#make mind map

[heynhay]

pkmn

[yourfatherjustinmcelroy]

Rewatching the first few episodes of fhjy because i guess i have nothing better to do and the way you can see how kibblespilly was supposed to be a counter to riz is so fucking funny. Its all there from the very beginning- the attitude, the tactics, the way she interacts with the party and everything- this is supposed to be riz's counterpart to run against him for student body president and have a terrible battle of wits and barbs

But in a twist that is perhaps THE most befitting to her ideal story of running against the boy she chose to be her antagonist, the intrepid heroes just straight up not taking the bait resulting in her instead having to go toe to toe against her idealized perfect rival's aggressive near-flunkie unsubtle chaotic friend is SO FUNNY.

Like I know some people are disappointed we dont get the riz vs kipperlily presidential whatever, I know it doesnt make tons of sense in that specific narrative way. But the fucking hilarious meta that even this didnt go her way is so funny. Because instead of rogue sneaking and behind the shadows plays and spy vs spy shit, we have just outward schoolyard taunts and shit like kristen exploding and jumping over the school and the exact kind of play that baits kipperlily into rage every single time and its so fucking funny. Kristen runs naked through the school and does party stunts and is STILL BEATING HER. She even clearly constructed her party to mirror the bad kids perfectly and craft each of them their own nemesis/counterpart and for the most part it like kind of worked EXCEPT FOR HER.

It must drive her fucking crazy that her cute little plot of rogue vs rogue didnt pan out at fucking all despite ALL the signs pointing to that making the most sense. This was something she just couldnt predict, couldnt mastermind. She got up onto that metaphorical stage for a debate and instead was met with a clowning act. Its so funny. I love fantasy high. Nothing you could have done would have changed this, fourdogs. You never had any power at all.

[conscydraws]

My first 15 hours in Death Stranding

[shadowsegregious]

not. the greatest cook (still comic under cut <3)

[felassan]

The gameplay reveal.... I was so scared Solas was going to kill Varric holy shit

ask messages that haunt me.. 💔

[icys-junkyard]

Unova Battle Subway maps

My personal preferred map of the railways (one with blue markers, one with color coded markers)

An alternate map, taking the in-game subway map slightly more literally. (Bonus map with a few non-canon markers I added purely to help myself make sense of the seemingly pointless shapes of some of the routes)

Bonus extra map of the routes taken by Ingo, Emmet, or both of them, for those who want a more specific visual of those routes on their own. (Of course Emmet's line goes through the Pokémon World Tournament lmao)

Misc notes/thoughts under the cut

I'm not a train person, take all these musings with a grain of salt lol

Canon map note: I imagine this map only shows the large, intercity railways. Cities like Nimbasa, Castelia, etc likely have smaller, more complex subway lines all over the city like we tend to see IRL.

Canon map note 2: In an IRL setting, these rail lines are likely far less straight and angular than on these maps and could probably make a lot more sense if drawn with a freer hand and consideration for the landscape, but I tried sticking somewhat close to how it's presented in the game.

International (wi-fi) line: In the game it's the wi-fi line. In a non-game context I imagine this line is one that actually leaves Unova and goes to a neighboring region.

Subwayness: While not all of these lines are 100% underground like they might be in the cities, I like to think quite a few of them are partially or primarily in tunnels. Many lines go across water without a major bridge* on the map, or straight through harsh environments like mountains or deserts, some of which may be more convenient long term to go under rather than through. With the technology of the Pokémon universe, I imagine large stretches of underground train tunnels are entirely possible. (*Maybe there's smaller unshown bridges for the trains, but at least the line that goes right through Castelia's port to an island I'd like to believe could be underground under water)

Battle Subway: The Battle Subway itself likely only runs on these intercity lines.Assuming IRL distances rather than in game walking distances, depending on the length of the line, a lap or two could be a full days work for the bosses. Non-battle trains likely use these same tracks.

Anville Town: The branching path on the Anville line is strange, as it doesn't seem to point toward any known location. It could be pointing toward some unlabelled town or landmark, though I've seen some people posit that it stops at the Celestial or Dragonspiral towers (though they seem too far away for me to agree). My personal headcanon is that rather than the large branch shown on the original map, it's actually two branches going to Anville Town; a large alternate rail to help with rotating/moving trains going in and out of the rail yard there.

Pokémon World Tournament: Located in or very near Driftveil City, it was added in BW2 by Driftveil gym leader Clay. Considering Driftveil is a city, it could have multiple subway stations, one of which just happens to be close to the PWT. Alternatively, it could be a bit of a distance away and thus have it's own station.

PokéStar Studios: Located in or very near Virbank City. As the major intercity lines don't quite hit Virbank itself, I imagine Virbank only has one intercity station near the studio if it's within Virbank itself. That, or it has no intercity stations and one must travel the distance between Virbank and the studio to travel further.

Unity Tower: Literally this train goes through a port and right into the ocean to reach an island. This island is only accessible by boat. I'm convinced this train goes under the seafloor. That or it has a super cool Marine Tube situation where it's a subway tunnel, but the tunnel is transparent and the ocean and water pokémon can be seen out the train windows.

[gremio0]

I kept seeing people on twitter make Sinner nationality headcanons so I decided to make my own except all of them are brazilian. subject to change

[sp1resong]

88. Mind cccc. blinks at you with evil intent

[ask game]

the henhouse in the yard was torn to splinters nothing left but feathers, bones, and blood

Charlatan in Red (A Fox's Wedding) - The Forgetmenauts

[polkadotjohnson]

Grave Conversations - Joel McHale (2025)

[musubiki]

new tragic plot line by the way is both the to-be snake witch (older daughter) and the current snake witch (mother) die so it goes to the younger daughter who is too young to even traditionally be a witch but the mothers familiar deems it to be so

[morihaus]

while taking those geography quizzes that've been going around i was like "lol it'd be funny if there was one for elder scrolls. probably not though it'd be really easy" but then i looked and there IS one for cities in tamriel

despite my confidence i did miss a few cities that i reasonably should've known, including a few from mainline games. 77 IS a lot to remember. perhaps you can take the challenge...

[lunarharp]

shirahama-sensei reminded me she has a thing for the teacher from pokemon s/v so i randomly went off on an au where qifrey is the professor. etc

[riftdancing]

Firelight Trading Company's Fearless Lead, Rexonus Fira'lux

[flothunderstorms]

“Hello you,” I whisper, loud enough to make my voice heard, but not at the level that would startle him.

The next sequence of events completely backfired my intention on keeping my voice down as not to startle him. Alex must have not have expected that the person he keeps calling out their name would appear right in front of him. I watch helplessly as his head moves fast upward to look at me, his forehead hitting the wooden table with a loud bang, and going back down to his knees to cover his face just as fast as he lifted his head up.

Snickers and failed suppressed laughters echo through the air, and I am too completely frozen to even have an expression. Concern and guilt starts to flow inside of me, reaching out to touch his head, the spot that took a hit and starts to rub it soothingly, hoping to ease the pain it must have been produce on his body.

I bite my lip to stop myself from laughing when Alex groans like a child helplessly in between his legs. He starts to slowly lift his head up again, cautiously this time. He stares right back at me, eyes slowly widening as he blinks multiple times.

“You are here,” he says with a crack on his voice. I smiled widely at him, nodding my head as a confirmation that I am indeed here.”

[ahollowgrave]

thinking thoughts

[kore-cryptid]

replaying oxenfree after lost signals and i wanna get all the silly little steam achievements, it made me realize theres no just Full Map of where all the goobers are so here i did it myself