#plainface

[guard-en]

WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED. SHE'S LITERALLY FRIENDSHAPED

JUST A GENTLE REMINDER THIS IS THE WEIRD FUCKING ENIGMATIC TANKY BUTCH YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, NOT NECESSARILY A REBUKE, BUT JUST. A GENTLE REMINDER. I'm giggling so hard making this btw. Why she so ugly for it makes me gigle.

[betaphannie]

The plain expressions that dnpc! Dan and Phil have throughout the ritual, and yet when Phil is killed, he screams. And after he kills Phil, Dan isn't plainfaced like the rest of the time. He's tired. Have they finally given enough to Him? Will He ever be satisfied? Is holding hands part of the ritual, or do they just need something to hold on to?

[blarrghe]

I really, really want to hold off on reviewing the DATV plot before actually, you know, finishing the DATV plot because I do see the potential for interesting twists and turns and fun lore ideas and there's some stuff that I think has been set up from the start that is still actually playing out in a nice way, probably. I hate being too harsh before having the full picture because there's a chance I'll end up one of those people who is like "no but if you actually PLAY THE GAME and READ THE TEXT." Like on some level I do think that the depth and meaning and interesting questions up for interpretation will be there in the way that has always made these games interesting to me.

but literally every time I play I get this feeling, especially from things like the solas regrets roundtable discussions and any other dialogue from characters telling you who solas is, that this game is REALLY trying to hold your hand through the potential debates. It like, lines up all the discourse points from over the years since Inquisition in a row and goes SEE. WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF COMPLICATED CHARACTER WE CREATED. LOOK AT ALL THESE DIFFERENT TAKES YOU COULD HAVE ON HIM AND THE PLOT AT LARGE.

And that's just... it feels really weird first of all, in a people-don't-talk-like-that (or more, stories-don't-play-like-that) kind of way where it's just. So much plainfaced exposition all the time, and if nothing else it feels just boring.

I also did not enjoy being told what the consequences of my actions would be on the first major decision point, and then having the consequences be exactly that no surprises. Again, don't know if that always happens, or if there will be little stuff counting by the end to surprise me, but having shit be just too spelled out really does seem like this game's main problem.

[lloydfrontera]

So I think it's pretty well established that one of the biggest sins of Lloyd and Alicia's relationship is that they just don't interact enough to justify them being endgame.

So imagine an au where Suho get's transmigrated into the body of a palace servant instead of Lloyd Frontera. He'd still be forced to work hard and bust out his civil engineering knowledge to make money because I assume palace servants are mostly paid in room & board. But of course Alicia would notice this talent and want to keep him close. And since Suho doesn't have a Barony to go back to, he has no reason to turn down her jobs as long as she keeps paying him. (This is going off of the novel's characterization of her where she tells Lloyd that she isn't a tyrant and won't force him to work if he doesn't want to).

Plus I'm positive she suffers from Swordmaster Syndrome like Javier, so Suho would definitely offer her his lullaby service in order to gain some sort of leverage over her as well. There could even be rumors that the two are actually sleeping together and that's why Suho keeps getting jobs and titles. It would be really funny if whatever body Suho transmigrated into was just as plainfaced as Lloyd and the entire court is throwing a tantrum over it. Especially if Alicia is completely unbothered by it as she has spent her entire life surrounded by stupid and petty rumors. And since anything relating to romance is one of the few things that can fluster Suho, I could see him being secretly bothered by these rumors, even though he tries to hide it. This could then force Alicia to grow an empathy bone and help this man she has genuinely grown to trust and care about, and maybe even love.

As their relationship and level of trust progresses, I think it would be different enough from Lloyd's relationship with Javier to be interesting. Where Lloyd has to reestablish, for lack of a better word, trust with Javier and then prove that he would make first a good lord and then a good friend (and lover lol). Whereas with Alicia Suho would not only have to prove himself to her, but also overcome the huge power imbalance and status between the two of them. That could actually be a great way to visualize how close their growing as Suho rises in noble status to become closer and closer to her equal.

Speaking of Javier, if the restoration of fate is still a threat he might wind up being one of the main protagonists. Because Suho wasn't transmigrated into LLoyd, he wouldn't have saved the Barony so Javier begins his journey as the lone protagonist destined to lose virtually everyone and everything he ever loved. But also Suho wasn't there to build up his trust with him, so when Javier learns that either he or Suho has to die or else the entire continent is screwed, he has no reason to believe that Suho isn't some loose cannon threat. But by this point he has gained the trust with Alicia and there is no way she is letting Javier kill the man she loves. Maybe she orders Javier's execution/suicide, but would the other nobles/kingdoms allow that after Javier has spent years as a wandering hero? So now Suho is left with three options; 1. Die, 2. Somehow find a way to kill the most overpowered man in history, 3. Let everyone he knows and loves die, mostly at the hands of the woman he loves the most.

god. when are you dropping the fic again.

this is a way more compelling way to make me interested in alloyd than anything bk moon ever wrote. what the hell.

personally i cannot handle the idea of lloyd and javier not being close in any way shape or form it literally doesn't compute in my head but. this is so fucking good i can ignore the screeching little gremlin in my brain.

just a comment, i don't think alicia suffers from swordmaster syndrome. she's already a swordmaster by the time the novel starts, she probably powered through her insomnia and then learned how to shut down her augmented senses to fall asleep just like javier expected to be able to do when he became a swordmaster. javier just had the misfortune of becoming reliant on the lullaby service and then was unable to quit it once he already experienced it. alicia didn't rely on it before she was swordmaster and so suho wouldn't have been able to leverage it against her once she was.

but everything else is fucking amazing i love it <3

[theetherealraphael]

Words themselves are meaningless if you do not follow through with the promises you make.

im going to assume this is june? yeah, ik. im gonna try my best, but you arent actually helping by doing this. just tell me what you want to say plainfaced, dont hide it in riddles. and send it off anon.

[baby-xemnas]

Do you think Heart Pirates!Cora still wears makeup or is he back to Mr. Plainface?

oh good question...itd be funny if he wore it with heart pirates uniform but took it off when they had to keep on the down low and wear casual clothes and boys are like who the fuck

[darkhorse-javert]

Anthony 'Tonk-Tonk’ Roberts (Blind Dates OC)

This might be a bit of a cheat @blind-dates-fest (?), as I have written about this character before, and in passing in some of my fic. But here's another whole peice from his perspective.

Late Summer 1945 France

The flat land is plain and simple, smooth fields, distinguised from from England by the beautifully lined trees on some of the roads, otherwise it isn't really that different. Strange how feral and dangerous it had been only two years ago. Music reaches his ears and he realises he's humming again, very softly. Clair de Lune. Well, safer than La Marseillaise used to be, or God forbid, one of the favoured songs from the Mess. How often in the blind terror of needing to be quiet, had those got stuck in his head, and he'd had to swallow them back.

A wall rises in front of them, and the bus draws up. The conductor stands and calls out clearly, "Nouvion, Messieurs and Mesdames, Nouvion."

It's a sudden shock, the word pronounced so clearly, in the French accent. He climbes to his feet and pulls down the haversack, joining the exodus down the centre aisle. He climbs down the steps and stills. I'm here

A French bark of annoyance behind him and an elbow jolts him forwards, so he stumble walks through the arch. this time he stops with his back to the town wall.

It's all here, exactly the same as it had been. The fountain, the spindly trees- those look better than he remembers actually - the shops, that shabby little blue awning over the cafe, even the cobbles have barely changed.

No, there's one different thing. He crosses the square to the statue set in the dip in the wall. It is Him, the cafe owner, as to the very life, even holding out a menu.

'E is Msuir Rene" a woman's voice says in heavily accented English "E 'Nighthawk' in La Resistance in La Guerre. 'E very brave."

"Yes He helped me in the War." He tries to say in French, knows it comes out garbled, more broken than he wants. He can at least ask. Monsieur Rene, is he alive?" He's had one of the exiles drill that question into his head, the sylabelles rote.

The woman nods and waves to the building they are next to "Yes, yes "'E iz alive. 'e run the Café."

He turns with her guesture. The painted name is proud on the front. Café Réné. Here at last.

He bows slightly to the woman "Merci, Madame." Now if i remember, he weaves through the little tables and their woven chairs, then pushes open the door.

The bell clatters it's warning as he steps inside,and the black and white back of the broad man behind the bar turned, revealing Monsuir Rene in his long plainfaced, slightly portly way. Still the same

"Good Afternoon"- the man called in French "You would like a table?"

These phrases he knows easily, knows through the repetition of the months living here, and hearing them day in day out. Even if they are now spoken more quickly -the speed of full french, not dragged out for his or the German's benefit.

His mouth is dry, as if he's been chewing leftover ship-biscuit, "Msuir - je suis un aviator." Was it un?, he racked his mind, it would have to do "un Pilote British." He tapped his chest, waved back towards Rene In La guerre vous-" Oh, what the sod was 'help' in French? he pointed to himself, then the floor "moi hide ici. Je suis RAF. je suis Anthony Roberts."

Monsuer Rene was frowning in concentration as he listened, then his face lit up with a slightly too wide smile. "You (something) here, Welcome, Welcome, Good very good." The man is keeping his French very simple.

"Thank you, Monsieur. Thank You." It's all he can manage suddenly, to repete the words with great fervour, as if that is really enough. They could have been shot for hiding me.

And there's one of the waitresses, the taller dark-haired one he remembers, comes trotting up "What is your name?" she asks in good English "zere were many pilots here."

"Je suis Robert Je suis- he flutters his fingers in the air, at which they both look blank. The piano is still there, he strides over to it, flipping the cover, even as they rush, probably to try and stop him.

Those were the notes. Bent over he begins to play, one of the lead pieces from the Madame's Caberet evenings. He looks over his shoulder towards them, and there is dawning understanding and recognition. He

"Rober, Rober." Yvette claps her hands, "Welcome back."

He grins, sits down and morphs the tune into La Marseillaise. how many times had he wanted to do that, but hadn't dared. Now I can.

[jillian-dawn]

9/18/2024 149am

My soul screams out your name to the vast depths of the past where you once existed. On the outside I'm still, I'm plainfaced, I'm "fine" at the same time my heart cries and wonders why life had to be so cruel. I need you daughter.

[nikkoliferous]

agreed. I've actually seen some MCU fans claim that the latter scene depicts Loki canonically having the guard flogged. which... no?? I mean. headcanon and let headcanon, I guess. we don't know for certain that the guard wasn't punished in some way for his lack of haste. but there's no basis for saying it canonically happened. and indeed, "he should be flogged" is odd phrasing if that is actually supposed to have occurred—and at Loki's command no less. so the most plainface reading is that Loki is simply venting his frustration along the lines of saying, "wow, that person could really use a punch in the face." most people saying something to that effect do not actually go and physically assault the person they're referencing. it's an expression of their annoyance, not a command or a statement of intent.

so I suppose when you have a fandom that will wholesale invent crimes Loki hasn't even committed to get outraged about, it isn't surprising to see the same people fall hook, line and sinker for the worst possible framing of things he actually HAS done. but like... bloody hell, lol.

too many people out here thinking Loki’s vice was pride. No, Thor’s vice was pride. Loki’s was envy.

[wanorsintaro]

Senyum senget 😅😁💕🌹 sejak pkp ni jimat make up.. Pakai bedak, celak and lip balm je ala2 muka polos mcm dlm novel gitu hehee.. Foundation pun entah ke mana 😂 sememeh face mask. Tgh buat UAT eTrans ICT System office.. 😅 14122020 #wanorsintaro #wanorrahmansintaro #wanorpictodiary #wanor2020 #selfie_time #plainface (at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIw1y36DlBD/?igshid=rbzv4b842tbj

[gcu-sovereign]

I weakly suspect that a higher up producer or casting director would kibosh the idea of not putting hot, young actors in recurring roles on a network TV show.

Not everyone can do the Grey's Anatomy thing of plainfacing it's cast

God speaking of Cameron TV writers will literally never learn, will they?

[simplyminovet]

100% #natural kinda day. #PlainFace, #Frogasm ➰ and I’m #BlackByPopularDemand ✊🏽#BlackGirlMagic #T1DLooksLikeMe https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvT2iCnlh3/?igshid=u56dw7khwpr7

[trifeboss]

#EyeWideOpen I'm the man behind the man. Com'on #LetMeCoachYou #YaBlackPhilJackson if anybody asking. #THC #ThatHotCommodity #SavageTurnLavish #NoIce #PlainFace #HuBlot #iCanCeeThruTheShades they eyes green. #RelaxTho #YoullBe👁ight #Cazal (at Battery Park City Parks) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvMn5-lSrx/?igshid=3agvwdym1v3y

[lightsworn4]

#pokemon #pokemonart #ditto #bulbasaur #charmander #squirtle #scorbunny #grookey #sobble #art #digitalart #tutorial #colour #water #watercolour #paint #pink #purple #plainface #meme #simple #fun #pokeart #nintendo #drawing #kensugimori #jelly #alola #kalos #draw https://www.instagram.com/p/BwC1PBelVeh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11of8xmrj3v3x

[nimudashh]

「14.05  平子 丈  誕生日」

Happy birthday Shiba-man.

Some omakes and extras I like to fight depression to celebrate his birthday. Most of these scans and translations were made by @kenkamishiro thank you as always!!

[justaplainface]

Daily Dose

To be a great leader, you must also be a great follower. -pf