#maybe just good ol' fashioned misspellings

[coquelicoq]

mais?? tes aventures contre les forces étéorologiques sont Terrifiantes???? n'y a-t-il donc pas la moindre trace de peur dans ton âme, qu'est-ce que t'as fait de ton instinct de survie, like!!

et naaaaan tkt nous ça va tranquille, on a l'habitude des cyclones ici lol. On a les infrastructures pour, et même culturellement on sait comment s'y préparer; c'est un truc qu'on prend au sérieux quand même, mais concrètement personne devrait être activement en danger.

Mais j'avoue c'est la première fois de mon vivant qu'on est directement frappé par l'œuil du cyclone, which, ngl en vrai je trouve que n'empêche, ça en jette quand même, non? très Pas Bien! va forcément y avoir masse de dégâts matériels.

but yeah, we're all safe. une alerte rouge ça s'ignore pas, we very much keep our asses at home. pour l'instant on a eu aucune coupure ni d'eau ni d'elelectricité so we're all good inside; et dehors les les rafales de 200+km/h ont vrrraiment pas l'air avenantes lol.

et puis d'ailleurs on n'est plus en alerte rouge! parce que c'est pire MDR. pour la première fois de notre histoire on est passés en alerte violette : confinement pour tout le monde tout le monde, plus d'exemptions. ni pour les journalistes, ni pour les premiers secours, shit is Real real.

AND STILL, je trouve que t'as l'air de t'être embarqué dans des galères météorologiques vachement pires et vachement plus dangereuses 😭

désolé du déballage de vie que t'avais absolument pas demandé, et merci de m'avoir donné une occasion de le faire ici en anon sans que je me doxxx lolol

have a good star war? 😘

plus tu me dis, plus je m'inquiète vraiment !! une alerte violette, ce ne peut être bonne, ça ! mais qu'il n'y a pas de coupure me soulage un peu. et si vous en avez l'habitude (et l'infrastructure), d'autant mieux. on a bien fermé tout aux environs de la maison, j'imagine !

un des problèmes ici est qu'on est pas habitué à la neige ou même au froid...l'infrastructure nécessaire nous manquent beaucoup. les gens perdent l'électricité à cause du vent, puis le chauffage ne marche plus parce qu'il n'y a pas d'électricité, puis les tuyaux gèlent parce qu'il n'y a pas de chauffage. à ce moment au moins on peut toujours conduire pcq les routes n'ont pas gelé, mais malheureusement les météorologues nous ont avertis d'une tempête de glace possible pour demain, ce qui tout compliquerait bien sûr. on parle toujours de la Great Ice Storm of 1996 pendant laquelle on était sans courant et ne pouvait pas sortir pour une semaine ou plus (je me souviens d'un peu de ça, j'étais petite à l'époque)...donc c'est la glace qui m'inquiète le plus ici.

jusqu'ici j'ai eu du cul en fait, pcq j'ai perdu l'électricité pendant une tempête moins grave la semaine passée qui a coupé le courant à moins de gens, donc on a pu le réparer plus vite (tandis que les gens sans électricité ce week-end ont dû attendre parce qu'ils ont été au nombre de 160k à un moment !). immédiatement après que l'électricité soit restaurée, mon chauffage a déraillé...mais c'est le même, on l'a réparé relativement vite pcq la demande était encore baisse. j'espère fort que je ne perds rien cette semaine ! j'ai l'intention de rester chez moi autant que possible.

[tfw-no-tennis]

mtmte liveblog issue 11

and here we have to conclusion to the shadowplay arc...

clearly prowl hasn't seen national treasure smh

prowl, what exactly is confusing you about ‘secret government-sanctioned brainwashing facility’

the fact that prowl was willing to go so strongly against his morals to protect chromedome...oof bro 

so the senator is basically professor x and all the outliers are mutants. got it

senator shockwave was just a sexy thot who wanted justice....poor guy

so there ARE gloves on cybertron...am I to just assume that the doctors don't like using them for some reason????? I mean tbf I've known a few medical professionals who don't wear gloves during certain procedures, like giving shots which, imo, yikes I would never, even simple vaccines can cause bleeding, but to each their own...are ppe rules not strict on cybertron, or is there a low risk of infection transfer due to the nature of cybertronian diseases? ah, the real questions 

anyways. I should stop going on extremely off-topic medical rants

I relate to tailgate in his tendency to misspell. these liveblogs would be unreadable if it weren't for spellcheck

ouch, the fact that cd ‘never really forgave’ prowl for leaving the heist party w/out a word, even tho it turns out prowl stormed off w/a final request to keep cd safe and out of it all....cd and prowl are just a big tragic trainwreck huh

its interesting that skids used to be religious, when it seems like he isn't now. Wonder What Could Have Caused That Shift In Ideology! Hm!

oh my god I love how ironfist’s fanboy ranting about the primal vanguard is cut short just as he’s saying ‘a bomb disposal kit once used by-’ bc its like Oh I bet he was about to mention tailgate, yknow, the guy who (claims he) was the primal vanguard’s bomb disposal guy...that's such a great little detail

the stuff we hear from roller about senator shockwave is super interesting - it sounds like he’s been pretty aware of the state of society for a while, and has been trying to combat it from the inside...which isn't going so great, it seems, considering the state of society at the time. 

also the whole ‘modifying people to hold the matrix (sometimes without their consent?)’ thing he’s got going on is. interesting. again, is there any sort of ethics laws on cybertron, seriously guys,

oof, op cares so much abt senator sw :( they were in love okay 

red alert :( 

rodimus is such an interesting character AUGH the fact that he takes red alert’s potential suicide to be a personal failing on his part as a captain...which, yknow, that idea has merit considering rodimus’s part in the whole overlord thing, as well as rodimus having told red alert that ‘everyone thought he was losing it.’ yeahhhhh, that's not quite the approach to take w/someone clearly suffering from a paranoid breakdown

poor magnus has no idea about all the overlord stuff, which is what triggered red alert’s breakdown 

tho, magnus, idk that putting red alert in a cryofreeze chamber or w/e is the solution here. although maybe they’re all just at a loss bc cybertron’s only mental health specialist is current hanging out comatose in a bar

are we supposed to (retrospectively) read into rodimus and drift’s agreement to put red alert in storage as a way of covering up the overlord stuff? did they deduce that he figured out about overlord and that's what caused his breakdown? rodimus seems genuinely distressed about the whole cold storage situation, but is there more to it than ‘I failed as a captain bc this guy had a breakdown under my command’? I genuinely do not remember a lot about the overlord plot bc I was so confused the first time I read it and the second time I was too busy being extremely sad, so.

genuinely shocked that cybertron even has ‘health and safety inspections.’ it just figures that the one ratchet conducted wasn't an actual inspection, but an excuse to prepare for some good ole fashioned heisting

man I love a good heist/break-in

ok so skids rlly is just here for his grappling hook hvbhksddfjbjkdf my man

UH OH SENATE GOONS. never good

whoa, cybertronians have glenohumeral joints?? tho, ratchet says ‘glenohumeral socket,’ which doesn't exist in humans - we have a glenoid cavity/fossa/socket that articulates w/the head of the humerus to form the glenohumeral joint, so, close enough

anyways, that sure was a nonsequiter. ratchet busting out his lock picking skills is dope. do they teach that sorta stuff in cybertronian medical school? maybe its in place of the patient confidentiality lesson

seriously, ratchet sure knows a lot about bombs for a doctor. maybe they also cut out the courses on ppe and patient consent to make room for the cool stuff like BOMB CLASSES

op really DOES like jumping off stuff, doesn't he 

oh no senator :( 

JK HERES OP BUSTIN THRU A DUDES CHEST 

oh no roller :( 

‘remember me how I was’ NOOOO IM GONNA FUCKING CRY. SW AND OP MAKE ME SO SAD. GOD 

op yeeted that matrix bomb like he was trying to make a touchdown or...something. not sure why I chose football, the only sport I dislike, as my metaphor here 

lol it blew up a police station, nice

god, that reveal that the institute that we saw last issue was just one of many....and the one we saw was strikingly awful enough, so the fact that there's a ton more like that....oof

also, again, super interested in the fact that cd was involved in this arc where they see how scary and evil the institute is and then ended up working for the institute - well, the ‘new institute’ - later on

I'm weeping at the ‘big reveal’ for tailgate being that orion pax is optimus prime....its so funny that he didn't know that so it was a huge twist for him and absolutely nobody else hvbakdjhfbksjdf I love tailgate

also. is that the picture somebody drew of op for tg lmao

:D and then skids manages to wake rung up!!! all by getting his name wrong lmao. tho, maybe all the storytelling helped!

oh shit its zeta (prime?), here to talk to op, presumably about becoming the next space pope

HHHHHHHHHHHHHH GOD THAT REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! BROOOOO the senator shockwave reveal slapped me right in the FACE the first time I read this, and that's saying something bc I seriously only understood like 40% of the shadowplay story my first readthru. but the shockwave reveal still had me SHOOK like oh god that was so fucking brutal. jesus

like the fact that the emotionless decpeticon shockwave used to have a completely different look and personality is already crazy enough, but then the tie-ins of empurata and shadowplay? brutal and amazing

like, this is the kinda retrospective backstory stuff that I love. it gives a lot of cool depth to both the characters and the world. I feel like it really helped cement concepts like empurata and shadowplay in the world 

and just, AUGH The Reveal still gets me...im pretty sure in my first readhtru I only picked up the fact that the senator PURPOSELY hasn't been named during this issue, and I was kinda ready for some sort of reveal but also figured it could be someone I didn't know bc of my limited tf lore knowledge, but even I knew who shockwave was and phew that blew me away 

that full-page art spread is fuckin banging also 

anyways, shadowplay arc! I really enjoy this arc and all its genre-hopping goodness, and the framing device of the characters telling a story is a lot of fun. plus we get to see a lot of cool backstory for many characters, and got tons of great worldbuilding for jro’s pre-war cybertron. 

I understood a lot more of the story upon my second (and now third) readthru of the series, which was super rewarding bc the first time I wasn't able to follow a lot of stuff (1st readthru I tended to assume that me being confused about something was due to my lack of previous knowledge of lore/story, so I didn't often analyze stuff seriously, or even employ critical thinking skills lmao). 

also some gnarly stuff went on w/the red alert b-plot, which we’ll pick up with later....

[perfectlyhappypumpkin]

This was one of those "ask me" things but I was bored so I just did em myself 🤷🏻‍♀️

1. Would you have sex with the last person you text messaged? nope

2. You talked to an ex today, correct? Technically

3. Have you taken someones virginity? Don't think so

4. Is trust a big issue for you? I'm working on it

5. Did you hang out with the person you like recently? Sorta

6. What are you excited for? My boyfriend coming to visit me eventually

7. What happened tonight? Tonight hasn't happened yet. But last night there was a wonderful conversation about goats

8. Do you think it’s disgusting when girls get really wasted? I mean nah, to each their own. But it's not really my thing either

9. Is confidence cute? Yeah.

10. What is the last beverage you had? The milk from my cereal

11. How many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust? Like... 2? Maybe ?

12. Do you own a pair of skinny jeans? Kinda?

13. What are you gonna do Saturday night? Dunno tbh. Probably nothing exciting. Maybe drink

14. What are you going to spend money on next? Probably food if I'm honest 😂

15. Are you going out with the last person you kissed? Nope

16. Do you think you’ll change in the next 3 months? I hope so

17. Who do you feel most comfortable talking to about anything? My therapist tbh

18. The last time you felt broken? Two days ago?

19. Have you had sex today? Nope

20. Are you starting to realize anything? Maybe

21. Are you in a good mood? Yus

22. Would you ever want to swim with sharks? Ehhh not really

23. Are your eyes the same color as your dad’s? No

24. What do you want right this second? My boyfriend

25. What would you say if the person you love/like kissed another girl/boy? I'd probably just cry, and maybe ask why.

26. Is your current hair color your natural hair color? Lmao no

27. Would you be able to date someone who doesn’t make you laugh? Honestly probably not

28. What was the last thing that made you laugh? My boyfriend

29. Do you really, truly miss someone right now? Mhmms

30. Does everyone deserve a second chance? Yes and no.

31. Honestly, do you hate the last boy you were talking to? Nope

32. Does the person you have feelings for right now, know you do? I sure hope so.

33. Are you one of those people who never drinks soda? I wish I could be sometimes.

34. Listening to? My boyfriends nephew baby talking

35. Do you ever write in pencil anymore? Sometimes

36. Do you know where the last person you kissed is? Yep I think so.

37. Do you believe in love at first sight? Nah, I believe in attraction at first sight, but not love

38. Who did you last call? Boyfranddd

39. Who was the last person you danced with? Oh Jesus I don't know, I don't dance

40. Why did you kiss the last person you kissed? Because I liked her

41. When was the last time you ate a cupcake? Couple months ago?

42. Did you hug/kiss one of your parents today? Nah

43. Ever embarrass yourself in front of a crush? Probably

44. Do you tan in the nude? I don't tan

45. If you could, would you take back your last kiss? Nah.

46. Did you talk to someone until you fell asleep last night? Yep

47. Who was the last person to call you? Boyfraaannddd

48. Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes

49. Do you dance in the car? Occasionally

50. Ever used a bow and arrow? Yep

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? Fucking high school?

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy? Not at all

53. Is Christmas stressful? Yeah

54. Ever eat a pierogi? Mhmm

55. Favorite type of fruit pie? Uhmmm blueberry? Or maybe apple. Tbh I prefer pumpkin

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? A singer and a vet

57. Do you believe in ghosts? Sorta

58. Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? Many times

59. Take a vitamin daily? I should but no

60. Wear slippers? Sometimes

61. Wear a bath robe? Rarely

62. What do you wear to bed? Usually just pajama bottoms and a tshirt

63. First concert? First real concert was MCR(or the reason I went) but there was also like taking back Sunday and HIM and some other bands too

64. Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Walmart, only because that's what we got here. Wish we had a target

65. Nike or Adidas? Neither

66. Cheetos Or Fritos? Depends

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Peanuts

68. Favorite Taylor Swift song? Not a huge fan. But prolly the one with Brendon Urie

69. Ever take dance lessons? Nope

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? Whatever makes them Happy

71. Can you curl your tongue? Yes? I think?

72. Ever won a spelling bee? Nah, I qualified for one then misspelled my first word... Guitar 😂😭 to be fair his pronunciation of it was GITAR

73. Have you ever cried because you were so happy? Yep

74. What is your favorite book? All the Harry Potter books, hunger games books, also love the book Keeping you a secret by Julie Anne Peters

75. Do you study better with or without music? I dunno tbh

76. Regularly burn incense? Nah

77. Ever been in love? Yep

78. Who would you like to see in concert? MCR panic at the Disco, twenty one pilots, fall out boy. Idk ik there's more

79. What was the last concert you saw? mCR and Blink 182

80. Hot tea or cold tea? Cold normally

81. Tea or coffee? Both

82. Favorite type of cookie? Prolly good ole fashioned chocolate chip

83. Can you swim well? Yep

84. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yep

85. Are you patient? Not really. Tho I try

86. DJ or band, at a wedding? Probably dj.

87. Ever won a contest? Yeah when I was little I won a giant stuffed Charmander

88. Ever have plastic surgery? Technically. But not really

89. Which are better black or green olives? Neither 🤮

90. Opinions on sex before marriage? Have at it

91. Best room for a fireplace? Living room prolly?

92. Do you want to get married? Yep