#i think too much

[jacks347]

"Darlin deserved to be a villain" "Freelancer deserved to be a villain"

You know who deserved to be a villain??

Lovely. Lovely deserved to be a villain. And the fact that they weren't should be appreciated by everyone.

Why?

Because Lovely could've very easily turned into Quinn. Like so easily that it's a little scary.

Seriously, think about it. Lovely had a lot of issues after Adam and the inversion and all of it was because of Vincent. If at any point they had decided that Vincent wasn't shit and they deserved better than whatever insanity this man would bring, we would've gotten a second Quinn.

Someone bitter and angry at how loving one person fucked up their entire life. Someone hellbent on making sure he could never hurt anyone else the way he hurt them. Someone who kept others out of Vincent's hurricane by making sure they never stepped in it at all. Through manipulation or murder, that's up to you.

"But that doesn't sound like Lovely! They're too sweet for that! They'd never turn out that way even if they did turn evil." And? Quinn's entire reasoning for going after Darlin was because they betrayed him. I'm not saying he wasn't a garbage person but I am saying characters have done worse for less.

Lovely deserved to be hurt. To be angry. To leave in a violent storm and pay back the world for what it did to them in a shower of blood and broken promises. And I have no doubt they would've.

But they didn't. Because Lovely is trusting, forgiving, a little naive for the situation they're in, and completely in love.

If Lovely was a little more attentive to their circumstances or a little less in love with Vincent, they'd see that this relationship has brought just as much trauma as pleasure and that going forward with it will destroy them.

Then see above.

Lovely deserved to be a villain. Hell, I'm willing to believe they should've been. But they weren't. And nobody seems to see it.

(Now don't let the entire post of me dunking on him fool you, I love Vincent, he's the first Redacted character I listened to. But like...facts are facts)

[ferallair]

This haunts me.

Speaking of ghosts, this dialogue haunts me. He rented this is 46' just about the year Dora left, from the video rental place on Voyager and Main where he used to live with her, and never he returned it. Was it because he moved? Or because something in this film spoke to him to much he couldn't part with it (the way this game speaks to me).

I just imagine Harry watching this over and over obsessively, trying to figure out how to live his life without Dora, without the child they might have had, and even without himself as he feels himself slowly fading away...

[bzhitstruth]

About hints and patterns

Throughout the history of GGDD, we have noticed that they sometimes act as messenger birds for each other - one hints at some event, and then it happens to other. This is a direct hint.

But there is another type of hints - when the event that one of them hints at has already happened before, but we don’t know about it yet and don't understand this hint. But then the other person tells us about this event, and only then does it become clear to us that the hint has already been made. If we don't consider this a coincidence, then we will have to admit that such information could have been known to another person only through personal communication, because it was not publicly known about it.

I want to recall a few examples of such cases, they occurred over a not very long period of time - less than a year.

All this is fake, CPN and empty thoughts. Clownery. 🤡

DD's “Water show” — GG's vlog

On July 10, 2023, the event was held in Beijing dedicated to the premiere of One and only. DD participated in it, he danced and splashed water on the audience. While dansing DD made a couple of gestures that the turtles paid attention to - the “figure eight” and the famous “chongya” gesture. Everyone, of course, remembered the meaning of these gestures and was glad that DD made them. But then it turned out that he did them for a reason.

On July 11, GG’s vlog was released, and suddenly both of these gestures appeared in this vlog. Can this be considered two coincidences that occurred within 24 hours?

No one, of course, knew in advance what would be in GG’s vlog, the vlog was filmed a long time ago, but it turns out that DD knew this the day before the vlog was released.

Leica

October 3, 2023 DD, while in Paris, shows off his Leica camera. The turtles remembered that once upon a time GG also had Leica, and assumed that DD probably received the gift from GG.

But the next time a shocking surprise awaits us - at midnight from October 4 to 5, the congratulation to GG appears on his birthday and GG's photos with Leica, and even the camera model is similar. GG’s photos were taken back in the summer, and DD told us that “GG will appear with Leica tomorrow.” In this case, the version of coincidence seems quite weak.

"Do everything for your love"

On November 8, 2023, a new DD endorsement (YaYa) was released. A post appears on the brand’s Weibo account, the text of which contains words spoken about DD: “他为热爱全力以赴” (“he does everything for love”).

On November 9, NARS live stream with GG is released, at the end of which GG gives the wish speech, including saying: “希望大家为自己热爱全力以赴” (“I hope everyone will do everything for their love”).

As you can see, he uses the same phrase almost verbatim. It is not known what of this happened first - the stream was recorded or the advertising text was agreed upon, but if this accordance was intentional, then it was possible to find out the details only through personal communication. It could be a coincidence, but after a few months the following happens:

GG's vlog - Anta advertising

On March 1, 2024, XZS posts Milan vlog, where the viewer is offered the concept of a circle and round objects, the idea of the cycle of life or another interpretation. The image of the moon also runs throughout the vlog.

On March 2, the advertisement for Anta is released, in the video we see a suspiciously similar concept - a round basketball that flashes throughout the entire video and (suddenly!) turns into the moon above building, and the drawing of a lace that resembles the stylized name “border” in GG's vlog. There are even sunset. Even the text for the post uses the same words 边界 (“border”) - 去探索，多元未知的边界 "Go explore diverse and unknown borders” (full video is here).

I don't know what the brand had in mind, unless consider it pure coincidence, but they certainly couldn't make an ad copying GG's vlog concept overnight! Of course, it was known about the “border” and the stylization of the name since the GG's October vlog, but a circle, a setting sun, a ball that turns into the moon? Next day. How?

The Coin

And now, this coin. Five days passed between GG's vlog and the release of Chang Feng Po Lang trailer, but the consistent appearance of the coin that is the "protagonist" of the vlog and the coin that DD rubs his cheek with in the trailer is amazing. If you pay attention, even the sizes of these coins are the same.

I don’t think that the image of the coin in the vlog was subordinated only to the idea of hinting at the imminent release of the series with DD, probably the idea is much deeper, but what do we know about GG’s creative thinking and about his ability to convey a message very subtly?

All this could be considered coincidences if this didn't happen so often and according to the same pattern: event - hint – explanation. I’m sure I haven’t listed everything and there is more, this is just what I noticed.

Perhaps this is one of the things that keeps us firmly in this "rabbit hole" - their connection, which sometimes manifests itself in unexpected ways, their ingenuity to show this connection. I would compare them to the ocean, which always seems to remain the same, but which you never get tired of looking at.

💚❤️.

[bunnakit]

do you think tharn ever worries about yai being in danger for being close to him?

do you think sometimes he ghosts yai, convinces himself this is it - he'll sever their friendship for real this time. it's better this way.

but yai knows because that's his brother. of course he knows. so he shows up at tharn's apartment, spare key and takeout in hand, and sits down on his couch like he was invited over.

and do you think he and tharn pretend nothing is wrong because they both know what tharn is doing, but they both know he won't talk about it. so they eat dinner and talk about everything else - sand, chalothorn, work, home - until tharn eventually let's out a soft "i'm sorry"

and yai pulls him close and kisses his temple before gently shoving him away and saying "you're never going to get rid of me" and tharn laughs as he pretends to fall over because having yai around made his yawning loneliness a little less painful.

because i sure think about that a lot

[missm0rgue]

Can we talk about how much of an emotional rollercoaster and The Black Parade is ???

Specifically this part

• First off we have "How I Disappear" and "The Sharpest Lives" which are both absolute BANGERS (It gets sadder from here)

• Then comes "Welcome To The Black Parade" that makes me choke on tears everytime i listen to it (in a good way though)

• RIGHT AFTER THAT WE GOT "I Don't Love You" THAT'S ABSOLUTELY GUT WRENCHING AND IT MAKES ME CRY SO HARD

• Nevermind we're dancing again to "House Of Wolves" !! (That's my favorite from the album if anyone was wondering :P )

• Sobbing again cause they had no right putting the most groovy song on the album right next to the saddest song they ever made, "Cancer"

• Then "Mama" also being a banger and also being refreshing from the sadness we just experienced in "Cancer"

• Erm actually FUCK YOU !!! You're back to sobbing while listening to "Sleep" cause it's absolutely heart-squeezing, eye-rolling, toe-curling and tear-jerking

I just love what My Chemical Romance do on every single one of their albums so much and i could talk about it forever and for that reason they're my favorite band. 🥳

[venixthelorekeeper]

Does MePhone4 Think Cobs has MePad?

Just hear me out as someone always asking why MePhone abandoned MePad and never tried to look for him. Why did MePhone never go back for someone he saved from Cobs? Does he not care?

What if he does care?

MePhone thought it was Cobs when what we know as aliens showed up in s2. He ran off and hid with MePad in that cave. Then MePad left the cave only to later get taken out by Taco. The Alien Debacle happens, then MePhone resurfaces, too busy hiding his nerves and having said nerves to process anything. Then he realizes MePad is missing and brushes it off.

As the viewers, we have all the context of both Aliens and Taco.

Did he? No.

What it probly looked like to MePhone was Cob's alleged spaceship showed up and all he knew he could do was hide with MePad. MePad left the hiding spot. The next thing a very terrified MePhone processed was what he thought was Cobs leaving. He then goes to the vote session, sees no MePad, gets all the more freaked out and can't process any further truth because of how worry works.

He then puts all this misinformation together and assumes Cobs took MePad, making saving him infinitely more complicated than just finding Taco.

Like.....??? Am I grasping at straws or does this line of thinking make sense? Like, a lot of sense?

He might care about MePad a whole lot more than we're lead on to believe, he's just either

Too scared of Cobs OR

thinks Cobs just scrapped his buddy because Cobs probably would do that to an old creation that didn't end up serving it's purpose.

And why in the world would MePhone go back for a (hypothetical) pile of scrap thats just gonna make him feel more things when he can live in ignorance? (aka s3)

(theory kinda supported by his not wanting to go back, I guess?)

idk if this even is something but it might be.

[karasbroken]

I've been thinking about this moment a lot today. It's the scene where Aeryn offers herself to Crais, to try to convince him to help her rescue John from the shadow depository.

The way the scene is edited is intentionally ambiguous. Crais could be read as considering accepting, and there is a cutaway and then it's never exactly resolved what happened, though the rest of the episode implies that Talyn agrees to help because of Moya, not at Crais's request. Later in Green Eyed Monster, Talyn does some deceptive editing of this scene himself, and Aeryn eventually tells John that nothing happened.

So how did Crais turn her down? Gently, scornfully, reluctantly, with insults? Was he offended or titillated by her lack of genuine interest in him?

Aeryn clearly had a notion already that he was interested enough in her that she thought he might take the bribe. We never see why, though. Peacekeepers have a very pragmatic and functional view of sex, with consent being at least occasionally optional. Claudia Black mentions in audio commentary that Aeryn's relationship with Velorek began as an assigned recreational partner.

So the undertones of sex work and non-consent are a bit muddy for me. Aeryn's offer doesn't have quite the same emotional meaning as it would for a non-Peacekeeper, but it is a painful offer, you can see that in her face and her words "you can take what you want and I won't stop you".

It feels like such fertile ground for missing scene fanfiction. If anyone knows of any that address this specific dynamic, hook me up!

[thevoidisvoid]

So I've only seen the Prime Video version of Hazbin Hotel and not all the stuff prior (which I'm working on) but I do want to say that I feel like Adam is going to reincarnate into hell.

If Sir Pentious made it to Heaven

Adam can go the fuck to hell

[viridislumine]

Ninjago Dragons Rising theory!

Sourse dragon talked about this "cycle".

"Maybe we meet again at the end of this cycle"

Cycle can mean some kind of loop. That all of that already happen. Time loops aren't really new trop but i think it can be interesting and as I saw today someone talking about that Lloyd maybe will die at the end od Dragon Rising I just come up with another thing.

The end will be "end of this cycle". It will be the event that is reason of this cycle, being their end, marking it reset and starting new one.

It can be also that somehow the cycle will be broken, but I actually think not breaking it can be interesting but it's up to discussion.

Co now, what is "center" of loop?

I think the center is Lloyd. We saw his vision after first encounter with Source Dragon. The graveyard with ninja masks and sand. Sand is really made me think of destruction, the battles and this post-apo climaxes. I don't think we should take this scene as realism more like symbolism. All ninja will fall and world will become wilderness.

He showed him the moment where cycle is restored. Lloyd alone is quite powerful being Green Ninja and being able to connect with Golden Power (real power never really fade right?) And now we see he is able to use power led by source dragon. What we can assume isn't normal as he sayed it couldn't "change him forever".

So, this end is Lloyd seeing his family falling, (they don't need to die but he think that), and with his own power, creation and destruction, and energy of source Dragon recreate world to be again with his family. To spend time with them again, to not lose them. He kinda become the most powerful being.

It may be a little too much but it could also be why the other realm Merge with Ninjago specifically. Because there is the center of the loop, Lloyd. It all come back to him, and maybe some plan of FSM? Maybe he setup for something to happen but it back fire and left all realms in infinite time loop of creation and destruction?

Actually it would also fall with whole deal about creation and destruction because it would mean the world is destroyed to be create yet again.

I know It may be and most probably isn't the case. But I just wanted to share that. What do you think? I would love something like this to happen! (If not there are always fanfics....)

[cupcak3bak3r]

i always think damian loves and resents talia simultaneously. like talia loves damian and she tried her best to show damian her love in her own way. she trained him, spent time teaching him this and that. she did what she thought was the best for him but sometimes being a parent means your best is just not enough.

and of course damian is aware of that. he used to think what talia gave him was the best too, that he didn’t need a normal childhood if that means he didn’t get to be as competent as he is right now. but in some moments when he catches himself so desperate for approval and acceptance that he almost acts on the thoughts he won’t be proud of, or jerks awake in the middle of the night, hand reaching for the blade under his pillow, he will resent talia’s great love and even greater expectation a little bit.

but when damian calls her and he hears her voice, calm and clear and just a touch more tender, he longs for the calluses on her fingers. talia asks about his training, school and friends, giving him her thoughts and insights, and damian finds himself love his mother all over again.

headcanon

talia is the first person to teach damian not to trust any physical contact, but she’s also the first person ever to hold little damian in her arms, rocking him and soothing him, kissing his cheeks and running her fingers through his hair. it kinda left baby damian a bit confused, like did his mama love him or not? so he voiced his doubt to talia one day and talia kind of… freaked out, and she spent the next few days explaining physical contact in different contexts to her baby tiger and set up some codes for “training time” and “cuddling time” so damian wouldn’t be sad and confused.

[jacks347]

(Is this stupid enough to be considered a crack fic?? Idk, we're going with it)

To say Hipswitch was surprised to see a woman sitting in his base next to Albus would be an overstatement.

Now, to say he was surprised to see said woman be so...dressed while sipping a cup of tea, that was accurate.

He'd never seen the demon bring back anyone who wore so many layers. Hell, now that he was really thinking about it, he hadn't really seen Albus bring back anyone at all. From the headscarf covering her hair to the skirt that brushed at her ankles and all the fabric and layerage of jewelry in-between, Hipswitch was getting warm just watching her.

The woman turned, smiling politely at him. She was rather pretty, warm brown skin with dark green eyes. Not necessarily someone he'd consider Albus’s type but everyone had their exceptions. "Hello there. You must be Hipswitch." Her voice was quiet and flowed like honey. She reminded Hipswitch of the ladies of the church in town, always speaking softly with inviting smiles. Definitely not Albus’s usual type. What, had he really gotten that bored?

"That I am. And who might you be?" Hipswitch took a seat across from the odd duo, eyes darting between the two in bewilderment. Albus huffed out a laugh, wrapping an arm around the woman's shoulders. "This is Faith. She a, ah, friend of mine." The woman, Faith, rolled her eyes with a small chuckle. "Mm, sure, friend. Let's go with that." She hummed as she took a sip of her tea.

Hipswitch nodded slowly, still going back and forth between them. It was very strange but he couldn't say he didn't appreciate the change. Hell, he welcomed it. Faith was polite, she was far more dressed than he expected, and she seemed very sweet. It almost brought a tear to Hipswitch's eye. "Well it's very nice to meet you. I've gotta say Albus, she's certainly a might better for you than the others from the whore house."

There was an audible beat of silence before it was broken by both a roar of laughter from Albus and a rather impressive spit take from Faith who was now coughing like mad as she tried to regain her composure while Albus was nearly doubled over in hysterics. Hipswitch was left rather confused, not exactly understanding why what he said had caused such a visceral reaction. "Did I say something wrong?"

The statement only made Albus laugh harder as Faith finally recovered, her cheeks flaming red and her face a heavy mask of embarrassment before kicking Albus in the shin. "Stop laughing! I've never been so mortified in all my life." She dropped her face into her hands, shaking her head before pulling herself back up. "How do I put this lightly..." Faith mumbled as Albus’s laughter finally petered off. "Oh Switchy, Faith is a sister paladin." He corrected, making Hipswitch raise an eyebrow in confusion. "A what?"

"A nun." Came a surprised voice, making Hipswitch jump as he turned to find the source of it. "Hey Doc, how long have you been standing there? Almost gave me a heart attack. And how do you know that?" The doctor leaned against the doorframe, staring at Hipswitch with a wide-eyed expression between shock and horror. "When Albus came on I decided to do some research on the medical practices of New Tennessee. Maybe there would be something there to help better treat Albus if I needed to. And well, most of the information was from or about the sister paladins. They're the main form of healthcare, they're essentially priestesses who learn medicine to take of the knight paladins. But they're known to treat anyone who comes to their temples." The realization slowly dawned on Hipswitch, his eyes widening as it did. No wonder she reminded him so much of the women of the church, she was one of them! Oh he fucked up. He fucked up bad.

"So, in case you missed it in that grand fucking speech, you just called a nun a hooker directly to her face." Albus clarified, though he really didn't need to. Faith sighed, the initial embarrassment fading into a kind of indignant rage. "Can I slap him?" Albus snorted a laugh, flashing a sly grin at Hipswitch. "Oo, watch out there Switchy. She's got a mean backhand and I'm almost willing to let her do it. You kind of deserve it." Hipswitch wished he could disappear. "I-I am so sorry ma'am! I would never think of implying you would be that kind of woman, I just assumed-" He spluttered an embarrassed apology, making Albus burst into another round of hysterical laughter as Faith cut him off with a shake of her head. "Don't apologize, I know you didn't mean it. You worked with what you knew, I can't blame you for that. Though I do still want to slap you. And you do kind of deserve it."

Faith got to her feet stiffly, fixing the layers of her outfit and narrowing her eyes at a still laughing Albus. "I think I've seen enough of Maya for one day. I've got to pick Kerano up from school." She leaned down to poke a finger into the warrior's chest. "Don't make me come back out here to check up on you. Had me worried sick for nothing." Albus’s laughter faded as he lightly smacked her hand away. "Gods, yes, I know. I won't, I promise." She nodded with a satisfied huff before turning to the doctor. "I'm glad I could help with your research, you know how to reach me if you have any more questions." "Of course! Thank you again, Sister. It's been very insightful having you here. I should go continue to look over those notes." He turned and headed back into his office as Faith turned to Hipswitch. "And you." Hipswitch gulped, expecting the worst. Maybe that slap Albus had warned him about. "Maybe actually talk to someone before assuming they're some kind of common hooker. I take my faith very seriously and even if I didn't, I'd be far outside of his price range." She smiled warmly before turning on her heel and heading for the door. "See you again boys!"

Albus’s head dropped back onto the couch with a snort. "Outside my price range, she's crazy." He muttered. Hipswitch quietly got up and moved closer to punch Albus in the chest, making the demon wheeze out a breath as his head snapped up to glare at him. "Fucking hell, what was that for?" "For not warning me! I made a damn fool of myself in front of a nun because of you!" "Well, she's not really a nun, she's a priestess." "Regardless! She's a woman of faith and I disrespected her in the worst way possible!" Albus waved his concerns off. "Ah don't sweat it. Give it a week, she'll be laughing over it. It was damn funny." "You're actually the worst, you know that?" "Oh I am well aware Switchy. You're not the first to notice." Hipswitch could only roll his eyes. Why did he have to care about this idiot so much? "Okay but tell me one thing." "Whatcha got Switchy?" "Have you actually slept with her?" "Would you be jealous if I said yes?" "Albus..." Albus chuckled lowly, shaking his head. "Sorry Switchy, this is one time I don't kiss and tell. That's up to you to figure out." He confessed with a shrug. "Out of all the escapades you've rambled on about, this is the one you keep quiet about?" "Faith is different, okay? She...she deserves to not have her story told. So I won't." He defended. Hipswitch sighed in defeat, stepping back. "I'll never understand how your head works." "Good, I don't either. So looks like we'll both be confused."

(...idfk how to end this so this is what you get. Yes I made this entire thing because there is a non-zero chance that Hipswitch would assume Faith is a hooker the first time he met her and that was so damn funny to me)

[ferallair]

Cunoess is a ghost.

I've been thinking about this for a while and I want to make a little short video about it, but first I want to get it out in writing.

I think Cunoess is a ghost. I know there is a theory that Cunoess is the Gnome of Geroma, a ugly little red haired creature that eats kids, but I think her being a ghost is more likely.

There are ghosts all over Revachol. The ghost in the chimeny, the Headless Faln rider, The voice in the machine in the doomed commercial area, memories of the Revolution, "Glory to the Ghost of us!" The Pale Driver, Tiago, The Hanged Man, Harry himself.

You - Fall into total darkness.

Ancient Reptilian Brain - This is death. One more door, baby. One more door.

You - Will I be a… ghost now?

Ancient Reptilian Brain - Brother, you already were a ghost. Up there, screaming -- along with all of them. Scaring each other. Haunting each other.

Ancient Reptiliain Brain - It's the living who are ghosts. The dead are silent. They don't rattle windows or write letters in blood. The living do. Leave them behind. Rest.

Ghosts are every where.

But there is a sequence of facts in particular that lead me to believe that Cunoess is actually a ghost.

The 24 hr Window business.

You - "What's up with the broken windows?"

Novelty Dicemaker - "Oh, this one's a mess." She sighs. "There used to be a company that promised to repair windows 24 hours a day. What could go wrong with this one, right? Turns out the business was actually set up as a front for an illicit group that was producing *snuff milieus* -- who would have guessed..."

Encyclopedia - Hm, what's a snuff milieu?

Half Light - Trust me, you don't want to know.

Novelty Dicemaker - "And they never cleaned up the debris either. Now it's just littering the hallway and I have no idea how to get rid of it on my own."

You - "Cool, very cool about the debris -- but what's a *snuff milieu*?"

Novelty Dicemaker - "It's a sub rosa radio station that broadcasts real murders, with real victims. Some people pay good money to get off on it."

Drama - Nothing changes in her tone as she says that -- as if it's just another piece of information to lay out for the world.

2. How Cunoess is found:

You - "Is she your sister?"

Cuno - "Fuck no, she's not my sister. She's just a stray who got in. Like a mad dog or some shit."

You - "Stray?"

Cuno - "Yeah, she was just there." He points at the apartment building behind the fence.

Cunoesse - "What was that, Cuno?" The little one twists her neck, looking at the building.

Cuno - "She was in the hallway, dripping wet." Cuno flinches, then lowers his voice even more. "By the fucking shoe rack. In the dark."

Visual Calculus - A shoe cupboard just off to the right? Have you been to this place?

You - "That hallway there, with the janitor's closet?" (Point.)

Cuno - "Yeah that's the place. She was just balled up near the closet. Psycho-style."

You - "Why was she dripping wet?"

Cuno - "Cuno's got no fucking idea. Her hair was all wet. I think she pissed on the floor too. She was there for three days -- in the corner. Every time Cuno went out."

You - Murder hangover? From when she…

Endurance - …killed a kid, yes. Makes them look for a quiet, dark place and just hibernate there. Usually goes on for a few days up to a week.

Half Light - Must have been her first one. You only get it on the first one.passive check (requires approx. 2 in Half Light)

You - (Return to the conversation.) "You said she got in? How?"

Cuno - "I don't know…" He looks at you suspiciously as you come out of your thoughts. "Someone left the door open. Cuno comes home, she's sleeping under the desk, under a pile of clothes. Like a dog."

Reaction Speed - Someone left the door open? It was him. By accident or…

Empathy - …on purpose.

3. The Red Chair

Inland Empire - It's only a red chair. Just a red chair in an empty shack -- with what looked like a dusty bow tie on the shelf. Nothing to see here, right?

You - "Hey Kim, where are we?"

Kim Kitsuragi - "In someone's abandoned shack. On the coast. In Martinaise..." He looks at you. "In Revachol."

Rhetoric - He's afraid you've forgotten suddenly. You - "What's with the red chair?"

Kim Kitsuragi - "Nothing. It's just a piece of furniture." He looks at the chair gathering dust.

Inland Empire - Red paint is peeling off it. Looks like blood, no?

You - "What's with the red bow tie?" (Show it to him.)

Kim Kitsuragi - "It's just a piece of clothing you've picked up. You do that, officer -- you collect clothes sometimes."

Empathy - He sounds a little worried. It's an odd habit.

Composure - Don't be worried, lieutenant. Clothes are therapeutic.

You - "Could our suspect be staying here?"

Kim Kitsuragi - "Here?" He looks around. "I don't see signs of recent habitation. This place is abandoned."

Suggestion - See? He doesn't like the *vibration* from the red chair either.

4. If you try to shoot Cunoess and miss you learn about the näkki.

Cunoesse - "Can't believe you missed... We were so close, you and I... fucking noodle fingers! Can't you see I'm *IMMORTAL* now!"

Cunoesse - "I'm never getting out." She touches her face and then her body. "I'm in it for life now. I'm doing life with you pigs! Fucking sweaty pigs. Fucking fisher-people."

You - "What do you mean *fisher-people*?"

Cunoesse - "Fucking *näkki*...

Kim Kitsuragi - "Come. We need to go now." The lieutenant puts his hand on your shoulder.

You - "No, Kim! I wanna hear about the *näkki*!

 Cunoesse - "Merrow..."

You can then ask Cuno about them:

You - "What's up with the näkkies? The fisher-people? That stuff?

Cuno - "Yeah, I saw you get the näkk treatment… Dark shit, huh?"

You - "The näkk-treatment?"

Cuno - "Back when you waved your gun and it went off -- she does the fisher-people-näkk thing when she's way in the red. On overdrive."

Cuno - "She used to say it all the time: näkk this, fisher-people that. Now she only says it when she's on the lightning. Or when guns go off."

You - "What the hell is a näkk?"

Cuno - "Her people? She's one of them? Then she hates them. Then everyone's a näkk and she's trapped? Look…"

Cuno - "It's none of our business. That's what a näkk is. Cuno keeps his nose to himself -- doesn't go poking around in näkk shit. Cuno's wise that way."

Drama - She regresses and pretends she's a mythological creature when she's under too much stress.

So hear me out. At some undisclosed time in the past a snuff milieu in Martinaise killing people and recording. In the fishing village (away from the prying eyes of the Hardie Boys perhaps?) is a shack that give you some serious creeps. Sure, one of the mercenaries might be currently using it to spy on you, but it could also have been where the snuff milieu's were recorded. All you find is a bow tie and post card of coal city with the words "I got out. I got out." written on it. Got out of coal city? Or got out of this shack? Who knows. The bow tie tell you nothing except "You're sure that wearing this tie is a statement. You're not sure what kind of statement, though." and gives you a +2 Drama for Theater Kid. But what kind of theater is was happening in a creepy shack in a mostly abandoned fishing village off the cost of Martinaise? Snuff millieu's perhaps? And if Cunoess was one of the victims of the snuff milieu, that might explain her odd appearance in Cuno's apartment.

Then there are the näkkies. Näkkies are based on a germanic folklore about shape changing water spirits.

Here are some interesting facts from wikipedia:

The Nordic näcken, näkki, nøkk were male water spirits who played enchanted songs on the violin, luring women and children to drown in lakes or streams.

It is difficult to describe the appearance of the nix, as one of his central attributes was thought to be shapeshifting. Perhaps he did not have any true shape.

When malicious nøkker attempted to carry off people, they could be defeated by calling their name; this was believed to cause their death.

We can't really tell if Cunoess thinks that SHE is the näkki as a way to protect herself from others, or if being murdered has turned her into a näkki. If Harry is the näkki for attacking her or for trying to take Cuno from her, or if it is the killers who lured her away to Martinaise (perhaps with some anodonic dance music?) are the näkki. But if she was abducted, killed (and god knows what else), her body dumped into the water between the fishing village and the apartments, and she crawled from her watery grave into the apartments to be reborn as a näkki, it would explain a lot about her. Her fear of everything, her anger and aggression, her lack of a name or past, her encouraging Cuno to be violent (and protect her) and do drugs with her. It just explains so many things.

Harry and Cuno both think she's a killer, but she can just as easily be the victim of violence. And she might have seen other girls killed before her. She might have fought back against her killers, she might even be the only one who "got out. got out." And now, like Harry, she's a ghost of herself. A spirit of vengeance, haunting a half crazy boy that looks just like her. And like Harry, this could be a psychological death, not a real one. But then there's the Pale.

You - Where have you gone?

The Hanged Man - Into the wild pale yonder.

You - Where is that?

The Hanged Man - In the past. Way out west.

Reaction Speed - What was that -- 'pale yonder'? Do you know what the pale is?

You - What is the pale?

The Hanged Man - The pale, Coppo... it spooks me out.

You - Why does it spook you out?

The Hanged Man - The corpse is silent. The nose in the middle of his face is swollen, so are his cheeks. His lips are motionless.

The Pale is a wild card. It creates ghosts. It stores ghosts. Perhaps it is a ghost. So, whose to say if Cunoess is a real life girl, or the memory of one spit out by the 2mm hole in reality in a church, near a fishing village, where a snuff milieu was one recorded?

[bzhitstruth]

I want to say so much…

There are only 4 photos in today's post, but GG put a huge number of different things in them. Concentration of love and longing.

All these are my fabrications and fantasies. Fake, CPN. 🤡

Of course, this is the Milan Cathedral. This is the third time that GG goes to Milan and photographs it. We don't know exactly what this symbolizes for him (a wedding? The hope of marriage?), but it is definitely a ritual.

This cathedral is even in GG’s pilot post on Instagram, which he made last year.

The moon, the meaning and symbolism of which is well known to us. They travel abroad and take photographs of the moon, which represents their hearts and longing for someone who is not beside at the moment. Even the way the moon peeks out from behind the clouds is very similar.

The already familiar Re-Web sneakers from Gucci. This is the first time in my memory that GG posts shoes so purposefully, and there are even red and green colors on them. Posting shoes is usually DD's prerogative, but this time GG decided to do it too. «Shoes» in Chinese are 鞋子 xié zi - XZ, and in combination with «Web» it is very interesting.

Carbohydrates. It is known that GG is on a diet all the time and strictly limits the consumption of carbs. In the text of the post, GG says: “The plan to give up carbs “was not crowned with success.” At the same time, there is not even a hint of any food in the photo. But this phrase refers us to the recent fake materials from February 22, where GG and DD talked about carbs. Amazing "coincidence".

Sunset. There is no need to even talk about this in detail. It is beautiful. GG posted two photos against the backdrop of the sunset, in one we see him in profile, and in the other from the back. Doesn't it look like the other person?

This time there is kadian. Perhaps, of course, this is a coincidence. Or maybe not.

Another little funny detail - for some reason GG's IP shows Netherlands. Most likely it's just a technical glitch or something like that. But the interesting thing is that Netherlands is the first country in the world where same-sex marriage was legalized on April 1, 2001, and couples were given all rights, including the right to have children. This is probably another Yizhan metaphysics.

💚❤️.

[paige-to-page]

children realize a lot more than you think

be wiser and kinder towards them, if you could

I take things too far - my mom and I were cooking in the kitchen when I found a much smaller bell pepper among the regular sized ones.

I showed her the cute baby bell pepper and she said, "aw it was picked before it was finished growing."

and I reflected on this bell pepper analogy :

what is an adult if not just an older being with more experience than a younger one?

but a lot of times adults hold too many expectations for children and that experience alone can cause the child to grow up too soon.

so when they question the world around them and the adult fails to get their message across, the young are quickly dismissed.. a child is too young to possibly understand, right?

not realizing the 'adult' is just too incomprehensive to relay a child's understanding, abandoning their inquisitive spirit.

so now these younger beings have been shown the real world without an explanation. they understand to their own extent whatever concept they've been taught.

their mind matures faster than their anatomy and it's because of this that they are dismissed quickly. The child can be involved and exposed to the toxicities of their environment but are not old enough to have a voice?

and of course, the younger being will express itself because the unfairness in this world can be recognized and the world has not yet shamed it for feeling (until it does).

these little bodies have big minds that get crucified because "the adult is always right" - diminishing all confidence and curiosity that makes a person real and an individual.

can you remember how aware you were as a child before you were filtered and silenced by your peers and the world around you?

if you were picked before you were finished growing, it is possible to find yourself again or maybe find a new you, whoever you are today or want to be tomorrow.

but listen, my little bell pepper, you will never find out if you stay in the same garden you were picked from.

I take things too far - and this is in no way a reflection of my mom she's great

[shinyhappydigistar]

So who wants to listen to me ramble why an Empire reestablished by Grand Admiral Thrawn would be an “Empire” in name only? Nobody? Well that’s too bad, because you’re going to hear it. ^_^

Whether you like how it’s being portrayed or not, Thrawn’s ultimate goal as of the events in Ahsoka is to reestablish the Galactic Empire, all to help the Ascendancy against critical threats like the Grysks. Timothy Zahn has even stated this as such.

But it’d be an Empire in name only, as I just don’t see him being Emperor, nor do I even see him having someone in mind to be his figurehead/puppet ruler. After all, Thrawn is shown in canon (or the books at least) as being terrible at playing politics, which Palpatine was a master at thanks to the Force. I don’t even know who he’d even choose as Emperor, as ultimately what Thrawn wants is an overwhelming military power to crush the threats to the Ascendancy and his people, over anything else.

Realistically, any government led by Thrawn would be a military junta, where he works alongside other high-ranking Imperial military and regional governors to maintain order.

It makes the most sense, when you think about it: he can work behind the scenes to guide them and manipulate situations to best suit his needs. Like someone who can speak to the people on his behalf, someone who can play politics (but doesn’t outwit him), someone with charisma who can pacify the public, etc; It’s possible even other non-humans will be part of this council, if he deems them beneficial. (Which some of the more hard-lined, anti-alien council members wouldn’t like, for sure!)

All the while, he gets to operate in the background, where he works best. This makes him more a military dictator than an emperor, as he’s still the center of the council—he just doesn’t openly rule.

Would this be a fair system? Hell no, juntas are awful governments that oppress people and commit atrocities on the regular. Despite Thrawn’s best efforts to avoid this, he’s still cultivating an authoritarian regime that has shown in history to be built on sand and innocent blood. There’s going to be too many bad apples that he can’t—or feels he shouldn’t—cull from the system. They will do horrible things to people and some of those things he’ll allow as a lesser evil.

And there’s the fact he won’t live forever. He’s up there in age, and unless he’s okay with cloning—and we know trusting Imperials is not good—the paranoia is going to amp up. Who can he trust to keep up the system he’s so carefully crafted? Potentially none of the Imperial Shadow Council can be trusted outside of Captain Palleon, and maybe some of the humans he’s sent to the Ascendancy for aid. Somewhere down the line, someone will destroy what he built out of greed and egomania. And he knows this. Paranoia could be his ultimate downfall if he allows it.

This won’t happen, clearly, because the sequel trilogy (and the Legends Thrawn trilogy) indicates he won’t succeed. But I wanted to give you folks a more realistic vision of what the political makeup of galaxy would be like if he did. 🤔

[jessicas-pi]

the pros of having a little sister who takes advanced science courses for fun and then tells everyone in the family about them is that I learn a lot

the cons of having a little sister who takes advanced science courses for fun and then tells everyone in the family about them is that I'll spend 45 minutes trying to figure out if Jacen Syndulla should even be able to have pointed ears, since only male Twi'leks do and so it's presumably caused by a Twi'lek Y chromosome and his mother was a Twi'lek, not his father, so realistically he should have regular human ears or ear cones like female Twi'leks, since maybe that genetic trait is only "overruled" by a Twi'lek Y chromosome and not a human one, but maybe my understanding of genetics isn't advanced enough and there's something I don't know, and finally i'll come to the conclusion that Jacen Syndulla is from a franchise with space wizards with vwoom whoosh swords and where there is noise in the vacuum of space, and therefore he can probably just have whatever the heck ears he wants.