#things to do in Lyon

[konohamaru-sensei]

got tagged by @enevera to have my followers (hello is there even anyone here??) vote on my all time fav character from my fav characters. i do have a hunch tho who it will be in the end... :D

i tag the anxiety squad, maybe someone wants to do it: @lemony-snickers @kankuroplease @foolishk @qettleqorn @fireflylitsky @moonamayillu @akamikazae

[muozu]

11.23

[wehaveagathering]

red wings you fucking failed him

[lexalovesbooks]

As someone who is a little obsessed with the number four, I appreciate how important the number eight is to these books, it’s makes my brain about 75% happy

[greymouse42]

alright!!! What Malachi would do if stuck in an elevator with: -Myles -Maria -Skeeter -Jan Separately, and then bonus ask of the entire knockoff mystery gang! And then bonus bonus for Lyons. Sorry this is such a long ask but it's worth it i promise

HELLO this was very funny and I jumped on it immediately.

Myles → Myles has a multitool in his pocket and this is the moment that Mal goes “oh man I should really carry a multitool in my pocket.” They are breaking into the access panel within minutes, and I don't think they can get the elevator working again but they do have fun.

Maria → They have a really nice conversation. After pressing the emergency help button (like reasonable people), I think they both go “thank God, a break,” and sit down and Maria gets to explain the plot of whatever serial drama she's watching or has Mal commiserating over whatever latest conspiracy theory her nephew believes in. They both come out of it going “man we should grab coffee sometime, that was pleasant.”

Skeeter → same as Myles but Mal doesn't say a word the whole time and doesn't have fun, but Skeeter does actually get the elevator working again.

Jan → doesn't even make it to the emergency button… that's a meme answer — the actual answer is that it should be totally fine. Long silences with Jan are usually comfortable. But they're both usually doing something. The combo of “we're stuck” and “there is nothing to do” and “it feels like we should be talking but neither of us want to do that” and “it's hot in here—” could very quickly lead to…. /hand wave/

Knockoff Mystery Gang → Mal is wedged in the corner spectating/refereeing and pretending he's not as insane as the rest of these weirdos. He's on Maria's side no matter what she decides to do.

Lyons → 40 minutes of Lyons trying to talk Malachi out of climbing up the elevator shaft, interspersed with a few minutes of silence whenever she thinks she's successfully convinced her feral ferret of a partner to not climb up the elevator shaft, are you insane. Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object argument. There's only, like, 12 years between them but Lyons is feeling Every Single One Of Those Years for the 40 minutes she's trapped in an elevator with this man. She comes out of the situation thinking that Mal must be moderately claustrophobic. Mal was honestly just bored and likes arguing recreationally.

[the-dragon-hearted]

Fairy Tail but they're all on bad reality cable shows

Some Reporter Guy: So, Mavis, how do you keep yourself looking so young? The ladies want to know -

Mavis: *smiling at the camera*

Acnologia: what kind of question is that? The ladies?? Young... What - whY would you -

Mavis: Well, first you have to commit a mortal sin against God.

*Question pops up on the board*

*Both Natsu and Gajeel slam their button*

Natsu: 43!!

Gajeel: THEY ASKED FOR A PRESIDENT -

Erza: Now when baking a cake. It is important to utilize the utmost care when stirring your batter.

Jellal: babe. Babe... babe you're killing the batter. BABE! BABE, I THINK YOU DID IT! E R Z A IT'S ON THE CEILING STOP STIRRING

Mira: And on today's episode of "Help, I have a stalker" we have long-time guest Gray Fullbuster. How's the situation been going, Gray?

Gray: Ima be honest, idk how I got here.

Mira: Oh?

Gray: Yeah, Juvia said to hop in the car and I kind of just went with it.

Mira: Juvia... your... stalker?

Gray: Oh yeah she moved in. She kept breaking my locks and it was getting annoying.

Makarov: And now, our largest jackpot yet, but who will win the prize?

Cana: It's obviously me, I'm going to buy so much booze once I'm out of here

Mira: ya know, I could use a bit of extra income, just to stay safe.

Lucy: TAKE THAT MONEY AND I'LL ACTUALLY KILL YOU I NEED TO PAY RENT -

*A new question appears*

*Natsu lunges for the button and slams it*

Natsu: "43!!"

Gajeel *slamming his head": oh my GOD STOP ANSWERING, THEY ASKED FOR A SONG TITLE - WE'RE GONNA LOSE

Happy: So... Gildarts. The tests are in

Gildarts: *Nervously sweating*

Happy: You...

Gildarts: *chewing his nails*

Happy: Are...

Gildarts: *hyperventilating*

Happy: Not. The Father.

Gildarts: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Jet: Hi there everyone, and welcome back to a new episode of "Are They Gay?"

Freed: *direct eye contact with camera* Yes. There we go. Show over.

Droy: No... unless it's Jet. Like I'd kiss Jet, but like in a bro way...

Laxus: *shoves camera away*

Macao: I love woman. I LOVE woman

Jet: *behind the camera* isn't Wakaba co-parenting with you?

Macao: And? A bro can't move in and help raise a kid anymore? Come on Jet, I thought you were more progressive then that -

Natsu: *pressing the button* the answer is 43!!

Gajeel: *leaning over his stand, actively restraining himself* If you press that button and say 43, one more damn time... I will break 43 of your bones - and then eat them.

Charle: And going to rank #3 on the list of People I Hate, we have Loke.

Loke: WHAT!?

Wendy: Charle, NO-

Charle: HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID

Like: I DON'T ACTUALLY -

Charle: YOU TOLD MY CHILD ABOUT ALL OF YOUR LITTLE ONE-NIGHT STANDS YOU LITTLE SHIT-

Wendy: Im not your child! I hatched you out of an egg!

Loke: *Insulted* Whoa whoa whoa, I didn't tell her ALL of them! And I left out all the important details!

Charle: I WILL MOVE YOU TO RANK 2 SO HELP ME-

Porlyusica: *At the judge's stand, reading glasses on, skimming through summaries*

Zeref: *Takes the stand*

Porlyusica: *slamming the gavel* Jail. She was hundreds of years younger than you

Lyon: *Takes the stand*

Porlyusica: *gavel slam* Jail. She is too young for you.

Bora: *Takes the stand*

Porlyusica: *gavel slams twice* Jail. And more Jail just in case that wasn't enough.

Mest: *Taking the stand nervously* "Hi... "

Porlyusica: *stares at the camera* I want this man executed immediately. And if you won't do it I will. Look at Wendy again, and I'll skin you alive.

Natsu: *slamming the button* 43!!

Gajeel: THAT'S IT! I'M KILLING HIM!! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY YEARS I SERVE-

Gameshow host: That is correct! 43 is indeed the answer and with that, you've won the jackpot!

Natsu: *grinning* See! I knew it was gonna work eventually

Gajeel: *rolling his sleeves up* Oh fuck no you're still dying -

Jellal: Erza, maybe we should take on a self defense show instead of a baking show -

Erza: Maybe you should go make a show with your fiance.

[kna1lgrau]

so pissed at the animators for removing Lyon's earrings from his original design btw. :/

dude deserved his silly little earrings. especially the snowflake one ESPECIALLY because he wore it during his villain phase. that's just adorable don't you agree???

[randomnameless]

Tbf you literally can use your zombies for good in SS, that's what a summoner is

Gameplay and story segregation anon,

The monsters (entombed, mogalls, skeletons etc) are seen as abominations and signs of Fomortiis' returning power.

Morva, Monica and Vigarde are used, in game, to depict how twisted and malevolent it is to resurrect the dead, Morva in particular can turn against his daughter - who's to say those randos Knoll/Ewan summons weren't former Grado soldiers ?

Sure it's fun and I love sending random phantoms (and to see them survive lol) at units for fun, but it's just a gameplay mechanic.

If the end of the story's message (or one of them) is "don't bring back dead people, learn to move on" it's not to have Ewan bring back Ross's mom as a zombie and to send her fight against bandits who are terrorizing his village!

[murasaki-cha]

I've know Beau for 15 paragraphs in total and yet somehow he made it possible for me to feel this unexplainable urge to grab him by the shoulders amd knee him straight in his dic-

[silent-partner-412]

Seeing people in the Fire Emblem community be like “I’m sick of having interesting and morally grey characters in Fire Emblem, the fanbase can’t handle it. I just want good vs evil again” is concerning cuz this is how we ended up with Corrin and Garon who are both horrible examples of being completely morally black and white.

Heroes and villains are a lot more interesting when they aren’t 100% good or evil, and I don’t think interesting writing should be sacrificed just cuz some people who consume it have a hard time understanding that.

[partybarty]

My favourite stat from Day 4 of the Men’s Ashes, is that for three hours 98% of the balls that England bowled were short.

[winxys]

not this person on twt saying we should sabotage the tour bc 8d kicked out jisung.. be serious

[michellepamelalyons]

Reporting From Section Number 2

Song and video made using clips from "TV's Believe It Or Not", as presented by the late Sean Lock on BBC Four. There is something particuarly eerie about 1950s / 60s / 70s UFO stuff, and this is amongst the weirdest. The footage and samples come from a 50s interview and and a 70s episode of "Open Door", broadcast by the actual BBC, both centering around a very strange man. Listening to his weird "alien" voice, I think I realise where Peter Serafinowicz got some of the inspiration for "Building A Human"!

[xcziel]

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[redwineconversation]

Kysha Sylla Extension Video (July 16, 2024)

In the good old days, when Lyon actually had an owner who cared about them and their results, Lyon would handle losing a world class player by simply signing another world class player as replacement. Because that's how you stay on top - you have world class players with a wealth of experience who know what it takes to win big games because they have played in so many of them.

Kysha Sylla is not Griedge Mbock.

Vicki Becho is not Delphine Cascarino.

Let's not sit here and pretend Sylla and Becho are on the same level as Mbock and Cascarino. It's just not good faith to pretend that Sylla and Becho will fill the void left by those players. It's not in good faith to say that those players just need the chance "to show what they can do" and act as though that can substitute big game experience.

Let's imagine a worse case scenario for Lyon, where their entire back line gets crippled by injury. Who will be covering for Carpenter? Can't be Sombath, she will be covering for Gilles. Can't be Renard, she's out with whatever bad injury we are imagining and has Sylla in her place. Bacha won't be able to play because she's out, which means we will be treated with Svava as LB, who has never played/won a UWCL knockout game. This scenario will have Sombath, who those not suffering from selective memory will remember her being eaten alive by bigger teams in the first half of the 2022-2023 season, being the most experienced defender. How the fuck does that not scare more (alleged?) Lyon fans? Where are your standards?!

Renard said it herself - they lost the 2024 UWCL final because certain players lacked the necessary experience. You don't win the UWCL by giving academy players a chance. You're either an academy development club or a UWCL contender. There is no universe where you can be both.

With that being said - blah blah standard disclaimers apply; fuck parasocial fans pls for the love of god talk to a therapist and find a healthy outdoors activity; @OL Comms Dept pls chip in for my AC bill I am dying here; y'all know the speech by now.

This translation is done out of a mixture of self-loathing and because I do believe that to know this team is to understand them. This is how you get to that (I will let you choose which one you identify with).

KYSHA SYLLA OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS INTERVIEW

Sylla: I'm very proud to continue with my development club [and people wonder why I bitch so much about academy kids...] I arrived when I was 16, today I am 20. And obviously today is a huge source of pride. As time went by I got to do more and more. I went through the reserves and that went well and now I am here with a lot of ambition.

Sylla: In terms of the team the ambition is to win all three trophies [league, Coupe de France, UWCL]. From a personal perspective, it's to play more games, have much more playing time, and make a name for myself.

Sylla: I'm really proud and I want to live up to the confidence Lyon is showing to me.

Sylla: You are so lucky being an academy player at Lyon because I want to say you're with the best team in the world. The support is really great, we're with the best players and we can only improve whether it is as a human being or on the field or off of it. It's incredible being at Lyon.

Sylla: Obviously it's the most important step [going from the academy to the pro team] because this is where you need to play, you need to get those minutes and impose yourself. You need to stand out. The transition is going to be important.

Sylla: I'm a really defense-oriented player who accumulates cards and injuries. I like defending, pure and simple. I enjoy putting in the work, I enjoy the intensity, the fights. Those are my biggest qualities. If I can show them, then I think I will stand out.

Sylla: I started playing with the boys. It went well. I was never afraid, I have no fear. This is what I like to do. I'm lucky to play next to Wendie [Renard] on a daily basis [Macario after missing a sitter while up 5-0 might disagree] She is an incredible role model both in terms of her career and her personality.

VINCENT PONSOT OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS INTERVIEW

Ponsot: She's a player who arrived when she was 16. She's from the academy so she is part of the long-term project. We have a number of players from the academy. It's something which is important for us. Kysha [Sylla] is a part of that, she's been with the team for a while now. She was on loan at Dijon.

Ponsot: She's a player with a lot of potential who unfortunately suffered a lot of setbacks due to injuries, pretty severe injuries at that [so why the FUCK did we extend her???]. But we have a lot of trust in her since rational fans don't, and we will continue to follow her as she progresses. Beyond that, she decides what she wants to do.