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vandijkwrites · 5 months
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sorry if you've already answered this 700 times, in which case totally feel free to ignore. but how do you lengthen your attention span? is it as simple as watching/reading progressively longer things?
First of, I am by no means an expert, but I'm happy to help as much as I can! There are a lot of great articles, books, and podcasts on the topic if you want any further info.
The most important thing to realize is why are attention spans are getting worse:
Information overload and distractions make it difficult to focus. (Ex. social media and text notification going off while you are doing other tasks)
Intentional multitasking gets your brain used to doing more than one thing at once so it becomes very difficult to make it do only one thing (Ex. having the tv on in the background while doing other tasks)
Consuming a lot of media focused on having minimal downtime and immediate gratification decreases our patience and ability to do slower tasks (Ex. watching a lot of action packed movies and short TikToks)
Getting constant small hits of dopamine from social media decreases our ability to do tasks that don't give us dopamine hits (Ex. getting likes from a post or messages from friends)
The solutions to most of these come down to two things: (1) Do only one thing at a time (2) Limit distractions from that task (3) Reduce immediate gratification
So some example of ways to do that would be:
Read a book without your phone being on hand to distract you.
Watch TV without multitasking.
Reduce time on social media, especially social media focused on short videos.
Spend a day or part of a day without technology.
Spend time with friends without looking at your phone.
Watch slow-form content like unedited lecture or panel videos where people are just speaking at their normal pace without cutting pauses.
Listen to music albums all the way through instead of shuffling and skipping.
Eat meals without multitasking (ie mindful eating)
Make yourself a cup of tea and sit on a park bench or by the window and watch some birds.
People-watch at the coffee shop.
Write long emails or letters to friends and family instead of short texts.
Call and have a conversation with a loved one without multitasking.
Meditate.
Take a walk and enjoy nature.
Don't scroll through your phone while waiting in a line.
Read long posts when you come across them on your dashboard.
Have an ebook on your phone to read whenever you would normally scroll through social media.
Don't go on your phone/online for a certain amount of time before bed.
If you are having trouble doing these things, try to do one tasks but increase the stimuli of that task. For example, read a book while listening to the audiobook at the same time. Or listen to music while watching a lyric video. These are great baby steps!
Another great baby step is (like you said in your question) doing things for progressively longer amounts of time! Set a timer for a certain number of minutes and then read without distraction for that amount of time. That way it won't feel like it is never ending and you can track your progress.
Obviously not all of these will be for everyone and some of these are too hard for people with ADHD or serious attention issues, but they are a good place to start!
I hope that helps 💕
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archeo-starwars · 5 months
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You wouldn't happen to have an extensive layout dissection of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant? Or even a list of all notable and obscure sections of the Jedi Temple? OR or even labelled areas that are public and reserved for only temple residents. Both from canon and legends, please and thank you!!!
The best I managed to find comes from Star Wars Complete Locations - you may check out the whole archived version here. The “zoom in” option is pretty good for reading details. Below the pages (I suppose the best is to open them in new tab for better reading):
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As for the list of locations, I recommend wookiepedia's list. Plenty of data, both for Legends and New Canon.
Additional sources worth to check out:
Jedi Temple Locations & Jedi Temple History - both published as official material on star wars.com in regard to prequels and New Canon sources. Pictures and references to various places inside Temple.
Star Wars.com's The Clone Wars episode guide + videoclips from the series, like
A) Jedi Archives Tour (the entrance to one of the most restricted areas of the temple: The Holocron Vault).
B) Layout of Jedi Temple Library (source)
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C) Jedi Temple funeral room + environment illustration by Tara Rueping (source)
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Old Data Bank for Jedi Temple
HoloNews mentioning "a mob of 20 university students attempted to infiltrate the Jedi Temple" and "managing to get as far as the Second Atrium Lobby"
Star Wars Battlefront (2) game wiki provides some map and location description
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and if you have time (and patience) you can watch gameplay from 501st Legion's mission in Jedi Temple for reference, like this one
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The wookiepedia's articles should give enough good idea of the rooms, their location and functions, but I'm adding a few source pages:
STAR WARS: FACT FILES #36 provides a lot informations what and where was inside the Temple and some general data about visitors, security, Grand Balcony, Grand Corridor & Towers. Not all is super specific, but worth checking out for sure.
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The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia mentions this:
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and for Jedi Temple entry:
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As for the named locations that are public or reserved for only temple residents, there is definitely a division like that, however I'm not sure if this issue was very well explained. The source gives us some ideas, like for example, Jedi Archives have data accessible only for Jedi with rank of Master or higher (thus most likely separated areas to study). At the same time, Fact Files #25 says that Jedi Archives offers an "excellent resources to researchers, including star-map hologram consoles", but also an access to entire scientific and historical knowledge of the Republic
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so non-Jedi were allowed to use Jedi Library/Archives for their own research and work-related needs. We also must remember that the Jedi Order had various scientific branches, including archaeology, exploring unknown regions, and medicine, so logically thinking Jedi worked with other, non-Jedi specialists of many fields.
We also know from various sources, that politicians and important guests were invited for various occasions. We could see in Republic comics series that Bail Organa, Mon Mothma and senator Ask Aak were allowed to listen to Jedi reporting before High Council about his last battle
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or attending Jedi Funeral like Duchess Satine and Padme Amidala did for the (fake) Obi-Wan's one or just visiting as a friend/comrade-in-arm
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I would need to make more research about this issue as there is plenty tie-in material to Jedi Temple on Coruscant that would take a lot time to study, but at this moment, I think the best is assume how far a non-Jedi may walk into Temple will depend greatly who is that person and what is nature of their business with Jedi.
At the same time, Purge: Seconds to Die has this line "Clone Troopers? This deep in the Temple? Not permitted."
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The Jedi was in Archives herself, so it is worth to take into account that clones could have more limited access to Temple than the average guest before war did. At the same time, clone troopers could make a report before Yoda and Mace Windu/High Council, as was presented by Star Wars Tales (Honor Bound):
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so it is not like they were outright forbidden to enter the temple either.
Hope it will help!
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thatdeadaquarius · 10 months
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Imagine creator reader but no divine presence or aura that makes people crumble at the knees.
Reader just spawns in at wolvendom like a fly and meets diluc for no important reason i just love diluc then pow we can alter character builds then discover that my husband has the bell and instructors set on 😲
Creator freaks out cause wtf this is NOT the build i put on my diluc and hes standing there like ‘what psychopath did i just meet..’ so wow what no way creator reader just happens to have a 2 piece crimson witch in their inventory.
Reader: ‘You’re probably gonna leave me here but theres a hillichurl camp near by you dont want the knights of favonius to get to it first right’
Dilucs mad suspicious but hes a good civilian and puts his vision to use and absolutely destroys the hilichurls
Hes doing like 19x the amount of damage he normally would and word gets around that theres some random lady that makes people uncomprehendingly strong
BRO (genderneutral) I SAW A FIC LITERALLY ABOUT THIS SCENARIO UNDER THE SAGAU TAG AWHILE BACK- ACK-
FIC REC ASK!!
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I CANT FIND IT- THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE OG INSPO FOR ME KEEPING A READER WHO COULD STILL ACCESS PLAYER FUNCTIONS
LIKE, DUDE THEY DID DILUC AND EVERYTHING
THIS IS SO CREEPY WTF R U SECRETLY THAT AWESOME WRITER??!!! DID U SNEAK INTO MY ASKS, BC IF SO HELLO I LOVE THAT FIC SM <3 ANYWAY-
I don’t know how to write this without plagiarising that person!!
Because this is such a specific scenario, I don’t see a way around writing this or at least I don’t have the skill for it lmao, as this is the same situation as that fic, so here you guys go!
My first fic rec!! Thank you so much @myrainycollectorpizza for finding this fic!! You're a peach tysm,
Here's pretty much a cooler longer version of what anon said by Muraar on ao3!
Safe Travels Anon,
💀♒️
Fic rec sorry my beloveds! Another ask will be uploaded in an hour or so! :] I lied i forgot to tag u guys in the new one hold on
@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche
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cienie-isengardu · 3 months
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I like to imagine there were attempts to get a good sibling bonding picture of Kuai and Bi-Han but it tended to not go well.
Bi-Han holding baby Kuai once he finally is comfortable enough with his presence.
Everyone: Aw, its to cute.
Kuai proceeds to hiccup and launch a fire ball, narrowly missing Bi-Han's head.
I start feel sorry for pyromancer Kuai Liang, because this sounds like another Important Family Story his parents, Bi-Han (and possible all aunts, uncles and grandparents) won't let him forget for the rest of his life.
Also, the first, most important warning adopted Tomas got from Bi-Han: watch out for the Kuai Liang's fire hiccup. Tomas of course didn't believe Bi-Han's words until he actually see it with his own eyes.
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fandom-hoarder · 2 months
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Grabbing these tags by @deanwinchesterpregnant from this post to expand.
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Because yes, this is a very important part! Sam says it, too!
And while there ARE Sam haters that will say "Sam doesn't know how much Dean sacrificed!" and mean it as a JUDGEMENT and omg wooby!Dean; there are also people like me, who started writing s1 Sam POVs to understand him better, and suddenly connected him to my little brother like, 'OH. Sam doesn't KNOW. How COULD he know??😭' and it's not a judgment of his character or his love for Dean! And he's not stupid! They're both just kids who have yet to work through their own shit enough to realize they don't know EVERYTHING about each other, despite their shared history. It's part of why Sam says in In My Time of Dying that they were "just starting to be brothers again."
Obviously it's a necessary part of s1 to give us, the viewer, expositional glimpses into Sam and Dean's inner workings. But the way they each react to certain new revelations about each other are still canon even if there are Doylist reasons.
It's canon that Sam didn't know Dean carried him out of the fire. It's canon that Dean has felt responsible for Sam almost being eaten by a shtriga since he was 9/10 years old, and it's canon that Sam never even knew that happened. It's canon that the memory of Mary was so coveted by Dean and John that Sam has virtually no connection to her; no stories and no echoes of her in the way they live other than the infamous Winchester Surprise.
It's canon that Sam doesn't really have any happy holiday memories, and Dean does. It's canon that their perspective on the same shared holidays is completely different. It's canon that Dean stole Christmas decorations and presents for Sam and apparently none for himself. And it's canon that Sam realized Dean did that for him and gave him his only present. And it's canon that remembering that made grown-up Sam want to give Dean Christmas even though it meant admitting something hurtful to himself. (John not showing up for Christmas/Dean's last Christmas)
If you put yourself in Sam's shoes--- a kid left alone for most of his formative years; unable to put down roots and make friends; whose best friend, the only one who could even try to understand him, is his good little soldier brother--- it's easier to understand why Sam felt lonely and became a much more introspective person. Because he was literally stuck with just his thoughts and anxieties and the TV for days at a time. When you think about how sick he must've been about it, every time Dean and John would leave. Waiting for that next phone call. Biting his fingernails when the call was late. Wanting to be invited to prove yourself, but also because if you're THERE at least you KNOW what happens.
But then, too, if you can put yourself in Dean's place: it's not necessarily something a kid or young adult can fully appreciate--- especially a somewhat emotionally immature young adult--- that their little sibling is a completely autonomous person with their own inner life. They don't just pause when you leave their sight. Dean throws himself into the hunt, and isn't thinking about how much Sam is worrying about them. He's thinking, "Sam is safe, so I can focus on backing Dad up."
It sounds selfish, but it's simply a fact of the maturing brain that it takes some time to comprehend someone else's existence outside of you as a real thing and not just a vague concept.
So, to touch on another aspect that gets discoursed:
There ARE a lot of things about Dean's parentification that Sam doesn't know at first, but he has always known about it to SOME degree. He had his own perspective on it, and for sure I wouldn't say that Sam thought of Dean as his parent. Dean has definitely always been his older and somewhat overbearing big brother. But who do you think Sam took his problems to? Who threatens to rip his bully's lungs out in After School Special? Who remembers what fucking play Sam did in drama?
And a short related aside--- thinking about how Sam was surprised about the things of his John had in storage. His surprise that John kept an eye on him at Stanford. And relating these things that changed Sam's understanding of his father, to the way his understanding of Dean shifted with each revelation of what Dean had done for him. And despite everything Sam ALREADY knew, his adult brain and life experiences gave him new perspective on things.
This maybe is a little rambley, but oh well. What was I saying...
Oh yeah. So sometimes people get upset about Dean being given like. More praise than he deserves or something, by having those "you practically raised me" lines and things. As if it's a retcon. But it's really not.
It's Sam growing up, and his brain constantly taking in new information and reshaping his understanding. It's Sam seeing how much Dean blames himself for things that weren't his fault, and wanting Dean to see the good he's done. It's Sam being able to see Dean's heart underneath his codependent or selfish decisions, and reaching out. It's Sam trying to remind Dean he can lean on Sam, too.
I've gone off on a tangent and made myself tear up lol. I don't remember where I wanted to end up anymore. Somewhere in the ether there's another rant about how Dean has a harder time allowing himself the introspection on his perception of Sam, and how this leads to Sam having to do a lot of the leading on the emotional maturity of their relationship, and how hard this is when the person you're leading still sees you as their kid, in whatever capacity.
But ultimately, of COURSE Sam does as much for Dean. Of course Sam has agency in this and isn't Dean's baby that had a pampered childhood vs Dean's horrible one. Sam and Dean acknowledging the actual circumstances of their childhood dynamic doesn't have to be a Samgirls vs Deangirls fucking situation lol.
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why-what-no · 2 years
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it’s me again!!! what would morpheus be like if his wife was loud in bed. there’s definitely no denying that he isn’t good, so how would he react to someone extremely loud and responsive???
Morpheus Being With A Loud Sex Partner Headcanons (NSFW)
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It would probably fuel Morpheus's ego, letting him know that he was doing well. He'd be suspicious at first, wondering if they were faking it. But when he realized it was just how they were, he'd see it as a source of pride
He'd find it fairly arousing, loving that he was making them make those noises. That nobody but him was allowed to hear his partner like that. He'd encourage the noises, whispering praises in their ear.
Although if he needed them to be quite for some reason, such as avoiding other people hearing the two of them, his hand would be over their lips and his fingers in their mouth.
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teslafactory · 4 months
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hi, could you please elaborate on the james somerton thing? i was not aware of any of his prior controversies, nor have i seen him mentioned on tumblr before hbomberguy's video came out, so i'm really curious
to paraphrase council of geeks, 'his youtube videos were always clogging up my recommendations', but unlike her i sometimes clicked on his videos and liked them. i saw the discourse kick off on twitter more than a few times and i have found at least one instance from tumblr:
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(post link)
and i'm not the only person saying this bc people who have been on tumblr for longer than a year seem to have recognized this pattern too
tldr he was definitely the best-known gay video essayist in certain circles but tumblr is an insular enough website that people are going 'well i never heard of this guy therefore no one else has' and it's like jokes on you baby i'm terminally online and have no life
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hobiesdump · 2 days
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@clowningaroundmars on this post
I'm taking phone photos of really good TVs when I house sit
I don't edit anything other than to crop it. The weird color differences that you see sometimes are because of the camera app focusing differently, it being a different phone, and/or it being a different TV
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Here's an uncropped photo that turned out too blurry
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The black bars are literally the top and bottom bars of the TV screen. So you can also see how badly I line up my shots sometimes. Some turn out too slanted to be used orz
And I have no idea if any overlays or blurs are actually something that exists in the frames of the movie or not. I got all the ones I'm using for this post by taking a video and then splitting it into frames with an app so I have no idea if either of those things caused it
This is what a folder of splits looks like (incomplete)
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Have a fun shot from when I dropped my phone lol
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Since every shot is just a little imperfect, I'm almost always able to tell if a shot used on someone's post is one of mine and it always makes me so happy to see 💕
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vole-mon-amour · 4 months
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A friend and I have a modern AU Halstarion where Halsin (former big time hippie) is a naturopath therapist who has a stall at the farmers market where he sells herbal medicine and tonics, homemade jams, and fresh fruit and veg grown from his garden.
Astsrion is a model kept on a tight leash by his modelling agency CEO Cazador. Astarion has been with him since he was a teen, was not allowed a proper education, has all his finances taken from him, has his diet controlled, and is often prostituted out to get campaigns. Cazador would tell him over and over again that without his looks, and without him, Astarion would have nothing; he’d be out on the street selling himself as he has no more value than that. If Astarion ever rebelled he was forced to take drugs to make him more compliant, shut away in his room, isolated from the world, or physically abused in places that could be covered up. In secret though, Astarion would read as much as possible as a way of educating himself and escapism into fantasy.
After one night of being forced to sleep with another fashion mogul, Astarion - hungover, malnourished, and looking very worse for wear - was heading back to Cazador when he stumbles upon the local farmer’s market and almost walks into Halsin who is carrying a crate of fresh veg. Halsin, immediately concerned with the appearance of the younger man, offers him a tonic of his own creation and shows Astarion the first kindness and care he’s experienced in a long, long time.
And that’s their first meeting! We have a lot more to that AU but yeah, we definitely think about modern AU’s a lot!
Ngl, what Cazador does to him in your AU seems even more brutal than in canon somehow.
CEO Cazador sounds like CEO Handsome Jack, lol. "Call me Jack, honey. Handsome Jack." If you know, you know. (But I think Jack was right for killing Tassiter & I think Jack and Rhys are in love, you can't change my mind.)
I like the role you've placed upon Astarion. For me it would be more canonical AU—Astarion is still a vampire, but I haven't think past that while you seem to have it all figured out. Good for you and your friend!
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saengak · 5 months
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*gently places That Old Man™️ in your little orange trick or treating basket*
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OMG THANK YOU THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY SWEET OF YOU!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥺🥺🥺✨✨✨✨🫶🫶🫶🫶 *treasures This Old Man*
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castiellelovesbees · 20 days
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(This is a follow up to my previous ask). Sure! May I know your key kid's name and personality please? Also, may I know how comfortable she is in swimwear?
Thanks!
(Please open up your dms for follow up questions! Looking forward to chatting further with you! ^^)
Sorry I'm not comfortable with DMs. My key kid's name is Claire and I didn't think much of a personality. She likes summer dresses, but not bikini.
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pluto-sims · 1 year
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HI! I want to start by saying how much I looove your cc. I mostly play low/no cc but I always have yours in because they're exactly my aesthetic. I wanted to ask wcif the froggy computer from the green room in your Pattern Pop post? Also the rainbow and the little streamer in the pink room?
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Hey!
Oh my gosh, this is SO nice of you?! Excuse me whilst I weep a little bit, oh my god 🥺🥺
The super cute rainbow is by @zx-ta, and is part of a TS3 wall decor conversion pack! I love ALL of their brilliant cc, but this rainbow especially is one of my favourites. You can find the pack here!
I say this about a lot of CC items, i know, but i swear the froggy computer is one of my all time favourite things. It permanently lives in my mods folder and will never, ever leave it. It's by the amazing @vroshii, and you can find it here!
The little streamer is actually a game item, would you believe! It's the 'Pop-Up Tissue Paper Garland' from the seasons pack. I honestly never touched it, or the other paper garlands from that pack, because the preview pick is so overtly Christmassy and not my style, but they all have a BUNCH of super cute swatches and different shapes! The 'Vertically-Gifted Wall Hanging' is also a new favourite of mine, with matching swatches and loads of different paper shapes like flowers and stars.
I hope this helps, and I hope you have a lovely day!
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foulfirerebel · 5 months
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So I have a question about Zuko. If his scar goes all the way past his ear, then why isn’t his ear a half melted stump?
That is a fairly good question. I’d imagine the doyalist reason is “kids/family show, can only get so much in terms of the darkness”.
But as for a Watsonian reason? I’m certain if Ozai had gone completely full burn, full blast on Zuko that would show bone similar to Two-Face’s half face in The Dark Knight. He “wanted to teach Zuko respect” according to him, so he might’ve pulled back just enough.
Interesting fact: there has been a history of accidents (real and engineered) in Agni Kai’s that led to death in the Avatar universe that stretches all the way back to Kyoshi’s time according to the Kyoshi novels.
At least so goes my theory anyway on why Zuko’s scar isn’t more severe as to leave him with only one functional ear. If the creators have said anything, I’ll come back to this.
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thatdeadaquarius · 9 months
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creator reading a stone table barely able to hold back laughter: You, me, gas station. What are we gettin for dinner? Sushi of course! Uh oh, there was a roofie inside our gas station sushi, we black out and wake up in a sewer. We're surrounded by fish, horny fish, you know what that means, fish or-
Acolytes:
STOP. GET OUT. PUT YOUR YOUR PHONE ON THE TABLE BEFORE YOU LEAVEEEE /j
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PLEASESEEE
YOU ALREADY KNOW PEOPLE ARE JUST WATCHING ON IN HORROR AS U FUCKING CONTINUE THAT,
NO STOP SOME SCHOLARS THINK ITS A FUCKED UP FAIRYTALE LIKE THE ORIGINAL GRIMM BROTHER FAIRYTALES LMAO
UNHINGED ANONS FFS
Safe Travels You Crazy Anon,
💀♒️
(No beloved tags bc this feels too short for that! Sorry if u wanted to see this crack my beloveds lmao )
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cienie-isengardu · 4 months
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Bi-Han rolled a -100 for intelligence in that scene when he outright told Kuai he let their dad die.
Bi-Han underestimated Kuai's loyalty to him because he must've really thought bragging how cool it was he let their dad die was gonna make his brother revere him. It's surprising given Kuai made it clear he loved their dad and Bi-Han somehow thought admitting he let him die would make his loyalty to him absolute.
I don’t think Bi-Han telling Kuai Liang the truth about their father’s death has anything to do with intelligence or desire to brag.
For me, that scene was Bi-Han’s frustration at its breaking point - the story mode did not present us much of Lin Kuei brothers interaction but even within the limited space it showed that Bi-Han couldn't do anything, not even just complain for waiting who knows how long without Tomas and Kuai Liang constantly talking about their Father and what the man would want from them. And yes, complaining may be inappropriate, even childish for Grandmaster to do, but for all we know Bi-Han just wanted to vent in frustration to his brothers in the privacy only to be frustrated even more by them bringing father into discussion.
And this pattern is repeated during their mission. Whatever Bi-Han will say, be it a remark about glory (a trivial detail) or wish for breaking from the past, Tomas and Kuai Liang will again and again either bring up tradition or talk about what their father would do.
Sub-Zero let their father die for what he thought was Lin Kuei’s best interest and in theory he should be finally free from the man’s influences. Including man’s teaching Bi-Han considered part of the reason why Lin Kuei was shackled and bound to unfair servitude.
Instead, even more than before everything revolved around the dead man to the point Sub-Zero outright asked if their father’s ghost possessed Kuai Liang (and Tomas?).
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Because apparently his brothers didn’t have anything on their own to add into discussion - and frankly, they did not provide any real counterargument why Lin Kuei should stick to the centuries-old servitude to Earthrealm that didn’t come down to “tradition” and “father said so” - two things that Bi-Han already was in process or rejecting.
And then, when Bi-Han finally made his mind about allying with Shang Tsung what Kuai Liang did? Of course he talked about father
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and I think this was the one too many mentions of father, the proverbial last straw that broke the camel's back. Telling the truth was not part of any great scheme, it wasn’t even about Kuai Liang itself, but it was a moment of catharsis for Bi-Han alone. 
We don’t have an idea when the previous Grandmaster died - Bi-Han could lie to his brothers about that accident for days, weeks, months or even years. The act of letting father die and lying about that burdened him, maybe even trapped more than he was before and Shang Tsung’s offer provided him both an occasion to cut off Lin Kuei ties with Liu Kang and finally to admit what he had done. The catharsis though doesn’t come from the act of admitting committed crime, because Bi-Han had no regrets about that at this point, but because he was so done with lying for Kuai Liang’s comfort and peace of mind...
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...all so his younger brother could be safely tucked in his delusion about Lin Kuei’s honorable traditions; that Bi-Han if not loved then at least missed and grieved after their father as he and Tomas did; that they all were the happy family - still family - when Bi-Han’s wish for change overshadowed his sentiments for parent long ago.
I think that scene is just the breaking point of Bi-Han’s frustration - a frustration we were both told by Scorpion (“I knew Bi-Han's frustrations ran deep. But I never thought they could inspire such madness”) and showed in interaction between brothers preceding Sub-Zero’s betrayal. I doubt Bi-Han even planned to tell Kuai Liang truth, especially at this moment, but my guess is he just couldn’t take anymore hearing only father this, father that, again and again and again. Every person has a breaking point and I suspect the last Scorpion’s remark about father and how he would turn in his grave - especially this one about his death - is what made Bi-Han to spill out the truth straight into Kuai Liang’s face, cutting deep with the remark I lied because you couldn’t and still can see the truth.
It was no planned and probably the most sincere Bi-Han’s moment, because finally he was speaking his mind bluntly, finally escaping the trap of a lie he told Kuai Liang and Tomas to spare them from the brutal truth, but a trap that turned against him, because his brothers holded even more stubbornly to tradition and father’s teaching. Only unconsciously increasing Bi-Han’s frustration. 
Did Bi-Han believe that Kuai Liang and Tomas would support his claims? It sounds like a foolish assumption on his part, but I guess he still wanted his brothers on his side (even if the man has a problem with communicating that, I think?). Definitely wanted them more than he cared for father. And well, if Kuai Liang did not bring father in that moment, who knows, maybe Bi-Han would kept the lie alive for much longer?
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dragonciphering · 3 months
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I can't stop cackling over that weird ass thread with Dan Feng and poison and I checked out some Crunchyroll clips of The Apothecary Diaries that was mentioned:
"Finally Some Good Poison | The Apothecary Diaries"
Definitely the kind of face Dan Feng makes when he eats poisoned soup. (Gotta love how the video title reads like Gordon Ramsay lololol!!) XDDDDD
OMG HI!!!! I don’t often get any asks so this is a fun surprise!
Thank you! I also have been cackling! And I would definitely love to hear what other people think about this crack—y thread!
There might be more to come but this ideas not something I game up my own came up with so go to @trashyvanillabean for more ;D
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