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chrysanthemumpink · 5 years ago

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im thinking about xiaolin showdown and one of my major issues with it is the unexplored lore and backstory. Almost every thing is “1500 years ago” and none of the supporting characters were really...supported. But if I had my way this is how it could have been fixed:

In season 3, the monks were sent to train with Master Monk Guan but they find out that despite the calm demeanor he is quite strict. This was a one off episode ment to trick hannibal bean and call Rai “Bozo.”

This should have happened the same episode Chase was introduced. Because despite Guan and Chase’s relationship being part of the lore, the series never explored that. So to fix it, lets say that the monks meet Chase and Guan the same way they did in the series, especially that part when Chase lets the Monks go after losing to Guan. But once it becomes clear that Chase is a permanent threat, the monks leave Master Fung’s temple to train with Guan.

(While we are on the topic...Chase Young’s powers needs to be simplified. No more soup...because that literally has no impact on the story. Let’s just say he wanted to steal dojo because he wanted a more reliable way to search for shen gon wu. And when dojo didnt work out, he teamed up with Wuya by promising that he can help restore her body.)

This does a lot of things. The first thing it does is give the monks a change of scenery and gives them new challenges with Guan’s style of training. Imagine the monks becoming wudai warriors under Guan. It would have given Rai someone more difficult to learn under and I think Rai would learn a lot from Guan even if he resists. Omi would have had his ego depleted at least a tiny bit. Kimiko would have definitely appreciated Guan and I can see her being the only one adding to the temple with her use of tech. And I think Clay and Guan would realize that they are actually quite similar (calm kind guys with hidden strengths)

Another thing this would have done was open up the oppritunity for more dialogue with Guan about Grand Master Dashi AND Chase’s betrayal.

So Chase Young sees Guan, his nemesis, with his new team of monks and that’s what makes him decide to look for an apprentice. (Not some vague “chosen one” monologue) Chase spends a few episodes with Katnappe, Jack Spicer, and heck maybe even Omi. But none of it is long lived. Until he meets Jermaine.

Jermaine was Chase’s apprentice in season 2 but only for an episode. That should have been more perminent. And let’s say that he is as willing to stay on the Heylin side because Omi hurt his feelings and because Chase convinced him that true power really is on the Heylin side. Season 2 also had a his theme of xiaolin and heylin forces working together. So lets say that despite the animosity between Jermaine Omi and the rest of the monks, his kinship with them grew during all those “work together” episodes. But then it’s revealed that Chase wasn’t interested in any old wu, he was interested in the ying yo yo. And when it’s finally revealed, he uses it to steal Master Fung and Guan’s chi. This sets the series finale in motion and Wuya gets her permenant body. Jermaine sees true “evil” now and can no longer take it.

Jermaine then comes around and says that he wants to go back to his friends and rejoin the xiaolin side. But ironically, Chase was starting to enjoy being a teacher and kind of saw took this “betrayal” personal. And since he’s unable to cope with that, he turns Jermaine into one of his cats. Then the monks would have helped save him. So instead of Omi being the cat in that soccer battle during season 2’s finale, it would have been Jermaine.

And the wager should have been steep. It wouldn’t have been just for Jermaine’s freedom...it would have been power for power. If Chase won, he would get the monks elemental powers. If the monks won, Chase would forfeit his own powers.

Of course Chase looses, Jermaind is freed, and Chase no longer has the cat army or lizard thing.

So now Chase has lost Jermaine, the showdown, and his powers. At this point, his whole thing about “honor” would have went out the window and he would have tried attacking the monks again despite his loss. (Complete contrast to his first episode)

But then comes Monk Guan, chi restored, and he stops the second attack. Even though, in this version, it is obviously futile. But narratively this just sets up a visual foil for Chase and Guan’s rivalry. B/c everything Chase ever wanted, Guan already had.

Guan was a xiaolin master, Dashi liked Guan better (for reasons that could be explained next season!) and now (!) Guan has Jermaine.

The monks, including Jermaine, are promoted to Wudai Warrior

*End of Season 2*

*Start Season 3*

Jermaine needs an element

But to catch up, we find that Chase is indeed less powerful than he was before so he stays teamed up with Wuya but it isn’t working out. Chase isn’t completey defenseless, the only thing that has changed is his Cats and he is still a very competant worrior. But Wuya has her rock army and Chase just can’t compete with that as Wuya is a powerful witch. The two are at an even stand still.

Meanwhile the monks are growing powerful, Jermaine is there and is now part of the main cast. But good jack, remember him, let’s say that whole thing with his good half did happen. And good jack accidentally releases Hannibal Bean in the Ying Yang world.

And *somehow* Wuya has struck a deal with Hannibal Bean. Hannibal wants revenge against Chase Young who improsoned him in the first place. Let’s say he was the one who turned chase evil. Let’s say Chase was Hannibal’s “appeentice” but Chase betrayed him.

So Wuya betrays Chase for literally no reason other than for being evil and the fact that Chase did treat her like shit by not restoring her to her full power back in season two. Wuya and Hannibal lure Chase into the ying yang world and trap good him and good Jack in the Ying Yang world prison and leave.

Wuya and Hannibal immediately wreak havoc. You know how the world is in chaos and everything is on fire in season 2/3 finale. That happens immediately, first episode! Second at the least. And at first the monks don’t know why or what is going on. Guan doesnt know why Hannibal is back. But “Bad” Jack lets it slip that he gets visions from Good Jack and can communicate with his other half. (GASP)

So he knows what happens. Bad Jack doesn’t really want to get his good side back but Guan threatens him and Jack is forced to lead Guan and the monks to the prison seeking any answers.

Good Jack and Bad Jack’s connection are what lead them to the prison. The two are also reunited once everyone reaches the prison. But Chase just isn’t Chase anymore. He’s just very quiet and stoic. He’s very thin and pale. And he doesn’t even want to leave the prison. From his perspective, not only has Jermaine “betrayed” him, now Wuya has too. He has no powers and no home anyway so why even leave? Guan is like, “ok.”

But Jermaine feels really bad about this. And he yells at Monk Guan to do something. They can’t just leave him!

Guan pauses. Then walks up to Chase and is like “you’re the only one who has ever defeated Hannibal Bean. Come with us. We need your help.” Chase is like, “ I said I’m staying here. I’m not helping you.” And Guan says, “I wasn’t asking.”

The two fight and its pretty evenly matched until Guan says something personal, maybe about Dashi or maybe about losing his powers, and Chase gets distracted and Guan gains the upper hand. Chase is knocked out and Guan throw’s Chase’s non-responsive body over his shoulder. He looks pointedly at Jermaine as if to say, “isn’t this what you wanted?” But all he says out loud is a firm “let’s go.” It’s a pretty cruel victory.

The monks are in shock, so is Jack Spicer.

Pause.

Let’s talk about Jack. Let’s say that Jack has had his good side and bad side split for so long that his psyche can no longer fully merge. He’s not a complete Jack but a Good Jack and a Bad Jack with two distinct voices and personalities that are difficult for him to manage and control. So he has two pretty distinct voices and personalities inside his head. but more on that later.

Now the main arch of season 3 is that the monks have to make sense of the gray area between xiaolin and heylin/good and evil. They have to start working through what those things mean especially when they learn that Master Dashi did some pretty questionable things when it came to Guan and Chase. But more on that later. The monks are supposed to be warriors for “good” but now they have literally kidnapped Chase.

Chase is forced with the monks now but against his will. Guan has somehow magically bound him to the temple. Chase can’t leave the temple grounds and he always has two of Guan’s goons following him. Guan also punishes Chase for any behavior that he deemed “evil.” Maybe Guan locks him in a room or tower or something.

Eventually Chase says something about being held prisoner. Guan remarks that Chase has nowhere to go anyway and that he should be glad he is their prisoner.....unless he’d rather be Wuya and Hannibal’s prisoner. But Guan makes a deal with Chase. He is free to leave once Wuya and Hannibal are defeated and peace had vern restored. So the sooner Hannibal and Wuya are defeated, the sooner Chase can leave so it is in his best interest to help.

And it works, Chase is a suprisingly a good teacher of patience, meditation, balance, and spirituality. Maybe in a way that Guan wasn’t. He alao has a pretty solid plan to defeat Wuya and Hannibal and that plan is to slowly sew seeds of doubt in their relationship. Since Chase knows Wuya and Hannibal personally, he knows best how to do this effictively. With his help, the monks eventually win thier first xiaolin showdown, which, at this point, has been a long time.

But Guan, again, isn’t kind. There are comments about Chase’s loss, how Dashi fealt about him, etc, etc. And Chase, as a prisoner can’t do much about it. But Chase isnt perfect either. He is still quite the liar and a manipulator. He almost escapes by idk brainwashing and almost killing Clay. (Chase and Guan eventually have a heart to heart and make up, don’t worry!)

But back to the monks, who have now started taking sides! They are all starting to disagree with each other b/c again, we are in the grey area and everyone has a valid point. Jermaine and Kimiko think that they shouldnt be forcing Chase to help them or holding him prisoner. That makes them no better than the bad guys!

Clay and Raimundo think the ends justify the means, besides, why should they start being “nice” to Chase now. He wouldn’t do the same for them. There’s even an exchange when Jerimiah says, “how could you defend someone who calls you Bozo!” .. Rai responds, “how could you defend someone who turned you into a furry slave!” (idk make it funny but intense)

Omi does not know what to believe. So idk, he goes to visit Master Fung and finds that Jack Spicer had been staying there or atlerast visits often. Omi reunites with Jack and learns how je has embraced neutrality. (or something similar) Remeber good and bad Jack? The two can no longer fully merge and Jack has two distinct and independent consciousnesses inside of him. He has intense desires to be both good and bad and there is like a constant monologue between what feels like two people. Its like there is an angel and devil on Jack Spicer’s shoulder but these angels have some viscious arguments and Jack Spicer in turn has learned to the middle road and a chaotic neutral. This broaden perspective leads to him being the only character to reject dichotomies beteen good & evil. There is no xiaolin or heylin for Jack. This interests Omi who is very confused and conflicted. The two get closer until everything at Guan’s temple becomes too much for Omi and he moves out of the temple and in with Jack. No one really knows what good and evil is anymore. But Omi and Jack say screw it.

i have to end this because i need to go to bed

#xiaolin showdown #babe this show is 20 years old

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beardedsweaterwearingdumbdork · 6 years ago

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Request: So basically, an imagine or a shot between Chris and an Assistan Director with a 14 year age gap. Also like a smut one

A/N: my first request! And also my first time writing smutty-ish stuff so hope it’s good. (I feel like this escalated like a really bad porno lol) Also please ignore the fact that I wrote this but haven’t updated my fic in forever...

“Hey Y/N! Make sure everyone gets the schedule changes for tomorrow before you leave!” My boss yelled to me as she made her way to her car.

“You got it!” I yelled back while suppressing an eye roll. Don’t get me wrong, I love being an assistant director, but sometimes it would be nice to leave work on time. I was grateful for this job though. I was lucky enough to intern at Netflix while in college and now I’ve been working as an assistant director for them for the past 2 years.

I’m currently working on the new show Defending Jacob, which means that I can save the best for last when handing out the schedules: Chris Evans. That man is everything and more and I could go on about him all day. We’ve become pretty good friends while working together, which is probably the highlight of my entire life. I guess it’s just an added bonus that we’ve hooked up a few times, which is even more reason to head to his trailer at the end of the day.

I finally got around to his trailer and knocked before opening the door. I was greeted first by Dodger jumping up to lick my face. Then I heard that familiar laugh and looked up to see Chris standing there in his sweats and a tight fitting t-shirt.

“Hey Chris!”

“Hey Y/N! What’s up?”

“Just came by to drop off some schedule changes for tomorrow.”

“Great,” he said with a chuckle and an eye roll.

“Hey I saw that eye roll mister,” I said while pointing a finger at him and pretending to be stern.

“What if I wanted you to see it,” he while raising an eyebrow and taking a step towards me.

“Well if that’s the case, message received,” I replied back taking a step towards him.

“What if I had another message for you,” he said moving closer to me. He broke eye contact for a second to look at my lips before looking back into my eyes.

I couldn’t help but burst out laughing, “ wow that was so cheesey!”

He smirked at me before grabbing my hips and pulling me towards him. Our bodies collided with a huge thud, but I barely noticed because I could instantly feel how hard he was through his sweatpants.

“I was hoping you’d come by tonight,” he said while wiping some of the tears from my laughing fit off my face with his thumb. I smiled up at him before his hand slid around to the back of my neck to pull my in for a kiss.

Our lips met and it didn’t take long before his tongue was begging for entrance. I gladly opened my mouth for him while I started to push his t-shirt up to reveal his perfectly sculpted abs. He quickly took the hint and disconnected our mouths to throw his shirt to the ground. Mine quickly followed leaving me in my black bra and jeans.

I turned and started pushing him towards the couch that was in his trailer. He reached to undo my jeans as soon as his perfect ass hit the couch. I giggled when he couldn’t undo the buttons before swatting his hand away and pulling off my pants. I slowly bent over him and reconnected our mouths in a heated kiss before moving myself to straddle him. He instantly grabbed my hips and pushed them down on top of his crotch. He let out a moan as I started grinding down on his already hard member.

I took the oppritunity to start kissing and biting along his jaw line and down the side of his neck. He let out a deep growl and pushed my hips into him even more before running a hand up my back and unhooking my bra which quickly found its way to the floor. His hand immediately went to start kneading my breasts causing me to throw my head back with a loud moan. I could feel him smirk as he connect his mouth to my collarbone in a wet kiss. He continued to work his way down until his plump lips attached themselves to my nipple.

I couldn’t contain myself as I reached down to the front of his pants. I started stroking him slowly as I ground my hips against him even harder. He let out a loud growl as he pushed me off of him so he could pull off his pants causing his long thick member to slap against his stomach. He practically ripped off my panties before he pulled me back on top of him.

He rubbed his tip against my folds before positioning himself at my entrance. I slowly pushed myself down until he was completely inside of me. We both let out some moans when I bottomed out before I started to grind my hips. He hastily reconnected our mouths as he grabbed my hips to make them move faster. It didn’t take long before he had my bouncing up and down screaming his name. I was starting to feel that familiar knot in my stomach so I reached down to rub my sensitive nub. I let out a loud moan as I came all over his member. He let me ride out my high before pulling out right before he came. His warm liquid shot all over my stomach leaving him to relax against the back of the couch.

I giggled at the content look on his face before planting another kiss to those plump lips. I stood up and started to clean myself off with one of the towels from his bathroom. I came back over to the couch and cleaned him off before throwing the towel to the ground.

He looked up at my standing over him, “so does the new schedule allow time for another round?”

I laughed as he pulled me back towards him before connecting our lips in another heated kiss.

#chris evans fan fiction #chris evans fan fic #beardedsweaterwearingdumbdork #masterlist #chris evans smut

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taldigi · 7 years ago

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So my computer bit the bullet over a week ago and this was the perfect oppritunity to put together my new computer- I've had the parts sitting around for little under a year and I've been kickin' to use em. But all I needed was a new CPU. So I ordered one, and waited- computerless, for a week.

Now, everything clicked together fine, except for one problem. The CPU wasn't sliding in, even after a little wiggling. When I checked- some of the .. spokes? prongs? whatever you call them was bent! So after a small panic attack, I straightened them out with a razor, and everything seemed to be fine. it slid in- the motherboard closed nicely. Power button.

Nothing. No beep, no post, no video. I can't get it to boot at all! So I spent basically all yesterday fiddling with it. I tried everything short of breadboxing the damn thing. I don't have a lot of spare parts to troubleshoot with because the whole point of the new build was to upgrade/shift over to an AM4 + DDR4 motherboard.

I've ruled out everything- down to the CPU being the problem (likely) the battery being the problem, (also likely- the motherboard has been sitting for a while...) and the motherboard itself being the problem. (I hope not, because I literally have no money left to buy a new one)

It's not the memory, because I'm not getting a memory error beep. It's not the power- I've tried with two PSU's and I know at least one of them works- plus, the motherboard lights up and everything whirrs into action. Something might be shorting out? But i'm not sure. I was going to breadbox it to see if that was the case...

Anyway, I had myself a good freakout before I realized amazon sent me the WRONG CPU. I ordered a Ryzen 7, I got sent a Ryzen 5. Now, if the fuckin' computer was working, I wouldn't bother- since it's a newer version of 5- but it's not, so I'm kickin' on a return and hoping my money gets refunded so I can order the ryzen 7 again and hopefully try again with a new CPU. If that dosen't work, I at least can narrow it down to the motherboard being an issue... (stuck with an AMD board unless I can somehow wiggle out like... 300 dollars for the CPU/MoBo/Heatsink combo. Which I dont have....)

but for now, I just ordered a new heatsink for my old build, and i'll have to put my old computer back together and I'm broke because of it, and I miss drawing and doing pixel work... oh well, at least I'll be able to do backups online of all my stuff in the meantime.

sigh.

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pendulumprince · 7 years ago

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Do you fail to remember how Yusei from 5Ds never lost or developed as a character? That "fall" you are theorizing that may happen to Yusaku might never come and he will just keep winning for the rest of the show like Yusei did. Not to mention the rest of the characters might just reset like it happened in Arc-V. I think you are putting too much expectations on Vrains that may never deliver

(In reference to this post.)

First off, you’re gonna have to cool it with that tone. It’s okay if you disagree with my points; it’s not okay for you to talk to me like I’m some sort of airhead.

I’m going to answer this question because I think this is a good opportunity to clear up some of these concerns for other people, but another condesending message won’t be tolerated. I can block anons just as easily as I can people who are off it.

Now to address your points:

“Do you fail to remember how Yuseu from 5Ds never lost or developed as a character?”

No, I haven’t forgotten. Yusei’s lack of character development is something that I’ve criticized since 5Ds ended, and in my opinion was a huge missed oppritunity. But while Yusei and Yusaku share a lot of similar traits, there are lots of ways in which they are massively different. Most notably?

Yusei had none of the glaring flaws that Yusaku has.

And I’m talking flaws by YGO standards. Using duels as a tool for revenge has been condemned in every. Single. Spinoff. It’s the reason why Yusaku is such an outlier, because as a protag he’s obsessed with revenge while that’s a trait we typically see in rivals. And it’s always a flaw that has, in some way or another, been dealt with.

Similarly, giving into your anger has never been presented as a good thing. Yusaku is full of rage and resentment; it very nearly got him killed in episode 31, and it isn’t implausible to think it may hurt him in a more severe way in the future.

Why do I say that? Because protags being hurt by their own flaws has happened before. From what I know, Yuma’s overzealousness landed him into hot water plenty of times. If we’re talking anger, Judai and Yuya are perfect examples of the horrible things that happen when protags let their rage overcome them.

And I know, and I know: but Yusaku takes after Yusei, the one protag none of that ever happened to! But again, Yusei had no major character flaws. Yusaku’s started out as arguably the most flawed protagonist we’ve had. That’s shouldn’t be overlooked. The parallels aren’t absolute.

“That ‘fall’ you are theorizing that may happen to Yusaku might never come and he will just keep winning for the rest of the show like Yusei did.”

The first half of your statement is right: Yusaku may never fall in the way I predicted in the above post. If he develops out of his obsession with revenge and stops stewing in his anger, then of course he’d never have to face the full magnitude of his unhealthy worldview. That’s fine! If it’s done well, I’ll happily accept it.

Now, if this happens does it mean he’ll never lose? Not necessarily. I’d even say doubtful. Because despite the parallels between them:

Yusei had no trauma that made the prospect of losing catastrophic to him on a personal level. Yusaku does.

I mean, really let that one sink in! Yusei didn’t like losing (as shown in his flashback loss against Jack) but he moved on. Playmaker is very likely to be triggered upon losing because of The Lost Incident. If you want to look at this through a more cynical lense, you could say Yusaku’s bound to lose simply for the (melo)drama that’s sure to ensue.

Also, all of Playmaker’s lines about how his dueling “always wins”? Its been a while since I watched 5Ds, but from what I remember Yusei never made any bold, boastful statements like that. If you ask me, Playmaker doing this really sounds like he’s tempting fate.

“Not to mention the rest of the characters might just reset like it happened in Arc V.”

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here. The only time I can remember the Arc V cast “resetting” was during that brief period when the Pendulum Dimension first formed, and everyone lost their memories.

Other than that, most Arc V settings and characters ended quite differently from which they began. I count Arc V as having the best ending of all the spinoffs simply because the effects of the war were still noticeable at the end, lending greater gravity to the events of the war itself.

“I think you are putting too much expectations on Vrains that may never deliver.”

And I think I should put some sort of disclaimer on my blog that says, I always accept when one of my speculations/theories is wrong, and you should too!

Because it would be outrageously foolish of me to expect things to come out exactly as I would envision it. The writers and I come from wildly different backgrounds, and in consequence have different worldviews. So where they end up taking the story is, more often than not, going to differ from where I would take it.

And that’s okay! As long as it’s written well, I’ll love Vrains just as much as I do the other spinoffs. It’s also a bit early to lose faith in it imo, since we’re probably only ¼th of the way in. I tend to hold off on criticism for any show until we get to the latter half, when there’s less time to clarify things/course correct. I’ll criticize Vrains if and when I deem it appropriate, but only then.

Frankly, it sounds like you’re frustrated with the franchise as a whole. That’s okay, you’re entitled to feel the way you want to feel. And I’m entitled to see things differently.

Let’s leave it at that. Have a good one, anon.

#yugioh 5ds #yugioh arc v #yugioh vrains #5ds criticism #arc v criticism #vrains nightmares #vrains speculations #yusei fudo #yusaku fujiki #my replies #anon

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sweet-chimera · 3 years ago

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pxppinmolly:

“Oh, I’m sorry!” Molly began to apologize sincerely. “I didn’t mean ta’ offend ya’, sweetness!” She hoped she didn’t make a bad impression! That’s the last thing she’d want to do.

Speaking of not understanding, Molly did have a bit of trouble understanding the other, though not too much … She was used to having to decode some heavy accents in her days. Though, to be fair, with Grandpa Pietro, that was basically a lost fucking cause. Best was to smile and nod and just agree with whatever he said.

“Well! I sa’ppose it’s diffa’rent for every dame, but, I think we really gotta show off our confidence, ya’ know?” she’d begin. “Gotta show it! Showin’ it’ll help make ya’ feel it! Head held high, confidence in ya’ walk. Admire ya’self in tha’ mirra’ once ‘n’ awhile. Anytime anyone calls you attractive in anyway, ya’ make sure you tell’em ‘I know!’. I am’a tha’ practice of if you work hard toward a certain belief, you’ll believe it ta’ be true! Or somethin’ like that.”

A brief pause.

“I dunno if I’m makin’ any sense or givin’ you anythin’ you asked for, sweetface. Sorry, a dame like me tends ta’ ramble like she’s a carnival barker.”

Honey wasn’t so much as offended as she was mildly perturbed about the realization and admittance of a perceived flaw she had. being pretty wasn’t just being aesthetically pleasing on the outside. Even a super model would be pretty hard to look at if they didn’t know how to act. The chimeras lack of confidence, her lack of common social knowledge? It put her at a disadvantage when it came to trying to flaunt her beauty. And she was aware of it.

“No no yer perfectly foine--” Molly was just telling the truth. No reason for the monster to make a demon self conscious over nothing. “Okay boot how do ye show off somet’ing intangible?” Much less something that the monster was sorely lacking-- at least when she was thinking about. When her mind was off trying to ‘socialize properly’ she was the picture perfect example of confidence, allure, and freedom. unfortunately, that was a rather rare occurrence for a world built around socializing right.

“... Ye’ve given meh plenty o’ examples tae t’ink aboot. Boot trut’fully. Aye doon’t get many oppritunities tae do t’at-- except tae mirror. Aye have oone o’ t’ose at home.” She was hopeless. Its okay. Not everyone needed to find you attractive, right?

“Maybe aye joost need tae foind somt’ing t’at werks fer whoot aye got metapherically going on. Or how ye do it.”

#pxppinmolly

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