#big bro gree

[anstarwar]

Big Bro Gree, Big Bro Gree! Like he had to have taken Barriss under his wing at some point right? Trying to be the perfect commander, he’d see himself a lot in her possible struggles to be the perfect padawan

He calls her BoBo, try to change my mind

[screenandcinema]

The Taming of the Fantastic Beasts

In 2013, two years after the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, came a bombshell announcement, Warner Bros. would be producing a new film series set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with author J.K. Rowling making her screenwriting debut. In 2014, word came out that the Fantastic Beasts series would be a trilogy, Then in 2016, a month before Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from director David Yates (who helmed the final four Harry Potter films) hit theaters Rowling announced the story would encompass five films instead of three. The first film went on to gross $234 million domestically with a total of $814 million worldwide. Domestically, the box office of Fantastic Beasts trailed all eight Harry Potter films, and worldwide it only outgrossed one Harry Potter film 2004′s Prisoner of Azkaban which only earned $797 million worldwide. 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an interesting case study on how to launch a pre-planned franchise. It’s possible that Warner Bros. was uneasy with the idea of guaranteeing a pentalogy of films about wizards not named Harry Potter in the 1920s and 1930s because the first film is amazingly self-contained. There is no big cliffhanger or questions left unanswered or villains on the loose by the film’s end. If Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them bombed at the box office and the future films were canceled, there would be no dangling threads left to irk moviegoers - unlike those waiting for the fourth Divergent film that is never coming. Sure, there are a couple of name drops or illusions to future characters, the mention of Dumbledore, the photo of Leta Lestrange, the acknowledgment of Newt’s “war hero” brother, that set up part two (and beyond). But altogether the movie tells a single story and does so efficiently.

The sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (almost directed by David Yates) builds upon the first film, and feels more like what you’d expect from the first film in an extended series, not to mention creates more ties to the Harry Potter series. Jude Law joins the series as Dumbledore, Johnny Depp who plated Gellert Grindelwald in a short sequence at the end of the first film sees his role expanded, and audiences even return to Hogwarts in the film. The sequel begins to undo some of the standalone aspects of the first film, Jacob whose memory is wiped at the end of the first film suddenly remembers, and Credence who exploded during the climax of Fantastic Beasts is somehow alive and working at a circus in Paris. The sequel feels strangely unplanned and contrarian to its predecessor (think The Last Jedi to The Rise of Skywalker), yet J.K. Rowling is the only credited screenwriter on both films. 

The Crimes of Grindelwald is the opposite of Fantastic Beasts, it doesn’t feel self-contained in the least as it sets the stage for the actual plot of the series (a Global Wizarding War between Grindelwald and Dumbledore during World War II), while quickly rehashing (quite effectively) the important events of Fantastic Beasts in case you hadn’t seen it. The film also quickly introduces some new characters to the mix, Newt’s assistant Bunty, and an American professor (via a small moving black and white photo in a book) who look to have expanded roles in future installments. The film also has a central mystery that is solved, unsolved, and solved again very quickly in its third act.

When The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in 2018, the reviews were far worst than its predecessor and the Potter films. And the box office was just as bad, grossing only $159.5 million domestically and $654.8 million worldwide, almost a third less than Fantastic Beasts domestically, and almost 20% down worldwide. I remember leaving the film having rather enjoyed it, but was more excited for what future films could bring to the series than I was for what I had just seen.

That box office likely gave Warner Bros. pause too. A third film in the series wasn’t greenlit until November 2019 (a year after The Crimes of Grindelwald was released), with a release date set for November 2021. Filming was set to begin in March 2020, but we all know what happened then. On the first day of filming for director David Yates, principal photography on the threequel was delayed until September 2020. There are two big changes between the first two Fantastic Beasts and the third one. The first is that after receiving solo screenwriting credit on the first two films, J.K. Rowling now shares the credit on this film with Steve Kloves, who wrote seven of the eight Harry Potter films (sorry Order of the Phoenix). What difference that will make is unknown but is a welcome change to the series (especially since Rowling is not the voice anyone wants to hear anymore).

The second change was, that after shooting only one scene in the film, Johnny Depp announced that at the request of Warner Bros., he would not be reprising his role as Grindelwald due to the negative publicity surrounding the actor at the time. Mads Mikkelsen was hired to take over the role of the dark wizard in the film and there is no word as of yet if the change in the character’s on-screen appearance will be explained in the film. Mikkelsen’s Grindelwald (from the trailers at least) looks more in line with the young Grindelwald and old Grindelwald seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Jamie Campbell Bower who played young Grindelwald reprised the role in The Crimes of Grindelwald) then Depp’s portrayal of the wizard with pale skin, white hair, and mad mix-matched eyes. 

In anticipation of this month’s release of the third film, now titled Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, I decided to revisit the first two films of the series, back-to-back. I had only seen Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them twice before, once in theaters and once again before the sequel came out, and I hadn’t seen The Crimes of Grindelwald since I saw it in theaters in 2018. I felt a new appreciation for the first two films on the second (and third) watch. As much as Crimes of Grindelwald rewrites Fantastic Beasts it does it more so as a starting point. It is clear that The Crimes of Grindelwald, as I said before, is the first film of the series and that Fantastic Beasts acts as a prologue of sorts, setting the stage and the characters. 

My biggest revelation was that the fantastic beasts themselves are the weakest part of the Fantastic Beasts series. Newt Scamander, the main character of the series, is a magizoologist, so these magical animals and creatures are presented as an important part of the series, but they really aren’t, they are just there to be seen and help our heroes out of dyer situations. The war between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, two friends (and more), who now are diametrically opposed, set against the backdrop of a Europe about to be engulfed in war yet again is what pulls me into the story. 

With The Secrets of Dumbledore set to release next week, the ultimate question in my mind is what is next for the Fantastic Beasts series and the Wizarding World as a whole. Early reviews for the threequel have been positive (with a ton of praise for the decision to replace Depp with Mikkelsen), but honestly, it all comes down to box office. The new film isn’t expected to match the opening weekend haul of its predecessors ($74 million and $62 million) due to the changes in theatrical expectations these days, but there are still goals to be hit. Some estimates put its opening at between $45-55 million for the three-day Easter weekend (Hell, if Morbius can open with $39 million then Dumbledore can do better).  Any number at the higher end of that range would be a win for Warner Bros., but the international box office will be key for Dumbledore to be a success. 

I’d expect no matter the box office, there will be a fourth Fantastic Beasts movie, the question is whether or not there is will be a fifth. Earlier this year, producer David Heyman commented that work on the fourth script had begun yet. I could easily see Warner Bros. trying to push the fourth and fifth films into a single final film that wraps up the series if Secrets of Dumbledore doesn’t perform well. If that is the case, don’t expect a swift end to the Wizarding World, instead Warner Bros. will take a beat, reevaluate, then find a new way to explore Rowling’s universe (preferably without Rowling). 

-MB-

[crowned-ladybug]

I'm curious to know what your headcanons are for Robbie's relationships with Anti and Marvin and the other egos! 80c (And don't feel bad! We're here to support you, muy dude! 💜) -Asri

!!!!! 💜

Sorry in advance for all spelling mistakes, I'm using my SmallLaptop Irwin rn who for some dang reason only has US spellcheck and Idon't fuck with that

(Also, this got long bc there's so many egos that I had ideasfor.....heck.)

Anti p much adopted Robbie as his baby brother like right away(and Marvin teased him about "collecting brothers" but Antitold him to fuck off. He will collect a hundred brothers if he wantsto. All the borthers. Let him have them.) and he's really protectiveof him. But amongst many other things, he's loud, still doesn't fullyunderstand his own strength and expresses affection through physicalcontact a lot, and that's all something that on most days Robbiedoesn't really want any of. So it took them a bit of work to beProper Good Siblings but they got there and they're really close now.Anti doesn't have the patience to teach Robbie stuff but they hangout and play a lot, and Anti likes getting Robbie cool gifts (likehis chewy necklace and a couple other stim toys). He's also veryproud of Robbie no matter what he does. Robbie calls him Annie.

In my verse, Marvin isn't the reason Robbie exists, but he stilllikes him a lot. Robbie is absolutely fascinated with magic andMarvin is more than happy to entertain him. He also likes setting uppuzzles and games for Robbie that they can do together and bond over,and he was the one who got Robbie legos to help him with his finemotor skills. When he's hurt/scared/needs help, Marvin is one of thepeople Robbie usually runs to (Anti being the other), and Marvin willdrop pretty much anything to help him. Marvin also knows decent firstaid, how to treat/stitch up wounds and a bit of basic healing magic,so he can fix Robbie up if he happens to lose a limb or two. Also,Marvin likes to draw and sometimes he'll just do that while Robbiesits next to him working on a colouring book of his own. Robbie callshim Marr (previously Ma, but Marvin very quickly denied that).

At first Jackie didn't know what to make of Robbie bc all he knewwas that he's a zombie, so Jackie was scared he would be a danger tohis family. When it turned out that Robbie is just an uncoordinatedsweetheart, he instantly grew on him. He's one of the two people whousually cook for Robbie (he doesn't need to eat, but he likes to),and just like Marvin, he knows how to fix him up too. Robbie looks upto him, both bc he's tall and strong and bc he's a hero, and Jackieis a big softie who's convinced he doesn't deserve that adoration.Robbie is very much aware of what's between Jackie and Marvin, and sowhen Marvin is sad and Robbie doesn't know how to help him, he'llfind Jackie and drag him over by the hand, all the while repeating"Marr sad, hel' Marr, love Marr". Robbie calls him Jee (heshortened Jackie into just one syllable).

Chase and Robbie get along well, though they don't hang out thatmuch bc Chase is busy with his own life and kids, but Robbie is likea kid in a lot of ways and Chase has undeniable experience on thatfront. He loves playing with Robbie or telling him stories or singingto him (Robbie can't sing but he hums along enthusiastically), and hedefinitely has a drawing or two from him on his fridge. He's also theother person who will cook for Robbie sometimes. Robbie has only metChase's kids a couple times before for everyone's good, bc Robbiedoesn't really know his own strength and gets startled easily bystuff no one really sees coming. He's also usually the one to fix upany tears in Robbie's clothes (if not him then Marvin). Robbie justcalls him Chase, tho sometimes he'll try to call him "bro"and get stuck on making "brr" noises bc it's amusing.

Schneep enjoys Robbie's company bc he can be surprisingly tame andquiet. Their friendship started with just Schneep fixing Robbie upevery time he got hurt and Jackie or Marvin couldn't help, and Robbiestarted liking him bc he would always give him sweets or stickers andwould always be very gentle with him. Now Robbie will sometimes justsit in Schneep's office while Schneep is working on his own things,colouring or drawing or building stuff, or maybe practising signing.Schneep likes having him around bc he's good company who doesn't makemuch noise or demand his attention a lot. Sometimes Robbie will reachover and pat him on the head though bc while he doesn't exactly likephysical contact, he's learned from Anti that patting ppl on the headis a Good Thing to show that you Love Them, and Schneep always smilesat him sweetly when he does that. Robbie calls him Schneep, Sheep orHen (from Henrik).

Robbie's relationship with Shawn Flynn didn't exactly startsmooth. To be precise, it started with Robbie knocking stuff over inShawn's workshop and wanting to adopt every plushie he saw. Robbiestill feels bad about it. Shawn knows he doesn't have the patience orcapacity to handle Robbie for long, but he tries to visit him asoften as he can and bring him little gifts to show that he's not mad.Robbie usually gives him little drawings in return, and don't tellanyone, but Shawn keeps all of them tucked away in a separate drawer.Robbie calls him Finn (most egos call him Flynn, bc Shawn sounds thesame as Seán).

Most things Dark knows about Robbie he knows from Anti. Theyreally don't hang out much. Dark knows he wouldn't be able to put upwith Robbie for long, and if this were the old Dark, he'd just takehis frustration out on Robbie and enjoy making him cry. But thisisn't the old asshole Dark, so he mostly just avoids Robbie until heknows how to handle him. But just like even if you don't like kidsyou should never be mean to them, Dark is never mean to Robbie ifRobbie approaches him. He usually just smiles, says something nice inresponse to whatever Robbie has just told him and moves on with hisday. Robbie finds him very cool and mysterious, and the other egosfind it amusing, but he thinks Dark is a very pleasant person, he'sjust quiet. He also understands that Anti loves him very much. Heusually approaches Dark to give him flowers, because he sees Darkwalking around with a lapel flower sometimes and deduced that okay,he must like flowers then. Robbie calls him Dark or Darr.

Wilford is not allowed around Robbie bc he keeps trying to get himinto dangerous shit. Robbie kind of likes him, kind of doesn't, bcWilford gives him candy, smells nice and is Very Interesting, buthe's also a sensory overload on two legs. He recognises now whenWilford is trying to talk him into something reckless that the restof the egos wouldn't approve of, and his Perfect Response to it issticking his tongue out at Wilford. No one knows where he got thatfrom, but it's absolutely hilarious to watch. Robbie calls him Willor Wilf.

Host very openly calls Robbie his friend, and everyone wassurprised the first time he did that. Most of Host's projects aredark and lonely, except for when he's working on teaching Robbie signlanguage with Oliver. Without actively trying, Robbie can cheer himup or just make his day a little better, even if it sometimesinvolves sticking band-aids onto Host's face when his eyes arebleeding really badly. Robbie sometimes brings him flowers to cheerhim up (he probably gets his love for flowers from Jackie'sinfluence) and Host keeps them on his desk in his recording studio.Robbie calls him Host or Hosh.

Bing adores kids and so he adores Robbie too. If Robbie is doingsomething noisy and just...all over the place, chances are Bing isinvolved. He'll never do super dangerous stuff with him likeskateboarding, but he's definitely guilty of introducing Robbie tothe magic that is water balloons. Bing sees Robbie as a little cousinwho isn't entirely human just like him. Robbie used to just call himBing, but once he called him Bee and Bing laughed at it, so now heonly calls him Bee.

Google Red, Green and Blue don't really care about Robbie, butOliver finds him adorable and unlike the other three, gives him thecredit he deserves for his intelligence. Oliver teaches Robbie signlanguage along with Host, so he spends a lot of time with him whenhe's not working. Outside of lessons they don't get to hang out a lotbc Oliver is busy working with his brothers, but he'll never shooRobbie away when he approaches him (and once the other egos startmoving out, they do start spending more time together). Robbie usedto see Oliver as some sort of teacher, but when he said it Oliverwent "wait i thought we were friends?" and Robbie gotreally happy about that, so now they have a closefriendship/brotherly bond. Robbie calls the Googles collectively Googor Googly, Red and Blue just that, Green Gree or G'ee, and OliverOli.

Bonus for relationships I don't have worked out but love Robbie'snames for: Angus is Ann, Jameson is Jame' or Pal (bc Shawn callsJameson "pal" a lot and Robbie has come to associate itwith him), Dr Iplier is Iiiiipp and Robin is Ro or Robbrr'n.

[rustbolt-answers-your-bullshit]

Act 3, Chapter 3: As Told Through the Eyes of the Beastly Bros

“Where is he?”

EB looked at the gargantuar. “You expect me to know?”

Smash growled. “We need to find Rustbolt.” The ground trembled. A roar echoed through the streets as the gigantic beast barreled down Zombopolis’ Main Street.

“CHAAAAAAAAAARGE!” Screamed Electric Boogaloo, as his Beastly Bro plowed through the asphalt. As night sky became sunrise, Smash leaped high into the air and clutched the side of a building.

“We are not in Zombopolis anymore,” said the monstrous zombie in his gravely Russian accent.

“You mean we’re in The Shadow’s terr’itry?”

Smash nodded. “But Rustbolt is plant now, maybe we find him here.”

EB sighed. “I hope we do. We gotta give him the message, and then get back to Zomboss ASAP.”

The Smash turned his head to the side, all dramatic anime edgelord style, when they talk to the guy behind them but looks to the side instead of turning around. “If you had to choose, between Rustbolt or Zomboss, who would you choose?”

EB bit his lip and looked out in front of him. The sun was rising, and what a sight it was.

“Boogaloo. Who would you choose?”

~FLASHBACK~ (sorry I’m doing these so much, I just keep getting good ideas for them)

“Hey, Brainstorm!~” EB beamed, grinning ear to ear. “I got your text.”

“Good,” said the professor absentmindedly. He was texting on his phone. “Rustbolt will be here shortly.”

“Okay.” EB had seen Rustbolt around, and the two always said hi to each other, but had never really truly met. “So what’s this experiment?”

“Oh, you’ll see.” Brainstorm had an evil grin. EB chuckled and rolled his eyes. The prof always had EB come over, usually to be used as a power source. EB didn’t mind, though, because he’d always end up helping out in an unexpected way.

“Yo yo yo, I’m hizzity here.” Rustbolt descended through an open roof panel, his rocket boots slowly shutting off as he descended to the floor.

“That was AWESOME!” Boogaloo hopped up and down a few times, excited and amazed.

Rustbolt smirked and bowed. “Thanks, Electric Boogaloo.”

EB and Brainstorm looked at each other. Their cheeks puffed up as smiles grew, and they simultaneously burst out laughing.”Bruh, Just say EB.”

Rustbolt chuckled and rolled his eyes. “You’re a real comedian, arentcha.”

“I’m as funny as my hair is big,” EB popped and locked, pointing to his ginger afro.

“Your hair is big, but know what’s bigger?~” Rustbolt pointed to his crotch. “I named it the Hydraulic Humper.”

Two very different reactions came:

Brainstorm, caught COMPLETELY off guard, reeled in a mixture of disgust and horror.

EB, however, howled with laughter. “The hydraulic humper, HAHAHA!”

Rustbolt chuckled. “I just made that up on the spot to be honest. I wouldn’t actually name it. Only weirdos and lonely people name theirs.”

EB, still laughing, patted Rustbolt’s shoulder. “I like you.”

“I like you too, man.” Rustbolt slapped his hand over EB’s face.

The two burst out laughing.

“Okay you two.” Brainstorm coughed to get their attention. “Let’s start the experiment.”

Both nodded in unison, still quietly giggling.

“Rustbolt, your shrink ray, please.”

“Bingo bongo, bro.” Rustbolt produced his shrink ray.

“Ready to fire?”

“‘Course, bro. What at?”

Brainstorm gestured to the wall.

Rustbolt clicked his tongue and shot fingerguns at Brainstorm. “Undastood.”

Brainstorm ushered the two so that EB was behind Rustbolt, then he turned to the dead dancer. “Zap Rustbolt.”

“Wait WHAT!?” Rustbolt turned to look at the other two.

“I never agreed to this,” said EB reluctantly.

“FOR SCIENCE!” Brainstorm pointed to EB, then Rustbolt.

EB looked away, wincing, and made a finger gun. Out shot bolts of electricity. They arced in the air and zapped Rustbolt in the back. Motors whirred, joints screeched and the shrink ray fired up. Rustbolt shrieked in pain. After what semed like minutes on end to EB, the shrink ray fired.

When the smoke from Rustbolt’s suit cleared, Rustbolt stood hunched over. Before him was… Nothing. The walls were blown to smithereens.

Rustbolt collapsed onto the floor.

“You could’ve killed him! AGAIN!” EB screamed.

Brainstorm chuckled. Then that chuckle grew into a full-on maniacal cackle.

EB dragged off Rustbolt’s limp body, and brought him to his house. He layed the unconcious zom down in his bed, and grabbed a Gatorade Frost from his fridge. What, you thought that just because there are zombies that there would be no brands? Zombies don’t kill ALL the humans. Because zombies don’t know how to make Gatorade.

When Rustbolt woke up, EB handed him the electrolyte-replenishing beverage.

“That was a shocking turn of events,” remarked Rustbolt as he swished around the Glacier Freeze in his bottle. EB hooted with laughter.

Ever since then, EB hung out with Rustbolt more and more, and spent less and less time with Brainstorm.

~UNFLASHBACK~

“Rustbolt,” EB said, 100% confident in his decision.

Smash smiled. “I would have hard time choosing. Probably Zomboss, but I would swear to myself never to lay a hand on Rustbolt.”

“Well I mean, you’d crush him.”

Smash let out a laugh. “You are funny. We go see Green Shadow now.”

Smash hopped from building to building. “Did you see strange pink dot last night?”

“Yeah. Weird. Think it was a comet?”

Smash continued to building hop. “Perhaps. Just hope is not laser from space gods.” Before EB had a chance to chuckle, he sniffed the air. “I smell metal.”

A smile slapped itself on ElectroBoogie’s face. “ONWARD, MY NOBLE BEAST!”

Smash, playing along with the whole “beast” thing, roared loudly in response. He lunged at the street, embedding himself into the road and galloped down the street at top speed.

Rustbolt heard a roar. A very familiar roar. His eyes widened as he saw Smash and EB charging towards him. He cowered, almost flinching as the two beastly heroes stopped on a dime (okay a very very VERY BIG DIME BUT STILL A DIME) in front of him.

“Hey, Rustbolt. There’s something we need to tell you. Like now.” EB had a sense of urgency in his tone.

“Zomboss is giving speech today. About YOU.” Smash pointed a huge, beefy finger at the iron clad. “We figure we give you TV to watch on.”

The gargantuar pulled out one of those “Maniacal Laugh TVs,” as they’re called, and handed it to Rustbolt.

“You expect me to carry this?”

“It flies, dummy.”

“Alrighty then.” Rustbolt watched Smash let go of the television set, and the propeller started to spin, somehow lifting the entire appliance. After they said their goodbyes, EB and Smash turned around and rushed back off the way they came.

Rustbolt, after an hour, finally managed to lug this thing back to Flare’s. For something that could fly, DAMN was it heavy. He opened the door to see SF on an Xbox One. “Yo Gree, you ready?” She was talking into a headset, custom made to actually fit on a flower.

“Whatcha playing?” Asked Rustbolt.

“Portal 2,” said Solar Flare. “Nah, just talking to Rustbolt, he just walked in.”

“Portal 2? Oh my god that’s like ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES”

“Heheh. Green Shadow says ‘you and me both.’“

“Am I really that loud?” Rustbolt asked.

“Nah, It’s just that there’s not much noise to drown you out. It’s pretty quiet because it’s still early morning.”

“Yeah wait speaking of, how’d Green Shadow get home so fast?”

“She knows her way around town, and you don’t,” Solar Flare said.

“Point taken.” Rustbolt hauled the TV inside and closed the door.

“Alright GS, after this next test I’m going to get off. My eyes are starting to hurt.”

“I used to play this with Brainstorm,” Rustbolt said. “It was so much fun.”

“Maybe you can play one day with Citron, he loves this game.”

Rustbolt shrugged and watched Solar Flare and Green Shadow work on solving the test. After she turned off the Xbox, she tossed the controller to the side and stood up. When the controller hit the floor, Rustbolt stumbled to the side. SF turned to him, confused.

“You didn’t just do that because to the CONTROLLER, did you?”

“God dammit it works with Xbox controllers too.”

“NO WAY.” SF dived for the controller and started mashing buttons.

Rustbolt jumped, punched, shot toast, super-blocked, flew around, crawled, squatted, kicked, crouched, combo-moved, blew bubbles, and swatted his spatula. Not necessarily in that order, though.

SF smirked, turning off the controller. “I’ll keep that in mind,” she said, giggling. Maybe Spudow can set up a donkey kong level for me to play.

“How about NO.”

“I wonder what I could do with my VIVE controllers...”

“SF, for real. This suit has alot of stuff on it, I don’t want you toying with it.”

“Oh shut up, you big baby. I’ll be responsible. I’ll put a camera on a rotobega and play Grand Theft Zombo.”

“Let’s do literally the opposite of that thing that you just said.”

“This afternoon that’s what we’re doing.”

Rustbolt looked at the TV he had hauled into the house. “Please, SF. I need to be watching that TV in the afternoon.” He pointed to it.

SF looked over at it. “Why?”

“Zomboss said he was gonna give a speech about me today. I need to see what he’s gonna say. PLEASE, Solar Flare.”

Solar Flare looked at the zombie before her.

This was a zombie that she had fought hundreds of times. The zombie that was now actually LIVING with her. “If it means that much to you, Rustbolt, I won’t get in your way.” She smiled weakly.

She definitely wasn’t expecting Rustbolt to pick her up and hug her. But he did.

And you know what? She hugged back.

[animationnut]

To Gravity Falls, From Piedmont: Chapter 27

Summary: It’s a long way until next summer. Until then, Dipper and Mabel share their daily antics and life problems with their lifelong friends and attentive great-uncles through an endless string of e-mails. Distance makes the heart grow fonder after all, and there’s no place Dipper and Mabel love more than Gravity Falls. 

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To: Wendy Corduroy (Lumberchick); Grenda Gosling (Hugsx0x0); Candy Chiu (SweetasSugar88); Pacifica Northwest (GravityFallsPrincess)

From: Mabel Pines (ShootingStarRainbowUnicorn)

Subject: School assignment

Hey!

Remember a couple of days ago, when I asked you guys what you thought of me for a school report? Well, I'm asking again, only this time I want to know what your opinion is of Dipper! He's asked all the guys but refuses to ask you girls, which is totally biased. Since he's being a dork about it, I decided to ask on his behalf! So fire away!

Much love,

Mabel

Stretching her arms over her head as she watched her e-mail disappear into cyberspace, Mabel stood up from the computer chair. She ventured out of her bedroom and went into the living room, where Dipper had taken over the coffee table. He was currently reading through a notebook, brow furrowed in a mixture of amusement and frustration.

"What's up, bro?"

"I can't use these!" Dipper exclaimed, holding out the notebook for his sister to read.

Written in his handwriting was a collection of quotes from their friends. Mabel bit down on her bottom lip to keep her laughter from escaping, as they were mostly various synonyms for the word 'nerd'. "I guess they weren't taking it seriously?" she managed to say.

"Robbie and Gideon? Apparently not," he grumbled, grabbing his phone and typing a text to the aforementioned males. "Soos and McGucket were really nice, but these two are just messing with me. How am I supposed to compile enough material for this assignment if they won't cooperate?"

"You know they love you."

"I'm tempted to argue that point," returned Dipper, though he smiled. "What did they say about you?"

"Robbie said I was a suffocating ray of glittery sunshine and Gideon said I was an angel who did not deserve to walk amongst regular people."

Dipper stared at her for a moment. "Well, at least Robbie said more than two words to you," he said at last. "And we obviously know I'm not Gideon's favourite."

"Any input from Grunkle Stan and Grunkle Ford?"

Dipper shook his head. "No. Which is kind of surprising. I thought Grunkle Stan would be the first with some sort of smart comeback for this."

"Darn. I didn't hear back either." Mabel lowered onto the end of the couch and rested her chin in her hands. "You think they'll respond in time? I really wanted to include them in my report."

"I'm sure they will," assured Dipper. "They always respond whenever we text, they just might be tied up right now. Fighting some three-eyed monster or whatever. So what did Soos and McGucket say about you?"

"Soos said I was the nicest person he's ever met," Mabel smiled happily. "And McGucket said I was so sweet I give him cavities. How about you?"

"Soos said I was the best pterodactyl bro he could ask for and I'm super smart. McGucket said I was clever, kind and should have more confidence in my abilities."

"We have great friends," said Mabel contently.

"Well, the jury is still out on Gideon and Robbie," joked Dipper. As the words left his mouth his phone trilled, indicating a new text in his inbox. He checked the message, lips quirking in amusement. "They decided to make an effort this time. Gideon says I'm annoyingly persistent and determined, but it's admirable. Robbie's surprised by how tough I can be, and respects how I'm not afraid to stand up for what I believe in. He still thinks I'm a dork, but a cool dork."

"What do the girls say about you?" asked Mabel innocently.

Dipper shot her a look. "You know I haven't asked them, and I'm not going to ask them."

"Why not? I asked all of our friends! What's the big deal?"

"I don't know, I just feel awkward about it! I've never asked a girl what they thought of me before, and I'm not sure if I'm ready to hear the answer."

"You're taking this too seriously," said Mabel, unable to keep the amusement out of her voice.

"Story of my life. But I'm still not going to do it." Dipper reached over to jab at her leg. "Stop pressing."

Mabel let out a dramatic sigh. "Fine. I'm going to start on my report, then. Good thing it only has to be two pages, or you probably wouldn't have enough material since you only asked half of your friends."

"Goodbye, Mabel."

Smirking, the girl skipped back to her bedroom, jumping into her computer chair and going for a quick spin before checking her e-mail notifications.

Mabel Pines: Remember a couple of days ago, when I asked you guys what you thought of me for a school report? Well, I'm asking again, only this time I want to know what your opinion is of Dipper! He's asked all the guys but refuses to ask you girls, which is totally biased. Since he's being a dork about it, I decided to ask on his behalf! So fire away!

Wendy Corduroy: I was wondering why I didn't get a message from him. I know he can't be worried about what I'm going to say because he asked Robbie for his opinion.

Grenda Gosling: Yeah, we'll be nice!

Wendy Corduroy: With a healthy degree of sarcasm.

Candy Chiu: Dipper can be very silly.

Mabel Pines: Tell me about it. He's never really had any girl friends before, so I guess he's not really comfortable with hearing what girls might think of him, even if they are his close friends. I thought I'd help him out!

Pacifica Northwest: What exactly is the point of this assignment?

Mabel Pines: Well, first we have to write a page on how we view ourselves and how we think others view us. Then we have to talk to our friends and family and get their opinions to see how they view us. We write up another page and then we have to write a conclusion, comparing the two viewpoints and seeing how similar or different they are.

Wendy Corduroy: Dang. Wish my schoolwork was that easy.

Grenda Gosling: I think Dipper's a great guy! He's nice and he doesn't act like a jerk to be cool and he's still cool anyway.

Candy Chiu: He isn't afraid to apologize when he is wrong and he means it. I know if I ever need his help he will give it to me. He'll hang out with us and do girly things with us, even if he gets embarrassed over it sometimes he does it anyway. He's not afraid to embrace his feminine side.

Wendy Corduroy: He's thirteen and yet he's already way more mature than ninety percent of the guys—and girls, for that matter—at my school. He can hold a meaningful conversation and he can just joke about the most ridiculous things. He's not afraid to stand up for his friends and family and you can always count on him. He's also a huge dork, but I love him for it. He's my bro.

Mabel Pines: Thanks, guys! Dipper will be really happy when I tell him this. Pacifica, I know you have something to add!

Pacifica Northwest: No, not really.

Wendy Corduroy: What'd we say about the Ice Princess routine?

Pacifica Northwest: Ugh. Fine. Dipper's okay. He helped me out with the whole ghost invasion incident even though he didn't have to and I probably didn't deserve it. He's kinda funny. Doesn't have much fashion sense, but that can be fixed. He's got the backbone to tell people off. He's nice, not fake nice but sincerely nice. But he can be a jerk sometimes which is good because it's exhausting being around people who don't know how to be snarky or mean. He can be way too uptight and serious. But all around, yeah, he's a decent, cute guy.

Wendy Corduroy: …

Grenda Gosling: …

Candy Chiu: …

Mabel Pines: SQUEE

Pacifica Northwest: What?

Pacifica Northwest: NO COOL I MEANT TO SAY COOL

Wendy Corduroy: BUSTED

Candy Chiu: That is what we call a Freudian slip!

Grenda Gosling: I knew it! You like Dipper!

Mabel Pines: I CAN SET YOU UP ON DATE! I'LL BE YOUR MATCHMAKER!

Pacifica Northwest: GO AWAY. It was autocorrected, you dorks! It was supposed to say 'cool' not 'cute'!"

Wendy Corduroy: I wish I lived closer so I could see how much you're blushing on a scale of one to ten.

Grenda Gosling: There's no autocorrect in the e-mail server's instant messaging!

Pacifica Northwest: Look you got your stupid opinions. Can I go now?

Mabel Pines: Aw, come on, you totally have a crush on Dipper! Admit it!

Dipper Pines: …you think I'm cute?

Wendy Corduroy: Oh snap.

Grenda Gosling: How'd you get in this chat?!

Dipper Pines: Candy tagged me into here a little bit ago. I should have spoken up sooner but…

Pacifica Northwest: I'm leaving.

Pacifica Northwest: And I meant cool, not cute!

Candy Chiu: I think I am going to go find a hiding place. I suspect she is going to come hurt me. I may or may not talk to you later.

Grenda Gosling: Wait until I tell Marius this one!

Wendy Corduroy: This went down a path I was not expecting and I am not displeased by. See you dudes later. Oi, and Dipper, next time you have an assignment like this one you know you can ask me anything, right?

Dipper Pines: I know. I was being, as everyone is correct in saying, a dork. Thank you. You're my bro, too.

Mabel Pines: …are you mad?

Mabel Pines: Dipper?

…

When her brother did not reply further, Mabel hesitantly rose from the computer chair and started back for the living room. She peeked around the entryway and found Dipper sitting where she had left him. He was staring blankly into space, a smile on his features and a blush on his cheeks. He seemed to be taking in the fact that Pacifica Northwest thought he was cute, and was currently no longer working.

Mabel ventured further into the room and cautiously poked his shoulder. When she didn't get a reaction, she grinned and said, "I'll come check on you in an hour."

She returned to her bedroom and grabbed her notebook, deciding she better start on her own report. She was just finishing up the intro when her phone trilled in her pocket. "Hello?" she answered.

"Hey, pumpkin," greeted Stan. "Sorry for not getting back to you right away. Hope you still got some space left in your assignment, because Ford and I have quite a bit to say. Is your brother around?"

"Um, yeah, but you might have to talk to him later, or I could relay everything you say."

"Is everything okay?" spoke up Ford.

"Oh yeah, totally. It's actually amazing. Matchmaker Mabel is back in business!"

To: Pacifica Northwest (GravityFallsPrincess); Wendy Corduroy (Lumberchick); Grenda Gosling (Hugsx0x0); Candy Chiu (SweetasSugar88); Stanford Pines (Highsixer)

From: Stanley Pines (StantheMan)

Subject: Autocorrect my butt

You're not kidding anyone, Princess. Ask him out already. Just be sure to treat him right or we'll have to have a talk.

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Pacifica Northwest: Oh. My. Gosh.

Wendy Corduroy: Ha! You're never living this one down, Pacifica.

Grenda Gosling: He ships it!

Candy Chiu: I think they would be cute together!

Stanford Pines: Leave her alone, Stanley.

Mabel Pines: Grunkle Stan I told you not to tell her I told you!

Pacifica Northwest: I hate you all. I'm disowning you. I never want to speak to you again.

Grenda Gosling: ...are we still on for the sleepover this weekend?

Pacifica Northwest: Yes.

Pacifica Northwest: AND FOR THE LAST TIME, I MEANT TO SAY COOL.

[sillypastaprofessoruniversi-blog]

#GROWING UP 104 Life as a #teen continues; this phase, in BOY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL NEW #OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA. #knowledge!! ...service and excellence Enthralling I must say, BSSON was fun, having returned from FGC OKIGWE where I was caged like a bird to a seeming world of freedom. My joy knew no bounds, at least could wake up and see my siblings, we set out to school together 😹 that feeling was out of this world. In school, it's all boys, no software unlike where I'm coming from so had to flow with that also as a day student the feel was cool but another task was making friends, needed intelligent and smart ones because me can't hurt a fly I'm so innocent 😇 so I needed an action man, a way maker because then in school noticed that most seniors respect guys that have morale not noise makers o but guys that can command and sustain attention. ...first dude that came close to me was #Tentawa Miliki (RIP 🙏) We became friends after a fallout; Miss Nnodim (Antie Inter. Science) was in class earlier on, took us unawares that we should tell her the characteristics of living things 😀😀 me was in the second row as God would have it was able to answer one before it could get tentawa's turn, boys don finish the simple answers he could not give any, dude was flogged. He was not the only one o, just that his was worst because he was heady then, his big bro was in ss2 so he's always feeling large. Can't even tell what made Tewa pick me oo that I was laughing at him... Ah na wa oo but it's was not only me that laughed naa ...because I'm a new student, guy wan carry me shine 😹 me too no gree, challenged him teeth for teeth 😬, Tewa no bin geh height like Gracious Enwerem 😹 then so was planning on leveraging on that without knowing that small body no be sickness. He was just bragging up and down, my ego shrunk and fattened then I made up my mind to man up ...break time, went to buy something from mama Thadeus, Tewa appeared can't really tell what happened because my soft palms couldn't do much, small Tewa gave me a blow on my face 😀 #pow I melt, na so cry start o Hahaha 😹 😹 could remember Chidi Ibiam Nlemadim Chimobi Michael and Ekene Uwakwe aka Sisquo (at Port Harcourt) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmgOpGzn5f3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d2sjh4h5lfxo

[amouria]

Kulti review (spoilers)

ugh first person pov which can sometimes be good but unfortunately not in this book (tbf sal’s pov didn’t bother me until it became repetitive and confusing)

the beginning is fun to read, getting into the mind of sal and her life

her fam is cute, even in their imperfections

the backstory about her grandfather was good

the editing is bad

crucial events explained in a nonlinear manner but are referenced before importance is understood

her conference interview and issue with national team

the letter was a good use of making a crucial event have meaning later--linear storytelling is just less confusing

repetition: “that said something” “patience” “big girl socks on”

run on sentences that are filled with so much description that i got lost

too much in the middle

sal’s obsession with being a “good girl”

is because of guilt???

idk why she bothered helping kulti all those times when he was being blatantly rude

is it bc she still idolizes him deep down?

sal’s “hatred” for kulti is initially fueled by two things: his marriage from 10 years earlier and the nearly career-damaging injury he caused her brother 

she constantly brings up her loyalty to her bro and how much he has shaped her as a player but is fine with hanging out with kulti knowing that there is enmity btw her bro and kulti

and it’s never resolved?

he’s not apologetic about an injury that happened due to his rage getting out of hand

she is loyal to her team but never hangs out with them

she’s only close with jenny and harlow but not really?

she can keep her privacy but she doesn’t tell her closest friends about kulti unless they find out from a paparazzi photo and confront her

so she has three positive female relationships in her life: her mom, jenny and harlow but sal doesn’t confide in them much

kulti is a jerk for 80% of the book

he’s moody and unapologetic

he’s possessive

i really started seeing parallels to twilight’s edward cullen, no joke

i mean, he’s sweet when he wants to be but he offers no explanation and is extremely pigheaded while sal has to get over it each time they fight

sal and kulti fight a lot

sal told him she and cici fight and their mom says that people fight with those they love the most

so kulti concludes the same for him and sal

but...there’s no resolution??

i like that kulti tells sal to stand up for herself but he makes way too many decisions for her and she has to accept them

driving him home  (um isnt he rich???)

being friends with him

yells at her to not take crap from him

eating dinner at his house with franz

jenny is described as being half japanese and half european mix, which is enough to give as a visual but the author later added: “almond-shaped” eyes not once but TWICE

excuse me this is not baby-sitter’s club, we left that racist description back in the 90s thanks

what is the author’s obsession with describing eye color tho?

she repeats the color of her dad’s green eyes and kulti’s gree-brown eyes like any time there’s a reference to their facial expression

which is quite a bit for kulti

the letter is a cute twist

i also like that kulti purposely came to the pipers for sal

the relationship is less creepy now that the truth is out

it was initially creepy bc of the clear power imbalance, kulti being her coach and well-funded while she had to suck it up bc she relied on her position

so like are their communication issues resolved now??

the book is titled after the male lead, reiner kulti :/

[aqlyrics-blog]

Gallant Ft Lil Kesh

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Gallant Ft Lil Kesh

[Intro – Skales] Ogbeni moti de Mi’owa shere Tell me where my money dey Owo lo nsoro Oya shano wole Cus owo lo nsoro She be feeling, she be calling me a fine boy Cus my level don change, now i’m riding in a mad toy na

[Pre-Hook/Chorus – Skales] Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oo Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oh Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh

[Hook/Chorus – Skales] From my head to my toe I’m gallant Too much money no be joke I’m gallant All of my girls dem know I’m gallant Bidi bidi bidi badi booo I’m gallant From my head to my toe I’m gallant Seven figures for a show I’m gallant Now I’m killing every show I’m gallant My brother na so the thing go I’m gallant

[Verse 1 – Skales] Gucci, Pradda, Fendi, Ferragamo Wan le sofun mi won damo It is obvious the swagger plenty Today na Versace tommorow na Givenchy See I’m on fire I’m getting higher Make you tele me kilo desire I dey enjoy life I no go tiya Now I’m giving all the girls what they require

[Pre-Hook/Chorus – Skales] Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oo Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oh Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh

[Hook/Chorus – Skales] From my head to my toe I’m gallant Too much money no be joke I’m gallant All of my girls dem know I’m gallant Bidi bidi bidi badi booo I’m gallant From my head to my toe I’m gallant Seven figures for a show I’m gallant Now I’m killing every show I’m gallant My brother na so the thing go I’m gallant

[Verse 2 – Lil kesh] Lowo lowo mi I gallant die I cant never die yet but e balance die Fast money ramadan Me I no be MC but I hammer die But still lowo lowo ayi’ba shelo Come rain come sun na ayi’gba she’lo No Yahoo Yahoo but mo chache lo Mi don’t love these O’s I’m a bachelor See Chukwu baby get big nyash But then Chukwu baby no dey gree me kpansh Turn six fiqure to fiqure eight Now she the follow me with her figure eight Bros Easy oh, easy oh Easy oh, easy oh No kill person with your fake yeezy oh Easy oh Living life with my Merry J And account mi cute, No Merry Kay

[Pre-Hook/Chorus – Skales] Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oo Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh Wooooo the boy bad oh The money plenty for the poly bag oh Me I humble me I no dey brag oh Make you shake your bumbum when you hear the track oh eh

[Hook/Chorus – Skales] From my head to my toe I’m gallant Too much money no be joke I’m gallant All of my girls dem know I’m gallant Bidi bidi bidi badi booo I’m gallant From my head to my toe I’m gallant Seven figures for a show I’m gallant Now I’m killing every show I’m gallant My brother na so the thing go I’m gallant