I mean, I am a work of art, no?” You laugh at his words and shoved him playfully, causing Five to chuckle at your actions.

“Yeah, you are.” You tell him after your laughter died down. “I think for my final project, I want to paint you how I see you and let everyone know just why you are my muse, Five.” You explain earnestly and Five stares at you for a few seconds before he slowly nods his head. The smile on your face grows bigger.

“The things I do for you, Y/N.”

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uristmcdorf · 4 years

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I am so, so torn on the casting choices being made for Night Watch. And I also hate that the nonsensical casting choices feel harder to actually critique due to the inevitable “NOOOO PC STUFF BAD” brigade who really care what colour Carcer is and who I can only assume either never read a single Pratchett book in their lives or missed the point of them entirely.

Rambling thoughts and critiques below the dooblydo, because my ramblings contain spoilers for ALL THE BOOKS PROBABLY. I dunno.

1 - On the racial diversity of the casting.

YES.

HELL TO THE YES.

I am all for this. If there’s one area Pratchett never grew as much as he did in others, it’s his approach to race and his insistence on colourblind = good. I love seeing the casting choices here, and I’m excited especially by having a black Sybil, as she’s a woman of power and old money. Since Pratchett never really tackled themes of race, and when he did address it at all he did so very poorly, I think this is about the best way to approach things.

I’d actually like to see more of this as we see more casting news.

1a - On the casting of Vimes and Keel specifically

This... this doesn’t work. A critical aspect of Vimes and Keel, pivotal for the plot of an entire novel, is that they look so similar that a scar and an eyepatch was all it took for Vimes to pass for Keel to everyone except those who knew the real Keel very well. If we’re having a black Keel we should have a black Vimes, too. It makes me worry the people running the adaptation haven’t actually read the books they’re adapting.

2 - On the inclusion of a nonbinary actor for Cheery

UNF.

I am seriously hyped for this, and think it’s an excellent casting choice. The Discworld dwarves canonically only have one socially-acceptable gender identity, and it’s a running theme that ignorant humans assume all dwarves are male because they have extremely low sexual dimorphism, all trending towards being short, stocky, squat, hairy bearded beings who appear AMAB to the human eye. So I’d actually really love it if every dwarf character was cast and played by either genderqueer/nonbinary people who lean on the masc side or butch women. I think it’d actually be a really cool move and a way to play with the fact that, canonically, you have no idea what the actual sex of any Discworld dwarf is. There’s no reason to assume that a dwarf who identifies as a woman is what a human would term AFAB, even!

I don’t actually expect to get that, of course. But I think it’d be incredible if someone did that.

BRB gonna get rich and commission an adaptation of the Discworld series according to me whims.

3 - On the gender-swapping of characters

Now this could be fascinating, or it could be done poorly. But I have Concerns.

For one, we’ve seen quite a lot of characters gender-swapped. Vetinari, Wonse, Throat, Cruces. That’s a third of the cast that’s so-far been announced. And yet while we’re seeing characters like Wonse cast, I’ve not seen any sign of Rosie Palm or the Agony Aunts or Vetinari’s aunt, or other established women characters. Which makes me worry that one of the reasons for the gender-swapping is to compensate for the loss of female characters that happens if you, for example, cut the entire sex worker industry from the adaptation. I can see it happening, a way to “sanitise” a story that has a lot of women in it who are sex workers and who are complex and whole and respected in the narrative and who FIGHT FOR THEIR POWER and, we know from other books, COME TO THAT POWER EVENTUALLY.

I’m simultaneously intrigued and worried about this.

3a - On a Female Throat

This could be either brilliant or terrible, depending on how they play it. Dibbler is a rat of a person, a despicable and dirty grafter, a weed living in the cracks. A female Dibbler who embodies that? Would be something I don’t think we’ve ever before seen portrayed on TV. It’d be thrilling and new in the way that a, say, unapologetically grotesque female Nobby would be.

But if they clean up or cutesify Dibbler as a character to make this an “acceptable” female character I will be severely disappointed. And some of the other casting choices make me feel concerned that this might be what they do.

3b. On a Female Vetinari

Ooooh this intrigues me. I think Vetinari is one of those characters who is especially ripe for genderswapping, although I have a fondness for a aro-ace male Vetinari, which is something of my own personal headcanon. But we know the Assassin’s guild was relatively quick to accept female members compared to other guilds, so this could work. Especially given the themes in Pratchett’s work of sexism, which is not so much a theme in the Night Watch books as it is a constant background radiation - referenced, acknowledged, involved in multiple plot-points but not THE plot itself. A bullied, ignored female assassin’s guild student who comes to power as eventual Patrician of the city has weight and potential and could be great. But other casting decisions make me worry that this might be a missed opportunity. Specifically..

3c. One a Female Wonse who is Now Also a Wizard Apparently?

I don’t understand this one at all. Specifically, casting Wonse as a character at all and then making them a completely different character. Why use the name at all? We have plenty of established wizard characters if you want a wizard. We even have a specific FEMALE WIZARD character in Esk if you want that!

And in fact, that’s where the Wonse casting makes me feel worried for some of the casting decisions that have been made here. As I said before, the Discworld books swim through a sea of subtly but continuously referenced sexism. Pratchett grew increasingly skilled at portraying it and doing so while making his female characters whole, interesting and powerful in their own rights. And an entire BOOK was based on addressing the sexism of enforced gender roles in the magical world. I feel like this casting undermines those themes. It makes the entire gender parity casting feel shallow and sanitary. An attempt to “solve” a problem that didn’t need solving - to give lipservice to equality and progressiveness without doing so in a meaningful way. Throwing out an opportunity to address themes Pratchett himself excelled at, for the sake of pretending sexism doesn’t exist in the discverse.

4. On Sybil

Lady Sybil is not a conventionally attractive woman by Hollywood standards. She’s older, and a towering giant of a woman, tall and fat and large of build and specifically and repeatedly described as such. She’s also bald and wears wigs, due to her dragon-breeding and rescuing and the subsequent continuous loss of hair to flames. And Vimes adores her. And she’s a romantic interest. She’s intelligent, witty, kind, overflowing with compassion, talented, pivotal to many plot points, and treated at all times with dignity and complexity in how she’s characterised. She saves the day multiple times and,while some characters have been shown to mock her for her appearance, the narrative itself never treated her as the butt of a joke. Do you have ANY FUCKING CLUE how RARE it is for a fat woman, an older woman, a woman of large build, to be portrayed as positively and completely as Pratchett wrote Sybil?

I am delighted by the decision to cast a black woman for Sybil. I am dismayed by the decision to cast a relatively young, thin and pretty woman for her. Us fat folks never get to see ourselves portrayed positively. This is such a let-down.

#discworld #terry pratchett #gnu terry pratchett #night watch #bbc america

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