#irl it gives me the ick

[ungalobrando]

The creep who DMed me over my belly ache two days ago made a post asking women with belly aches to DM him

Like sir I get it, I have this kink too, but there is a difference between a belly going brlblrblr and it's hot or a belly going blrblrblr and it fucking sucks in every possible way

And most of all there is a difference between people who pretend to be in pain or find their pain hot (which is pretty rare) and people who are actually SUFFERING when they're sick and don't want randos to go through the emetophobia tag on Tumblr dot com and DM sick people so they can get off while they're puking their guts out

[volo-omnia]

I'm gonna be honest I've been mulling over the cut dialogue post for the entire day because what I want to know is the direction of the developers.

Part of me isn't sure whether if the cut dialogue was cut content for the sake of cut content (i.e. time/budget limitations, it was too much/unnecessary for the scene, etc) or whether it was a change in tweaking Volo's canon character. (i.e. making his villainy closer/a foil of Cyrus.) (for the most I'm still not sure if the cut dialogue is considered "canon" or not, but for the most part until we see official content that contradicts it I will consider it as "canon" Volo.)

Because I don't know about you, but it's really telling something about his character.

I'm a descendant of the ancient Sinnoh people! I revere Arceus, the almighty god, and I will demonstrate his power to all living things in the sky, the earth, the sea! Yes! As the avatar of Arceus, I will house that power and bring its gospel to Hisui! I won't let you, an outsider with no history here, get in my way!

Okay so, this passage is the part I want to delve into. A couple of points:

"Avatar of Arceus" - this pretty much explains the Arceus cosplay in the final battle. I mean it was assumed already if you know how iconography and symbolism works, but it pretty much plainly explains that Volo sees himself as a god or in the very least, as a standing representation of Arceus itself in the physical world.

"I will house that power" - again this is just a rewording of what already exists in the final scene, where Volo states he wants to "use Arceus' power to create a new better world". Note he doesn't say he will defeat Arceus, or kill it. I know it's common interpretation in fan circles that Volo kills/takes Arceus power, but it's important for us to remember that canonically, Volo DOES NOT want to kill Arceus. His reverence may be strong, and he does have this weird religious ecstasy brainrot, but he does not wish to actually kill it. Volo is a religious zealot.

And the parts that are bothering me the most are these lines:

"I will demonstrate his power to all living things in the sky, the earth, the sea! / ...bring its gospel to Hisui!" - this part is what I'm ruminating on the most. Because with this passage, it's making me rethink all of my previous interpretations on Volo, and I fear we may have been misinterpreting him this entire time.

This is again where I want to emphasize I don't know for sure if this is a character rework or cut content, because here Volo makes no mention of a "better world" by using the power of Arceus.

Because yknow what that sounds like right? Like Christian/Catholic preaching. Specifically the word "gospel" is used here, and he makes mention of "demonstrating his power to all living things". Like spreading the word of God? He makes no mention of this gospel of Arceus being love or light however, which makes me worried what this implies...

And this is what's bothering the most about this. Volo from this dialogue, may not be a saviour wishing to create a better world without suffering because his God designed a flawed world that included those things.

Volo is a religious zealot that believes the world is flawed because of other people, not because his God made a flawed creation. And that the cure to removing this suffering is recreating his own biblical flood and killing everyone and spreading the word of Jesus Arceus.

That's why Volo has a hard time trusting others in Pokemas because other people are sinful/backstabbing and cannot be trusted (albeit heavily influenced by whatever Traumatic Thing™ happened in his villain backstory that as of writing this, has yet to be revealed) but if this is canon to his character, it's a HUGE difference from what we were all interpreting. He's not staging a divine coup for the people, he's your Catholic pastor that believes if you don't believe in god you're going to hell. He's the holy crusader that is willing to hurt entire groups of people in the name of god, believing this harm he's doing is "righteous" because he's doing it for Arceus.

If this is what Volo's idea of a "better world" was like the entire time, damn I really hope he loses and gets a redemption. A world where everyone follows the gospel of God through force? Maybe there's a reason he's a villain.

[foxsartdump]

the moment i type tottmnt instead or rottmnt is gonna be my downfall (gay and too lazy to correct)

(mini-rant in tags if youre curious </3)

[punkeropercyjackson]

I know 'doll' is an old time-y american nickname meaning 'pretty girl' but to be so fr if a guy called me that i'd think he was insulting me

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[martritzvonmercie]

i am so obsessed with the concept of relationship anarchy. i think more people should give up entirely on the concept of traditional relationships and blur the lines between friendship and romance with all of the people they love

[seokwoosmole]

Never has my opinion about a non-antagonist character changed so drastically than it has about Shigure ok there might have been some before but right now I can’t think of any.

I went from “Oh he’s just a silly lil guy” to “*sobs* silly *sobs again* DAD” to “ohhhh….silly….pervy😳lil guy” to “ohhhh….silly mysterious guy???” to “oh- oh….😬”

[cat-crowned-8]

does anyone else ever wanna prevent your friends from joining your fandoms bc you think they'll have wildly different opinions on characters than you and you dont wanna argue w them about it?

[whoblewboobear]

Idk how any of you are getting the ick or weird vibes from anyone yet.. I’m still where I was night one. My mind did change about Red tho bc he’s fully just there and I haven’t heard his voice since the premier lmao.

Everyone is vibing idk 🤷🏾‍♀️ Also, we gotta hang up the clown wig and be real about Kirsten putting herself in the position she’s in. Same with Jared. If you talk too much and the entire house knows they can’t trust you, word will get around. This is not a Taylor situation they’re just bad players from what we’ve seen so far. If I was in the house and saw an easy target in someone id let them ruin their own game and mind my business. Izzy taking the initiative to use that her to advantage isn’t a wild choice to make and she’s not a rat for doing it. If she starts throwing people under the bus or taking private info to other people then she’s a rat. This is all just early game strategy I?? Don’t get all the fuss rn I really don’t

[epiphainie]

watching criminal minds and it annoys me that every guy gets called his last name and elle gets called elle... like uhm she's an agent too?

[certifiedmaidenlessblog]

Just downloaded a dating app and???? I love being gay so much wtf Happy Pride indeed

[ball-of-butter]

victoria aveyard about to receive the biggest sideye from me…

[onepiecetcg]

Not to add to all the current zolu discourse but like…. Sure you can headcanon Luffy as being aroace! You are allowed to have that headcanon and you’re allowed to dislike the ship! But at the same time I’m allowed to think that he is not aroace and that he and Zoro fuck nasty! Like pretty please understand that different people have different opinions.

[saerotonins]

yk, for someone who hasn't been w a man (or anyone at all), im writing so much abt romance and angst like ?? where is this even coming from

[moomoomooing]

someone needs to bail me out of class for the next too days and lock me in solitary so i can finally have some alone time and properly cry

[waterparksdrama]

this is apparently an unpopular opinion but i'm kind of excited for the album?? is it their greatest? no, not even close, but at the end of the day i don't think it's mean to be serious. it gives party pop punk vibes which i don't think is an entirely bad direction to go given their previous albums. idk as someone who left and came back i genuinely don't mind the new songs and wonder what the rest will sound like. also sorry if this is a dupe, tumblr said it ate my first message :/

maybe it'll at least quell your curiosity but man you can listen to more fun scene music i got recs for days - iz