#digging to forget

[raikirikiri]

kakashi’s hobby as a kid was digging holes. whether you think of the hatake clan as animalistic and wolfish or if you think them to be humble farmers, it doesn’t matter. kakashi Loves To Dig. with his hands, with a trowel, a shovel or even a fork. he will be digging. minato checking on his murder toddler post-sakumo death just to find him in the backyard, holes everywhere. nothing in them. but it’s unsettling nonetheless. funnier if you make alien queen kaguya his mom cuz then he’s digging crop circles in communication with dear old mama.

kakashi being the quiet, little asshole who loves to dig is very funny to me. someone asks why he’s digging and he shrugs his small shoulders. it just feels Right. he stops digging so much as he gets older but sometimes the urge is too strong and he digs a big hole just to blow off steam. team 7 ask him and he says it’s training to cover up this little idiosyncrasy of his but unfortunately, they take it to mean that they should dig too if they want to get stronger.

konoha has their very own team of mole people essentially.

[vaguely-concerned]

the fact that iron bull opens his recruitment conversation with pretending he doesn't quite remember the name of the the inquisition's ambassador. Jose-what's-her-name-again. he's just a big dumb jock no thoughts head empty mercenary who likes fighting and drinking don't worry about lil old me inquisitor! I'll hit things for you if you'd like as long as you pay me! ],) and then right after he reveals he's a spy he drops that he knows not only the name of your spymaster and how she operates but also her haircolour. (but like in a safely bro-y way tho! make that fighting and drinking and fucking! I'll be useful to you but in a real meathead non-threatening kind of way I'll be too busy bedding chantry sisters to do any real harm ],) continue to not worry about lil old me inquisitor!)

god bull you're so multidimensionally and fine-tunedly full of shit I love you so much fhdksah

[ceausescue]

i think a lot of people don't realize that the this is not a place of honor message was intended to be the first in a series of messages going into increasing detail, culminating in a description of the physics of radiation and exactly how it can hurt you. it's not just like tone-adjusted warnings against tomb robbing. and you gotta admit the rosetta stone with a lot of technical language would, if nothing else, be a very kind gift to future archeologists

[gruvu]

While you were

Waiting, waiting, waiting

So the song Underworld between 2:37 and 3:37 is this part and I was having emotions about Teshin and Drifter cause damn. That's our dad and we just got there a bit too late and GUHghn. Anyway wanted to draw some warframe and thus.. This.

I do TERRIBLY wish we could replay the Duviri paradox cause I WOULD like to feel things. And also take more screenshots.

[shinythingsarecool]

actually doctor i believe i need this song injected into my veins. or i'll implode. yeah

my source? oh it's the prophetic vision i had a moment ago when i passed out due to the. slerp deprvatsion

[asgardian--angels]

mage viktor discourse again on twitter and all i can say in my little corner over here once again is, I don't know why the entire fandom takes it as canon that mage Viktor failed to save every world he manipulated.

Canon does not provide evidence of this. This is fanon speculation. It's a fine headcanon to have, but everyone talks about it like it's canon when it isn't. Canon is ambiguous about the outcome of the timelines mage Viktor altered. The little nods we are given point, in my opinion, towards the opposite conclusion, that he successfully averted destruction.

I've written meta on this before but in summary:

1) 'In all timelines, in all possibilities' is worded precisely, it's not 'out of all timelines'; the implication is that every time, Jayce brings Viktor back from the brink, not just in our timeline. 'Only you' doesn't refer to our timeline's Jayce, it refers to all Jayces. Jayce always brings him home. If Viktor continuously put the fate of each timeline in Jayce's hands and Jayce failed over and over, I don't think he'd say those words. And the way he says them matters. His words are tinged with wonder, not sorrow. As if over and over again, he is shown that Jayce saves him, and it continues to amaze him. He doesn't sound defeated, like this is the next in a long line of Jayces he's sending off to die. The feeling is that Viktor's faith in Jayce has not been misplaced.

2) If mage Viktor doomed every timeline, there would be hundreds (or more) mage Viktors. All running around manipulating timelines. I highly doubt the writers wanted to get into that kind of sticky situation. The tragedy of mage Viktor is that he is singular. Alone. Burdened with the responsibility of the multiverse. The emotional gut punch of his fate is ruined if other timelines led to the same outcome, and from a practical standpoint, having multiple reality-bending omniscient mages would rip apart the fabric of the arcane.

There are other points, such as there being only one corrupted Mercury Hammer and our Jayce is the only one to receive it, and the fact that if mage Viktor is as omniscient as he is implied to be, he could easily step back into other timelines and correct course, because it's highly unlikely he could sit still and watch things go down in flames. But these things can be argued elsewhere.

While I love conversations about mage Viktor's motives and selfishness vs altruism, the writers & artbook have expressed that Jayce and Viktor care greatly about Runeterra and want to fix their mistakes to save it, and that their reconciliation is symbolic of Piltover and Zaun coming together as well. Yes, they make disastrous decisions towards each other, making choices for the other or without the other, which has negative consequences for their relationship and for Runeterra - but I think fandom pushes their selfishness even past what's canon sometimes, as if their entire goal hadn't always been to selflessly help the world around them. Their final reconciliation is about bridging the gap that grew between them - the pain and grief and secrets, betraying themselves and each other - to mutually choose each other openly and honestly. Part of the beauty of their story, as expressed by the creators, is that in their final moments, they chose each other and took responsibility for their actions by sacrificing themselves to end what they started, together - and that choosing each other saved the world. TPTB have stated this - that Jayce and Viktor are the glue holding civilization together, and when they come back to each other, they can restore balance. It's when they're apart, when they hurt each other and miscommunicate, when they abandon their commitment to each other and their dream, that the greater world suffers. Their strife is mirrored in the story-world at large.

Mage Viktor is framed as a solitary penitent figure, damned to an eternity of atoning for his mistakes. He paid the ultimate price and now is forced to live his personal nightmare of exactly what he was trying to avoid for himself with the glorious evolution. The narrative clues we're given point more in the direction that he saves timelines rather than dooms them. If Viktor's actions kept killing Jayce, the very boy he couldn't bear to not save each time, it would undermine these narrative choices. Yes, Viktor couldn't stand to live in a world where he never meets Jayce, so he ensures it keeps happening. But in that same breath, he couldn't bear to see a world where his actions continue to destroy Jayce and destroy Runeterra. His entire arc in s2 is born of his selfless desire to help humanity, help individual people. He would not lightly destroy entire worlds. That's his original grief multiplied a thousandfold, and narratively it would lessen the impact of the one, true loss he did suffer, his own Jayce. It wouldn't make sense for him to be alright with damning other timelines to suffer the same catastrophic tragedy that created him. I mean, maybe I'm delusional here, but is that not the entire point? Because that's what I took away when I watched the show.

As I said, I love discussions about mage Viktor, as there's a lot to play with. All I wish is that the fandom at large would not just assume or accept the Mage Viktor Dooms Every Timeline idea as canon, when there is nothing in the actual canon that confirms this. Maybe people need to just, go back and rewatch the actual episode, to recall how mage Viktor is presented to us, and what it's implied we're supposed to take away from his scenes, and separate that from the layers of headcanon the fandom has constructed.

[destiny2-names]

[elkian]

Hey gang, US Federal employee here. Y'all have been amazing getting the word out and pushing back, and now's your time to shine.

The powers that be are pushing for a return to office (violating multiple policies and contracts), and at my place of employment the union has currently advised doing what we're told. They're fighting back, but it will probably not be in time to stop the forced return on March 10th.

Everyone who is teleworking, provided they live within 50 miles or less, must come to the office every single day. There's reasons listed, but we know the real reason is to compel people to quit.

There is not physical space in my office building for every telework employee to be in every single day - that's why we have 1 day a week for it. Cubicles are occupied by multiple people, and some of those people are on the same shift. The US's public transit system is a punchline, but it's also a tool here - the only viable way for people to reach this location is by car or the local accessible ride option. Rideshares are pricey, cab companies are pricey and dying, and there is a physical limit to how many parking spaces a place can have.

This has nothing to do with increasing efficiency. That is and has always been a lie; this is about pressuring people to quit so they aren't fired, because firing has consequences and the powers that be cannot yet avoid all of those consequences.

So please keep calling, keep demonstrating, and make your feelings known, because we are on the brink of losing probably hundreds of federal employees nationwide. My position is pretty minimal so if I get the chop for posting this, so be it. We can't fix things if we don't know the problem exists.

[punktantei]

Dango Date 🍡

Taizo and Mappy have some lovely fun sharing their food!

[negativespace06]

i was looking through old drawings and this one was so powerful i wanted to share it

[stripedstarsblueflags]

we seriously need to start reevaluating what constitutes a “ship war” because here i would’ve thought it was wars between the fans of certain ships but nothing i repeat NOTHING any f1 rpf fan can create will come even close to the efforts the ships themselves are taking to outdo each other

[lanternlightss]

uhh i think somethings wrong with my bards guys

[dollypopup]

Penelope did nothing wrong

fuck you!!! Penelope did everything wrong!! She has made not 1 (one) good decision in the entirety of her life!!! And guess what?

she

still

wins

she wins! her husband is down bad obsessed with her, she'll mend her friendship with her bestie, she has a career, she marries into a rich, nice family!

Penelope Featherington girlfailed her way to victory! She's not for the peeps who are always making good choices and coming out on top. She's for me, for us messes, and it means so much to me that she fucks up and is loved dearly. Don't you dare take that away!

[rosesofenvy]

This came to me in a vision and I couldn't help editing a feral Arthur moments to one of my favorite pieces of classical music.

'Dance of the Knights' is an excerpt from a movement of the ballet Romeo and Juliet composed by Prokofiev (1936). This excerpt from 'Montagues and Capulets' is the entrance of the Capulets at the ball - intimidating and graceful with the allegro pesante tempo - swift and heavy. This comes out most prominently from the plodding low brass tones to the lighter strings and woodwinds. Combined over our audio of Arthur intimidating the Friar, it truly feels like a perfect storm.

[rozeliyawashereyall]

I'm being so brave right now.

I'M BEING SO BRAVE RIGHT NOW. @dayspriteofficial @magebunkshelf

[hornyverymuch]

I love these two so much <3