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kellyvela · 3 years

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Has GRRM ever said in any interview or on his blog that he hates Sansa's complete storyline after 4th season? I dont really follow all of his fan/media interactions but from what I can recall he has spoken abt how LF in books wont give sansa to ramsay or how noone had issue when Jeyne was given the Ramsay storyline in books etc. Asking this question to you bcs you rightly point out how ppl misunderstood his interviews/posts ( sansans/targ stans etc) & I cant recall him ever saying he 'hates' sansa's story in the later seasons of the show ( not s5 in particular but even s6 to s8).

Capclave 2013:

A change that has repercussions for season 4 is Marillion’s tongue removal from the first season. Martin said that the change was made (from an anonymous singer being the victim of a de-tonguing) because they wanted Joffrey to maim someone the audience would recognize. He believes this is an issue because of the part the singer plays in Sansa’s storyline, how he affects her interactions with others in the book, and he doesn’t believe another character will be fulfilling that role on Game of Thrones.

—GRRM talks season 4 & beyond - Winter is Coming - October 13, 2013

2014 Fan Reports about Capclave 2013 (*):

In a convention panel this year, George said on the record that he had no idea what they were doing with Sansa or where they’re taking her storyline, which now makes sense perhaps. He was not pleased when he was talking about it, so who knows what’s going to happen with her! Knowing GRRM, that could mean they’re going off the canon reservation, and/or that they’re going to be making a lot of shit up

I have notes I’ll be responding to (thanks!) but enough people commented about Sansa that I thought I’d share that tidbit, since it happened back in September iirc (was the same panel where he criticized the exclusion of Tyrell brothers)

—starkalypse - June 3, 2014

GRRM’s comments at capclave about Sansa (which I was in the third row for, for those asking about legitimacy) were among others during the panel that had a general theme of dissatisfaction with show changes. He was not in good spirits for that con and didn’t really have anything positive to say regarding the show. So take it with a grain of salt; there are deviations away from the books in the episodes he gets writers credit for, so maybe they’re doing something stupid or they really don’t have a gameplan!

—starkalypse - June 4, 2014

(*) These reports were posted in June 2014, during the airing of Game of Thrones Season 4, about Capclave 2013 that happened in October 2013.

Just after the rape episode:

How many children did Scarlett O’Hara have? Three, in the novel. One, in the movie. None, in real life: she was a fictional character, she never existed. The show is the show, the books are the books; two different tellings of the same story.

There have been differences between the novels and the television show since the first episode of season one. And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. Small changes lead to larger changes lead to huge changes. HBO is more than forty hours into the impossible and demanding task of adapting my lengthy (extremely) and complex (exceedingly) novels, with their layers of plots and subplots, their twists and contradictions and unreliable narrators, viewpoint shifts and ambiguities, and a cast of characters in the hundreds.

There has seldom been any TV series as faithful to its source material, by and large (if you doubt that, talk to the Harry Dresden fans, or readers of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, or the fans of the original WALKING DEAD comic books)… but the longer the show goes on, the bigger the butterflies become. And now we have reached the point where the beat of butterfly wings is stirring up storms, like the one presently engulfing my email.

Prose and television have different strengths, different weaknesses, different requirements.

David and Dan and Bryan and HBO are trying to make the best television series that they can.

And over here I am trying to write the best novels that I can.

And yes, more and more, they differ. Two roads diverging in the dark of the woods, I suppose… but all of us are still intending that at the end we will arrive at the same place.

In the meantime, we hope that the readers and viewers both enjoy the journey. Or journeys, as the case may be. Sometimes butterflies grow into dragons.

—The Show, the Books - Not A Blog - May 18, 2015

Report about the last Game of Thrones Script that GRRM wrote:

No Wedding for Sansa and Ramsay: Without question, one of the most controversial changes the show made in trying to streamline the books was by slotting Sansa into the role of Ramsay’s wife and rape victim in Season 5. In the books, Ramsay marries and assaults Sansa’s best childhood friend, Jeyne Poole—who is being forced to impersonate Arya—instead. (You can actually see Jeyne briefly sitting next to Sansa in the show’s pilot.)

At the time Martin wrote this script, though, substituting Sansa for Jeyne was not yet the plan. Martin has Roose Bolton tell his bastard son: “We have a much better match in mind for you. A match to help House Bolton hold the north. Arya Stark.” It should be noted, however, that in Martin’s script, Sansa isn’t free from menace either. At his own wedding-day breakfast, Joffrey still threatens to rape the older Stark sister—once he’s “gotten Margaery with child.”)

—Game of Thrones: The Secrets of George R.R. Martin’s Final Script - Vanity Fair - December 7, 2018

A month before the Game of Throne S8 Finale:

Sansa’s story, in particular, has really deviated from the books. Ramsay Bolton — that marriage obviously was with a different character. When they start deviating like that, did you initially have any emotional reaction, even though you worked in Hollywood for many years yourself?

GRRM: Well, yeah — of course you have an emotional reaction. I mean, would I prefer they do it exactly the way I did it? Sure. But I’ve been on the other side of it, too. I’ve adapted work by other people, and I didn’t do it exactly the way they did it, so ….

Some of the deviation, of course, is because I’ve been so slow with these books. I really should’ve finished this thing four years ago — and if I had, maybe it would be telling a different story here. It’s two variations of the same story, or a similar story, and you get that whenever anything is adapted. The analogy I’ve often used is, to ask how many children did Scarlett O’Hara have? Do you know the answer to that?

I know it’s different in the book and the movie …

GRRM: Three children in the book, one by each husband. She had one child in the movie. And in real life, of course, Scarlett O’Hara had no children, because she never existed. Margaret Mitchell made her up. The book is there. You can pick it up and read Mitchell’s version of it, or you can see the movie and see David Selznick’s version of it. I think they’re both true to the spirit of the work, and hopefully that’s also true of Game of Thrones on one hand, and A Song of Ice and Fire on the other hand.

—George R.R. Martin on the Stark Sisters and Ending ‘Game of Thrones’ - RollingStone - April 22, 2019

James Hibberd’s Book:

GEORGE R. R. MARTIN: Jeyne Poole was included in the pilot—she’s shown giggling next to Sansa—but she’s never seen or referred to again. I actually wrote Jeyne into “The Pointy End,” my first script, when Arya killed the stableboy. I had some stuff with Jeyne running to Sansa being all hysterical and dialogue in the council chamber with Littlefinger saying, “Give her to me, I’ll make sure she doesn’t cause any trouble.” That was dropped.

DAVID BENIOFF: Sansa is a character we care about almost more than any other. We really wanted Sansa to play a major part in that season. If we were going to stay absolutely faithful to the book, it was going to be very hard to do that. There was a subplot we loved from the books, but it was a character not involved in the show.

GEORGE R. R. MARTIN: I was trying to set up Jeyne for her future role as the false Arya. The real Arya has escaped and is presumed dead. But this girl has been in Littlefinger’s control for years, and he’s been training her. She knows Winterfell, has the proper northern accent, and can pose as Arya. Who the hell knows what a little girl you met two years ago looks like? When you’re a lord visiting Winterfell, are you going to pay attention to the little kids running around? So she can pull off the impersonation. Not having Jeyne, they used Sansa for that. Is that better or worse? You can make your decision there. Oddly, I never got pushback for that in the book because nobody cared about Jeyne Poole that much. They care about Sansa.

—Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series by James Hibberd - October 6, 2020

GEORGE R. R. MARTIN: My Littlefinger would have never turned Sansa over to Ramsay. Never. He’s obsessed with her. Half the time he thinks she’s the daughter he never had—that he wishes he had, if he’d married Catelyn. And half the time he thinks she is Catelyn, and he wants her for himself. He’s not going to give her to somebody who would do bad things to her. That’s going to be very different in the books.

—Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series by James Hibberd - October 6, 2020

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matthewtkachuk · 4 years

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how to be a heartbreaker: introduction - rafe cameron

Rafe Cameron’s privileged upbringing has let him get away with far too much, for far too long. Between his tormenting of the pogues, running his mouth without consequence, and arrogant attitude, it’s time someone knocked him down a peg. Breaking his bones didn’t work, but maybe you can break his heart.

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pairing: Rafe Cameron x reader, unrequited!JJ x reader

warnings: angst, starting a relationship under false pretences, drinking and drug use

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Your eyes tore away from the magazine you were lazily flipping through as the three boys you've grown up with stumbled through the door of the château. The argument that you've practiced for the last twenty minutes about them always being late and ditching you completely vanished from your mouth as you saw the two dark haired boys hoisting the blonde one through the house.

"What the fuck happened?" you asked, eyes wide as you jumped from the couch to help them.

JJ Maybank, your best friend, had blood seeping down his forehead and two evident black eyes forming. His nose was bloody, and the closer you got to him, you could bet easy money that it was broken. He spat blood on the floor, groaning as his two best friends, John B and Pope, dropped him on the couch. "Bastards," the blonde hissed, holding the area where his ribs were.

You stood in the middle of the living room, your hands on your hips as you waited for one of the boys to say something. You noticed the small gash above Pope's eyebrow, glancing at his knuckles to see them bloody and bruised. John B's fists were similar, his scars more evident, his shirt was ripped open, buttons missing as if it was thorn off him.

"Can someone please tell me what the hell happened," you raised your voice slightly after a hot second of deafening silence around the château.

JJ coughed, blood bubbling from his lips, "what the fuck do you think happened?"

You sighed in annoyance, walking over to your best friend and sitting next to him. You reached under the couch for the first aid kit that was strategically placed, opening it up and getting the familiar disinfecting wipes and dressings to clean the boys up. The blonde looked at you, eyes following your every move. It was something he was used to seeing, you looking after him and he realised he never voiced how grateful he was for it.

"Sit," you snapped at the other two boys standing there dumbfounded, handing two wipes to them to clean themselves up. "This is the third time this week, what the hell is going on?"

"Y/n, you should have heard what they were saying," Pope mumbled, wincing slightly when he rubbed his eyebrow. You rolled your eyes at the thought of what Rafe Cameron and his goons could say to make these boys heat up this bad.

"I hope they look as bad as you do," you directed the comment to JJ, watching him close his eyes as you cleaned the blood from his face. His breathing settled, the pain easing at your touch. "What did they say?" you asked.

Again, you were met with silence.

"It couldnt have been that bad," you muttered, feeling the tension rise around the house. JJ peeked his eyes open, looking at Pope and John B who shrugged their shoulders.

"They were just talking shit about you," JJ muttered, "Trying to get a rise from me."

You raised an eyebrow in his direction, eyes quickly scanning the cuts and bruises on his face and you couldn’t help but chuckle, "Looks like they got exactly what they wanted. JJ, I don’t give a fuck what they say about me, just stop getting into fights over it."

JJ sighed in annoyance, sitting up on his elbows bringing his body closer to yours. The blood drained from your face quickly, your heart hammering against your chest due to the close proximity. Pope swallowed nervously for you, watching your eyes dance around his friend's face. He looked over at John B, who looked between the pair awkwardly before Pope took his attention away from you.

"They can't talk shit about you and get away with it," JJ hissed.

"They've been doing it for years," you mumbled, feeling yourself getting shy. He was the only boy you ever got shy around, despite being your best friend. It all happened three years ago, when he kissed you as a way to get rid of an annoying ex-girlfriend and you realised you had stupidly fell for your gorgeous, dumb best friend. You never told him and you never acted on it, he thanked you for the kiss and skipped off to another touron that same night while you were left gobsmacked.

"Thats the thing! They can't keep doing it, someone has to knock them a few feet down!" JJ said, feeling his blood boil at the memory of the horrific words Rafe said about you.

You hushed him, placing a plaster over his forehead before grabbing the bloody wipes to toss them away. JJ moved to sit comfortably on the couch, watching you walk to the bin. "He keeps talking shit about how he'd fuck you and how he'd have you at the palm of his hand if he tried."

You grimaced at the words, looking at Pope who nodded shamefully. "Honestly y/n, we have to do something about it."

"Like what?" You huffed, throwing your hands down in frustration. "You tried beating them up, and look at you! All of you!"

"W-we thought of something else.." JJ mumbled, nervously chewing on his bottom lip.

Pope groaned, dropping his body on the couch beside JJ, "No, let me rephrase that. JJ and John B had an idea. I want nothing to do with this."

"What is it?" you asked.

John B glanced at JJ before a smirk tugged on his lips, "Rafe talks so much about having you and shit like that, we were thinking, well we can't break his bones... we're tried that... so-"

"So why not break his heart?" JJ piped up, interrupting the brunet.

"Are you sure Rafe Cameron has a heart?" You chuckled, not piecing together what they were indicating at.

"Not a very nice one but what he does have, we think you could break it," John B said. Your eyes widened at his words, suddenly entering into a coughing fit. You bent over, grabbing your stomach.

"Y-you want me-me to do what?" You coughed.

JJ jumped from the couch, despite the pain shooting through his ribs, and he knelt in front of you, grabbing your face in his hands. "Look, it's perfect. You make him fall in love with you and then you break his heart, simple."

Pope rolled his eyes from the other side of the room, "its not that simple."

"Why not, Pope?" John B asked.

Pope looked at you briefly before sighing, "this isn't some teen romance movie, life comes with complications and the big one here is that rafe is an asshole and wont fall in love with y/n."

"Who wouldn't fall in love with y/n? She's perfect," JJ exclaimed, standing up beside you. Your heart fluttered at his words, looking at him hopeful before your eyes found Pope's, who gave you that look you were all too familiar with. The look that read ‘dont think too much into it’. Pope was the only one who knew how you felt about JJ, he caught onto your longing looks and girly giggles; something he never would have connected with you previously.

"You have to do it, y/n, they almost killed JJ tonight.." John B pouted, running his hands through his tousled hair.

"Guys, I-i don't know.."

"We'll be there with you for it all, helping you, guiding you," JJ pouted, "Please, do it for me."

You crossed your arms in front of your chest, thinking of the possibilities. Pretending to like Rafe Cameron, making him fall in love with you, and ultimately breaking his heart. It would be tough, it would be painful, but it could be a way to bring you and JJ closer. "What's in it for me?"

"We'll get rid of the no pogue on pogue making rule," John B smirked, eying at Pope before looking at you and JJ. Your mouth agape, you glanced at Pope who shrugged his shoulders confused. "Come on, I know you have a thing for that Leo guy."

You let out a breath you didn't realise you were holding, relaxing your shoulders before looking around at the boys. JJ's blue eyes were hopeful, urging you to accept the challenge. John B looked as if you already agreed, sitting confidently on the chair. Pope's look was more reluctant and apprehensive, chewing on his inner cheek.

"Fine, I'll do it."

JJ hollered loudly, "Let's make you a heartbreaker."

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thatwitchyaunt · 3 years

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Makeup for Magick/Ritual p4: Litha - The Summer Solstice

Now that I no longer feel like lifeless goop, lets get this show back n the road! Litha! I originally waited so long to write this back in June because I was waiting for the Summer Goth Palette from Baby Bat Beauty to show up (it's even got a shade named Litha!). The have cool highlighters and the few metallic/shimmer single shadows I tried were good, but that palette was a nah.

Anyway, Litha, the Summer Solstice. The longest day and shortest night of the year, where we honor the Sun at it's highest point of power. At the same time, we honor the water as this is the time of year when we are drawn most to it, whether we're drinking it (stay hydrated!) or swimming in it. Yellows, bright golds, warm orange-reds, and blue/sea blues are good colors to reach for. However, bright rainbow colors carry over from Beltane. Think of the Sun's bright light filtering through a prism in a window and scattering rainbows all over the room.

The warm nude and rainbow palettes of Beltane are still in play, so I wont be including them in the list. Not my best photo shoot...

First! Tarte!

Tartelette Toasted Palette - It's really the perfect palette for that orange-red, fiery-nude, sun-scorched eye look that seems to be so popular at Litha (on social media, at least).

Be A Mermaid and Make Waves Palette - Fun fact, you can still buy this palette on the Tarte website, but you gotta use the search bar to find it. A good chunk of these shades a rose/nude rose shade of some kind, but no surprise. It's Tarte. HOWEVER! Some of the shimmers in this palette 1) would be really nice for a solstice eye look and 2) are just really pretty in general. "Shell Yeah" and "Mermosa" if you're leaning towards more Sun worship. "Lagoon", "Splash", and "Bubbles" are great for a look leaning more towards water and the sea. "Splash" and "Bubbles" are duochromes that make for a really nice single shadow look, as well.

BH Cosmetics is next!

Hangin' in Hawaii - One of the first Travel Series palettes I bought, specifically for the purpose of being my "light and airy" summer nudes palette. Is it my favorite BH palette? No, but I figured I'd toss it in.

Summer in St. Tropez - If you have this palette, you can definitely get a somewhat decent sun/water eye look from it. Maybe play with the two topper shades up in the top row to add something to it.

Trendy in Tokyo - Obligatory rainbow palette. Mhmm.

Chillin' in Chicago - Now called Amore in Amalfi, because BH are a bunch of cheeky little shites. This palette can lean Summer or Fall, depending on what other palette you pair it with. If you don't want to drop a crap ton of money on the Tartelette Toasted palette, this can give you a somewhat similar look. They're not dupes, not by a long shot, but they can give you that similar "sun-scorched" vibe.

Mimosa - If you already have this, you can get a good summer-sun yellow-orange look out of it.

Now for Give Me Glow!

Summer Vibes - This is an amazing go-to summer palette, solstice and beyond. Summery neutrals, sunny yellows and oranges, and a couple of nice ocean-blues. The metallic blue, "Summer Fling", has a really nice "Sun reflecting on the ocean" look to it. A bunch of the shades make great summer blushes too. If this palette is every discontinued, I'm buying backups!

Pastel Dreams - These brighter pastels can give off "sun bleached" vibes. Just as appropriate as bright rainbow colors.

Extra Spicy - Perfect for a brighter, more fiery-sun look.

Time for Juvia's Place!

The Masquerade Mini - The blues and green-blue in the top row, paired with the warm brown in the bottom two rows can make a decent "seashore" look that I like on solstice, usually with a pop of yellow in the inner corner.

The Zulu - A more summery rainbow palette. The turquoise shades are beauty!

The Afrique - Obligatory rainbow palette with a nice pop of gold.

The Saharan II - Does the same "Seashore" type of look as Masquerade, except you can go lighter. If I had to make a list of favorite summer palettes, this would be on it.

And now, ABH and Norvina!

Norvina Pro Pigment Palette Vol 2 - A decent amount of blues and couple of yellows if that's what your missing in your solstice look.

ABH Modern Renaissance - When I paired the matte pinky-reds with the gold shimmer, the first thing I thought was "Midsummer Fairy". And so, it made the list.

ABH Rivera - The colors in this palette lean more sun-bleached than a typical colorful palette. And again, I consider it appropriate for the sabbat.

"Our lord and savior, ColourPop!" - Theresa is Dead

Limoncello - It's yellow-toned neutral palette with a pop of green and a pop of blue. If you're leaning towards a more yellow-sun look, it's great! but if you wanna make a water-blue look, you're gonna need another palette. It's so damn pretty though. And the shade "Easy Peasy" is a dupe for the duochrome in the Natasha Denona Zendo palette.

Yes, Please! - I'd say stick to the first three columns for sunny, fiery Litha goodness, and pull in the last darker column for Mabon, but that's just me.

Dream St. - You know those scenes in movies, where they're trying to convey how sweltering hot it is by putting a sorta sepia filter over everything, and filming it through the heat waves coming off of the hood of a truck? Yeah, that's this palette. It always gave off that sort of summer vibe to me. So in the "sun-scorched" category, I guess?

As for specific CP monochromatic palettes; Blue Moon and Uh-Huh Honey are excellent blue and yellow palettes for water and sun looks. Also, fuck that yellow pressed glitter.

On to the solo palettes!

Urban Decay Beached Palette - Though it's got a couple ocean blues, it's better for the sun-scorched eye look.

Glamlite Ice Cream Dream Palette - A brighter pastel rainbow palette, and some shades can read 'sun-bleached", so that works great!

Too Faced Life's a Festival Palette - A bunch of fun, summery duochromes and shimmers, though the more yellow "Fun in the Sun" and "Beamin'" would be the ones I reach for for Litha.

Now the single shadows!

The top five are from Shroud Cosmetics. The middle three are from Terra Moons Cosmetics. And the bottom seven are from Looxi Beauty. As you can tell, my singles lean more towards watery blue-greens and less towards the for fiery sun colors.

Shroud Cosmetics

Ignite (fiery copper)

Vigil (yellow-gold)

Oracle (champagne gold)

Sea of Ghosts (a denim blue-based shimmer with a gold/green shift)

Azura (teal blue with a green shift)

Terra Moons Cosmetics

Skyfall (sky blue with a silver and lavender duochrome)

Meteorite (a golden, pink shimmer with hints of green)

Festival (vivid blue with gold shifts)

Looxi Beauty

Sleep Forever (turquoise blue)

Nectar (golden yellow with shifts of green, blue, and orange)

Catty-Pillar (orange with shifts of pink, teal, gold, and purple)

Dream On (aqua blue with a silver sheen)

Siren of the Sea (aqua, blue, green, and gold)

Slurp! (turquoise with a slight green shift)

Donner (blue with gold reflect)

Now onto the Give Me Glow singles. I'm doing something a bit different this time. Here's the concept:

All of my eyeshadow palettes have mysteriously disappeared and all I have left are my GMG singles. Now I have to use only those singles to curate a palette for the holiday. So mu curated GMG Litha palette is:

First (Top) Row: TBT, Fierce, Sweet Tea, Cream Lace, Cream Please

Second Row: Chili, West Coast, Spiked Punch, Havana, Peach Glaze

Third Row: Starboy, Sky High, Bubbles, My Sunshine, Beach Bum

Fourth Row: High By the Beach, Seaside, Mojito, Deep Waters, Halo

And that's it for Litha! Whoo.. Shop your stash and share your picks for Summer Solstice! Next I'll get the Lammas one done and dusted. Then once Henri fucks off, I can get started and Mabon! Lets go!

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poisonedlovedarling · 3 years

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Loki Theory!

Spoiler warning for Episode 1 & 2 of the Loki show! You warned my lovely darlings.

(PS this was just written to get it out of my head if you disagree with any part or have seen a similar theory. This is just my version of the theory.)

Theory Lady Loki is in fact the Enchantress, and the TVA is lying to Loki because they know he'd choose to fight with her like he always does.

Fact one, we learned in the show Scarlet witch that magic color is important. Agatha uses Purple, Scarlet uses Red. Loki uses Gold, as where Lady Loki uses Green.

Loki in all his Movies despite always being depicted with the color green for clothing and merch. Has almost always used gold magic not green! However the Enchantress from the comics uses green magic, like Lady Loki is depicted using.

On top of that the Enchantress is known for sharing all kinds of magic with Loki. Which could have possibly been confused for a Loki variant and not the Enchantress. The Enchantress uses Loki type magic from mind messing to body switching, however unlike like Loki the Enchantress also uses seduction and Time magic.

Which would make her a prime target for the TVA.

Her time magic if amplified somehow and her not just using the TVA portals or a stolen time stone, would explain how she keeps jumping through time escaping them.

Two! Loki in all his looks has always kept the black hair color. Whether having short hair, long hair, or odd dreadlocks. Loki's hair has always been black when he's male or female.

This is probably because he unknowingly is trying to look like Odin's daughter, but that's a different theory.

The Enchantress on the other hand has always been depicted with Blonde wavy hair.

Yes I know you could argue that it's a style choice by the makers of the movie but come on. Marvel would love to capitalize on the Female Loki doll. However little kids wont want a lady Loki if she doesn't look like Loki, Loki. The broken horn crown in a nice nod to the comic version of Lady Loki but even she has short black hair.

Third, the TVA has a short window to reset a timeline. If lady Loki was a thing then it more than likely would have happened at birth. Which means they'd have been up against a baby not a full grown woman. Which means either they didn't erase the baby but raised her instead, the ladder of which is very unlikely.

Besides even if Loki took a female form at one point for a joke, he wouldn't have kept it. Far easier to hide if you look different than what they have on file. If they caught a female and if she did escape, reverting back to male even an entirely different look would help her hide. Loki's to smart to not know that wearing the Loki look isn't the best way to hide. Which makes you wonder why she's wearing the Loki outfit, it's a dead giveaway of who she is (or more likely isn't).

(Which you could argue that the TVA didn't seem to know that the Variant Loki was a she which would be weird. Also another lie to keep Loki or the audience from knowing the truth until the last minute.)

Which I think means this isn't a Loki but the Enchantress. Her outfit makes sense if when she was pulled from the timeline during a joke where she was messing with people pretending to be Lady Loki. Totally something she would do. Especially if it was to mess with Thor her rival. Besides she and Loki totally had a thing, so her wearing an outfit like his as she runs around making chaos is something she would do. Put the blame on Loki and make them not realize who they're truly chasing.

Loki even said in the fight that he wouldn't treat himself like this. (AKA kick his own butt really hard.) The Enchantress would totally beat up Loki for fun, and would explain why she doesn't want him to call her Loki. She's not a Lady Loki but the Enchantress out for revenge on Thor or something similar. Like She-Hulk who the Enchantress is also known from fighting. (and loosing horribly to).

This reveal of her not being Lady Loki but instead the Enchantress would set up many things. Mostly the Multiverse, but also a female villain for She-Hulk to fight. She probably at one point will pair with Thor, (stabbing him at least once) to bring back Asgard. If she's not just after a way to bring back her lover Heimdall.

Either way that's my half theory, the TVA is lying to Loki and Lady Loki isn't Loki at all but a new female Villain the Enchantress here to help give us a multiverse. The Enchantress known for seducing men and bring back Asgard.

Thank you for listening to my rambling.

(Next Theory, how all universes will end thanks to the TVA having infinity stones. Thus resetting the universe to be a full on Multiverse.)

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March 1, 2021: The Hobbit (1977) (Part 1)

In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit.

When I was 9, my school let us read a very special book, originally meant for kids, but beloved by everyone. My folks and I went to Borders Books (FUCK ME, I miss Borders), and we got an illustrated copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. I can’t find that book, but if I ever find it again, Imma buy it IMMEDIATELY, I tell you what. And...oh shit, it’s on Amazon for $12?

Well. I just made that purchase, I guess. But yeah, I loved that book when I was a kid, and this was during the same year that Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy began, with Fellowship, of course. And I wouldn’t end up watching those until a few years later, but I loved those too when I saw them. And I’ve NEVER seen the abridged version, by the way, I’ve only ever seen the extended editions.

Although, I can’t call myself a hardcore fan. I’ve never read the Silmarillion, for example. Although, weirdly, I wanted it as a kid at some point, so I was almost there. But no, I ended up getting into comic books hardcore instead, so I can’t tell you the history of Tom Bombadil, but I can tell you about at least one of the fuckin’ 87 tieles that the Legion of Super-Heroes has been involved in. I’m not gonna like it though.

...Yes, I will, who am I kidding, I love the Legion. Anyway, I’ve still always been a fan of the franchise, and I was extremely excited when Jackson announced that he’d be doing an adaptation of The Hobbit! Seriously, I WAS FUCKING PUMPED, you have no idea. I re-read the book, I was super-excited...and then Harry Potter changed EVERYTHING. Kind of.

See, Harry Potter’s development as a two films made from one book seemed to kick off a trend. Breaking Dawn and Mockingjay are the two that immediately come to mind, as does this film. However, to be fair...that’s probably a coincidence. Yeah, this film was originally developed as two parts, WAY before Deathly Hallows got that treatment. And even then, Jackson and Del Toro had difficulty breaking it up into two parts, and three ended up being easier. Still...the change from two-to-three does feel a little connected to that trend.

Anyway, in celebration of that decision, I’m gonna break this review into three parts! Yes. Really. I want to see if it works. And so, let’s talk about the other most famous adaptation of this book by talking about its creators.

Yup. Rankin-Bass did 2D-animated cartoons, too! And this was one of their most famous ones, dating back to 1977. But wait! There’s more! This was followed by Ralph Bakshi’s version of Lord of the Rings by a different studio. You know, this one?

Yeah, that one. It was only based on the first two books, Fellowship and Towers. But it was technically unconnected to the Rankin-Bass version. Which is why it was REALLY weird when Rankin-Bass came out with an adaptation of the third book, Return of the King, right afterwards!

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE. Because both of Rankin-Bass’ specials were animated by a Japanese studio called Topcraft, who’d actually worked with Rankin-Bass for years. But then, they went bankrupt a few years later, and was bought by Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, and...Hayao Miyazaki. And it was renamed as...

So, this is a Hobbit adaptation produced by the Rudolph people and animated by the people who would eventually become Studio Ghibli. Well, uh...holy fucking shit. Let’s DO THIS BABY. SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap (1/3)

As we’re wont to do in this story, we head to Hobbiton in the Shire, where we meet Bilbo Baggins (Orson Bean). A simple Hobbit in a simple home, with a happy and simple life. But one day, he’s approached by Gandalf (John Huston), who seeks a burglar to help with the mission of a group of dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Hans Conried).

We also immediately start off with two songs from the original book, and I have to say that I like them a but better in the Jackson movies, but they’re still well performed here. Anyway, after dinner, the true goal of their quest is given. Beneath Lonely Mountain, the ancestral home of the Dwarves, there was a kingdom ruled by the King Under the Mountain, Thorin’s grandfather.

Through reading the lyrics of the song “Far over the Misty Mountains,” Thorin tells the tale of the takeover of the Dwarves’ great golden hoard by the dragon Smaug. Bilbo is tasked to help the Dwarves steal back the treasure stolen from them. And, while he’s extremely reluctant to be a part of all this, Gandalf basically forces him to, the pushy bastard. And Bilbo’s Greatest Adventure now lies ahead!

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Speaking of, here’s the song “The Greatest Adventure”, sung by Glenn Yarborough, who is the living personification of vibrato. Fuckin’ seriously, this guy’s voice is ridiculous, but I love it so much. As the night passes underneath Glenn Yarborough’s hypnotically shaky voice, and uncertain, Bilbo stares out at the moon. Once it’s over, we’re on our way to the Misty Mountains.

Bilbo’s having a tough time with the long journey and rough weather, and it doesn’t get much better when they encounter a trio of trolls. They send out Bilbo to try and steal some mutton from them, but he’s IMMEDIATELY a failure, and also manages to tell the trolls that the dwarves are present. Nice one, Bilbo. The trolls catch all of the dwarves, although Bilbo manages to escape.

The trolls argue about how to cook the dwarves, but before they get to do anything, Gandalf shows up and summons the dawn, turning the trolls into stone and saving the dwarves. While they’re initially quite frustrated by Bilbo’s failure, he makes it up by discovering a horde of goods and weapons stolen by the trolls. This is also where Bilbo gets his classic weapon, Sting.

Gandalf, cheeky bastard that he is, suddenly reveals a map that he’s kept secret from Thorin, its rightful owner. Bilbo, a classic cartomaniac, is able to interpret the map. But there are also runes that they can’t quite read. And so, Gandalf brings them to his friend, Elrond (), who’s wearing a sick-ass glittery tiara that’s hovering off his head. How come Hugo Weaving didn’t have that?

Anyway, Elrond identifies the swords that Thorin and Gandalf grabbed as Orcrist, the Goblin-Cleaver and Glamdring, the Foe-Hammer, because FUCK YEAH, BABY, those are some fuckin’ NAMES! WHOOOOOO!

Anyway, he also points them in the direction of the mountain, and shows them hidden features to the map. They head through the mountains after this, and rest in a cave. Unfortunately, this cave is on Goblin territory, and the group (sans Gandalf, who’s disappeared to make out with Cate Blanchett or whatever) is quickly ambushed by a group of now-horned Goblins, who chant their song as they go “Down, Down, to Goblin-Town”. Which is a song that I love, unironically. It compels me to sing along.

The Goblins nearly kill them when they discover Orcrist in Thorin’s possession, but they’re saved by the sudden appearance of Gandalf with the glowing sword Glamdring. He kills the Great Goblin, and the group run out with the Goblins in hot pursuit. Well, except for Bilbo.

Yeah, Bilbo falls into a cavern below the mountain, and the dwarves think him gone for good. However, he’s miraculously safe on the ground, having landed in an underground aquifer, in which lives THE GREATEST CHARACTER IN THE MIDDLE-EARTH FRANCHISE FUCKIN’ AT ME I DARE YOU

And just so we’re clear, I’m not talking about the film version only, I’m talking about Gollum/Smeagol in general. Granted, I don’t want a film starring him or anything (coughCruellacoughcoughMaleficentcoughcoughClaricecoughcough), but I love this dissociative little dude so much. He’s one of my favorite fantasy characters in general, and is also maybe the best example of a sympathetic villain, in film at least.

OK, to be fair, I love Andy Serkis’ version of the character a LOT, like a LOT a lot, and it’s a great version of the character. OK, so what do I think of this version? He’s...interesting, actually. If I’m honest, I kinda like him. This is similar to how I always pictured Gollum when I was a kid.

I mean, listen to this description from the book, yeah?

Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don't know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was Gollum - as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face...He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish, which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking.

I dunno, that does sound more like this version of Gollum to me, just saying. Anyway, while Gollum is off fishing in the water, Bilbo gets up on the shore, where he finds a little golden ring Not important, just a ring, definitely means nothing at all, NOTHING AT ALL, NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

The hungry Gollum (Brother Theodore) happens upon Bilbo, precious, wonders if Bilbo would taste good, and is basically about to kill him for his sweet hobbit meat, before Bilbo takes out Sting. Now afraid, Gollum offers a game of riddles. The two make a deal: if Bilbo wins at a game of riddles, Gollum will show him the way out. But if Gollum wins, precious will eat him raaaaaaaw and wrrrrrrrrrriggling!

The riddles commence, in a super-fuckin’-classic moment, and also ends with maybe the most bullshit moment in all of fantasy lore. After clever riddles with answers involving eggs, wind, and time, Bilbo’s last riddle is “What’s in my pocket?” The fuck, Bilbo, that’s absolute BULLSHIT!

Not that it matters. Bilbo wins, but Gollum goes to find his ring to show it to Bilbo before he takes him away. Thing is, though, that’s what was in Bilbo’s pocket, which Gollum quickly figures out, my precious. He’s about to kill Bilbo to get back his birthday present, precious, but Bilbo discovers the secret trick of the ring: it turns the wearer invisible, AND THAT WILL NEVER BE A BAD THING EVER.

Gollum thinks that Bilbo’s escaped and runs after him toward the exit. This, of course, leads Bilbo towards the exit inadvertently, and he follows Gollum, then jumps over him to get back. To which Gollum screams the following:

Thief! Thief! Baggins! We hates it! Hates it! Forever!

I hear you, buddy. I hear you. Well, once Bilbo escapes, he reconvenes with the rest, and shares his adventure in the cave, but leaves out the ring. And Gandalf seems to know, based on his dialogue. And I checked, and he figured it out in the book and Jackson movie, too. And I gotta say...WHAT THE FUCK GANDALF

I mean...DUDE. CHECK UP on that shit. Do you wizard job, man! If you’d been like, “Dude...you didn’t find a magic ring that turns you invisible, ight, because we’re FUCKED if you did”, NONE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS WOULD’VE HAPPENED, AND BOROMIR WOULD STILL BE ALIVE

Everybody talks about the fuckin’ eagles, but WHY DO I NEVER HEAR ANYONE MENTION THIS SHIT? Gandalf the Grey: Middle-Earth’s most irresponsible asshole, I swear...

This seems like a good place to pause, actually. See you in the next part!

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“The Rise of Skywalker”- A Review from Memory

So it’s been a week since I’ve had to live with this film in front of my eyes, and a week and a half that I’ve had to grapple with the brunt of its sins. With a heavy sigh, I think I’m ready to go through the play-by-play of every plot hole in this film that I can manage from memory without the thing in front of me. And even then, the laundry list is hefty. Keep in mind that this is a FILM-BASED review only- I have tried to refrain from including new information we have learned since its release last Thursday in an effort to keep this as focused and topical as possible.

+The first scene of this film is weird. I’m all for watching Adam Driver wild out on some dudes, but it is never explained who these guys are and if it’s just Kylo ‘committing more slaughter’ (as the casual audience is wont to think) or if there’s something significant here. As the movie goes on and Kylo makes it clear that he’s under no one’s thumb, *and* that the object he was after was Sith, you start to get an idea that maybe those guys at the intro are No Good, but this is never explained or confirmed. To a casual audience with no interest in additional materials, it just looks like Bad Ole Kylo Doing More Bad Ole Stuff. *sigh*

+Exogol and Palpatine’s hideout looks like the Borg Cube from Star Trek: First Contact from 1996. This really smacked me in the face how similar it was.

+Snoke’s significance getting sniped by Palpatine in one fell swoop felt like two five year olds arguing over action figures in the sandbox. “No! He’s dead now! Now the good guys can go on their quest!” “Well if he’s dead now, it’s only because MY guy was the REAL bad guy! DOOSHDOOSHDOOSHDOOSH!!” Like….really? At least Palpatine’s never-spoken-of Snoke manufacturing lab was vaguely interesting. Too bad we never saw anything about that- what a story of intergalactic puppet-masters that would have made! We’re not here for clever storytelling, though, so moving on…

+I don’t think they should have included Leia in this film. It really added to the disjointed nature of this movie with flat audio, crippled dialogue, and CGI where Leia only really had one facial expression for 90% of her appearances. It really wasn’t worth it. I know Star Wars doesn’t do flashbacks (which, frankly, I appreciate a lot), but I think they could have utilized the IDEA of Leia better than her actual self. Leia was forced, it showed, and it wasn’t good. Honestly they did a WAY better job reviving Tarkin in RO.

+An incredibly unnecessary amount of new information for the third act of a series was introduced in this film, starting with Leia suddenly being a well-trained Jedi or something. At least enough to ‘train’ Rey, which…frankly wasn’t believable. Leia having the force was a given. That she distanced herself from active application of the Force as a residual reaction to the bombshell of Darth Vader being her father is what is, and always has, made sense. THAT is a nuanced perspective, but it gets thrown out in favor of not just shoe-horning Leia in to the movie, but also because they had no idea what else to do with her at all in this film. This is also why Leia shouldn’t have been in this movie the way she was.

+Oh, you knew Palpatine was behind all this the whole time, Leia? Really? Always there, huh? When in TFA it was always snoke? Obvious dialogue lift is obvious, but the use of it was just Bad and inconsiderate to the story.

+Poe’s backstory was published on December 18th, 2015 in a book called “Before The Awakening” that details the lives of Poe, Finn, and Rey leading up to TFA. Poe is the son of two famous Rebel fighters and he grows up with a nice quiet life on Yavin 4 learning about ships and loving to fly. He goes straight from his home world to joining the Republic navy. It’s a handful of months before Leia Organa picks up on him and brings him into the Resistance. Now…this is a backstory that is JJ Abrams approved, has been out since 2015, and yet Oscar Isaac said he ‘never knew’ Poe’s backstory, and JJ somehow thinks four years later that there is space in this incredibly concise timeline for him to become a drug runner. What?? This was possibly the BIGGEST wtf moment for me in this film. What in the actual world. WHAT.

+Sidelining old characters to pointlessly introduce new ones does not serve a story, it clogs it up, drags down its rhythm, and confuses the hell out of it. As seen by Zorri and Jannah. And out of those two, only Jannah carried any kind of actual literary weight, because for Finn, he’s found more people like himself. This sort of setup is a typical play to foreshadow where Finn eventually settles down and goes at the end of the war. But this is never expounded on or explained further. It’s just, BOOM, more former troopers and a girl who is suddenly irrationally attached to him at all times.

+Rose gets replaced by Jannah, a brand new character that we only know one single thing about, and who gets to latch on to Finn out of the blue while Rose is left at home or on a ship. It was weird. It was obvious. It was incredibly awkward to watch. There was no point to Jannah clinging to Finn like this. She was reduced from a strong character to a cringy clingy one, while Finn’s love interest was completely ignored.

+The ‘Journey to The Rise of Skywalker’ comics released a couple weeks before the film heavily implied we’d get a lot of great Rose and Rey team time. We received none of it. It felt like someone had jerked a present away from us and it was a gross omission.

+It is only by the very end of the film and after multiple watches that you THINK they are trying to hint that Kylo is spiraling, thus why Leia steps in in death, but it never ever gets shown. Never once are we let in on Kylo’s state of mind. In fact, never once are we let in on *any* of these characters’ states of mind. We never really see what they are feeling or thinking or going through. Kylo is nothing but action when in TFA and TLJ we see him falling apart. This is what bad direction looks like, and it takes a Real Talent to fuck up directing an actor like Adam Driver. Another big sigh…

+There are only two cool things about this movie- The bleeding of reality between Kylo and Rey, and Palpatine’s shadow senate. When Kylo and Rey fight and the red bits go flying on the floor, it screamed serious TLJ aesthetics to me that I had to blink a moment. I think this ‘Bleed-through’ of their realities is the only TLJ hold-over we were allowed. It was a genuinely fascinating touch, which is how you know it didn’t come from *this* film’s production office.

+When you stick three people in a closet together, you expect some sort of progress in two-thirds of the potential relationships in such a cramped space. We received no such thing. Forced Trio Time resulted in no character development and seemed more like an unnecessary comic relief vehicle than anything.

+In ‘Before The Awakening’ and ‘Rey’s Survival Guide’, both publications printed under JJ Abrams’s blessing, we learn Rey named *herself* after a helmet she found in the desert. How is it Rey’s alleged parents know her fake name? Gross, gross plot-hole.

+Four years was spent emphasizing that you don’t have to come from anywhere ‘special’ to be Important to a big story. Then they threw it out. Post-TROS interview with JJ reveals it was because they ‘couldn’t think of how else to get rey engaged in fighting palpatine’. Because he wasn’t a nasty enough dude on his own? Seriously? This is pure negligence.

+Four years was also spent emphasizing that you also don’t even NEED the force to be important to the big story and make a huge difference to the future. But let’s throw that out, too, and give Finn the force. Clearly regular people are absolutely worthless in the Star Wars Universe, according to JJ Abrams.

+Finn is only used to babysit Rey the entire time they share screen time together. The number of times he shouts her name could be turned into a drinking game. It’s one thing to care about somebody, and another thing entirely to act like you’re their high school chaperone. The whole thing was weird and awkward.

+Zorri Bliss sounds like a stripper name and she served no purpose other than to shoehorn Felicity into a star wars movie. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Babu Frik is the only true-to-star-wars critter in this whole film.

+Leia literally goes and lays down on her own funeral spread? What was that about. And that’s what that was because why would her bed be out in the open like that? That was really, really weird. And the RoTJ medal throwback was just a tacky tether to the past.

+Everyone seems so irrationally tethered to the past in this film. Kylo Ren’s spent two movies desperate to ‘leave the past behind’ and I don’t blame him at this point because it’s getting exhausting.

+As stated previously, it’s only vaguely suspected but Kylo seemed to SUPPOSED to be spiraling. Adam Driver plays Kylo like a man finally free of the voices in his head, but the plot and dialogue point to an entirely different direction saying that REALLY the monsters have allegedly doubled-down and he’s even more unhinged than before. Here is a MAJOR indication of story re-working after the film has already been shot. Adam Driver, and Daisy for that matter, is a PRECISE actor. It seems almost impossible to tell a story with him that you did not originally MEAN to tell. And it shows. JJ tried to U-Turn the story but it absolutely failed- Adam’s Kylo Ren is a calm, free man, focused, who finally knows what his purpose in life is, and that is uniting with his Dyad in the force. When really JJ tried very hard to suggest that he was spiraling so hard and so ‘lost’ in the Dark Side that it took his mother’s last breath to swing him back around. No one is going to see that narrative. The only reason why I see this shoddy attempt is because I’ve been absolutely immersed in this shit since December 2015. But the main audience? This was absolutely not conveyed.

+Seeing Dark Side Rey was nothing but a ‘cool’ moment and actually served zero function to the plot. Rey was always shown as being Grey in the force and someone who struggled to maintain balance. If that whole scene was removed, it wouldn’t change anything.

+Kylo was never in a position to kill Rey on the Death Star, and Rey taking her cheap shot to stab him while he heard his mother’s voice is an attempt to convey how much seeing her Sith self affected her than Kylo’s already very faded aggression in this film but it failed. It was weird and out of character, and even coming to that conclusion took may rewatches to come to because there is NEVER a ramp-up to Rey’s darkside taking over long enough to stab Kylo- there’s no fire, no red eyes, no teeth, none of it, to indicate she was ‘overcome’ so it just looked like bad mischaracterization. Yikes.

+Kylo and Han’s moment on the Death Star is the most moving scene of the entire film. The dialogue starts out rather familiar, and it almost seems like a cop-out, until you realize….how many times has Ben had this conversation with himself?? He doesn’t seem shocked at all that his father is there. Not at all. In fact, that Last Conversation on the bridge of Starkiller comes off as a well-rehearsed dance that Ben puts himself through regularly. And every time he hopes it’ll be affirmation enough that it’s all been worth it. But here, at the last reenactment of the worst day of his life, the script changes. He surrenders. He says dad. And he rejects Kylo Ren forever. Harrison Ford and Adam Driver are two beautifully matched, talented actors and I’d watch a movie with the two of them in it any day. God bless them.

+Hux has been wasted for the past two films. He was Terrifying in TFA and Dom gave him such significant presence that I was genuinely terrified for what he might try in the future. But instead he was lost as comic relief. When it is comically delivered that HE is the spy, every single person in my movie theatre shouted “WHAT??” in a way that was not a Good what, but in a “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me” kind of what, and I will never ever forget that. I hate seeing Star Wars diminished like this.

+Luke rehashing Obi-wan’s speech to him about how Rey MUST confront the Big Bad was an obvious rehash, and way too convenient to what Palpatine wanted. This whole appearance of Luke is very suspect, but that would be crediting them again with clever storytelling, which again this is not.

+Luke claims that Leia saw ‘the death of her son’ at the end of her Jedi Path, which one can assume why she threw it away. But then Luke says something bizarre about ‘hoping someone else would pick up her path someday’. Is that...is that not the same path leading to Ben’s death that she was avoiding in the first place? And if someone else picks it up, is that not no longer Leia’s path but that other person’s? Therefore, is not the outcome automatically going to be different and thus *avoid* Ben’s death? This was an attempt at supposedly clever foreshadowing or Mystical Talk or some shit, but all it was was dialogue that backfired in meaning spectacularly due to looping-in on itself too many times. Luke negates himself at the same time he tries to prove his point...which he then negates in the same breath. What a mess.

+All of Ben Solo’s lines were cut the last act of the film to stuff more pointless exposition at the END of film and to give more screen time to Ian McDiarmid. Ian’s great, but he’s not the main character of this series, and cutting Ben’s lines for this was Gross.

+Space Horses? Really?? I didn’t like them in TLJ but at least there they had context- they had zero context here. The size of the horses and the ship they came off of was absurdly mismatched. Is that ship the TARDIS? That whole bit was so unnecessary and ridiculous, especially with zero setup. Which is amazing because this film is 90% set-up.

+All those ships at the end? That’s all it took? After books and comics going on about how everyone’s too terrified to help Leia because of FO scorched earth policy? Jesus it was weak, and too obvious a Deus ex Machina with THAT many ships.

+Palpatine’s Shadow Senate is cool. The idea that this guy trapped on an ugly planet stuck on Sith life-support couldn’t go two seconds without attention and praise to the point where he had to recreate the exact same senate he destroyed years ago is a concept I like. Is the Shadow Senate just in the *shape* of the old senate but filled with animated Sith proxies? Or is it actually comprised of the enslaved souls of former Senators now forced to attend the Emperor for eternity? Either way, destroying the Shadow Senate at least either set those souls free or sent them back to wherever they came from. That was actually interesting, and it’s a shame we didn’t get to learn more about such a genuinely creepy thing.

+Palpatine’s ‘we’re family’ routine drops the moment he realizes Ben and Rey are a dyad. This is suspicious, but considering the whole movie so far, it seems incorrect to giver JJ and Torrio credit for a possible mis-direct.

+Rey and Ben’s realities bleeding into each other is experienced again in swapping the light saber. This is cool. This is probably the coolest moment in the film. And then the coolness literally gets thrown into a pit when, instead of the both of them, as a Dyad, defeating Palpatine, Rey is left to carry the burden alone.

+Oh hey look a cop-out to save Rey from being bad- just have her reflect his own power back at him so it’s like he’s killing himself, wow, so original! The second Palpy revealed his gameplan about wanting to die, this became the obvious choice to both kill him and avoid giving him what he wanted. Eh….

+The Star Wars 9-movie series is the story of one man desperately begging anyone within hearing range to kill him, apparently. This is so, so old by the 9th friggin movie.

+Ben Solo spends his entire life begging for guidance from his ancestors only to be ignored and Rey get all their attention instead. Ben Solo spends his entire life since the womb being a burden to his parents by merely existing and being manipulated by gross sith ghosts. But nah, let’s be parents to Rey and help out Rey. This is not to say she doesn’t deserve any of this, but to say there are priorities here- Rey has had a lonely life, but at least she had her sanity and was self-sufficient. Ben had neither his sanity or any control over his own life whatsoever. And to place Rey above Ben is a literal mess. The two of them were meant by the Force to rise TOGETHER, and it didn’t happen.

+Rey doesn’t disappear when she ‘dies’ after using the last of her life force to both feed Palpatine, fight him, AND defeat him. And yet while Rey has two strikes in her before kicking it, Ben, someone who is RADICALLY more trained in the force, its lore, and mechanics, only has one? This doesn’t make any sense.

+Rey has no reaction to the literal other half of her soul vanishing in front of her. Because this is a mangled JJ Abrams Finale(tm) and why should anyone, let alone his own characters, have any space to Feel? I mean, that’s not what movies are even about, right? Feeling and Telling A Story? It’s not that, right? Right?? JJ Abrams covers up Rey’s reaching-hands scar on her arm for the entire film, doesn’t address it, and apparently hates the shit out of it. I don’t know how the King of Cheese could possibly hate something like that. It was a weird and obvious omission, and frankly disappointing because the scar had come to mean something at the end of TLJ and it, like a lot in this film, got thrown in the trash.

+More forced trio time in the form of a group hug where nothing gets actually expressed because we ran out of space for dialogue 30 pages back.

+Anakin Skywalker viewed Tatooine, his place of enslavement, as the worst place in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker spent his entire youth trying to escape. Leia hated it on principle because it was where Darth Vader came from and where she herself had been enslaved in a gross gold bikini for a giant slug. Rey spent 14 years of her life dreaming of leaving the sand planet she was trapped on. But I guess that’s a fitting place to bury some memories, yeah? The place where nothing good ever, ever happened. That’s a nice spot, right?

+Rey Skywalker isn’t explained, is never led up to, and feels like a gross gimmie after four years of trying to create a Better Message that names don’t matter. HEAVY SIGH.

+Rey watches the two suns set as she is left with little more than she started- alone, on a sand planet, but this time taunted by the Twin Suns of Tatooine that the other half of her soul is literally missing and that she is now left with a gaping wound in her Force signature and her own spirit worse than if she’d just lost a Force Bonded mate.

+Ben Solo is left missing, vanished on a world that is supposedly a thin spot in the force, with no ghost, no presence, and no one to mourn him- not even by the other half of his very soul. THREE GENERATIONS of Skywalkers over NINE FILMS died to try and rescue their future embodied in the form of Ben Solo and it looks like it was for nothing. Instead, the incessant bad guy no one can move on from looks like he ultimately wins the day through an alleged granddaughter, and even that claim is on shaky ground considering the mistakes in the vision and how quickly the family conversation vanished upon the revelation that Ben and Rey are a dyad. Ben is lost, so every family member died for nothing, apparently. But hey, this is a Fun and Hopeful narrative, right?

+While the Final Order fleet is destroyed at the end, the First Order is.....still out there? It’s still out there. Nothing in that department has changed whatsoever. Leaders die. They get replaced. The cycle goes on. We spent three movies batting at a fly we didn’t even kill. Amazing.

Overall this movie is BRUTAL. Every other scene is a plot hole served to us on a silver platter, with the biggest insult being that they are plot points JJ created HIMSELF 4-6 years ago. This man literally shot himself in the face and then said it was fine as he bled out all over the film reels and it shows. If you were anyone who came along for the Additional Materials ride of the past four years, you were greeted by this film with a hard, swift, and REPEATED, backhand to the face. There was no reward here at the end of this road for fans, old and new, who actually paid attention and took an interest in the deeper lore surrounding this sequel trilogy. There was just a big fat Disney-branded middle finger as all your hard work and cash was ripped from you with a trademark villain laugh.

And that is what we’re left with.

This review does not go into detail over what we’ve discovered since the release of the film, either. That it was never finished in the editing room. That a current comic series, Rise of Kylo Ren, and what’s in the new TROS visual dictionary maddeningly contradict themselves. That allegedly SIX different endings were shot for this movie, and in the end the one they chose looks like it was *literally* reverse-engineered to confusingly kill, as JJ once called him, ‘The Other Half of Our Protagonist’. There is no time to go into detail about how Oscar Isaac just told us that noone in the cast knew that Rey Palpatine was going to be endgame except for maybe Adam when they made him do ADR declaring it with a masked face on screen (convenient). There is no room to show you the collective cast reaction they all gave to the end of the movie- none of them good, and John Boyega looking like he was holding back from punching something (he loved Kylo/Ben as much as the audience did and more). And there is no room to include what we will continue to find out as the days roll on about the tangled mess of a film that was edited and reedited, and how word on the street is a cocky director demanded Carte Blanche from Kathleen Kennedy, and I guess the story group too given the state of things, and then promptly self-destructed in the grossest, messiest end to a 40+ year series in cinema history.

There’s just no space.

But there IS a lesson.

And the lesson is this: No matter what, never stop investing in Story. Never stop caring about the details and about plot and about moving a story FORWARD. Never be afraid to move FORWARD. Look at TROS, the mess it is and the potential it had it in itself to be, and then look at the beauty that is TFA and the love that went into TLJ, and study that shit until it burns into your brain- Do not repeat those mistakes. Go out into the world and write better, shoot better, direct better, and BE BETTER. Because these producers and directors? They’re old and they’re on their way out. Just like the stable boy at the end of TLJ who secretly has the Force, know and realize that those of you out there reading this are the next generation of storytellers. YOU. And YOU, and I, and others out there like us who loved this series with our whole heart and who are watching it bleed out now on a floor that doesn’t give two shits about it, have the ability to make sure this NEVER happens again. But in order to do that….we have to pick up that pen. Pick up that pencil. Pick up that camera. Jot down that story idea and share it with likeminded friends. Go out there and CREATE, and create BETTER. Because it’s up to us now- the future of cinema is up to us. And my god, we have so much potential….

#reylo #@starwars #star wars #TROS #The Rise of Skywalker

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kuratoki · 4 years

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Choices 07

We’re almost done!!!!! I think there will be maybe 4 MAX more chapters before we decide to close this off and the sequel which I’m excited to show you guys will be out!

How are you liking Changes so far? I’m curious :) I’ve been trying to write shorter chapters but the Plot wont let me without being satisfied so I’m sorry for the super long parts guys ><

Do you agree that things change in time? Well four years abroad would tell wouldn’t it?

Pairing: Reader x Jeno ft. NCT

Words: 3592

Warning: Swearing

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“So how’s the dance practices going?” Jaemin asked Jeno as the two sat in the cafeteria, waiting for the rest of the friend group to show up.

It had been a few weeks since that night with Jeno and since then, the two of you had unfortunately started seeing less and less of each other. Of course this wasn’t by choice, no. Your schedules outside of the practices you had together were hectic and being able to squeeze in anytime outside of classes was tough. Even visits to your spot became less frequent.

“What practices?” Jeno asked with a snort, his mood completely sour, “I haven’t seen Y/N outside of class for more than two weeks outside of the weekly dinners. It’s a term project and we already decided on the song and point choreo so we aren’t in a rush.”

“Mmm...I heard a few of the senior members of the club have been asking her to work with on a few things...Taeyong, Doyoung and Ten are thinking about asking her and Hana to be club managers so the boys can focus on practice and competition season.” Jaemin said knowing something Jeno didn’t, “Hopefully things will lighten up soon...speaking of which, what are the chances I can crash your third period class today?”

“Pretty sure you’d be able to. Senior Performance class is showcasing today so we’re just going to watch and evaluate all period.” Jeno said looking at his friend weirdly, “Don’t you love your electives though?”

“Today will be worth skipping.” Jaemin said with a smile that Jeno found suspicious. He was about to ask him what he meant before Hana and Jisung came and sat themselves in front of the two with looks of disgust on their faces.

“You will not believe what we just saw in the hallway by the dance halls.” Jisung said, looking like he was about to puke.

“I feel like my eyes can’t unsee what I saw.” Hana said, clinging to Jaemin’s arm, “Honey, I suddenly can’t see anything pure anymore.”

“What are you two going on about?” Jeno asked, looking between the two with a weird look, “And where did Y/N go?”

“Jae ran off with her the moment the bell for lunch went off.” Jisung said with a sigh and pout, “Said it was important and disappeared with her down the senior hallways.”

“Also, we saw Yukhei and Yeeun making out in front of the janitors closet.” Hana said with a gag, “Something I wish I never saw.’

“Were they making out? I thought they were eating eachothers faces.” Jisung retorted, scrunching his nose in the process and looked at Jeno, “Don’t you have a practice session with her before dinner tonight?”

“Yep. I’m hoping to make it short since I have to give our instructor a progress report at the end of the week. Hopefully, this will be the last one.” he said with a sigh, “It’s taking up way too much time between practice and school work.”

“And your time with Y/N?” Jisung asked before Jaemin could stop him and Jeno groaned before face planting the table.

“Apparently he hasn’t seen her outside of classes and practice for the last two weeks.” Jaemin whispered to Hana and Jisung and the two nodded in understanding. Out of all the people in the group, it looked like you were the busiest.

“Hopefully after today things will be better.” Hana said in an attempt to comfort Jeno who didn’t move from his position and only let out a grunt, “If it helps, Jisung and I have barely seen her either. She’s always been busy with either Jaehyun or Renjun lately.”

“Do you know what they’ve been up to?” Chenle asked, as he put his lunch down, overhearing Hana’s last statement.

“Noooo idea.” Jeno said, sitting up and let out a sigh before looking at the only couple at the table who were wearing similar looks but didn’t question it, “When was the last time the three of you played video games?”

“Three nights ago?” Jisung asked looking at Chenle, “But it was by coincidence cause she and Renjun were out with Jaehyun and came back to Chenles to watch a movie or whatever.”

“So that was where she was.” Jeno muttered to himself, remembering you telling him over the phone that you were busy to have lunch that day, “Why do I feel like the boyfriend whose girlfriend is hiding shit from him?”

“Maybe because you unintentionally are.” Jaemin said with a snort as Hana giggled, completely agreeing, “Speaking of that. What’s going on between the two of you? Up until two weeks ago, you were barely at home and I know this cause I’m living with you in YOUR house.”

“Nothing.” Jeno said with a blank face wishing he was wrong, “We were working on our project and we would fall asleep watching a movie or whatever. She’s been having a hard time sleeping lately so I thought it’d help. Plus there were certain nights you had Hana over so…”

“That sounds so...boyfriend like.” Jisung commented, scrunching his nose, “Why haven’t you asked her out yet?”

“Have you seen who she’s been with outside of class for the last two weeks? When have I had the time to have a conversation that wasn’t about dance or english with her?” Jeno asked, annoyed and maybe even jealous, “Everytime I see her in the hall, Jaes dragging her someplace or her arms hooked through Renjuns and they’d always look so into their conversation that nothing else exists. I haven’t been able to talk to her for more than five minutes before Jae,Renjun or one of the Senior NCT members drag her away. Guys, she hasn’t baked in so long and you know how much she loves to bake.”

“Wow, two weeks without Y/N’s constant presence broke Jeno.” Hana said completely amused since this was a new sight for her, “Better make her yours before someone else does.” she sang.

“What do you know that I don’t?” Jeno asked, head shooting up to look at Hana intently, “Does Y/N like someone else?”

Hana looked at each of the boys at the table before looking back at Jeno and blinked once.

“You are an idiot.” Chenle commented and Jeno glared, making him bite his tongue and shrug.

“I think he’s trying to say that if you can’t see that Y/N likes you as much as you like her, you’re an idiot.” Jisung explained as Chenle nodded, “And I completely agree with him. She’s more discreet about it so I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t picked up on it yet.”

“Yea, she’s not like you. Following her around class with heart eyes.” Jaemin snickered, wincing when Jeno punched him in the gut, “Seriously though,” he wheezed, “It obvious the connection you had growing up is still there and now there’s more to discover. Once everything settles down today that is.”

“Settles down today?” Jeno asked and Jaemin looked like a deer caught in headlights realizing he had said something wrong, “Kay, seriously. What do you guys know that I don’t?”

“Oh would you look at the time, better make our way to the studio. Let’s go babe, I’m crashing your class today.” Jaemin said quickly, getting up and pulling Hana with him. “We’ll see you guys in class.”

When Jaemin and Hana were gone, the three boys gave each other confused looks and Jisung shrugged his shoulders.

“They were normal up until last week.” he said, scrunching his nose, “I don’t get couples.”

“Me neither.” Chenle and Jeno both agreed.

When lunch was over, Jeno tried to catch sight of you as he walked to the studio with Jisung but much to his dismay, you were nowhere to be found.

“It’s not like Y/N to be late like this.” Jisung whispered to Jeno as students from the performance class started to take their places, “She’s gonna get in trouble if she’s late again. Especially if she walks in mid performance.”

“I texted her but she hasn’t responded yet.” Jeno said looking down at his phone and still didn’t see a response from you “Should I go look for her?”

“Heck no!” Jisung said shaking his head, “It’d be worse for you to walk out and come back. Both sets of instructors are already here.”

“I’m sure Y/N will be here soon.” Hana reassured, sticking her head between the two when she overheard the conversation, “Jaehyuns in the Senior performance class and he isn’t even here yet.” she noted.

The two boys looked at Hana suspiciously as she gave them a bright smile, how did she know that Jaehyun was in this class?

A few minutes later, the group spotted Renjun walking in casually with WinWin who was also in the senior class. Renjun however was not and Jeno found it odd that he went to sit next to the stereo as opposed to sitting with the group.

“What’s he doing here?” Jeno asked the group and they all shrugged, well except Jaemin.

Worried, both Jisung and Jeno texted you once more, hoping you’d make it to class before the final bell while Hana and Jaemin observed the two from behind with amused looks on their faces. Yeeun on the other hand was smirking, if you didn’t show up to class, you were sure to get yelled at. The instructors weren’t ones to be kind to those who were tardy.

When the final bell rang and the door closed, you nor Jaehyun were anywhere to be found, or so everyone thought, except for three people in the room.

“Okay guys, you know the drill. You have your evaluation sheets in front of you, senior class has already done their evaluations so you guys can just sit back and enjoy the show.” your class instructor said to everyone with a clap, “Without further ado, we’re going to start with the highest evaluated performance which is a lyrical, performed by Jaehyun and his special guest.”

“Special guest?” Both Jeno and Jisung whispered and they heard the couple behind them snicker.

Jaemin leaned back in his seat as he got his professional camera out to take a video and he could see Renjun on the sidelines with his own camera, ready to take as many pictures as he could.

Jaehyun walked in, dressed in a white dress shirt and black pants, completely barefoot and he looked to Sicheng to start the music.

The first thirty seconds of the song was just Jaehyun dancing to the music playing before he went to the door and pulled at something, making someone walk in. At that very moment, three jaws in the studio dropped when you walked in, barefooted in a flowing pure white dress that had a cape like veil connected to a ring on your middle finger.

It started with you trying to leave the class and Jaehyun pulled you back and closed the door. To everyone in the room, it looked like your nerves were getting the best of you but it was all part of the choreography. The more you avoided him, the more persistent it was and to Jeno, the lyrics of the song had never spoken to him so much more and he was mesmerized by the movements of you and Jaehyun.

He looked over at Renjun who looked like a proud father as he snapped more photos and he turned around to see Jaemin with a big grin on his face, recording the whole thing and Hana looked like she was about to squeal as the dance continued. The one thing lacking from their looks was surprise. The three of them didn’t seem surprised at all that you were Jaehyuns dance partner and he realized that he and Jisung were probably the only ones that were kept in the dark about you and Jaehyun working together.

Turning back to the dance, a different voice started singing and suddenly, you were leading the dance but there was more contact with Jaehyun. He twirled you, lifted you slightly and the two of you even disappeared behind your “wing” for a short period of time before you pulled away, the look of sadness on your face as you made eye contact with Jaehyun before he brought you back, holding you close.

The dance hit its climax when the two of you split off and started circling the room, passing by the students on the outside before meeting again at the front where you ran to Jaehyun and he picked you up bridal style and twirled you around as you leaned back. Once he put you down it was a bunch of jumping, twirling, rolling, to a lot of people in the room, it looked complicated and intense.

At the end, it got emotional and Jeno swore he saw tears building up in your eyes as the two of you came together once again. Jaehyun twirled you once more before he pulled you to his chest and the two of you stared at each other, breathless from the dancing but still immersed in the song. His hand was still on your hip and your hand was on his cheek, the other on his chest and your eyes closed as the last verse played.

You know I want you….It’s not a secret I try to hide….But I can’t have you...We’re bound to break and my hands...are tied.

With the final verse, the hand that was on his cheek dropped and the hand on his chest removed his hand that was on your hip before you pulled away, only to get pulled back into Jaehyun’s tight embrace for the end pose.

Applause erupted from the two combined classes and you pulled away and looked at Renjun who gave you two thumbs up and a big grin before looking at everyone in front of you. Hana mouthed a big “WOW” as she clapped, a large grin on her face. Jaemin was grinning like a mad man, his camera still in his hand and the two that weren’t in on the project had looks of complete awe on their face.

When you looked at Jeno, the two of you blinked before a big smile spread across his face and he gave you a big thumbs up and you looked down in order to hide the blush that was forming on your cheeks though he managed to catch the slightest hint of a smile.

From a few seats away, Yeeun watched the silent communication between the two of you and felt herself frown. This wasn’t supposed to happen. She hadn’t seen you around Jeno or your friend group for that matter for a while and thought that maybe you all had a falling out. She started seeing you around school with Renjun more, the two of you often engrossed in conversation about some odd topic. She even heard him say something about how we aren’t alone on this earth. Despite being the China Prince, he seemed to be a bit weird. She decided that now was the best time to let Jeno know of her feelings. You weren’t around and she wasn’t sure what the state of your friendship was. But was she really going to risk it? Even though it was plain obvious that his eyes were never set on her?

“Wow! When you told me you were going to be late today Y/N, I was worried since I didn’t want you to miss this specific performance..” your class instructor said to you once you and Jaehyun bowed and the applause died down, “Turns out you were actually part of it.”

“Jaehyun, why don’t you tell the class a little about the dance?” his class instructor suggested, a very impressed look on his face, “Also, good job Y/N. This was a lot better than the first time.”

“Thank you.” you said with a curtsy.

“I found the video of this dance a few months ago and wanted to learn it since it was a different style from what I normally do. When the guys introduced me to Y/N, I recognized her as the girl from the video and asked if she’d be willing to work on it with me and here we are.” Jaehyun explained, “There were a few changes to the choreography but the song is the same.’

“Well thank you again you two. You can now take your seats.” Jaehyuns instructor said before calling the name of the next student.

“I am so mad at you two!” Jisung said once class was over and the group, including Jaehyun and Sicheng made your way towards your next classes, “How could you not tell me you were working on something like this? What kind of best friend are you? What kind of older brother are you?”

“Why is he so mad?” Renjun asked in a whisper to Hana who shrugged.

“Probably cause he and I were the only ones that didn’t know about this project” Jeno said before turning to Jaemin and smacked him on the back of his head, “What the fuck dude? I thought we were best friends. You’re staying at MY house.”

“I only found out two days ago!” Jaemin defended rubbing the sore spot on his head, “I had to pick Hana up from school late one night and went in to get her. Y/N and Jae were with her in one of the practice rooms and I walked in. Jae was the one who told us to keep it a secret.”

“Why would you tell everyone to keep it a secret?” Jisung asked, shaking Jaehyun's arm, he was so lucky Jaehyun adored the guy.

“I didn’t want you guys harassing us every practice.” he deadpanned, adjusting his shoulder strap, “Even though Y/N knew the dance, we made a few changes from the original in a short period of time. Anyways, I’ll see you guys at dinner tonight.”

“I’m still mad at you.” Jisung said before he, Hana and Renjun made their way to their next classes, leaving you, Jeno and Jaemin.

“I have to stop by my locker first so I’ll meet you guys there.” you said still wearing your dress.

“I’ll come with you.” Jeno said, he wanted to talk to you before class started.

Jaemin resisted the urge to roll his eyes, deciding to give the almost love birds some much needed alone time. Plus he wasn’t really down to deal with a love sick Jeno again, “I’ll see you guys in class.”

“Here.” Jeno said, putting the sweater he was carrying around your shoulders when he noticed you shiver slightly and took the bag you were carrying.

“Thanks.” you said, trying to hide your blush once more but it was evident that both your faces were red.

“So this is why you were so busy.” he mused as the two of you were at your locker and you quickly grabbed everything you needed for your next class, shoving it in your bag. You debated on giving Jeno back his sweater since you also had your cardigan but decided his sweater was comfier.

“I would’ve told you if Jae let me.” you said, “But he’s right. If the three of you knew about the project, nothing would’ve gotten done.”

“Hey! We aren’t that bad.” he argued which made you snort.

“The three of you are tyrants. Sungie and I barely got anything done for our first project with you and Jaemin there all the time.” you stated and suddenly squealed when you felt Jeno poke your side, “But at least it’s all over now and I can finally relax somewhat.”

“Thank God it’s Friday.” Jeno said as you entered your classroom, completely bypassing a waving Jaemin, “Are you doing anything after school?”

“Outside of supper that we’re having with the guys from NCT, thankfully no. I’m gonna go home and change since everyone else has Club and you have that workshop right?” you answered taking your seat, “Why?”

Jeno then handed you his house keys though he knew you had a spare in your kitchen drawers for emergencies, “Can you get me a change of clothes please?” he asked innocently, making you raise an eyebrow, “I don’t want to wear my dance clothes to dinner and since you’re going that way….” he said giving you his signature puppy eyes, making you cave instantly.

“Fine, fine. Put away the eyes, only I’m allowed to do that.” you said rolling your own eyes, “But that means that I have to comeback and get you.” you whined.

Jeno leaned forward and flicked your forehead, “Bitch, I invented the eyes and Jaemin volunteered to drive-”

“No I didn’t” said boys voice interjected.

“You’ve been voluntold.” Jeno stated looking at his best friend, “Plus everyone else is going to be here anyways.”

“Fine…” you huffed, “But you can’t complain about what I pick for you.”

“I never do.” he said, grinning.

Unbeknownst to you, everyone in the classroom witnessed the obvious flirting going on, including Yeeun who felt herself seething. Who did you think you were? You were just some girl who transferred and suddenly had Jeno under some spell and you also knew the youngest member of the Chinese Ballet Association. The cherry on top was the video Jaehyun spoke about, if there was a video, why didn’t anyone else outside of the two of you know about it?

#nct imagine #nct #nct dream imagine #nct dream #lee jeno #jeno #jisung #jaemin #kpop #kpop scenario #nct scenario #nct fiction #nct dream fiction #nct dream scenario #jeno imagine #jeno scenario #nct imagines

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spirit-shroud · 4 years

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i replayed kz again tonight and managed to beat it in 4 hrs instead of 11 !!! which is rly cool imo, i think i got a max of like 50 deaths or less for the full run ??? i was just playing regularly but usin the prism blade for the cool blood effects, not in speedrun mode for the counter, and i managed 2 drag my friend into hyperfixation hell with me :} but also i have some thoughts and opinions im not rly sure how to compile in a meaningful way, so here’s the like. pure brain-down-on-blog post version under the cut. if this gets auto-tagged into the real actual tag for this game im very sorry for my hubris im just. thinking emoji

so id like to start this with the final boss makes me SO sad :( like yeah she doesnt have much dialogue but idk she just makes me so sad. she’s so desperate and she Knows shes going to lose and im just like. no!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you’re so cool!!!!!!! Please Be My Friend We Can Work Together. I Know A Guy :c like usually final bosses are like weirdly emotional for me but she was just SO COOL and realizing like WAIT THIS BOSS OPERATES UNDER THE SAME RULES I DO was just like WOW even if as i kept dying (and i think i spent like... 3 hrs on the final boss alone lmao the first time, i killed her on my third attempt this run which was very cool of me) i finally realized that she IS pretty repetitive and got all her patterns n variables down super easy, but like, fighting another null who Should for all intents and purposes be just as absurd and powerful as i am, and eventually being able to down her effortlessly, and then the withdrawal affects of the chronos kicking in as well, and its just like. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

dont even get me STARTED on that ‘to be continued’ like yeah there’s a dlc comin but the game mentions repeatedly that its just the first act which has me like OKAY. SPECULATION TIME (what am i speculating on? literally no idea im not even rly at the speculation phase im still in the WOW COOL VIDEO GAME phase)

and i rly like the dragon/fifteen but the first time i saw him i was just like. who’s this f*llmetal alchemist looking bitch ??? what’s he doin here?? go HOME and controlling him is AWFUL i hate the dragon tape so MUCH >:C but also he’s like. cool. i want to know more about him n his plot 2 take down Juncture n the government n whatever.

but also i was listen 2 Full Confession bc it’s just. what the heart wants rn. i need to be sad and caffeinated in order to get into the Writing Zone rn and then i was THINKIN like my friend mentioned while we were playing the dragon tape that the song that plays is very similar to Full Confession (which i had sent him earlier while i was losing my mind over the final boss) and then i was like. Hm. these are very similar but have such wildly different moods -- Breath of the Serpent is much more like. ‘you’re going to be afraid of me’ while Full Confession is like ‘i’m afraid of you’ and i think that the different Vibes from these two soundtrack bits about important Null characters is just like. WOW and i wonder how a version of it that was purely Zero’s might be. would it be more triumphant? more flat? what desperation or emptiness is in there that could be drawn out by this melody??? i dont KNOW and i can’t write music unfortunately but im just like AAAAAAAAAA

i also rly wanna know what snow has going on ??? like. shes clearly important. she is a vital npc. but Why. she didnt even rly do anything except Show Up???

fuck V. all my homies hate V. the motorcycle fight was a lot of fun tho i rly liked that section even if my therapist was mad at me afterwards

also i think elizabeth/the little girl is rly cute and the fact zero was just like. ‘hm. well guess i have a daughter now’ so fast w/ her (at least, with the dialogue trees me n my pal kept going down) and im just. So Hoping we can rescue her in the dlc :( i miss her so much and im so like. worried abt that like pls give me back my daughter you dumbasses i cant even read ur dialogue without my brain being like ‘yeah these r just squiggly lines, boss. gl’

i also want to believe that the masked men arent real (bc idk, it’s just easier for me to process that they’re the result of chronos withdrawal) but the problem w/ that is like. they definitely kidnapped elizabeth, and i want so desperately to believe that elizabeth IS real n that zero genuinely wants to protect her (and by extension, the part of himself that is still human)

ALSO THE PSYCHIATRIST i was just like. Okay. I Must Get A Good Grade In Therapy. n kept being nice n cooperative and helpful to this clown ass and then THAT ENDING ??? like i didnt even get the Bad Therapist Ending i was just like. fucka you! attacka you with a rock! (i do however want to try the therapist boss it sounds like a lot of fun) but i just. i hate him! he sucks! find a better therapist zero u rly need one im sorry for ur problems disorder :( like hes clearly a guy who just works for the government n wants 2 keep a leash on our man

n the contradictions, hes like. yeah ur killing everyone related to chronos so it can no longer be produced ♥ but dw ur special we totally wont just withhold chronos from you as soon as u finish ur tasks dw about it ♥ and its like. Hm. I Dont Think Thats Right !!!!

also i wanna learn more about what Juncture has going on??? what are they like. Doing besides poisoning water n making lighters ?????? it’s clearly a lot

also the art for this game is just so GOOD,,, like. i didnt rly notice a lot of the backgrounds my first playthrough bc i was just losing my mind the whole time trying to solve each puzzle but the second playthrough im just like. AAAAA. and the soundtrack? effervescent. groundbreaking. perfect. So Good

and the GAMEPLAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my GOD i was SO vibing with it, the difficulty curve was kinda extreme imo but as soon as i started like. Getting It? and started looking at each room less like combat/fighting and more like a puzzle that needed to be solved it made it so much easier 2 get into the headphase of ‘okay how do i clear this’ and it was just like. YOOOOOOOO

and zero is just a lot of fun 2 play as. legitimately everything about him is just so ridiculous. his dialogue options? ridiculous. his design? absurd. the implications that hes like. 22 and just having the worst 10 days of his life? mood, buddy. this guy likes samurai movies and card games and mushroom pizza and has worn the same outfit every single day for who knows how long and hes also a war veteran, an emotionless serial killer and a drug addict. and hes 22 and 5′10. literally NOTHING about those traits make sense together but here he is, just Vibing.

i love him so much. im going to make a self insert oc that’s just giving him a friend who knows how to cook n is just like ‘oh wow, that’s rough buddy’ when hes like ‘i only feel alive when i kill people’ and conveniently knows how 2 get bloodstains out of things bc i think he needs that kind of person in his life since his like. therapist is conspiring against him n he keeps having 2 kill his friends

also, unfortunately, i want to get every achievement, which i feel like is going to become hld....2!! where i get all but 1 of them and am stuck at 96% for 2+ years >:T

#kc chirps #hello gamers i am vibrating! very vibrating. losing my marbles at this 420am on a thursday

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project-rebirth · 4 years

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Kurosaki Makoto - Between the Lines (1)

How long had it been since he had been knocked out?

Kurosaki Makoto could not ask or receive an answer as Darkness had filled his vision. he had remembered working a bit later than he had planned and had ended up going back to his house. However, the last thing he remembered was a black van coming out of nowhere and being grabbed by some guys.

And that was simply it. Nothing else he could think of that happened afterward he recalled.

But in that darkness, he had been given large amounts of information as various images came into his head. This was the result of his power that he had been born with for the better part of his life.

The first image he saw was that of a large city. The buildings and architecture were unique in design but Makoto felt as though he had seen it before. he could not place his finger on it, but it looked like something he had seen on TV or in a magazine.

the second was what looked like a conflict going on between armed people as well as with people with supernatural abilities? Based on the gear both sides was wearing he could tell that it was between what looked like armed criminals and some kind of specialized law enforcement.

The third was that of a helicopter that looked unfamiliar to him. It appeared that the helicopter in question had wings on it, six or so and it was armed with machine guns and missiles. Makoto shuttered thinking just how dangerous this thing was. It looked like something that would be used to be deployed in Afghanistan or something and the amount of destruction it could cause was something that he rather not want to think about.

The fourth was a bit odd. two figures leapt into the air and were clashing . One of them seemed to have wings, but the other did not. he couldn’t tell who the identities of the figures were, but he got the sense that they were people not to be messed with.

And the last one was something he couldn’t make sense of. In the image, he only saw one person, a boy with black hair, appearing to be styled in a distinct way that made it appear spiky, and appeared to be a few years younger than Makoto himself. His face expression seemed agitated as far as he could tell, and he even appeared to be yelling. But he could hear no such words.

He wondered what this all meant? What was that city? Who were those people, and why was he seeing a vision surrounding people he had never seen before? What had that spiky haired boy so angry? he pondered these questions before light suddenly filled his eyes.

*************

“...?!”

Makoto awoke in an unfamiliar place.

It appeared as though he was in a room with very minimal to nonexistent lighting and no matter how much he looked, he couldn’t see a thing.

He had been about to ask where he was, but then suddenly, a bright light turned on directly in his face, causing him to want to shield himself from the brightness.

However, as he tried to do so, he found that he was handcuffed to both sides of the chair, unable to raise his hands.

“Hey! What the hell? What is this?!”

“Greetings, Kurosaki Makoto.”

A mans voice spoke out from in front of him. it appeared as though he was behind whatever was causing the bright light, however, he could not see the figure well at all.

“I’m sure you have lots of questions. Mainly where are you, why are you strapped to a chair in a undisclosed location, and who might I be. I will provide you with answers.”

The man spoke, although the mechanical tone of it seemed to suggest that whoever this was is using some kind of software to hide his voice.

“To start off, my real name is unimportant, but you may simply refer to me as The General. That’s what everyone here calls me anyway. Secondly, you are no longer in the town you were brought in from. You are in Academy City, the city of science. An outsider like you should know what that is, right?”

Makoto narrowed his eyes. Anyone who didn’t know what Academy City was would have been living under a rock up until now. This City was well known around the world, and especially in Japan where it was based in for its scientific development and research into esper powers. He knew that such a city produced espers that were similar to him, although unlike Makoto who was born with his ability that manifested at an early age, the espers there were developed through drugs and machines. Then, they would be given some kind of rank or level that determined the output and application of such powers.

Makoto knew that much, and that the people who were considered normal were called Level 0s or something along those lines. But what was he doing in such a hyper advanced city to begin with? he was an esper, a Gemstone to be exact, but he had no connection to that city whatsoever.

“...What do you want?”

“We are a group that is seeking to overthrow the oppressive regime that is Academy City. More exact, we want to put those stronger than us level 0s in their place and prove that we can defeat a Level 5, just like how A Certain Unknown Level 0 had once defeated the Accelerator and the Railgun. To that end, we need your assistance. We need your power and your presence to do some jobs with us.”

“Oh yeah? And why the fuck should I join you? I have nothing to do with your little spat with this city nor do I care. I just want to get back to my ordinary life and not be bothered with crap like this.”

Makoto thought he had seen the figure behind him move his hand. It looked like he had something in his hand but for all he knew, it could have been a weapon.

He thought that they were going to threaten him at gun point, or maybe signal someone to come in and beat him up until he complied. His watching of western movies had influenced that line of thinking in what they were going to do to him.

But it ended up being much worse, despite it not posing any real harm to him at all.

The General threw what appeared to be four photos on the ground in front of him and upon seeing the photos, he thought he was about to go into cardiac arrest on the spot.

In those pictures was a girl, one he had come to know so well in the past week or so. It was the same girl who had revealed so much, who had admitted she had feelings for him, and who he had promised to not hurt and stay by her side, despite still being unsure of whether or not he had feelings for her to the same degree that she did for him.

“Y...You....”

As he stared at the photos, something chilling had just occured to him. These guys knew his full name, where he worked, and probably where he lived. It would make sense that they would also know who he talked to which, was not that many people before Grete had come along.

And for some reason, they also knew about his ability to see into the near future, something that only a handful of people knew. Makoto felt as if he had been violated. How long had these people been watching him? How much did they know about his life?

“Mamoru Grete was it? It would be a real tragedy if she were to get caught up in a... unfortunate accident.”

The General said, almost in tempting voice which caused a gear in Makoto to turn loose.

“Hey! Don’t drag her into your bullshit! She’s a completely normal person! She has nothing to do with your shitty movement or whatever the hell you call this is!”

“As I said, we need you to do a couple of jobs for us. If you manage to successfully carry them out without fucking it all up, then we will return you home and we wont have our... associates on the outside do anything to her. Now that you know what is at stake here, I will ask you one thing, and one thing once; Will you join our cause?”

Makoto gritted his teeth. This was worse than holding a gun up to his head. Someone he had sore he would never have hurt was being threatened, all so he could join their organization and work for them in a conflict he had no interest in whatsoever. It was scummy, and it pissed him off to his very core how they could be allowed to do something like this.

But in the end, what choice did he have?

He could be defiant, outright reject his “offer” and tell him to eat shit and die, but then this General guy could have his people on the outside mobilized and Grete would end up meeting an unfortunate fate, something that he very much wanted to avoid. Incidentally, they could always just kill him and dump his body in a ditch somewhere, which also terrified him.

Kurosaki Makoto wanted to live, and he also wanted Mamoru Grete to live and have a happy life.

So when it came down to it it was obvious what Makoto was going to do.

“...Alright. I’ll do it. I’ll join you and do whatever you ask me to do. Just don’t hurt her.”

The person known as the General smiled, although it was one that could not be seen.

“A smart choice.”

The person stepped out from the darkness behind the light and Makoto felt something cut the chains that bound him to the chair. The General held out his hand, as if expecting him to shake hands.

“Welcome to the cause Makoto-kun. Welcome to MINUS.”

#Toaru Majutsu no Index: Rebirth Testament (Main Verse)#The One Who Opposes Fate Itself // Kurosaki Makoto #Drabble

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pr3ttym3ssy · 5 years

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Steve surprises Billy

Fuck work today sucks, so here is a little something I wrote cause I'm listening to Def Leppard and the plot bunnies wont seize. Here we go

It had been a long day at Scoops. The telltale announcement came on, that Starcourt would be closing and Steve sighed relived. Crazy kids, screaming mothers and cocky teens had kept him busy his whole shift. He was going to tear his hair out if he would have to stay any minute longer. At this point all he wanted to do was go down to the quarry or maybe lounge by his pool. Grab a six pack and some cigarettes, with Billy at his side.

They had been going steady, ever since the end of summer. After some chance encounters, awkward apologies and closure of the biblical kind. Billy was the first to apologize. He admitted that his anger towards him was based on his inability to have him. From the first moment he heard about the great King Steve, he had wanted him. He had built a façade of a macho character to keep his dad at bay. But even that didn’t seize the physical and emotional abuse that Neil Hargrove inflicted on him. He’d mentioned that he didn’t care what his dad thought of him, he had stopped caring a long time ago. He was just glad that Steve had given him a chance and that they were together now.

Just the thought of him being with Billy made his skin tingle, so deliciously. A good ol toss around the sack sounded peachy as well. It had been a couple days since he’d even seen Billy. This was Steve’s third closing shift in a row, and it was only Wednesday. He wouldn’t hear the end of it either if he saw him.

Billy had taken up a summer job at the public pool as a lifeguard. With his Californian experience and swimming skills, he was a no questions asked shoe in. So his work schedule consisted of early morning to mid afternoon when the pool would close. By that time around Steve was already at Scoops, so they rarely saw each other. That would change once the busy season stopped, and everyone was back in school.

“You ready to go space cadet”, Robin came around the counter that he had been so busy wiping down. He hadn’t realized how lost in thought he was when she smacked him in the face with her sailors’ hat.

“Fuck yeah! let’s go, I’m so completely done with today.” He grabbed his bomber jacket and made his way out of the glass entrance before Robin locked the place down. He unceremoniously took his own sailor’s hat off and stuffed it into his jacket pocket. They made their way together along with some other mall workers, out towards the parking lot. They talked about how insane the day was and how crazy busy it had been for a Wednesday night.

They had fallen into a nice friendship. They'd been attracted to each other, and Steve had even taken the chance of asking her out. Robin had admitted to having an attraction for him, but she was also very much into Jenny from her summer English class. A tall pretty girl with fiery curls. Steve definitely understood. He too was into a young Adonis who's blonde curls caught the sun's rays. His description of Billy when he had told Robin about his secret crush.

“Seriously I almost lost my collective shit when that lady called you an incompetent idiot.” she cackled.

“I literally only told her that sprinkles would be extra. It was a total waste too, since her idiot kid dropped the damn cone before he could finish it.” He sighed and rolled his eyes at Robin for effectively still laughing at his expense. As soon as they made it past the double doors to the parking lot, they were pulled out of their conversation by a low whistle to their left. Steve’s head turned like whiplash at the familiar sound. His eyes meeting ocean blue in an instant and being greeted by a 10-watt smile. He felt his knee’s go weak, and he could instantly hear his boyfriend say ‘plant your feet, babe’ in his head. What Billy didn’t know was that it was impossible, when Steve was so infatuated already.

To say that their relationship was going good was an understatement. Billy made Steve so incredibly happy. Sure, he could still be an asshole at times, but he was better now. They were far more similar than they let on. Billy had apologized to the kids and was practically part of the party, minus the obvious nerd knowledge he so severely lacked. Countless times now he would play chaperone to the nerds and he would just mention to Steve, ‘how do you keep up with them?’. Steve would just tilt his head back with a roll of his eyes and laugh. Truth was, he loved the kids and he would go back into certain death over and over for them if it meant that he could be around them and they'd be safe.

“Hey Bills!”, Robin was the first to break the silence. She half ran and skipped towards Billy and bumped fists. “Came to pick up your boyfriend?”, she waggled her eyebrows. Steve was now making his way over to them. He admired their quick friendship, after all Robin was the one to set them up. She was the one to tell Billy to cut the bullshit.

“As a matter of fact, yea I did.”

Billy was giving Steve a look, and oh he knew that look. Half lidded eyes and cocky smirk, almost hungry. He’d be damned if he didn’t say he felt a heat pool in his lower abdomen. Apparently, Steve wasn’t the only one who could tell. Robin made a coughing sound, “I get it you pervs, I’m outta here before you start ripping into each other. I’ll see you later Steve, Night Billy!”.

They waved her off and once the coast was clear, they closed the gap between them. Billy pulled Steve towards the wall next to the double doors, kissed him with a hunger that only comes with a three day absence. “Holy shit, someone missed me”, Steve chuckled between kisses only pulling up for necessary air.

“You bet your ass I did, sweetheart”, Billy kissed down Steve’s neck. Slowly running his tongue up again, just the way he knew drove him insane. All the stress of the day was left in the past, his thoughts were technicolor now. Non coherent, except for Billy’s face in the multicolored hue of his fantasy. He held his face tenderly in his hands, rubbing his thumbs on Billy’s cheekbone to try and have him relax a bit. If only to coax him from attacking him and being able to see his beautiful face.

“I missed you too, baby.” Billy loved it when Steve gave him pet names. He turned to total mush and relaxed into Steve’s embrace.

“Your closing shifts are killing me, the kids miss you like crazy. I will seriously slit my wrists if I have to listen to them bitch and moan at the pool. They have opted to following me around now. I'm still getting use to this.”

Steve's heart swelled. Billy wasn't one to receive a lot of affection. So for the kids to be doting on his every word pulled at his heartstrings. His Billy was finally receiving the affection he was deprived of so long. When Billy had made a mind of apologizing to the kids, it had taken them a while to warm up to him. Dustin was the first to accept that if he made Steve happy, then he was okay to have around. Dustin knew that Steve needed to hang out with people his own age and that Steve would be good for Billy. They were both broken people, they could mend each other. He was still far from being the designated favorite, but apparently not too far anymore.

“I'm sorry, I know that our hours have been nuts. You would think that with school approaching, things would slow down.”

Billy looked at him, those piercing blue eyes of his bore deep into Steve. It made him melt and his senses heighten. Touch, taste, anything that was with Billy felt far more profound. More genuine. He couldn't hide anything from him.

“I'll try to request some time off, how does that sound?”

“Can you afford too? I mean I know you don’t like mooching off your dad, but you're with me and I can provide for you", Billy smirked and waggled his eyebrow at him.

“I'm fine, and no I can live without my dad's help. However, I won't deny you treating me to a date night”, Steve smirked back with that last statement.

Billy took that smirk as an invite, specially with how Steve bit his bottom lip. He leaned in to kiss him again.

“Date night? Sounds like a plan. Got any place in mind?”, Billy asked.

It kind of caught Steve off by surprise. He wasn’t expecting to have to choose the location. He tried wracking his brain as to where they could go. He couldn’t think of a place where two young men in love could be see together and not be unfortunately judged. Hawkins was your total, ordinary hick town. They didn’t hear about two men being together without hearing the slightest slur. Steve knew what he wanted, he'd known for a while. He was proud of being with Billy, but he wasn’t stupid and he knew the risks that they're relationship faced.

“hmm-m let's rain check that, okay. I would need to think this one through. Cause I don’t want to be cooped up at home. I mean, movie nights are awesome but I'd like to go out.”

“Okay, well- think about it and let me know. I’ll walk you to your car, weirdly enough it’s kind of chilly out. Summer's here are so weird", he pecked his cheek and held out his hand for Steve to take and thread their fingers together. They walked back towards the front and Steve caught eye of an ad stuck to a store front window.

The sign was for a Def Leppard concert happening in Chicago. Apparently another date that had been added to their Pyromania tour cross the U.S, and it was the last night to catch them. Steve knew right then and there what he wanted to do. He knew very well that Def Leppard was one of Billy’s favorite bands. He couldn’t pass this up.

“Hey babe? Umm, you wanna go to Chicago?”

Billy turned his eyes towards Steve.

“Chicago huh? Any particular reason?”

Steve stayed quiet, just shrugged his shoulders. This was going to be a surprise and he had to think quick on his toes for cover.

“Just thought, we could get out of Hawkins for a weekend. Spend sometime alone, where no one knows us and we can go out in public. Where I can actually hold your hand and not be so heavily scrutinized for it.”

“Okay-okay sweetheart. Don’t loose your shit. I get it and you're right, I’m all for it. You're planning this out right, I’ve never been so I would be a lousy tour guide.”

Steve totally had this in control, he'd been to the city several times with his parents on business. So he knew his way around.

“Don’t worry baby, I got this. We leave this Friday”

Second part is coming

Excuse my story telling, I'm trying to not get caught lol

#harringrove #steve harrington #Billy Hargrove #stranger things #def leppard #my babies

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funkymbtifiction · 6 years

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From an ISTJ to an INFP

The first time I took an MBTI test I was heavily into astrology and I was desperately trying to become my sign (Capricorn). I was depressed and in a really bad place, seeing everyone around me achieve and move forward in their lives while I was stuck in mine because nothing felt right or true and it was hard for me to find my next step. I was convinced that if everyone could do it except me, then I must be the problem, and I had to get out of my own way. So I decided to replace me.. I never related to the Capricorn profiles, they always mention how organized, goal oriented, consistent, logical and serious those human mountain goats are, a persona I wanted for myself because I thought it would be the answer to everything. That is why I believe my first result was an ISTJ.

I’ve always been interested in anything that describes personality and way of thinking, anything that might have an answer to why we are the way we are and why we behave the way we do. Typology was new to me, and it represented this huge opportunity for answers. So, a few days later, I took the test again and I answered truthfully. This time I got INFJ and I cried when I read the profile. I related to parts of it a lot, it described me in a way that no text ever did. There I was trying to be everything I’m not fit in, but as it turns out, I wasn’t flawed or wrong, I simply found it harder with the man-created system of how life should be lived, and many other people did too. (Looking back, what I related to was the intuition part (the NF, basically), not the type itself).

I get so mad when I think about the time I wasted thinking that MBTI was simply these four criteria with two categories in each. You simply had to figure out which one you lean towards the most and viola .. you have your type. Most sites I visited and tests I’ve taken had that approach to it. Have I known that it had everything to do with the functions, have I not read the silly, ridiculous stereotypes that makes MBTI sound like Astrology (as if it’s possible for all of people of the same type be exactly the same), I believe I would’ve found my type much sooner, rather than two and half years later. It was a journey though and I wouldn’t change anything about it.

I let go of my INFJ typing when out of curiosity, I took a Type Me quiz in some Typology forum. There I was told how ridiculous it is of me to think I was an Fe user when all my answers suggest a very high Fi. I was like “Fi? Fe? The F are you people talking about?”. That was when I started reading about the REAL MBTI. They said they didn’t see much abstraction in my answers, and so their best guess was an ISFP or an ESFP.

Charity once wrote in response to an ask “your understanding of Ti is skewed by your Fi” and let me tell you people .. my mind was b l o w n. It made so much sense to me! My perception of normal regarding .. well .. everything, seems to be way off compared to other people and I believe it’s my Fi eyes that cause it. Not having much experience in the world or with people could be another cause too. Our dominant function is our superpower, the things we do as subconsciously as breathing and doesn’t need any effort on our part. So how could I not have seen how ridiculously high my Fi was? I guess I didn’t think it was enough or different than everyone else.

Once my friends and I described each other, and the repeated words that were used to describe me were Imaginative, dreamy, strong morals, good listener. I never thought of myself as dreamy or particularly imaginative, on the contrary, I thought I was serious and rigid and practical (part of the reason I did believe I was an ISTJ). I thought everyone had the imagination I have and much more of it, and that they too spent most of their time being lost in it even while doing daily tasks. I thought it was not just common, but as common as having a kidney for people to have inner worlds, imaginary friends, stories, and played out scenarios that look and feel so real that you sometimes confuse them with reality.

I’m not explaining myself as well as I want to here.

I’ll give examples of my Fi.

Now I see that me isolating myself when I was young wasn’t because I was introverted and needed 99% of my time to be alone time, but because I hung onto my personal morals and principles so tightly that anyone or anything jeopardizing it was eliminated instantly. Sat with a group at recess and they wanted to prank a girl they didn’t like and talked bad about her? bye. My cousins made an unnecessary comment about my grandmother on our way to the cold store and made fun of her? I immediately put distance put distance between us (as in both physical and metaphorical). Someone gave me a lecture on how I should be acting even though the way I acted wasn’t hurting anyone and was simply me being myself? I tell them to go F themselves, didn’t even care that they were adults. It made me think that I was a T type, since my harsh responses had no tactics or any .. oh I don’t know, niceness? I didn’t cry or act like a sad, misunderstood victim, no sign of weakness whatsoever was shown. If you ask people who have known me for a long time, they’ll tell you my words were mean and cruel, and they were, to those who treated other people badly or tried to change me as if they had the right to tell me what to think or who to be. Very few people actually know how sensitive and emotional and self-reflective I am, and those who found out by mistake when I had a breakdown in front of them, were extremely surprised. In fact, I’m so overprotective over my emotions and nature, that even my writing (like right now) is very different than what it is when I write for myself or to someone I trust and consider dear. There, it’s more poetic, romantic, playful, metaphorical. I believe growing up in an ST heavy family made me cautious and careful more than the average Fi dom. All my doubt of being an ISTJ was shattered when I typed them and understood how STs are. How emotions play very little in their lives and decisions, how they disdain the showcase of it, how their way of caring is making sure you’re healthy and doing well in school, rather than what someone with my personality type would’ve needed. (disclaimer: that’s my personal experience with STs not how I think they’re always like.)

My mind was also blown when charity wrote that we defend our inferior function. Because whenever someone asked me to describe myself, I used to tell them how organized and neat I am. How I make to do lists and plan. That is what I told an online friend (IxFJ) I’ve met a year ago. Fast forward to now, and she tells me how when we first started communicating, I gave her the idea that her and I were very similar in how we approached our lives and goals, while in reality we’re opposites. She said that I’m one of the most scatterbrained and random people she’s ever met. I write to her about a new plan every few weeks, and I write to her about new ideas that I’m “oh so determined” to try and implement, but never actually do. Sometimes I don’t even start them because by that time I had a new idea already. It really opened my eyes. When we first met she started a book, and now it’s nearly finished, me? Since then I’ve started 4 and didn’t write beyond a third chapter. Even our style of replying is different. Her’s is methodical, while mine is replying to one part, which sparks all these relations and kind of connects to other subjects and so even though I did answer all her questions and such, I did it in this spiderweb style. She knows what she wants to achieve, puts a plan and goes through with it, with little to no change unless necessary, I change mine every few hours! My plans are about being organized! And keeping a to do list and a journal! It doesn’t come naturally at all if I have to plan a plan. If what I have to do during the day isn’t written down on a piece of paper then I will forget about it and float aimlessly throughout my day, completely in my head, only to realize at the end that I haven’t done shit. Sometimes I’d forget even though I purposely kept that piece of paper in my hand and I’ll be like “oh what’s that I’ve been carrying all day?” . My Te sucks! HOWEVER, (and this took me forever to understand and is a reason why I believed my ISTJ typing), when someone asks me to do something that requires organization, I do it perfectly. Why? Because it’s about them, something for them. It takes so much effort out of me and much longer than other people that I’m exhausted at the end of the day and need some serious alone time, but the minute the Te isn’t about me and is about someone else who needs my help or it’s part of my job, all my energy goes into doing the best version of it. Not because I care Or I want praise, but because I would be highly disappointed in myself if I didn’t do the job that I get paid for the way I know I could, or if I didn’t help a friend the way I know I could. To me that’s wrong, and awful and something to feel ashamed of.

As for Ne, I feel like I’ve only developed it later in life due to suppression from both myself and my family. Sometimes I doubt having it, so I wont talk about it. (I think maybe it’s a cultural thing, not all cultures welcome ideas that have no proof or purpose, you know? They view it as time wasting playfulness and they have a real life to live, so they don’t want to hear about it).

As for my Si, I think I have a misunderstanding of it because of my Fi’s idea of it as well. I can tell you that when it comes to personal stories of mine and the people I care about + movies + plots+ characters + lyrics that made an impact on me, my memory is beyond great I get compliments on it all the time. And during those rare occasions when I do sit down and study, memorizing information that I don’t necessary fully understand or care about, isn’t hard. I use imagery and silly cartoonish scenarios to help me do it, since it’s much easier for me to remember a story than information. I like for things to be personal, that’s when I care the most. Say someone collects cards for example, I’ll ask (What was the first card you saved? Take me through the emotions and events that led you to choosing that hobby? What does those card collections make you feel? Which one is your favorite and why? Why do you think this hobby suits you more than others? What is the card of your dreams that you know you’ll never get to add to the rest?) Are questions I would ask before asking (Don’t you find it interesting that a cut out piece of paper could mean so much because of what it represents? Don’t you think the idea of minimalism doesn’t apply to everyone and is kind of Utopian because not all of us are born into fulfilling lives and we need objects, like your cards, to make us feel something and that should be okay? Do you think the same feeling of joy and safeness you get from holding these cards could be emulated if those cards were digital and saved to your smartphone that you could also hold in your hand? Do you think the tangibility of something is a big part of it’s worth and that’s why long-distance relationships hardly work?)

Wow this came out pretty different than I intended it. I was inspired by charity’s story from an ISFJ to an ENFP and wanted to write how I recently figured out I’m probably an INFP.

Will someone actually read this short story? haha

#infp #mbti #submission

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dangerousdragonflies · 6 years

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The Harmoninomicon

Book 1 : WATER

Chapter I Cognitive Dissonance

Part I

The entire world shook, the sky was red. A mighty wash of roiling water struck the boat. Several people were attempting to swim back to the log raft, a second and third raft was just barely visible through the chaos. A man bellowed calling out to the ocean, the words were lost beneath the waves. A wall of water that touched the sky came roaring overhead. Hold on everyone! The man yelled. The massive glowing object in the sky loomed over like a promise, two of the boats had now gone under the waves. No! You can’t! The man screamed at the ocean. Something glowing and red like a wall of liquid fire was bubbling up through the waves, the sound was hideous like a red hot sword slowly cutting though butter. The last of the log rafts splintered apart when the wall of water and the glowing bubbling horror met. A figure woke with a scream, are you ok Hun? A woman said in the dark. It was just a bad dream, go back to sleep I’ll be fine.

We have an old saying on the island, If the island does not like you it will spit you out. What does that even mean exactly Jules questioned? Well you know its probably all the movies I’ve been watching and I haven’t been getting enough sleep, it just seems like the universe doesn’t want me to feel rested. Well maybe you should try something a little more esoteric man, like a Ouija board (it was pronounced Wee Gee Board) or tarot cards! Jules had his thumbs up in the air like some sort of 80’s car dealership commercial. Dude I had a weird dream and that’s it, there’s no such thing as ghosts or demons and don’t get me started on the whole heaven or hell thing that makes less sense than those flat earth guys. Come on Will we don’t just rot in the ground and that’s it once we die man there’s so much we don’t know but we are proving a lot of the occult things are real! Real? How can we prove anything about that, you said it best yourself we don’t know and there is more evidence that leads us to think this is it. But Science is proving it and Science is fact! No Jules Science is fiction, you are living in a fantasy land and I am sorry to be the one to tell you Santa Clause isn’t real, its time to wake up and see the world for what it is. With a heavy sigh Jules punched will in the shoulder. Fine, I see there’s little I can say to convince you Will. I have to get back to work here in a few minutes I really think you should look in to these things and see if it helps any. I know you don’t believe in any of that but whats the worse that could happen, I’ll send you some links. Laughing and with a smile “Sure, try to have a good day dude ill text you later”.

The Rain poured like a blanket drenching the land to the bones. Thunder crackled and off in the distance a bright flash of light lit up by its after effects on the human vision. Something in the shape of a Dog was cowering and shaking, trying to hide under the two people. Margret I told you it was just a dream, I am ok! No you aren’t you’ve been up the last week having these nightmares and now im worried for you, Honey if you aren’t sleeping neither am I, You are to heavy to sit there Cassie; The Dog was trying to sit on the woman’s lap. Doctor Sanchez said one session with him and we will be able to tell whats going on with these dreams. Wills Sigh was exasperated, Ok if it means this much to you then ill go do this thing, Jules was trying to convince me to use; and I will use his words “A WEE GEE board” they both laughed. Well his heart is in the right place Will maybe a Ouija board isn’t what we need but I have some old tarot cards, How about we break them out? They guided my life pretty well until we met honey. I don’t know Margret I don’t think those cards will help me. William Edwards! I am sorry you had a few bad experiences with this sort of thing but im only trying to help. Where are those cards at? I think I have them upstairs in one of the closets. Ill go grab ‘em, the Dog nearly tripping the woman as she went up the stairs made a yipe, Fuh! Damn it dog! Go to daddy!

Sit right there, Margret pointed at the carpet right outside the closet. Right here? Will said grinning. Yes right here! Come on Love lets see what the Spirits have to tell you!! As the rain came down like great buckets from the gods the couple sat pouring over the cards. What do the spirits say for Gemini? The words echoed off the walls. Both people yelled at the same time, Cassie! The dog had walked over the cards laid out on the ground. Picking up one card Will handed it to the young woman sitting across from him. It’s backwards, what does this card mean? Oh Hun, The four of cups in reverse reminds us to see all the good things being offered to us in the present. Thinking too far ahead, or dwelling on things long past can rob you of the now. What are you dwelling on love? Is everything alright? I don’t know Margret, I’ve been stressed due to lack of sleep but I don’t think there’s anything I’m dwelling on I mean I can’t think of anything I might be stuck on.

Alright Mr. Edwards this is a safe place where no judgement happens just make yourself at home and try to relax. Honestly Doc I’m not sure about all this. Will looked around the room, I don’t know if this is the right thing for my insomnia plus I don’t think i can be hypnotized I mean I have a hard time even convincing myself to go to work some days. The clock was ticking so loud Will thought he would go insane if he had to sit here for too much longer. You would be surprised as to how many of my clients say similar statements, Mr. Edwards I assure you my practice is proven and sound. You are in good hands. Now one of our policies is we collect some information from our clients do you mind if I ask you a few questions pertaining to your physical and mental health? I guess, what kind of questions are we talking about? Our first question is would you say you’re a generally happy man? Happy? Y-yes I suppose, I have a great job a wonderful wife and a Pit-bull. My life has never been better, what does this have to do with my dreams Doc? My list has specially been designed to help for this circumstance Mr. Edwards I assure you, Alright Question two. Do you have any history with psychotropic drugs? Would a Antidepressant count as psychotropic? In most cases yes, don’t worry we don’t report any findings to any authority. Question three. How often would you say you brush your teeth? Will looked puzzled, Excuse me? Please Mr. Edwards these questions are important, Answer them as best you can. Alright I brush before bed every day. An eye brow raised a little bit, Doctor Sanchez adjusted himself in his seat. And how much Fluoride would you say you and your wife…? I assume, are in taking daily? The Doctor peered over his clipboard waiting for a reply. Margret’s allergic to fluoride so we found a place with a well and as for our teeth we use fluoride free toothpaste. The Doctor straightened, I think I’m beginning to have an understanding of the situation Mr. Edwards. These are a sedative for those who have a harder time going under the pendulum so to speak. The Doctor was standing there smiling but to Will it wasn’t a friendly gesture. Um do you think we can do this without the medication first? I’m not a fan of taking pills to be honest. Please Mr. Edwards these are all natural sedatives, they wont fail you on a urine screening and also they are hypoallergenic, anyone can take them even children newly born. Grabbing the little paper cup with the pills in it Will looked at them. I guess its OK, will I be able to drive when I leave here? The Doctor handed Will a glass of water. Here you go please drink the entire glass of water Mr. Edwards and yes you will be fully clear headed and able to drive when you leave from here. Alright Doc Will said with a face as he swallowed the medication, when will this hit me? Just lay back Mr. Edwards you should be feeling the effects almost at once, can you tell me how many fingers I’m holding up? As his vision began to blur Will started panicking, Doc whats going on? I-I cant move! At this time two other men entered the room, as the darkness enfolded around Will he heard the Doctor say tie him down.

Wake up. My son, Wake up! Class is about to start so wake up! What? Will sat up and looked around, what? Stop saying what young man and get to school! The woman demanded. Whats going on? Who are you? The woman's stance assumed that iconic stance that all woman get when patience is running thin. I am not playing games and neither are you! Get up! The woman yanked the bed covers from the young man. Hey! What are you…looking down Wills legs had tanned quite a lot since he remembered seeing them last and they were quite a bit smaller. What the!? A million thoughts raced through his head. Arawakan! Don’t make me get your older brother to grab you and drag you to class again and you know he cannot be bothered with this, he is going through Melody training today. Huh? What did you call me? Will was yanked from bed by what looked like a seven foot tall bronze god, help!! Oh there is no help for you today remarked the incredibly tall young man holding Will by the arm pits.

Arawakan your late, why don’t you give us the reason why? The man at the head of the class said with hands on his hips. Um…? I don’t think I should be here will stammered. The giant escorting Will pushed him so hard that he fell hitting his shoulder on the podium at the front of the class. I had to drag him down here out of bed because he thinks sleep is more important said the giant. Standing up Will looked around, why is all of this so familiar? Wills shoulder throbbed. Go sit down little Bro and learn something useful said the tall young man. Will walked down the aisles of seats and sat down, looking around his eyes met with a young man a few rows back. His face said a lot but it was as if he didn’t belong here either. The older man at the head of the class Boomed “We have an old saying on the island, if the island does not like you it will spit you out.” But? But? Exclaimed a girl near the back, then why are there so many people I don’t like!? By then the entire class had erupted into laughter and crude remarks. QUIET!!!! Bellowed Wabeno the teacher of the day and today the kids got the head of the fishing fleet. Alright class I suppose I could share the super-secret reason why Penutia seems to not like anyone. Wabeno says with a grin. Oh! Oh! A young man near the back of the class erupted, hand high in the air waving frantically. Its because she was out after curfew with Athabaskan doing naughty things!!! Please just once can you be serious? No class its because…. Both of you, eyes and ears up front! Penutia and another girl were whispering back and forth snickering. Watching this for as long as she could an older woman in the doorway chuckled to herself, stepping out of the warm noonday rain, Kids! Kids! She lowered her head and waves of thought hit the classroom as soundless as a small field mouse breaking wind and as powerful as a blue whale breaching, Wills head suddenly started to buzz. A presence filled his head and even though there were no words he felt a wash of calmness radiate over him. alright class please inform your parents and guardians there is a village gathering tonight and its wet outside so don’t forget your rain covers! Will was hit with a head ache so bad he almost fell out of his seat, Wills head swam with a flood of memories that weren’t his but felt like they fit. I must be going crazy! With a warm smile and open arms some of the girls ran over and embraced the woman. Alright children this is important, don’t forget about the gathering tonight, you are dismissed! The woman had almost yelled over the almost preteen crowds ramblings. Will was astounded. He remembered getting up this morning, this morning in his home with the Tv and his computer but now he also remembered going to bed last night in his home made from grass and bamboo, he had never been hunting in his life but now he remembered two days ago when him and his older brother successfully hunted down and caught and wild boar with their dads lucky bow. What the hell is going on he thought?

Part 2

When I woke up this morning I never would have thought I would be saying this, but I believe we have found him. And what makes you think this? The voice on the other end of the line asked. We have had an eye on this one for quite some time Sir, we have him in custody and right now we are doing several tests to verify this. Doctor Sanchez I am not sure you are aware of how important this is, there is a lot riding on this and you have no idea how much I have personally invested in you and your, The voice on the other end of the line cleared his throat. Methods and if you aren’t correct one hundred percent about this one the ceasing of your funding will be the least of your concerns. Do not let me detain you, the phone beeped marking the end of the call. The man’s posture relaxed a little. Two men who were mumbling outside the door while he was on the phone knocked and came in the door, Sir we have a situation with subject number seven. As the three men rushed down the hallway the sounds of screaming and banging became louder and louder. Noooo!!! The voice of a young man bellowed. The banging intensified, I need 15 ccs of Benzodiazepine now! The two other men were in the process of tightening the tie downs that held the young man. The figure of a nurse came shuffling in from a side room, hold her down! No! No! No! The young man tried to flail, Nooo!!! He bellowed again but this time the voice rasped. The two men jammed a cloth gag in the young man’s mouth. There we are just breathe Daniel everything will be fine. The young man’s movements became sluggish and his eyes drooped. There we are see? Isn’t it easy to relax now? Get him hooked back up the Doctor demanded, why is the machine disconnected? Get this thing going and crack it to sixty five percent! Doctor he was going into cardiac arrest we had to disconnect him and administer an epinephrine injection, Doctor his nervous system can’t handle this level of stress. Breathe, just breathe. See isn’t it easy to relax now? The man’s voice echoed in Daniel’s head.

A sound like a yak making its last noises before it died trumpeted right outside his window. Daniels eyes sprang open and he bolted upright. With eyes that were full of globs, he had guessed he had he had been drinking the night before and had a few bad dreams. What the fuck? A rather large pinkish courts crystal started to pulse when he looked at it. Am I still drunk? He said out loud. Holy shit! Looking around his eyes started focusing on objects in the room. He was really confused by this point, well whatever I did last night ill try to make it up to whoever lives here and I hope they will forgive me for using some of these clothes till I can find mine. A mirror made from what appeared to be like hammered and polished copper looked back at him, what did I drink last night?? He almost screamed. The face looking back at him was so young maybe twelve or so with a tan that almost matched the copper mirror, what the hell!! What is going on? The level of panic was at a whole new level and Daniel stopped cold. His head was starting to clear now. Walking over to the crystal he reached out and the pulsing intensified. The urge to touch the crystal was demanding him forward. The crystal flashed, the light was blinding. A second set of memories faded in to his thoughts. Sitting down on the bed he rested his head in his hands, his thoughts revolved around getting another drink or at least a drink if those weren’t dreams. It felt to Daniel like he was receiving a data download to his memories. I was born here he said to himself with tears in his eyes, this is my room. Well, I had better get to class I guess Daniel said with a grunt getting up. I miss pizza already.

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Hiiii! I read on here that you’ve been super busy so I hope you’re doing well

hi sweet anon!! im so so sorry for the delay on this. i took a big step back on tumblr during the month of march because i had so much happening. it was difficult and so im sorry im behind on this cute ask. YES I ULT CHAN WITH THE FIRE OF 1000000000 UNIVERSES. hes literally my heart and soul. AND YES SWEET HOSEOK IS MY SUN AND STARS OF THAT UNIVERSE. im so excited to match my mutuals. i love these theyre so much fun. i got lots of rest, thank you so much bean

yoongi + @daegusoftboys: ive said it before and i will say it again: joongi is my otp. i know she has other biases in other groups but like...theyre passing fancies. joongi is the moon that hangs in the night sky. they are such a strong yet soft power couple. like the coolest couple in the room. delicate and pure and sweet, while also so deeply intense in the way they communicate and understand each other. theres a lot of earth and air energy in their partnership, and i just get so delighted knowing they would be each others rock. together there is literally nothing they cant do. SO with that said, joongi are going out on their 5000000000000th date and i guess are engaged at this point? they are going to a dog park, where they are going to sit and play with doggos and hug them and then have a picnic on the water with a lot of cheese and wine and laughter and i and all our friends will sit 100 yards back crying about how much we love them

taehyung + @from-dae-do-dae: i have also said this before and i will say it again: fei and tae are going on their third date to an art museum. its starting in the morning and its going late into the night. i imagine them at the met in new york, looking at classical art and moving between movements until they get to american mid century pastorals. this is where they discuss light and the movement of light in the styles of paintings. then they move to the photography hall where they spend FAR too long, discussing filtering, development techniques and mixed media. then they go to the hall of instruments where they both shed a few tears, and fei goes on to discuss how caravaggio, as amazing as he was, was mostly a painter of music and tae swoons so hard he almost goes blind. at 5 the museum is about to close so and they realize they havent eaten, so they go to dinner at a nice restaurant to have tapas and seafood fare with wine. they talk about the art they saw, and then move on to discuss deep thoughts, hopes and dreams. they expose each other raw but in a gentle fashion, the kind where you ask a series of questions no one can follow until they arent even sure why theyre discussing the reasons its difficult for them to accept and receive love, but there they are - two bottles of wine in and still they dont want to stop. so they walk through central park along the water and for some reason they dont need to talk anymore they just want to be together. /this got out of control/

jimin + @yeol-stole-my-soul: these beans are going to disney world and universal. fight me about it. jimin needs to loosen up and have fun and maria sleeps even less than i do, and needs to be somewhere she can bang pots and pans as loudly as she wants and no one will mind. i fantasize about them running around, going on all the rides, eating everything, screaming at everything, and then staying out until the park closes. the park empties early of kids around 10 so thats two hours of no lines and running around the park doing everything twice. fun. pure fun. FUN AND - romantic. dont think so? jimins face lighting up at the fireworks over the castle - thats fucking magical. marias face when she realizes not only is the food in epcot delicious, but it tastes just like how her mother makes it. trust me. thats magic, and thats real shit. no one is ever as vulnerable as when theyre delighted because happiness is difficult to hold and this is something they get to hold together. when joy and nostalgia mix, that is when you really learn a person. its easy to see them scared and angry - see a person caught pure delight and that is when you see their soul.

jungkook + @queenoftheimpala: these shy beans are taking a painting with wine class. sure, kook probably wont drink and if he does hell be super slow about it. but ali, my delightful beautiful best friend, will take to the bottle like shes drinking gold and will finally let herself open up. when she lets herself go, hes done for. truly, you cant see ali being herself and NOT fall in love. his ass will swoon so hard hell fall through the floor, covered in paint. together, theyll make art. see why they pick the shapes and colours they choose, learn why they make lines different from one another. ‘my hand is shaky,’ hell say without any confidence, even though his lines are perfect. ‘ive always been terrible at art,’ ali will laugh, sheepish, even though she gets it right without trying. they dont really need to say anything to one another, they just need to exist in one anothers orbit and they will realize 1. they are so incredibly similar 2. they are both the most adorable messes and 3. they were made for one another. again, ill be standing in the back crying saying ‘this is my favourite movie.’

namjoon + @joonbird: these brilliant beans are going to a pottery class. theyre going to make something with their hands and then they are going to dinner with wine and cheese and theyre going to have conversations that range from personal history to metaphysics to philosophy to the weirdest shit theyve seen while traveling. joon will be amazed by her intellect and her wit, amy will be impressed he manages to make a mug that looks more like a bird house. she doesnt ask questions, just admires his artistic intent. at dinner the conversation carries over, though this time theyre mostly silent - making yummy noises as they eat their food and smiling across the table. this is when they start talking about places theyve been, things theyve seen, food theyve tried - experiences - delighted that now they get to experience each other.

jin+ @2seokforyook: this other power couple are going to take an improv theatre class. kim is shy and sometimes so is jin, but this is where he shines. hes delighted to show off and engage, to open himself a little and, by proxy, watch kim open up by impressing her and making her laugh. kim will be tentative at first, but the comfort and warmth he radiates on stage will be infectious and soon, with a few laughs and awkward pauses, she will find her flow, playing games and enjoying being free of any real focused thought for at least an hour. for a while, its light hearted, laughing so hard they cry a little, but then, at the end, its time to get vulnerable. its seemingly impossible, but again, theyre together, warm and in a bubble of comfort created simply because theyre together and theyre learning to have fun without any restrictions. and so they talk - really, truly talk - without words or a script about everything and nothing. and when its over, when they finally get to leave, they realize that they werent acting. not even for a second.

THANKS ANON!!! THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!!

#matchmaking game #Anonymous

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No. As many people have already pointed out, Hiruzen was very indecisive, and he always did what his advisors told him to. Which wouldnt be that bad, if not the fact that almost every single one of their decisions were suggested to them by Danzo.

Hiruzen might have had good intentions, but good intentions wont do you much good, if:You orchestrate the massacre of one of the founding clans in your village. You dont react to bullying towards the villages probably most valuable shinobi.You cant even bring yourself to killing one of the greatest criminals from your village

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We have already had a gay President. James Buchanan Jr. was the 15th President (18571861) He was a member of the Democratic Party.

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We didnt each need to personally know someone who has been so affected, we just imagined how our own actions could cause this result. For some reason, Americans do not seem to feel that same empathy for their fellow citizens. Tragic and sad

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Similarly, you will be rewarded for your sowing.

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Why didn't France surrender earlier?

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Then they had a resistance to organise not easy when you have a whole lot of tanks running over your toes. Finally, the Italians decided to pop in for a late entry in the game of conquest so they had them to send packing. Then they surrendered.

That is to say the French Government surrendered, the French people on the other hand fought on.If you have ever seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you see just how ferocious the French can be in their taunting of opponents.

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