#other-devices-in-device-manager

[babynorppa]

Jere’s obsession with a waiter/bartender foreplay should be studied more

[ricksanchezbignaturals]

binged solar opposites and it's come to my attention that i forgot about how much i love tervo. a completely canon, not subtext, not subtle, bonafide romance between 2 male leads developing over the seasons is wild. we get to watch them fall in love! they go from "friends" to kissing (and etc), to throwing around the word husband, to actually getting earth married. then they proceed to throw the word around even more and literally change the orbit of the earth to keep their honeymoon going like hello

the what if device is probably one of my favorite episodes and i was not a big fan of the idea of them having another team member. but korvo wanted to be with terry in that timeline too, and they were kept apart by a commander that actually got the mission done. which has been korvos ultimate goal for the whole series! but he decides fuck the original timestream because in this one he's got a little family with the love of his life, and they're more important to him than the mission! fucking around with the fabric of space and time so you can keep your soulmate is actually so iconic

also before they found out what the What If actually was, this is what korvo thought happened

these gayass fuckin alien bitches have me by the heart and soul

[kabutoden]

i look at you and my eyes are so so so wet like with tears tears of pure emotion and extend out my closed fist and then I open up my hand and you see her. my troll oc. the greatest oc. from 2013. I brought her back and redesigned her and im insane about her again. i begin sobbing on the ground. she’s so small. itty bitty……….

[sinful-karateka]

I'll bite and talk about something that doesn't get enough spotlight in general, which are Demetri's and Eli's family life. So obviously several fic authors have their own twists and flavors to this, but if I may sell you something for a sec.

So far into the series, what we've got are these facts:

Demetri's Mom is the only family member to be mentioned in the show.

Eli's parents were mentioned a couple of times.

That should be enough context to deduce two things:

Demetri could be an only child to a single mother, and;

Eli's parents involve themselves in the stuff that he does — including karate, who knows — though they tend to be tone deaf with his actual needs.

There's strong evidence to why the boys act the way they act (brain functions notwithstanding, but this isn't the post for that), which is why I think these deductions make sense. How their hypothetical upbringing is part and parcel to how characters behave in this series. Of course societal influence comes in second because obviously you've got a show that encourages learning karate as defense against bullies, but this show is also about generational chains and traumas! So why wouldn't their home life inform the way it informs the LaRusso's, Lawrence's, and Nichols'? But I digress.

In the span of the entire series, I've held onto this headcanon that Demetri's neuroticism and ability to anticipate his actions carefully stem from a household that needs these systems in place, much more for someone who likes to be on top of things. Since he's just a student, the only authoritative figure who can make executive decisions... is his mom. Add to the fact that she may be a working mom, so when Demetri tells Daniel about certain restrictions in learning karate, what could have made her decide to just write a letter instead vs. taking the time out to go with his son herself? I know I know it's narrative writing but like do you seeeee where I'm at here

Eli's family life is by far gave us early indications of his dynamic with his mother — but not so a father — in earlier seasons. It's possible that his mom is a stay-at-home one, but if I were to push the bounds of this box even further, I'd even speculate that she's retired early if it meant that Eli's dad is the one making most of the living. Like of course they'd get mad at Hawk for getting a tattoo at his age, I think any parent would! But the way he tells Aisha to exclude him from her stories tells us that there's not a lot that his parents know about the life he lives as Hawk. At this point we all know the kind of effort it takes to successfully carry it out because he has to go home every night. It's either he a) puts in a lot of effort into concealing this identity once he gets home, or b) his parents are rarely ever home, which again, feeds into another assumption that maybe Mrs. Moskowitz works certain hours.

All we know is they're never around a whole lot for these boys, which is sad! and also again, very Indicative of their classification as awkward nerds pre- and early karate. When I read along certain fics that consider and include how the rest of their characters besides the found families they've formed, it gives much more depth and potency to writing them, their flaws, and how they think.

For all we know, Mrs. Alexopoulos could be a lesbian making fun of her son for not slinging pussy like she does being rizzless unlike her, but don't let me explain that when we have @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends!

[mitebitmurderous]

could you elaborate on the ghost worldbuilding?

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the thing about ghosts is that, fundamentally, they need something to haunt in order to become a ghost. it can be their own body, it can be the house they died in - some people classify them by what they haunt, some people classify them by their initial talent.

a Poltergeist might haunt a house - or it might have an innate ability to interact with or possess objects. a Spirit might haunt a place of great death - or it's most skilled at appearing to the naked eye. it depends on things like who you ask, what system you're using - systems based around the outer signs of a ghost are considered a bit archaic, but that's more of a generational thing. these days, the easiest way to classify a ghost is to ask them nicely.

innate abilities are, as the name outright states, innate. they're a ghost's first real strength, although they grow more capable as time passes (a poltergeist might teach itself to possess a person, for example). modern ghost-work devices have made it significantly easier to determine what exactly this is (see: asking the ghost nicely).

the Thing about what a ghost haunts is that everything, inevitably, changes. homes decay, bodies are dissolved into the earth. people die. when this happens, they must make a choice - stay or go? fade out of existence, or watch everything go by forever?

[unheavenlycreatures]

update: local lesbian forced to learn at least very basic coding. 7 dead 32 injured

[a-high-femme]

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[stargazerdaisy]

In many of the shows I've been watching lately, the problems all seem to stem from men seeking power over others. While the exact scenarios are different, the themes and attitudes are all the same. They play mind games and continuously escalate to exert power over others.

A lot of the time, this is stemming from a fear of appearing weak. A deep, pathological terror that causes them lash out and make decisions that have huge consequences. The appearance, the perception of others is what drives them, not their own moral center. And it's INFURIATING. I am screaming at the tv that they just need to STOP and shut up. If they would just calm down for four seconds and listen to the rational people around them, then they could make healthier and better decisions.

There are a couple of these characters that are driven by cruelty and the high of having power over others. They hurt people intentionally and with calculation, because they enjoy it. They want to show how powerful they are. It's confidence, not fear.

I'm not sure which is scarier. The fear driven men are more unpredictable, because they're so emotional and mostly re-acting. So they can go way too far with a single swing, even if they don't mean to. But the power hungry ones, they know what they're doing and they're not afraid to do it. They will go farther and harder, because they don't have anything holding them back. There is not a line at which they realize they've gone too far.

This is nothing new. This is something that drives most stories, really. (Hello, every action movie ever.) But it seems to be hitting me harder in the last few days. Maybe because it's just so blatant and obvious. I can see if they would just stop and wait, either they would get the information they need to make better decisions. Or they should just be satisfied with what they have and stop trying to take from others.

It occurred to me last night that maybe it's hitting me so hard right now because I'm seeing this shit play out in real life too, on the national and international stage. I just don't see the point, most of the time. I don't care about having The Most of a thing, showing off to others. I want to be admired for how I act, the way I treat others, for helping people. I want to be the Subject Matter Expert so I can teach others, but not to flex. It's one of the reasons I get so annoyed working for a for-profit company. Everything is about more, better, exceeding results. Can't we just be content with doing as well as we did last time? With maintaining numbers and working to enhance quality?

But to see it result in clear and explicit harm to others, to see so much ego involved, it makes me scream and rage. I can't imagine intentionally hurting people just to ~appear~ strong, because it sends the exact opposite message to me. The harder someone tries to look strong, to act like they are in control, the weaker they look to me, the more out of control I perceive them to be. Pretention and power-hunger are two ways to make me despise someone, instantaneously. Just be real, just be helpful, just be kind.

[stormbreaker-290]

God i am too slebgy tired to process any other emotion than need

[2hoothoots]

WAIT IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY????? OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE PSYCHONAUTS ENJOYER YOU ARE SO COOL I HOPE YOU GET SOME NICE PRESENTS AND CAKE

(it was yesterday but) thank you!! i got a milk frother

[cloudbends]

Oh god. OH GOD.

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Moral of Casanova (2005):

Don’t emotionally neglect your child with selective mutism or take them to public executions.

[trash-is-my-birthname]

i had a dream that trump died in a plane explosion somewhere over the canadian prairies or possibly the east coast during high school exam week fucking manifesting this shit so hard rn dude

[ikebanaka]

Someone I follow: oh my god the Frankenstein ballet is incredible!!

Me, who fell asleep during it last week: I am the weak link in human evolution 😔

[autism-corner]

=w=bbb

[bright-hope-spot-19]

I agree. There's so many interesting things and scenarios that could be potentially explored with Gaara and his sibs in so many different situations. It's sad to think bout if a little manga centered around him was ever made, it'd be another ode to his 'lord and savior' Naruto Uzumaki, while also simultaneously forgetting he has siblings at all.

What do you think his manga would've been about if he won?

Honestly, it would have probably been about Gaara reflecting on how Naruto had saved him, which would have been a bit of a let down.

Now I'm not saying that I would turn down the content or underappreciate it if this were the case. I mean, we're all so starved of Gaara content that anything can sometimes be better than nothing; however, I just feel that Gaara reflecting on how Naruto saved him tends to be the main focus, or at least highly referenced, in many Gaara-centered content, post-Konoha Crush Arc.

It's like the low-hanging fruit of Gaara's character development at this point. And dare I say I commend the novel Gaara Hiden for more or less allowing it to be a very distant background theme of the - what I would call - a pretty lukewarm story in terms of quality. That novel pretty much came out as "meh" for me, but I appreciated that it gave Gaara the opportunity to shine by himself without pushing the credit onto Naruto.

I'm sorry, this is already going to be a tangent but here we go:

As you can probably tell, I love Gaara quite a lot. He is by far my favourite character not just in Naruto, but across all the series I have had the pleasure of being a fan of. Gaara is literally #1 in my books across the board, and so I say this with love in my heart when I say that Gaara constantly crediting Naruto for his change irritates the crap out of me.

Why?

Because we were never actually shown much of the grind behind Gaara's character development, we just got the outcome of that change. On the surface, this isn't bad because Gaara is a supporting character in the series about Sasuke Naruto, and he's done a lot of really amazing things that make his character mature like a fine wine, but there's a lot of unmined potential in him that goes completely untouched because "Naruto saved him."

Naruto saving Gaara was the catalyst to it all. What I wanted to see was the grind, the awkwardness. Give me moments where Gaara has to fight through his shyness, let me see how hard it is for him to reconnect with his siblings and his villages. Tell me how hard it was for him to get the Elders of the village to trust him then give me Gaara breaking their spines because they're trash Hell, please even just give me more evil Gaara content!

Give me a throw back to Karura being pregnant and being so excited about her new baby. Give me the sand siblings as children thinking about each other but being unsure how to act like family.

Tell me who Gaara is when he's not a ninja and he's not Kazekage. I want to see him farm his cacti, cooking dinner and living his life the way someone who's so used to isolation goes about living their life.

So. Many. Possibilities.

Have him go out for beers with Kankuro and Kankuro's friends to "get drunk" where Gaara pretends to be "really feeling it" when he actually doesn't because he's been nursing 1 (one) beer the whole night as he tries to fit in to social situations but can't because he doesn't know of to react.

Have Gaara wondering what it's like to have romantic feelings towards someone, and have him think about it without ultimately coming to the conclusion about if he wants that or not because he isn't even sure what it means.

Give me the reaction manga to him reading Icha Icha. I swear, I would pay good money for it, or even my lif-

I am telling you...So many possibilities. SO MANY!

All of the would've been so good, if only we could've been shown the corners of Gaara's life that don't make him a ninja or Kazekage, but just make him a regular ol' person trying his best to be the best he can.