saw someone on here the other day say that we don’t need aromantic and asexual representation in media because that’s a “sanitized” identity like BITCH WHAT????? IF YOU CAN ONLY SEE ASPEC PEOPLE AS CHILDREN THAT IS A YOU PROBLEM.
Ace: but also...you know...just- if you look at the world what you see is things appearing and disappearing.
And humans are a part of the whole...of that. And humans appear and disappear.
That's just happens! Our egos personalize and we consider ourselves special cases....but we are really not. You know?
We-we-we're- are part of the whole and everything in the whole transforms all the time.
Changes form and transfigures
[pause]
Luffy (speaking in a petulant tone, albeit shaky voice): you are a special case.
Ace (with a teasing tone as he laughs): it's 'cause I'm your mama brother!
Luffy (also laughing, though the voice is tinted in a sad undertone): no! No this-I know this transfigures [voice crack]- I know, I know, I know [somber voice] but come on...there is no way to stop a heartbreak. How do you s- [Luffy cuts himself off].
What do you do about that?
Ace (immediately inquires): you cry!
[There is emphasis on cry]
[long pause]
Ace(spoken in a melancholic, somber tone): You cry...
Luffy (in a raspy voice, as if he just cried): Well I love you very much obviously.
Ace: I love you too.
[pause. There is an exhale through the nose like Luffy is sighing.]
And Duncan Luffy? That kind of love, it ain't going anywhere
[pause]
Ace: That's another thing you find. That...I may...leave this...plane of existence of existence, sooner rather than later, but the love isn't going anywhere.
[music starts playing]
Ace (in a brighter and definite tone): I'm as certain of that as I am of anything.
[pause]
Luffy (saying in a sad and shaky voice): I believe you.
You people do not understand how feral I am about Phoenix with a genetic immunodeficiency problem/disease. Like, always wearing masks, always shivering during the cold months, always seeming just a bit dizzy, a bit numb in the feet (which could tie into his clumsiness) And, as a bonus angst point, always being embarrassed about not being able to function ‘normally’ and sometimes needing assistance. Your honor, he is simply my little man.
Kevin overdose was happening in Foreline so they had to shun them
Khatchik is only exclusively seen in the ill route of the gamee. If you would like to ask the version of Ace of Nor in ill routee, then just put (ill) after his namee, 'cause he's different here than he is in the rest of the routess
Anywayy... Me after I see Khatchik anywhere near Acee:
i dont think striker and alastor are characters who are "precious senpais who did nothing wrong" i just don't think they're as reprehensible as valentino or stella. their actions aren't excusable, no, but they aren't near that level of abhorrent.
Phoenix
少し遅れるけど‥‥
かならず、行きますから。
Sukoshi okureru kedo...
Kanarazu, ikimasu kara.
We may be a little late…
But we'll definitely be there.
‥‥なんと言っても
今夜は、お祝いですからね。
...Nanto ittemo
Kon'ya wa, o-iwai desu kara ne.
We have a lot of celebrating
to do tonight, and I wouldn't
miss it for the world.
It's pretty much the same, so I'll just focus on what I wanted to analyze here: Edgeworth's last words.
What he says in Japanese is very vague. It's literally 'will be waiting... Wright.' without subject because in Japanese, it's usually omitted.
So he could be speaking for the whole group, or just himself. That little pause before saying Wright's name is... quite interesting, though.
In English it would have been translated as either 'We'll be waiting' or 'I'll be waiting'. Which are both weird sounding (the first too emotionless, the second too revealing) so I think they did well here, because a jab for his supposed and to-be-expected lateness is more Edgeworth-like here instead of an emotionless 'we'll be waiting'. It's also more jokey, lighthearted, and bantery sounding? It sounds like he's looking forward to celebrating with him (so, don't be late), which was the point of the original JP as well I believe.
I know it sounds like a throwaway line and maybe I'm overanalyzing it but Edgeworth is generally subtle with how he shows his feelings in general. He doesn't know how to show his appreciation to people and he always does so in a roundabout way, even with the whole 'whoop' thing you can see he tries very hard - resorts to trying to imitate Gumshoe of all people - but doesn't quite get his feelings across.
Fun fact:
After 1-4 Edgeworth can't join their celebratory dinner because he's still held at the detention center, in 1-5 he straight up runs away after the trial (although there isn't a celebration, but if there had been, he wouldn't have gone), in 2-4 he goes with them to the Gatewater but leaves to run after Franziska. But now... he can finally go with them (and also note how Franziska is there as well) and properly celebrate together, and he's looking forward to it.
And that's because they can finally have a celebratory dinner together, and no one is running away or is left behind this time.
We are pleased to officially announce the dates and themes for Krisnix Week 2024. The event will be happening this October 13- 19. We have prepared a list of 3 recommended prompts for each of the days. Do not be afraid to embrace less-conventional interpretations of the prompts, focus on only one prompt per day (or at all) , combine multiple prompts or ignore the prompts entirely.
We look forward to seeing where creativity takes us! Additional info will be coming at a later date, but we wanted to go ahead and announce the dates and prompts now, so you have plenty of time to mull this over.
OC Shenanigans. You just know it was all Matthäus Idea.
I also thought it'd be quite the fun exercise in drawing people interacting with each other - and it certainly was!
[ID: a digital drawing of Jeremy, Friederick, Matthäus and Machuriel, the artists OCs. Jeremy is in the upper right corner, leaning out of a window, grabbing Friedericks right hand with both of his. He's a Halfling with light brown skin and dark hair with lighter ends. He looks worried. Friederick is a gnome with light skin and brown hair in a long braid. He's holding onto Matthäus ankle with his left hand and doesn't look happy about it. Matthäus is a three headed Ratfolk with brown fur. He's dangling by his ankle and has his tail wrapped around Friedericks leg as he's curiously looking at Machuriel. Machuriel is standing on ground level so that they are at eye level with Matthäus. They are a Diathim with white glowing skin and blonde, curly hair held back by a headband. They are smiling and booping Matthäus nose with their left hand. The background is a light beige with black borders that are broken up by the characters. /End ID]