#task three

[tojisun]

something something the squad blindfolding you for that typical sex game that is popular right now which is: they’ll fuck you and you have to guess which cock is whose, and they’ll only stop when you finally get all four of them right.

you thought it was going to be easy—you’re all so familiar with each other’s bodies, both because of missions but also because of the way you all paw at each other, trying to smother the nightmares through sex, but then they’re fucking you in the dark and you can’t glean who it is.

not just because you’re blindfolded, but you’re also bound to deter you from cheating. and the pleasure is also just too much that you don’t have the ability to feel every different ridge or curl of their cocks or how the bulbed head feels different—johnny’s the only one cut between all of them, and even then you don’t know which one is his.

you’re crying by the end of it, exhausted and spent, but another cock is fucking into you, and then john’s voice croons from somewhere behind you, “c’mon pretty bird. we don’t have all night.”

the game continues on or something something.

[startedwellthatsentence]

The genius of Jason’s teaching task is that the narrative and the material effect are completely at odds.

Narratively, he’s teaching Alex to be a dick to the crew of Taskmaster. Metanarratively, he’s torturing Alex by making him pretend to be mean to the crew of Taskmaster.

But materially? He’s giving the crew a chance to shine and be visible on camera. These three women now get speaking role credits. They get an episode that they can show to family and friends. They may get some recognition next time they go out for a role or job. Jason is allowing them to move from less-than-anonymous background workers to part of the show.

This is a very common thing for American panel/late night shows to do. I know for a fact that Seth Meyers shows off his writers constantly, and I believe that Colbert and the Jimmys do as well? Taylor Tomlinson’s After Midnight also frequently features her writers. On the online side, Dropout dedicates entire shows to their Art Departments and frequently features everyone from producers to PAs. Some crew members at Mythical, 2nd Try, and Smosh are on camera more than some of their talent.

Honestly, if Jason brings something lasting to the Taskmaster format, I would love if it were this. Give the crew members that want them some lines, some screentime, and some public acknowledgement. Make them a visible part of the team. I LOVE to see it.

[mrsthunderkin]

Pucker up, buttercup.

[blorbologist]

Y'know, I think I figured out why the Hells still feel like a new low-level party to me, even though they're level 13 and almost 100 episodes in.

I don't quite think it's the lack of conversations, or the fact half the party's plot hooks are big ties to past campaigns - though that definitely plays a part.

... Bell's Hells still primarily rely on quest givers.

Most of their goals are given to them and do not feel organic to the party, and constantly remind us that the Hells are pretty much never the most powerful people in the room. Which is usually something you see with a low-level party.

NPCs offering jobs is not a bad thing; it's a very common plot hook. Matt has been extremely skilled with using NPC quest givers in those two campaigns. Not only do they provide an obvious plot thread, but they can put the party in the path of others (say, the Nein running into the Iron Shepherds while doing a job for the Gentleman and everything that came of that). And the Hells had a solid start with it too - Eshteross was an excellent quest giver!

The problem is that Bell's Hells have never really not had a quest giver.

Maybe it's a byproduct of the more plot-heavy structure of this campaign? But while prior parties have felt like they decided on their course of action and what they prioritized, Bell's Hells feels less like level 13 (13! Level 13!) experienced adventurers and more like an MMO group clicking on the exclamation point over an NPC's head. Where does the plot demand we go next? Who do we report back to?

They're level 13.

At level 13, Vox Machina had just defeated a necromantic city-state to clear their name and Percy's conscience. And, you know, the Conclave just destroyed Emon. No one was explicitly telling the group to gather Vestiges and save the world (though Matt guided them there), and they were usually among the most powerful people in the room. They chose which Vestiges to prioritize, which dragons to tackle when, even if the over-all plot was pretty clear.

At level 13, the Mighty Nein were celebrating Traveler Con (another PC goal, I'll note) after brokering peace between two nations, accidentally becoming pirates and heroes of the Dynasty. The Nein regularly chose what to do based on personal goals, not grand ones. Though definitely smaller fish than Vox Machina at this level, they were very independent and gaining solid political clout.

While we're at it: level 13 is one level lower than the Ring of Brass, who had a huge amount of sway over Avalir. They ended the world, and also saved it, while in the grand scheme of things being only a smidge more powerful than Bell's Hells are now.

Can you really see the Hells wielding that amount of influence, when they're constantly being told what to do next?

The god-eater might be unleashed, so Bell's Hells have no time to do anything but what is asked of them. No time for therapy unless stolen from Feywild time, no travel on foot and late-night watches. They haven't even had time to grieve FCG. Percy was grieved in the middle of the Conclave arc. Molly was grieved when half the party was still in irons.

Matt is in the very unfortunate spot of not being able to give the Hells the same agency as the other two parties. Not only because of the world-ending plot introduced so early on; they are surrounded by characters they know (and the cast knows) are stronger and wiser than them - the familiarity of the past PCs and NPCs is to their disadvantage.

Why would the party reasonably ignore Keyleth's task that will help save the world and go off on a romp? Why would the cast when they know well Keyleth has to be sensible and with the best intentions in mind? The stakes are just too high.

It means that the Hells still feel like they're running errands instead of pursuing their own destiny. Their accomplishments are diminished as just being parts of a to-do list, and any stakes feel padded by several level 20 PCs/NPCs standing 5 steps away ready to catch them.

This isn't Bell's Hell's fault, nor is it Matt's. It could be amended, I think, if the Hells are really left to their own devices for a long period of time without support and shortcuts (like during the party split)... which would be really tricky to pull off at this point in the campaign.

They're level 13. They're big fish, but they're stuck in a pond full of friendly sharks, so they don't feel big at all.

[royalarchivist]

Pac: I'm ready, to crush you, Fit!

Fit: Alright, let's do this. Yeah, I'm gonna whoop your ass! I'm gonna whoop your fckin' ass! Let's go, huh!

Pac: I'd like to see that!

Phil: I'm gonna count you guys down, ok? I'm gonna count you guys down. We're gonna do three rounds, gonna do three rounds. K, you ready? Have you chose your weapon?

Fit: Yeah, my fists!

Phil: OH SHT– Well Pac just pulled out a knife! 😨🔪

Pac: [Puts away his knife] We'll do fists? Ok.

Fit: [Laughs]

Phil: [Laughs] Ok, ok just– [Laughs] Just fists, just fists– 😅

[andy1687manga]

So happy that Today its the release of the movie in latam and also the anniversary of Daffy!!!

[porkcutletbowl44]

Sorry this got away from me, it literally ran, sprinted out of my head. I'm sorry. NSFW warning

Figure skating but make it Kyle's pursued dream where 141 fully supports him and his childhood sport; I mean look at him! That gorgeous face, lean body, slim and muscular, perfect for skating.

He recruits you, a pretty partner to compete together against the other rival countries. People love the chemistry of figure skating partners, the platonic looks, the hand placement, especially Kyle's because he's so beautiful and charming and his hand almost always shys above your ass in front of cameras where they can't see.

The rule is that it's always platonic, figure skaters don't really date or anything, because break ups ruin everything! They ruin the mood and the partnership!

It's not technically a relationship if there's nothing serious, right?

Kyle drags you to his changing room with Johnny, where Johnny — (and Kyle have you bent over, shoving their cocks in your cunt at the same time, or have you bent over Johnny gagging on his cock as Kyle takes out his frustration on your poor battered pussy after hours or teasing on the rink, you just couldn't get those jumps right, and Kyle couldn't get his balance to hold you up long enough. Every oopsie makes him manhandle you into a curved lift; hard cock prone on his thigh digging into your pussy through your suit)— helps you and Kyle change out of clothes and wash make up.

John is an excellent personal trainer, reminding you to smile during training so you don't forget to smile at the audience in competitions, always praising you so nicely— (and stealing your used thong from last night's show as you end your practice in an ankle hold spin so you can't see who keeps stealing them. Those were your favorite pair too :( you never get to see the lace peek out of his pocket when he has your knees up to your ears to make sure you're maintaining your flexibility), — he is always so sweet and aware of you and your feelings!

And it's all your fault for staying too late when Simon runs the Zamboni after everyone is gone! It's just you and him, all alone on the ice as he refreshes it for tomorrow's usage. Seriously! You were just — (begging him to take you downstairs where the freezer is, letting him fuck you silly on the floor. Gladly cleaning off his massive, girthy cock with your tongue and whimpering when he repeatedly slaps the flaring tip on your tongue so he can cum all over your lips and cheeks) — Making sure you got your moves right, and hoping to stay and chat to convince him to come to one of the shows, you just lost track of time :(

Man, what would you do without 141?

[irusanw4]

Alright yeah I want/need to do all of this so let's try this out.

25 notes = Finish crocheting bearded dragon from scrap yarn

75 notes = Find and finish crocheting owl and crochet his crown

125 notes = Start using a self care app again

150 notes = Crochet a seagull plush

175 notes = Track my sleep again

250 notes = Crochet my fursona plush

300 notes = Begin learning C#

400 notes = Try again at learning pixel art

600 notes = Set a consistent schedule for showering and actually follow it

800 notes = Begin work on a Rain World mod

1200 notes = Try to get hired as a page at the local library

1750 notes = Buy a chest binder

2500 notes = Finally resume therapy and try to get a different therapist

5000 notes = Clean my room? Might change this one if I can think of something more important, but for now it sticks

OLD 5K NOTES GOAL, NO LONGER APPLICABLE: Come out to relatives as non-binary and tell them my new name (yeah this one just kinda Happened lol, it was surreal)

And some tags!

@fymo-blogs @therewillbenoromance @theshaddowedsnow @wxtchesheart @the-principality-of-sealand @non-tyrannical-usa (sorry countryverse members I don't have big moots lol)

[shyjusticewarrior]

Jason and his fear of being the Joker

Batman: Three Jokers

Truth & Justice "Haunted By The Past"

Task Force Z

[thedeadtravelfast]

[non-plutonian-druid]

[ID: a comic about Voltron characters set in a Gravity Falls au.

Keith, outside the mystery shack, picks up a stick and throws it. A large canid runs after it.

Pidge, sitting inside and looking out the window, disturbed, asks "Is that a wolf."

Lance leans over her and says "This is why I keep telling you to investigate Keith."

Pidge shoves him away, saying "This again? Keith's not an alien, Lance."

Lance says "What? I'm serious!" Pidge looks unimpressed, and he adds "Not about the alien thing." He presses his face to the window and says "But he's so mysterious. Why's he so weird."

Pidge opens a can of soda and asks "How old are you?"

Lance, counting on his fingers, lists "1. Nobody knows where he lives."

Pidge interrupts, "I don't know where YOU live."

"You're just antisocial. Matt's been over," Lance tells her, and continues "2. Does he even work here."

Pidge hides her face in her soda and says "uh."

In flashback with a much simpler style, Pidge asks Coran "DOES Keith work at the Mystery Shack?"

Coran: Why, I couldn't say!

Pidge: One way to tell is if you pay him.

Coran: Oh yes, I suppose so!

Pidge: WELL?

In the present, Pidge continues, "I still haven't been able to figure that out."

Lance narrates a few one-panel scenes of Keith being weird. He says, "Remember that time Hunk found him in the woods at night?" Hunk, carrying a telescope and looking spooked, says "H-hey, dude." Keith appears to be dripping wet, is all in shadow, and has glowing eyes.

Lance continues, "And that time he robbed a convenience store?" Lance in the past spots Keith emerging from a store and says "Oh, hey Keith." A cashier says "Stop! Thief!"

Lance adds, "And that time-" before being cut off by Pidge, who waves her arms through the scene, dissolving it. She says "OK, OK, I see your point." Looking thoughtful and a bit evil, she continues, "We'll have to stalk him on his next day off..."

Lance, startled, says "I didn't say STALK!" End ID.]

For those of you who don't remember, which I imagine is everybody, i made a gravity falls au of voltron a while back! Pidge and Matt are Dipper and Mabel, Coran is Grunkle Stan and is actually a family friend of their parents and not their uncle, the rest of the paladins sans Allura are collectively Soos and Wendy, and I went with the name "Mystery Shack" for the building instead of Castle of Lions because Castle of Lions is too cool for a tourist trap.

The vld gravity falls au tag, which i haven't updated in one hundred thousand years and which i should get around to talking more about, especially because i have the entire main plot planned out and never talk about it

[ghcstao3]

price doesn’t really know when he figured it out, all he knows is that sometimes the only way to get his team to do anything is framing a task as a dare. it’s beyond childish in his opinion, but hey—if saying “i dare you to finish your paperwork faster than ghost” works, then, well. it works, doesn’t it?

[tired-smartass]

to do lists and reminders are scams

[frodopotter7]

I am sad, that all this passion and in all this great times of film making it has come to this. All that we get is reproductions of a reproduction and another merchandise series. If a film maker dares to make something unique and extraordinary, it is taken away too soon immediately. I feel like those big streaming platforms and the average viewer never sees the amount of poor and talented souls who suffer from that.

[supmaww]

Nothing gets in the way of sleep like one (one) small task does. I’m uniquely skilled at turning a thirty second (thirty seconds) task into a twelve hour (twelve whole hours) event. Procrastination doesn’t even begin to describe the hell I manage to put myself through to avoid such tasks

[personinthepalace]

Hi Barbie - Taskmaster Australia 4x01