#thats a worm. a weird worm

[deadm0ss]

Rubber boas are snakes to me in the same sense tomatos are fruits. like yeah technically i guess

[blueskiesofsaturn]

Familial relationships in rise getting confusing? No?????? Well worry your pretty little head no more! For I have created a ✨helpful chart✨!

also i can't take full credit for the "nightmare blunt rotation love triangle", that goes to MNMC

[a-sketchy]

persona misogyny is so fucking wild. ignoring literally everything else about the entire rest of the games, every single s.link with a female character is like “entirely for having been born a woman i have had to work twice as hard for a fraction of the benefit. even now, i am stripped of my agency in a position i never wanted in the first place” and/or “i’m put on a pedestal by the people in my life because of my looks. men see me as an object to be conquered, women hate me for ‘stealing’ ‘their’ men. if i’m withdrawn i’m a bitch, if i’m friendly i’m easy. because of this, i’m alone” and/or “because of my personality or hobby or lack of cooking skills, i feel like i’m failing at femininity. if being a woman is something i can fail at, then where does that leave me? i’m scared at the loss of my identity and place in society”

like very consistently they present female characters with complex thoughts towards their place in society as women, femininity as a whole, and facing issues stemming from misogyny, and then the payoff is always “my problems were entirely my own fault. i wasn’t strong enough, i was a coward. but now, i’m gonna work hard to be exactly what society expects me to be (which is what i want to be)! i’m gonna do better at femininity (which is still something tangible i can fail at)! i’m going to try hard at making friends (which was my fault for not doing)! all my problems are solved through personal responsibility (that im totally culpable for), effort (which i previously was not putting in), or you, a man! i am Happy and Satisfied with this outcome, can i be Your woman?”

and like hello? why are we here. what the fuck are we doing. why do we keep doing this every single time. can we not do the constant lukewarm attempts at criticizing misogyny so you can jerk off to your own thoughtfulness, while ultimately reinforcing patriarchal systems and brushing off any deeper misogyny-bred issues as a lack of deference to one’s rightful place in society? like maybe don’t do that? for fucking once? just an idea

[techlove-1999]

i am going 2 be completely honest. the idea of yes man always and 4ever betraying the courier in the independent ending feels like blatant mischaracterization 2 me.

i can see it happening should the courier continuously do shit that he doesnt like. like blowing up the securitron army, allying the brotherhood with the ncr, etc. these are actions that will absolutely sour yes man 2 the player and under these circumstances, then yes, i can see him ousting the courier the first chance he gets.

but at the same time the game shows the player time and time again through his route that he very much genuinely enjoys your presence. he signs his printout with “Love, Yes Man.” he often greets you warmly, saying things like “I am so happy to see you!” and “Yay! It’s you!”

he even basically refers 2 himself as the courier’s best friend when going over the mark two update demonstration by saying “I mean, some of your best friends are Securitrons, right?” over and over again does the game show the player that yes man does genuinely care about them and regard them in a positive light. this isnt even mentioning the fact that the devs 4 the game straight up confirmed that when yes man mentioned his assertive update, he did not mean that he would betray the courier, but instead would only answer 2 them.

now, of course, not every courier is the same. not every independence playthrough is going 2 be one in the same, and thats the point. the ending is tailored 2 specifically what you want 2 do with the mojave’s inhabitants. you can blow up the brotherhood or leave them alone. you can make the boomers your friends or ally them with the enemy. this is the route where you get 2 choose what you want 2 do. and of course, that means allowing you 2 choose options that yes man finds unfavorable or detrimental 2wards not just your goals, but his wellbeing as well. and under those circumstances, it would absolutely make sense 4 him 2 take the reigns from the courier. after all, why would he want 2 work with someone who actively puts him and his goals in harm’s way?

but 2 say that yes man would always betray the courier ignores everything that the game otherwise sets up 4 your dynamic with him. it ignores every piece of dialogue where he regards you in a genuinely positive light, everything he does that shows the player that he really does value them. so why would he do that? why would he do that 2 someone he evidently likes spending time with, 2 someone he enjoys working alongside? what would he even have 2 gain out of doing something like that?

it just doesnt make sense 4 him 2 do something like that 2 someone he genuinely, truly cares about.

[whumpshaped]

theres. something about romantic and platonic love being so indistinguishable from each other. how two guys being affectionate can be viewed as gay and how a man and woman's friendship can be viewed as romance. how we have to implement all these rules so we can tell at first glance whats what because otherwise we have no way of telling (plus the rules dont even work or apply all the time no matter how hard ppl try). theres like. something there. i cant explain it but ive been thinking about it a lot

[liquidstar]

a friend who'd wait :)

[the-tired-commander]

would u still love me if i were a 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓶

ᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵃ ʷᵒʳᵐ ʰᵉʳᵉ

[marenwithanm]

Girl help I've become a trekie a few decades late.

[panspy]

hmmmmmm.................vent post under tags...... feel free to give advice or dont¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[protectoratenova07]

It actually fucks with me a little that Brian had just turned 20 when he died. I already went through this with Taylor and her being 18, but I felt like that was up front in the book.

In the back of my mind, I fell for the image he tried for as the responsible adult and shit but he couldn't even legally drink. I'm convinced he was waiting to turn 21 before drinking because he wants to give the air of being a proper adult who definitely never broke a law in his life.

I think he also joins a few others in the 'horrible things happen on their birthday' club with getting fridged. Missy gets Leviathan, Taylor gets the S9000, and he gets his second trigger which is why there's never a celebration. Alternatively it's during the Echidna attack so he gets to relive all those traumas at once.

[thewormsdontstop]

Finished this card finally!

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[ritzcuit]

i aam deep in dhurkedatz specifically thoughts today. Oh the them. oh the unspoken of it all. the unlabeled. we got a good thing going. of course this is my ... he's my. You know. well hes my right hand man of course. im the fangs o' the defiant dragon. but that doesnt explain it fully.. thats business. and their lives are almost entirely business but Not Quite. and beyond the revolution they escape description...thats his best friend. that's his datz..

dhurke loves amara like crazy his love for her never died at all ... datz isn't a replacement ... hes just his datz. you know? 20 years of partnership cant go away like that. theyre together. partners!! and rumors fly and theres jokes. call off your boyfriend! so whens the marriage? and theres shared looks and pitying looks and understanding looks and skeptical looks but no one Speaks on it.. its unspoken!! but its there. by god.

like i wouldnt dream of doing anything without you. or that dhurke knows when he gets reunited with his family once more, for real this time, datz is gonna be there. and amara isn't being replaced so shes not concerned at all lol shes like ... what ... and take away his datz? what kind of monster do you take me for :( Like she knows. and everyone KNOWS. thats just his datz. and thats his dhurke. and you cant seperate them its unethical its cruel and unusual punishment its not nice

All the small tiny things... the years of history in each others actions ... the energy and focus shifting between them without needing to ask. in a discussion fixing to break out into a fight datz defuses it. datz tense and uncomfortable outta his mind and dhurke spots the way he tugs at his scarf and makes an excuse for datz to leave early. he asks to be waken up in a few hours so they can trade ofd guard duty and datz says yeah but they both know he'll stay up the whole night just to let dhurke sleep longer (this i stole from such terrible tales bc that detail made me sick) Like Ugh Like i cant Like i just dont know

and its not that they dont want to label it but its just so...what would change really. dhurke knows datz loves him and datz knows dhurke loves him (though maybe some nights he really does need reassurance, and he gets in his head about it, and somehow- through ways datz doesn't have a clue how- dhurke can tell when datz is quiet from upset as opposed to another reason, and he'll take datz's hand and kiss his knuckles and Thank Him so deeply and earnestly that it burns out any negative thought datz has ever had in his life ... crazy.)

and hes the family friend and the sort of uncle and the right hand man and compatriot and everyone knows just by the way they lean against each other and speak in half finished sentences and answer questions that weren't fully asked ... reference jokes from years ago and diffuse each other and the way datz is obviously gloomy when dhurke is gone vs perks up when he comes back And the way dhurke is on edge and his leaderly dad warmth is slightly colder while datz is in prison like even when theyre not together you can tell the impact left on each others lives LIKE IM SICK FOR REAL

[farceargon]

hi hello I do not know you but @junoshusband mentioned that you would be down for a Sea Life Discussion, so you are now being used for data collection purposes. sorry. do you have a least favourite aquatic mammal (seal, sea lion, whale, killer whale, false killer whale, dolphin, beluga, porpoise, sea otter, sea mink, manatee, or dugong) and if so, what is it? respond to this with "idk" or variations to be left off the spreadsheet. sorry to bother you!!!!!!

Oh yeah, I saw that. No bothering here! If anything I was afraid because I got no idea how to pick a least favourite when I love all these funky guys...

I feel like it's a draw between two, if I had to dig a bit.

Similar to how my partner said, dolphins feel pretty overrated when it comes to aquatic mammals. You see them everywhere tropical ever. There's some really neat species for sure but as a whole I don't entirely see people talking about the really cool ones.

Like dolphins though, I also find seals to be the same. People love to look at all the cute ones and focus on them but iunno... There's way cooler. For example, elephant seals are total badasses. People are way too mean to them because they think they look ugly. Can't appreciate a terrifying sea mammal when they see one smh.

Thanks for stopping by! It's fun to see people in my asks, rare occasion but always interesting :]

[whatmyface]

Lore Olympus Chapters 87-88 and how they show the lack of boundaries in Persephone and Hades relationship

I feel like even when I was a fan of Lore Olympus there were always something that felt off about these chapters. At first I was excited because instead of getting mad Persephone clearly said that she wasn't angry she was upset with what Hades did.

After that he teleports her to the room of requirement, and Persephone calls him out for avoiding the topic and then he asks her to talk about it while eating lunch. Hades just because you acknowledged your avoiding the topic does not make it any better! Persephone asks about Hades breaking the reporters legs and pulling out his eye, Persephone is obviously horrified, while Hades doesnt exactly see the issue. You have to think about why Hades would pull out the reporters eye. In his own words, "He's a horrible man who disrespected you and put your reputation at risk". Hades thinks hes doing this to protect Persephone without thinking about what SHE would want. In fact Hades pulling out the reporters eye hurt Persephone's reputation more than the article! And Persephone rightfully calls him out on this! Persephone is right! There is nothing she said or done that would make Hades assume she would want that. Persephone tries to set boundaries, she asks Hades to ask for what she wants and apologizes for flirting with him, which Hades isn't making easy while looking at her with bedroom eyes and holding her hands! But she doesnt follow the boundaries as she continues to hold his hand. And while Persephone tries to make it clear that she's in TGOEM and she needs to know if hes with her or Minthe, Hades says,

And then Persephone says No, she just wants to "slow down". But that's not really how it works, you cant just slow down cheating. You either doing this or your not. But honestly I just can't blame this on Persephone. She is a 19 year old girl, who's in TGOEM which she doesnt want, and she's having new intense feelings! It's hard to blame this one on her instead of Hades the 2000 year old man! The conversation continues and Persephone asks to not get special treatment and Hades relishes in the fact that he "got away with giving her money". Right after their boundary talk. This conversation is honestly what proved to me that Hades doesnt know how to respect boundaries.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

I love the imagery of the world encased during the activation of the infinite tsukuyomi. Unnatural brightness illuminating the gnarled branches and roots of a cursed tree encasing everyone in horrible pale cocoons. Imagine a world where that persisted. Eventually, you'd have the husk of that long dead tree full of bones and a proliferation of plants, fungi, and microorganisms