#plus a parallel with lars? yes

[archerygun]

Was anyone else disappointed as a kid after watching the prequels? (But not for the reason you think. Read further.)

The answer, broadly, is yes, I know. But not for the reason you’re thinking. Just for one, hyper-specific reason that has little to do with the quality of the films.

Owen and Anakin weren’t actually brothers. Owen and Anakin met like… once. ‘Too much like his father’ the fuck you mean Mr. Lars, the man you met ONCE?

You mean to tell me we were robbed of what had the potential to be the funniest sibling dynamic in ALL of Star Wars? Angry old dirt farmer vs the Chosen One/Dark Lord of the Sith? Objectively hilarious. The implication (in the og film and book) that Anakin just fucked off one day to become a jedi starpilot, leaving Owen at home thinking “What a fucking nob.”? Peak comedy.

Can you imagine if these two were actually siblings? Owen watching the look in Luke’s eyes develop into the wild, idealistic look that cost him his brother. Telling Luke his father was a drug smuggler on some old cruiser because that was an easier story for Owen to tell than the reality of it, and after a while Owen himself starts half believing it. Despising Obi-Wan for both taking his brother from him, and then in his eyes causing him to become a monster. The tragedy of Vader ordering the death of his brother.

Say what you want about the brotherhood between Obi-Wan and Anakin, it’s a brilliant dynamic. But the idea of Anakin and Owen coming from the exact same nowhere, same family, same upbringing and everything… it hits me in the feels. Because they represent two polar opposites that ended up with a sort of reverse parallel fate.

Anakin wanted adventure in the stars and he got it, at the price of everyone he loved and never getting to see his kids. Owen wanted a simple life minding his farming and he got it, at the price of dying without ever seeing the stars and becoming alienated from his son. If these two men had been brothers, the TEARS THAT WOULD HAVE COME OUT OF MY EYES-

It would have humanised Owen to the audience long before Kenobi (which I do still basically consider non-canon even though it was a fun ride) did him the - admittedly a little bit over-the-top/ridiculous - justice he deserved. There have always been appreciators of Owen Lars but a lot of people see him as just a bastard. Give him some real PAIN behind that exterior. Give him a VERY good reason, an even better reason than the one in canon, for being the way he is.

Plus, the idea of Owen partially having the force is objectively the funniest concept ever (although I’d still go for the whole “Anakin had no father.” thing and have Owen be normal).

Sorry for the incoherency of my ramblings, I love Owen Lars.

[perhaps-in-anotherdream]

Hello Anika! I've noticed that another CN otome game "Lovebrush Chronicle" is being localized in English. What are your thoughts on the story, and is there a ML in the game similar to Victor?

I want to hear your thought because I think you have a good eye on judging a story ❤️ Sorry if this ask seems to be out of nowhere!

hello!!! thank you haha~ ಡ⁠ ͜⁠ ಡ yes, the game’s original name is 时空中的绘旅人, also known as For All Time. It’s one of the 4 big CN otoges (the other three: Light and Night, Love and Producer/ MLQC, and Tears of Themis).

idk why they had to change the name smh but then again i can see why too LOL, but if you’re gonna change the character names, change for all of them why change just two?? especially since Emerald’s name is explained precisely so aksjsjs i’m so salty rn lmao

uh about the storyline, i had to try hard to not be lured into yet another game lmao (eyeing L&N akshdhd), so i haven’t actually played the game personally after CBT LOL nor do i keep up with its contents that much, so my knowledge regarding the story and the characters isn’t deep and is limited haha. also, since the premise begins in the AU world + with some other factors, i kinda lost my interest to even begin with LOL.

here’s a brief introduction for you though—

the game’s setting is the AU world ahah, and it also has personal routes. it has battle systems for leveling up your profile / raising cards. i heard it can be pretty grindy, but since i haven’t continued playing it, i can’t comment on that :>

✦ The Heroine:

she is an art student / comic artist in the modern world, but one day she gets sucked into a different AU world while watching her friend’s performance. (she’s so pretty tho u.u)

✦ Ai Yin/ Ayn:

19 years old, goes to the same school as the heroine and a pianist in the modern world. He’s a prince in the AU world, focused on his revenge.

✦ Lu Chen/ Alkaid:

20 years old, a transfer student, the heroine’s senior in a different study (Astronomy), photographer. In the AU world, he’s a mage/ high level priest.

✦ Lu Xia/ Rorschach (re-named as Lars for EN):

27 years old, the heir of a wealthy family, CEO, flirty af. In the AU world, he’s an aggressive and headstrong king.

(if you’re into the “CEO trope”, he could be your pick LOL. but if you’re looking for similarities that actually matter— then aside from just the CEO title and maybe that body lmfao, Victor and him share no other similarities hahaha)

✦ Si Lan/ Clarence:

22 years old, goes to the same school as the heroine and is the student president. He is the head highest priest/ mage in the AU world.

✦ Ye Xuan/ Emerald (re-named as Cael for EN):

An art instructor, took the heroine under his wings, gentle in nature sus lmao. In the AU world, he is the silver knight and leading the revolution.

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Over all, from what I’ve seen, the story is pretty good, has the intrigue elements for sure. Also plus point, in every AU/ arch you get a common part and then you can choose your love interest to progress for the rest of the story. what it does here is that unlike Lovepro/MLQC + Light and Night main story, where the story itself is very character-driven, you need to shut your brain and consider the MC that specific love interest’s heroine for the allocated segment- or else given the extreme lengths she goes for them/ the said borderline intimacy certainly don’t cut for “just friends” tag LOL. So, if you’re someone who self-inserts (consciously or not) and perhaps is a little uncomfortable with that kind of storytelling, For All Time/ Lovebrush Chronicles is certainly one you can give a try.

For me personally, the writing pattern didn’t seem like my cup of tea + I prefer the storytelling pattern of Lovepro and L&N (singular main story + parallel dates) haha. But hey, we all have different tastes, so be sure to give it a chance if you’re interested. Who knows, you could end up with completely different viewpoints than me! (⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀⁠*⁠)

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[maine-writes]

May The Von Be With Ye

"Star Wars! Star Wars!" Vonvon chanted excitedly, giddy with anticipation.

Today was a special day for Vonvon and for Star Wars fans everywhere. It was May 4th, and not just any May 4th, but Star Wars Day.

They remember being introduced to Star Wars like it was yesterday, except it was almost a couple decades into the future. They remember their father dusting off the old collector's edition. They remember the blaring anthem of the opening crawl sequence, the thrill of battle against a giant space station, and Han Solo.

Today, they plan to watch all of Star Wars, from the prequels to the sequels. Plus Clone Wars and Rebels. They'll have to resist the temptation of telling Steven and Connie about Boba Fett.

"Who's ready for an excrutiatingly long amount of time absorbing a metric ton of storyline?" Connie asked, equally as excited as Vonvon.

"I am!" Vonvon declared.

"Then, we'll end with Rise of Skywalker." Steven said.

"Despite what people said about it," Vonvon mentioned, "I was okay with it."

"You saw it already?" Connie asked. "How? It's brand new?"

"I...uh..." Vonvon uttered, begining to sweat bullets. "Wiki'd it! That's right! Wikipedia spoilers, cuz I was curious why the early watchers hated it! H-Hey, how'd you guys get into Star Wars?

"My dad introduced it to me." Connie said. "Then I introduced it to Steven."

"There's something about Darth Vader revealing that he's Luke's father that I relate to." Steven added, consciously oblivious to the haunting parallels.

"Do the Gems watch?" Vonvon inquired curiously.

"Amethyst likes Harrison Ford." Steven replied. "Apparently met him once. Pearl used to point out how it's a poor representation of space. And Garnet, she watches, I think?"

"Peridot? Lapis?" Vonvon continued.

"Peridot has a ongoing fanfic." Connie said.

"And a comic." Steven added. "And a Discord."

"Didn't she kick you off it?" Connie asked, knowing the obvious answer.

"All I'm saying is Obi-Wan deserves his own show."

"And Lapis?" the child repeated.

"She seems alright with it." Connie said, patting Steven's head. "But I don't think she's really into it into it."

Then an old memory popped into the child's head. One that has had their curiosity for years.

"Hey Connie." they began, "I heard you've been practicing the lightsaber forms."

"You are?!" starry-eyed Steven asked, surprised by his girlfriend's secret hobby.

"W-who told you?!" Connie said, flustered. "Did Pearl say something?"

"Yeah, Pearl." The child had no real idea when Connie started learning lightsaber combat, just knew that she did. One of the problems of being from the future.

"She's been helping me learn." Connie continued, "If there's one thing she likes about Star Wars, its the lightsaber combat forms. But I'm far from calling myself a Jedi."

Vonvon jumped up and scampered off downstairs. When they returned, they were carrying their duffle bag. From it, they pulled out a few lightsabers and robes.

If there is one sound that always satisfied Vonvon, it was the iconic whir of a lightsaber extending and moving. Donning a plain brown robe, they twirled their yellow lightsaber, extending out their left arm and pointing two fingers, like a horizontal V, at Connie.

"Jedi Master Vonvon, master of Form III: Soresu." said the child.

Connie and Steven picked up a blue and green one, respectively, swinging them around for fun.

"These are awesome!" Connie said. "Where'd you get them?"

"I...uh...brought them from home." Vonvon explained, forgetting that these particular models aren't available for another few years. They desperately hoped that neither of them would notice the copyright date of 2028 etched into the pommel.

Then there was a knock at the door.

"Oh hey, the Lars and the Off Colors are here." Steven said, "Seeing how they've never seen Star Wars, I thought this would be a perfect time. I mean, space Gems, Star Wars."

When he opened the door, the first to greet him was little Padparadscha.

"Wait, Darth Vader is Luke's father!?" She yelled, to the confusion of everyone else present.

"Who's Darth Vader?" one of the Rutiles wondered.

Let me guess," Lars began, "One of you mentioned the big reveal a minute ago?"

"Steven did it." Vonvon confessed.

May the Fourth Be With You!

@artsycooky13

[pennylogue]

thoughts on “in dreams”

steven really went and made a self insert i can not beLIEVE

“alright, now that i’ve saved the universe, I CAN FINALLY PARTY!!!”--the delivery on that line oh my god i’m cackling.

hmmm so in that opening scene we have lars and the off colors, the gems, onion, and connie. i’m trying to decide if there’s kind of a common theme between. it could be that here’s most of the people he went through space with, i.e. some of his most stressful experiences, or maybe the characters he’s currently most worried about being left behind by

but onion

the gems and connie are there because he feels disconnected to them, lars and the off colors cause they’re leaving, and onion because onion is a mystery. that’s it that’s my final offer.

i really love how the dreams are portrayed throughout this episode? it’s a really nice mix of weird, with just enough creepy and symbolism thrown in to sort of get what they’re going for. the cookie cat clock temple was an inspired touch. i also love that while all the fanfic writers were right about the boy having nightmares, i don’t think anyone really foresaw how trippy they’d be!

“steven, no one needs your help, so why are you still here?” interesting how that question is posed by something that LOOMS. good visual

peridot ep my soul is soothed it’s been so long and these two are so cute together.

and "steven and peridot make a filk fix it”? i’m so amused. tho tbh i’m surprised that steven’s so okay with peridot seeing his dreams, lots of real personal stuff in there. i guess he could be partially relying on peridot not really getting how dreams work for humans, as well as her not being super great at reading people to begin with. (one oblivious gremlin, this is.) but ultimately i guess he was just desperate enough to hang out that he’d take any excuse, without really caring about the consequence--you can see that.

look on the look on his face when he said peridot. he really needed this. he really can’t be alone right now. like, steven is soooo excited to problem solve together with someone, it sorta hurts

do we even need to examine stefan. this is fandom. we all know how wish fulfillment works here. i’m more amused by how peridot immediately clocks what’s going on--maybe she’s a bit more aware than i’d thought

the things that bother steven are, quite literally, stopping him from helping others. but notice that these “others” are characters, and it’s problem without stakes, one that he caused to help solve the inter-personal conflicts of non-existant characters. up to his old tricks--but it all rings hollow, because it is. the only thing real in those dreams are steven and his memories, and that’s what they should be trying to fix.

aka steven’s self projecting into media to deal with real-life issues, so yes, we’re all fucking hypocrites.

dream symbolism--his childhood institutions are leaving him, the gems are leaving him, he’s still just a helpless infant who can’t do anything

and since steven’s subconscious has decided that these characters are real people, he’s treating them how he treats real people--he does whatever it takes to solve their problems, and wants to avoid hurting them

but that wonderfully subtle moment of her reaching for the door (paralleling the door in his first dream yo, but inverted--out there is the party, here it’s just him if she leaves)

in case you’re wondering, this is what steven looks like when he’s about to do something "selfish”--knowingly hurting “others” for his “own” sake. overlapping him with the other characters, he reminds me kinda of early pearl, who also had a lot of issues connecting with others. and also this entire conflict is weirdly reminiscent of cry for help. he’s willing to keep working on the problem, no matter what, just to spend a little more time with peridot.

that’s why i think it’s connie/obsidian attacking him--he’s guilty over what he’s doing, so he’s having two people he sees as forces for justice wrecking him. that plus more fuel for connverse. good on you, shippers

the entire next scene is so creepy and gorgeous but can i just talk about

look at her gem. dude i was so worried that he’d somehow possessed her through the tv, and the next scene was him going into her mind. compared to that, this is a lot better. steven’s continuing to manage to open up a bit. 

steven’s speech about “always having something to fix” is interesting, because it gives a certain perspective to his behavior. literally all of their significant interactions after “hit the diamond”, the end of the show’s heavy focus on peridot, involve steven approaching their interaction with the goal of dealing with a gem problem, a diamond problem, or helping her work through lapis. even “too short to ride”? well, that was still part of the project of fixing peridot. because the show often has a laid back tone, i think it’s easy for the viewer to see steven and peridot doing things together as them just hanging out, but steven, the person who’s approaching every episode’s conflict as someone’s problem he needs to fix, doesn’t see it like that. and spending two years fixing the galaxy didn’t help that mindset. 

aka this show literally goes “what if someone was the main character of an episodic series, how fucked up would that be?” i’m literally screaming.

i think this is the first time we’ve really seen peridot be there emotionally for steven. it’s a pretty standout scene for her character--calling herself a clod, crying, hugging, being sensitive to what steven needs, removing her VISOR, lord--it’s really a great culmination of her character arc, as well as hopefully a lead in to the rest of the gems being emotionally there for the boy.

this was a really cute indulgent episode with some great visuals and i liked it lots.

[dramazones]

Oh Wow! Im finally here with a headcanon birth chart and analysis for jamie!

i'm on mobile so I cant even put this long ass post under a read more i am so fucking sowwy but anyways a lot of this was inspired from dewmie-in 's meta posts and also i rlly love astrology so pls follow them first of all or else ur a fake fan shhfhgjsjkfkd

☀️ ♓︎ Pisces Sun ♓︎ ☀️

There is no doubt that Jamie is a pisces sun. Some of the well known characteristics of a piscean are being the artistic ones, the ones more in touch with their emotions and the absolute dreamers of the zodiac, I can assure you this as a mercury and moon piscean!

And it’s quite obvious that these traits 100% match up to jamie’s surface character being a big theater nerd, writer, poet, and as an actor, he HAS to understand emotion in all its forms! While being the more compassionate of signs, that also comes with sympathy, and maybe even empathy.

to which he expresses when he tells steven that a good story with a quality protagonist HAS to include said protagonists struggles as well, now this might be a reach but perhaps this was self projecting after his own struggles in kansas, maybe even foreshadowing ooOoOh

(“a real hero must struggle” jamie struggles living in kansas, moves back to beach city, nails his first production and gains management position @ the theater, aka his heroic ending i guess idk, then more theater related accomplishments as mentioned in letters to lars ofc)

☽♎︎ Libra Moon ♎︎☽

One of the biggest desires for any libra placement is balance, And the moon sign being the emotion sign, Libra moons desire an emotional balance as much as they do in their environment. Libra Moons can also be known as a “people person” while typically depending on the study of others to lean their own nature.

Jamie fits the Libra moon description being a sort of people person himself. Though he’s capable of keeping a friendly conversation with just about anyone, There’s also no doubt that this guy has severe anxiety that affects his communication with others along with his emotional stability (even affecting him physically). The thing is that he’s managed to keep the anxiety and his social skills much more balanced the more we see him or i guess as time passes, not one of them overpowering the other. (see venus in scorpio as to why he limits himself socially as much as he would his anxiety)

While he desires emotional balance that also comes with a feeling of frustration and defeat when things are even slightly out of balance (also a symptom of anxiety ; easily irritated/defeated) such as his improv performance in letters to lars, ending his performance within a minute after feeling overwhelmed as it started going south.

So while there are several moments of him maintaining an emotional balance he also has another side of the scale that’s less balanced (astrology word play lmao) such as a general lifestyle balance, also nonexistent for jamie (even though your lifestyle heavily affects your behavior) in a sense that he lacks of a healthy sleep schedule being a mailman AND an actor, one occurring from the early morning to the afternoon and the other job occurring at night. Probably irrelevent but its MY sleepover and Ill add as much necessary info in this birth chart reading as i please.

Im also including buddys book as an example because though it was only jamie being the faceclaim for buddy theres no denying that since historical friction theres at least some parallels between the two characters sharing the same traits (being writers, returning to beach city to prosper in their careers, being absolute drama kings)

♀️♏︎ Scorpio Venus ♏︎♀️

One of the biggest aspects to Jamie’s character INCLUDES being an absolute sucker for romance so lets get this bread and talk abt his relationships w/ everyone and his views on love uwu

Scorpio being a water sign means healing is one of the largest aspects to the sign. Healing nonetheless comes with a relation to trauma being from the planet representing death itself. Life and Death go hand in hand to define each other, ya feel me.

while were on the topic of death lets bring back the parallelism between jamie and buddy thats been around since historical friction. in the play buddy is presumed dead up until william reaches beach city. ok. so hear me out. perhaps that was foreshadowing for jamie’s traumatic near death encounter with topaz and aqua. remember how I said the water element represents healing as well as trauma??? It all kinda ties in yall...

ANYWAYS It’s safe to say that Jamie is a person that’s been through his rock bottom AND trauma already (his death if you will), struggling to live a happy, or even regular (lets face it as far as we know the only thing he came back to beach city with was sunglasses, bitch was broke) life in kansas, the abduction, its not something you can heal from overnight. While he does show symptoms of severe anxiety (to say the very least) even after the abduction he’s also grown closer to working on healing, moving on from his overwhelming fear of rejection by prospering in theater (him coming back to life if u will), and as for anything directly related to the abduction is unknown, but its very likely he’s working on moving on from that on his own as far as we know!!

which brings up the next trait of a scorpion venusian! They prefer to be a mystery in order to protect themselves as a result of fear of getting hurt for trusting/opening up too much. The first time we see jamie since the abduction is during the re-election in dewey wins, where he doesn’t seem affected at all. Yes, Jamie is a pretty open book for the most part (see dewmie-in’s analogy to in/out of the closet in historical friction) however theres also moments where he limits himself, or perhaps another side to himself, a far more passionate side…

Holding back tears during his drama zone and waiting until hes alone to be excited abt delivering his letter in love letters, playing it cool when earning theater director position in historical friction, not to mention his room SHOULD play a very huge role in his secretive side. (see brodingle’s post on jamie’s room, his casual side vs his passionate side)

the venus in scorpio (or any scorpio placement rlly) also remains a secret not truly by choice, but theyre also studying others of interest. being an actor, Jamie should know a thing or two on body language and raw emotion as he sees it.

And finally, The venus is scorpio is a devoted, passionate, and emotionally attached lover. in love letters he falls for someone easily, and even if he learned in the end love at first sight isnt real he is most definitely the type to fall easily based on emotional connection alone! Also, his fear of rejection can easily play into his love life as well. Being in kansas getting constantly rejected and returning back home out of not just defeat but most likely homesickness as well. He missed his stable job. he wants stability, loyalty, commitment! yeah ok thts all i got for now ladies!

♂️♍︎ Virgo Mars ♍︎♂️

Mars being the planet of impulsiveness, energy, initiation and “doing it” being born under the sign of doing it efficiently and orderly gives a handful of traits that completely match up to Jamie and the way he puts out his energy into the world

Jamie has been the type to not just instantly put his energy into something new, but he’s also put his energy into mastering said thing! While Mars is the planet of impusiveness, Virgo is the sign of patience, the Virgo mars is a firm believer of practice makes perfect, and striving for overall perfect, which does in fact get overwhelming for Jamie the perfectionist.

In historical friction, though hesitant, he was not afraid to critique and analyze dewey’s writing skills. And although he was anxious again to go against deweys script and use pearls version instead, he went with pearls because he desperately needed to execute his first play flawlessly. this also occurs again in letters to lars, when his improv performance doesnt go as planned he doesnt just end it from there, in fact, he still has that sense of patience to critique his cast members on stage before getting completely irritated when they dont comply. imo its important to note this duality of patience and impulsiveness because this is an anxiety inducing combination that heavily matches up to Jamies energy.

it’s also important to bring Jamie’s room back in this, because while it was creepy as shit its also FILLED with books, and has really fancy stationery meaning he is in fact a writer. The Mars in Virgo is an attentive to detail oriented person, and being a writer, Jamie not only reads others’ works, he records his own with plenty of detail as seen in his love letter to garnet. Its in his nature by now to have an eye for detail as seen in his room, his costumes, his writing, etc.

Its very likely that his venus and his mars sign do sort of relate in a sense of the way he will present himself. The virgo mars wants a deep connection as the next person but refuses to express that “passionate side” as much as others, preferring to remain casual or present a “cool exterior” which plays into the venus in scorpio’s preference for a secretive side or to remain a mystery.

lets also not forget Jamie’s mime performance in Sadie’s Song. His body language easily read as excited and desperate for perfectionism. Theres no denying he spent time and energy into his act, probably studying mimes and all lol

plus the virgo mars being an attentive to detail type of person, scorpio venus’ silent study on their person of interest and libra moon’s dependance on the study of others to learn how to express emotion when and where and how all tie into each other. Jamie depends on detail before well, doing! he is the type to not just think before acting but hes also gotten quite anxious overthinking as well!

The Taurus Ascendant is a sucker for stability, loyalty, especially to their passions with change being their biggest weakness, very fitting to Jamie. Stability is what made Jamie return to beach city from Kansas because he was not used to such a drastic change in an unstable life, doing the absolute opposite of prospering in his acting career, another big desire for a taurus rising btw, they thrive for success!

They also need a sense of security and any chance at risking that security is a big no-no for the Taurus Ascendant. Jamie’s constant fear of rejection, his anxiety before a production that could make or break his career, he desires a sense of reassurance and security that will assure him that things will not turn out as horribly as his anxiety’s (cough drama zone cough) made it out to be.

⬆️♉︎ Taurus Rising ♉︎⬆️

now, in Reunited, hes completely moved on from garnet at this point. This takes places after the abduction, the only thing that would really be on his mind rn is healing and finding peace again with himself and in his surroundings. while hes handled this healing process alone (as far as we know) hes also learned about what he wants for himself including his love life. seeing garnet extremely happy and married and all makes him defeated for a moment not because “uUuuUUhH shes the one that got away!” its because he truly desires a passionate and devoted relationship as ruby and sapphires! which brings up the next topic!

In relationships, the Taurus Ascendant won't easily break up with someone they gave their heart to. Jamie wants a partner thats going to be as devoted and passionate as himself. He needs that sense of commitment and loyalty from someone and probably wouldn’t handle something as emotionless as one night stands for example! Any taurus placement has the same desires for romance as scorpio placements to be quite honest here, im just sayin as a venus in taurus and scorpio rising lmao.

🌊 Water Dominant 🌊

Ok so the thing is heres the thing. Out of all four astrological elements, Jamie exudes water energy the most, then earth, then fire, and lastly air. He’s not just an emotional person, he’s also an optimistic person, even when he overthinks things, he continuously looks into the future rather than his past so I think its important to note he also has that “psychic” aspect to him as well as having a strong sense of someone else’s emotions as much as his own.

let me also add in dewmie-in’s post where they point out tht jamie does in fact have a literal reocurring theme with water so even if he turns out to like not be a water sun sign in canon (highly doubt there will ever be a canon bday for him lmao the entire point of this post tho) theres no way hes gonna not be associated with water coincidentally. so if u didnt read their post tldr: being a fucking buffoon in the literal rain, throwing letters into the ocean, staring at the ocean on his free time, (aka during working ours, worlds okayest mailman) cries easily, buddy dying in water, jamie nearly being killed as instructed by a gem named aqua, jamie surviving in water after being THROWN off the ship. (i added a few more btw hshfhhdjd)

so yeah thats that on that, theres plenty more planet placements than that in a birth chart but i just felt like doing the usual ones i guess :P