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lovebyeler Ā· 8 days ago
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a rant on mlvn & their shippers. inspired by this post i saw on twt
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one thing i noticed about mlvn fans is that whenever bylers point out a fact that is objectively true, either confirmed by the cast/producers or is said explicitly in the show, the first thing they do is call us names and deny it.
as much as i dislike mlvn, i see how someone could ship it by seeing it closer to the way they're portrayed in the show; a sort of puppy crush turned into push-pull relationship whose sides need to be truthful to themselves & understand each other better to make it work. i could see the appeal in this type of dynamic and if this was how they actually saw mlvn.
however, my main problem with mlvns is that instead of seeing them for what they are, they portay them as an example of somehow perfect couple - they'd rather twist words said in the show than admit that they're a troubled pair. they romantize the version of mlvn in their head instead of looking deeper into the show & will make fun of you if you do that.
the "and i knew right then and there [...] that i loved you" fragment of mike's monologue has been proved to be a lie multiple times from multiple sources. they would have to retcon things established in season one for this to be true. mike never was shown to like her from the start, he just happened to be the most empathetic one from the party and only started liking/crushing on her later (depending on your interpretation). besides, the show quite literally makes fun of love at first sight & the writers said they don't believe in it as well. and in the said tiktok screenshot, it's not bylers theorizing even - it's literally what finn has said.
you could still believe that mike loves eleven while lying & exeggarating things in the monologue so he could save her. that's sort of romantic as well if you want to see it in that light - he's willing to be fake to save her, however eleven is mad at him for that reason, and then lesson of mlvn in next season would be that you don't need to lie in order to save your relationship. but wait, wouldn't that be a repeat of season 3 & 4 where it was shown not to work regardless? šŸ¤” besides, i could still see how someone could possibly defend this.
but no, they cling to that damn monologue like it's their bible. they themselves exeggerate their love instead of just looking at them like it's a regular relationship. they downplay their lies, their problems for the sake of shipping it. at this point i'm starting to wonder if they ship it cause they actually like their dynamic or do they ship it cause they like them together visually?
that's the biggest difference between bylers and mlvns for me. bylers look deeper into their negative side of their ship, pick apart their flaws yet this doesn't dismantle their relationship but support it. why won't mlvn do the same when they have a bunch of that going on their ship as well? if we see proof by analyzing byler fights, can't they do that instead of downplaying them? unless deep analysis won't help mlvn... which is possibly the case. that's why they choose to ignore it. but that's another topic. i think i'd still appreciate them more if they actually tried, though.
anyways, that'll be the end of my long rant. it's ironic to me how much byler shippers are called delusional because they dare to analyze the show when mlvn's whole ship is build upon false romantized image of it, don't you think?
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raven-at-the-writing-desk Ā· 13 days ago
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Hello! I'm sorry if this topic was already discussed there (and if so, please feel free to ignore my message), but I was thinking of who would be the best judges of character in TWST cast. Perhaps they are characters such as Jade, Rook, Jamil and maybeee Lilia (? I'm not completely sure, because neither I'm really familiar with his backstory, nor did I finish chapter 7 lol). Who else do you think might be good at such things? I would love to read your detailed opinion on the matter or even mini headcanons maybe, if you find it interesting enough of course! Have a nice day, and I hope everything above sounds understandable, I'm not from an English-speaking country ^^
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I think the best judges of character in the Twst cast are Leona and Rook. Yup, the class 3-A boys.
Leona is the character that most frequently calls it like it is, even when all others overlook what is hiding in plain sight. He sensed Jamil’s malicious intent towards Kalim in Jamil’s School Uniform vignette WAY before the events of book 4. ā€œDo your eyes always glare like that, too? [Kalim] is green as grass. I can't imagine what he's thinkin', hangin' out with a schemer like you all the time. He just doesn't get that any one of these nights could be his last, huh?ā€ Leona is also the one who instantly clocks the simulation Ruggie and Kalim in book 6 are fakes (even though Jamil goes along with the fakes). Leona is even able to understand every person’s skills and strengths even when he has spent less than 3 days with them. This is the case for the residents of Halloween Town (shown in his Nightmare Suit vignettes). He rarely ever misses. The only exceptions I can think of him flubbing is when he theorizes that Cater and Trey are more nefarious than they actually are in book 7 (and even then, this occurs in the context of dreams, which are vague and extremely difficult to interpret). Still, Leona is able to pull a crazy number of accurate reads and super quickly too.
Rook somehow has the superhuman ability to know everything about a person just through observation??? (That’s honestly an incredible but frightening feat 😭) It’s this ability that I believe leads him to influencing Vil’s audition picks in book 5; Rook saw the potential and the goodness in Adeuce and the Scarabia duo, thinking they would be positive influences for Vil’s increasingly desperate and dark thoughts. He also detected that Vil was spiraling just from a look and stopped him from poisoning his rival. Even so, Rook isn’t infallible either. He was not able to discern Lilia’s true age until explicitly told about it. Additionally, Rook mistakes Jade as being willing to do the same as he to help everyone in Ghost Marriage but seems to accurately read Jade as suspicious in Jade’s Dorm Uniform vignettes.
To address some of the other characters proposed in the ask: I do not personally consider Jamil, Jade, or Lilia to be exceptional at judging character. At best, they’re decent at it but still don’t hold a candle to like… Leona (whom I consider to be the strongest in this regard).
I would call Jamil more suspicious of others than being able to accurately judge them. Yes, he is able to notice something was wrong about Vil’s behavior in book 5 and acted accordingly to address it, but I would argue this was more out of mindfulness than telling right away that Vil felt intense jealousy. After all, Jamil is only doing this after spending a month living and training with Vil; would Jamil have been able to read Vil as well as he did, had he not spent this time in close proximity with Vil? I don’t think so. In most instances, Jamil is on his guard around others, and he is frequently shown to underestimate others or to think lowly of them regardless of their actual abilities. This is explicitly pointed out in book 6 during his trek with Leona; Jamil doesn’t recognize Kalim’s strength is his emotional intelligence (instead, Jamil focuses on Kalim’s naĆÆvetĆ© and inability to look after himself) and Leona has to point this out to him. Jamil also implies Leona is spoiled and lazy rather than recognize his true character.
Now, Jade—I can understand why people would think Jade is good at judging others. It’s just a trait that comes naturally with his tropes and character archetype. However, I don’t recall any instances in which Jade was able to automatically clock what type of person he was dealing with. I think we assume he does, but in canon he is shown to spend time and effort researching his peers to learn about their weaknesses (see: his Ceremonial Robes vignettes). He does not instantly know a person, he has to work to achieve this, and having to work to achieve things is a recurring theme in his background. (Jade has to push himself to walk, frequently experiments with cooking, practiced being as polite as his mother, etc.) I also want to point out that he, like the rest of the Octatrio, did not seem to find Jamil suspicious until Yuu reported strange happenings to them in book 4. This does not indicate any foresight on Jade’s part.
Lilia starts off suspicious of humans (due to his experiences as a general in a 100 years’ war between humans and fae). That was about… 400 years ago? But he also spends the next several decades traveling and experiencing the anti-fae sentiment humans have. Lilia has literally been run out of communities and had stuff thrown at him because of this. However, when the attitude towards fae starts to shift to something more open-minded, Lilia is still hesitant to accept the shelter and food from a kind elderly human couple. He doesn’t register their kind intentions right away. I’d also like to point out that Lilia doesn’t accept us into his fold because he thinks or knows we are good in spite of being humans; he’s just letting us tag along because he wants to stay true to his word.
Over time, Lilia’s beliefs seemed to have changed. In modern day, he’s much more chill but I still wouldn’t call him a good judge of character. He demonstrates a bias for anyone he knows personally (claiming Malleus would make a better king than Leona, explaining to peers that Sebek and Malleus are hard to get along with but mean well deep down, etc.) but can can still judge them incorrectly. For example, Lilia fails to realize that Malleus would react as violently as he did in book 7 and doesn’t accept that Diasomnia could love and care for him for the longest time. Lilia is wise and wishes for peace between the races, so he generally has good will towards others. This good will can easily be conflated with judging that others are good people when, in reality, it is more akin to offering the benefit of the doubt.
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demdems Ā· 2 months ago
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Son boy acquired
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did Not mean to accidentally put off reading the manga and come back and have this mini? arc finished and wrapped up, my bad
Already anticipating to have more thoughts than i plan despite it only being, 4 chapters, oops
gonna overview first my thoughts, i think it's a bit of a crime to make this stay in a different school so short, shame bc i did want more world building but I'm holding out that getting our foot in the door here means we can come back when needed, especially since the ominous send off at the end is a gun waiting to fire off in the future
Ok now gonna break down the beats i really liked and my thoughts
Minor thing probably but i think ultimately very important in regards to what mairuma says about education, it says a lot when urara speaks up against an unfair teacher, society tends to tell children to listen to the adults no matter how wrong something may be so it says a lot when a kid speaks up against a transgression, kids are a lot smarter than u think
Bc yes as genzel [the teacher] says, while education is the matter of concern for the adults teaching, its unfair to leave students out of the discussion just cuz in these scenarios they're not the ones with the knowledge needed, education and learning is for both the student and the teacher as a good learning environment leaves space for both to grow, a close minded teacher will not turn out well educated students especially in the cases of not engaging student learning in exams the same way they engage in the classroom or not taking into consideration how to approach a student who doesn't understand the material, it is important to teach students the right way and to also encourage students to speak for themselves
Ok so enough about education, this arc is a very good showcase of leiji as a candidate for demon king which is very important bc i think it adds substance to the competition as only propping up iruma would make it feel like a less satisfying pay off in the end, there's potential for drama if all three of the grandsons have been proven to be worthwhile competent candidates for the demon king role vs just saying the other two will be good but ultimately giving it to iruma w no fanfare
Leiji does seem like he doesnt take his role seriously or at the least seems to be brazen in how he establishes himself in the school but he does show that he's worth his salt quite well, he intervenes when genzel is about to get physical in disciplining urara while citing his reasons for it, and he picks up what genzels been running pretty easily despite his more limited knowledge of what could be going on, and despite how reckless it may seem to just shoot out the octopus with no plan he has a pretty insane mastery of his bloodline ability and handles the situation with ease, so overall very nice to get more of this guy and to cement his credibility as a demon king candidate
urara is my son boy, ok, he's so cute, he's a smart kid and wants to do what's right, like you need some info ok cool lemme pull out a librarys worth of solo research from my pocket dimension, and he gets to show off a little by creating the plan that gets them genzel but omg have a little more self preservation instincts next time little man, now that he's shown up in the manga and is working under leiji i hope we get to see him now
Balam my king, >shows up >looks ominous >doesn't elaborate >leaves, king behavior, but i do theorize this is a symbolic showing of sort of how the new generation of demons will step up and lead in their own way, as balam was more of a fallback while leiji and urara handled most of the situation, it's a pretty good balance between "kids should not suffer the burdens of adults" and "let kids handle themselves when they can" bc the second one is a learning scenario where it can be appropriate to step back to let them grow, while the problems caused by adults should be handled by adults, stunting students chances to learn and grow doesnt let them prepare for when they have to take off their training wheels to be adults, it's important to work to achieve a balance, rip my hope for evil cycle balam tho join me in the prayer circle for it to happen soon
So, good arc, maybe a bit short but a gun is loaded [plus one more in the next chapter] so I'm holding out for when it fires
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ghostdiva Ā· 7 months ago
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TADC Ep 4 Trailer Dropped
I've taken many screenshots, and it's time to theorize about how I think the episode will go.
if I'm right, then there will be spoilers ahead, so read at your own volition.
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now, I think that for this adventure, Caine utilized the Suggestion Box, after getting the feedback from Zooble that no one really liked his adventures.
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However Caine, ever desperate to keep his guests happy and entertained, takes multiple suggestions at once, and turns them into the retail hell the circus crew is about to experience.
before that tho, I think Gangle gets some advice from Ragatha
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This advice might backfire considering what happens later.
Gangle is also given a new mask by Zooble, who brings her to their room to give it to her.
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Gangle Checks out the new mask, figuring out how it functions in comparison to her comedy mask. my personal guess is that it makes her more confident and assertive, which might boost her moral, but change her attitude in a possibly negative way.
also a small side note that's completely unrelated: there's not a single shot in the trailer that shows Kinger in this adventure. So it's possible he either sits this one out, or just straight up doesn't get much screen time. We got a small clip of Kinger in the circus, but that was it.
Anyway, as Gangle is trying out her new mask, her and Zooble's absence prompt Pomni, Jax, and Ragatha to go see what's up.
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Jax and Ragatha will likely question Gangle about the new mask. Pomni might voice her curiosities on how it works too (it's only Pomni's 3rd day in the digital world, so there's a lot she still might not know yet).
Nonetheless, after checking in with Gangle and Zooble, they all head back to the main area, where Caine sends them to work at Spudsy's.
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Orbsman is probably the "quest giver". though this time it's not really a quest, it's more like minimum wage food service hell. despite that fact, he still assigns the employee roles to everyone, making Gangle the manager.
Gangle, I think, would be sheepish about this role at first, however the assertiveness and confidence from the new mask helps push her to step up to the plate. So Gangle starts assigning different tasks to everyone. Ragatha, Jax, and Zooble seem to take on tasks like prepping and making food for the orders, like frying the burger patties, assembling the burgers, etc. and Pomni, who can't cook to save herself, ends up running one of the tills at the counter.
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and Jax runs the drive-thru for a bit.
eventually, customers start to come in, most of them being wooden artist dolls. However, Caine did reuse some NPC's for this one, which is unfortunate for those who remember them.
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idk how to make gif's here, but aside from the gloinks pulling up to the drive-thru, I think Pomni will end up taking Gumigoo's order. Pomni is understandably surprised to see the NPC she bonded with in the second episode, as she literally startles so hard she falls over.
Incidentally, Gumigoo probably doesn't remember Pomni at all, and Pomni might struggle to hold herself together when she realizes it.
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Like, look at her. she looks like she's emotionally breaking, but forcing a smile because well, customer service. She also could just be happy to see him alive. I think she might try to sneak off to see if Gumigoo remembers her at all.
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idk what else this image could be, outside of like, picking trash up from the ground or something.
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Jax also seems to genuinely hate the Fast Food Adventure, in fairness, very few poeple enjoy the fast food industry.
he also takes a moment to cause some mischief
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Anyway, onto the main plot. this episode is about Gangle. and with the pressure of being a manager, Gangle might start to boss people around a bit.
there are a lot of shots of characters looking like they need a break, especially Ragatha.
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I think it's possible that Ragatha gets tired and worn down from milling about and completing orders. and despite Gangle trying to hype her up, Ragatha just can't summon the energy to keep going. Poor Ragatha is clearly exhausted, and needs a break to like, put her head down for a bit and relax.
Gangle continues to be somewhat bossy, her behavior worsening as time goes on. we see this as Gangle get progressively more unsettling, almost acting crazed whenever someone complains or voices a problem they're having.
Gangle probably starts off trying to hype up the others to get them to do what she needs them to do.
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However, none of them really see Gangle as a source of authority, and thus don't take her seriously until she starts to lose her composure.
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in this clip, she seems to say the word "now". and look at her. she's clearly struggling with the stress of wrangling everyone, and getting them to do what has to get done for things to flow properly.
However, (except for maybe Pomni) everyone on this adventure hasn't worked in the food industry, or any job for that matter, in years. they've gone on wild adventures every day instead, which is wildly different. on adventures, everyone is kinda left to their devices, to do what they want within the general confines of the adventure. Following orders, and doing monotonous, intensive tasks, both physically, and mentally, is not something they're used to doing. at all.
Thus Gangle struggles to get everyone to do what she needs to, and snaps from the stress.
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I think after she snaps, the mask breaks, leaving Gangle with her tragedy mask. so she goes outside to get some fresh air, startling Pomni.
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I think Pomni and Gangle chat for a bit, since that seems to be a theme. Maybe Gangle will just be expressing remorse for treating everyone poorly while wearing the mask. she might feel guilty for pushing them all as hard as she did.
and Gangle carries that guilt with her after the adventure ends too.
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it seems Zooble has words to share with her tho, so it looks like she gets to have 2 heart to hearts, maybe.
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hazardace2 Ā· 18 days ago
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sorry making my own little discussion/theorizing on susie's life after this post.
Susie talks about blood the most, it seems to be something she enjoys (from what she thinks to herself on the ferris wheel) but with the revelation of her bleeding at the end of chapter 4, we are back at the bottom of the "do monsters bleed argument" which, by god, am i tired of.
it's not confirmed that monsters can bleed but we do know 100% that they do still dust and die like in undertale.
humans 100% can bleed
darkners 100% can bleed
evidence that monsters can't bleed: there's a child in hometown who asks kris about having blood and a skeleton - things that monsters don't have (skeleton monsters are seperate from human skeletons too)
evidence that monsters do bleed: susie saying "everyone bleeds"
my thoughts on this: susie likes violent movies and games, she tells kris she likes giant monster movies more than giant human movies; she's going to pick up some phrases that will include blood regardless of whether or not monsters bleed + "the warrior" who works at ice-e's and is always talking about rpg stuff like wizards??? they talk about blood too. there's a horror movie series called "bloodcrushers" like, I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that blood themed stuff can still exist even though monsters don't do that themselves
do you know what's really damning about susie possibly being the only monster to bleed? she doesn't recognize gerson's dust as being... well essentially like a corpse! it takes her a minute to recognize that that's what she's looking at. why wouldn't recognize what a monster's dust looks like? sure, maybe she's never been to a monster funeral or learned about it in class (since she's moved so much) but it's still really odd
susie's also the only character to realize there's a bloodstain on kris' carpet? at least, she says it looks like a bloodstain. what's crazier is that she offers to clean it up??????? how would she know how to clean blood out of a carpet? better question: even if the stain is as new as kris' weird behavior, you'd still think that maybe toriel would ask about it? or maybe offer to clean it? i guess she respects kris' privacy, since we see her wake them up, but their room stays untouched. again though, toriel doesn't bleed, of course she wouldnt be worried about the stain or want to clean it.
Imagine what it must be like for susie then. you get a paper cut or some other silly injury during school, but then everyone starts freaking out or calling you a freak. and then before you know it your parent is packing up and the two of you are in another town. wash, rinse, repeat. say you get some blood on the carpet of the apartment or hotel you're in, you're going to have to clean it up. no wonder she says doctors don't get her, most monsters don't bleed during their appointments.
while the chances of susie being abused are still there, whoever is taking care of her isn't comically evil. we know that when she was in 1st grade she used to wear ribbons in her hair, somebody used to take the time to do her hair and get her ready for school. apparently she's been to sleepovers before, but after a while of moving I'm sure she probably had less chances to do that kind of thing. she's had eggnog before (she says noelle tea tastes like this iirc) but she's never seen gingerbread cookie cutters. susie likes monster movies, so she's had to have grown up with a tv for most of her life.
i almost wonder if she's moved around so much out of fear.
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moonfang256 Ā· 20 days ago
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My thoughts about Deltarune, Chapters 3 & 4 (Part 3)
Now, let's go with Chapter 4:
This is where things went down the drain emotionally, but I'll start by telling you how it all happened.
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ā¤ļø <(Ā As usual, we went to seal the Dark Fountain, Susie talked about the knight and the shelter, and we woke up back at Kris's house.
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ā¤ļø <(Ā Tenna was okay. Mom (I like to call Toriel like that) made us pancakes and then she talks about going to church together.
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ā¤ļø <(Ā Of course, Susie was like "Excuse me, what? Nope!", but she ended getting dragged anyways for the plot, so...
Time for a change of clothes!
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ā¤ļø <( When I saw the clothes I gasped.
Toriel was wearing her Undertale clothes, Susie was wearing Asriel's clothes which don't really look that great, but at least they're comfortable for her, and Kris was wearing the same clothes I put on my vessel, but different (Seriously, change your damn wardrobe Kris! Pick other colors!)
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ā¤ļø <( We did a few things at Kris's house before going to church.
-> Susie gave our little friend a star.
-> We cleaned the blood stain, and Susie explained how to do it (had she done this before at her house because of her damn parents?)
-> We showed her the birdcage and Susie asked Kris if they had a bird or something, to which Kris nodded. You can imagine me in the background making dove noises just to tease Kris.
-> We looked in the mirror and it seemed like Kris was more comfortable with themselves (well, that's a progress…)
As we left the house, we went directly to the church, looked around a bit and then went inside the service.
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ā¤ļø <( Ohh, it looks a bit like the church near my house where I sometimes go to pray (I'm Catholic), although that one is bigger.
Back to the topic, I decided to pay attention to the service because I was curious to know what kind of religion they've with the "Angel" and I was very happy to see Noelle again.
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ā¤ļø <( (Hi Snowflake!)
After listening to the choir sing, I got distracted watching what Kris and Susie were doing and I suggested we pay attention, but Kris ended up falling asleep, and I was like, "Okay, get some rest dear" (sorry Kris, it's just my religious habit, haha).
Later, the two of them…
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ā¤ļø <( *sigh* I love my dork freaks, they're the best *chuckles*
Getting serious, Susie asked us to go find some info about the shelter code, so we went to talk with everyone and fool around a bit.
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ā¤ļø <( I was glad to see Rudy okay, although he still seems a little sick.
We spoke with Toriel, Rudy, and finally Noelle. We told her she sings beautifully and she told us how she often gets lock outside her house, then at times she goes to Kris's house to ask for help. Basically: Her mom (Mayor Carol) keeps the house locked for security reasons and because she has some important stuff in it (pretty sus).
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ā¤ļø <( Then we went to talk to Alphys.
She was thirsty, but since she couldn't get close enough to get some juice because Susie was there, we went to make her favorite juice combination and then came back to give it to her.
Thanks to her, I learned some very important gossip: Mayor Carol, someone from the church and the police force have been involved in matters related to the Dark Worlds since the beginning (well, would you look at that?). I assumed it was because of the topic of looking for Dess, so we decided to end the conversation there and go tell Susie everything.
She immediately started theorizing (welcome to the club), but when we told her that Carol keeps things at her home, she said "Well, let's talk to Noelle and enter the damn house" and then it happened:
"IMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR!!!"
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ā¤ļø <( Like a geyser, Noelle's drooling over Susie went to heaven, and then she came back to ask us what we wanted. Susie gave her the excuse of doing school projects together at her home, and at first Noelle wasn't sure about it because of her mom, but then she immediately changed her mind and accepted. Good šŸ‘
Once everything was done, the kids went outside and…
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ā¤ļø <( Why...? Just why...?
I'M DONE WITH YOUR DIVORCE SHENANIGANS!!! MOVE ON!!!
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ā¤ļø <( Hey, is that a rose for Su...?
Kris:
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ā¤ļø <( *smirks* Alright then...
After that nonsense, the kids took off their church clothes, and before going to Noelle's house, we went to visit Castle Town first and tell Ralsei everything.
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ā¤ļø <( Surprisingly, he was doing fine and seemed calmer despite everything. Guess he needed a good rest... *shrugs*
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ā¤ļø <( Then, we explored the renovated town and went to speak with King about the Knight. After a cutscene with Tenna, he revealed something important:
It wasn't Gaster who corrupted King, Jevil, Queen, Spamton, Tenna and Mantle, but rather the Knight herself. This means the Knight is the one manipulating and causing normal bosses and secret bosses to go crazy, which is a very big problem gotta say (I apologize with the doc for thinking he was the culprit of this and went deranged or something. My bad).
Now moving on to another topic…
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ā¤ļø <( YES!!! CINNAMON-APPLE TEA!!! GIMME!!!
*cof* Sorry...
The kids and I had a lovely tea party and were having a good time, until Susie decided to go into Ralsei's room and…
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ā¤ļø <( Honestly, this caught me off guard...
I really thought Ralsei would have at least a bed, a dresser to keep his stuff inside and some bookshelves with his favorite books or something, not this…
It was at this moment I regretted not giving him the plushie and being a little distant and distrustful towards him.
It's not that I don't like Ralsei, after all I treated him nicely and polite, I followed his guidance and advice during the whole trip (basically like Kris), but there were things about him that bothered me and made me feel uncomfortable a bit.
After seeing this, all of that faded away and I just wanted to hug him and bring him some plushies and stuff to fill that horrid void.
Do this goat boy even sleep? Fuck... if you're gonna be our Darkner and fella at least be yourself, love you more, drop the servant act and have some cool stuff too. You're valuable too, you know?
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That was pretty depressing, but I'll leave it there and continue talking in the next post.
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peripaltepsy Ā· 21 days ago
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When I played ch 4, I was afraid that Gerson would betray us, because everything he did looked too good to be true (coupled with his mildly trickster traits). I'm very happy that Toby Fox didn't steer the story in that way! Gerson proved to be even wise enough to not use the shadow crystal.
So, after having my suspicions fortunately proven wrong, I started to think of Toby Fox's storytelling. He does a lot of unpredictable things and trolling, but it never feels like pulling the rug on the audience. There is plenty of foreshadowing and build-up for the next chapters that people are picking up on, and we can be certain that he will follow through, we just don't know *how* it'll look like. Toby surprises us, but never breaks our trust. He has good taste and knows when to play around with tone and when to keep things serious.
Deltarune is fun both as a game and as a story. Those two aspects are fused beautifully and Toby understands how to use one to enhance the other. Story is reflected on gameplay and vice-versa (that's the norm for games yes, but I love the way that DR and UT do it, I think they go deeper than most rpg games and I'm an indie rpg fan), like how the music incorporates characterization. I love that Toby uses music not only to tell us things about the world, but about characters and roles as well, to the point where people theorize about tracks, and use details of tracks as evidence for theories.
Some people think Toby's style is "troll the audience" and that he can always pull an 180 in the story, when... that's not true. He takes the serious parts of his stories seriously. If all he did was troll, he wouldn't be a good storyteller. And he IS a good storyteller!
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brain-rot-tmnt Ā· 1 month ago
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I'm not picking up a 4th fic. I'm not.
Absolutely not!
Buuuuut that doesn't mean I can't theorize...
Anyway here's what I think the missing bro might look like. If I were to expand upon my fic idea for him. Which I'm not. But here he is anyway.
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Meet: William (Draxum named him after the namesake of the blanding's turtle: William Blanding. Because Draxum is many things but creative is not one of them.)
Species: Blanding's Turtle
Age: 17 (Same as Raph)
Height: 5'9" (4" taller than Leo, 3" shorter than Raph)
Fun facts:
The shape of blanding's turtles beaks make them look like they're perpetually smiling. I'm calling it resting uwu face. People find it disarming, and our boy definitely uses that to his advantage.
He always looks like he's smiling. He is not always smiling. Do not assume he is happy.
Blanding's turtles shells are hinged like a box-turtles, though they don't close as tightly. So much like Mikey, our boy can easily retreat into his shell whenever needed. Though he prefers to use his extra space for storage.
He keeps a lot of knives hidden in his shell.
His colours, outside of his bright yellow markings, are dark and muted. With long shorts, a t-shirt, and a half-mask to cover his markings he can easily blend into dark environments.
As well as his prominent chin/throat stripe, he has 3 yellow markings on his shell, similar in size and shape to Leo's but with additional inward spikes. He also has small to medium yellow spots on the underside of his upper arms and inner thighs.
Draxum mainly used him for fact finding mission in alternate dimensions, where he would stay for 1-2 years before coming back. As a result he is very good at getting along with people on a surface level, but struggles with deeper long-term relationships. He can code-switch on the fly to suit almost any situation but handles changes close to home very poorly.
His weapons of choice are knives, mostly thrown. He wasn't raised by a ninja so his knives are distinctly european/western. Just like all the turtles he is a dangerous opponent, but he's very slow to resort to violence. Fighting people rarely gets him the information he wants.
Because of his appearance and skillset he winds up being a different kind of faceman to Leo. Quiet and disarming to Leo's loud and boastful. He prefers to listen instead of speak, which makes him great at gathering information. He's also very good at drawing accurate inferences from minimal information, but not so great at putting that information to more practical uses. He's a thinker, not a planner.
I don't think Leo will like him very much. Or possibly will view him as some kind of faceman rival? He definitely won't like that William is taller than him.
Mikey will have fun coming up with new names for him, since "'William' doesn't really fit with the whole Mad Dogs vibe, y'know?"
If he were to ever pick up a mask it would be yellow, same with his ninpo if he ever unlocks that. No clue about his powers tho.
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cablecar-s Ā· 11 months ago
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to love and self loathe
part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5
Insert Clown Music Take Two
Its been a few weeks already since news and sightings of Spider-Woman being in Gotham had come out. People were theorizing as to why she was in Gotham. Some badmouthing her for leaving New Yorkers to fend for themselves, while others were saying how it was good that she was gone, and she was now Gotham's problem.
The talked-about-vigilante was currently pacing around her apartment, practically pulling her hair out at the fact everyone now knows that she's back, but not in New York.
She should have known that the press would be there at the party. It wasĀ Bruce Wayne'sĀ party for that matter! Gotham's infamous billionaire playboy! What was she thinking!?
Obviously she wasn't!
And as if to make matters even worse, last night, because of how tired she was, she ended up transferring photos of herself as Spider-Woman into the USB instead of photos of Gotham's vigilantes. She may as well yell at the top of her lungs at Wayne Tower that she was Spider-Woman.
She let out an exasperated groan and flopped down onto her couch. Just thinking about it made her want to jump in front of the subways of Gotham.
"I want you to take pictures of Spider-Woman."
The photographer stumbled a bit when making her way to her boss's desk.
"Pardon?" She blinked incredulously, thinking she had heard wrong.
"With Gotham's vigilantes to be more precise."
The vigilante in question watched as the other woman turned the screen towards her employee as she watched with wide eyes, a shaky video of her, Red Hood, and Nightwing fighting against Black Mask's men.
She felt her mouth become dry and the way her heart practically dropped down to her feet.Ā 
OfĀ courseĀ there were reporters at the party.
"Ma'am, I don't think it's necessary to try and capture pictures of Spider-Woman." The photographer quickly tried to dissuade. "I mean, for all we know, she might have already left!"Ā 
"Nonsense." The older woman waved her employee's unnoticed pleas away. Turning her computer back towards her, the Spider could see a newfound glint in her boss' eyes.Ā 
"It's obvious she's here for a reason." Looking away from her screen, she stared at the Spider. "You've taken plenty of pictures of her back in New York, I'm sure this'll be easy work for you. Maybe you can even get Spider-Woman to do an interview with you."
"With all due respect—"
The office phone on the woman's desk began to ring, cutting the vigilante off. She watched the woman quickly pick it up, beginning to converse with the person on the other side.
All the while, the vigilante continued to stand there, her mind running thousands of miles a minute, trying to figure out how she can get herself out of this situation. It's not until the yell of her name brought her out of her slight state of panic.
Looking up, she saw her boss, face annoyed, office phone still in hand and pressed against her ear. Her hand was held out, her face showing obvious impatience.Ā 
Quickly, the photographer took out her USB drive from her camera bag and gave it to her boss who swiftly plugged it into her computer, her file opening.Ā 
She watched as her demon of a boss' eyes began to skim through the photos, a grin plastering itself onto her face. The Spider's stomach churned in anxiousness, her hands beginning to fidget with her camera bag.
Shit, what did she do?
"Honestly, you're just pulling at my leg at this point." Her boss started. "Jameson did say you were full of surprises though." She hummed. Looking back at her employee she was full of content now. "These pictures of Spider-Woman will do nicely."
Her heart practicallyĀ dropped.
"What..?" She croaked out.
"They're from New York but thank god we have photo editors. Keep up the good work." She dismissed the photographer who could only stand there, wide-eyed and speechless.
Her boss all the while continued to talk to the person on the other side of the phone, not paying any attention to her employee anymore.
Coming back to the present, the 'retired' vigilante dragged her hands across her face, silently beating herself up for being so reckless.
Maybe it's not too late to change companies again? She could always try Metropolis. Or maybe head over to Washington in Starling City, she's heard that the views are beautiful over there.Ā 
Taking a glance at her phone, she noticed that she still had a full day ahead of her. Turning her head, she stared out her window for a long minute. Maybe going out could help calm her a bit.
With a sigh, she forced herself back onto her feet and put her shoes on, leaving her apartment and letting her feet take her wherever it decided to take her.
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Her feet ended up taking her to a small coffee shop just a few ways away from her apartment. A different one this time. She didn't think she'd be able to handle the stress if she ended up going back to the same one where she got chased by the two lackeys of Black Mask, and then proceeded to get chased,Ā again.
In the small coffee shop, the Spider found herself a comfy little spot in a corner booth by the window. In front of her was a small cup of coffee, the steam slowly rising from the liquid and dissipating into the slightly colder air.Ā 
Staring at the brown liquid, she grimaced while taking a small sip of the hot drink. Gently setting it down, she stared out the window, watching people pass by, cars driving through the streets.Ā 
God what was she going to do?
Stay? Go? Make amends with the bats and hope they take her heartfelt apology for even stepping foot into their territory?
Closing her eyes for a moment, she tried thinking of what she was going to do now that she pretty much messed up her chances of starting anew. Her brows furrowed, the sound of the quiet chatter of people in the coffee shop, the honking of cars outside, and the AC in the coffee shop buzzing beginning to slightly distract her.
And then—
"You're not making me do this project all by myself are you?"
Her eyes quickly opened.
"What?"
The woman stared at her boyfriend who had an amused look to his face. Her eyes flitted about. She was in his bedroom, the two of them sitting on the floor. He sat across from her as there was a pile of art and craft supplies between them.
"Everything okay?"
She looked up at the boy, who now looked worried. He reached over, hand gently cupping the side of her face, thumb slightly caressing her cheek.
She blinked a few times. "Uh, yeah, I just.." Her brows furrowed.
She just..?
Huh..
Seems like she's forgotten.
She shook her head, her hand gently pulling his hand away from her face while simultaneously giving it a small squeeze.
"Never mind." She smiled.
He stared at her for a moment, studying her expression before his own eased into a gentle smile.
"If you say so." He hums. "Anyways, we better start on this project. Wanna go grab the glue gun? It's on my desk." He motioned his head to his desk, the glue gun laying there.
Letting out a hum of her own, she got up and walked over to her boyfriend's desk.
"You think Ms. Henderson will notice if we add googly eyes to our..."
When she turns back around, she's no longer in his room. Her casual clothes no longer on her body and instead her Spider-Woman suit.
The glue gun now substituted for a metal beam that was raised over her head.
And in front of her?
"What are you waiting for?" His voice made a chill go down her spine as she stared at him. His malicious grin causing her fight or flight instincts to kick in.
"Aren't you going to kill me?!" The man lunged at her.
A scream of surprise and the sound of glass shattering made the woman quickly open her eyes. Her heart pounded against her chest, breath stuttering. Her eyes flitted about her surroundings, trying to ground herself of where she was at.
"Ma'am." A voice weakly called out to her.
Turning her head, she looked at a female employee who looked scared out of her mind. The Spider's eyes trailed down, her hand tightly gripping at the poor girl's arm.
"Oh..!" Quickly, she let go of the younger woman. Looking up, she saw as everyone's eyes were on her.
Standing up, she opened her mouth to apologize, but the sound of glass crunching beneath her shoes caused her to look down.
Her cup of coffee now broken and splattered all over the ground.
Could her day get any worse?
Embarrassed, she apologized once more, paying for both her coffee and the broken cup. She left a generous tip to the employee before quickly leaving the small shop.
Ducking her head down, she made her way back to her apartment, the sound of his laughter quietly haunting her with each step she took.
———
B A M ! !
W H A C K ! !
"Alright smart-ass, last chance." Jason shoved the barrel of his gun into the goon's jaw, his other hand tight around the collar of his suit.
"Tell me where Sionis is, I'll even make it less painful when I knock you out." He bargained.
"Fine I'll talk! I'll talk!" The goon was quick to give in, putting his hands up in surrender. "He's going to meet up with Penguin at one of his warehouses! On the Southside!"
Jason practically pushed his gun closer to the man's jaw, making it more uncomfortably painful for the henchman.
"This better not be another trick like last time." He snarled.
"It's not! I swear!"
"Good."
Jason hit the man's temple with the butt of his gun. He watched as the man fell, his hand going up and pressing a button on the side of his helmet.
"Found Sionis' location. Heading there now."
"Copy that. Let us know if you need backup." Oracle responded.
"Won't be needing it."
Pulling out his grappling gun, Jason left the building. Swinging from a few buildings, not far, hidden behind a few trash cans, he pulled out his motorcycle.
With a rev of the engine, Jason sped through the streets.
"You think she'll show up tonight?" Stephanie questioned through the comms.
"Who? Spider-Woman?" Dick questioned.
"Not with how Jason intimidated her." Tim snorted.
"Yeah Jason, why'd you have to scare her off?" Steph adds.
Jason rolled his eyes under his helmet. "She doesn't need to be in Gotham. If she wants to save people from thugs, she can go back to New York."
"You sound a lot like someone I know." Tim mocked.
Jason frowned. "Shut it Drake. I'll shove your pole up your—"
Bruce quickly intervened before anything else could happen between his children. "Enough. Focus on patrolling."
"Tt. You all are pathetic." Damian said.
Always had to have the last word.
Jason rolled his eyes once more. Pressing the same button, he turned his comms off, not wanting anyone else to bother him while he dealt with Sionis.
As he got closer to the warehouse, he cruised along the streets before turning into another alleyway. Turning off his bike, he made his way up onto the rooftops, grappling from building to building before landing gracefully on the roof of the warehouse.
Turning his detective vision on, he walked around a bit before finding himself a vent. Ripping it off with ease, a small grunt left him as he barely squeezed through the air vents.
Getting himself deeper into the building, his helmet began to pick up two familiar voices talking: Penguin and Black Mask.
"What? Don't believe me Sionis?" Penguin questioned.
"It's not that I don't believe you Cobblepot. I've just had a few rats lie to me these past few days with some recent deals."
The two crime lords stood face to face, a wooden crate opened with guns in them. Standing behind them respectfully were their multiple goons.
A stock difference between the group of men. Penguin's men looking rugged, donning wife beaters with a few jackets to protect them from the Gotham cold, some of them even wearing random masks and face paint. Sionis' men on the other hand all had suits on, all of them wearing a black mask just like the man they worked under.
There was a good number of them. 20 in total, not counting the two crime lords.
"Ah come on Sionis! You really think I'd backstab you? That'd be bad for business. I even got packed some good ones. See?" Penguin led Sionis over to the wooden crate, making the crime lords let out a low whistle.
"Not bad Cobblepot. How much?"
"How about–"
And then Red Hood could see a bit of movement from the corner of his eye. With a frown, he turned the bioscanner on, and just by their movements he was not pleased.
They slowly climbed down the wall, unnoticed by the other goons as they looked at one of the opened crates
"Just my fucking luck." He hissed, getting himself ready to grab Sionis before she couldĀ possiblyĀ mess anything else up.
"Woah, that's a lot of guns."
What theĀ hellĀ was she doing here?
Just what theĀ hellĀ was she doing here?
She was only supposed to be taking pictures! Not stopping an illegal gun dealing!
She was just trying to get home, catch a few Z's and then head out to take pictures.
But while getting dressed.. Oh lookie here! She had caught herself putting her spider suit on...
. . .
Okay so maybe she was partly at fault. But it was just out of habit! Wouldn't someone who has been dressing as a hero for years pick it back up after going on a hiatus?
It's not like she missed it or anything...
Also! It was good for her job! Might as well start taking pictures of Spider-Woman again like old times!Ā 
. . .
Right..?
..God she hated herself.
She wouldn't let this become a habit again. She swore to stop this hero thing. But then stopping a small burglary turned to stopping a robbery at a shop, to catching lowly criminals spray painting a building, only to then come across a supposed empty warehouse.
And what did she find? An illegal gun dealership between Sionis and some small guy who, oddly enough, reminded her of a penguin.
Sneaking herself inside one of the windows, she set up her camera. Quietly, she swings from a metal beam before quietly dropping down on the unsuspecting men.
Going towards one of the boxes, she gave a small whistle.
"Woah, that's a lot of guns."
Everyone turned towards her while she picked one of them up.
"Oi! Don't touch those!" The short man yelled.
"AndĀ they're real?" She weighs the weapon in her hands. "Hey, you guys have a permit for these right?" She looked up at them, only to see they were all pointing the guns at her. "I'll take that as a no."
"Kill her!" Sionis yelled.
Quickly, she jumped in the air as they began to spray bullets at her. Jumping from beam to beam, she shot her webs out at the men, pulling the guns out from their hands and yanking it to hit another goon in the head.
Landing in front of a man, with aĀ fwipĀ of her web, she pulled it out of his hands, waving it around a bit.
"Don't you guys know these are dangerous to use? Could really hurt someone. Woah!" She dodged as another man shot at her.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Sionis and the Penguin guy trying to make a break for it.
"Hey! Leaving so soon!" She called, her webs sticking their feet to the ground. "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet!"
The back of her head slightly tingled, making her quickly jump up in the air as more of both Black Mask's and Penguin's men shot at her.Ā 
"Argh! Watch it you idiots!" Penguin yelled.
"Uh, sorry boss!"Ā 
They continued to shoot at the Spider, but she continued to jump and weave between them all, making the men have to dodge their own bullets.
Landing in the middle of three men, they pointed their guns at her, about to shoot at her until she jumped up.
"Woah friendly fire you guys!" She exclaimed. Webbing the barrels of their guns to a singular string, she yanked it, causing all three of the men to crash into each other in the middle.Ā 
Swinging down as bullets flew at her on one of the beams, she swung down, kicking the same man into the chest. Letting out a yell, the man crashed into another man that was behind him, causing the two to fall back onto the concrete floor.
With a small front flip, Spider-Woman landed on her feet with ease and raised her hands like a gymnast would after finishing their routine.
"What do you guys think? I think that deserves a ten." She looked over at the remaining men who aimed to shoot at her, making her quickly dodge the bullets. "Come on guys, it couldn't be that bad! Yeah I'm rusty but-"
"Would you shut the fuck up!" One of them yelled, pointing his gun and shooting at her more.
Shooting a web, she pulls herself up into the air. "Yeesh.. Tough crowd."Ā 
Making a U-turn, she swings back towards the men, but it wasn't until her skull tingled. With wide eyes, she saw Red Hood swinging over to Black Mask and the short guy.
"Hey watch out!" She yelled, but with how fast the two were swinging, she wasn't able to avoid him in time.
Their bodies clashed mid-air, knocking the air out of both of them, mainly Spider-Woman, Red Hood was built like a fridge, and yet she felt like she got hit by a truck.Ā 
Grunts coming out of both of them, Red Hood's grip on his grappler slackened a bit, and out of the adrenaline rush, the Spider was able to grab Hood with a web before pulling him towards her.
"Let go..!" He grunts.
"Wait wait wait!!" She panics as her brain began to buzz to life. With a quick glance she can see the goons point their guns at the both of them.
Her mind running hundreds of miles a minute, with her free hand, she tries to swing off in a different direction. While doing so though, one of the bullets had grazed her web shooter, causing the fluid to spring everywhere onto the two vigilantes.
"Ah shit..!"Ā 
In an effort to save the two, she took advantage of the fact that the two were already stuck together from the webs and used her other web shooter to shoot out a web to the ceiling of the warehouse, though.. That proved to be fruitless.
The two now hung upside down from the ceiling, chest to chest. The white glowing eyes stared straight back at her white lenses. With a nervous chuckle, she looked at the most likely irritated vigilante.
"You uh.. Come here often?"
W H A C K ! !
Red Hood grunts as one of Sionis' men hits him in the head with the butt of his gun. They all snicker as the two crime lords, finally able to get free from the webbing, walked over to them.
"Some team you two make." Penguin snickers, looking at the two vigilantes.
"We're not a team." Red Hood snarls, before grunting again with another whack to the head.
"Do we kill 'em?" One of Black Mask's looked at his boss.
Black Mask simply shook his head, laughing a bit. "Nah, leave 'em. I'm sure this is a hit to Hood's ego. Better than killing him."Ā 
"Grab everything, we're leaving." Penguin orders.
The two criminals and their goons are quick to the leave the warehouse and the two hanging vigilantes as they slowly spun.
The silence between the two was both awkward and tense. Red Hood had a slight crack to his helmet now. Spider-Woman looked anywhere but the large man, a bit afraid of his wrath she might face.
But of course, as every Spider does, they can't help but break silence with a bit of humor.
"So uh.. Nice weath-"
"Don't."
"Sorry."
The two continued to spin in complete silence until Red Hood finally spoke.
"What were you doing here?"Ā 
She looked at him, raising a brow, even though he couldn't see her face. "Uh...Stopping an illegal gun deal..?" She answered as if it was the obvious.
"No, what are you still doing here inĀ Gotham." He hissed, looking at her. "I told you, you're not welcomed here. If you want to stop crime, go back to New York."Ā 
The Spider opened her mouth, about to respond, but four faces back at New York flashed in her mind, causing her to stop from saying anything. Blinking a bit, she cleared her throat.
"Yeah, well, I can't exactly do that." She said quietly.
Red Hood raised a brow, but stayed quiet. He wasn't about to be someone's therapist.Ā 
Someone was able to break the slightly now solemn atmosphere.Ā 
"You know, I had a bit of a bad night, but I think thisĀ definitelyĀ made it one hundred times better."
Red Hood cursed under his breath as the two looked over, seeing Red Robin and Spoiler walking towards him.
"No- Don't-"
"Too late!" Spoiler snickered, phone already out as she snaps a photo.Ā 
"I'm going to kill you two." Red Hood seethes.Ā 
The two vigilantes looked at each other before shrugging.
"Worth it."Ā 
Red Robin took out a birdarang and threw it at the single string that held them up. Both Spider-Woman and Red Hood grunted as they fell to the ground. Walking towards them, Red Robin took out another birdarang and sliced the webs, letting the other two vigilantes to stand up and brush away any remaining strands of the webs stuck to them.Ā 
"So, Black Mask and Penguin got away?" Red Robin hummed, a smirk on his lips.
"Shut it." Red Hood looked to him, and even though he was wearing a helmet, they all knew he was glaring at him. With a huff, he crosses his arms, looking at the two. "What you are two even doing here?"
"Oracle realized you were too quiet on your comms. Should've finished a few minutes ago, so she had me and Red Robin come check on you." Spoiler placed her hands on her hips, looking between Red Hood and the Spider. "You're welcome by the way. If we didn't, you two would've probably been hanging from the ceiling for the whole night until we were done with patrol."Ā 
While the two continued to talk, Spider-Woman was off in her own world. Looking at her wrist, she lets out a sad sigh at the sight of her broken web shooter.Ā 
Great. This was going to take her forever to remake. She might need to have Aunt May send her a package of her old web shooters.
"Are you hurt?"
Her head shot up, now face to face with Red Robin.
"Oh! Uh, no. Just checking the damage of my web shooter. Looks like it'll be out of commission for a while." She holds out her wrist with a small chuckle.
With a hum, Red Robin walks to her, taking her wrist and looking at the small invention.
Spider-Woman stood there awkwardly as he looked at it before looking back up at her.
"These are pretty well made, considering these are made of scraps. Are you an engineer?" He looks up at her.
Scraps!?
She doesn't know whether to take his comment as a compliment or an insult. She spent her blood, sweat, and tears to make these web slingers!
She bit her tongue though, giving a slight shrug. "Something like that." She pulls her hand back. Red Robin raises a brow but doesn't question.
"You can probably get that patched up back at the batcave if you want!" Spoiler jumps into the conversation.
Both Red Robin and Red Hood look at her.
"Uh, no."
"I don't think that's necessary."
Both men answered.
Spoiler simply waved them off. "Ah don't listen to them, they're just paranoid like B." Her eyes crease up as she smiles behind her mask that hid the bottom half of her face.
"Oh no, I don't think-" Spider-Woman puts her hands up, but Spoiler was quick to wrap an arm around her shoulders.
"Nonsense! It's the least we can do for you for saving Bru- Er, Bruce Wayne! We couldn't have our playboy billionaire or his son dead." She lets out a slight nervous chuckle while the two men gave her knowing looks.
"Well I wouldn't want to intrude-" Was the Spider's last words as Spoiler began to gently push her out of the warehouse.
"Ah don't worry about it! Batman won't mind!"
Batman minded, a lot.Ā 
Spider-Woman's shoulders were shrugged up to her ears as she looked up at Batman who towered over her, staring her down before looking back at Spoiler.
"Spoiler, what is this?"
This was it.
This was how Spider-Woman dies.
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fedorah-the-explorah Ā· 1 year ago
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im getting you started.
Bro, the timeline in Carmen Sandiego is super finicky, and I'm pretty sure I've spent more time thinking about this than the creators intended us to, but WHATEVER. It haunts me.
Right, so the creators said Carmen is 20 at the start of the series, but as I said: that math don't math!
Season one takes place over the course of six months:
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Season 2 picks up one week after season 1, in February. We know this because they're celebrating Carnival.
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For the purpose of breaking down this theory, I'm going to place Carmen's birthday as March 1st, her WOEICs counterpart's official birthday.
So. At the end of season one, which would have been mid-February, Player says something about how Carmen was found on the side of the road twenty years ago, but if her birthday was in a mere matter of weeks, couldn't you theorize that he was rounding up? Maybe she's 19 turning 20.
Or, maybe, she's 20 turning 21? No!
At the end of season 2, Shadowsan says he found her twenty years ago. This is where we take a detour to discuss infant development.
In the flashbacks, we see that baby Carmen prefers crawling-- she can toddle a little bit, but not well. Children typically begin standing between 7 and 12 months, and walking between 10 and 18 months. We also see that she babbles and coos a lot, but no words. Children tend to say their first word at around 12 months. Based on this, I'd wager that baby Carmen was around eight or nine months old. We know she's a physical prodigy, so she could potentially be even younger-- the youngest recorded baby to walk was six months old.
Placing baby at 7 months when she was kidnapped, that makes Shadowsan's "I found you twenty years ago" accurate to the month. At this point, Carmen is 20 years and 7 months old.
Season three takes place in October/November. Season 3 picks up a couple weeks after season 2, putting the end of season two in October. It spans a few months longer than season one.
While the word of the creators doesn't have much bearing here-- as this post is very much a "you guys are wrong and here's why" kind of post-- one of the creators did say that they imagined Carmen as being twenty by season three. That would make it impossible for her to have been twenty during season one. Too much time has passed for that to work.
Season 4 takes place sometime around February. We know this because Devineaux asks Gray what he was doing on the train to Poitiers 18 months ago. 12 months ago would have been February (start of season 2) and six months before that is August. That's eighteen months.
Going by this, I think Carmen was yoinked just after her twenty-first.
Interestingly, if my math is mathing-- and who knows, I turned a two year degree into a three year degree because I kept failing math classes, I could be talking actual nonsense right now-- this makes Player like 17/18 by season four, and that's hilarious to me because that means his parents (tried) to make him go to school for like the last semester of his senior year. Free my boy 😭
In conclusion, Carmen is 19 at the start of season one, she and Player are three years apart, and Player's parents are some cruel mfers. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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radioisntdead Ā· 1 year ago
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How's about some Rosie x reader that's like half or 3/4 her height and can be short-tempered, but melts at her touch and gets seemingly drunk on her kisses?
Good evening my dear! This is a short drabble and some headcanons and the reader is feral!
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Small and angry
Warnings:
Cannibalism, you are short and you crave violence, you tell Susan to basically end herself.
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It was theorized that you were once tall when you were alive, that you became short once you perished, and that's why you were filled with such rage, pure unadulterated rage since the majority of folks got taller when they died for whatever reason.
You were known in cannibal town for being Rosie's beloved spouse and assistant, helping her out with her overlord duties, taking care of the town, her Emporium etc etc,
You were a sweetheart truly! Bringing her fingers and tea for a snack, running her a bath with bath bombs, bubbles etc etc when she's had a long day.
However you were also known to be short tempered often bickering with Susan, like you were right now.
"YOU PRETENTIOUS OLD BITCH."
"YOU DISRESPECTFUL, UNDIGNIFIED WHIPPERSNAPPER."
You were arguing with a old lady in the middle of the street, a few Cannibals were holding you and Susan back from attacking each other, it was anyone's guess which one of you would do more damage but they didn't want to find out.
"YOU SHOULD PERISH AGAIN!"
"Alright, alright break it up!"
Naturally someone went to go get Rosie, immediately you softened at the sight of her, wiggling out of the cannibals that held you back you ran over to your beloved, visibly melting as she wrapped her arm around yours.
"Susan was being a bitch again."
You mumbled as Rosie shook her head, giving you a small peck on the cheek, before gently scolding you as Susan was lured away by the local Susan wrangler, you didn't even notice just having a lovesick gaze stuck on Rosie.
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HEADCANON TIME
Rosie picks you up sometimes, you're bickering with Susan again? YOINK, she's picking you up bridal style or tucking you under her arm like a cardboard cutout.
I imagine whenever your angry boss music plays, like Susan's being Susan and you appear with this playing behind you
I'm gonna assume you like the majority of the cannibals and Rosie herself, have beady pitch black eyes, so sometimes when you step out of cannibal town you just stare at people you don't like, unnerving them because they can't read you.
Sometimes in the dead of night if you can't sleep you'll stand outside of Susan's house and cackle, like I'm imagining your like this
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Rosie doesn't mind you being feral with Susan, because it's Susan but she fully expects you to behave with the other townfolk.
Speaking of the townfolk they have protocols for when they can't get Rosie to sooth you,
There is a net involved, Susan's grandkid is the local Susan wrangler and is tasked with the job to get Susan out of there before you can chew through the net.
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Good evening folks it is 1:14 am and I crave sleep, thank you for tuning in!
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bijoumikhawal Ā· 2 months ago
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Books I am planning to read- tagged by @amarocit
1. Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson. I was recommended this by my good friend @2percentsugar after he read the two essays I've put out so far on natiophagy. I suspect that the "global" analysis is probably gonna disappoint me somewhat but it seems interesting
2. Nations and states: an enquiry into the origins of nations by Hugh Seton-Watson, picked up a pdf for similar reasons to the above through a commie pan-Africanist library that had the former
3. Folktales of Egypt by Hasan M. El-Shamy. I got this book last year and still have only partially read it. Finding any book discussing Egyptian folktales is really difficult, due to a lot of academic focus being biased away from doing so. I like folklore and fairytales a lot (I grew up with the Grimms and Stories for Children by Singer, as well as a few other anthologies). The trouble is I want to post some of these online and I have to type them out manually when I do! It ends up distracting me.
4. Egyptian & Sudanese Folk-Tales (Oxford Myths and Legends), retold by Helen Mitchnik. Not ae excited about this one the way I am about El-Shamy's. He includes ethnographic and contextual info about the storytellers he interviewed and pretty directly transcribes what he was told. This is a "retelling" by an outsider thar doesn't include that information. Still might be fun.
5. Ghost Riders of Upper Egypt by Hans Winkler. I got this as part of my research into and theorization about adorcism in Northeast Africa, but put it off because it's not about zar (my specific interest area) and because I found out the author was a German in the 1940s (and while no one wants to detail what he did, yes, he was)! I have read some of it and know its got useful information but I'm not especially happy about it.
6. Chromophobia by David Batchelor. I was recommended this as part of a discussion about white supremacy, art, and fashion. It's quite concept I'm familiar with, but I'm curious to see what insight an academic analysis has.
7. Seth, God of Confusion by H. Te Velde. I've gotten interested in dissecting Set like a bug and the Chaos (sometimes feminine and full of raw power) vs Order (masculine and needs to control power) dichotomy since finding out pagan Egyptians occasionally conflated Set with HaShem, especially in Late Antiquity. This usually wasn't positive, as by this point Set wasn't viewed as a nuanced figure, but i love taking my shame and turning into something to strut around in. Also because I dislike dualism and wanna break it with a hammer.
8. On My Right Michael, On My Left Gabriel: Angels in Ancient Jewish Culture by Mika Ahuvia. A lot of people claim "angels aren't important in Judaism" to differentiate from Christianity, but that blatantly isn't true. I know a bit about Apocalyptic literature and modern folklore, and hope this will be another addition to all that.
9. Ban of the Bori. Part of my zar research, as zar was very directly influenced by Bori during the 19th and early 20th century (to the point where "zar-bori" is used to refer to a broader adorcist system stretching across Sahelo-Saharan Africa). I started this, but the writing style is insufferable to read so it's one of those academic books that takes me forever to finish.
10. The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science by Kevin van Bladel. I like reading about syncretism!
11. The Devil and the Jews by Joshua Trachtenberg. I've been recommended this but haven't read it yet, and it is relevant to some Thoughts I've been Thinking
12. Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. I agreed to help with a midrash for every parsha project, so I've been reading multiple versions of the parshas I think I'll have Ideas on and the different takes people have to respond to or just to help me get the juices going
13. Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia by Frederick C. Gamst. An Ethiopian friend of mine has mentioned the Qemant a few times and I want to know more. TL;DR is that they're an ethnoreligion that seems to have split off from Judaism before monotheism really took hold (?).
And I'll cut it off here because we don't need to be here forever.
Tagging @2percentsugar @wanderingwriter87 @knivesandteeth @tokidokifish @idonotbitemythumbatyou @subatoism @lorenzobane @fatalism-and-villainy and anyone else who wants in!
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mrsaguapapi Ā· 1 year ago
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Chapter 18
My Sunshine
The Vibe:
Corinne Bailey Rae 11. Seasons Change
"Wanda is dead. I saw her die" Stranges says pacing away in his office. Looking absolutely ridiculous with his lounge clothes and a cloak.
"She's alive Stephen." I say exasperated
"Okay, I'll play. Let's say she's alive, which she's not. Why of all people would you go to her?" he gestures to himself, "I can help you."
"I'm not letting you anywhere near my memories thank you very much." I scoff at him, "I don't have time to bring you up to speed, I need to speak with her, and considering with what happened in Westview and your little multiverse incident, I don't know where her head is at mentally. All I'm asking is that you watch my back and be on standby" I plead
"Look I want to help you but that last thing we need is to instigate another fight with Wanda Maximoff, IF, she's even alive," Strange says. "If she's alive, I theorize she won't be happy seeing me, so no, I'm not going with you," I roll my eyes and stand up, ready to walk out, "I didn't say I wasn't going to help you," he says stopping me in my place
"Okay well, Stephen can you just spit it out some of us have shit to do," I say holding my hands out annoyed
He rolls his eyes and pulls out a display and uncovers it revealing a floating crystal ball, "This is the Orb of Agamotto. This allows me to monitor the universe and other surrounding dimensions. With the ability to 'Livestream' other planets and pinpoint magic users anywhere, except for those with the power to block its view. I can use this to watch you from a distance and if anything goes wrong, I'll portal to you and help"
I take a moment to think about it, "Fine, you have a deal" I say holding out my hand to him
He shakes my hand and smiles, "Does this mean I'm forgiven?"
"Ugh and you ruined it," I say, dropping my hand, rolling my eyes, and grabbing my sling ring, "For the record, I never really blamed you, and neither does Peter. You just happen to have an annoying face and that I can't forgive" I laugh to myself," Give me your phone" I say to Strange. He hands me his phone and I put my number in it and call myself so I have his number, "When I get there I'll call you and have you in my ear." I say putting an airpod in and giving back his phone. Pausing for a moment I take in a deep breath and exhale allowing myself to relax before opening a portal to the shuffling streets of Sokovia.
I step through turning to look at Strange, "If she's alive and as powerful as before she could easily sever my connection. Just keep that in mind." He warns. I nod my head and close the portal.
"Okay let's get this show on the road," I say to myself walking the down the city streets
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After getting some food and thinking about the next approach I decided instead of using a locator spell and exposing her safe space, I figure I'll summon her to me. So I picked the most public place I could think of.
A playground
Sitting on the bench watching the children play, I say in my head, "Wanda, I need your help" I call out to her making sure my intention is clear and that I mean no harm, "That should do the trick" I whisper to myself. I pull out my phone to call Strange, "Hey, she'll be here any minute. Can you see me?"
"You chose to bring 'The Scarlet Witch' to a playground?"
"She won't hurt the children," I say
"I once thought that too until she tried to murder America Chavez in front of me" he quips
"Yea well this time will be different Stephen," I say annoyed "Have a little hope will ya?"
He sighs, "You never told me why you need her specifically."
"I was told by my dead mother to go to her directly. She didn't say why, but I trust her judgment. Wanda may also have some info on someone else I'm looking for." I say rather quickly and annoyed
"So the short answer is you don't know," he says
"I've been on the phone with you for 2 mins and I already want to kick your ass," I say making us both laugh
"What's so funny?" I hear someone say near me, causing me to damn near jump out of my skin. It was Wanda sitting next to me in civilian clothes with her hair dripping wet.
"Good lord girl. You don't have to be so creepy" I say clutching my fake pearls
"You started It. I heard your little whispers in my ear while I was in the shower. I thought you had the drop on me." she laughs under her breath, "So why are you here? Don't you know I'm 'dead'? I'm sure Stephen told you. Right Stephen?" She asks a little louder
She knows
"Did you think I wouldn't know?" Wanda Asks
"Millie she's blocking me, I can't see you anymore," Stephen says in my ear, "I'm coming to you"
"Hold off Stephen," I say out loud, "It's okay" I pause looking at Wanda with a small smile, "Do you blame me? If I didn't come with some sort of backup, I'd be pretty dumb don't ya think?"
She looks at me for a while like she was searching for something in my face eventually looking away and letting out a large exhale, "I have been a real witch lately" she says causing me to laugh, "You said you needed my help and I could really use a distraction right now, so what can I do for you?"
"Hey, Stephen you still there?" I ask
"I'm still here. You still alive?" He asks
"Yep. I'm gonna let you go, I'm okay" I say to him
"Are you sure?"
"Mhmm, I'll text you later," I say before hanging up on him, "Let me buy you a drink. We've got a lot to talk about." I say standing up and holding out my hand to her
"One drink isn't going to cut it," She says taking my hand "Might have to buy the bar," she says making us both chuckle.
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Wanda and I have been venting and drinking for an hour or so at this dingy little bar in the middle of town. We both are sitting in a booth in the back of the room effectively away from the other patrons.
"So," I say before throwing back another tequila shot, "So out of grief you kidnapped and brainwashed a random town in New Jersey, Created a fake husband and children, and then traveled through other universes, blindly looking for said fake children?" I ask
"Well," Wanda taking a sip of her bourbon, "I feel like you're oversimplifying it a bit. Westview wasn't a random town, Vis bought us some land there to build us a home and my children are only fake here, they're very much real elsewhere, but... essentially yes you are correct." She says finishing the drink
"Wanda," I say rubbing my head from the sudden rush I'm feeling, "That like really sucks"
"I Know right? "Oh and let's not forget Pietro, my dead twin brother," She says nonchalantly
I burst out in laughter, I couldn't help myself at her candor, "I'm sorry that was so mean" I said trying to control myself.
Surprisingly Wanda joins me, "You are fucked up, you know that?" She says laughing with me
"I know! I know! I'm sorry, it's either you laugh or you cry and I'm tired of crying" I say catching my breath from laughing
"Couldn't have said it better myself" Wanda says collecting herself from laughing with me"So enough about me and my lifetime of trauma, fill me in on what's going on; why do you need my help?"
"Can I just so show you? It will be quicker" I ask holding my hand out to her
"Is it going to hurt?" She asks hesitantly
"No. I mean no one has complained before?" I say smiling and shrugging. She places her hand in mine and I use my memory transference on her filling her in on everything; my ghost mom and her past with the darkhold, the books from Wakanda, how peter found me in the lake, and my lack of memory.
"Wow," Wanda says taking her hand back, "You've got some serious power Millie, your magic is vast." She says rubbing her hand "Unpredictable too... It's very familiar."
"Well that wasn't ominous at all," I say a little creeped out, "Can you help me?"
"Yes, I think so. We'll need an open field and it's probably going to hurt" She says standing up "Come on we should get going"
"Fine," I say standing up and throwing some cash on the bar, "But can we not skip over the whole 'it's going to hurt thing"
"I imagine being struck by lightning doesn't feel good," She says walking out
"Well Fuck" I say following her
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The Vibe:
Bishop Briggs - Lessons of the Fire: Official Lyric Video | Devil In Ohio | Netflix
Wanda takes me to this field on the outskirts of town. It was surrounded by overarching trees and we were in the open center. When I look up I see nothing but a full moon and stars. The air was cool and the energy surrounding us was peaceful. Wanda had set up several candles around me in a circle and stepped out leaving me alone in the center
"Explain it to me one more time, " I say a little freaked out
"You need to summon the lightning to strike you"
"Okay but why?" I say a little freaked out
"The connection you and your ancestors have with nature runs deep in your blood. Channeling the weather seems to be something engrained in your DNA, specifically thunderstorms and lightning. A storm woke you up in that lake; you were struck by lightning. I'm hoping that with almost the same conditions, it could do the same for your mind. Make sense?" She finishes
"Yes, it does, I think. I'm sorry but I am scared the last time this happened it left me with a giant scar across my body." I say unconsciously rubbing my scar, "Are you sure you can't do some kind of spell?"
"I can't. Quite frankly I'm afraid too"
"What does that mean?" I scoff
"You possess multiple forms of magic. It shouldn't be possible to have more than 2 or 3. Millie, from what I felt from your hand and what you've shown me in your memories, you seem to possess 4. I'm afraid if I go poking around in your brain that you will unconsciously retaliate and that's the last thing we want to do."
Why is she being so cautious?
"What forms do you think I possess?"
"1 being eldritch magic, which you learned from the sorcerers. Accessible by humans, eldritch magic can be properly controlled by those with highly disciplined minds who have been trained in casting spells. Your ancestor Ayesha was a sorcerer supreme, so it's only natural that you have an affinity for this form. " Wanda pauses, I can tell she's a little hesitant to continue.
"Go on it's okay, I can take it," I say trying to convince her, and myself
"The second being Dark Magic, also known as Witchcraft. An extremely powerful and difficult type of magic used by sorcerers and witches to achieve their goals through morally questionable means.
"Morally questionable means? I would never hurt anyone.." I begin to say
"You wouldn't now, but what about you before your memory loss? Who's to say you weren't a bad guy? In your memories when your mother died you were taken by a coven of witches led by Agatha. Agatha isn't exactly a good witch; she's ancient and she's evil. I wouldn't be surprised that her influence on you wasn't positive, especially considering that she's also possessed the darkhold." Wanda sighs. "She was a pain in my ass, I'll take you to her after this."
She has a point, what if my memory comes back and I still have an allegiance to her? What If I lose my feelings for my current loved ones...
"Anyways" Wanda continues pulling me back from internal panic, "Dark magic can be combined with other types of magic, which leads me into your last 2 forms, darkhold and chaos Magic. When your mother was using the darkhold while pregnant with you, a portion of its power embedded itself in you.Ā  I am almost positive that's why are you able to use magic just by mentally displaying your intent."
"I can understand why I may have dark hold magic but chaos magic feels like a stretch. Due to its very nature, chaos magic is extremely unstable and requires a massive amount of energy and control to master it; I don't feel I'm at that level. I would have noticed by now right?"
"Like me, you were born with latent magical abilities, yours coming from your ancestors. Your generational power bestowment has given you vast immeasurable strength that was the perfect breeding ground for chaos magic. Let me ask you, have you been losing your temper or lost control of your powers lately?"
"Yea I have been losing control of my powers," I say thinking back to the incident in my bedroom and outside of the royal palace in Wakanda, "I also almost killed a man yesterday. Honestly, I think I could have done it if I wasn't stopped."
"Key signs. I knew your power felt familiar, I felt the chaotic energy pulsate through your veins; You're like me. If I fuck anything up messing with your memories you could go crazy destroying everything in sight. Do you get it now?" She says to me very seriously
"I do" I pause lost in my thoughts. After a few more seconds I hear a loud beep come from my pocket. I pull out the source of the noise and realize it was my pager.
It was a new voice message from Namor, I hold it to my ear and listen, "I miss you more Ki'ichpan"
Through messages and he still makes me swoon.
Feeling a little relaxed, I take in a deep breath, "What do I need to do"
Wanda holds out her hand, "Give me your beeper and your cell so they don't get destroyed." Doing as she says I throw my things in my sling bag and hand it to her, "Okay do what you need to do, to feel as connected to the nature surrounding us"
I take off my sneakers and socks linking my feet to the grass, "Okay" I nod to her
"You can already control the basic elements correct?"
"Yes," I say
"What are the conditions needed to cause a storm?" She asks me
"Storms form when warm, moist air rises into the cold air," I respond
"Make that happen," She says plainly
I silently nod my head and close my eyes; my feet are firmly planted on the ground and my hands are open at my side. I begin to box breathe:
In 1,2,3,4
Hold 1,2,3,4
Out 1,2,3,4
Repeat
Eventually, I feel myself relax, I'm only focused on the surrounding sound of the night; the wind around me was nothing more than a breeze. I was in a total moment of zen and for a while it was quiet. After minutes of silence, the wind around me began to dance and I feel the hair on my arms stand, "It's coming I can feel it" I said as the wind begins to pick up rapidly.
I open my eyes and lift my hand to the sky calling the lighting to me. I see storm clouds forming over us almost fully blocking out the moon, nearly leaving us in total darkness if not for the candles, "Come on" I yell to the storm. For a moment it grew eerily quiet but suddenly flashes of lights began to paint the sky; it was my lightning. Just as I began to smile with pride from the storm I created, a giant bolt of lightning makes it's way down, connecting to my hand and making my whole body seize.
The pain I feel is almost indescribable; not only did my body feel like every inch of me was on fire but my head felt like my brain was boiling inside my skull. For what felt like an eternity, but in reality, it was only a matter of seconds, the pain stopped and I fell to the ground. The only thing I remember before fading away was Wanda rushing to me, "Millie Wake up" she says, "Millie don't g-", was all I hear before slipping away.
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The Vibe:
Breathe me -- sia
It's dark and quiet. I can't feel anything. I can't move.
"Mom.." I hear a males voice whisper
Who's voice is that?
I hear the voice speak again, "Mom I-" he coughs not being able to finish his sentence.
I know that voice.
"Momma I can't move" he speaks clearly before coughing and gurgling. That voice is so familiar. It's warm like the sun. The sun...
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't take
My sunshine away
I love the sun. My son. I named him after the Sun God; the creator of the universe. He's my sunshine, my world, the center of my universe. My Amun.
"Amun!" I yell jolting up. When sitting up I instinctively grab my stomach in utter pain. Looking down I see I'm bleeding, I'm assuming a stab wound. Looking around I see I'm back at that same awful place. Kissena Park.
"Mom," Amun says
I hear my son call to me again; I snap my head in his direction and I see my son lying on the ground covered in blood, "No!" I scream crawling to him, "No, no, no"
When I reach him and scan him a little closer I can see he was stabbed like me but it must be somewhere fatal spot because he was coughing up blood, "He stabbed and knocked you out" he says in between coughs, "I tried t-to protect you but I wasn't strong enough, I'm s-sorry Mom"
"Hush now baby," I say panicked and in between tears, "I can heal you," I say holding my hand over his wound.
"You're too w-weak, you'll die," He says
"I don't care. You are my son, my life means nothing without yours. Just breathe baby" I say trying to calm him and myself down
"Momma, who is that? Sh-she looks like you" He says looking past me. I turn around and see no one.
"Amun baby no one is there," I say
"Momma she's so warm. I think- I think I'm going to go with her" Amun says to me
No.
"No baby stay with me. Don't go." I say my voice begins to shake, "Stay with me, I can fix you, Please" I beg
"It's okay momma, I'll be fine." He says before looking behind me and nodding his head.
I turn around and still see nothing, "What am I to do?Ā  How do I breathe without you?"
Amun takes my hand and squeezes it and smiles before taking his last breath. His hand relaxed in mine, and his eyes glossed over. As he took his last breath he took a part of me with him. I pull my son's body to me holding him tightly never wanting to let him go.
"Well that was dramatic" I hear a man say from behind me, "It was a shame he went down so fast, I expected more from him considering his lineage."
I gently put my boy's body down leaving a kiss on his forehead before standing up and turning around. It was the faceless man in the black suit, "Bring him back"
"Like mother, like daughter. What are you willing to trade for his life? Your mother gave me her power. What do you have to barter?"
"Take anything, my power, my life, my soul. I don't care to take it all"
"No" he responds, "Why would I bring him back? I was the one who killed him."
"Y-you attacked us?" I asked. My voice was shaking; I was filled with not only grief and sadness but an overwhelming sense of rage, "Why? We lived in peace, I have atoned for my past. How did you even find us, we were so careful for years."
"Your family has always been on my radar, But you should thank your friend Agatha, she pointed me in your direction." He smiles as my heart drops
Agatha why?...
"I knew one day eventually one of your family's descendants' power would rival mine and I just can't have that. I figure it's time to end the whole bloodline. You should take some pride that it ends with you, you are the strongest and with more time you could have been more powerful." He steps closer placing a hand on my cheek. I look at him where his eyes should be, "It'll be easier if you just surrender Millaenyia"
"All chances of me surrendering left when you Killed my son." I sneer
"So be it," he says disappointed. Before I knew it his hands were hovering at the side of my head, he was draining me of my power and my life, "Don't worry this won't take long" he says softly
I fall to the ground, no longer able to stand up. If I don't act quickly, I will die.
Maybe I should let him.
I ponder on that thought for a while and just as I was about to accept my fate the man speaks up, "Almost done, you'll soon be with your son"
My son. He killed my son.
I snap out of it, realizing I was about to let my son's murderer roam free, I quickly devise a plan.
I'm too weak to kill. But I think I have enough in me to trap him.
I look up and see the man holding his head back as he was draining me, he wasn't paying attention to my hands. I lift my hand out toward the tree behind him; I use what's left of my powers to form an opening in the tree that was big enough to hide a body within it. Once done I call to the roots and branches of the tree, willing them to slowly creep up behind the man and gently wrap around his legs and arms. He was so focused on the feeling of this newly acquired power of his, that he didn't notice he was being detained until it was too late.
"What is this?" He says seeing the branches wrapped around his hand, "What are you do-" the man says before whipping back into the tree. His arms were now behind his back being thoroughly wrapped in roots followed by the rest of his body. The only exposed part of him now was his neck up, "This won't hold me, you child"
I stand up and walk to him, "You will rot in here" I sneer before wrapping my hand around his neck quickly taking back my power and life force. "All you care about is power right?" I ask knowing the answer, "I'll take that too" I say now draining him of his energy and power, leaving just enough to keep him alive so he can rot here for the rest of days.
"Let me-" he struggles to say "Let me ou-" The roots cover the rest of him effectively muffling his words. I step back holding my hand out to the tree and use my powers to close and seal it shut. I place my hand on the tree and close my eyes:
To be Seen or Unseen.
Never in the focus of one's eye
Of nature's age, it does defy
To be Seen, or Unseen
With this spell, this tree will never age. It shall never be directly seen but it will always be here.
Once done with the small runes are now etched around the tree sealing his fate. I walk back to my Amun and look at him one last time.
I need to bury you, my love.
When I go to pick him up I see he had the journal he made of me tucked away in his jacket. Not wanting to leave the journal behind for someone to find and use, I grab it and bind it to my wrist before I pick Amun up. I walk towards the lake and will the water to separate allowing me to walk down to the center of the lake. Once I make it to the spot I place Amun down. I kiss his forward one last time, "My sweet boy" I say before I hold my hand out and use my power to have him sink into the dirt, fully burying him.
I lay beside him now, with the intention of ending my life and resting beside him for eternity. But I couldn't bring myself to do it, something was stopping me like there was someone in my ear telling me no. So, still intending on resting beside my son, I decide that if I'm too cowardly to end it now, I don't deserve to remember him in case I wake up:
Forget me not
Forget me now
Forget the past
Forget the sound
Forget the memories
Forget the love
Forget it all
Forget it now
As I finish the spell, I feel myself begin to fade away and sink to the ground. The water released and is slowly filling the lake back up; I find comfort in my last lingering memory of my son's laughter before I'm completely asleep.
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The Vibe:
Labrinth & Zendaya - I'm Tired (From ā€œEuphoriaā€ An HBO Original Series – Lyric Video)
"Millie wake up!" That is all I hear before I feel water being poured on me.
The sudden feel of cold water all over me jolted me awake. I sit up completely dazed; my eyes were fuzzing and my ears wear slightly ringing. Eventually, the ringing faded and my eyes clear up. I look around and see Wanda sitting next to me, looking like she has seen a ghost, "Are you okay?" She asks, "Fuck you are still steaming, does that hurt? I thought the water would help," she says concerned.
"I'm okay," I say plainly.
"Are you?" she says. I look to her with expressionless eyes and nod.
My body feels numb, it's because of the lightning... No, I remember...
"Did it work? Do you remember?" She asks
"I remember everything," I say beginning to cry, "My son..." I say holding my stomach, I feel like I'm going to throw up, "Oh god my son" I say sobbing
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goldninja91 Ā· 6 months ago
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Sonic Movie Franchise: 2nd Trilogy Predictions
Obviously, spoilers for Sonic 3 inbound. Read at your own risk XD
All righty, everyone out? Good. Now, let's talk predictions! I'm assuming that everyone here has seen the credits scenes of Sonic 3, and I've been cooking up some ideas as to where the plotlines of future movies could go, even without Eggman as the main villain. We can't hold Jim Carrey hostage forever, after all XD
So obviously we're going to get both Amy and Metal Sonic for Sonic 4. The question is, what game plotline will they be adapting, if any at all? Well, here's my theory/pitch for what Sonic 4 could be.
Metal and Amy both debuted in Sonic CD, a game that heavily used time travel in its plot. Given the fact that Metal found Sonic in what seems to be mere days after the Eclipse Cannon crisis, it almost seems to be too fast for him to have just sprung up on his own. We know that Eggman himself was mostly just wallowing in his defeat at the hands of Super Sonic, so why would he have built a mechanical Sonic and not use him at all in 3's events? Furthermore, where did the 'lesser' Metal Sonic drones come from, and how was it that Amy found Sonic mere moments after Metal did?
My theory is that this Metal Sonic was created by some future version of Eggman, potentially from an alternate timeline, and was sent back in time to just after the events of the Eclipse Cannon. And given how experienced Amy seems to be at handling the Metal Horde, it's possible that she hails from this future as well. I mean, I know she's a massive Sonic fangirl, but it's significantly less probable for her to find him in this universe as opposed to someone like Tails.
As for Metal's role in Sonic 4... I personally hope that he ends up being the main villain. He has so much potential to be more than just Eggman's lackey, especially with his story in Sonic Heroes. I theorize that Sonic 4's story could end up being some kind of combination of both CD and Heroes, with Metal aiming to take over Eggman's position of power and copy everyone's abilities, becoming the true ultimate life form. It also seems like they could be taking inspiration from the Metallix from the Fleetway comics, which would also be incredibly cool.
This could also be a 2nd chance to use the missed opportunity that was Neo Metal Sonic, having that be the final form for Metal instead of the Metal Overlord. Although if they wanted to include it, the Metal Overlord/Metallic Madness could be some kind of metallic kaiju that Metal builds himself to fight the heroes while he stays in his Neo form.
And with that out of the way, I hope you're prepared for even wilder speculation regarding the next two movies! XD There was a vague hint about Shadow's origin in Sonic 3 when they mentioned he fell to Earth in a meteor, which looked suspiciously like a miniature Black Comet. I believe that they could be setting up some kind of Black Arms invasion for a more Shadow-centric Sonic 5. The reason I'm pushing this back to a 5th movie is because it would be incredibly difficult to mash both Metal Sonic and the Black Arms into a single Sonic 4. This is also a chance to integrate Rouge and Omega into the story as Shadow's own team, separate from Sonic's.
(Though now that I think about it, if Paramount does opt for a Shadow/Knuckles tv show, that could take its time to focus on a Black Arms storyline instead. However, this is currently in wild unbased speculation territory.)
As for the final movie in the trilogy... I'm honestly not sure. I have two vague ideas as to what the villain could be, as without Eggman as a factor (even with the possibility of an evil future version of him, somewhat similar to Eggman Nega) the options are somewhat limited. My top two picks are either Dark Gaia or Chaos as the final villain, though considering how the movies scale things I think that Chaos could be more likely, as I don't think they'd be quite bold enough to shatter Earth into 7 pieces just like that.
But both of them offer opportunities to explore more alien lore and more things revolving around the Chaos/Master Emerald as well. Another reason I say Chaos is more likely is because while Unleashed has a great story, it's mainly focused on Sonic and Chip as opposed to the more team/family-centric themes that the movies like to focus on. In that vein of thought, the defeat of Chaos with the positive energies of the Emeralds feels more in line with that family dynamic the movies tend to lean towards.
Buuuut those are just my thoughts. What do y'all think?
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abundantchewtoys Ā· 3 months ago
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Beyond Canon RE: p708-756
So I finally sat down to write down my thoughts on the last few pages.
Not much to say on the pages before the Flash. Just that Terezi's last moment fiddling with the machines, I wonder if Dirk & Rose really understand what she meant to accomplish. Or, in light of what we learn through the Flash, it might turn out that their "omniscience" isn't actually that omniscient, after all.
That Terezi could feel the (results of) things at the Point coming to a head is cool.
As for the Flash…
Yeah, I'm glad it was put on Youtube. I wouldn't have been able to pick up the plot if not for viewing the video at lower speed a few times, lol. Once I did, I was able to understand what happens all a bit better.
Part of it is of course the song they choose. Aggrievocation really goes hard, doesn't it?
John, Roxy & Calliope were surprisingly absent from everything. Guess they really did just stand around waiting for Vriska to come back out again. I guess they didn't talk everything out between them, either, giving what happens after the Flash.
Can I just remark on the fact that Kanaya seems to have worn red boots to the battlefield? I dunno, they're Vriska's favorite colour, aren't they? … But are they Vrissy's?
Sollux ordering takeout on a battlefield is one thing. The takeout delivery actually travelling across said battlefield? Man, some jobs are the worst.
I like how we see some of the troll soldiers using telekinetic powers. It's easy to forget the Alternian trolls are just OP, but their powers are inherent to their race.
The gag with the two opposing soldiers (who already have a shipping name and everything, I know) is hilarious. I like how it ends with them doing a mini-revolt, WV style, and abandoning the conflict all together. Best choice made on that battlefield all day, IMHO.
Ancestor-style art for Karkat, Meenah, Kanaya, as well as Guardian-style art for Karkat and Meenah, so cool.
Guess Karkat's powers may have riled up the trolls' pulse to get them worked up for the battle?
Davepeta was slowly losing it as Vriska is stuck for 4 years on 1 conversation.
I really like how Tavros saved Yiffy from the rocket. And Kanaya perhaps as well, given she was close enough to engage in a standoff with Yiffy. (I guess Kanaya is like Yiffy's stepmom, isn't she?) Really Tavros' shining moment. If we ignore he unintentionally killed Sollux' delivery person as a result. His extended youth roll was hilarious.
So Jade has, of course, taxidermied Dave's corpse. In light of everything, that's still creepy, especially given the possibility that she could have still been looking to revive him.
She tagged him Uncle Dave (and the captcha code is in line with that), so she intended to pass down his corpse to Yiffy, too.
Poor Karkat, getting jumpscared like that. Really stole his spy cool.
Then, Jake. I guess it makes sense Hope is able to counterbalance the godtier clock judgment. It's OP after all.
Jade, post-revival, really went brutal mode. Even if we'd see Jane's clone soldiers as disposable drones (which is its own can of worms).
But then… Return of Jack Noir, in a Bec Noir drone, omfg! I never would have thought to see him again. But I really like how this re-establishes the canonicity of the Snapchat stories.
I do have to wonder how much Jack was still in control of himself here. Given Jane's tendency to collar and/or control everyone that doesn't agree with her.
Vriska was getting so desperate, she really used up all her ideas. Or, perhaps she was really, really avoiding the last option she'd have.
Jake set up a forcefield over the meteor, strong enough to absorb Jane's deathlaser for some time, damn.
At first I didn't appreciate the scale of the Becdrone, either. Karkat really had to go mech-to-mech with him, damn.
Disposable drones or not, I'm rather convinced that Jane's overuse of her powers resulted in one big drone there. I saw someone theorize she revived her soldiers, even the ones with big heads, by making their bodies proportional to their heads. But, I dunno, the idea of them merging due to their identical DNA, appeals to me as well.
Jake striding over the battlefield like that, leaving corpses, damn. Really reminded me of cherubdad incinerating the fantrolls. He ends up buttnaked in front of his child and (kind of) grandchild, pffff. Also, his hero mode portrait here really gave me, like, Humanimal vibes. Good uncanny valley stuff, really reminded me of Hussie's earlier stuff like Whistles 'n such.
I think, perhaps, that Vriska wasn't really meant to do anything specific with (Vriska) here. I mean, it all ended with a poignant hug here, don't get me wrong, but… Just get to a point where she acknowledges she really just wants to be with Terezi. … Still ties in nicely with how (Vriska) ended up with (Terezi). (Vriska) represents a path not taken by Vriska, and a choice on what to go for, in the future.
I like how it gets acknowledged here that both Nannasprites were in the Plot Point with Vriska :D
The bullet speeding with the Meat events happening in the background reminds me a lot of the Prospitian ship and the Fourth wall moving through images back through time until the first page of Homestuck, at the end of Act 5.
So, Vriska basically stole Rose's vision of the future, right? By appearing when she did, none of what Rose foresaw, beginning with her own death, comes to pass? Let's at least hope so.
Pretty sure Jack was beheaded together with his drone. On the one hand, kind of a bummer end, getting written off like that. On the other hand (that he didn't have anymore), he really wasn't in the same league anymore after losing the ring.
Vriska really went in on Jane, but still I had my doubts on whether she'd tried to cut off her head. In hindsight, that's just the idea that all OG Homestuck characters have some form of plot armour speaking.
717
So Vriska accomplished hell tier. But really, the parallels of this visual representation with scaling the echeladder are significant, to me.
719
John sees something as the Plot Point activates. Logic dictates he gets a peak of events from the Meat timeline.
The black & white wormhole is really something else!
But these things… The literal pumpkin pie could be something one of the Deltritus kids has or alchemizes.
The table, not sure of its significance.
But then that figure. Harlequin, wielding the Zillyhoo hammer? Seems like a good fit for a potential Johnsprite^2, if you ask me. I'm pretty sure a lot of people are also speculating it's a vision of June Egbert. We'll get to see!
720
Ironic that Jake protected the meteor from a death laser, only for it to get incinerated from within. It is significant that the Plot Point was one-use only, in any case.
Also, the meteor getting destroyed here good as confirms that it's Meat Earth C where Caliborn & Calliope come from. As well as, presumably, Alt Calliope.
721
Rose is really PTSD'd about this, huh? That's what you get being so selfreliant. I'd really like to see Dirk undergoing the same, if I'm honest.
722
Love how Vriska has somehow torn through the abstract text projected as orbiting the sun in the sky. How even.
And, love that this calls back to that one Karkat conversation, retroactively adding an extra layer to his comment about "FAG" become something significant. Doubly so because it really was something Future ArachnidsGrip did.
725
Roxy's reaction face ensured I thought she saw Vriska really killed Jane.
726
But no! Turns out she's truly Made of Life. We should've been able to guess, she revived from being shot by Jake. But I wasn't sure whether she already lost her (supposedly) single-shot revival from her Life powers in the session, or not.
This confirms killing her is even harder than it seems. Also it means that she's even more conditionally immortal than regular God Tiers OR the Condesce!
727
Of course Vriska's chosen regular outfit still has red shoes, it's a thing with her! And the red scarf, are we meant to draw the parallels with (Terezi) so much?
Harry's stealthily appreciating getting a sneak peek at what an older Vrissy could look like. The fire halo's a thing exclusive to Vriska (for the moment at least).
Pfff, Meenah isolated Karkat from the news of Vriska's return. Guess he really was too busy with his revolution to watch the evening news anymore.
Also, Karkat must've really matured a lot, if he's become eye candy for Meenah and Vriska like that.
"MEENAH: (yo water we yell whisperin about) HARRY and VRISSY: (ahhh!)" Meenah trying to join the peanut gallery with Vrissy & Harry, hah.
"JOHN: besides vriska looking like lucy liu from charlie's angels now JOHN: is that what the machine was for? making lucy lius? not that i'm complaining, but… KARKAT: OKAY, HOLD ON. KARKAT: SHE LOOKS WAY MORE LIKE SANDRA BULLOCK FROM A TIME TO KILL. KARKAT: OR THE INFINITELY BETTER MISS CONGENIALITY. KANAYA: Sure KARKAT: ACTUALLY, LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT MOVIES ANYMORE OR WHICH TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WOMEN FROM A DEFUNCT ALIEN SOCIETY VRISKA WHO IS AN ADULT NOW MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE. JAKE: I think theyre both equally good, if were sharing movie opinions."
Of all the times these guys are to engage in movie talk, I swear :D And of course Jake's taste is unchanged, liking everything equally.
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I liked seeing Vriska get talked over, if I'm honest. It's not something she would've endured before, not to the extent it went on.
"MEENAH: step one we gut scale and filet this sea cow ROXY: !!!! JAKE: Shucks and shit, people, not sure whats left to try. JAKE: I mean look at her."
Love how here, and in the rest of the page, we see how much Jake is DONE with Jane. It feels like such a big evolution from how he started, but it's the logical conclusion of where he was going throughout the renewed Beyond Canon.
"MEENAH: clearly we gotta give this dirty girl a bubble bath JAKE: Er, id rather not. JAKE: Ive been twenty thousand leagues under that particular sea more times than a fellow might care to remember. MEENAH: oh yuck MEENAH: im talkin bout dippin her in acid JAKE: Oooooooh! That should work!"
That's what you get when your PCs aren't 13 anymore. Maturer jokes. Although, in Jake's case, he was taking Meenah literally.
"JOHN: or we could just smash her with a hammer."
This also felt so harsh, but that's just because my mind continues to equate Jane with Nannasprite, and they turned into very different people.
"KARKAT: DO YOU KNOW WHERE JANE'S HEAD KEEPS HER POLITICAL PRISONERS? KARKAT: DO YOU KNOW WHICH SECRETARIES ARE FULLY LOYAL TO HER AND WHICH OF THEM ARE GOING TO WANT TO WORK WITH THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT WE SET UP? KARKAT: OR HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION? THE ECONOMY? HAVE YOU THOUGHT, AT ALL, ABOUT THE FUCKING ECONOMY? KARKAT: DO YOU KNOW ANY OF HER PASSWORDS, FOR THAT MATTER?"
More evidence for "Karkat really was thinking this revolution through guys, it's just that the story isn't about that".
"JOHN: this guy again. JOHN: why are you even here? SOLLUX: i fucking live here." Does John even realize he's one of the original trolls? He should, right? Though he only saw Sollux briefly, glasses-less, in the dreambubbles.
"KARKAT: DUDE, WHERE WERE THESE PASSWORDS WHEN WE WERE AT WAR??? KARKAT: ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS SHIT? SOLLUX: maybe if y0u ever stopped by id have had an 0pportunity t0 fucking tell them to y0u."
Sollux continues to be purposefully obtuse.
"SOLLUX: n0ne of this matters f0r shit. SOLLUX: and not even in a relaxing way, anym0re."
Or maybe he just isn't finding it in himself to care about Candy Earth.
"ROXY: stop shocking her! SOLLUX: wasnt me this time."
What beef did Sollux even have with Jane that he shocked her the first time, pffff.
"KANAYA: Did You Hear That Karkat KANAYA: The Dithering Centrist Wants Us All To Slow Down KANAYA: An Inconceivable Development"
"ROXY: politics! politics! politics!"
I really get torn to all sides - are the others to engrossed in politics for a timeline that "doesn't matter", or are the others too detached from their own reality?
"VRISKA: So, I've actually 8een trying to get to that! VRISKA: In case anyone feels like listening! TAVVY: (I've been trying,)"
Slowly, it starts being shown how mostly only the C Kids are openminded enough to listen to Vriska.
"VRISKA: The reason they 8rought me there was 8ecause that 8lack hole is in the process of collapsing, and when it does everything here is fully and utterly fucked. VRISKA: Apocalyptically, end-of-the-world fucked. VRISKA: For reasons I'm not going to get too into 8ut, long story short, have to do with me 8eing kind of a 8ig deal, they 8rought me to the singularity to do something a8out that and hopefully save you all."
I actually benefited from getting this recapitulated, you know. Small self-agrandishment from Vriska aside. (But hey, for her old normal, this is rather bashful.)
"VRISKA: Most of it sucked. VRISKA: Like pup8ing all over again."
… The trolls pupate at an age they might remember it, is this a takeway? Dang. It must be harder than teething, that's for sure.
"VRISKA: Most importantly, I know for certain where I need to 8e."
With Terezi, right? That's the certainty that was the trigger for you gaining Hell Tier, right? Right???
"VRISKA: And I have more power than I know what to do with! CALLIOPE: enoUgh to save the Universe? VRISKA: Mmmmmmmm. VRISKA: I guess this is the awkward part. VRISKA: So, no. VRISKA: Not this universe."
Would she really have enough power to save A universe? That would bring her on par, I guess, with Bec Noir's Red Miles and Scratch' Gun, that were used to kill a universe. She's a First Guardian!
"VRISKA: Now I can 8ust everyone who matters (to me ::::y) out of here 8efore it collapses. LOB 5: Even me? VRISKA: Who the fuck are you? MEENAH: yo lob5 fuck off for a bit LOB 5: Roger."
Would have been so funny for Vriska to save a random few Earth C'ers.
"KANAYA: Including The Children KANAYA: ? VRISKA: Of course! That's actually where shit gets real interesting. VRISKA: Turns out they're all needed on the other side, for a very, very special game."
Dang, how did Hell Tier even provide her with that knowledge, I wonder? … Hold on, maybe Vriska counts as her Ultimate Self now! Right, maybe her powers rival Dirk and Alt Calliope's, at least when it comes to the 'Alpha' Universal Timeline.
"JADE: im not going anywhere with her, and im CERTAINLY not letting my daughter anywhere near the game! KARKAT: LEST WE FORGET, WE ALSO HAVE A WHOLE FUCKING SOCIETY TO FIX HERE. JANE: mmHnn mmf hMNH- JANE: BZZT! JAKE: While im of no disposition to agree with my other halfs head, shes right about this one. JAKE: We havent really got the wiggle room for this "here we go again" hullabaloo. MEENAH: for once we agree on somefin VRISKA: No offense, 8ut isn't that what you're all stuck doing anyways?"
I guess Vriska means, being part of a tapering, sugarsweet timeline like Candy. But these people aren't even convinced of that being the case, so I understand her point didn't get anything across.
"At least this way you could all see what an actual game looks like instead of the crapshoot you got stuck with. KANAYA: And Then What KANAYA: Watch You Play Hero Again KANAYA: ? KANAYA: Youve Only Just Returned And Youre Already Right Back To Dragging Everyone Into Some Self-Aggrandizing And Probably Highly Dangerous Redemptive Bullshit KANAYA: Its Just Not Productive KANAYA: Its Not Even Funny Vriska KANAYA: At Best Its Boring And At Worst It Is Incredibly Sad KANAYA: Either Way I Am Not Particularly Interested In Participating In That Kind Of Mess All Over Again KANAYA: Once Is Enough VRISKA: 8ut it won't 8e the same, 8ecause I'm not the same. I'm done trying to play hero."
I wonder how much of this conversation she also had with {Kanaya} (the virtual version in the Plot Point). And it's true, it does seem to the others as if Vriska is trying to overturn their lives again, for her own purposes!
"KANAYA: Then What Is Your Game VRISKA: That's it, I don't have one! VRISKA: I'm… normal now."
Words I'd understand if no-one believed them.
"VRISKA: I like you guys! More or less. VRISKA: I want you to 8e ok. VRISKA: 8ut honestly, if that's not what you want… VRISKA: Fine, whatever, ok! VRISKA: I know my limit8tions. You do you, I guess. VRISKA: You could all stay here, putting all your energy into trying to salvage… all this. VRISKA: Who knows, it might even work."
Now here, Vriska almost seems like she's backpedalling as to the ultimate fate of Candy Earth. Maybe her vision tapered off at some point and she was just doing conjecture?
"VRISKA: Or! VRISKA: You can all get out of your own way, and help yourselves to the second chance your good 8uddy Dirk set up for you. VRISKA: Dave did. JAKE and ROXY: Dirk? JANE: Mmph? JOHN and JADE and ROSE: Dave?"
I thought for sure she'd hooked more of them with this last bit, but alas…
731 - 733
Knowing what I know now… Did Tavros hesitate for a moment, thinking about whether he wanted to reconnect with his father?
Also, props to Karkat for lending the man a cape. You'd think he'd have some spare clothes captchalogued, but nooooo!
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For a moment I thought Tavros was going to punt Jane's head away, but no.
Seeing her made it all into a choice between being free of her, or forever under her influence.
738
And thus, Yiffy influenced Tavvy, influencing Vrissy into coming and pulling Harry along for the ride.
The last two, if you think about it, had too little to run from. Maybe Vrissy got carried away again in her adoration of her other self. Or she really does blame her mom (Rose) for never telling her she had a sister.
As for Harry… Not sure, it seems he mostly followed Vrissy, you know?
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Vriska really hoped more of her friends would have come.
But, honestly, she really gave them, like, ZERO time to decide on this.
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"JOHN: guys, this is what we need to do.
JOHN: we have to go fight dirk!
JAKE: Erm.
JAKE: Fight him?
JOHN: he's obviously like… the new bad guy!"
John's leaps of logic continue to astound. Too bad they're so often off the mark.
"JOHN: how long until one of us goes crazy again, until we have to redo this whole war all over?"
Even though it does seem as if John is rejecting responsibility, he does have a point. Eternity's a long time to try to keep sane for.
"JOHN: i mean, some of the stuff rose has told me lately?
JOHN: wow.
JOHN: kind of nuts.
ROSE: John.
ROSE: Glass houses.
KANAYA: And Just What Is It Exactly That Rose Said
ROXY: ok i think maybe we need to calm down and collect ourselves here
KANAYA: Shut Up For A Moment
KANAYA: What Did She Say"
Too bad John's oblivious enough to spill Rose's secrets in good faith.
"JOHN: it was all kind of over my head, but also i sort of get it.
KANAYA: Takes A Depressed Dissociative Cop-Out To Know One I Suppose
ROSE: I think I'm going to be sick.
KANAYA: FUCK
KANAYA: !!!
JADE: guys, this is stupid!!
JADE: what are we even talking about right now?
JADE: were not actually considering this, right?
JADE: why, because john and rose need mental help?
JOHN: no offense, jade, but you're right behind rose on the crazy train.
JOHN: you can't even be trusted to be normal around a dead body.
JOHN: OR TO NAME A BABY.
JOHN: i don't even get what's going on in your head anymore.
JOHN: and i've been really trying, but no matter what, it all seems kinda … dumb and random?"
That's the Candy effect, isn't it? They're still themselves, just a bit adled and judgment-impaired.
Hmm… Actually, the trolls almost seem the least influenced, don't they?
"KARKAT: OH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
JOHN: what do you mean?
KARKAT: JADE'S A PATHETIC PATHOLOGICAL LIAR, BUT SHE'S NOT STUPID.
KARKAT: NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS IS RANDOM.
KANAYA: ?
KARKAT: TELL ME, WAS A KID NAMED "YIFFANY LONGSTOCKING" A JOKE DAVE MADE, OR DID YOU JUST THINK HE'D FIND IT FUNNY?
JADE: are we seriously talking about this NOW?
KARKAT: THE ONE THING HE EVER STOOD HIS GROUND ON.
KARKAT: AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN LEAVE HIM THAT, COULD YOU?
JADE: its not that simple!
KARKAT: SHE LOOKS LIKE HIM! THAT'S, WHAT, A HAPPY ACCIDENT?
KARKAT: THERE WERE A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF WILLING, UNMARRIED WOMBS OUT THERE, BUT YOU JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE INTO THE CLOSEST ONE THERE IS TO DAVE?"
Dang, Karkat's actually making a whole lot of sense, depressingly!
(Even though, from a paradox slime clone point of view, I don't think Dave and Rose actually have any genes in common.)
Yiffy's existence could indeed have been Jade's way of coping.
"JOHN: holy shit… all those years trying to convince him to have kids…"
So the others knew about that, huh?
"JADE: had nothing to do with losing him, or your own inability to communicate what you actually WANT
JADE: what a great friend, you really had my back!!!
[…]
JADE: newsflash, FUCK-FACE, i KNEW you were lying the whole time!!!
JADE: i didnt want to fuck YOU either!!!!!!"
Huh, so Jade wanted to enter a polycule with Karkat and Dave, but she had no designs on Karkat himself?
At least not carnally.
"KARKAT: I HAD A LIGHT PLAYER RUNNING ESPIONAGE FOR ME AND IT STILL TOOK US FIFTEEN SHITTY, GRUELING HUMAN YEARS TO WIN THIS EMBARRASSING RUBE GOLDBERG TRAVESTY OF A WAR."
I forgot the war started so soon after Harry and the others were born.
"KARKAT: WE CLEARLY NEVER ACTUALLY NEEDED YOU TO WIN."
They don't seem to question why at all Rose's powers were so inadequate at getting them through the war.
"JOHN: and… he's the only one that won't be around forever.
JOHN: what are we going to do then? who's going to be in charge?
JOHN: meenah?????
ROXY: absolutely not
MEENAH: yeah not surprising youd pipe up about that"
Roxy has no interest in Condesce 2: Electric Boogaloo.
"MEENAH: dont worry though thats not somefin we have to worry about
MEENAH: i got it covered
KANAYA: Hm
KANAYA: ???
KARKAT: UM, VERY HM.
KARKAT: WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
MEENAH: dont even trip on it baby well get into it later"
Either some designs to make Karkat immortal, like a Karkatbot, or making his exact clone, I wager.
"JOHN: it's like this place is a circle hole and we're a bunch of square pegs
JOHN: and we keep trying to force ourselves to fit here, but the reality is we left our square hole behind!"
It's odd, isn't it? The players create the next universe, can move in to it, and then… are just left to their own devices. Paradox Space seems confident the next batch of players will arise no matter what, and, you know, it probably ensures they do. Too bad for the previous batch though, they're free to attend their trauma on their own.
"JOHN: i have been paying attention, i've been involved, and i can't shake this feeling that maybe, there is such a thing as too much freedom."
Meanwhile, in Meat, there's such a thing as too much stakes.
"JOHN: ugh, i even emotionally cheated on my wife.
ROXY: exsqueeze me?
JOHN: and honestly i don't even know how old she was.
JAKE: Dude.
JOHN: though to be fair, roxy, you were probably emotionally cheating on me with your alien girlfriend too?"
Yeah, you're really getting the right message across, there, John.
"JOHN: we could have talked about polyamory or something?"
Goes to show that at least John's been keeping up to speed on SOME things.
"JOHN: i'm tired of being anxious and uncertain all the time.
JOHN: i want to feel like myself again!
JOHN: and i think the last time i did was when we were all in the game.
JOHN: that's when we were all at our best!
JOHN: right?
JADE: john!
JADE: WE ALL DIED!
JOHN: that didn't even happen to this you, don't pretend like any of that affected you!"
I didn't immediately think of [S] Game Over here until John's comment, I thought she meant, like, to ascend to god tier.
"JADE: of course it did!!!
JOHN: ??????"
Yeah, John, you kind of skipped over the fact that this Jade got sentenced to three years in quasi-isolation, on the Prospitian ship.
"JADE: no, no, fuck no, you dont get to do this again, john!
JADE: you cant just run away and try to erase everything to start over!
JOHN: i don't want to erase anything!
JOHN: i want to pick up what matters to us and find a way for us all to be happy!
JADE: by throwing us and all of our kids into a cosmic meat grinder?
JADE: what is that even going to accomplish???
JOHN: i mean, i don't know, SOMETHING important! vriska even said so!
JADE: who gives a fuck!?
JADE: who gives a fuck!?
JADE: john… this is what i mean.
JADE: you have no idea what it is you actually want, do you?
JADE: being happy to you is just chasing after whatever it is you dont already have.
JADE: and we know how that always turns out.
JOHN: what does THAT mean?
JADE: it means, john, that you're going to drag harry along on this big awful adventure and then, itll end!
JADE: and even assuming it ends well, he might get what, one good year with you?
JADE: maybe two?
JADE: until you get bored and angry and avoidant all over again, taking it out on him and pushing him away completely!
JOHN: that's not fair!
JOHN: i'm trying to change!
JADE: yeah, and who told you to do that????
JADE: its one thing to leave but dont come back only to break his heart!!!"
I can see Jade's point, but if John's not allowed to change, he's no longer solely accountable for his absence, is it?
"JADE: youre not killing my kid.
JOHN: well, it's not only your decision.
JOHN: we should have a vote."
And there John goes being kind of oblivious again.
"KARKAT: NOW YOU THINK I'M GOING TO DROP THE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE I NEED TO SAVE TO RELIVE OUR SHARED ADOLESCENT TRAUMA AND WHIP UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO RUIN?
KARKAT: FUCK NO."
I do wonder if Karkat would decide to stay. It would mean Davebot only potentially getting interactions with Candy Karkat, which is its own potential world of disaster.
"ROSE: I… I think I'm having a fucking panic attack.
ROSE: I'm sorry John.
ROSE: I don't even know what's going on anymore."
The Seer doesn't see a way forward at this time, this isn't your three-year journey right now.
"ROXY: i feel it in my gut, we can save this place, we have to!
JOHN: i spent 20 years being miserable, telling everyone something was wrong and getting told i was the crazy one.
JOHN: just for you and your bone buddy to drop the bomb that i was right! ALL ALONG!!!
JOHN: and now you all want to go back to pretending like this is fine?
JOHN: that we have to just accept it?"
Again, good point Egbert.
"JOHN: you can't blame the game for everything.
JOHN: playing it saved us!"
It depends on how you look at it. They were designed to be just what was needed to move forward, no more, no less.
"JADE: children shouldnt have to make other children, or kiss the corpses of their friends, or know what it feels like to die!!!
JADE: the kids have a chance here, john.
JADE: to grow up like real people do and be… actually FUCKING normal!
JOHN: jade, your daughter has dog ears and a tail.
JOHN: she's never going to be normal!"
This is what makes Jade snap, but I get it, it's true, Yiffy would always remain the odd one out. And I guess that's what's so hard for Jade to accept, because all she's been looking for is stability and acceptance.
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Mangrit vs First Guardian = Jade gets first blood.
"JADE: no matter where you go, john, youre still going to be… this."
"JADE: and… looking at you in that old outfit makes me nauseous."
While it's all valid points, John would indeed at his core remain the same person… And Jade is not required to go relive old trauma… John was still right, in my opinion, in implying that their shared influence on the masses of Earth C has been a net negative. And yeah
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"You get the sense you may have missed something."
I choose to believe this is John slowly realizing he hasn't seen the kids in a while.
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Hahah, can Jane even reattach her head, is the question?
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Why does the portal look like an old "Technical difficulties, please standby" screen? :D
I notice Vriska's ribbon is wrapped around them all. Seems like touch might be required for her to be able to lift them, somehow.
And uh, yeah, Yiffy's dialogue has been very sparse so far. :D
I do wonder if she has any grudge against Jade. Against Rose and Jane I would definitely understand.
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"JOHN: we have to kill dirk."
Pfffff, oh John, there isn't a speck of doubt in your mind that you'll find a way out, is there? I suppose Roxy and Calliope should now explain how they even built the Plot Point.
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And that's it! The first great war of Earth C has concluded, and there's good chance most of the gods will be leaving in search of their progeny. I wonder if Vriska has forseen this at all, or is like "I'll take good care of them from now on, don't worry".
I guess Karkat and Meenah have the least of a stake in coming with, unless Karkat changes his mind on Dave + what is best for Earth C. Meenah's backup plan seems like a good Chekov's Gun to Ensure he leaves with peace of mind. Also, he might want to come to help Kanaya!
Calliope will come since Roxy's going.
Wow, yeah, I like how Candy's being wrapped up. Too bad for them for getting railroaded into another S***b adventure though. They really should talk with their kids about the dangers involved once they catch up.
Also, since most of them count as guardians, the gods aren't fully donned in plot armor here, as far as the game sees it!
Hmm, now for logistics. To be actual players, they need a copy of the game.
Will Vriska simply teleport them to Deltritus, or…?
Playing the game dooms the planet you're on, in some form, so, I hope they don't start from Meat Earth C!
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