#comraderie

[cidsin]

Art by me @cidsin Zora May 026

Zora May Challenge 2024 from @prisiidon Comraderie in a different way, they exchange their accessoires to keep a memory of each other and that little adventure of Vavam. After all he has to return home and not linger around much longer anymore. As much as he would love to see more of this land here.

[emeryofthestate]

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its amazing, the power of a simple teabag between fellow gamers

[i-want-cuddles-and-weirdness]

A thief that takes boobs from transmascs who don't want them and gives them to transfems who do.

Call it robin boob.

[leslieworks]

Some more pics of mine and fellow traders stalls and comraderie. I was so happy to be able to return to the @marketnorthlondonvintage after being driven from my wee shop at the @hampsteadantiquemarket . . . . #northlondonvintagemarket #wunderbarvintage #vintagemarket #vintageshopping#vintagestalls #fellowtraders #comraderie #ilovevintage #cranleygardens #crouchend (at North London Vintage Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdNHRKIJps/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[emiko-matsui]

the funniest thing about the bad kids meeting ayda is she took one look at the right side of the table and didn't give a shit about any of them and then became absolutely obsessed with every single person on the left side of the table

[runningkitten]

This is a huge huge shoutout to my son, Jonathan. I was planning to go alone to Sparta and represent El Salvador 🇸🇻 Team. He decided to jump into it and go with me for support 💕🙌🏾 He was not planning to run at the Spartan Race. However, ended up running the Super on Saturday. I got to give him his medal 🥹 thank you @lmtuckerrn for capturing this moment 💕. This was also special as this was his first trip to Europe, to Greece. He was patient, helped me carry stuff including the Spartan shield back to the hotel and home. He took pics and videos. Waited around for me. I am forever grateful 🥲 to him. 🥰 Also a big thank you to all my friends and the Greek community for enhancing his experience and making him feel so welcome 🤗 Thank you 🙌🏾💕 #MywaytoSparta #spartangreece #sparta #greece #spartan #spartanrace #spartaneurope #spartanwomen #trifectatribe #trifecta #spartantrifecta #ocr #salvadorena #salvi #americansalvi #spartanwomen #strongspartanwomen #medaladdict #travel #comraderie #spartancommunity #buildfriendships #goodvibesonly #buenavibras #europe #yolo #spartanstrongwomen #motherandson #comraderie (at Spartan Race Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvZMuFLcVU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[anna-scribbles]

i think adrien would love saying “the horrors” someone should teach him that. as explanations for your awful mental/physical state go, it checks like all his boxes: vague, deflective, silly. “what’s wrong adrien?” “oh you know. the horrors😸” like he would love that.

[coldarena]

hbo war themes BOB: we're all in this together : ) TP: you are born alone and you die alone MOTA: at least I have my bestie : )

[aflamboyanceofflamingos]

Tim: *running up from the Batcave* Damian: *running down from his room* Damian and Tim, meeting at the staircase: *pausing, making the connection that other was probably doing something they shouldn't be doing*  Damian and Tim: Tim: I won't tell if you won't  Damian: Deal Damian and Tim: *continue their respective getaways*

[storge]

ISHIHARA SATOMI as Asaoka Mio Nemuri no Mori (2014) dir. Doi Nobuhiro

[skitskatdacat63]

Is this a proposal?

Transcript:

FA: Tell Lance not to worry, eh, I just want to build a gap for the cars behind in case of rain or anything

E: Yeah, copy, understood.

FA: Copy, for Lance, zero risk.

[themanlykittenkayden]

Phil and Cellbit make me insane anytime they interact with each other because it’s so obvious that they take their roles as leaders on the island very seriously and they all carry that weight on their shoulders, even to their own detriment, and they’re clearly comforted by having someone else they KNOW can handle that burden too around so they can help carry it for each other.

Etoiles Bad and Fit too, all of them, you can just tell that anytime any of them are around each other that they relax their guard just a tiny bit because they know they can depend on each other.

[chaos-coming]

I wish the us govt could spend less money on a border wall and instead buy trains that were built in this current century

[san-wren]

hibinoooooooo 🥹🥹 "i'm still having problems trusting myself, but i know i can trust you guys, 100 percent."

[salvidida]

Everything about Scar's treatment in Brotherhood sucks so bad, but there was something specific that has been bothering me for awhile. I hadn't been able to quite put my finger on what it was since watching FMAB for the first time recently (as a lifelong 03 fan). So I rewatched FMA 03 again and it finally clicked what it was that further upsets me about Brotherhood regarding Scar, besides the more obvious imperialist propaganda and racism:

The Elric's relationship to him.

Now obviously Ed's racism towards Scar in Brotherhood is pointed out frequently enough, but it doesn't stop there. It's the way that Brohood Ed is incapable and fully resistant to ever bridging that gap besides a deeply uneasy allyship-of-convenience. Al is also fully distant from Scar, besides their mutual antagonism in the earlier arc. And nothing more is really explored here between these characters.

And I didn't realize how much I valued the way 03's Scar, Ed, and Al contrast, overlap, mirror, battle, and support one another. Their fates and goals are inseparable. Alchemy's impact on the Elrics' lives is reflected with Scar's life and his brother's, as well as their familial relationship to their own brothers; many point out the similarities between 03 Scar and Al, with some noting how Ed and Scar's brother match each other. And the way the Elrics here are more able to engage with the harsh realities that inform Scar's choices and actions versus that of their place as Amestrians, and for Ed as an active member of the military who, despite wanting to cling to his principle of never taking a life, at times can see Scar's point of view and even, with reticence, sympathize with him (Al even more so).

There are layers to the relationship across these three characters. The tension and humanity that arises is a driving force in revealing the dialectics of this show. It's to the point that Al and even at times Ed defend Scar when talking with other characters towards the end of the show, and they even ultimately owe their lives to him (the philosopher stone and grand arcanum that allowed both Ed and Al to live, and for Al to regain his body). And the bond between the Elrics help Scar to forgive his brother, to speak aloud that he loves him in his final moments, before triumphantly accomplishing his goal against the Amestrian military, saving the remaining Liorans, and saving Al from becoming Kimbly's final bomb.

And there are other moments, such as Scar helping Al in Lab 5, telling him he sees his unmistakable humanity after Al helps him save Ishbalan refugees. Scar attempting to help Ed in Lab 5 after he refuses to sacrifice the prisoners for the Philosopher Stone, because he sees the humanity in Ed too, the humanity that can resist merely being a ruthless military dog and scientist. The way Scar treats Al almost like a little brother of his own, and when he mentions that Ed and his older brother share the same kind eyes- said at a time when Scar still harbours ill feelings for his brother's taboos and his sacrifice; which becomes all the more poignant when he forgives his brother before creating a Stone passed down to the Elrics. Scar mentions having sworn off specifically targetting state alchemists post-Lab 5, and this feels like his way of sparing the Elrics of his wrath, even as he holds fast to fighting against an oppressive system with necessary violence. The material here is rich for analysis and appreciation! It doesn't settle on more digestible, black-and-white character archetypes and plot conveniences.

There's a reason why the final outro for 03, where it flashes across four deceased characters who mattered to the Elrics, includes Scar. The man is in the ranks of Trisha, Nina, and Hughes! This isn't a mistake, the writers are intentionally showing the indelible impacts of these people who they cared about.

But with FMAB, it's exceptionally flat here and entirely derogatory. Ed hates Scar, and the narrative treats him as wholly right to do so. Scar needs to repent and reform to the side of his genociders, and never shall these characters interact or converse beyond putting a stop to Father. Scar was nothing more than a vehicle to reach his murdered brother's alchemic research, and an example to be made of any radical who so much as raises a finger against the State. All three of these characters want nothing to do with each other, and that's about as far as we get with them. In Scar's own words, he's nothing more than the 'ooze' (the poison) that arises from military conquest, and by the end of the show it's clear that, even with Scar saving the entire country that destroyed his life, to the Elrics, he will always be that 'ooze'.

In Brotherhood Scar committed what the Elrics clearly considers to be the ultimate sin: he killed Winry's parents, and no matter the circumstances surrounding that event, no matter what else changes, no matter which mass murderers, monsters, and genociders the Elrics can sympathize with, humanize, befriend, and forgive, Scar will never be anything more than an unforgivable murderer. The best everyone gets here is moving on and living seperate lives. Nothing more.

The fact that Ed openly wishes he could beat the shit out of Scar, he verbalizes as such while Winry patches him up and Miles lectures him about the value of reforming the military regime to include more racialized people for its imperialist complex. And the big mercy Ed in this moment offers to Scar is... Not kicking the shit out of him after all.

The juxtaposition between these adaptations, the cold hatred of FMAB versus the entangled, poetic antagonism and comradery of FMA 03 makes experiencing the former anime so depressing. Until watching Broho it never dawned on me just how much I truly appreciated the complexities between Scar and the Elrics in 03. Finding Scar's Earth counterpart at the end of Shambala wasn't just a fun cameo: it feels like a road that leads back to an ally.

At least now I have something I can more consciously enjoy whenever I revisit 03, while articulating yet another reason why I can't stand Broho.

[runningkitten]

I would’ve never imagined this. I started Spartan Racing back in 2011. In 2013, Spartan began Trifectas and started planning a few here and there with friends for fun. I am so grateful for so many friends that helped me achieve this💕🙌🏾 They have pushed me to more than I can think of. The Spartan Race comraderie is like no other. Though this hobby/love has been expensive, I have no regrets. The friendships and memories I have are príceless. Congrats to all Trifecta chasers 🙌🏾💕👏🏽🥳👊🏽 Note: The leaderboards are not perfect. I am missing races as well. I commend @spartan for doing a great job on them. They had to go way back to systems that no longer are used like chronotrack and then consolidating Athlinks with multiple accounts. Kudos 💕🙌🏾 #MywaytoSparta #spartangreece #sparta #greece #spartan #spartanrace #spartaneurope #spartanwomen #trifectatribe #trifecta #spartantrifecta #ocr #salvadorena #salvi #americansalvi #spartanwomen #strongspartanwomen #medaladdict #travel #comraderie #spartancommunity #buildfriendships #goodvibesonly #yolo #spartanstrongwomen #comraderie (at Spartan Race Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvU3Qrrb7L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=