#miss taro

[billdecker]

Dr. No (1962) dir. Terence Young

[emerald-truth]

fancy dinner out (Miss Taro/Honey Ryder)

I’m writing f/f double drabbles for the food prompt table! (I will post them on ao3 when they’re all done) Miss Taro doesn’t have a canon first name so I’ve decided it’s Olivia, she seems like an Olivia. I also played with the prompt a bit but I think that’s in the spirit of things . . .

Olivia Taro is on her usual evening walk trying to catch a glimpse of that alluring woman with the shell collection again. Every evening Olivia tries to work up the courage to talk to her. Today she manages to walk rather close by, hoping the other woman will initiate. "Would you like some fish?" Olivia turns, thinking she's in luck until she sees the large raw fish. "Is it . . . safe?" "Of course. It's mahi mahi," the woman says as if that should make everything clear. "By the way, my name's Honey." "Olivia . . ." She tentatively takes the fish. Perhaps Honey is used to eating straight from the ocean but Olivia's not sure how her body will react. Still, if she wants to get closer to Honey . . . She takes a bite. "Why, it's delicious!" Honey smiles brightly. "Have some more! A fish this big will rot quickly." Olivia sits gingerly in the sand and steels herself to ask a question. "Say, since you're feeding me tonight, would you fancy dinner out with me tomorrow? I know a nice restaurant." Honey seems shocked for a moment and Olivia wonders if she's made a mistake, but then her smile returns. "Yes I'd like that."

[incompleteguide]

issue 2 of the incomplete guide

so, no feedback yet, but that also means no criticism. let’s plow right ahead with our next substack issue:

- could dr no happen today? probably not all of it, but why? - what do the bbc’s vigil and ace attorney have in common? - which k-drama would you recommend to a new watcher?

as ever, we’d actually like for people to engage with this, so feel free to reshare, or let us know in comments what you liked/disliked about this

[25shadesoffebruary]

I've missed you so much.

[babbimetal]

MOMOKO SINGING LEAD VOCALS FOR META TARO AT LEGEND MM - NIGHT 21 (DAY 2)🍑

[just-another-colin-kinnie]

hey everybody! i have lost control of my life

i would like to thank my homie @nippihead, my parents, mishima, mishima, mishima, mishima, mish-

[come-back-serotonin]

Arte audiovisual

[bambooochan6]

Men with Black 🖤

[ju5t777]

an old reservoir dogs AU

[nattawinlove-andmygaytea]

Hsu Kai & Taro Lin bts from photoshoot

[homolobotomized]

do you think their periods ever synced up

[astralartefact]

NieR Re[in]carnation The People and the World Transmigration and the End of Reincarnation

If Red is the color of ______ then why did I ____ the ending of NieR Re[d ]carnation?

Between YoRHa:Dark Apocalypse, some of the RoD stories and now this, a pattern has been established:

If I didn't really like the ending of a NieR story, chances are 100% that given a couple hours to days I will figure myself into "This is the best thing ever written, I committed blasphemy against the god king by ever doubting his vision."

Because to be open and honest about it, right after playing it the ending was kinda boring to me - because if you paid attention to the periphery and knew the deep lore you already expected 90% of the reveals, the only really new thing is the rundown on what happened to His, Her and N2.

Let me phrase it like this: the Time Loop Theory didn't really need confirmation up until now. It was a thing because it fits the themes, but acknowledging it wouldn't really add anything because the vague sense of inevitability already exists simply by alluding to it and the previous narratives all already had it built into them without it anyways - so I think the only reason they hard confirmed it now was because it literally added to the story. Him and Her being stuck in the time loop of humanity's failure is why they despaired.

So long story short, the stuff they 'confirmed' I didn't really need to be confirmed (cries in no y:da) and as fine as it was, not having an immediate "Oh Shit!" Moment made the chapter kind of boring. So while kind of neat it didn't really do anything for me.

But I also finished Reincarnation at 5AM. So I went to sleep and Io and behold, I awoke to a revelation by the god king:

This was amazing. This story logistically paid off on the entirety of the game's narratives in a single chapter all while talking about something new. What the fuck. Once again, this shouldn't work. How did they do that??? How is the writing in this game so tightly unified despite being literally fragmented into 20-ish individual stories??? This game has the most writers of all NieR games and yet every single story is pulling at the same rope??? Like, how???

To me NieR Reincarnation is about two things: Number 1 - Reincarnation is a Cage, all humans are born into some level of agency-less-ness and wouldn't you know it, they have no agency about that Number 2 - 'Humanity' is a more complex thing than just 'Being of the Human Species' (which is basically the NieR theme)

I think the Robots in the cast illustrate this the best: Dimos and Marie and Yurie and 10H (and Noelle and 063y and F66x) were made for a purpose, but they didn't choose their purpose, their creators did for very specific reasons. But against all odds they find themselves human and humans have wishes and dreams, even if it's just to fulfill their purpose, they seek out the agency to make those dreams come true and if they pray for their dreams to come true they will find a way.

By experiencing the pain and despair of solitude He became human, because He wanted, He wished to not experience it anymore. By experiencing the pain and despair of the machine lifeforms N2 became human in the same way and She became human by incorporating N2's experience of pain into Herself.

And as Humans they pray for a better future. And maybe they can't do it on their own, because they're human and humans fail and cry and shit and die. Maybe they desperately need the help of someone who can help, even if it's just a little girl who is selfless enough to offer them an encouraging hand despite all of the mistakes they made. But by praying for their dreams to come true, by not outright denying the possibility of a better future, simply by hoping this better future exists we can reach it, because we're human. We will find a way.

So even I, from one Prayer to another, want to Thank You for Praying. Please believe in the future you want to see, because otherwise it will not happen. And remember, all Prayers lead to the Cage.

Also Drakengard symbolism because GODDAMN IT, JUST MAKE ANOTHER DRAKENGARD GAME YOU-----

They called her the second girl, but she's at least the third!!! (i think four if you count crym?) (but i'm pretty sure only i do that so let's do three)

I'm fucking pissed. You dare to leave the Drakengard Shit, MY beloved Drakengard Shit, as subtext symbolism??? How dare you. How absolutely dare you. I hope you know I am praying for Drakengard 5 (not a mistake) Yoko Taro and as I have established in this post you yourself have said that prayers come true if you believe in them so go ahead. I'm waiting.

No Seed of Resurrection talk, No word on Mother, No Accord, just the girl with One's horns doing the Manah stuff I deserve, because I called it back when Replicant Remake came out.

No but really though, I wonder if there might be a reason that we got basically 0 answers to Drakengard stuff and only answers to the NieR side of things. Apparently - and I have no quote for this, I just read some chatter about it - Yoko Taro has said that the next NieR game is planned, but will only come after another game he's making... and well... if this final chapter has made anything clear by omission it's that Drakengard isn't NieR... Just saying...

Also, this still it wasn't a Y:DA reference after all... They didn't even slightly allude to it q_q #AnoggForReincarnation is truly over...

But let's talk about the color Red for a second, because I have a thought.

I'm not going into it too much, we all know Red is a pretty symbolically heavy color in general, but in NieR and honestly even more so in Drakengard especially - they literally just did stain a girl in white in blood again, that's the Drakengard thing - but...

Mama's Pod is also Red. She receives a Red Carnation, a common Japanese Mother's Day gift, from 10H which is the key to 10H unlocking the truth. Clearly Red isn't just Hatred... but I haven't thought enough about it to really tell you what that's about. I will have to think about that - and if I ever come to a conclusion on that front I will tell you all about it.

Anyways, that's it for now... I can confidently state that NieR Reincarnation is my favorite NieR game and honestly by a long shot. I don't give a shit that it's a Gacha, I can't do anything about that and Yoko Taro, Yuki Wada and the Rest of the Team did the absolute most with the hand they were dealt, because clearly someone up in Square Enix does not like what the silly mask man is doing and doesn't give him the budget and creative liberties he truly deserves.

Once again a sincere Thank you for Praying - please believe in the future you want to see, no matter how distant and unattainable it may seem. You will still have to look out for and grab the hand reaching out to actually reach it - but you will only see that hand if you're hoping for one to come your way in the first place.

Speaking of which, here is my Prayer for the day: #AnoggForWhateverComesAfterReincarnationBecauseIfThisWasReplicantEndingEPayoffThenY:DAPayoffHasToBeNext

[crazedsmiles]

Someone give this girl salvation or she boutta end my entire life

[levbolton]

I think my favourite gender is Cat/Owner

[rosehippiefield]

Why do people trust (or distrust) Sara?

Joe: he knows her for several years, she's his bestie, so of course he believes in her

Kai: he stalked her so he knows her and he's devoted to Chidouins, plus she could remind him of himself

Kanna: Sara's spitting image of her fallen sister

Q-taro: Sara has proven to be reliable in russian roulette

Reko: Sara seems reasonable but meanwhile she's only 17, and Reko's kind to the weak, plus she's girl (Reko had a grudge against men which she acknowledges wasn't right)

Nao: Sara is dependable and it is something Nao desperately needs

Gin: even before bird cage he seemed to really like Sara, maybe it's purely her vibes of nice and reliable person, big sis energy

Mishima didn't really show if he trusted her or not, maybe yes but more as student/subordinate/protégé than a group leader

Alice: he heard Sara play russian roulette thinking she killed everyone there, then she interrogated him. Not best beginning for trust development

Shin: 15,5%, laptop password and past Midori experience, there was 0% of him trusting Sara

Keiji: and here everything becomes interesting. He was the most vocal about making Sara a leader long before she showed her skills. Maybe she reminded Keiji of his old self, but probably he just knows something

[harrowleaf]

"If I could have just one wish, please let us stay in your heart forever. We'll remember you forever and always."