#like maybe that was a little racist. ngl. like. hmm.

[vonlipvig]

no but seeing that random tbosas tiktok that used my sejanus art was truly a jumpscare. why did they use pictures of all the actors EXCEPT for sejanus on like slide 6 of 8 of the tiktok. and it was my art. cropped. cmon.

[symptoms-syndrome]

What is your opinion on the movie Split, if you have seen it, with regards to how it depicts DID? Because like I feel like someone with DID would be offended but at the same time don’t KNOW whether they actually would be? Like when I see anti-asexual or anti-Irish sentiment and think “Hmm. Well that is certainly offensive from an objective viewpoint, but am I personally offended?” I do feel like if the twist behind the ‘Beast’ alter being superhuman was that he had been bitten by a werewolf, because there were so many hints towards him being a werewolf and the whole backstory they gave the protagonist about being a hunter, I feel like it would have suited the story better and avoided the ‘all people with DID are evil’ trope. Am I saying this right?

I honestly don't give a shit about it's depiction of DID if I'm being 100% honest. It didn't bring anything new to the table or introduce anything that hasn't been said or in the public consciousnesses. While I definitely don't think depictions like that do anything good for DID, I don't think they have the same level of impact that people act like they do.

I can't imagine any scenario in which someone would watch a movie like Split and think "yeah that's probably how DID works," like if I disclosed my diagnosis to someone and they thought I could climb up walls or whatever that would give me more concerns than "wow that's an offensive idea of DID."

Counter to that, I personally find some depictions of DID made by people with DID (or supposedly with DID) more offensive than Split. Things like TikTok or YouTube videos where alters are all super defined, switches are clear, all the parts are fun and cute and it's just presented as "LOL fun people in my head! Watch different alters react to flaming hot Cheetos!" Or "informational" posts about "how to react to someone with DID" that say things like "ask who's fronting! Don't act entitled to niceness from all alters! Give stuffies to littles!" are for me, far more offensive mostly due to them being more, IDK, realistic? Or grounded or believable. Like someone is more likely to believe I want to be greeted by part name all the time than they are to believe I have an alter that can bend steel bars. Maybe that's that person's experience, but they're often framed more as a "universal" experience with DID, which is worse than smth like Split, or even smth like that documentary about that murderer with DID, because both of those are sort of like. About one specific person more than they are about DID on a whole I guess? Or present themself as such.

I did think it was a shitty movie just from a movie standpoint LMAO. It was just kinda boring.

But also when it comes to media in general I think people do put a lot of undue weight on it, sorta putting the cart before the horse and focusing on the wrong things. Like I honestly rly enjoy United States of Tara even tho it's like, in my experience not really accurate at all to my experience with DID or a lot of people I know. It's entertaining, and IMO that's the main like, priority with media. And like, re:cart before the horse, it's almost like acting like Sixteen Candles' depiction of an Asian man is why those stereotypes exist, as opposed to that depiction being a reflection of already-existing racist ideas.

I also really love Fight Club, even though it (if you look at it through the Tumblr-typical very narrow lens and strip all nuance from it) could be said to fit some offensive stereotypes I guess. It's to date one of the best depictions of dissociation and confusion about time loss stuff I've found describing my experience. I related to it really hard NGL.

I guess the TLDR here is that I think there's a diff between "offensive" and "inaccurate" as well as a difference between smth being offensive in a hypothetical way as opposed to offensive in a way that like. Actually matters. I think people get really caught up in media stuff bc they have Tumblr fandom discourse disease and it's an easy thing to be like "that bad" as opposed to things more nuanced.

[total-ass]

the amount of misogynoir leshawna received on total drama was ridiculous! for starters she was subjected to many blatantly racist comments from heather. heathers skinny ass couldnt go a SECOND with out making a comment on how disgusting her fake hair was, or how gross her fat was and how “”ghetto”” everything about her was. as a chubby black girl that rewatched tdi in middle school that shot made me uncomfortable as fuck, i genuinely needed to take a break in between episodes. in tdi they barely even gave her any personality traits outside of being “”ghetto”” they basically sidelined her to being the “black best friend” who always always there to fix all of her white friends problems. now on surface that doesn’t sound to bad but if you did some research on the history behind the “black best friend” stereotype you’ll see how this stereotype isn’t as harmless as you think.

one thing we can all agree on is that leshawnas elimination was racially biased. the second leshawna actually stared showing oh i don’t know...real character traits and how capable she was BAM! they take her out cause they hate to see black women winning (which seems to e a common theme in this show hmm 🤔 and no i’m not counting sanders shes a cop and her name reminds me of s*nders s*des) while all of tdis eliminations had little to no thought put into them and barely made sense in regards to the “rules”(bridgettes, lindsays, DJ, duncan, etc.) but leshawnas elimination was was easily one of the most contrived scenes in the show! (and that’s saying something 🤨) and that’s not even getting into all the sexual jokes they made at her expense, from the perverted camera angles focusing on her curves, to all the disgusting comments she received from her team mates.

FUCK TOTAL DRAMA ACT*ON, everyone hates total drama act*on. that season was fucking garbage. a lot of thing pissed me off that season, the ableism, the fatphobia, beths existence, boring as fuck, (i lowkey like lesharold and all but all of harolds comments towards leshawna were...😐) but the worst thing about total drama act*on is once again!! the way leshawna was treated. oh boo hoo she made fun of you guys for being annoying? well you guys are, everyone that season was insufferable at some point. td* came 2 DAYS after tdi, that means leshawna was stuck with those fuckers for an entire summer and had nothing to show for it, she had every right to clown on them i said what i said. and her elimination was also bullshit this season but what else is new?? 😐

in total drama w*rld t*ur she was treated like nothing but a pawn for alejandro (another racist stereotype) to do stereotypical racist spanish stereotype things to her. and her graceful exit was her randomly beating the shit out of heather undoing the little character development that didn’t involve a white boy she had 😐. ngl if leshawna had beaten the shit out of heather in tda for...yknow yelling everything but racial slurs at her, then maybe it would justified for her to to that but no, they had to use it as an opportunity to villainize her for thier piss poor plot.

anyway i want to surgically remove leshawna from this show and put her in a good one. she deserves so much better the what she received, hopefully the black girls in the new seasons are actually treated with dignity. but we all know that’s asking too much from this company 😐

[kingjasnah]

actually. actually let’s talk about diversity in fantasy let’s give that a go. im mad and im gonna be that way for a while

don’t want to read all this? fair. tldr: fantasy writers who rely not only on the medieval europe model but also hide behind historical accuracy in 2020 (fuck it, from ‘95 onwards) are lazy and unimaginative and should be held accountable no matter how many white 20 year old dudes jerk off to whatever power fantasy is embedded in the plot. so lets chat about that lads. (slightly) drunk rant under the cut

now prelim shit: we know fantasy is used both as escapism and as a way to deal with various traumas via magical metaphor. staples of the genre. even if jk rowling busted out the laziest and at times offensive metaphor for ww2 and racism ive ever seen, she still adhered to time and true tropes. whatever.

so why have we, in this post game of thrones era, become insanely obsessed with realism? i can hear sixty 20-something year old men crying at me rn like oh ohh oh its based off the war of roses oh wahh all medieval fantasy fiction is based off england and the crusades anyway so women should get raped and people of color should be demonized its not racism its xenophobia and also gay people dont exist and disabled people are systematically killed off and if we stretch the magic fixes mental illness thing a LITTLE further we have straight up eugenics.

we all know where the england but myth thing came from. now the thing about tolkien is that while i will always absolutely love lotr, looking at the LAZY state of fantasy? damn i kinda wish he hadn’t revolutionized the genre. the bitch was still racist. he still didnt give a shit abt women (eowyn was just a vehicle to show how much he fucking hated macbeth anyone holding jrrt up as a feminist icon for that needs to sit the fuck down and explain to me why i can count the woman speaking roles in lotr, a story with a name and fleshed out backstory for every minor character, on one hand but thats! another post). he had something to say abt class with sam i’ll give him that but he is still 100% NOT what we need to hold our standards to in 2020. 

i dont want to talk about old school fantasy, like 80s early 90s cause theres literally no point. its sexist, racist, ableist for sure, this we know. david eddings (not even that old school tbh) can rise from the grave and explain himself to me personally and i still wont forgive him for ehlana. 

so let’s talk historical accuracy. quick question. who the FUCK gives a shit? WHO is this elusive got fan who’s out here like blehh actually??? this method of iron production is TOTALLY anachronistic of the time. ummm these vegetables in this fictional world were NOT native to english soil so how are they here? cause i know this is the classic argument but ive never actually met someone who cared about the lack of dysentery as much as they care abt the women getting raped on screen/page. 

god forbid you have to worldbuild for a second god forbid you can’t rely on the idea of fantasy readers already have in their head god forbid you have an original idea god forbid you spend more than two seconds thinking about ur setting (oh i should mention i dont....really blame GoT for its setting cause of how long ago it was og written but trust me i sure as hell blame grrm for writing a 13 yr old giving ‘consent’ to sex with a grown man within the first couple of chapters) 

If we accept the basic premise of fantasy as escapism, and i AM drunk so i will NOT be finding fuckin. quotes and shit for this but come on tolkien said it himself and as much as i’ll drag him he crafted the simplest and most powerful fantasy metaphors on the board rn. But if we know its escapism. If we know. then who is it escapism for? certainly not for me, the gay brown woman who busted through all of GoT in 10th grade. 

modern fantasy lit used as an excuse for that white male power fantasy is literally disgusting. calling historical accuracy is so fucking dumb ESPECIALLY cause we, as ppl in the 21st  century, KNOW women have been consistently written out of the story. poc ppl, gay and trans ppl, anyone with a god forbid disability has been WRITTEN out of history as we know it, INCLUDING the fucking war of the roses so HOW can we hold up testimony we know is flawed to support our FICTIONAL. STORY. just to??? support the white power fantasy?? literally noah fence but if you are a white guy who felt really empowered by every time jim butcher described a woman tell me: how do you think that’ll hold up in classic HisToRiCaL fantasy. you think thats a fucking noble pursuit? or are you grima wormtongue out here. 

(side note: jim butcher stop writing challenge i dont need to know abt every woman on page’s nipples. anyone who hides behind subgenre like that? ‘ohhh its a noir story thats why hes sexualizing everyone’ shut the fuck up an author isnt possessed by a fuckin muse and compelled to bust out 500k they have agency and they have choice and they MADE the choice to reserve said will for none of their female characters)

which brings me to point 2: target audience and BOY is the alcohol hitting me rn but WHO is this for? this isnt the fucking 80s we know poc and other marginalized folk read fantasy FOR the escapism. on god ive had a cosmere focused blog for nearly three years and. im just gonna say it im interacted with A LOT of yall and ive managed to talk to VERY few white straight ppl as compared to everyone else. 

like....who deserves to see the metaphor on homophobia or racism. joanne rowling? the bitch who literally tried to sell us happy slaves and the disgusting aids metaphor and the worst case of antisemitic stereotypes i ever saw in an nyt bestseller? yall think that was for US? or was it for the white guilt crowd. 

literally white people can find any book about them that they can relate to. but hmmm maybe theres a reason gay women care so much about stormlight archive’s jasnah kholin, a brown woman who’s heavily coded as wlw. or kaladin, the FIRST fantasy protag ive ever seen with clinical depression. hmm i wonder why a bunch of millennials are vibing all of a sudden. im not saying sanderson is perfect--but its the best ive seen from a white author tbh

maybe theres a reason a lot of poc vibe with a literary way to express trauma, and maybe thats why i specifically get so pissed when its not done well. theres a REASON books about outcasts pushing through and claiming their own lives are popular with people who arent white and straight and able bodied. Junot Diaz had a point. maybe lets STOP catering to those assholes who think theyre joseph campbell’s wet dream personified. ive lost respect SO many authors who are objectively talented. pat rothfuss can write so beautifully that ive cried to bits of name of the wind but literally i will never pick that series up again (not just because of the felurian. women in general tbh. mostly the felurian ngl) cause 1) i personally KNEW men whod jerk off to that shit and 2) there was no need for it there was no plot reason for ANY of that shit 

so like obviously thers an issue with authors of color specifically not getting recognized for fantasy and genre work but on god??????? im still mostly mad at the legions of white authors churning out the same medieval england chosen one books year after fucking year. have an original thought maybe. also im sorry that you as an author lack the basic empathy needed to examine the way that women? or any group of people that youre explicitly writing about see the world and would specifically see YOUR made up world. 

yes your fantasy should be diverse, but more than that it should be kind. if you as a writer cant respect groups of people who deserve it....what the hell are you doing in a genre that traditionally is about finding ways to express injustice through metaphor? tolkien’s hero was sam. fantasy was NEVER about the privileged. yall know who you are so stop acting so fucking entitled. peace out. 

[a-nonbinary-mess]

I want you to do all the botanical asks because im a plant gay and i love you and i love plants

im crying op please tell me who you are please i love you too idk who you are but im love u too (also this is 31 questions anon omggg)

baby’s breath: 5 things you associate yourself with

1. art (anything aesthetically pleasing)

2. food–mainly desserts

3. stress (that i put on myself)

4. lavender bc i really love lavenders

5. uhh dogs? i really love dogs

bleeding heart: what makes your heart go mushy?

-thoughts of how much I adore my friends tbh

-any cliche romcom trope in a fanfic or seeing ppl suddenly realize how much they love another person, whether platonically or romantically

-seeing kind people in the world and amazing animals, mainly dogs and cats

bell flower: what’s the title of the song that makes you want to jump around out of joy?

-uhh idk i like disney channel original songs a lot tho and ive been listening to a lot of potential song by aly and aj lol

-love on the brain by rihanna, uhh anything that sounds cheesy and cute and romantic like la vie en rose by edith piaf (the cover by laura and anton is super good)

evening primrose: what is your sleeping playlist (five songs): 

-anything by lofi hip hop beats w/ anime girls studying hard

-any studio ghibli song tbh

-any classical music song idk i dont listen to a lot of music before i sleep

-tango music ??? 

-a whole musical (hamilton, chicago, etc)

-songs that dont require me to sing bc i will sing to legit any song at 3 am instead of sleeping

forget-me-not: who is your favorite blog that’s not following you? 

-hmm idk? i mainly follow a lot of art blogs, so i would say any of them? maybe hinamie? or insomniac-arrest is a super cool person, thatsthat24 bc thomas sanders is an amazing human being and i would love to be friends with him

daffodil: what is one plant that you want to have but can never get?

-lavenders or sunflowers? where i live is kind of really difficult to plant anything tbh (unpredictable weather, things die in the winter, etc) and also idk how to take care of plants r i p 

calla lily: are you more of a sunny day or a rainy evening?

-rainy evening for sure. i love to leave the window opening, listen to soothing music, drink tea surrounded by candles, and read something ive been putting off while my dog is curled up next to me

foxglove: what is your favorite color and in what shade?

-i like the whole rainbow of colors but i prefer the darkest black and darker red for clothing and a light purple in general

lavender: what is something that you’ve always wanted to be/have/get but can never have?

-happiness. jk but i really do wish that i wasn’t mentally ill though :// also a cat. bc im allergic : (

love in a mist: what is the latest dream that you remember?

-idk i dont sleep well or deep enough anymore to even dream but i remember having a dream 2 years ago that i was dating oikawa from haikyuu and he was so disconcerting in my dream that i remember it to this day bc essentially he wasnt a real person like i could recognize him bc he was a damn hologram like miku and we had sex the end it was wild

daisy: what is your favorite flavor of cotton candy, ice cream, and juice?

-favorite cotton candy flavor (???): there are multiple flavors???? i just like the original pink i guess idk anything about cotton candy 

-ice cream: cookies n cream, cookie dough, vanilla, mint depending on where im getting it, and strawberry : )

-juice: does fruit punch count 

painter’s palette: are you more of a singer, dancer, painter, or instrumentalist?

-i love singing and i can legit never stop

tulip: what is your most favorite make-up product? do you like it more natural, dark, or etc?

-i love love love red eyeshadow. the brighter the red, the better. i also love red eyeliner and just anything red in general, but i usually mainly use red eyeshadow bc i love the look; anything red = good

waxflower: are you a bee or a butterfly person? a dog or a cat person?

-i love bees !!! butterflies are cool too but bees are cute fluffy babies that essentially control whether we live or die

-uhh probably dog person but only bc i have one :0 i love cats too but im less sneezy and generally stressed when im with dogs lol

sugarbush: do you have sweet tooth? if yes, what’s your favorite sweets? if no, why?

-i really do like sweets but i used to eat so much as a kid that im kind of sick of them now but i still like to eat the occasional cookie or cake or something

-i really like donuts !!! also any asian dessert (eastern, southern, western, EVERYWHERE) is amazing to me and i love eating them

sunflower: would you like to be a fairy or a mermaid?

-merperson !!! i love the ocean and maybe we can finally figure out whats at the bottom of it ; ) sweet pea: what would you like to call your significant other?

-babe mainly, hon

-hey, you fucker

-u dumb egg

sea lavender: can you swim? which strokes can you do?

-i can barely swim now uggghhh but i swam for five years and i knew all the strokes and was super good at freestyle (haru who) !! now i can barely do the freestyle and that’s it lolwindflower: list 5 of your favorite blogs and explain why i like them

-thebootydiaries: she’s funny !! anyone who i find funny i automatically like

-thatsthat24: thomas sanders is amazing. i love him and his friends so much and i think about being his friend a lot to the point where ill have dreams about suddenly being good friends with his whole posse aldjfal;fjl

-tatir0ckz: we used to talk a lot like back when we were both into hetalia but we never talk anymore ? which is fine ! but i remember a lot of our old convos and we skyped like once and idk 2012 was a simpler time

-adorable-as-fuck: i know her irl !! we went to the arcade like once and it was a ton of fun so we exchanged tumblrs and thats it and on the rare occasion that we’re both free, we might go to the arcade again !! idk its cool she’s super cool

-mhaikkun: her art style is so good and she doesnt upload as much on tumblr anymore but shes so cute and her clothing style and aesthetics is sooo good !! she’s a p cool person and her stories on twitter are always super wholesome aah

-this is more than five but ngl aphtextsfromnordics, incorrectknb and any other incorrect quotes blogs or text message blogs changed me as a person aldfj

golden rod: are you more of a baker or a cook?

-baker for sure ! baking just calms me down i think

bloom: what is something that you would like to tell your children?

-if i do have children, i want to tell them that i will never judge them for who they want to be. i hope they will be as open as possible and that i would never want to make them uncomfortable. i would encourage talking about problems and just communicating needs in general. idk, basically everything my biological parents didnt do

peony: what is something that you wish your parents could’ve told you?

-tbh my parents are awful, awful parents (and one of them is just a purely disgustingly, horrid person) and i would never wish for them to tell me anything bc on the off chance that they did try to parent, it was to tell me how much of a burden i was, or something racist/homophobic, etc. 

-if they were better people, i wish they would have told me it was okay to be struggling and its okay to be lost rn. i wish they would have encouraged open communication and kindness but well, i learned that all myself : )

prairie gentian: do you have a significant other?

-nope! i sometimes really wish i did, but relationships honestly stress me out and idk how to talk to irl people : ( i love platonic relationships a little more honestly, makes me feel more comfortable

september flower: are you more of a sunshine or sunset person?

-sunset for sure lol i think sunsets are so pretty bc of all the colors that are involved and during that time period is when im doing something i like and im typically at home : ))

bird of paradise: do you wake up early? do you sleep early?

-i wake up early now bc of school but i usually sleep late and wake up late haha

marigold: what’s your favorite tea?

-roasted green tea and lavender! anything flowery is nice too : )

peruvian lily: what are the names of your pets?

-i only have one dog (a pomeranian) and her name is marzia! which is short for marzipan bc my dad didnt want to remember such a long name lol

hyacinth: do you name your plants?

-ye! most of the time theyre just silly names like spiky (for when we had a cactus a long time ago) or red/pink (the colors of the roses), etc. idk about now bc i dont have any plants currently

lilac: would you rather sleep and be cozy or hang out with your friends?

-hmm depends on the friend tbh

-but most of the time id rather sleep and be cozy !!!

poppy: do you like to dip your fries or do you like it as is?

-dipping !! i like ketchup or ketchup and mayo !! cheese fries are sooo good too

dandelion: any special talent that you have?

-i can bullshit a writing piece really bad and still get a good grade on it (seeing as most of the time i procrastinate until the night before and write the whole damn thing)

thanks for all of these questions anon !! if u can and ur comfortable, pls get off of anon sometime so we can talk !! im on tumblr a lot more now bc im procrastinating lol (and if my responses are late its bc im on mobile with no notifs on lol)

[ventrue-rosary]

all the even numbers for lyris

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

2: What is your character’s favorite memory?

A lot of her life has been shit, ngl. She has a few conquests which she probably remembers with a smile to this day

4: Does anyone have a crush on your character? Is your character aware of this?

I dont?? Think so?? Only the other members of the dnd party could answer that

6: What is your character’s sexual orientation?

Pansexual

8: Does your character hate anyone? Why?

She has a fair few grudges against Zilong (even though he died. Well Lyris killed him because he was a racist dragonborn). The Ambassador (for torturing her). Brigfen (one of the ambastard’s men who belittled, tortured and raped her). The last two are alive still…for now

10. Would your character ever kill someone?

She has and she will continue to do so

12: How would/does your character feel about roller coasters?

She would love the thrill of them

14: What is the cutest thing your character has ever done?

Is confessing your love to someone through a letter cute?

16: What other fictional characters remind you of your character?

None that I know of. She was a bit inspired by Vex’ahlia from Critical Role but they are quite different

18: How would your character feel about having their life recorded?

Lyris probably wouldn’t like such an invasive…invasion of her privacy

20: What is the most surprising thing about your character?

The fact she is actually a dragon could be considered a bit surprising maybe

22: What is the worst thing your character has ever done?

Been a deadbeat mom

24: What prejudices does your character have?

Err idk if she is prejudiced against groups of people (apart from the likes of cultists and bandits). More like she can be prejudiced against specific people she distrusts or flat-out dislikes

26: What is your favorite headcanon for your character?

Hmm the fact that after she was turned into an elf she worked as a prostitue and an assassin. I wrote pieces about it that I had a lot of fun writing

28: What pet would your character like to have?

A wolf, which is just as well seeing as how she has one

30: Would your character have any hobbies?

Well, she is actually proficient with a lute, so I would sat she likes to dabble with music. Apart from that, does fucking count? In a modern setting I headcanon she would love motorbikes and make an all-girl biker gang that go around beating up nazi’s, pedo’s and rapists and do various charity drives

32: What does your character look like?

Very attractive, long black hair, green eyes, perfect skin, killer body, but on the short side

34: What is cliche about your character?

She fits into certain tropes, like “mama bear”, “a lover in every port”, “heroic seductress” and probably a few more but I don’t know many tropes

36: Does anyone want to harm your character?

Oh yes

38: What role does your character play in their story?

In the campaign? She takes on a leadership role in the group, being the one who shot-calls a lot of the time, and even got a space on a council founded to deal with the cultist issue because of it

40: What would be your character’s favorite school subject?

Music. Or PE

42: What would be your character’s dream career?

I don’t see her as the type to settle down long enough to hold a career

44: What is your character proud of?

How far she has come as a person. She did a bit of soul-searching after she was exiled, and she knew she had a lot of room to grow, and needed to grow. She lapsed a lot, drank in excess and indulged in pleasures of the flesh too much. She was also prone to angry, violent outbursts…but she is growing as a person, learning to embrace her softer side.

46: Would you want to trade places with your character?

I’d consider it. She had a sucked up past but god I love her

48: How would your character type?

Keysmashes, some emojis and a lot of “listen here you little bitch”. Oh you’d bet she would get into a lot of arguments with bigots online

50: What is your favorite thing about your character?

Just…how freaking awesome she is. She’s a lot of fun to RP and damn is she strong in combat. Her angsty backstory is amazing too, if I do say so myself

52: How would your character act in gym class?

It’s be all out war. She’d mercilessly tackle everyone else, take competitive sports way too serious. She’d beat you with grace, style and finesse than brag about it to your face

54: What is the saddest thing about your character’s life?

Lyris spent 6 months as a slave and I think that probably was a big cause of her asshole nature

56: What’s one of your character’s quirks?

Her ears react to her emotions, drooping, perking and sometimes twitching like when a dogs ear does when something is irritating them when she is trying to listen in one someone’s conversation, or when she hears something she finds interesting. Also her eye’s glow in the dark, like a cats

58: Is your character dorky or more athletic?

Lyris is athletic as she’s fit and healthy and you have to be strong to use a longbow…but she’s a total dork in other aspects, like romantically

60: If you could title your character’s life, what would you title it?

I would like to title it something cool like “Trial of the Dragon” (which is the title for her story collection on Ao3) but honestly something along the lines of: “Chronicle of a Hot Mess” would be more apt. 

[hgfstreamchats]

Corpse Bride

Welcome to the 'highglossfinish' room. Knock Out: Well, it looks like that old text won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Knock Out: Oh well. Thenightetc: ...*hurriedly pauses music* Knock Out: Night human! Knock Out: Hello there. Thebes: Hello! Thenightetc: Hello! Knock Out: And Thebes human, hello to you too. Knock Out: Hmm. I'd forgotten he used to pet it. Thenightetc: Yyyes. Zephra85: I MADE IT Thenightetc: Hi! Knock Out: Zephra human! Zephra85: Ooh these videos Zephra85: Hi everyone!

Knock Out: Ahhh...I'm clever. Zephra85: Okay Knock Out, I gotta ask: what exactly were you expecting Megatron to respond with here? Thenightetc: So how glad are you he didn't actually hear that. Knock Out: I count my blessing each night before I power down and again in between buffings. Knock Out: And I quite honestly have no idea. Zephra85: 'Yes Knock Out I DO love you more than Starscream. Also, LOVE the 'Big M', good call there.' Thenightetc: *snickering* Knock Out: And then the entire ship would applaud, and carry me away on their shoulders. Zephra85: Of course Thenightetc: Naturally. Zephra85: Ah punning, a universal constant it seems Knock Out: Nothing like picking up a new language worth of puns. Zephra85: Man the hip movement is mesmorizing, ngl Knock Out: I try. Thenightetc: You succeed. Zephra85: Truly. Knock Out: Hmm...do you think they would have invited me if I would have stopped calling her that? Zephra85: Possibly, although humans are pretty good at holding grudges. Knock Out: Good point. Clearly not my fault. Zephra85: Also, lookit you. Figuring that out right off the bat. Zephra85: Clever 'con. Knock Out: Thank you! What can I say? I was on a roll that night. Zephra85: YAS Zephra85: INSECTICON BACK-UP Zephra85: I really miss the Insecticons. Knock Out: Come to Cybertron. They bred like...well, like Insecticons in the post-war interim. Zephra85: :D Knock Out: Park yourself in just the right spot and you can hear them shrieking for miles. Zephra85: EEEEE Zephra85: Ooh this part is so cool Zephra85: LOOK HOW SMOOTH THAT WAS Knock Out: By the Allspark, that looked even better than it did in my head. Knock Out: I really was on a roll that night. Zephra85: 'I hope that looked as cool as I think it did' Thenightetc: Well, thank god someone was there with a camera to confirm that it did. Knock Out: Thank you, mysterious mystery camera individual! Knock Out: Maybe it was Prime. You know, the vids stopped the moment he did. agooddistraction: aw scrap what did I miss? Zephra85: And thus it was the beginning of a beautiful relationship, thanks to wartime kidnapping Knock Out: Yourself, for starters. Zephra85: Good job Knock Out agooddistraction: Noo Zephra85: Wheeljack! Hey! :D agooddistraction: Hey Thenightetc: ...Oh boy! Zephra85: It was when you were put-off by Bulkhead not having your back in favor of playing peacemaker with Magnus Zephra85: And Arcee was helping you through it Thenightetc: Did he just say they met last night...? Knock Out: Of course he did. agooddistraction: Did that happen in other timelines? Knock Out: It happened in ours. Thenightetc: Didn't they say they were in high school, still? agooddistraction: Weird Thenightetc: "Well, I'm pregnant" Knock Out: Hah! Thenightetc: I'm not sorry. Zephra85: (loOSING IT) Zephra85: Oh god please don't be a racist thing Thenightetc: I think it's probably going to be a thinly veiled racist thing. Thenightetc: And/or classist. Thebes: wow.  Wow.  WOW. Thenightetc: Uggggghhh. agooddistraction: I'm lost Zephra85: This is a weird infography but at least it's not racist Knock Out: Human bonding = boing. Zephra85: Send June and Fowler a congrats card, but it just says 'BOING' Thebes: nah, but it is not-so-quietly sexist and probably a few other things Knock Out: Why not? If I'm not invited, I may as well be banned. Why do things halfway? agooddistraction: Let's just crash it Zephra85: DO IT Knock Out: "Talking. Boinging." In other words, you and Bumblebee. agooddistraction: Yep agooddistraction: Wait so what did what I missed have to do with them Zephra85: Any of those predacon fossils left? Could make a hilarious wedding present. 'I took this from you and now you're married because I did' Knock Out: Brilliant! Knock Out: This short brought to you by: popular songs." Zephra85: 'And it certainly has nothing to do with that we no longer have any use for them and they're taking up room and collecting dust on the shelf, nosiree it's all about the irony.' Thenightetc: Oh!  Corpse Bride? Thenightetc: :D Zephra85: !!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE Thebes: oh this will be fun~ Thenightetc: Anyone here not seen it?  Should we not spoil it? agooddistraction: I have no idea what this is Thenightetc: Ahhh. Knock Out: A human film about a wedding, animated in the same vein as the thing where the human child got his eyes ripped out. Zephra85: Zombie puppets and visiting the afterlife. Also there's a wedding. agooddistraction: [omgg i played victor's piano solo at my piano recitcal when i was like 16] Thenightetc: ..Eyes ripped out? agooddistraction: [and now i'm broken and don't remember how to play it] Zephra85: Coraline Thenightetc: Oh agooddistraction: Wait what Knock Out: And The Sandman. Thenightetc: oh THAT Thenightetc: I was thinking.... nevermind. Zephra85: Ah yes, the opening number: 'Pushing Our Classist Ideals and Expectations On Our Children' Zephra85: A classic. agooddistraction: Huh Thenightetc: wow Thenightetc: Woooow agooddistraction: Magnus Zephra85: Good job Thenightetc: *snort* Knock Out: Hah! Zephra85: Do you hear the gears creaking in his jaw when he does agooddistraction: [this song is the one i did :D] Knock Out: Oh yes. Thenightetc: "Boo!" Zephra85: I honestly think these two/this scene are really cute Thenightetc: awwww Zephra85: Look at them just tiptoeing around each other Thenightetc: And of course that happens Zephra85: (Cries at Christopher Lee's voice) Knock Out: They both look on the cusp of dying from something or other. They can prop each other up. agooddistraction: Why's his helm so tall Zephra85: It's a hat agooddistraction: Oh Thenightetc: pffff Zephra85: The most realistic part of the movie here Zephra85: 'Cause lord knows I don't know 90% of my obscure relatives Thenightetc: "set the tablecloth on fire :) Thenightetc: boing! agooddistraction: Poor fella Thenightetc: PFFFF agooddistraction: Hahahahaha Thenightetc: poor kid Zephra85: Must have been seriously cheap wine if it didn't make the fire worse Thenightetc: day: *is about to get worse* agooddistraction: It's not a party until something catches fire Thenightetc: PFfff Zephra85: True Zephra85: UGH SO CUTE agooddistraction: He's doin' it Knock Out: There he goes. Thenightetc: "is that a hand" agooddistraction: Eew he married the tree? agooddistraction: what Thenightetc: Here we goooo agooddistraction: Scrap Zephra85: He was trying to practice agooddistraction: ??? agooddistraction: When ya smoke too much Knock Out: Don't mix alloys, children. agooddistraction: Whoa Zephra85: My favourite song is coming up! :D Zephra85: Also my fave character agooddistraction: Ahhhh Zephra85: THERE HE IS Zephra85: JANGLEBONES Zephra85: MY FAVE Thenightetc: Yesssss agooddistraction: This protoform guy? Zephra85: Bowler hat skeleton with one eye singing right now Knock Out: What is the human obsession with your own bones? Knock Out: Who started that one? Zephra85: I have no idea Zephra85: I just like the jazz guy and the swing music segments Knock Out: It IS gloriously catchy. agooddistraction: Why can they be naked but other humans with skin can't be naked? Ratchet: ... what have I logged into Zephra85: Most of us aren't as determined as these guys Zephra85: Hello Ratchet! Ratchet: Hello Knock Out: Ratchet. Ratchet: Knock Out. agooddistraction: 8) agooddistraction: That was fun Zephra85: How're the wedding plans going for the happy couple? Thebes: They've taken a turn Thenightetc: Corpse Bride.  That guy is about to get married, but he kept messing up his vows, so he went into the woods to practice and accidentally married the dead girl there. Ratchet: Oh, is that why Knock Out chose this particular feature Knock Out: Ew. Thenightetc: Yes, well Zephra85: Along with another marriage featurette, and some old footage from the war showing June and Fowler's early bonding days Ratchet: ... oh? Thenightetc: Not that that would actually be legally binding, but hey Zephra85: Yup! Just isn't a proper date without fossil hunting and kidnapping, and near-death involving a train. Ratchet: Very creative with the theme tonight, then. Knock Out: Very perceptive of you to notice. Thenightetc: awwww Thenightetc: it's Zero! Zephra85: So precious Thenightetc: oh my god Zephra85: HAH Zephra85: Clever. Thebes: man, their board of toursim must be buried Thenightetc: ...wut Zephra85: Raven eggs: pathways to death. Good to know Ratchet: You would think she'd be more wary about being told to wait for things. Zephra85: She's adorably naiive Thenightetc: Yes, well, the worst has already happened, hasn't it happened, hasn't it Ratchet: Still though Zephra85: You know he ded Zephra85: I LOVE THIS LINE/JOKE Zephra85: Coooold man Ratchet: ... harsh Zephra85: Aw this one's a sweet sad song too thenightetc: Is it okay? Knockout: The chat died on my end. thenightetc: Same, had to reload Knockout: Always a joy, livestream. Zephra85: Gotta love it. (eyeroll) thenightetc: she's giving him a little too much credit, I think Zephra85: AH THERE IT IS thenightetc: "why are you in our house" warwearymedic: And for some reason, it will not allow me to use my own name. Knockout: Likewise. Zephra85: Ugh, livestream. thenightetc: Because you're already logged in or soemthing thenightetc: It didn't end the other session, I think Zephra85: I love how he was creeping so nearby but somehow managed to miss the 'penniless' comments warwearymedic: It's in the script thenightetc: did he just thenightetc: die? Zephra85: Well if he didn't getting run over by the horse and cart would have done the trick. Zephra85: ugh this scene's cute too Wheeljack: Why can't I talk Wheeljack: Why does it say I'm already logged in thenightetc: Livestream ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Zephra85: livestream is being a butt Knockout: Because livestream's kicked us all out of our own chat room. warwearymedic: Because human-created technolgy is less-than-reliable. Knockout: Human technology at its finest. warwearymedic: ... I'm not certain that's where those support structures are located on a human. Zephra85: They already paid the caterer thenightetc: Surely it was his parents who paid the caterer. thenightetc: They're the ones with money Zephra85: ture Zephra85: *true warwearymedic: ... that is sort of a glaring plot hole, isn't it? thenightetc: Well.  It's possible they're not actually doing any of that thenightetc: Cake, party, etc., I mean warwearymedic: How are they just noticing this point? Zephra85: He is waaay too happy about telling his friend this Zephra85: (sCREAMS INTO OBLIVION AT THIS PART) Knockout: He seems happier about this than we've seen him about anything. thenightetc: Well, he does get to escape all his problems this way Zephra85: His life does look pretty bleak warwearymedic: Should she not have a more pronounced limp? Or any limp? thenightetc: Cake is not supposed to do that. Zephra85: Her shoes balance her out I guess Knockout: I like how it was a big production to send the two of them back, but apparently this isn't a problem. warwearymedic: ... he has a point. Zephra85: HAA thenightetc: ...Why are Victor's parents there at all, actually Zephra85: 'Where do you keep the spirits?' HAAAAAA Zephra85: You'd think that'd be more of a 'headliner' than an 'in other news' story Knockout: ...Alright. That was adorable, I'll admit. thenightetc: Just slightly Wheeljack: Aww Knockout: That too. Wheeljack: Don't dead organics smell Zephra85: How many heartwarming stories do we get with zombies warwearymedic: I would assume not, as their olfactory systems no longer function. Wheeljack: No I mean thenightetc: ice cold. Zephra85: BURRRN Wheeljack: Do they smell bad Thebes: there's at least a handful.  More if you bend on thte definition of zombie Thebes: and more if you bend on 'heartwarming' Zephra85: The ones with flesh probably do Zephra85: The skeletal ones not as much I bet Knockout: Let's none of us dwell on the implications of the two skeleton children. Zephra85: This just in: children die sometimes. warwearymedic: Especially in this particular period of human history Zephra85: Indeed Zephra85: Indeed thenightetc: awwww Zephra85: ToT Zephra85: Emily is so precious Knockout: It seems to me that this could be easily solved by a threeway. Zephra85: (UGLY LAUGHTER) thenightetc: Well, she's about to be a widow! Wheeljack: Uh oh Wheeljack: Get 'im Zephra85: 'Musn't spill the plot device' Zephra85: Aw, Emily pulling Victoria out of the way thenightetc: ikr thenightetc: *snicker* Zephra85: Awesome thenightetc: *slow clap* Knockout: And you can fulfill it by all of you marrying each other. Zephra85: We need more poly solutions in media dang it Knockout: You really do. Tell your species to get on that. Zephra85: I'M TRYING IT'S HARD thenightetc: Gotta love a story where the villain gets literally dragged down into hell :) warwearymedic: That's a recurring theme for you all, isn't it? Knockout: That part was fantastic. Zephra85: We like the bad guys getting their comeuppance in our fiction Zephra85: 'cause it rarely happens in real life thenightetc: ...Well, that specifically, I can only think of two other examples offhand. thenightetc: Wait, three. Wheeljack: So if we crash the wedding, do we get to see Fowler light someone on fire? Knockout: Only one way to find out! warwearymedic: I don't forsee /you/ being perceived as a "wedding crasher." Zephra85: Miko'd probably be thrilled Wheeljack: What else would I be? warwearymedic: ... someone's "plus one" thenightetc: Coraline!  I haven't actually seen that warwearymedic: That is what June and Agent Fowler have you listed as, anyway. Wheeljack: Uh-huh Wheeljack: Wait what Knockout: I'll add it onto the "to be streamed" queue. thenightetc: ...:) Oh, thanks! Zephra85: :D Yay you get to go Jackie! Knockout: I was going to say, I was surprised you weren't tagging along with Bee. Zephra85: Seriously though Knock Out, consider the predacon fossil. Zephra85: It'll be hilarious. warwearymedic: What now? Knockout: The predacon fossil is happening. Zephra85: YES Knockout: Nothing. Nothing at all. warwearymedic: I shouldn't be surprised at this point thenightetc: Why is pole dancing a "related video" Knockout: Can't have a wedding without pole dancing. Zephra85: Because of the user's history, other things not related immedietely to what you were watching will show up 'cause it's related to something else the user watched previously Zephra85: ;) Knockout: I deny nothing. Zephra85: It really is cool to watch Zephra85: AHAHAHAHA Wheeljack: Oh scrap Zephra85: not that I can blame any of them, this sh*t's hard yo Knockout: Well, that was special. Wheeljack: I can do it Zephra85: :O Zephra85: Omg if I got to see that I'd be throwing so many credits you have no idea Wheeljack: 8) warwearymedic: ... isn't that one from that movie with the fluid-feeding bat-creatures? Knockout: This one? warwearymedic: Yes Wheeljack: Whahoahahaa Wheeljack: jkasdhlaskj thenightetc: Wow thenightetc: ??? Zephra85: Oh come on you can't give Mortal Combat a hard time, that sh*t looked great for the time Zephra85: HAHAHAHA thenightetc: but why was the shark flying warwearymedic: What... Zephra85: There are so many weird shark horror ones thenightetc: GAH Wheeljack: Giant sugar ants? warwearymedic: ... alright Zephra85: Wild Zephra85: Alrighty, I think I need to ditch. I need to stop at the store and pick something up for dinner before it closes Knockout: I should too. This one will be the last. Wheeljack: I like humans Zephra85: Bye everybody! I had fun! Wheeljack: they throw themselves around with no armor and they don't care Knockout: They certainly do get a kick out of being humans. Wheeljack: Bye Knockout: Goodnight, Zephra human! Zephra85: Thanks for the stream, Knock Out! Say hi to the family for me! Knockout: Of course! thenightetc: Goodnight!  The movie was great, thanks. :) Zephra85: And Ratchet, Wheeljack, wish the happy couple congrats for me :D Wheeljack: I should get some cubes ready Wheeljack: Will do warwearymedic: Will do Wheeljack: Night fraggers Knockout: Goodnight, everyone!