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simonalkenmayer · 2 years

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Pardon me while I think aloud. Join me if you like for yet another useless edition of “Simon reflects on reality”

Education breaks people out of their prejudices, their individual narrow perspectives. It teaches people compassion and egalitarian perspectives. It informs people not just of injustices, but also moments of hope.

To be able to maintain bigoted ideals, while in a university, means you are not being educated. Bigotry is dogged, chosen, stubborn ignorance for the sake of ego.

This is why clubs like “young conservatives” make me cringe. If you go into a class or an educational institution determined to keep the same perspective, then you are failing at learning, at life, frankly. If you do not have at least one “holy shit, I’ve been so blind” moment from school, then school was likely useless to you,

You have to be humble to learn. And humility teaches grace and compassion. Those qualities lead to generosity and kindness, and the notion that every experience is subtly different, even if similar. It teaches that each person should respect that theirs is not the only path, but indeed that all paths travel the same route.

Once you absorb these things, you cannot help but want to invest in community, in reform, in balance, in less regulation of rights and more regulation of power to oppress or disadvantage. The more you learn about the complexity of reality, the more you come to despise games and useless drama to stir the kettle.

I have learned a tremendous amount while here on tumblr, just from the interactions I have had. It has helped me acquire whole new disciplines, entire perspectives. It’s helped me have terminology, insight, humility. I have changed how I think about dozens of topics. For that I am supremely grateful to all of my readers. This compels me to feel protective and indebted to all of you.

In whatever I do, I try always to find something useful to me within it. If I’m standing in line, I either try to learn about the people in it, or I use the time to read, or I listen to news. Always learning something. No time left unenriched. I’ve been supremely lucky to meet all of you, ridiculous people included.

I’ve rambled a bit, but the principle take away is, learning ought to never feel like an assault on the mind. It ought never lead a person to stay the same, with resolute surety. Education is transformation. So if you are not willing and able to transform, then an education that you pay for is wasted on you. When I meet a conservative from an Ivy League school, I know two things: they wasted their educational resources, and they have a very serious psychological disadvantage, specifically a deeply engrained bias for their ego. Privilege.

A good education is one part “here’s all the things you never even knew to ask”, one part “here is some rational, logical, methodical ways to reason about what we learn in any subject”, one part “this is where we need more research/help/evolution”, one part “isn’t it nice to stretch your character out of the tight ball within which your youthful conceit has kept you confined”.

In the Eithuphro dilemma, Plato put forward a situation designed to challenge: is piety beloved by the gods because it is piety, or is anything beloved by the gods considered pious. In other words: is this thing/law/tradition/way “good” because it is loved by a god, or does god love it because it is, of itself, just correct somehow. It’s a critical point of early philosophy, because Socrates (the character) eventually comes to the conclusion that if something is pious simply because it is loved by god, then piety is arbitrary. The condition of “pious” is subjective. If something is, in and of itself just and correct, but is not loved by the gods, should it be discarded as impious if gods do not embrace it? He asks (somewhat famously now courtesy of modern hip hop) “whose bias do you seek?”

Education teaches that some things are just more organized, benefit larger groups and so lead to net change. There is such a thing as a concept of improvement, and some things improve overall conditions, and some do not. If you are pursuing something because you’ve been told that it is correct, then you are seeking a bias, not the potential reality. Education is an attempt to gain perspective of the truth, the reality. Not a bias.

Whose bias do you seek? Or are you able to strip bias back and say “from this process, I can perceive what will constitute a net gain for everyone and how to achieve it”. Have you learned how to overlap every biased account and find the one consistent thing in all of them? Have you acquired the skills you need to evaluate reality, to analyze it, to make decisions about what will be progress and what will eventually become obsolete?

Hatred will become obsolete, the more we learn about each other. Seeing events transpire erases incredulity. Allowing one small group of people to enrich themselves solely because they can, at the cost of others well-being will inevitably seem unfair, a net loss. Unregulated capitalism is madness. Religion as a mandate rather than an experience becomes oppressive. Society organizes. Harmony is sought by society, or society is without a purpose. Education has purpose to it. It’s for something. If you don’t have the goal of remaking who you are, of changing, then you’re not being educated and you are instead seeking bias. Society ought to invest in the education of all members. If it does not, history tells us it will fall.

You are not educated because an institution gave you a diploma, just as you are not pious because god loves you. You are educated when you are capable of evaluating bias, coming to the facts, determining what constitutes a net gain for as many a possible, and what is just and fair in and of itself. This is why institutions grant honorary degrees—acknowledging that one has achieved the same result, education, through another path. Are you “educated” because you bought some time and put all the right answers on the test, or are you educated because every class you took stripped back perspectives and gave you the bare bones, the pith and marrow of the topic?

Do you seek a bias? Or do you seek to undo as many biases as possible?

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I hope you’ve enjoyed it.

#long post #text #education

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limunette · 2 years

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reblogged to @upheavalofmemory (it won't let me ask from there or at least, I haven't figured it out yet) Identifiers: J / 08/08 / leo 👽 and my question is, why am I still feeling so drawn to person c? It was only ever a crush, but I'd love some insight since I'm still feeling confused at this 🌛 Sorry if I did anything wrong, not sure how this (Tumblr & free readings) works yet

You did it correctly ❤️

You are still drawn to them because of the qualities in them that you wished your potential S.O had. I do sense you fell for the imagery of them you created in their head and when you find out more about them, it didn't match to who they could be. you wish they could be all these things they are not. They haven't showed any interest or willingness but yet, you feel they could. it's okay, these things happen but you must slowly work towards finding comfort in knowing that he isn't..pardon the word..he isn't shit and that's the good part. If releases the expectations you once had. It's a slow process but you will get there.

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buckyland · 4 years

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rules: google “[your favorite season] + [your favorite color] + aesthetic”, select four (or more) pictures and create a personalized moodboard.

thank you to the loveliest ladies, hara @the-chocolate-bunny and cate @indyluckycharlie for the tag! i had lots of fun with this one.

somehow i’m not surprised this looks like a mamma mia moodboard

tagging a few who might be interested to play: @fvckingavengers @nacho-bucky @suz-123 @evanstarff @evansweaters @dirtychocolatechai @jalapenobarnes @wonderlandmind4 + free tag!

#pardon the shit quality #tumblr wouldn't let me upload the HQ version and kept crashing #personal moodboards #tag game #thank you google for the free pics

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fortheartmyguy · 5 years

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jonerys week, missing moment #1: weapons training

“You need to widen your stance,” Jon says. He’s managed to block her, again. It isn’t difficult. She broadcasts every move she makes, rookie that she is. Daenerys has her brow driven upwards into a smile, exertion written on her face. He returns the gesture before pulling his wooden sword back, then slamming it into hers, knocking her off balance. As her own sword clatters against the ship’s floor, he moves behind her. “Here. Let me show you again.”

they’re about to have the most ridiculous fight of their lives against an army of 100,000+ zombies… I think Jon can show the lady how to handle a sword before the fighting begins lol but hello. I didn't really have anything for any of the actual prompts this week cause I'm idk both boring and incapable of imaginative thought so I instead will post one moment that ought to have been in the show every day this week. this and the next are pretty out there, but the last five will at least fulfill the actual prompts. I wasn't gonna post them til day 4 but since the tag is pretty uninhabited (no judgment - rip our hopes and dreams 2k19) I'm just doin it anyways. don't mind me~ happy shipping everyone 😭

#daenerys targaryen #jon snow #jonerys #game of thrones #jonerysweek #hello world welcome to: low effort art with chelsea. you're welcome #anything with a bg and im gone. im asleep #honestly though pardon the dust. i to no one's surprise yet again have not drawn in literal years so. rip my talent amirite ha ha #cj draws #praying to space jesus that tumblr doesnt do the fuckin thing when it shits on the quality cause it's a slightly larger canvas.....#it's like 50/50 w this shit. it'll be fine on my phone and on my pc it's a blob..... sigh

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bandzrus · 5 years

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Tattoos (One-Shot)

Machine Gun Kelly x Reader

Masterlist

SUMMARY // requested by @icalldibsonharrystylesandluke – “if your requests are open, would you consider doing some mgk one shots, blurbs or whatever? That would be highly appreciated”

NOTE // I’ll be honest and say writing this scared me because I’m not actually that familiar with MGK – I basically only know him because of The Dirt, so disclaimer for OOC behavior and incorrect information.

WORDS // 2314

TAGLIST // @divaanya @icalldibsonharrystylesandluke ((okay I am so sick of tumblr not wanting to let me tag people this is so stupid))

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You’d started dating Colson around the same time he’d gotten the call to play Tommy Lee on The Dirt, which meant you got to come along to New Orleans with him. It was great for you; you’d always wanted to travel there and now you got to do it with your boyfriend and watch him make what you knew was going to be a killer movie. You weren’t allowed on set all the time, but it was easy to keep busy sight-seeing around New Orleans and checking things off your bucket list. It was even better when Colson had a day off and the two of you could do things together. But whenever you were allowed you could never wipe the smile off your face. You’d grown up on Motley Crue and now you were watching your boyfriend bring their music back to life. It was nothing short of surreal. One of your favourite parts though was watching the transformation from Machine Gun Kelly to Tommy Lee. You often spent time in the makeup and costume trailer with him, and it blew your mind. It was weird watching your boyfriend morph into one of your idols.

You’d help him go over lines, watch him practice twirling drumsticks, and film little behind-the-scenes stuff on his phone for him. It was kind of a weird way to spend quality time with your boyfriend, but it was a lot of fun. The whole trip was by far the most amazing experience of your life, but if you had to pick one thing that you loved above everything else from the trip, the times you helped Colson wash the makeup that covered his tattoos off were your favourites.

You beamed as Colson walked off the stage set. You’d been watching them perform Motley songs all day for a gig scene and they were honestly incredible. With all the screaming extras, it almost felt like you were at the real thing. You could still tell it was weird for the other guys, but performing was like second nature for your boyfriend.

“You guys were amazing up there!” you congratulated, throwing your arms around his sweaty neck.

“You really think so?”

“Yes! You look just like the real deal, and if I didn’t know any better I’d say you were a first-rate drummer!” you gushed.

“That was the last scene we had to film today, so we can go back to the trailers if you want.”

“Ooo what are you implying?” you teased him, pulling back to give him a cheeky grin. He just laughed. “I’m just teasing, I know you’re probably exhausted.”

“I mostly just want to get this wig and makeup off,” Colson confessed, leaning down to give you a little peck on the lips. You nodded your head. Giving you a big smile, he grabbed your hand and the two of you bid farewell to the rest of the cast and crew. It was getting close to dinner time and the sun was starting to sink below the horizon, painting the sky every shade of pink, purple and orange and making everything seem golden. You looked up at Colson as the two of you walked hand in hand back to his trailer. He had that post-show glow that you’d seen well over a dozen times. And you had to admit he looked really good in the leather pants and jacket. Just like a rock star.

A few more crew members were milling around the trailers when the two of you arrived, one of them being the girl who helped style all the boy’s wigs, Cassandra.

“Hey, you’re back!” she greeted, putting down the book she’d been reading and jumping to get the door of the makeup trailer. “Ready to get that wig off?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll try to be quick so you can hop in the shower and get the makeup off,” she smiled, ushering the two of you inside. “I’m sure Y/N won’t mind helping with that.”

You blushed a little as Cassandra winked. Colson just laughed and plunked himself down in the makeup chair as Cassandra went to work ungluing his Tommy wig. Pulling out your phone, you switched it to video.

“How’d the shoot go today, babe?” you asked your boyfriend, capturing the moment.

“Fuckin’ rocked it!”

You laughed as he threw up the devil horns.

“We did so fucking good we get the day off tomorrow.”

“Really?” you squeaked, ending the recording and putting your phone down.

“Yup, we can go to that restaurant you wanted to check out,” answered Colson. “They’re filming some other stuff tomorrow so we’re off the hook.”

“I guess that means on break tomorrow too,” remarked Cassandra, slowly pulling the wig off Colson and placing it on the Styrofoam head on the makeup counter. With nimble, practiced fingers she began working at his flattened hair to get it loose for washing. You were always amazed how flat makeup and costume people could get actors’ hair underneath the wigs. Propping yourself up on the counter, you watched her work in comfortable silence until she was finished. Ruffling his hair to signal she was finished, she flashed you a smile.

“All done, pal!”

“Thanks Cas,” said Colson, getting up from the chair. You reached for his free hand as he waved at her with the other as the two of you left the makeup trailer. Colson’s trailer was on the other side of the lot, but you didn’t mind the walk. The air was still warm and any alone time with your boyfriend no matter how small was always nice. Grinning up at him, you tugged at the sleeve of his leather jacket.

“Think you’ll get to keep some of this stuff afterwards?” you asked him.

“Not sure, but I’m kinda growing fond of the pants,” he replied, grinning.

“They look good on you.”

“You sweat buckets in them but they look fuckin’ rad.”

The two of you arrived at Colson’s trailer and you opened the door. It would have been dark inside, except Colson had installed one of those disco-type lights that spins around and shines little circles of colour everywhere that he always left on. Dropping your purse on one of the seats, you watched your boyfriend shrug off the leather jacket and unbutton his leather pants. Stretching, you missed seeing all his tattoos, especially the really big piece on his back. It was your favourite.

“It’s so weird seeing you without your tattoos,” you commented.

“Yeah, it still weirds me out every day.”

“Do you want to eat something or take a shower first?” you inquired, flopping down on the couch that ran under one of the trailer windows.

“Shower.”

“Then pizza?”

“Yes!”

“Sounds like a plan,” you smiled. You watched him tug off the leather pants and toss them onto the back of a chair before sliding open the bathroom door. The bathroom on the trailer wasn’t huge, but it did have a shower which was pretty luxury. Leaving it open a crack, you heard him start the water and wait a minute or two for the water to get warm. There was the usual bumping and thumping and then you couldn’t help but grin when over the sound of water you heard him humming ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’. Relaxing on the couch, you kicked your feet up and entertained yourself by watching the lights go around and around the cabin of the trailer. It was hypnotic and you probably stared at them for well over five minutes before you heard Colson calling for you from the bathroom.

“Hey babe,” he called.

“Yeah?”

“Mind helping me get some of this shit off? I can’t reach.”

“Sure.”

Sliding off the couch, you opened the door to the bathroom. It was all steamy and warm inside, and Colson’s boxers had been discarded on the toilet seat. You couldn’t see into the shower because the glass was all fogged up.

“Want to just open the door and hand me the cloth?” you asked, rolling up your sleeves.

“The water’s gonna get everywhere if I open the door.”

“How do you want me to do this then?”

“The shower’s not that small, get in here.”

“Pardon?” you squeaked.

“Get in here! I can’t reach and I want this stuff off!” he chuckled opening the shower door just a crack to peek his head out. “Take your damn clothes off!”

You could feel the heat rushing to your cheeks as you shook your head at him.

“Oh my god,” you laughed. “Fine!”

Your cheeks flushed darker and darker as Colson watched you pull your shirt up over your head and wriggle out of your jeans. Standing there in your underwear, you placed your hands on your hips and looked at him.

“I said take your clothes off,” he said, gesturing at your undergarments.

“All of them?”

“Yes, all of them.”

You bit your lip.

“Fine.”

Undoing the clasp of your bra, you let it join Colson’s underwear on the toilet seat before you did the same with your panties.

“There, you happy now?” you huffed, even though there was a smile on your face.

“Yess,” grinned Colson, pulling away from the door of the shower so you could slip in. There was actually more room in the shower than you were expecting, and the water was nice and hot. Colson had cleaned off a lot of the makeup, but there were still patches on his back that you could see were still covered.

“It’s nice in here,” you remarked, letting the warm water hit your skin.

“It’s nicer with you in here.”

“Oh my god, you’re being so sappy today!” you chided, grabbing the washcloth from his hand. “Turn around so I can get this makeup off.”

Doing as he was told, you slowly started wiping off the makeup. It was pretty heavy duty stuff, and even though he had managed to get most of it from his front, your favourite tattoo was still hidden under the stuff. Holding his bicep with one hand, you used your other to gently uncover his tattoos. You smiled a little to yourself as you realized how much this felt like you were unearthing dinosaur bones or buried treasure. Rubbing the cloth over his shoulders, you carefully wiped off more of the makeup.

“Can you rinse this? There’s a lot of this stuff,” you said, handing your boyfriend the washcloth since he was closer to the stream of water. You leaned into his back and rested your cheek against his arm as he wrung out the cloth and handed it back to you.

“Thanks for doing this by the way,” he said, planting a kiss on top of your hair that was starting to get wet. You rubbed your thumb over his as you took the washcloth back. It was nice to spend a quiet alone moment with him after a long day, and the hot water felt really nice. Going back to your scrubbing, you slowly uncovered more tattoos, working your way from his shoulders down his back. He’d been in pants all day so they didn’t paint up his legs, but everything from the shoulders down to them had been.

Finally you got to your favourite one, the Salvador Dali piece. Wringing out the washcloth, you squeezed next to Colson to wet it again. You smiled up at him, your chest bumping his arm.

“I know I’ve said this before, but I love your tattoos,” you told him, tracing one of the ones on his shoulder with your index finger. “Especially this one.”

You started washing the makeup off the Salvador Dali, tracing bits of it with your other fingers. Feeling Colson shudder a little under your touch, you giggled.

“Sorry,” you apologized, uncovering more of the piece.

“’S okay, just tickles a bit when you do that.”

“Is that so?” you grinned devilishly, doing it again.

“Hey, cut it out!” laughed Colson, turning around so you couldn’t tickle him anymore.

“You still have makeup on you!” you protested, trying to turn him back around by grabbing him by the sides of his arms. He wouldn’t budge.

“Don’t fuckin’ tickle me or I’m gonna start swinging!” he warned, doing fake karate moves with a huge grin on his face. You just laughed.

“Fine, fine, I’ll stop,” you promised, smacking him with the washcloth. “Turn around, I’m almost done.”

Guiding him with your hands, you went back to cleaning the remaining makeup off Colson’s lower back until the whole tattoo was uncovered. Hanging up the rag, and tracing one last teasing finger over it, you wiggled in under the water with your boyfriend.

“You’re such a tease!” nagged Colson, referring to your tickling.

“Yeeaaah, but you like it,” you replied cheekily, putting your head under the water and running your hands through it. You felt his hands come to rest on your hips. Wiping water off your forehead, you rested your arms on his shoulders and smiled before giving him a little peck on the lips.

“That’s it?” he asked, feigning being hurt. Shaking your head and rolling your eyes, you kissed him again, longer this time, letting your eyelids flutter closed. Pulling you closer by your hips, Colson kissed you back. This was hands down the best vacation ever. Colson, New Orleans, Motley Crue; it was a dream come true. Surrounded by steam and warm water, you peppered a few more kisses on your boyfriend’s lips before you pulled back.

“Do you still want to get pizza, or do you want to stay in here and get pruny?” you asked him, cocking an eyebrow suggestively. The two of you were chest to chest as warm water cascaded down your back. You watched him think about it for a second before he answered.

“Pizza and sweats.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Okay,” you smiled. “Pizza and sweatpants it is!”

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This took so friggin’ long to write I’m so sorry! I kept getting distracted by TNFT. Plus I don’t know much about MGK so I hope this doesn’t suck. I don’t think I’ll do any more MGK requests just ‘cause I don’t feel that comfortable writing about people irl. The Dirt characters yes - the real guys, not so much.

#bandzrus #machine gun kelly #machine gun kelly fanfic #machine gun kelly fanfiction #machine gun kelly imagine #machine gun kelly x reader #the dirt #mgk #mgk fanfic #mgk fanfiction #mgk imagine #fluff #mgk x reader

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violexides · 4 years

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i beg your pardon wHat do you mean you have ONLY 70 FOLLOWERS?? YOUR WRITING IS THE MOST HIGH QUALITY SHIT TO EVER COME ACROSS TUMBLR WH AT--- anyway, coNgrats!!! You deserve each and every single one of your followers for you excellent and hard work!!

DFSALKJFSLKASJF??????????????????

70 IS A LOT OF PEOPLE I’M HONESTLY SHOCKED THAT THAT MANY PEOPLE LIKE??? WILLINGLY SUBSCRIBED TO WATCH ME FUCK AROUND AND TALK ABOUT POLAND

thank you so so so so so so so so SO much!!!! ily :D

#ask #but no it's like honestly shocking #to even like comprehend #that people like my stuff #that SEVENTY PEOPLE #give a good handful are my friends #want to read my things #that's absolutely crazy to me #and i'm not very good with words but i am endlessly thankful #that people want to hear what a lil sunflower has to say

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timeless-season-four · 6 years

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Episode Recap: Chinatown, Part 2

Welcome to our first episode recap! @only-freakin-sunflowers has us covered with her thoughts on the season premiere, and we hope to have her take appearing every Tuesday as we go forward....

Welcome back, Clockblockers! At this point, our dedication is only matched by our Time Team’s to get Rufus back. Us too, guys, us too. And I am putting back on my mustard-stained cheerleading shoes for the first time in three years to gab about my favourite time travellers and to bring you a recap of what went down in our very first episode of what looks like a very captivating season. (Thanks, Hilary!)

Before we go anywhere new with our team this season, we’re situated a little ways before we left off: back in 1888, with an unfortunately dead Rufus. And Jiya, holding him, and Wyatt. It’s agonizing. We find out why they left him there, which satisfied me, because I wondered why they didn’t just haul him home for a funeral. But they can’t do that. They can’t take more than 4 people in the Lifeboat, even if one’s dead. And, also, they’re being shot at and they gotta run.

And then you realize it’s all just someone’s nightmarish flashback. And that the opening credits haven’t even rolled and you’re already on the edge of your seat. (No, there was no time to get up and make popcorn, not yet).

Next, we find ourselves where we actually left off: in our lovely little bunker with Bearded Wyatt and Bobbed Lucy and… whatever that ship is they came here in, and wherever it is they came from. I have to admit, while it was frustrating that future!Lyatt can’t tell us much, when Lara Croft – I’m sorry, Lucy– told our team that they have to save Rufus, because “everything depends on it”, I cracked a big grin. THEN SHE SAID THE TIMELINE IS COLLAPSING? (Oh look, if it isn’t the consequences of their own actions.)

Although we can blame a lot on Emma, as in, almost everything bad– that one, maybe not (although, now that I think about it… not Emma per se, but Rittenhouse….). We find Emma strutting into a Rittenhouse boardroom meeting like the power boss she is (hating her and admiring her aren’t mutually exclusive), where we, and she, meet Mike Temple. He wants to take Rittenhouse to new, quite frankly scary heights. His visions of bringing Rittenhouse into the present, with things such as a Rittenhouse app and flashy advertising, make me shudder. And I think that’s the point. "America is Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse is America,” he says. Oh, Mike Temple, you are unfortunate but true, aren’t you?

There are two scenes of future!Lyatt having really profound conversations with their past selves, AND the first one starts off with them acknowledging The Beard and the fact that Lucy looks like Lara Croft. Wyatt isn’t too happy with the situation, overall, he’s too macho for therapy (as a student currently in a clinical counselling course, *shakes head*) And Flynn referring to future!Wyatt as “Wild Wild Wyatt,” I cracked up. Now while it won’t come till much later in the episode, I’ll skip ahead. Future!Lucy and current Lucy’s conversation had to be one of my favourite scenes of the episode. The way she tells her younger self, "I’m proud of you, you know. You’ve already been so brave. So strong.” Ugh, my heart. Lucy needed that, and she needs a hug. Our poor girl is so broken and she just, she needed that.

Anyway, finally, the mission to #SaveRufus. It seems to be straightforward, right? What can go wrong except everything, right? They know how to pre-program the Lifeboat, so they don’t need a pilot. They have a plan. They have Flynn, and they have Wyatt, and they have… Connor. We have the best “ragtag rescue team” we could ask for. What can go wrong except everything? Well first of all, no one accounted for a Little Not-Red Riding Hood to appear out of literally nowhere and shift the atmosphere. Not to mention, she brings potions with her! Hocus Pocus, she saves Rufus?! I have a theory on this mysterious mage, but I’ll hold my tongue (also, everyone, please give a warm welcome to Tiera Skovbye as our new young blonde heroine, Jane). Does anyone else have guesses about who she may be, or how she got there? I’d love to hear them. And, the guys didn’t exactly account for weird time continuum shifts, being spotted, or not being able to get home. This mission may have been stressful for them but it was stressful for us too, “YOU’RE TOO LATE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE TOO LATE?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE STUCK, YOU CAN’T BE STUCK, GET UNSTUCK!” But our super smart little chickadee Jiya saved their asses, even if she was going through something funky back in the bunker (uh, not to mention grief). Something funky back in the bunker, like the girls experiencing some unsettled memory loss as the timeline changes and leaves them behind. That’s some scary shit.

Back on that discussion Lara Croft and Lucy had, that I touched on earlier. Lara cared to share that the reason Rufus’ salvation was so dire was not only because duh he’s the backbone and pilot of the team, Wyatt and Lucy’s best friend, Connor’s pseudo-son, and the love of Jiya’s life, but because his big brain is the one to stop the timeline from becoming one big split end and splintering off in an unknown amount of unpredictable directions. But that wasn’t the most unsettling thing Lara Croft said (before we continue here– I’m calling her Lara Croft because, hello, but that haircut actually really suits her.) And then there was that other thing she slipped in, when she starts talking about Lucy’s car accident in college, and “the second time, it wasn’t an accident.” Pardon me, Lara? And then she just– poof, into thin air, gone. At least she left on a high note, I suppose.

I will admit, I faded toward the end of the episode, not because of a quality drop, but because I got a headache and backache and a case of the Sunday Scaries. BUT, what gave me LIFE– that #RiyaReunion. Ohhh my Godddd (yes, I just said that like Janice from Friends) it was everything I hoped it would be and more– cleared my skin, watered my crops... I might’ve shed a tear (maybe it’s allergy season, maybe it’s Rufus and Jiya). Now I’ll admit I’m a damn sucker for them, but isn’t everyone?

One last thing that stuck with me, amongst others, was when Rufus was walking down the hall in his PJs, with the flickering fluorescents. This experience is not going to go gently in that good night, it is not going to pass without its repercussions. As it shouldn’t. This is a big freakin’ deal. What they are doing, is a big freakin deal, and what we, as Clockblockers, have done is a big freakin deal. A big props to everyone who is still here and will continue to be here. Catch another episode of Timeless Season 3– coined by the masterful, ever impressive Hilary @qqueenofhades– next Sunday at 8pm EST, and another one of these reviews to follow shortly after! (If you want to come talk about the episode with me, you can find me on Tumblr @only-freakin-sunflowers. You can also find me on AO3, @only_freakin_donuts!)

(One actual LAST thing I have to mention because somehow I never found space for it in my ramble… Flynn reading Harry Potter to his daughter?! COMING FOR MY HEART.)

#timeless #timeless s3 #3x01 #episode recap

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unknown-echo · 4 months

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『A DANCE ON AN APATHETIC STAGE.』

#my art #echo babbles #fnaf #fnaf sb #sun #sundrop #fnaf sun #fnaf sundrop #moon #fnaf moon #fnaf moondrop #as per usual #pardon tumblr shitting on the quality #it does that

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agentdagonet · 6 years

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Echoes, Ch. 17

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Fic Summary: Feet dangling off the edge of the bed, hands still resting on the earpieces of his glasses, Eggsy opened his eyes.

And promptly shut them again, screwing them shut like a child who had the distinct misfortune of biting into a raw lemon. Breathing harshly in his nose and out his mouth, trying to stave off whatever delusional panic had befallen him, Eggsy reopened his eyes.

‘Harry?’

Or: The Hologram Story Nobody Asked For

‘So you’re Arthur now?’ Roxanne was texting someone idly on her phone, but glanced up briefly to make sure he’d heard her.

‘So Merlin says, though I’m not entirely certain how that’s going to work. I’ve been out of the loop for nearly a year and the organisation seems to have not suffered from my absence.’ Harry spoke softly trying not to wake Eggsy, who was dozing on and off (he kept jolting awake as if startled, and then pretended not to look at Harry briefly before allowing himself to relax again) across the cabin.

‘The Organisation’s changed a bit since V-Day, but I think it’s in the ways you tried to bring about yourself. I think the Knights who were left decided that, in light of V-Day, you’d been in the right for far longer than they’d like to admit.’ She closed her eyes and frowned to herself, shaking her head slightly before turning to face Harry. ‘I think you’re going to do just fine, Harry. Forceful enslavement or not, you’ve always cared more about the quality of one’s character than the things Kingsman valued under the… previous administration,’ a cough from the cockpit, ‘Merlin excluded.’

‘I meant to ask about that- Merthur?’

‘All Eggsy’s fault; I’m sure you’re quite proud.’ Roxane smiled, a bit of mischief in her eyes- Eggsy had gone unnaturally still, but Harry wasn’t looking at him for the moment.

‘For more reasons than I could rightly list off the top of my head, but causing Merlin headaches? It’s a Galahad tradition now that all his hair is gone.’

‘Which is all your fault, Harry.’ Merlin called back, tossing a wad of paper blindly behind himself and still managing to hit Harry in the leg.

‘I’ve never denied as much, but I will say that it’s lucky that your head is so well shaped. I’ll gladly buy you any wig of your choosing.’ Harry tossed the paper back, but Merlin batted it away single-handed

‘I would immediately break into your house and shave your eyebrows off, followed by a very distinct prick shaved onto the back of your head.’

‘... The fuck did I wake up to?’ Despite not having fully fallen asleep, Eggsy looked adorable dishevelled; hair stuck up on end and shirt askew.

‘Sleeping beauty awakens!’

‘Fuck off, Roxalot, or I’ll tell Merlin what’s missing from the Milwaukee mission.’

‘I beg your pardon?’

‘Leave me an’ my blackmail in peace, Merthur.’

‘No longer applies, lad; it’s Merlin. Just Merlin, once again; or I’ll sabotage your next batch of lighters.’

‘You wouldn’ dare; replacing me would take way more energy than dealing with me ever could.’

‘Well, at least you didn’t try to claim I held some sort of affection for you.’

‘OI!’

Harry watched the byplay with great interest, and settled back in his seat with a small smile. It was a blessing he never knew to ask for, to see Merlin connected with someone outside of himself. Harry had felt incredibly guilty, imagining a Merlin without him to pull him from his comfortable lab and hidey-hole in the kennels.

He’d have to share those spaces with Eggsy, if he hadn’t found them on his own already. A Galahad’s work is never done.

They eventually made it back to Headquarters, napping intermittently and restlessly, and it wasn’t until they touched down that Harry fully comprehended what had happened. He was back on home soil, with people he hadn’t dared to believe were alive, and he had been established as dead for over a year- he guessed he’d set himself up in the mansion but still-

Where am I going?

‘You’re comin’ home, ain'tcha?’ Harry hadn’t realised that he’d spoken aloud, intending to keep the fact that he hadn’t really thought this endeavour through to himself. Or, perhaps he had but then forgotten, or decided to simply allow the rest of them to figure it out- he was an invalid, after all. Those were all lovely excuses.

‘I couldn’t possibly intrude- you certainly have to have adapted to the space by now, if you’re living at the house.’

‘Harry. Listen. You ain’t intruding- it’s your house, bruv. Yeah, I stay there more often than not, but I-’ Eggsy paused, rubbing the back of his head and looking away. ‘I didn’t really change anythin’ I just kept shit lookin’ nice. And with your weird blue people walkin’ about it felt wrong to not keep it good as I could.’

‘If you’re certain-’

‘Shut up, I’m gettin’ a cab, and we’re going home.’

Harry could pretend not to see Merlin smirking at him from his periphery, but it would be a waste of time- he could already feel the tips of his ears burning and giving him away.

‘Just get Arthur settled and bring him back in one piece, Eggsy.’

‘What if we just left you as Merthur and then Harry and I went out and about as the Galahad Duo?’ Eggsy waggled his eyebrows and pointed some finger guns in Merlin’s direction. Merlin, for his part, simply nodded toward Roxanne- who proceeded to knock Eggsy upside the head with a smirk.

‘Your fantasies have to simply stay that, Eggsy- fantasies. We need an Arthur more than you need a partner in crime to ignore the advice of Merlin and the other Handlers with.’

‘Sometimes their advice is shit and I ain’t letting shit go wrong and hurt people if I can help it. I’m replaceable, I chose this- they didn’t.’ It’s incredibly sobering, for Harry to see Eggsy go from the not-quite-adult he’d taken out of the police station to a man who would sacrifice himself to save another.

Or, more accurately, how sobering it was for Harry to actually see the Eggsy who ended up in lock up in the first place; to see him hold his own and stand firmly in his beliefs. This was why he’d failed the dog test, and Harry’d decided to appreciate it and admire it instead of disparage his values.

But the moment was worrisome, too- to take a stray comment made by another Knight in jest so seriously meant that it was a raw wound- something prodded incessantly by those who ought not to.

‘That’s not the point, Eggsy-’

‘I’ve got to take Harry home- I’ll see you lot tomorrow.’ It’s curt, obviously an excuse to get away from them- but for the life of him, Harry couldn’t make himself speak and break the tension.

It wasn’t really his place, anyway- but to be both an observer and an excuse was an awkward place to be. Harry settled for trying to wander off, but Eggsy was quicker than his thoughts, apparently, as he had already begun walking toward the train and Harry was left trailing after him. He was unable to stop himself from glancing back toward Merlin and Roxanne, who were looking to one another with guilt written across their faces.

They hadn’t just stumbled blindly into this breaking point- they’d pressed the button themselves and purposefully- but to what end?

Eggsy couldn’t bring himself to speak- not even to apologise to Harry, who he had just put into a very awkward position. But he knew that if he opened his mouth, all the wrong bits would fall out first. Instead he just gestured here and there until they made it to the house- and tried not to stare at Harry having a Moment. He stood on the step for several moments, a small smile tugging at the ends of his lips, before following Eggsy inside.

And freezing again.

Harry felt like he was walking into a dream. An alternate universe where Kentucky had never happened. Where Eggsy was Lancelot and he was Galahad and everything still made sense.

Nothing had changed. Well, nothing of import. The loo door was ajar, revealing Mr Pickle and the butterflies that Harry suddenly realised he had seen just as immaculate when he’d hacked into his own house. He hadn’t even thought about the rest of the house, assuming that Eggsy had made himself at home and kept the bathroom the same as an unfortunate reminder of their last conversation. Well, he knew what people said about assuming- it made an arse of you and me. For all that Eggsy had said at HQ, he hadn’t really understood.

He was startled from his reverie by a glass appearing in front of his face. Eggsy shrugged one shoulder, half of his mouth pulled into a sympathetic smile, and waited until the glass was grasped firmly before wandering back into the kitchen. Moments later he heard humming, something he didn’t recognise, and finally relaxed- Eggsy would be fine. He just needed some time, and space.

Harry could give him those things, and thus trudged up the stairs toward the guest room, intending to settle and start trying to process everything himself. One issue with that: the guest room was lived in. Incredibly lived in. The sheets were rumpled, odds and ends sitting on the nightstand, a set of trainers tucked beneath the end of the bed, a jacket hung off the back of a chair; a set of Kingsman glasses sat on the desk. The closet doors were open and an array of street clothes were plainly visible, and a smaller collection of Kingsman suits tucked to one end.

Eggsy was living here. Why hadn’t he laid claim to the rest of the house? He’d had to have seen Kentucky’s gruesome end, and thus known Harry was… gone. He’d obviously been talking with the holograms; though how much or how often was still unclear. Eggsy had no reason to- Harry blinked. A cenotaph. Eggsy had made the house a bloody cenotaph and tucked himself as far into it as he could manage, made himself a footnote in a place he should have been a chapter. Though, perhaps he hadn’t known that. Maybe he didn’t understand how entirely he’d managed to brighten Harry’s monochromatic life. Well, there was time now to change that. More than he’d ever expected to have in his line of work.

But first he had to solve the mystery of Eggsy’s Knighting. Something told him that asking Eggsy directly would yield no results- especially as he was acting at present- so he’d have to pull a Merlin and obtain some records. He had a lot to catch up on, he knew, but what better place to start than where he’d left off last?

#dagonet writes #kingsman fanfiction #fanfiction #kingsman

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hikariobsessions · 6 years

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[RANT] IkeSen’s Uesugi Kenshin - The Yandere

...Also known as “Why you shouldn’t be afraid of portraying character flaws.”

DISCLAIMER

This is another personal opinion post, (one I’ve been saving for a rainy day); this time addressing a more specific topic regarding Kenshin, which I mentioned briefly, but tried to avoid on my previous post about IkeSen’s Translations (because I didn’t want to spoil things too much and I’ll try not to reveal too much here as well).

But it's specifically in response to an observation outlined in this wonderful paragraph by @rizosrojizos

Another possibility that occurred to me just now is that the English team may be inclined into political correctness? That is, that they have a fixated negative understanding about what a yandere is, or that they don’t understand yandere Kenshin at all—things that get lost when trying to translate one culture into another. Maybe they fear that if they portray a more faithful translation of Kenshin and MC’s relationship, we, as a western audience, would complain about them “promoting” toxic, abusive, and manipulative relationships and possible Gaslighting or Stockholm Syndrome. That could explain why English MC is on guard and a smart mouth around Kenshin–so that we see her as a strong person, a fighter, and not a weak-minded victim.

- I’m mainly doing this post ‘coz I’m sick of a certain stupid internet joke that got me ranting about Beauty and the Beast to my hapless, irl friend.

- Cybird’s localization team and writers are beginning to worry me about the portrayal of my favorite character, Uesugi Kenshin but I’m trying to be optimistic. (I’m gonna post this anyway before they release it)

- There will be some major spoilers in this (probably) about Kenshin’s route specifically (both routes) BUT go ahead if you don’t mind being spoiled...

- I change my usual tone compared to normal posts for rants out of impulse and the free-for-all nature I’m approaching this particular post type.

- Again if the title didn’t already warn you, this is a Rant. It’s going to be long and caked with profanity which isn’t particularly aimed at anyone, but may or may not offend some people. You have been warned, and do proceed with caution. IT’S FUCKING LONG. >.>

With that said, let’s get on with it, shall we?

Fears of portrayal

Maybe they fear that if they portray a more faithful translation of Kenshin and MC’s relationship, we, as a western audience, would complain about them “promoting” toxic, abusive, and manipulative relationships and possible Gaslighting or Stockholm Syndrome.

OKAY...

The short answer is, yes, certainly the Cybird English localization team can have inhibitions when portraying the ‘yandere’ trope. But we might just be putting words in their mouths at this point.

Here’s the thing, Western audiences aren’t the only people that are against/or would complain about “toxic, abusive and manipulative relationships.” Japanese content makers (I imagine) also have an awareness of what kind of shit they put out in the world, and the Japanese audience, the kind of things they tolerate.

And the portrayal of Kenshin’s yandere, I reckon, had that awareness; and he wouldn’t be the character that he is today, if they didn’t take into consideration the appeal he needed to have to feature in a fucking dating sim and win the hearts of women across Japan (apart from his noted Ikemen status).

In saying that, there’s no tangibility whatsoever (as far as I know) in assuming how cultural products are received by international audiences, so from my point of view, it’s all speculation and delves on the uncertain to the point where the conversation doesn’t necessarily get us anywhere (she says as she writes another long-ass post about the topic), unless Cybird decides to step in and give us their two cents.

BUT addressing Kenshin’s Yandere a bit more specifically based on my experience of his route...

Here are my two cents (or rather, an insane number of words for another fucking Tumblr post.)

In the same way that people & characters can be pushed into a generic stereotype, they can also be quite the exception to it. Characters are meant to portray humans most of the time or have some humane qualities about them (just look at all the Pixar movies). And as we all know (fucking hopefully) humans are much more than just one characteristic, or a label put on them.

Take a look at Nobunaga, for example. I could call him the Domineering type or in Japanese ‘ドS’ [which vaguely means ‘Dominant Sadist’ in a way], but it doesn’t change the fact that he’s fucking ticklish, eats fucking candies or has a big-picture ambition; it’s just one aspect of his personality.

That’s why I don’t think there’s any reason for the English localization team to be scared to portray Kenshin, and his ‘yandere’ side, even if they are trying to be “politically correct”. That’s part of who he is. But it’s also not everything about him. I’m quite the individual exception, but for someone who doesn’t have that much experience liking ‘yanderes’ or has not been exposed to much anime tropes, Kenshin still became one of my favorite characters in the game. To each their own.

***BTW I can appreciate people who are turned off by it; that’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with that. I can totally understand.***

***SORT OF SPOILERS***

To me, Kenshin’s ‘yandere’ aspect in the main story was portrayed as sort of flaw that kept him from striving for a healthier way of living. And that’s something he overcame (with the help of MC) and was part of his character development. Don’t get me wrong, it didn’t completely go away by the end, it just calmed down into a healthier and more playful aspect of him.

***END OF SORT-OF-SPOILERS***

On to the next point...

...they have a fixated negative understanding about what a yandere is, or that they don’t understand yandere Kenshin at all...

I’m living in the hope that Cybird and their localization team are not looking at these characters 2-Dimensionally and, personally, I know that’s arguably not the case from what I’ve seen of the released characters so far in the ENG App. So I’m praying to god that this isn’t what happens.

This might be a bias in terms of process as someone who writes my own stories...but when writing characters, or more specifically, translating characters that have already been created, don’t judge them, or at least aim for understanding first. This is advice also given to actors and directors in filmmaking when thinking about how to portray characters for the screen. Judging them is the audience’s job, not the creators.

If you judge them before you try to understand them, bias/agenda is going to show in every aspect of your work. That defeats the general purpose of storytelling, which, to me, is to convey ‘truth’ about the themes, the characters of the story and the human condition as a whole.

***Pardon the sudden hippie vibe that the last line kinda conveyed. But I digress.***

So...if the localization team judges Kenshin based on a fucking anime stereotype and tries to “fix” him because they have this fucking inhibition about crossing cultural fucking boundaries...Just. Ugh.

Here’s @mischievouslymasamune ‘s post on these cultural differences as well.

Also for those of you who want to raise the argument of Stockholm Syndrome and whatnot...

Or you know...

Keep reading to obtain a modicum of cultural knowledge of what it is, and the issues pertaining to it. Up to you ^_^

Let’s veer away from IkeSen for a moment and look at this other cultural media that’s been in the spotlight because of the same goddamn internet joke that is fucking Stockholm Syndrome. Does anyone know what it is? I mentioned it in the disclaimer ^^^

Here’s a well-meaning media student, similar to myself, talking about it...

***The main points I want to focus your attention towards are between [1:56- 11:22].....but the entire video is worth a watch if you’re one of those people who is passionately declaring “STOCKHOLM SYNDROME” against the original Beauty and the Beast movie. IT’S NOT ABOUT STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.Thank you.***

BUT THE MAIN TAKE AWAY (as in quotes and shit from the video):

Lindsey Ellis (video person) said it best here...

“Your uninformed observation doesn’t make you smarter than the media you consume; it just means you’re not paying attention.” - Lindsey Ellis

So let’s all be informed, shall we?

Here’s a brief definition of Stockholm Syndrome:

Stockholm Syndrome which is also known as Helsinki syndrome is a mental illness developed by the hostages to cope up with the situation. The mental condition or the feelings actually arises because of the bond that develops between the hostage and the captor while performing intimate actions. In simple words we can say that Stockholm syndrome is the emotion that develops among two people where one person physically and mentally harasses the other one. - Pramod Kerkar, MD, FFARCSI, ePain Assist

As for Gaslighting...

Gaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works much better than you may think. Anyone is susceptible to gaslighting, and it is a common technique of abusers, dictators, narcissists, and cult leaders. It is done slowly, so the victim doesn't realize how much they've been brainwashed. - Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. , Psychology Today

But this is for Cybird’s localization team in particular if they are actually scared of portraying Kenshin in this way. Don’t, as Ellis observes, “miss the forest for the trees” whilst also only having “a passing pop culture knowledge of either forest or trees” when it comes to Kenshin’s route.

Now I know there are only a few people out there that have actually played the JP App and Kenshin’s route, and those of you who haven’t can only take my word when it comes to this post.

I’ll try hard to add-in appropriate screenshots/quotes whenever I can find them to back up what I’ve seen in the stories. But with that being said...

Let’s go back to Kenshin now, shall we...?

***Also - The definition of ‘yandere’ I’ll be using, is this one and this one***

Because of recent events in the English app and how Miss Sass (English MC) has been vocal about her ‘Mr. Sad-Dangerous-Murderer’ encounters with Kenshin; he has been depicted so far as nothing beyond that.

Maybe they’re just setting it up, maybe not; maybe they’re trying to act consistently with how Miss Sass has reacted to Kenshin in the released routes so far...maybe not. Who knows? I’m not Cybird. I wouldn’t mind so much if it was the former, and if you’ve read my previous rant, you will already know how I feel about Miss Sass.

The main problem I think we have with regards to this story, I suppose, is the fear that it will be depicted as an abusive/manipulative relationship in Kenshin’s part. ...There’s also the fear that Miss Pure (Japanese MC) was subject to Stockholm Syndrome and hence, Miss Sass would also be..... *SIGH*

You all need to give more credit to Cybird’s Japanese team. Seriously.

Remember what I said above about characters fitting into a stereotype, but also being quite the exception to them?

Well, here’s Kenshin breaking stereotype:

Mr. Crazy inside and out

...the Yandere is sweet outside, crazy inside... - TV Tropes

- From the moment she meets him, Kenshin has never taken on the facade of a gentle, sweet and caring person. Instead, it’s the opposite. He scares people so as not to get close to them. But MC starts to see beyond that.

Translations:

MC: ...You know, at first glance you really come off as cold and unfriendly but... I can’t help but notice the part of you that’s kind and has this strong sense of honor.

Kenshin: What kind of dull joke are you spouting out now?

Little by little, I began to see Kenshin’s true self. While also never bringing to light my role as chatelaine for the Oda Army.

- Kenshin’s Yandere is crazy inside and out. In other words, the craziness he holds inside him manages to seep out into his actions, whether he’s conscious of it or not. This is seen, not just in how he acts towards MC, but also against Sasuke and other people that are close to him (often a comedic interpretation).

- His unhealthy violent yandere nature is honest and well-established from the get-go, but not lauded. Especially, by the MC. She questions his love for war, and further on into the story she sees it as a flaw that he has that’s been influenced by his past and needs time to heal

Mr. Too-innocent-or-in-denial-about-his-feelings-to-be-manipulative

MC: “Is there something wrong with other people seeing me? Will it somehow cause trouble for you?”

Kenshin: “I don’t know. But just imagining it somehow makes me feel unpleasant.”

- In the beginning, there are no pretenses when it comes to how he has resolved to live according to his values. He likes war, so he lives and plans on dying for it. He likes sake (alcohol) and pickled plums, so he eats and drinks as much as he pleases etc. etc.:

「乱世の生は短い。ならば、せいぜい己の自由に生きるのだな」

“Within these chaotic times, life is short-lived. With that in mind, all one can do is live freely to the best of their ability.” - Kenshin to MC

- In this sense, he isn’t manipulative. He’s way too straightforward for his own good and arguably, somewhat innocent because of that.

- The only time when he's consciously in denial of his own feelings is when it comes to MC because of his ‘issues’. Even the term ‘conciously’ is debatable. He can’t even explain it himself for crying out loud. ^^^ see screenie above.

- Also, his actions when he has MC imprisoned seems to be consistently at odds with what he says/thinks himself while she’s in there (bunny army, a moon-gazing date, bachelor pad tour etc.).

The fucking prison wooing Shenanigans of Mr. God of War. I mean seriously if you’re gonna be a kidnapper/captor, at least try to be a dickhead. (NO. PLEASE DON’T. I LOVE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE)

I want you to smile. -Kenshin, probably.

This is THE BIG ONE.

....but the Yandere's jealous, possessive and obsessive nature won't let them accept the possibility that the person they love can be happy without them. - TV Tropes

Apart from the fact that he has her locked up, in no way does Kenshin act as an abusive captor. He doesn’t harass her into liking him. He doesn’t try to overpower her, mentally, to get her to stay with him. Do we all remember our definitions above ^^^? If not, scroll up and let’s keep on being informed.

This doesn’t mean he isn’t “PROBLEMATIC”. This doesn’t mean he isn’t “POSSESSIVE”. In his main story, Kenshin’s possessiveness comes from the fear of losing MC, and his backstory explaining why he is the way he is. But again, even with that in mind, his “possessiveness” is never put on a pedestal or lauded, especially by MC.

PLUS the MC certainly isn’t ignorant of the ‘issues’ that Kenshin has --- but at the same time, she doesn’t try to overlook the genuinely good man behind these flaws (backstory or not).

<<<MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS AFOOT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED>>>

「教えろ。どうしたら以前のお前のように笑顔になる」

“Tell me. How can I make you smile the same way you did before?” - Kenshin to MC

OKAY.

I was looking for references and stuff I’ve written down, and I couldn’t stop myself shedding a tear while looking back at Kenshin and MCs interactions. MY HEART WAS BEING STABBED REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAKE OF THIS GODDAMN POST.

I just...gnnhh... *dies briefly* ---> *is resurrected by the miracle that is Kenshin’s character development*

I don’t want to get into this that much because the example I’m thinking of is basically the CLIMAX of Kenshin’s route. For both romantic & dramatic. And I don’t want to ruin it ^^; (those of you have done it in JP app perhaps you know what I’m talking about ;))

<<SEMI-SPOILERS>>

But the point that gets across in this part of the story, is that there’s no doubt just how much Kenshin loves MC. To the point where he decides that letting her go (despite his possessiveness), is much better than having her get hurt because of his way of loving/or hurting her because of how he is.

For a “yandere” to do that -- to value the happiness/well-being of the person they love over their own obsession with them, and being like:

IF THAT’S NOT LOVE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS. And apologies guys, but the hipster vibe is strong in this one.

"Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own."— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“You don’t know about real loss, ‘cause it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself” - Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting

And to Kenshin’s MC

“I knew that love, to me, is when you’re looked at and the person looking at you sees you whole. They don’t look at you with any desire for change, with any lacking being visible. Love is complete understanding.” - Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water

(How’s that for a fucking movie reference, Clarice?)

<<END OF SEMI-SPOILERS>>

We all have different definitions/interpretations of love. In the stories we experience in IkeSen there are various portrayals of just that: different kinds of love. And Kenshin’s love story just happens to be one of my favorites because it stands on its own when it comes to uniqueness and how heartfelt it is.

And simply put I would hate to see it ruined because of what? Cultural differences? A fear of portraying a character because of a vague definition of a stereotype? 😢 COME. ON.

So now, before I start throwing fucking flowers everywhere and preaching world peace; how about we answer, the golden question?

Does MC have Stockholm Syndrome and/or is she a victim of Gaslighting through Kenshin?

^^ Considering all the stuff I said above, perhaps we can cut this answer short ^^

Rest assured, that the relationship that develops inside the prison is by no means, abusive nor manipulative. Therefore MC doesn’t develop feelings for Kenshin out of survival instincts or as a coping mechanism. She chooses to stay, based on her own reasons and is not “brainwashed” to do so.

What are her reasons? Well, you’ll just have to find out when Kenshin’s route is released (if they decide not to change it) or, you know, get the JP app. Whichever.

Here’s the thing... YES, Kenshin is possessive; YES, he is problematic; and YES he does lock you up in a twisted act of caring--

BUT PLEASE let’s not start using random internet-jokes-disguised-as-fucking-“science”-terms so hastily.

Oh, and just to keep us going on our well-informed streak...

In many parts of the world, Stockholm syndrome is referred to as contested illness but many legal authorities consider it as a fake mental condition. - Pramod Kerkar, MD, FFARCSI, ePain Assist

A fake mental condition.

Final thoughts

If you’ve read this far, well done 😮 👏🏽 👏🏽 You are probably a very tolerant and patient person (with a huge amount of free time, as I do ^^;), so thanks for reading 😭 😭

I’ll be leaving you with thoughts on the ENG MC x Kenshin.

In the Japanese App, there’s no doubt that the MC is depicted to be a lot more patient and tolerating. I suppose you could argue that that’s the kind of person that’s needed to fall in love with an intense character like Kenshin.

But if the ‘Miss Sass’ thing seeds into Kenshin’s Main Route in how it’s depicted in English; and becomes this competition for fucking dominance, given Miss Sass’s no bullshit and judgmental attitude...I really don’t know how I’m going to feel about it (I actually do --- but let’s not make this post more profane and unprintable than it needs to be).

Hehe 😅 And there you have it, I’ve had my fill~

As with anything when it comes to these rants, if you have your own arguments, disagreements or opinions on anything that has been said, please feel free to comment, message, reblog -- coupled with a degree of civility, of course.

I’ll be more than happy to start discussions with people, ENG and JP users alike; and other users from other walks of life for that matter~ ^_^ Cheers everyone and stay kind~

-Hikari <3

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen #rant #personal #uesugi kenshin #イケメン戦国

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malaloba · 7 years

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Tips for Newbees 2.0

Reposting with updated info since we’ve learned a lot since the initial relaunch.

If you haven’t installed the game yet, go with the minimal install. Trust me, it's worth it. You’ll just get some slightly longer load screens the first time you enter a new area.

Play with the settings! There’s lots of useful ones like autoloot, different reticules and the lock icon in the upper right corner lets you move everything around

Watch the cutscenes. Not only is the story great but sometimes there’s hints on how to proceed

If you’re of the appropriate level and have a bit of self healing, you’re set for normal dungeons. The first level of elites is meant for people with all blues in their chosen role.

Missions you’ve never completed will have blue and white icons on the map. NPCs often get new missions as you level so check your map

9 times out of 10 /reloadui will fix your problem

If you see an orange skull on the mini map, go kill it! If you can’t kill it alone ask for help.

Useful chat channels (type ‘/join chat [channel name]’ to join): #Sanctuary - general help and discussion, #tumblrmeetup - hang out with fellow Tumblbees, #event - discussion and coordination during events

If you’re not interested in dungeons or other such content, blue/purple gear should be enough to get you through all the story content

Weapons and Abilities

All weapons are viable for DPS but they all have a secondary purpose as well

Hammer/Chaos/Shotgun - tanking

Fists - heals over time

Blood - healing and barriers

Assault Rifle - leech healing

Blade - survivability and exposed (increases damage dealt)

Elementalism - purging and debilitate (decreases damage taken)

Pistols - cleansing and exposed and debilitate

If you’re using Assault Rifle ALWAYS have either a grenade consumer or the Explosive Expert passive

Gear and Builds

If you get a better drop, save your old leveled gear. You won’t get any bonus for using it for empowerment and you’ll want it later for fusion

The dots on gear indicate how powerful it is. This is inherent to the gear piece and can’t be leveled except with a lot of aurum (the paid currency). Ideally you want to focus on leveling 3 dot pieces (or 2 dots until you can get 3 dots). 3 dot pieces from dungeons are currently the best you can get.

You get a bonus for fusing talismans/weapons of the same type (ie. attack head with attack head will give bonus xp, but not an attack neck or health head). Use that bonus. When you hit blues and purples, fusing gear not of the same type starts being not worth the cost

You can sell gear pieces to vendors, put them on the auction house for MoFs or go into the Trade chat channel in Agartha and trade with people for pieces that’ll give you the xp bonus

You’re meant to sell some Agarthan Caches to vendors for Anima Shards. 1 dot gear pieces and gadgets are also good to sell for shards if you need them

When you can make glyphs, give yourself at least one hit glyph, maybe two if your only unlocked weapons are fist, blood and rifle.

Don’t put hit on your weapons. It only benefits attacks done with that weapon

If you want to start gearing for dungeons, DPS use only attack gear, tanks use only health gear (with maybe an attack minor) and healers use only heal gear.

Don’t use green gear to level once your gear is purple and higher. Stick to distillates (found in dungeons) or you’ll run out of shards and be constantly broke.

Have some form of self healing in your build. Something like a passive heal and an active “oh shit button” will be fine for most things but you might find that you need more in some places.

Useful Links

Official

r/SecretWorldLegends - one of the main discussion and feedback places. There’s a weekly post that sums up all patches, news, things being worked on ect

Discord - the official Discord

Steam Community Hub

Game Twitter

Fan Resources (note that all of these are still updating from TSW. pardon their dust!)

TSWDB - guides, mission solutions, lore locations and more! still updating but much of the info on the legacy site is still good

CryGaia - the wiki run by @rkylo. the best place to find info on the prelaunch events and story!

SWLRP - your hub for everything roleplaying in SWL

Radio Free Gaia - an in character radio station! does shows and in-game events.

Tumblr

fuckyeahtsw and councilofvenice - the main blogs for everything SWL

theboilingmeme - submit your quality SWL memes

Tumblbee Hive - add yourself and find other Tumblr SWL players!

the tags #swl and #secret world legends

or just whisper into the void, we’ll find you

#swl #Secret World Legends #the secret world #tsw #yes i meant to post this at the steam launch #but w/e

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Baby's breath, calla lily, windflower, golden rod, dandelion! :) g'morning

Good morning bb c:

baby’s breath: 5 things you associate yourself with:- writing- expensive coffee- white cotton t-shirts- music- stormy weather

calla lily: are you more of a sunny day or a rainy evening?rainy evenings, everytime (I’m actually not a huge fan of the sun)

windflower: list 5 of your favorite blogs and explain why i like themNO! I will tag all the goddamn people I want-

*attempts to single-handedly tag everyone of the blogs I follow/my mutuals*

*internet crashes* …well, I tried.

I will list ten instead (yes Sarah, I took your idea):

@xnoctits - this chick. this. chick. this chick can write smut that goes straight to the c00t3r and shoot your pants off, take selfies that will give you heat strokes and has a sense of humor that will improve the overall quality of your life. I’m so happy she’s my fwend / future wifey.

@nifwrites - my bb. my luv. one of the first blogs I followed when I joined tumblr and one of the first friends I made here as well. Writes both smut and angst SO. FUCKING. WELL. I also have the biggest crush on her OC, Raine (just lemme touch the bUTT) Always there when I need to scream and girl, we scream on the reg lemme tell you h’what. ILU

@louisvuittontrashbags - LISTEN. You want The Good Shit™️, fam? The quality peen writing that will getchu where you need to go? Read LV’s writing. Girl throws down the smut on the daily pretty much, and it’s always A+. Plus she’s hilarious and a Gladihoe and I have a crush on her c:

@saphscribes - Speaking of The Good Shit™️, BOIII, A MOMENT. Lemme tell you something about Saph. They write content that stays with me, that I catch myself thinking about days after reading (WEEKS after, in some cases, I say as I cough in the general direction of THAT Prompto fic,) and it’s always perfect prose and vivid imagery that makes my brain happy and my pants MIA. ILU boo.

@blindbae - If you don’t know Jules yet, send her an ask and say yo, what it do, boo? Guarantee you’ll get a response like, “Oh god, did Mish send you here?” but still, she’s one of the sweetest, funniest human beings you will find on here. Her writing is literal perfection, girl can write angst to pierce my heart like a CapriSun pouch and also has a superbly keen eye for aesthetics. She’s an amazing friend and I love her muchly!

@themissimmortal - Moosh is a cute lil bean but WATCH YO BACK, she can lay down the intense smut just as well as the angst, and she churns out content quicker than I can blink! She’s got a wicked sense of humor and I’m always smiling when I message her. ALSO, PARDON ME BUT, SHE’S INSANELY CUTE GUYS.

@ignis-scientia-estrogen-brigade - If you aren’t following Shea (or is it Shae? fuck fam I don’t know, sorry!!) over at ISEB, you’re missing out on incredible line art and fanfiction, starring that one hot guy with the glasses. THAT’S RIGHT. SHE CAN WRITE AND DRAW. She also streams from time to time and if you’re lucky enough to happen upon one be prepared for a good time, a chuckle and bring wine.

@diabolik-trash-heap - Dia’s work is like my guilty pleasure. She covers multiple niches and kinks that most writers on this site (including myself) would either shy away from or hesitate to write, and she does so with flawless exposition. Oh and um pardon me, but actual hot dAMN. Another tumblr crush, fam *fans self*

@hypaalicious - Another first to follow for this blog and, yo. YO. Not only does she have absolutely flawless attention to detail and writes The Good Shit™️ like it’s her job, she is literal Tag Goals™️ and an actual 26/10 (seriously, guys I have so many tumblr crushes)

@itshaejinju - You want a writer who isn’t afraid to write explicit smut without blushing or batting an eyelash? Here you go, my dude. She’s an original Gladihoe and has written tons of content, plus she’s currently working on a Mafia AU fic that injects some much-needed originality into this fandom. Love my fellow coffee snob

golden rod: are you more of a baker or a cook?I am definitely more of a cook. I can do both just fine, but I’m most comfortable preparing a meal.

dandelion: any special talent that you have?Apart from writing porn? I think I’ve mentioned that I can successfully play MarioKart with my feet.

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thecxmmissioner · 7 years

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Follow Forever time! I actually hit the 100 follower mark about a week ago, but I was very backlogged on checking out new followers due to having a very busy week prior to that, and I didn’t want to unfairly leave anyone out who should have been there. Please enjoy the following love letters to a few of the people who have made my first month here the most special. ❤︎

Endlessly “Inspiring” ( that’s a pun ) —

@tragicxscarlet – So once upon a time tragicxscarlet was like “do you ship it?” and I was like “I guess?” and then cut to me a week later sobbing over a notepad file titled “An Itemized List of All My ScaReeve Feels.” ( No, I won’t share it. ) Every post from you is a pleasure and you have a unique style of writing that is conversational and forceful and urgent in a way that suits Scarlet so very well. Normally this might earn the dreaded label of “intimidating,” except somehow I feel like writing with you also elevates the quality of my writing in a wonderfully symbiotic way. I know RL claims your time a lot ( and should definitely be the top priority ) so I’m going to pretend I don’t check my notifications half as often as I do in hopes of getting more of this very new fix. Reeve is so very confused right now, and I am looking forward to getting to know Scarlet and all the ways in which we have yet to break each other. ❤︎

@directorlazard – The length of time that it takes me to reply to you really doesn’t do justice to how happy I am to be able to write with you ( which will probably go for most of the people on this list tbh, so everyone else should just pretend I have said this to them as well ). It’s not just your muse that feels “in character” but your whole blog does; I am certain that you are, in fact, Lazard behind the screen, and I can’t tell you how much I admire the role you play not just IC but OOC as well. Writing with you has been a pleasure so far and I am really excited to see how the Wutai War will shape a relationship between these two fledgling directors. No one else has prompted me to put half as much thought into my backstory and headcanons as you have, that’s for sure!

@dcntgiveup – Older Marlene. I could scream forever about this very muse concept tbh but I have already done that a few times before. So I will just say I love that someone else is equally as interested in what was going on with Reeve, Marlene, and Elmyra while the rest of AVALANCHE was off doing their thing, which I guess I have also said before, so instead I will just say this: You’re rly cool and I like your muse a lot. ❤︎

@argent-noir – Tumblr ( or some mod I’ve forgotten I’ve installed ) says you are getting 9% of my love, which apparently puts you in the lead, but that sounds pretty low to me. Tseng is enigmatic and frightening and he makes us a little nervous, so pardon us if we seem to stalk from afar at times. Reeve just wants to get to know him better but isn’t sure if that’s allowed.

@hydraulics-are-sexy – I haven’t yet laughed harder while playing Reeve than I did while writing the two threads with you. I love the idea of Reeve having a friend who he’s comfortable with even while holding this lofty position and I feel like that’s what we’ve established here right off the bat even if it’s never been formally discussed. Normally he’s very polite and political but with Shalua I find him discussing more personal topics and with more sincerity. It’s nice. :] I guess accidental dick pics will do that.

@exsiliumductoris – There are some muses who are so intimidating ( and rightfully so ) that it’s all you can do to remind yourself that the mun has been nothing but friendly and approachable and Veld is definitely one of the two who immediately come to mind as I write this. You play your muse with such an authentic presence though that it’s like “Oh shit, Veld.” Despite all our joking about it, I can definitely say that if Reeve was kissing Scarlet in the same verse that Veld was ever involved with her, he’d be scared out of his mind and possibly seeking some kind of witness protection program. ( But we’re still keeping her. )

@a-chaotic-affair – Lucrecia really deserved so much better and I hope you continue trying to bring her that, because you have so much passion for her and things to say that can only be said by you. And thank you again for the graphic help! Be kind to yourself. ❤︎ I look forward to seeing where we can go but take your time.

@kunselxknows – SON. The way to this man’s heart is through his cat, okay? Is Kunsel a free agent after Meteorfall? Because we might poach him and put him in intelligence gathering or something. He already has a recommendation from Cait Sith.

@jjillekkot – Is anyone sweeter than Nina? Thoughtful with her headcanons and always goes out of her way to include other muses in things. It’s little touches like that that really create a sense of community, and I appreciate that so much. ❤︎

@eteriskromling – The amount of atmosphere and backstory you create for your muse is truly impressive. I’m also still interested in that other idea you expressed a while back. ;] We could have a full boardroom, just saying.

@ablackwing – I may have snuck you in at the last minute here precisely because Sephiroth just poked fun at Reeve’s hair turning gray but tbh that is A++ and worth the inclusion and even if we’ve literally swapped two posts back and forth it definitely made my night the evening that I wrote this, so kudos to you.

@evil-robot-cat – I know you’re not an RP blog so including you here is probably an unconventional move, but how can I not give a shoutout to someone who draws so much Reeve art? Your comics are hilarious and adorable, and every time you like one of my posts I feel like I have a cheerleader rooting for me, so thanks for the support. xD

The Cat’s Meow —

And lastly...to the pornbot that was #100, because of course it was. OTL ( I’m not tagging it. )

#𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕪 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕥 𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕙 | ooc #gonna schedule this for the morning since it's getting pretty late now

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