#keeps it interesting

[strawberrycartt]

He's once again asking for financial support

Based on this post:

[ask-the-usa-manor]

Florida cmere I found more snow =)

Florida squinted at Mixtape, “…I really hope you mean Miami snow—”

“Florida—”

“Relax, Bulldog,” Florida scoffed, waving his hand nonchalantly, “I only meant cocaine—”

“FLORIDA—”

[brainrothawks]

i’m never complaining about horikoshi ever again. fuck gege akutami tho, may he never know peace

[cats-in-the-clouds]

i love seeing like. 1st century AD-style religious discourse on my dash somehow

[thehoneybeet]

i love being here at unusual times of day (very early morning, middle of the night, mid-afternoon, etc) because my time zone is anyone's guess. adds a little mystery! ambiguity! time is an illusion after all.

i could be huddled in my bed listening to night noises and imagine myself or you on the other side of the world, watching sun shine in through the window and i think that's nice.

[vicsuragi]

do you think roach would like soap carving videos???

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[rotzaprachim]

too many conspiracy theories about oil in gaza and not enough practical understanding of the fact that bibi netanyahu and his cronies have extreme personal reason to keep this war going as long as possible and at any level of civilian cost because the moment it's over he'll no longer be a wartime prime minister and will have to face the repercussions for being a massive reason why the october 7 attacks ended up with a body count as high was it was

[chloesimaginationthings]

The FNAF Mikes talk about their extended family..

[lupucs]

Undyne tries to be a good lab partner to Alphys but then Frisk shows up with some newfound skills 🐟🦖 Made with Blender!

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[yuri-puppies]

Shape-shifters, face-blindness, and "paying attention to others"

The shapeshifter is one of my favourite "monster of the week" episodes because it showcases how differently Laios processes social information than the rest of the party. It reminds me a lot of the strategies I, faceblind name-forgetter and eye-contact avoider, use to recognize people and learn things about them.

We see Laios clearly fail at recognizing the doubles through "standard" social cues that are perceived as "easy to tell", such as their clothes. This makes the team (unfairly, but understandably) weary of his ability to tell the fakes apart and even worried that he'd prefer the monster versions* over them. Nonetheless, he gives it a try!

...And is immediately overwhelmed. His lack of attention to social cues works a bit in his favor, though, as it makes it harder for him to fall for stereotypes that fool the rest of the group.

Instead, he chooses to rely on his strengths and use his investigation and animal handling skills to distract the shapeshifters, lure out the monster, and roll the most insane balls-to-the-wall intimidation check of all time.

If it had ended there it still would have been a great episode that showcases Laios' strategic mind and his strengths as a leader. He doesn't have the social skills necessary for the task, but he is clever and creative enough to use the skills he does have proficiency in to solve the problem*.

However, what makes this episode so dear and near to my faceblind heart is the revelation that Laios was able to recognize the real party members after all.

Laios is fantastic representation of how special interests actually work for a monotropic interest system. Having a special interest is not just about how much you like it and the need to know everything about it, it's a way of processing and filtering information. Laios' special interest is monsters: his skills as a dungeoneer and party leader are acquired for and informed by his desire to interact with monsters, as is his interest in eating them. He actually brings this up himself when comparing his interest in cooking to Senshi's.

And in this episode, we see that this also extends to his friends. Laios hacks one of the most difficult types of information for him to process by routing it through the lens of the special interest. And, because it's not something most people would notice, it works. He knows that Chilchuck wouldn't let his guard down around a potential mimic, that Senshi values a balanced ecosystem, that (my favourite) Marcille just isn't as thoughtful about monsters as he is.

It might not be what was expected, but it did the trick! And what's more, the narrative validates his way of thinking (even if Chilchuck doesn't).

[potatotrash0]

charlotte is technically most suited to be a bard. but you know what’s even funnier than a prim and proper noble joining a ragtag adventurer team because she commits treason. that same noble being like 5’2 max and carrying around a giant sledgehammer for battle. she can cast magic perfectly fine she just likes beating people up with a hammer. support women’s wrongs and all that

[triona-tribblescore]

TW// Abuse implication

Thinking about possible Vox and Angel's interactions and how they'd go down. Theres such a unique mix of hatred to each other and common ground with their different experiences with Valentino, has me thinking.

Also just want to clarify I love Vox's character a LOT but ofc obv don't sympathise with him or think he is any way shape or form a decent individual, cant with stupid toxic dumbass x

AND IF YOU SEE ANY MISTAKES OR TYPOS NO YOU DONT- (i was so tired when drawing it forgive me TwT)

[anna-scribbles]

emma dupain cheng on the brain😽🎀

more:

[greykolla-art]

Don’t know if I ship it, but I do want them to have as many scenes together as possible…

[polararts]

OOops wooops woops oopksdfj Get em here