#but this might be my favorite track

[better-call-mau1]

Been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack again, and I can’t get over how perfect the tone of “That Would Be Enough” is for Sabine comforting Ezra after he finds out how long he’s been gone and how much he’s missed:

Look around, look around

At how lucky we are to be alive right now

Look around, look around

[…]

Look at where you are

Look at where you started

The fact that you're alive is a miracle

Just stay alive, that would be enough

[…]

Let this moment be the first chapter

Where you decide to stay

And I could be enough

And we could be enough

That would be enough

[tarraxahum]

so wish for that. if you wish hard enough, you can do anything.

[maraschinotopped]

undertale yellow. clutches head in anguish.

[t-u-i-t-c]

sasuke & casual looks

[krotiation]

Love how most Timothy fans collectively agree that his hair in bl3 should have been longer

[precisemuseum]

quick question: what is the Drama CD Vol. 7 track "Amitie's Friends" all about?

This track is really long since it's almost 30 whole minutes, so most of the summary is underneath the cut. It's not comprehensive and some details might be omitted, but it's still a long summary.

EDIT: If you'd like to listen along to the track while reading the summary, you can find an upload of it here.

While practicing Puyo with her classmates, Amitie makes a silly mistake and loses to Lidelle. She's discouraged a bit since she lost to everyone, and Raffina and Klug start poking fun at her. Lidelle tells the two of them that they're being mean and that Amitie has a lot of good points too, but Klug asks "what specifically about her is so wonderful?" Lidelle pauses and says that Amitie is always doing her best and that she's very cheerful. Raffina says that even though Amitie is such a hard worker, she got an F on the last test just like Sig. Amitie gets more upset, so Klug and Raffina agree to stop making fun of her and wrap up practice for the day. Lidelle asks her to cheer up and Amitie tries to, saying that being so cheerful is her only good point after all.

On the way home, Amitie finds a fallen doll by the side of the road. It's a "Living Doll" enemy from Madou Monogatari. She hears a mysterious voice talking to her inside her mind, which turns out to be the doll. It asks her why she was crying, and Amitie explains what happened at school that day and how she's clumsy and not very good at magic. The doll takes pity on her and offers her a gift, as long as she keeps her existence a secret from the rest of her friends. The doll says the "contract is complete", which confuses Amitie, but the doll tells her not to worry about it.

The next day, Amitie plays with Klug and Raffina and she's suddenly gotten better overnight. Klug and Raffina don't understand where her sudden improvement came from, while Sig and Lidelle are impressed by her. They ask how she got so much better in just one night while Klug and Raffina demand a rematch with her. After playing against them once more, Sig notices something sticking out of her pocket and asks about it. Amitie tells him it's nothing then suddenly says she needs to go home.

Everyone's left wondering about what's up with Amitie, when Accord and Popoi appear and ask the students what they're all doing. Klug says that she suddenly got better at Puyo and asks how such a thing could be possible. Accord has an idea of what might have happened, but tells her students not to worry about it and sends them all home. Popoi asks if they should investigate, but Accord says that the students should be able to solve this themselves and she'll only step in as needed.

At home, Amitie thanks the doll for everything and asks if she got better because of the doll. It tells her that this is Amitie's true power and all it did was help her out a little bit. Amitie thinks that it's nice to surprise everyone, but the doll says that it must be nice they aren't saying such mean things to her anymore. Amitie isn't so sure about that since it's true that she is a little clumsy and that isn't a bad thing, but the doll tells her she mustn't forgive her friends. The doll says that its her only true friend that will be with her forever.

The next day, the students are practicing again, but Amitie's heart isn't in it even when she manages to cast a Bayoen. Everyone says that Amitie got even stronger but she laughs it off and says that she's just tapped into her true potential. When Sig gets her attention, she asks if he's suspicious of her when he hadn't even said anything. Though Klug and Raffina are both suspicious of her and demand an explanation. The doll speaks to her in her mind and tells her to tell them what she really thinks. She says that everyone always teases her and that she realized that the only person she can rely on is herself, and that her classmates must all be making fun of her deep down in their hearts. Lidelle protests and says no, but Amitie suddenly realizes how mean she was being and gets a sudden headache. While her head is hurting, the doll falls out of her pocket and Sig and Lidelle notice it. She pushes both of them out of the way and tells them not to touch it, because the doll is the only friend she has that truly understands her. Klug and Raffina try to get her to calm down and get her to hand over the doll, but she refuses and says that if they want it, they have to Puyo battle her for it--but she doubts that they can win. Amitie runs off and the doll is proud of her for telling them what she really thinks. Amitie isn't sure how to feel, but her head is pounding and her heart aches because of the things she just said.

At school, Raffina, Klug, Sig, and Lidelle are moping about Amitie's outburst.

Lidelle: Ami… Ami… (Crying) Raffina: Lidelle won't stop crying, Sig: (Siiiigh)… Raffina: And Sig's just spacing out… (Sigh). Ugh! Damn it! I'm so annoyed! What is wrong with us! Lidelle: I-if only Ami was here… Raffina: It's all because of that Amitie that we're all worked up like this! Lidelle: The usual Ami is always smiling and energetic, and even if you're sad, she can brighten up your day… I-it's only thanks to Ami that someone as shy and withdrawn as me became friends with you and can have fun with all of you every day…!

Raffina and Klug are both embarrassed to admit that, but Sig decides to go and find Amitie. Klug tries to stop him since she's super strong right now, but Sig wants to go find her regardless since that doll is very suspicious and dangerous. He's sure that Amitie regrets what she said and is in a lot of pain. Lidelle agrees with him, saying that sitting there and moping won't help Amitie, and Sig leads the students to go find Amitie.

Meanwhile, Amitie feels very spaced out but she feels a bit better. She thanks the doll for worrying about her so much. Raffina suddenly storms in and Klug tells her to let go of the doll and Lidelle says it might be dangerous. The doll says that they must want to take it away because they're jealous of her, and Raffina, Sig, and Lidelle tell Amitie not to listen anything the doll is saying. Amitie starts a Puyo battle and the other students try to work together to counter her.

Raffina tells her that it's true that she says a lot of mean things to her, but that doesn't mean she should only rely on the doll, and that she's lonely without Amitie. Amitie is surprised, and Raffina explains that Amitie is her friend and despite everything, she always has fun with her, so she wants her to come back and be friends with them. Klug also tells her, although embarrassed, that she makes him laugh and that she has a lot of amazing points too: she's determined, energetic, and that she's the glue that holds them together as a friend group. Lidelle says that they've all decided to be honest with her about how much they appreciate her and Sig chimes in to say that he was worried about Amitie. The doll says that all of them are just lying to her, but Raffina and Klug say that why would they be so embarrassed if they're lying. Lidelle says she loves Amitie and Sig continues to call out to her. Amidst all of this, Amitie stacks her Puyo too high and ends up buried underneath a pile of Puyo.

The group dig her out of the pile and ask if she's okay. Lidelle asks if it's okay if they become friends again and Amitie says of course, but she's sorry for everything she said while she had the doll. Accord appears and picks up the doll and explains that this doll takes advantage of people's weaknesses so that it can control their power. The doll is annoyed and says that it just had a bit more to go, but Accord says that it'll be safely stored away in the museum so that it can't hurt anyone anymore.

Raffina tells Amitie to cheer up and to stop making such a sad face since everyone went through all this trouble to save her. Lidelle tells her that she shouldn't apologize to them, just thank them for helping her. Amitie thanks all of them and Sig is happy to see her smile again. She's happy to have heard such nice things from everyone. Klug plays it off and says that they had to, but Lidelle reminds him that they're going to be honest with each other from this day onward. Raffina says she has no intentions of saying what she said again, so Amitie had better have memorized it. Amitie playfully begs Raffina to say it again, but Raffina says she'll only say it again if Amitie gives her some jewelry. The group of students all laugh together while Accord watches over them and says she's very happy for them.

[velvetjune]

the chapter songs in Alan Wake 2,, flawless

[highfunctioningfleshrule63]

hey, your video compilation of 4chan post about shield is a great ressource for fandom psychology. Interesting to see another user who lurk the wrestling board and use tumblr. Did you ever work on compilation of the tumblr fandom during the peak of the shield era ? I did not research it yet. xoxo

glad someone liked that video, only in times when im super fixated on something will i end up searching through the 4chan archives for more content...unfortunately 4chan vernacular tends to get a laugh out of me (if it isnt absolute lowtier content, had to scrape through a lot of that). the shield stuff i tried to get from when it was at its peak and you'll see posts on there from 2013+, but i also got modern stuff now bc the boardspeak actually changed with it.

ironically it is way easier to deepdive and compile stuff from 4chan bc it has a much better archival system than tumblr; ive also looked for lots of old stuff on deviantart due to the crossover but i found that it has a pretty shitty way of archiving/sorting older posts (just like on here. ive been on tumblr since 13 so i know what sorts of areas to look for, but its still very hard to find it directly on here. i havent spent as much time as i did getting those posts for that video so i can try harder.)

fandom psychology is interesting to me too so im happy you saw my video with that angle. ive collected lots of old shield fangirl content off of sites like weheartit and pinterest (ironically those are often better at keeping images up for longer periods of time) too but i didnt know if i should make a comp, maybe i will. i also looked through random forums and places like lolcow dot farms (which only really granted one of the screenshots...not too much discussion over there for good or bad. i was hoping to find discussion abt shieldfangirls or wrestling rpf but surprisingly they didnt think to make a "point and laugh" thread abt those topics). i find it interesting how much shieldrelated psychosis was on both sides of the spectrum (tumblr vs 4chan)....i could talk more on it but im a little brainless and sleep deprived rn

heres some extras i had that didnt make the cut (plus just some of my favorites):

and these were from a thread talking abt the modern stereotypical tumblr wrestling fan (specifically talking abt aedubs young bucks fans/the elite fans)

(*fangirl in this is a term im using loosely of course)

[stygeanbluebasilsprout]

They said that the best way to get better at art is to being obsessed with something and abandon all shame and i mean i’ll do it. I’m doing it. But christ alive why the old film music guy

[thewhitefluffyhat]

Farewell to Magia Record...

Woah... I've been super out of the loop, so only just found out today that Magia Record is ending service and there's a new PMMM game on the horizon!

Of course, I haven't played MagiReco in... honestly years, at this point. My interest waned, other fandoms beckoned, and the size of the game was eating up a huge amount of memory on my phone. So I uninstalled it.

But way back when it first began, I was following all the pre-release info and I'm pretty sure I started within the first week of the JP version going live. It's strange to think back to those early days, when no one knew what to expect! I still remember plugging away at translating Madoka's character story out of sheer curiosity and eagerness for what new lore the game had to offer.

That time when I started playing was coincidentally right when I started a new job, and because of those early translations I posted, Magia Record became the first fandom where I started seriously posting my own content to tumblr too. It was first fandom where I actually talked to people and made friends here!

So to hear that it's finally shutting down... it's an oddly nostalgic and bittersweet feeling. The Magia Record chapter of my life ended a while ago, and I made peace with that. With the game fully gone, though, it will be like wandering past an old address I used to live at and seeing the new owners tore down the previous building and put up something unrecognizable.

Time moves inexorably onward, and the ephemeral nature of mobile games makes them all the more susceptible to it.

I might try re-downloading the MagiReco app, just so I can see it one last time to say goodbye. Depending on how my creaky ancient phone holds up, maybe I can get that transfer code and archive app working.

But even if I do get that transfer code, I don't know if I'll play Magia Exedra. As much as I feel nostalgic for the good times, I also remember my disappointments with MagiReco. I'm a lot more cynical now about the potential for ongoing service games to tell satisfying stories - heck, one major reason I got into FFXIV was because I heard it had a good conclusion where you could stop playing if you so chose.

So no, I'm not really interested in getting in on the ground floor of a brand new game these days. I'll wait and see how it turns out first.

[jjsanguine]

Pisaeng: I can't help thinking that if you dated some girl and not me you wouldn't have to worry or feel guilty.

Kawi: possibly? But it doesn't matter because you're the one I want. I don't want to lose you anymore.

Later probably:

[liddlediddy]

@aquaspiderart 's Pokecémber Day 29: Favorite Fossil

[satellite-juice]

Playing spirit tracks and seeing the direct references to the passage of time between that and phantom hourglass/wind waker:

The stained glass window of tetra. Linebeck’s letter. Old Man Niko. I’m never gonna emotionally recover from this

[onlyoneofsideblogtrashheep]

AUGUST Receiptify!

Thanks for the tag @toxicrevolver <3

Look I have been listening to Miracle on repeat every time I go late night grocery shopping and its adding up. That said I felt like Deja Vu would be higher.

Jaehyun's new album is surprisingly fun? I've been listening to it way more than I expected to.

I am very surprised to see Under the Rose. I love that song but I almost always listen to the whole Elder album at once so idk why its only Under the Rose. I am also surprised there's no Ateez but I guess I listen to their stuff more evenly rather than the same song on repeat.

No pressure tagging: @spkyxmulders @hyuck-xix @freshlybakedgarlic @27vampyresinhermind or whoever wants to and needs an excuse

[ribbittrobbit]

also, the science fiction vibe that burrow's end is building up to is extremely cool and i love it so much

[carcrashscike]

completely disregarding my previous post aroace dj is canon i was the air conditioning unit in the total drama writers room