#Queries Questions And Answers

[witch-of-miracles]

Silly question how the heck do you make super long asks like I barely manage to write two phrases and that's it you write an essay please reveal your secrets

My secret is that I'm autistic.

I jest, I jest, there's more to it than that.

BUT ALSO HOLY SHIT MY FIRST ASK YAAAAAAAAY HAPPY DAYS

Ahem. To treat this question more seriously, I think it partially (at least subconsciously) stems from the fact that I very much do not like people who DON'T EXPLAIN THEIR SHIT WHEN THE SITUATION DEMANDS IT.

Like, how do you expect me to do this task you want me to do if you're not gonna elaborate on all the details in the slightest?? That kinda thing.

Also, language is something that can confuse a lot of people at times. Through no fault of their own as there are words used in a particular way that leave ambiguity, which can work for writing, but uh... Not in a serious school / work situation.

This means that usually when I try to explain a story, I want someone to understand most parts of it. AKA, bits of exposition and occasional backtracking that come with the story even if I simplify it to the most important bits. And when I try to explain something to someone or ask a question, I try to be as clear as possible. Sometimes. (I also try to cut straight to the point to avoid wasting time, but sometimes you gotta add a part 2.) Other days, people thrive on ambiguity, so it's a case by case deal.

Other than that, the words sort of come naturally to me. At least if it's a written format, as such a thing helps me collect my thoughts enough to put them down more eloquently than I could if I spoke it. I've been told that I'm apparently too quick (in terms of thinking mainly) for other people at times, so... whoops.

Ultimately, it's probably an autism thing, but whatever. I don't care. Funnily enough, I used to hate writing essays back in high school. And yet when I sat my ass down to do them, I pretty much got it all done soon after that.

And on that note, another thing for why I end up writing a lot is because sometimes a thought comes with bonus ideas / thinking. Like, I'm currently recollecting about how I apparently have an amazing memory with words (I did a test with it once and got much higher than I expected), which I think directly links back into my writing in a sense. And yes, I write. I really should write more for my stories. They do need to be told one day.

To boil it down on how I write long asks (though I could absolutely write much longer in my opinion but avoid doing so for the sake of Apple's sanity), I lay out my thoughts mostly as they are, and include a few theories here and here or things I've figured out from observation. Because just one question could be asked a lot of different ways, about different aspects of a certain subject. ... I also just realised you could technically call what I'm doing the 'scientific method' in the weirdest way.

I hope this helps you understand me a bit more, Librarian. And yes, I am probably gonna be calling you that because I do not see a way to appropriately shorten your username into a nickname to easily call you by. I can't exactly call you 'Undertale' or 'Omori' or even some weird amalgamation (ha) of the two. Moriden? Undori? (Dandori, no, don't mention Pikmin) Eromi? PianoTale? (That's a joke, it doesn't work as a nickname. ... gods I hope there isn't an AU with this name, this will become very awkward otherwise.)

Don't feel pressured to provide an alternative name if you don't want to. If you want me to refer to you with your full username, let me know, and I will do my best. (And probably edit this according if necessary.) But if you're happy with Librarian, coolio.

P.S: I am swiftly coming to realise HOW FINICKY THIS DAMN APP IS WITH MY TYPING AND TRYING TO BE FANCY HERE AND THERE. Lesson learnt, do elaborate answers for asks on my goddamn laptop next time.

But thank you very much for the question! This was a very pleasant surprise for me. I absolutely do not mind explaining my own bullshit. :)

[venusinmyrrh]

Care to effuse about The Menu?

Yes. Yes I would.

The Menu is underrated because of its incredible specificity. It's gained a reputation as an "eat the rich" movie, but it's not that at all! It's about the ways that rich people literally consume people's work with blithe entitlement— after all, they're the one's paying for it, aren't they? What does it matter that they don't even remember what they ate? What's it to the cooks, who poured all that time and effort and art into it? Why should they care? They're getting paid for it, aren't they?

The Menu is specifically about the experience of creating art for a living, especially for a wealthy clientele who have no taste of their own and just want whatever's hot at the moment. It's about the soul-crushing grind of keeping the forge going long after the fire's burned out, because they're still hungry, and you've got a living to make.

And they'll never be satisfied, because the wealthy lead lives of consumption without appreciation. They will take your work that you sweated over, that took years to perfect, and they will swallow it whole without even savoring it on the way down, and then they will demand something new to amuse them, something fresh for their Instagram stories, more content to feed the machine. Eventually, it just starts to suck. You become more and more divorced from what you love about your art, and the things you make become brittle and lifeless.

(And the kicker is, can the customers even tell your work sucks? Can you tell that it sucks? Do you even care? No! Because you're burnt out and they have no taste. It's not an accident that all the best metaphors for the characters and themes in this restaurant movie have to do with eating.)

Nowhere is this more clear than in the guests' actual interactions with Chef Julian. You will notice that as much as the diners in The Menu may or may not be impressed by him, they treat him with very little respect: they flout the house rules by taking pictures of the food, they nitpick flaws in dishes they could never make themselves, and they cannot name a single thing he has ever made for them. His sole job, in their eyes, is to provide them with a status boost, something they can brag about when they get back to their friends; the actual experience is negligible.

Is that not maddening? Especially to a man like Chef Julian, who is so detail-oriented that he precisely calculated each portion size based on digestion? That fish, the one his repeat customers don't even remember eating, must have been specifically chosen, even had the dish built around it, so no other would do. Chef Julian is right when he says that these people represent the ruin of his art— why bother putting love and care into your work when it gets horked down some greedy asshole's throat just the same?

The joy of watching Ralph Fiennes' performance as Chef Julian is watching him assert his power as, essentially, the god-king of Hawthorn. The guests came to his restaurant full of their own importance: food critic, actor, repeat patron, major investor, etc. They have given him the money and influence to get where he is, and they think that means he owes them... but he is the chef. They are at the mercy of what he gives them. They will jump when he claps; they will run and hide when he tells them to; they will take what they're given and they will like it. He is the one whose work, whose vision, whose reputation Hawthorn is built on, and he spends the entire night demonstrating that he cannot be owned (and drowning at least one person who tried).

It's ironic that Hawthorn's cuisine is so specifically tied to the island the place is built on— everything local, everything grown on-site or fished out of the ocean. It allows the clientele to feel eco-friendly, aligned with and respectful of nature, when in fact they treat Chef Julian and his staff the way they treat their assistants and their escorts and the subjects of their reviews: like an oil well, to be used and drilled and extracted and exhausted until completely empty.

It's significant that this final menu is not just a Chef Julian project; it's a collaboration among everyone in the kitchen. Multiple other cooks have contributed courses, so we know he's not making them do this— they've all been put through the same professional meat grinder, and they've all come out with their spirits and their sanity hacked to bits. Those rich assholes, through their commodification and entitlement and cruelty and disrespect, have drained the passion from this entire team... and it is so satisfying to watch them gasp and squirm and rage, only to realize that all the money and influence in the world won't save them when the thing they've been consuming decides to bite back.

TL;DR: The Menu is not about eating the rich. The rich are the ones doing the eating: of people's energy, labor, hopes, dreams, blood, sweat, and tears. The Menu is about making them choke on it.

[bookwyrminspiration]

Thoughts on Sophie’s love interests/their relation to her?

Okay I'm gonna try and cover a breadth, but let me know if I missed one! (this got long)

Sokeefe: Spoke about it more here, general idea is I think Keefe's become stagnant and is constantly inhibiting the plot/Sophie to an aggravating degree. He's unhealthily obsessed with her + praises her, yet is constantly meddling/steamrolling in a way I don't enjoy. I think he needs a life outside her and to actually experience consequences--Sophie should hate him for a while. As a treat. Sokeefe's execution was too quick for my tastes, but is still salvageable.

Sophitz: I'm biased; I love Fitz. He's shown remorse and growth, he spent his childhood looking for her while she spent hers wishing for someone like her. Sophie, without knowing or trying, completely annihilated all the pedestals Fitz stood on. Manifested younger, transmits farther, blocks better, etc. She's unwillingly everything he wanted to be. There's this tension, an undertone of subconscious jealousy to it all. Then the matchmaking makes it painfully clear what different worlds they come from, but it's gloriously frustrating because it didn't have to end like that, yet it was always going to, you know? They could've talked, they could've waited--but they were giddy and rushed in too soon (they never would've waited) and now they're further apart than ever. Really really hoping to see them re-find each other and establish something true and strong, non-romantically

Sodex: Sophie feels weird about it because they're technically cousins, so we're not starting strong (if Sophie didn't care, neither would I, but that's a separate thing). Furthermore, Dex fell hard for the first person in the world to not be a bigoted ass to him. Very low bar, very sweet and innocent, but entirely doomed to fail from day one. The crush was one-sided and built on nothing, the friendship forming later based on actual interactions and getting to know each other, which I think is a more compelling and sensible direction for the two of them. Dex is quick, stubborn, petty, and loyal. Big fan of what they've got now.

Sophiana: The pettiness of the first book, the push and shove. The nudge from Alden, the betrayal. Sophie consumed Biana's family's existence before she could walk, Biana always left out wanting until suddenly she was There. This thing she'd been excluded from made flesh to hate. A ratty, weird antithesis to Biana's princess reputation. The bridging of that gap and the sincerity they develop is beautiful. The ways Sophie opens Biana's eyes and Biana fights in turn to be there for her. Hoping we get more from them in-depth in the future

Solinh: Linh's resilient, caring, has spent a lifetime being an unwanted danger afraid of herself and hasn't had the time to find herself outside of survival. Sophie revolutionized Linh's world, enabled her to find the space she needed to grow and breathe easier. She's scary powerful, determined, and joyful--all of which Sophie would benefit from in turn. They could go on a journey of self-discovery and building confidence together, though right now their one-on-one scenes are a little lacking

Sopharella: Lot of layers to these two. One of her first friends, but despite that was one of the last Sophie actually got to know. Marella wanted to join and blamed Sophie for leaving her, decided it wasn't for her, then was dragged into it all anyway. They've never been super close, but are still tied together in ways they don't understand (Caprise's relationship to the Neverseen). Neither of them want to be in the situation they're in, and yet. They're in a sort of truce, but it doesn't seem either of them are doing anything to move beyond that

Hekster: Ah, rivals to lovers. Stina's unstable superiority, distancing herself from them in hopes no one remembers hey, weren't your parents...? The immaturity of "you laughed at me. you didn't even know me but you took his side" (paraphrased, Lodestar). The "We good, Foster?" Lot of hostility, but a lot of growth on Stina's part in this one (said because like 90% of Sophie's hostility is in reaction). Solid up until Stellarlune. However, I find the imbalance of that hostility to detract from the rivalry's appeal; if it was genuinely mutual instead of Stina being a bully and Sophie defending herself, I'd be more into it.

Sotam: Adore Tam. The defiance, the stubbornness, the way he'd rather fuck off and yet he's become part of this group almost against his will. The quiet burden he's given himself his whole life, the fear and responsibility. The way he'd choose Linh over the world. He's indebted to Sophie for saving Linh, for getting them out and getting her to an environment where she could connect and build her confidence. He's saved her in turn. They've got a sort of silently orbiting each other thing going on. I personally find their backgrounds (as Others), defiance, and humor to best serve a strong platonic bond.

Lopster: I don't even need to explain myself 100/10 no notes

[anomalyunfound]

What's better in your opinion, drywall or rat poison?

I know this wasn’t the question but human ocular fluid is probably the best (non-edible) foods I’ve ever had, and I highly recommend it to everyone who reads this.

[wormchamp72]

I don't know if you're trolling or not, but it feels that way. Whether you meant harm or not, continuing to post about a ship and even going as far as to putting up a poll about "which ship is the best" isn't something you should do when trying to "apologize".

It especially doesn't look good when you admit the tags of your posts that you haven't seen the anime. Posting about it an anime or the ships you don't know is something you shouldn't done in the first place. From my experience, people who have done that do it to cause trouble.

You could have just deleted the first post and called it a day. And if you were going to put out an apology post, you could have just said "I'm sorry for posting that, it won't happen again" and then nothing else.

I'm not here to preach to you or anything, but just saying going forward, maybe stick to the fandoms you do know and are genuinely interested in. Don't get into the anime or the ship just because of this situation or like a ship because of research.

How do I even begin.

You have clearly misunderstood EVERYTHING I stand for. You are lucky I am good at containing that strange Jeff the Killer feeling (the feeling he feels when he is angry) or else you would be HUMILIATED in front of my followers. Take ONE LOOK at my blog and you will see that I am not trolling.

First off, I did not delete the post because I believe in accountability. I will not scrub my past sins from this earth and act as if I am an angel upon it. I am flawed. I am human. I am Wormchamp72. Look upon me and despair.

My apology post was 100% /SRS. If you had even an OUNCE of reading comprehension, you would understand that my post was embracing ALL ships and fans. I could not simply have said "I'm sorry for posting that, it won't happen again" because that would not have been enough. And it would not have reflected my change of heart.

As for the poll---DID YOU EVEN READ THE BOTTOM TEXT??????????????? Because I'm assuming you didn't, here it is:

Now, take a nice, long look at what you picked and think about why you did. Did you think the other ships were "cringe"? Did you think yours was superior because it isn't "problematic"? Shame. Shame on you.

CLEARLY this is encouraging people 2 reflect on their own biases and baseless hatred towards others based on their shipping preferences.

And yeah. I haven't watched MHA/BNHA (it is not personally interesting 2 me). But I respect the passion that fans put into their art. I respect their grit. Especially I respect the fans who aren't afraid 2 go against the grain...like Bakudekus.

I am not interested in MHA. But I am interested in starting a movement.

SO THIS STOPS NOW. No more shaming others for their interests. No more calling others "cringe" for liking things like Jeff the Killer or Slitherio. No more bullying. This is a promise. And Wormchamp72 never goes back on his word. I will never betray others because I know firsthand the sting of betrayal (RE: Maximus P.).

This is about breaking norms. This is about radical acceptance.

Even if you do not ship Bakudeku, you can BE a Bakudeku. We are ALL Bakudekus.

[vitamiiiiins]

...I've reread over 222 and I have to ask, is it being taken for granted that the 'Bookman' mentioned as being in the Campbell manor is in fact specifically Bookman Sr?

What i mean by this, is that we don't actually see Bookman. Do we have any confirmation that it's who we're assuming it is (Bookman Sr), other than them referring to him as 'Bookman'? All I can see in the chapters is what Lucia says regarding there no longer being a Bookman Jr. Translations read it a few ways, but the Japanese line is:

後継者となるJr.はもういません.

Direct translation: There is no longer (a/the? unclear) Jr. to become the successor.

The context being the question of what happens to the Bookman lineage if he dies now, given his poor health.

My Japanese is far from fluent, but I see no indicator that specifies anything other than referring to the person in question as "Bookman", and commenting that if he dies (which given the state both Jr & Sr were last seen in would be a valid concern), there is now no Jr to succeed him.

I ask because this would also be the case had Bookman Sr. been lost, and Lavi had now succeeded him as the Bookman. It could also explain Hoshino's comment about how when Lavi returns, it may be "in a form we didn't wish for". Because in that case, he wouldn't be Lavi anymore. He'd just be the Bookman now. The Lavi persona would be discarded.

Is there something I'm missing/forgetting from the info we have, or can someone who is fluent in Japanese correct me on the dialogue/chapter in question if I'm wrong? Cause I'm really curious if it is actually an established fact that the Bookman in question is definitely Bookman Sr, or if that's an assumption we're making because of how the characters have been referred to up to this point and we're overlooking another possibility here

[spinningbagel]

can I have some more of the hero au? I just really want more of the story and relationship of shooter, sheriff, and brutux. Have a wonderful day/night! :)

You most definitely can!!!! My under appreciated baby fr....

So, Sheriff, Shooter & Brutux's relationship kind of depends on where they are and who they're acting as. See, outside their respective vigilante/villainy work, they all work together in a supermarket, going as Jim, Max & Alex/Alexander and they get along decently enough. Though Sheriff & Shooter have definitely given Brutux an aneurism by simply existing. They do get along quite well and together they make quite the trio (Jim refers to them as his "highly dysfunctional family" to the amusement of no one). Together they stock shelves, scan items, almost kill your average entitled woman and constantly wonder why they're always working together. They're like siblings, kinda. Yk?

OUTSIDE of that work and in their respective "second jobs" it's a bit different? I mean, Brutux runs a black market and is one of the largest weapons dealers in the city. He's not a man to be messed with and Sheriff & Shooter are aware...they just ignore that part. Because they're dumbasses. Are we surprised? Anyways. They completely ignore that and annoy the fuck out of the guy, sure he's sketchy in everything he does but he hasn't tried killing them yet so why would they wanna get rid of their buddy? (Note: Brutux ABSOLUTELY doesn't want to be here). He tolerates them, similarly, they haven't tried stopping his operations in any way so he has no reason to remove them from the picture. Though, he might if they suddenly decide to become a little too goody two shoes for his liking.

And, as for the story it's not all figured out yet, frankly I haven't touched this au in a hot minute so forgive me. But, I believe that the gist of it is that Vegan decides to do a bit of undercover work, either wanting to arrest or bring into the hero's group Sheriff & Shooter and the two are none the wiser, easily taking her under their wing and showing anything and everything that they can, thinking that's she's just some rookie vigilante. She's not and ends up detaining them (yk how in that one episode the white family is in the glass cell thing? Yeah they get put in one of those.) something or another happens and look at that they're free again!! Chaos ensures.

I have not worked out how Wart and that whole group will fit into this, I don't want to have it like how I've got it in the Cyber!au with him being an evil scientist and all. Like I said, I have not touched this au in quite a bit. I should, it's not half bad.

Nevertheless, I hope this answers your questions to some degree and any/all further questions about anything, specific to this au or not are most certainly welcomed and encouraged 🧡

[je-mappelle-sloppy-tomato]

Alright fuckers I’m tired of wondering why I think I could fall in love with almost any character if I wanted to but with real people it is oh-so-rare, someone tell me why right now

[disgruntled-lifeform]

Hey spinners of tumblr, I want your opinions and reasoning regarding whether or not you soak and rough up your singles before plying.

I was thinking yes, mostly to ensure they hold better and are less likely to split but I would love your input before going ahead.

[bookwyrminspiration]

opinion on stria's keefe rant?

I've gone over it a bit before here! Essentially I thought there were some concrete, founded critiques (e.g. Keefe's steamrolling), and some that was bad faith/personal (e.g. sense of humor).

I've since read this snippet of the Unlocked rant, and my feelings are about the same.

I agree wholeheartedly that Keefe is being incredibly shitty here to both Fitz and Sophie. I feel, however, it doesn't properly acknowledge how in this scene Keefe's just woken from a 3 day coma after his mom's experiment on him. Does that excuse him? Not in the slightest, he owes them both a massive apology--and for more than this scene. but it recontextualizes why he's being shitty

Same with "Keefe continues to purposefully try to provoke Fitz and hurt him for no other reason than that he enjoys seeing his best friend in pain." The way this reads makes it sound like he causes pain for fun; it overlooks the years of being in Fitz's shadow, wanting so badly to be a Vacker, to be Fitz, to simplify him to a cartoonishly evil bff. Is Keefe's mindset healthy? Nope! But it's certainly much more than hurting Fitz just because he likes hurting him.

I think there's a solid basis for the critiques, I simply have a few alterations I'd suggest. To more fully round it out.

I haven't fully read the expanded infantilization argument, so I won't say more than this, but I think that's got a good foundation, too. Some of the moments pulled are more compelling than others, but the core of Keefe dismissing Sophie's feelings (especially with jokes) and taking away her agency (e.g. by going behind her back to do things himself, like in Nightfall and Legacy) is very much something I agree with.

I haven't looked at anything else, but if there's something you'd like me to check out my asks are always open :)

[anaconda-creates]

just spent at least 45 minutes making memes all about my oc project

they will make very little sense but I will share them with you anyways.

Gray and his former nemesis Invisity:

[theartsanityshoppe]

Here's a question about Inspector Query. How does she communicate without a mouth? Was probably thinking she'd muffle through her membrane, but everybody could understand her, like Kenny McCormick. Also, how does she eat? One could imagine her lower part of her face rubberhosing, when she somehow takes a bite of a sandwich.

Hi Anon!

Honestly she sounds completely normal. Very crystal clear and understandable. Not very exciting I guess but it is what it is haha 😅

As for eating it's more like the food just vanishes as she takes bites out of it and you can hear normal chewing sounds, but see nothing - not even her head moving. It's like when you first person POV games and they "eat" and the food is just eaten in 3-4 perfect chunks with very profound teeth marks and everything hahaha. Course, she's not too found of letting people see her eat since she gets weird stares for it.

[wormchamp72]

Quick where do you see yourself in 5 years

Five years? Ahhhh...Where do I begin?

Known for being consistently on the Slitherio leaderboard.

A beloved member of the Creepypasta Tumblr community.

A famous writer (of Creepypastas and original fiction alike).

Perhaps...perhaps this worm will branch out a bit. Have a circle of likeminded friends. Perhaps even one friend in particular....*shudders* no. I can't let myself think that way. Especially not given Maximus'....current state. Oh no...now my thoughts are racing...is he okay? Is he alive? Can he ever forgive me? Oh god...*breathes heavily* I can't bear 2 think....

If things have gone as wrong as I believe they have, in five years, I will still be repenting....

Maybe I'll dye my hair black. If mother lets me. Though I doubt she would be against the prospect.

Ha...maybe this worm will be looking for love...if there ever could be someone who matches my wits and can comprehend my dark mind....

Thank you, Anon, for such an introspective ask. You have given me much 2 contemplate.

Peace and love,

Wormchamp72

[cultivating-wildflowers]

after verifying that a new follower is not a bot, I must ask the second question: did this person find me via Christian tumblr channels or via one of my fandom memes?

[comfy-vember]

Hi! Are we allowed to combine prompts? Like rather than post a story every day post one for several days using several prompts? I love your event by the way! This is wonderful!

Absolutely! I've done it myself already, filling days 2 and 3 with one story. :)

Write and be comforted!

[trueninjaalchemist]

HELLO!!! I don't really post on this platform often, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to drop a few posts every now and then

Also here is the amazing picture used on my profile, for those wondering!