#absurd lmfao

[techtechonmymind]

ncity is fun because we have our boys getting deep into fan theory lore and debunking things like this

[high-voltage-rat]

man okay so I used to play mechquest and dragonfable back in like, 2008 when I was a kid with very little patience to follow a storyline. coming back as an adult and finishing mechquest has absolutely slapped me silly with how deep and serious the story is in between all the absurdist humour. I have. so many emotions over the whole storyline, and especially so many thoughts about the unique form of tragedy that is The Reset.

You save the world but it's not the world anymore. You and your friends survive but you don't know each other anymore- have nothing left of the lives you fought to keep. You 'save' everything but it's still all gone. Everything you knew and loved, gone, and you don't even know what you've lost. You can't even keep the memory of what you had- and that's almost kinder compared to being one of the 3ish people who DO remember... and have to live around everyone else who doesn't, knowing their closest friends look at them and see a stranger, and that they may as well be because they aren't that person they remember being.

And to top it all off, that terrible sacrifice doesn't even end it. you're still left fighting impossible and devastating wars over and over. It's the tragedy of doomed time loops with extra layers of devastating all over the place. The GEARS University students being forced to become soldiers because they're all that's left to protect their homeworld. The horrors of the Shadowscythe virus taking over friends and loved ones you may be forced to put down to save yourself. The town of Falconreach burning over and over because no matter how hard they fight, it's never enough. The people like Sha'rae who sacrifice themselves to try and prevent tyrrany from seizing power, only for it to be utterly useless.

Anyway the brainrot is severe and especially dangerous since I'm coming into exam season and all my hyperfixated brain wants to do is chew on glass about these games.

[brainrotdotorg]

on this episode of "amazing DE moments you may have missed" here's savoir faire getting into the shipping container

SAVOIR FAIRE - Step aside, rank and file, Savvy's at the top of the VIP list here. That's right -- out of the way!

[Fc] *11.RHETORIC - Whoa! Watch it!

[Fc] *60.PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - How'd he get in front? Little slimeball...

[Fc] *129.SAVOIR FAIRE - Thank you, thank you. Now, are you ready? It's time to *make our entrance*.

[Fc] *31.YOU - "Khm-khm..." (Clear your throat, knock on the door.) "Hi, it's Savvy here, Savvy with two v's, I'm on the list. The guest list."

[Fc] *81.CARGO CONTAINER DOOR - At first your knock rings hollow on the door -- and then...

[Og] *57.CARGO CONTAINER DOOR - Just like that, you hear a click. Then a rattle. Some mechanism unlocks itself inside the door.

[Og] *61.MEGA RICH LIGHT-BENDING GUY - From deep within the container, a voice: "Ahoy! Come on in!"

[Og] *43.KIM KITSURAGI - The smile disappears. "You can't be serious."

[essektheylyss]

We don't have to worry about WHY I got here but I decided to attempt to construct a cogent etymology of "Thelyss", and if you take '-lyss' to come from the Latin 'lyssa' for rabies, the Greek origin of which is thought to have been related to 'lúkos', I think the evidence is very clear.

I've finally figured out which wizard was the werewolf.

[swordmaid]

in my venture of (gasp) writing that post canon jb au i added this part where jaime is watching brienne down from his window and he’s just musing abt stuff while he watches her spar (beat up) pod but when brienne looks up at jaime she thinks he’s watching the sea and he must’ve missed the rock a lot!!! and then another part where jaime thinking that he looks like a proper old man now bc his hair is greying and he has to walk around with a cane bc his leg got injured from the war vs brienne finds that the weather in the rock seems to agree with jaime’s complexion bc he looks like he’s glowing again and the greyness underneath his eyes are disappearing and he’s smiling in a more relaxed manner as well. like she thinks he’s looking good! but she admits it as if she’s stating a fact lmfao

[realmariesplatoon]

i like that they kept the “eugh, release him.”

also athena making quick work of convincing her fellow gods only for zeus, who proposed the game in the first place, to be like “yk what actually fuck you, his ass is NOT going home. and get lighting strike’d while you’re at it”

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I feel like barnabys favorite drink (alcoholic) might be a old fashioned? And non alcoholic mixed drink. Might be a Shirley temple. (Which Is my favorite non alcoholic mixed drink!)

(Of course this is all my opinion! But yea!

he Does feel like a classy guy, huh? but who's to say! Who's. To. Say...

[ofmdee]

mpgis moments that live in my head rent free

[skitskatdacat63]

"To dream the impossible dream, that is my quest." - Prince Fernando of Asturias

+ Seb not getting what he ordered

+ the usual

Hello yes, look! It's baby Renault Fernando, isn't he so cute??? Who wouldn't want to force him into an arranged marriage, like cmon man be real. Here is the progress as usual, as well as his suit without the design, cause I'm pretty proud of it just blank even!

Okay so this is pure Fernando, innocent Fernando, before he had his apirations ripped way from him. Well not fully ripped away tbf, because that's the crux of his character: is it more humiliating to never succeed or to only succeed because someone handed it to you with concessions? I guess that's up for him to decide though ;;;

The thing I love about this drawing and young Fernando in general is how much easier it is to see his and Seb's similarities. Look how similar they look! Seb is just a bit more evil.

I think that's a big part as to why his feelings about Seb are so complicated. He both loves and hates how similar they are. From an egotistical point, he can appreciate and respect the familiar traits in Seb, the hunger, the exuberance, the pride, the ego. But also we hate seeing our own traits in other people, it's almost like turning a mirror on your worst traits and suddenly being able to see yourself from a new perspective. The biggest point here though is that Fernando turns that resentment onto Seb, as a way to clamp down on self hatred.

He becomes more bitter and resentful as he grows older, and loses a lot of his whimsy and joy. So it hurts him to see Seb, who in addition to getting everything he's ever wanted, also retain his whimsy. He, wrongly, just sees it as something that had to happen in order for him to grow up fully. It's more of a survival tactic, it started becoming unbefitting for him to have that level of unfounded confidence. That's the main reason he sees Seb as childish, immature and undeserving. He hasn't fully grown out of his capacity for whimsy and joy, and thus is below Fernando.

Well that was depressing oops! As the chibi art represents, this is probably a painting Seb got sent in the early days of planning their marriage. This is the Fernando who is still prideful, the Fernando who is still confident, the Fernando Seb vaguely remembers meeting his youth. Seeing this definitely pushes him even further towards the marriage(though tbf it's not like he even has a choice either.) Though when the time to actually start courting comes around, Fernando looks very uh different. This is both a joke about how different Fernando was in his first renault stint vs his second. But also I think he does show up very moody and disheveled, as a sort of last chance way to try and turn everyone on Seb's side, including Seb, off from the marriage. However, it's pretty much a done deal by that point.

Seb is uh, definitely confused, but I think he would be drawn to Fernando regardless. Actually, this might make Fernando even more appealing. Seb gets to push him all the time, try to break down his walls and get a glimpse at the real Fernando, if even just for a moment. Seb wishes he had more that just a blurry, vague recollection of Fernando at his peak confidence. Fernando definitely grows into something resembling his past self, after recovering from all the hurt, but there's just something about youthful exuberance that can't really be fully replicated.

Okay so about the quote. I went with Don Quixote this time instead of the typical Napoleon, because I thought it'd be funny. Fernando picks up the book at some point during his youth, and it inspires him a lot. He doesn't really see the satire in it, and comes to really admire Don Quixote's mentality, he's like "wow he never gives up! That's so admirable!" It definitely helps him through dark times to aspire to never give up no matter what. Though later Seb definitely rags on him for not knowing it was satire, and Fernando is like "wh-what do you mean satire?" But he's mentally strong enough atp for it to not cause his whole worldview collapse. About the quote specifically, there's definitely some part of him, even when young, that knows his aspirations are borderline impossible. I wonder if that part of him feels weirdly safe and comforted about the marriage. Yes, it's not ideal, but it's safe and secure. He gets what he wants, and there's no chance of anyone taking it away from him, no matter what.

I think his title would be Prince of Asturias? It was either that or duke, and I think prince fits him bettee(Machiavelli reference?) That title is currently the title for the heir to the Spanish throne. In this time period, it's also commonly used for the heir, but for Fernando it's a bit unsure. Like in real life, he's not directly the offspring, but he's still the most obvious choice for heir. But there's still enough room for Seb and his house to try to vie for the throne themselves, so it makes it all complicated.

[bg3sinbin]

Finally got to the boudoir and look what my autosave was! 🤣 Anyways I took like 90 screenshots of that scene alone so it's gonna take a bit to go though, edit, and post them. But in the meanwhile, have a face I caught Haarlep making while boning Raphael lmao

[crazy000567]

they were like five seconds away from exploring eachother on that breakroom table. thank god allan intervened

[cinnamorollgirl7774]

🛌🛌🛌

[yinyuedijun]

suo nation is just going to keep me trapped in these insane AUs forever at this rate. I really do enjoy wbk but I may never care about canon ever again and it's my mutuals' faults

[3416]

auston matthews straight up like. thats my guy and i want to play with him. make it happen...... SO THEY ALWAYS DO......... I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT IF ANYONE HAS THE LEVERAGE IT'S HIM. somehow mitch always gets labeled as the diva but like. IT'S AUSTON. AUSTON WANTS HIM. WHAT AUSTON WANTS HE GETS..... THAT IS SUCH A BATSHIT THING TO SAY WHAT THEFJKDSFL

[essektheylyss]

What I should be doing: the programming assignment that I've been putting off since Saturday

What I'm actually doing: BOOPIN'

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

just finished el mundo gira and i thought it was like. comically bad. sorry to any el mundo gira stans, but tomorrow's writeup will have some hater energy.