#i can't tell if i'm overthinking it

[floweringpopcat]

coming to the conclusion that people in my speech class are either transphobic or wary of the speech i chose and i'm leaning towards the former

[i-heart-hxh]

So, after @subdee's excellent post about doubt regarding the Phantom Troupe's alleged slaughter of the Kurta Clan, I was staring at this image and thinking about Sheila's terribly sad expression here...

This is juuuust a theory, and there's not a ton to back it up but I'm just throwing it out there--make of it what you will!

Here the Phantom Troupe is talking about their grand plans to find out who killed Sarasa and hold them responsible for what happened to her, why would Sheila be heading away from them with that pained expression? It's possible she simply didn't approve of their methods of going about it (though she's not shown as involved in or reacting to that conversation), but the way it's framed makes me think more of her hiding something.

What if Sheila already knows who's responsible for Sarasa's death...because she has some sort of involvement in the kidnappings that have been happening in Meteor City? Wouldn't that explain her expression here and abruptly leaving the situation?

Perhaps she's acting as an informant for the kidnappers or is aiding them in some other way? She's frequently shown as being injured, which characters comment on being as a result of her "clumsiness," but maybe she's being repeatedly injured as a threat/method of controlling her?

(In this case it's entirely probable she didn't intend for Sarasa herself to be killed--Sarasa went outside her usual range to try to find more tapes, and the kidnappers had already met their "quota for delivery" so this may have been an unusual case. It's possible Sheila had some sort of agreement that they would leave her friends alone by sticking to specific areas, for instance, that Sarasa may have gone outside of.)

(This guy's moles are pretty distinctive so that makes me wonder if he'll show up again...)

This note about Sheila's role in the production could be relevant as well--that she's "two-faced."

I think it's possible Tserriednich and/or circles he runs in are involved with this whole operation, which could mean Kurapika and the Troupe have a common enemy. I'm not sure if the timeline supports Tserriednich's involvement due to his age, however, he might be too young. Regardless, it's interesting to me that both Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe have the same root cause of their trauma and desire for revenge: People buying and selling human beings and parts of human beings as trophies and for sadistic purposes, which is what Tserriednich certainly represents. (As I said in another post, I'm all but certain the head Tserriednich has is Pairo's. It sure looks like Pairo's face inside his nen beast...)

Sheila could still be involved with the same people by the time the Kurta Massacre happens, and she uses Kurapika and Pairo to gather information on the Kurta Clan for whoever this group or individual may be--likely the real culprit behind the massacre. Again, potentially Tserriednich or someone he's associated with.

What happened with Sheila and the Kurta Massacre definitely comes across as suspicious (her showing up and communicating with Kurapika and Pairo shortly before the massacre happens), so I feel that lends more credibility to the possibility of her being involved somehow in the Meteor City kidnappings as well.

Again, take this all with a grain of salt. Of course Sheila was previously involved with the Phantom Troupe so it could be that the connection is that simple (though to me it doesn't explain the scene from the beginning of this post nearly as well). But I definitely feel like something more is going on here.

[extoller]

[ id: Phoenix Wright in his disbarred-era appearance, excluding his beanie and his pendant. He looks at the viewer with a smile. End description ]

not sure why this embarrasses me so bad but yes! beanix (but no beanie actually) wright. i drew this picturing him before AA4, without the beanie because i wanted to practice his hair spikes.

[haze-of-hyperfixations]

wait, i just thought of something...do you think Scylla was just taunting Odysseus, or do you think she was foreshadowing the events of the next two songs for Odysseus, Eurylochus, and the crew?

"Give up your honor and faith" Odysseus giving up his honor by sacrificing the men who trusted him to get them home safely directly led to him losing the faith Eurylochus and the crew had in him. Eurylochus in particular is hopeless in the second half of Mutiny, and that hopelessness leads to him killing the cow.

"Live up your life as a wraith" (wraith - noun. a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.) Odysseus gets to make it home alive, but it's no longer him. He lives!! But he's a ghost of his former self!!

"Die in the blood where you bathe" Could be referring to the crew dying in the same sea where they had slaughtered the sirens. Or, might be referring to Odysseus's humanity fully "dying" as he drifted through the water, stained with the blood of the men he had let Zeus kill.

and all those things were a direct result of him sacrificing the six men to Scylla. which he was doing as she sang those lines.

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

i don't hc the elves as any specific race or anything because they're elves, they're supposed to blend more over thousands of years all able to travel anywhere anytime with one society so they can't be as easily grouped as humans can

[mdverse]

hi hello ok i have a fic-related question: when u guys are writing/reading fanfics, do u have a preference when it comes to present tense vs past tense? like do u think one flows better than the other, do u think some stories work better in past tense while others work better in present tense? etc etc idk how to phrase any other questions i have about this rn but i am sincerely wondering

[headphonemouse]

vent post sorry so sorry i'm having a Bad Time

psyched myself up to buy a new bed but when i announced my plans for the weekend my sibling's like 'are you sure you wanna buy a new bed?' like damn killed the hype immediately. i don't wanna buy a bed i don't wanna go anywhere i'll just keep using the bed that we all cycled through growing up that hasn't been replaced in a decade+ with no bedframe and only one sheet that fits.

"are you sure you want-" I need a new bed. This isn't a matter of wanting. i don't want to think about where to get the best deals or which store has a delivery service or the logistics of hauling that thing into my room or where to get rid of the old one i'm sick of sleeping on a mattress on the floor. don't make this ordeal more complicated than it has to be.

[seventh-district]

not even gonna tag this properly bc i don't wanna get Involved but i do have some Thoughts i need to get out into the void so here we go

(aaa quick edit: CW for mention/discussion of Boothill leaks)

[drawnecromancy]

Sometimes I worry that I might actually be faking the whole not a lot of gender except a sprinkle of guy on top thing, and then i am aggressively gendered as a cis woman in day-to-day life and remember why i don't go out much.

[mcwexlerscigarette]

the person I'm dating invited me to their family's Christmas but now it's like four days away and they won't give me ANY details about it lol. like they actively avoid ANY questions whenever I ask. like... if you don't want me to go just say that. what's the point of fucking around

[youremyonlyhope]

why won't my brain shut up why won't my brain shut up why won't my brain shut up why won't my brain shut up

[thebardscipher]

*asks for help on how to write a character* *Gets either "Wait? You want to write THAT character? Who would wanna write that character?", contradicting advice, or advice that is like....sorta helpful but not really what I need/want* *Internal screaming*

[wherela]

one of those crying in the shower kind of days

[123countwithme]

So umm found Welcome Home and yeah.....

[omgitsbeewave]

i haven't listen my scaridarity playlist for a while and i feel my heart crying bc OH MY GOD I LOVE MY DUM GUYS SO MUCH I MISS THEM 😭😭😭

[ujunxverse]

to whoever says "omg your 20s are the best years of your life" stfu because this generation sucks in the worst way possible. yeah i do get downtime but imagine having to work full time to pay all my bills and taxes, have to micromanage everything in my life (rent...), not be a homeowner because i'd have to sell several organs to get a mortgage, can't even fathom buying a car because the insurance sounds awful, have existential breakdowns every day about what i really wanna do in life, think about how scary the future is with all the things that are happening domestically and internationally, and even hanging out with friends has to be done smartly where we think about the price before enjoying a meal or going out and genuinely having fun. 20s are the best part my ass i just wanna get this montage of self-discovery and flop era over and gain stability so i can be the rich aunt in every chick flick buying the mean girls their birkins and drinking 2-for-1 margaritas by the seaside.