this is so hypothetical & also I’m just gonna decide based on what I want in the end anyway in. bUT if (IF) I do another horror atla au after Scream Au JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY would you rather…
While I don’t hate the basic "out of ten" scale where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest, there is a different variation of this system that I much prefer. One in which 0 is the lowest and 15 is the highest (at least the majority of the time), as follows:
0 - One of the worst that you have experienced/seen/heard/etc.
5 - meh. No strong feelings. You don't care
10 - Very good. Nothing wrong with it. You can't really expect anything better
15 - The best, or one of the best, that you have experienced/seen/heard/etc. Maybe not perfect but close to it.
The primary reason I use this system is because a basic "out of 10" scale makes it seem that a 10 is perfection since based on that rating it couldn't be any better, but at the same time a 9 seems to indicate that its not good enough. So, something can either be Perfect or not quite good enough. Sure using decimals makes it a little better, but 9.9 still is like "oh your so close, but your still not quite good enough." But with this "out of 10" system 10 is good enough but it also isn't saying that it is perfect, which then leaves 11 through 15 to denote something that is exceptional as a sort of "S tier" (I mean what is a better representation of overachieving than an 11/10 ["yes, yes a 12/10 or greater. shush. You know what I mean."🤭]). Even a 15 isn't perfection because you have already gone above a 10 so who is to say you can't go higher.
On top of that, this system of course has more than just 10 options lending to a bit more nuance without forcing you to use decimals (of course you can totally still use decimals if you want to [I do]).
Being a “Fun Fact !” kind of autistic is all fun and games until you get halfway through sharing an interesting tidbit and realize that it probably wasn’t appropriate to share in polite company and now you have to deal with the consequences :(
genuinely it will never stop baffling me how people will wear twilight shirts and talk about team Edward vs team Jacob and then the same people will be like "I'm not basing my personality off of a piece of media (harry potter) made by a transphobe 😌" like good that's great! so you can excuse racism but you draw the line at transphobia? good to know
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I really like the idea of the bat kids designating Dick and Jason's apartments as sibling gathering spots but for opposite reasons.
Sibling needs some comfort? Some eldest daughter advice? A shoulder to cry on or just a lil getaway spot from the chaos of Gotham? Dick's apartment is perfect.
But if a batkid wants to complain, maybe wants to talk shit about Bruce, or maybe even wants to discuss a lil felony in a judgement free zone? Jason's place it is.
And I like to imagine that while Dick readily keeps his doors open and reminds anyone that they can drop by anytime, it's the opposite for Jason.
Dude's got his place riddled with traps and locked up to the high heavens. He makes it obvious he doesn't want visitors, and vaguely insinuates that there are bombs rigged somewhere in his apartment so there's a always a 50/50 chance you might get blown up if he's feeling particularly bitchy one day.
But does that stop his siblings? Absolutely not. Unlike Dick (who assigns himself as the guiding older brother), Jason has been forcefully labelled as the older sibling you go to if you need to complain and stir up havoc. The hundreds of traps in his place mean nothing. And it's worse because Jason is never prepared for when someone drops in.
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[Jason, 3 hours into his sleep, blearily waking up to a weight on his chest at 4am]:
[Damian, perched atop him, eyes dead-centre locked onto Jason without blinking]: Hello, Todd-stop screaming it is unbecoming-I just came to tell you that father won't allow me to adopt another stray I found on patrol.
Jason, half-asleep and like 70% sure he's hallucinating: Wha-
Damian: I need you to blow up his car.
Jason:
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[Jason, arriving home after a 6 hour patrol, exhausted out of his mind, turning on the lights]:
[Stephanie, previously baking brownies in the pitch black darkness before Jason arrived]: Oh hey! Just thought I'd drop by, y'know, for fun.
Jason: Bruce yelled at you again.
Stephanie: Bruce yelled at me again.
And yes, while most of the time, it ends up as wholesome sibling bonding, sometimes the other batkids just feel like inconveniencing Jason just whenever, because what are siblings for?
[Jason waking up and seeing all of his traps and security systems disarmed and very deliberately broken in a way where he'll have to replace all of them instead of being able to reactivate them]:
[Jason, immediately dialing his phone angrily]: Tim, I swear to GOD-
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[Jason giving himself a rest-day and cooking some meals]:
[Dick somersaulting in through the open window unannounced (he missed his brother)]: Whatcha up to, littlewing? :>
Jason: GET OUT-
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[Jason casually reading a book, feeling a sudden chill up his spine]:
[Cassandra standing in the corner without so much as an exhale, watching Jason intensely. Who knows how long she's been there]: