#blacklaces

[nikkynylee]

[game-of-style]

House Celtigar, with their sigil the crab - Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall 2022

House Celtigar is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins. Lord Crispian Celtigar served as master of coin to King Aegon I Targaryen.

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Bartimos Celtigar sat on the black council as master of coin to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen.

The Celtigars’ castle is rumored to hold fabulous treasures that bear witness to their wealth. Among Lord Ardrian Celtigar’s property there are Myrish carpets, Volantene glass, gold and silver plate, jeweled cups, magnificent hawks, a trained sea eagle, an axe of Valyrian steel, chests of rubies, a horn said to summon krakens from under the sea, and many fine wines.

[willow-pond-gemstones]

Dolce & Gabbana - Fall 2023

[ghostoffuturespast]

Life's Loops: Cyberpunk 2077's Cereal Conspiracy Theory - Part I

I have some thoughts about the Tower ending for Cyberpunk 2077. (Because I just played it again for the second time. I still need to do the other versions, but I'll get there.) And not the touchy-feely kind of thoughts, so I'm gonna dish because I cannot do what I'm doing rn and sit on this for another two fucking years... Am I gonna do anything with this information? I don't know and I don't really care, but I'm putting it out there.

If you'd like to see what true tinfoil madness looks like, continue below the cut. Also, warning long text post & SPOILERS.

I'd like to preface, like with any good conspiracy theory, there's a high chance that I'm dead wrong. And the only reason I've come up with this alternative is because I'm so lost in the sauce by this point that I'm fucking desperate for there to be something where there might not be anything. (I've accepted this.)

However, unlike the whole FF06B5 mystery, there's actually some semblance of logic behind all this. I have no way of proving any of my theories, but, BUT, stories don't keep alluding to, referencing, and foreshadowing specific things if they didn't mean something. Which is to say all of this is based off things that are in the game, whether it be dialogue, shards, or various other story telling details.

Now, not every detail out there is necessarily world altering, sometimes things are just added for some extra flavor. But god damn it. Sometimes the curtains are blue for a reason.

I have plenty of other theories that I haven't divulged to anyone, because they're really large components of my fic that I'm working on and I don't want to spoil it, but when I played this ending through I was a little disappointed because my initial reaction was that there was no way it could be connected. There's not enough wiggle room. But then I thought about it some more, looked at the things that were hinted at between the lines...

Extrapolating all this doesn't mean I'm right, it just means it's possible. And possible within the details that are provided by the story. Which is all I needed.

Am I pulling this out of my ass, maybe, but here goes:

It's really easy to take the Tower ending at face value.

V ultimately gets what they want (their MacGuffin, a chance at living) but it also emotionally punches you in the gut repeatedly. You basically lose everything that makes you you in the process. You lose Johnny. You lose your close friends. You lose all your cyberware. Night City's not how you last saw it. Blah, blah, blah.

I'm not here to talk about that. Because feelings and emotions in this game are a smokescreen. They make you forget to ask questions, so you avoid connecting the dots that this game throws at you in fucking spades.

Should you do the Tower ending, regardless of how you got there, you hand Songbird over to Reed, basically along with the neural matrix. Which is the MacGuffin for Phantom Liberty and your supposed shot at surviving.

Now, we spent some time with Rosalind Meyers, president of the NUSA and who, ultimately gives FIA its marching orders. She's quite charismatic but you get into the meat of the story you find out she's not all really that different from Kurt Hansen. She's government official but similar levels of cruel, and power hungry, and not above throwing people under the bus should she need to cover her own ass. (And if you're familiar with the trope, never trust a character in white.)

Here's the thing, Meyers isn't afraid to kill Songbird if she needs to. Having made Songbird dive beyond the Blackwall it's breaking all sorts of international laws and treaties. Yeah, Meyers would do it to cover her ass. If she needed to. But you hand Songbird over alive and with the MacGuffin to keep her alive.

If you did The Killing Moon quest, moments before you do this, Songbird reveals to you that the neural matrix is a single use item. Doesn't matter what your reasoning is behind handing Songbird over, you do it. If you did this quest you also get a taste of just how powerful those Blackwall daemons are that Song is infected with.

Meyers could kill Songbird if she needed to, but let's be real, Songbird is much more valuable to her and the NUSA alive. A literal walking WMD. So if Meyers is going to pick between keeping Songbird and V alive and she's got the MacGuffin, who do you think she's gonna pick?

Maybe you trust Reed at end, he never outright lies to you. But he's a leashed dog. And because you're in your feels, you don't question the specifics of your operation, or how it's possible that Song's still alive, or why you were in a coma for two years. (Sure, seems like a reasonable amount of time to be in a coma. But it's specific and puts the year at 2079, which is the year before 2080... more fuel for my flaming pile of tinfoil) Things have changed. Accept the change. That's what every character and the game keeps fucking telling you.

You don't bother to question the hand that feeds you, because you're too busy crying while it's feeding you and because you trust the game to be honest.

However, this game is constantly asking you what you know and who you trust. It's literally the question for the entire expansion. Song or Reed? Those questions are asked all the time in the base game too. Dex. Evelyn. Takemura. Hanako. The Peralezes. Johnny, our lovingly unreliable narrator...

We're also told to Trust No One and are bombarded with so much information that it can difficult to tell what we know. And what the truth ultimately is.

But this is why you never play confidence games, you lose when you agree to play the game.

So if Meyers used the neural matrix on Song, where does that leave V? Because, yeah, we survived and all, we all woke up and looked in the mirror. That was us. Albeit, a little different, worse for wear, but us.

Except, should you trust what you see? Because we know, from an earlier quest, that's it's possible not to. The technology exists. You and Alex both use it when you infiltrate the stadium. You both become entirely different people for a time.

It gives the phrase face in the crowd a whole new meaning.

And hey, handsome. Nice to see you too ;)

[leopoldgallery]

Gothic Elegance: Enigmatic Beauty

Embrace the allure of gothic elegance with this stunning portrayal of a mysterious and captivating beauty. Dressed in a sophisticated black ensemble with intricate lace detailing, she exudes confidence and grace. Her intense gaze and bold red lips add a touch of drama, creating a mesmerizing visual masterpiece. 🌹🖤 #GothicElegance #MysteryAndBeauty

Image sourced from civit.ai. Credit to 20Twenty

[cutepinkloves]

[mindstack]

I'm on my knees, see me as I am

I am here to return your love,

reaching to be found.

[vforviktor]

Maikuro has chooms in low places.

[the-haunted-toybox]

[kuro-no-hana]

𝕵𝖊 𝖛𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖍𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖊 𝖉𝖊 𝖙𝖗𝖊̀𝖘 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝖋𝖊̂𝖙𝖊𝖘 🎄🥰🖤 J'ai fait quelques photos en début d'après midi avant qu'il ne pleuve encore. J'espère qu'elles seront réussies car la lumière est difficile à gérer en hiver. 𝕴 𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖞 𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖉𝖆𝖞𝖘 🎄🥰🖤 🇬🇧 I took some photos in the early afternoon before it rained again. I hope they will be successful because the light is difficult to manage in winter. (Backstage) Jacket and dress: @scarletdarkness_official Pendant : @alchemyengland ──────⊱◈◈◈⊰────── #happyholidays #happychristmas #scarletdarkness #redheadgirl #romanticgoth #gothromance #gothlook #gothootd #casualgoth #darkelegance #darkaesthetics #frenchgoth #kurohanamodel #blacklace #holidaysmood https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj4oz4oFU4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[apartment315]

[kisskill-lingerie]

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[busterjustis]

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[highlow765]

[lmdolls8dcelest]

[the-haunted-toybox]