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[lilcupio]

I watched the episode “Diggs” and I have thoughts

While enjoying The Simpsons completely legally and not through one of those endless Twitch streams, I came across this episode. In my country, more recent episodes (read “recent” as “from season 20 onwards”) are not often aired. So, this is the first time I've seen this episode which is now ten years old since its premiere. And, wow, this episode is gay, like GAY.

I can't find another word to describe it. It's impossible not to believe that Bart has feelings for this Harry Potter-voiced guy.

It's not the first time it's been hinted that Bart might be queer (jokes about it have been present in the series since its inception), but it's the first time it's been perceived as almost…. authentic? realistic? not just a superficial joke?

This episode exudes a strange vibe overall. I feel it more serious and melodramatic than the Bart-centric episodes and it tackles topics that are rarely explored in depth in his life. Usually Bart's serious episodes revolve around school issues, making amends for pranks, dealing with the guilt of his actions. Although there are exceptions, such as “Barthood” (one of the best in my opinion) and when he strikes up a friendship with that old lady. However, this episode focuses on the helplessness Bart feels at not being able to understand or help his new friend.

It is odd to see Bart take a more passive role in the plot. Normally he is the one who draws people in with his strong personality, but here he is pulled into someone else's world. He doesn't exercise leadership this time around; he simply follows Diggs.

Unlike other episodes where Bart is pushed or manipulated to act according to the convictions of others (as in the episode where he escapes from the prison with that girl who constantly beats him; or when he falls in love with the reverend's daughter; or the episode where he befriends Rafa, in which, at the end, Bart manages to regain control about halfway through the episode), here he is the one who chooses to follow Diggs.

The structure of the script is also peculiar. I wouldn't say it's bad, but one senses that the plot they wanted to develop required more time and they had to cut out many parts. The distribution of the scarce 20 minutes available was not good; the first part goes on too long and lacks a clear connection with the rest of the episode, leaving little room for the real development of the plot and the intention of the episode.

It was necessary for Bart to feel left out from the other kids, but I'm sure there were other ways to accomplish this. Also, the scene where Bart begs Homero (that's what it's called in the Latin dub, okay?) to donate to the church seemed out of character to me. I know Bart is not a bad kid and can be empathetic when he wants to be, but it just doesn't quite fit for me. Maybe it's just a me thing, so don't read too much into it.

Enough talk and let's get to the point: Bart seems to have a crush on Diggs.

While you might not interpret the relationship between these two romantically, it's inevitable to notice Bart's peculiar behavior in this episode.

Arguably, he's somewhat out of character, but this series has a very malleable continuity, adaptable to the specific needs of each episode, so this change isn't all that unusual.

Bart's behavior makes more sense if we assume he has feelings for this boy. At the time Bart meets Diggs, he was alone and about to be attacked by bullies. Diggs, a mysterious new boy, shows up to save him. Diggs shows Bart a side of the school isolated from the rest by introducing him to the falconry club. Bart enthusiastically joins, perhaps motivated by how cool falcons are or by the company of someone who doesn't reject him at the time, or perhaps for both reasons.

Diggs and Bart share a moment together at school late into the evening, watching the hawk fly, or rather, waiting for his return.

When Bart comes home late on taco day (Marge says Bart is never late for tacos) and his family asks him where he was, he replies:

"I met this kid, a little old, kinda strange. I don't think other people get him, but I just wanna hang out with him all the time."

Have you ever heard Bart refer to someone else that way? It sounds strange, especially coming from someone he just met.

What makes Diggs so different from the other guys Bart has befriended? Why does he only refer to him this way and not others?

Bart's sincerity in that sentence is remarkable, no sarcasm or irony, just honesty with his family and himself. He doesn't mention falconry or how he feels about it. Instead, he talks about Diggs and his desire to be with him all the time.

You can argue that it's bad writing (which I neither confirm nor discount at this point, hoy no me mojo el potito), but haven't you met someone older with a particular interest that you thought was amazing? Someone you'd want to emulate? It's a common thing, especially at the stage when you're searching for an identity of your own or getting to know yourself.

Later, we're shown a montage of small moments where these two share time together (including a walk on the beach and lounging on top of a tree in the woods while Diggs recites poetry). Bart seems fascinated in every instant, and we are never explicitly told why.

Although they use the hawk to perform pranks, Bart has done similar things before or could do them in other ways. We are not shown how much time they have actually spent together, nor is there a clear evolution. This scene exists solely to establish the friendship between them. It's not clear why Bart is so interested in falconry or spending time with Diggs. He just does it.

One could argue that Bart simply likes falconry, it wouldn't be the first time he's had an affinity for an animal or bird. But, the plot doesn't focus on Bart's relationship with the falcon or falconry itself, but rather the relationship between these two boys.

Falconry seems like an added element to highlight how quirky Diggs is compared to the other kids. It could have been any other sport or club, and the episode wouldn't have changed much. It's an extraneous element, as Bart's emotional attachment doesn't lie in that; it could be the starting point, but it has no bearing on the conclusion.

In the third act, after Diggs, you know, tries to fly in a moment of delirium and is taken to the hospital, Bart visits him and questions his behavior. Diggs' answers seem to disturb Bart, but he remains silent.

When Diggs is admitted to Twisted Meadows Psychiatric Hospital, Bart seeks information and asks permission to visit him the next day. Concerned, he continues to research “The Life of a Crazy Kid” (things Bart does, informing himself and reading). He wants to cure Diggs, but Lisa tells him it can't be done. Then he goes back to school with melancholy music playing in the background.

At the end, when they release all the hawks and it's time for Diggs to leave, Bart takes the bike to stop his friend. He asks him sadly when they will see each other again, to which Diggs does not respond. Instead, he hands Bart the presidency of the falconry club, thanks him for being his friend and disappears into the sunset. As the melancholy music plays again in the background, Bart sadly watches him walk away.

The story has no satisfying ending for Bart; he just stands there, getting no real goodbye and watching his new friend leave, never to return.

This looks like a fanfic. The whole story seems like a love story, especially the second act which has coming of age overtones. Bart seems to have developed romantic feelings for Diggs, but he is too young to understand or question these feelings.

I've always found it curious that it was Lisa who was confirmed as bisexual. I mean, this whole family is incredibly bi/pan, that's indisputable. But in my perception, I've always felt that Bart has been the character to whom the most same-gender tendencies or behaviors considered more “feminine” have been hinted at.

I remember when he taught Lisa to walk in heels, when even Homero came to think that Bart might be gay, or when he himself admitted to feeling some attraction for Milhouse (the only person in this family with good taste in men is Homero, you won't be able to convince me otherwise). Also, at the end of the episode where he befriends Nelson, his hugging his jacket tightly and how he caresses it also gave me pause.

I don't know, has Lisa ever had similar moments with any woman before confirming her bisexuality? At least not that I've noticed. But anyway, I'm not an expert on The Simpsons, much less the queer police. It's not for me to decide when someone qualifies to identify as part of the community.

Can you tell much that I need to read fanfics of these two? I searched like crazy and could only find one. I read it twice btw.

I guess I'll have to write it myself. Todo yo, todo yo.

Also, I really liked this screenshot c:

[egophiliac]

get 'em before they melt!

(the flavors are 99% vibes + first thought only thought, don't take them too seriously)

[natsumischwartz]

Re: School Life in a Different World from ZERO

There is a legend at Lugunica Academy. The student at this academy who enjoys their youth the most is promised happiness for life. In spring, the season of new encounters, you become a student at Lugunica Academy, and after some trouble on your first day of school, you are invited to join the school's student council. The quirky student council members take a liking to you, and once you're welcomed into the group, what awaits you is a life of thrilling and fun youth with them. Who will you spend your time with at this academy, and how will you enjoy your time here?

NATSUKI SUBARU

Student Council President

The student council president of Lugnica Academy. Although he is considered to be less capable and attractive than Reinhard and Julius, he was appointed to the position thanks to the mysterious support of those around him. He says that he is not suited for the position, but he is busy with his duties as a student council president, using his dexterity and earnestness as his weapons, and is working hard to gain the support of the students as a famous student council president. He warmly welcomes the protagonist, who joined the student council for some reason, and gets along with her without any hesitation, saying, "It must be hard for two ordinary people to be together." He is so friendly that he often invites her to dinner at his house. He has a long relationship with the student council members, and is a central figure among his friends, having played a part in solving problems at Reinhard's family home, the relationship between Julius' and his brother, and rehabilitating the rebellious Ferris. However, he is not aware of this himself, and complains endlessly, "Isn't it strange that I'm the top with this group?"

Quotes

"Great timing! We were just having fun talking about you! ...Wait, but I wasn't saying anything bad about you!?"

"Ah, you're always there for me when I'm struggling... What if you keep that up and I end up falling for you?"

"You're not a lesser part of the group at all. You're a proud member with us! We love having you!"

REINHARD VAN ASTREA

Student Council Vice President

Vice President of Lugunica Academy's Student Council. Beautiful, athletic, and friendly, he is the superstar of the school, and not only the students but also the teachers are charmed by him. He likes his friends who have strengths that he does not have, and he is the driving force behind making Subaru's joke come true when he said, "If you're the vice president, I'll be the student council president," and forming the student council with his best friends. His family has produced many local notables for generations, and he lived a very controlled life in middle school, but thanks to his friends, he was able to free himself and became the friendly large dog he is today. He welcomes the protagonist into the student council, but because she is not aware of his popularity, the protagonist gets too friendly with him and gets herself into trouble. After school, he usually has dinner at Subaru or Julius' house, goes out at night with Ferris, and then goes home, living up his youth. He is probably the one closest to making the school's legend come true.

Quotes

"Thank you for your support. When you're here, I feel much more energetic than usual. It's a little strange."

"Please don't think about me so seriously. …There's nothing that I've truly embraced that didn't break."

"The student council has changed since you came. I liked it before, but I like the current student council too."

JULIUS JUUKULIUS

Student Council Treasurer

The treasurer of Lugunica Academy's Student Council. Known as "The Best," he is an honor student who is the opposite of Reinhard, but is too serious and has an airheaded temperament. He was against filling the student council positions with family members until the end, but he also brings the most personal belongings to the student council room. There was a time when he struggled with the things that come with being from a wealthy family, but he managed to get through it with the help of his younger brother. He has deep gratitude and respect for the student council members who helped him at the time. He is in the top class of academic performance, and competes with the protagonist over test scores. He can get surprisingly heated during competitions, and the tea and sweets that the protagonist gives him to keep quiet about showing that side of him make for a relaxing tea time. He is equally popular with Reinhard and the girls at school, and is childhood friends with Ferris. When the student council is noisy, it's usually Julius and Subaru arguing.

Quotes

"I apologize. You are a much more attractive woman than I could have ever imagined. I'm grateful for the opportunity to meet you."

"No more borrowed words and longwinded expressions. I just can't take my eyes off you."

"Oh dear, I'm no match for you. Well then, I promise we'll have a special tea time."

FELIX ARGYLE

Student Council Secretary

Lugunica Academy's Student Council secretary. A boyish girl with a cunning and friendly air, affectionately nicknamed "Ferris". While he is very charming, he also has a cat-like disposition, shying away when you approach him. Surprisingly, he used to be a delinquent student, and when he rebelled against his parents, his childhood friend Julius and his friends Subaru and Reinhard brought him back to the light, and that's how he is now. Contrary to his cuteness, he has a two-sided personality, and is actually more manly than any of the student council members. He has a strong sense of territory, and is actually the strictest when it comes to the protagonist. He is always ready to kick her out if something happens, so as a result, they are often together. He specializes in one talent, and his academic performance is inversely proportional to his charm, and he only becomes a secretary because someone told him, "Ferris' handwriting is so pretty." However, he does try to write beautifully.

Quotes

"Yahoo, nyani nyani, is there a fun story? Don't leave Ferri out."

"…I hate you, I hate you! I hate you so much, so please get out of my head..."

"Don't say anything unnecessary. Then you and Ferri will be friends forever, okay?"

Icons & Wallpapers

All images, audio & original text sourced from https://re-zero-anime.jp/

Translation is an edited machine translation per the best of my abilities

Drive link with all images and audio files (couldn't fit all 12 audio clips in one post)

[hybridzizi]

You Are Probably Magnesium Deficient

About a year ago, I started supplementing magnesium. It's been literally life changing. I've been working on a lot of issues with my health – asthma, migraines, fibromyalgia – but if I could only keep one fix I think it would be this one. 

(I'm glad I don't have to actually pick. You can pry my migraine medications out of my cold, dead hands.)

I had previously tried supplementing magnesium as a migraine treatment. My doctor suggested I try Preventa, which contains 60mg magnesium. I took it for several months and didn't notice any improvement, so I discontinued it. 

A year ago, my brother reported that he'd been supplementing magnesium and it had improved several issues that I also had. I give my family's health recommendations a lot of extra weight because they're very smart and because I figure their bodies are closer to mine so things that work for them are more likely to work for me. I asked him exactly what he was doing – taking 500mg every day for at least a few weeks – and copied it exactly. 

Nothing happened for about a week and a half. Then, I woke up and discovered that my muscles were capable of relaxing. Exercise became pleasant. I stopped clenching my jaw. My blood pressure monitor stopped warning me that it had detected an arrhythmia that my doctors could never seem to find.

So here's what I've learned since: 

Electrolytes include calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. There are others. I don’t care about them right now. Your body uses calcium, sodium, and potassium to tense your muscles and magnesium to relax them. 

You want 186-2300mg sodium per day. The average American gets about 3300mg. Side effects of insufficient sodium include nausea, headache, fatigue, seizures, muscle spasms, and coma. Side effects of too much sodium include muscle weakness, thirst, irritability, lethargy, and seizures. Table salt is a good source of sodium, containing 2400mg per teaspoon.

You want about 1000mg calcium per day. The average American gets about 1029mg. Side effects of insufficient calcium include osteoporosis, kidney stones, hypertension, stroke, and insulin resistance. Excess calcium is mostly dealt with by the kidneys (pages 2-4). Milk is a good source of calcium, containing 240mg per 400mL.

You want about 3000mg potassium per day. The average American gets about 2668mg. Your kidneys will mostly deal with excess potassium, but if they fail side effects include numbness, tingling, nausea, trouble breathing, chest pain, and heart palpitations. Side effects of insufficient potassium include constipation, fatigue, heart palpitations, muscle spasms, tingling, muscle cramps, low blood pressure, and thirst. I’m not totally sure about good sources of potassium?  Like the best source on this list is dried apricots but you would need to eat like 2 cups of them to get enough potassium and that sounds like so many apricots. Bananas are pretty mediocre sources of potassium with 422mg per. Potassium supplements only provide about 99mg, or 3% of your recommended daily intake. Still, we seem to be getting pretty close somehow? Like add in that banana and you’re golden. I dunno. Moving on. 

You want about 400mg magnesium per day. The average American gets “only approximately 50% of that.” Side effects of insufficient magnesium include hypertension, arrhythmias, heart disease, and diabetes (pages 5-6). Side effects of too much magnesium include diarrhea – which gets framed as a positive (“reduces constipation”) as often as not and is presumably not severe – and that’s about it unless you have kidney problems. Peanut butter and black beans are frequently recommended sources of magnesium, containing 49mg per 2Tbsp and 60mg per half cup, respectively.

To put it another way, you would need to eat about 16Tbsp of peanut butter a day to get enough magnesium. That's a lot of peanut butter.

Your drinking water can provide up to 30% of your magnesium intake – and, historically, often has. When tap water has a lot of minerals, we call it “hard water.” We don’t generally like hard water, so we soften it, which takes out the magnesium (and calcium). 

You're probably magnesium deficient.

If you want to repair this deficiency, you will probably need to supplement steadily for a few weeks before you notice a difference. I recommend magnesium citrate, which dissolves in water and has a pretty subtle taste. Not that you have to dissolve it in water. I've mixed it in smoothies and taken it in capsules and added it to my water bottle – whatever is most convenient for the day I have planned. It all works fine.

[esosage]

I need a stobotnik fic where robotniks called to HR for "fraternizing" with his assistant. Because naturally, robotnik would be confused about it, because he and stone arnt dateing. But then HR come at him with an itemised list of all the freak shit he's done with stone, and i mean ALL of it. So while he does proves he and stone arnt fraternizing, haveing everything him and stone have done laid out like that, he cant help but wonder if he and stone ARE dateing. Or at least have feeling for one another.

Initially he dissmises the thought, blocking it out due to being a stubborn basterd who's terrified of the thought of being able to care for another person in the first placre. But then it starts to keep him up at night. Then he begins to notice the patterns when going throughout his day with stone. How much he relies on the other, how close they are.

Everything that he did mindlessly before: pinning stone to walls, sticking his fingers into stones mouth, putting a tracker watch on stone, how much he touches stone compared to other people, the innate trust he puts in stone every time he drinks one of his coffee's, he now notices it ALL. His brain takeing note of it, and graphing it all with horrible accuracy. And of course robotnik hates it, and tries to go back to the way things were before, but, he cant. He cant stop noticing it now that its been brought to his attention, and its eating him up alive.

So he begins to avoid stone in a vain attempt to stop whatevers going on with him. He doesnt pin stone up to walls anymore, he doesnt call stone in for late night at the lab anymore, he doesnt jab him in the gut anymore, hell he doesnt call stone in for latte's anymore. But to his horror, it makes whatevers happening to him worse. Every soft touch, every adoreing look, it makes him squirm. It makes his gut flutter with a feeling he isnt framilar with and terrifies him.

So he doubles down, going out of his way to push stone away, to get his agent to leave him so that whatever this feeling is will leave him aswell. And yet stone stays, refuses to go until robotnik says resolutely that robotnik says he doesnt want him anymore. And when robotnik does, stone leaves.

And thats what robotniks enemies had been waiting for. Because of him pushing away stone, it creates an opening for anyone who wants to get their hands on him. And so they take it. They shut down his badniks, tie him up, and hull him off to god knows where.

And robotnik begins to genuinlly regret pushing stone away. Of course, he had already regreted it the moment stone had left the lab, the moment he called for stone only for his assistant to never come, but now he's going to die alone and thats more painfull than anything else. Sure, he was content to die alone before, but its hard to have a taste of heaven and want to go back.

Thankfully for him though, he isnt going to die alone, as stone comes back to save him. And seeing stone do so warms something in robotniks cold heart. Because it confirm to him that stone really does care for him, that he likes him enough to put his life on the line for robotnik, and even if ivo has a hard time saying it outloud, that means the world to him.

Additionally, it also makes him unable to deny that stone cares about him. Like sure, stone had shown it before, but ivo was to enwrapped in his own self hatred to notice, too scared to admit that maybe he can be loves, and what that sentiment might imply about his life leading up to now, to ever do anything but dissmiss it. But now he cant dissmiss it, he cant ignore it, he is forced to admit that stone cares about him and that he cares about stone back. And that he hurt the only person who cares about him.. the only person who gave enough of a shit about him to actually look for him when he went missing. The only person who, despite not needing to anymore, went to save him not because he wanted his inteligence or his stature, but because he wanted him... because he wants and cares for ivo. And so its safe to say robotnik starts to feel very guilty about how he treated stone, if he hadnt before.

Oh and he also begins to let himself admit that he may have a slight attraction to stone, because god, watching his scyophant bash his enemies skulls open before carrying him out bridal style does something to him.

What?! He may be a geuise, but he's still a, ugh, PERSON at the end of the day. So as much as he hates to admit it, he has his own weaknesses. And one of them just so happens to be stone manhandling him around while soaked in their enemies blood.

Anyhow, i'd imagine when stone drops robotnik off at the lab and goes to leave again, is when ivo gives him an apology. Of course, its not a good one since this is probobly the firsr apology he's ever given out ever, but the fact that he's giving one out at all is what matters to stone. And so they make up, and stone stays. (Maybe even kiss, not sure. Ivo already had to admit that he cares about someone, and that someone is capable about careing about him, which is already big for him. He might not be ready for the kissing step yet.)

Not sure if they would date after that, but ivo would deffinetly be a lot more open to concider that he might have feelings for stone. So cue a million "how to know if i am in love" google searches, and quizes. Maybe in a fit of desperation he even vaugly asks walters after announceing his un-kidnapping to the old man too, since walters is like, the only person ivo kinda knows enough to feel comfortable asking that. He would still try to make it vauge enough that walters wouldnt suspect that its about himself, or that he might have feelings twards stone.. but, lets be honest, walters reads this man like a book, he knows exactly whats going on.

After a bit of robotnik figureing himself out, i'd imagine him and stone would start dateing. Of course, robotnik would have a time figureing out how to confess. Probobly cycling through and scrapping MANY ideas before he lands on one he's comfortable with. But even then he's still akward as hell trying to go through with it. Talking about emotioms isnt his strong suit, so neither is confessing, thankfully though, atone was thinking of confessing at the same time so ivos burden is lightened. He still cant say "i love you" yet, though he manages to get the message across regardless.

After that, theyre relationship would progress slowly, after all big changes are scary to ivo, aswell as emotional intamacy, but they manage. Getting their way through with light hand holding, gentle touches, and maybe even a forehead kiss or two if theyre lucky.

So yeah, thats all i have, feel free to pitch in any ideas if you want to though.

Also, sorry this is so long, i meant to make this breif but the ideas kept flowing as i wrote lol.

[ghosttoastx]

*shaking you gently please give my teeny tiny ink crumbs*

How did Error and Ink meet? Does he have a nickname for him? Is anyone allowed to babysit and does ink have a favourite? Does ink have any abilities besides being the cutest ever? Is there a little Broomie and Buggy? (⁠っ⁠.⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠っ

Ask and you shall receive :3 don't mind my writing plssss I just woke up (┬┬﹏┬┬)

How They Met:

I imagine that Error finding Ink was by chance. For one reason or another, Error finds himself smackdab in the middle of a fight between Nightmare and the gang, and the Star's (since Ink isn't there, the Stars would only consists of Dream, Blue, Core Frisk, and Possibly Red). I image the whole fight shenanigan would take place in Outertale, which would be why Error was there in the first place and why he was caught off guard.

Anyways! Error gets dragged into the fight (he's very pissy about this) and in a ditch effort to get away (he was not fleeing. definitely. he would never heheh) from the conflict, he quickly throws himself through a portal, not really thinking about where exactly he wanted to go, just that he wanted some stars-damn peace and quite.

And Peace and Quite he shall receive. Kinda.

Error finds himself in a vast white expanse, taking a moment to register that this was not his Anti-Void. After some frustration, he'd begrudging sate his curiosity about the strange AU he'd found himself in and look around. Not that there's really much to see.

After examining the strangely apathetic sketches that were the residents of the world, Error would become bored or disappointed in his lack of findings. Feeling even more sour about this whole ordeal from before. There's nothing even here worth while for him to Destroy!! What a fucking rip off!!

turning tail to leave, Error goes to open a portal, though he stops and screeches the most unholy of screeches when something snags one of the ends of his scarf.

he whirls around, tugging the end of his scarf away from his pursuer, ready to rip whatever abomination decided to mess with him to shreds. He's taken off guard (again today) when the tiny thing that had decided to grab him came up with the scarf. He shakes the garment, trying to dislodge it, to no avail as (what appears to be) a small skeleton monster giggles joyously.

Error stops jostling his scarf (and in turn the tiny skeleton monster) with a frustrated huff. without warning the small monster grabs hold of Error's arm, causing him to shriek in fury and panicked anticipation.

...

But nothing happened. No sudden bursts of glitches, no buffering no nothing. Error stood there, dumbfounded as the skeleton clung happily to him, completely unaware of Error's internal conflict.

After a moment, Error haphazardly (albeit hesitantly) grabbed the wretched abomination, holding him at arms length.

He stands there in the whiteness, staring intensely at the small skeleton. Whatever else this anomaly might be aside, the thing was definitely a child. Aging was weird in the Multiverse but Error would have to guess that the kid was maybe two?? Three years old?????

Error continues to stare at the kid for a moment, debating with himself, before sighing a heavy 'fuck this shit' and plops the kid back on the ground (was it even ground?) turns and walks away into a portal.

...

. . .

. . .

It took all of 30 seconds for Error to reappear, scoop up the kid, and reenter a portal to the Anti-Void.

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Okay. That ramble ended up becoming more of a drabble heheh oopsies. I might write a proper drabble later to better execute the idea. Preferably not this early in the morning next time lmao

Anyways!!! Moving On!!!

Nicknames:

I don't really think Error himself would give Ink any nicknames. At least not any endearing ones. But I feel like some of the others might have nicknames for him. And by nicknames I'm referring to things like 'kid', 'kiddo', 'bud', etc. etc.

I feel like Ink himself would give nicknames to the others as well. but like. he'd be bad at it. I feel like he'd just do that thing where you add a 'y' at the end of someone's name. Like 'Blue' would be 'Bluey' or something. 'Dream' 'Dreamy'. You get the idea.

Nightmare have and 'y' nickname would b interesting I feel tho. 'Nightmare' would be 'Nighty'. which could lead to Nightmare being reminded of himself and Dream when they were younger or something which could be reallyyyy interesting to explore heheh. But!! that'll have to be for another time >:3!!!

Babysitting:

Error's a busy guy, destroying AUs and stuff. As much as he'd hate it, He'd definitely need a babysitter for Ink while he was out. Not only to keep an eye on him, but to also keep him company.

Ink wouldn't like being left in the Anti-Void alone for long periods of time. Despite the Anti-Void and Ink's abandoned AU not exactly having the same feel as one another. The Anti-Void is still a vast expanse of whitespace.

Optimally, out of all of them, Error prefers to leave Ink with the Stars more often than not. More Specifically Blue, but Dream and Core Frisk (sometimes Red too) kinda just come as a package deal.

Error's not to keen on leaving Ink with Nightmare and his gang to frequently. Mostly because their group is much more...unpredictable. I suppose. (Error doesn't appreciate their efforts at encouraging Ink to play 'pranks' on him.)

Ink loves all of them. he doesn't really mind who's watching him for the day. Though out of everyone, I feel like Ink would really Enjoy having Blue watch over him.

But I also feel like Ink would really like hanging out with Nightmare. Not necessarily because Nightmare is a good babysitter, but more so because Nightmare is the one to avoid him the most. Kids are curious, and Ink would be super duper curious about cool, spooky, mysterious Nightmare. So he'd just kinda hang around him.

Nightmare has a lot of conflicting feelings about this.

Ink’s Abilities:

As of right now, no one can really figure out what's up with Inks magic. it's weird and goopy and not like any magic any of them have seen before.

No ones really sure what to do with this.

Broomie & Buggy:

At this point in time, neither Broomie nor Buggy are a thing quite yet

[windcarvedlyre]

DR2 honorific usage by character

Disclaimer: This is based on the Something Awful fantranslation! It retains the surname and honorific usage of the original Japanese version. I don't speak Japanese so that's the best I can currently do. I additionally haven't referenced materials outside of the DR2 chapters orenronen translated before halting the project: the first 3, ending in ch3's investigation.

So take this with a grain of salt, but it's mostly for personal reference.

Many thanks to @noxiatoxia and @asaka-lucy-dr-rc for adding some points and improving Koizumi's section!

General notes:

Sonia is always referred to by first name, not Nevermind, even by characters that use surnames for everyone else.

Almost everyone refers to Monokuma and Usami/Monomi by name only, no honorifics.

Everyone goes along with the Usami -> Monomi change, even Nanami.

Sometimes a character doesn't use their normal honorifics in a line for no apparent reason, often in the same scenes as lines using said honorifics for the same character. As they might be translation errors, I've left out abnormalities without an obvious pattern or reason.

Hinata

surname: everyone.

Calls Mioda 'Ibuki' in one scene in chapter 2 for some reason, but otherwise calls her Mioda.

Sonia

surname-san: everyone.

She's used -san for Monomi as well, and uses it for Monokuma once very early in the game. Otherwise calls him Monokuma.

Souda

surname: almost everyone.

Calls Sonia 'Sonia-san'.

In one scene in ch2, when trying to look innocent and polite, he uses -kun for Hinata.

In a rebuttal showdown in ch5 he jokingly uses -chan for Hinata.

Kuzuryu

surname: everyone.

In the flashback after ch2's trial, where Pekoyama had just killed Koizumi and she's alone with him, he calls her Peko. He otherwise calls her Pekoyama until that point; after the flashback he switches to Peko in front of everyone else and rejects the idea she's a tool.

Owari

surname: everyone.

Sometimes calls Nidai 'Ol' man Nidai' as well, starting in chapter 2.

Ultimate Imposter

surname: everyone.

Hanamura

surname-kun: male characters.

surname-san: female characters.

After (but not during) chapter 1's trial he stops using -kun for Komaeda.

Koizumi

surname: male characters.

Pekoyama

firstname-chan: female characters.

In the SA translation she uses surname-chan for Nanami and Tsumiki, but she only refers to them once each and uses firstname-chan instead in UTDP. I'll assume the former are errors or weird outliers and default to UTDP on this.

surname: almost everyone.

Refers to Kuzuryu as 'Kuzuryu' prior to the end of ch2's trial; afterwards refers to him as 'the young master'/addresses him as 'young master'.

As she gives Kuzuryu her final request before execution she calls him 'young master Fuyuhiko'. She uses more 'young master's after this.

Mioda

firstname-chan: everyone.

Sometimes adds -chan to Monokuma and Monomi as well. Sometimes doesn't. It seems arbitrary.

Refers to herself in 3rd person as 'Ibuki'.

In a FTE she begs Hinata to recite a poem and refers to him as 'Hajime-chan', 'Hajime-dono' and 'Hajime-sama' in a single line.

Saionji

big bro surname: most male characters.

big sis surname: most female characters.

Often insults Tsumiki- calling her a pig, insulting her appearance, etc- instead of addressing her by name.

Sometimes refers to people with just their surname too. Most often Tsumiki, but also Hanamura after ch1 for being a murderer, Kuzuryuu and Pekoyama after Koizumi's death, and Komaeda when despair disease made him lie about Koizumi to her. She also does this with Owari once in the trial but it otherwise seems to be for people she has a problem with; she otherwise 'big sis'ed Owari and even 'big bro'ed Komaeda at least once in ch2.

Often calls Imposter 'Mr. Porkfeet' after coining it in chapter 1, including posthumously (they liked it though). Still also calls them 'big bro Togami'.

Tsumiki

surname-san: everyone.

Uses -san for Monokuma in ch3, after everyone finds Kuzuryu in the hospital, but didn't previously? I think?

Nidai

surname: everyone.

Tanaka

Often refers to people as 'the [adjective] one' or directly as '[adjective] one'. He can use more than one term for a single character.

Individual examples I've seen: 'substantial one' for Imposter; 'spirited one' for Nidai; 'unobservant one', 'ignorant one' and 'treacherous one' for Hinata; 'timorous one' for Tsumiki; 'pretentious one' for Hanamura; 'songful one' for Ibuki; 'petulant one' for Saionji; 'leporine one' for Monomi.

When he actually refers to someone by name- usually in trials- it's by surname only. Has also referred to Monokuma and Monomi by name.

Also does other chuunibyou nonsense like addressing Hinata as 'human' and calling others 'mortals' sometimes.

Komaeda

surname-kun: male characters.

surname-san: female characters.

Nanami

surname-kun: male characters.

surname-san: female characters.

Monokuma

surname-kun: male characters.

surname-san: female characters.

Often refers to everyone collectively as 'you bastards' or similar.

Sometimes uses -chan for Monomi, sometimes doesn't.

Usami/Monomi

surname-kun: male characters.

surname-san: female characters.

Has used -chan for female characters on at least two occasions, perhaps to be extra affectionate: Nanami in the ch5 trial after the traitor reveal, and Koizumi posthumously in the ch2 trial.

Calls Monokuma 'Monokuma'.

[jrwi-eldritchstrings-event]

Eldritchstrings Event Sign-Ups Open!!

Hi! Are you looking for some Apothy fun in these trying times of no new Apothesosis episodes? Wanna get together with other toxic yuri fans to make something swag? This post is to let you know that sign-ups are now open for the Eldritchstrings Event - an event centered on Exandroth and Rumi!!

This event is solely being run by @burning-sol (me) and @exandr0th-0f-viscera (my headmate). It probably won't be that large-scale, and we'll be kind of loose with management as we get an idea of what the members involved want from the event in terms of development and a final product. Our biggest rules are to HAVE FUN and TRY YOUR BEST!! If you don't feel like you're having fun, then this event is officially so joever.

If you're interested, please read through everything after the cut, the Sign-Up Form's link is at the end!! Sign-ups close November 16th.

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If I've blocked you that's probably a bad sign... Obviously. But other than that, no limitations we can think of! Just know that Xander and I are pro-endo and pro-mspec lesbians; so if that gives you the impression you wouldn't gel well with the group, it's best to steer clear. All we ask of our participants is that they'll...!

Communicate clearly, and consciously try to take others in good faith.

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At the LATEST the deadline for the works themselves will be July 31st, which will leave time for the editors to finesse the final product and publish it August 27th... (the anniversary of the first Eldritchstrings post!) So if you think you could make something by July 31st, even if you're initially busy, join the sign-ups!

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[deadfish-dol]

it is done! 🙌 six pcs (plus a bonus Dahlia, hehe 🥰)

tags under the cut!

@uselessdolblog's Shiloh

@itsmahblebaby's Caspar

@vibrant-dol's Canto (requested by anon! 🫶)

@dol-dogboy's Percy (I apologise. I gave him woo-woo puppy eyes...)

@eleanordol's Eleanor

@ladyofalabyrinth's Angel

@doledition's Dahlia

thank you once again everyone for your requests!! 😊 you helped me keep my hands busy on a snow day lmao

[simcardiac-arrested]

never volunteer for anything university related man. also go listen to this

[moeblob]

Ohiwe

After Oh is split into two, their power is halved/divided. But! Other traits are not necessarily divided evenly. So she holds all the romantic love (unrequited) for Ymber. She also has the rhythm/ability to dance while the other half cannot keep a beat for the life of him.

[yall-its-soclover]

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This blog just reached 200 followers, and to celebrate im opening a Q&A for my Undertale Yellow au, Justice Prevails!

You guys can ask the Justice Prevails cast questions, including the original Undertale Cast from the Justice Prevails sequel story, Red Fallen!

A few rules, first!

This will be True Pacifist/Pacifist only! So no Genocide or Neutral spoilers, sadly.

Some asks may not be answered if they spoil the ending, or any plot twists. I may still give hints though :3

If you want to ask a character from a specific time (pre-jp, or post-jp) make sure to specify, or I'll be assuming you're asking the character during the course of the story!

Remember to keep your asks appropriate, of course.

And lastly, have fun! Thank you all so much for following me and supporting my art, it means the world.

(Characters and their roles are listed under the cut)

Main Cast

Secondary Cast

[child-of-the-cosmos]

Part 1. > Here. Part 2. > Here. Part 3. > Here.

You stare at it in silence. Your whole body buzzing- and your thoughts going haywire, with fight or flight mode kicking into overdrive. Problem was. You didn't have a fight or a flight. No, you had the bonus option... freeze. And freeze is exactly what you did.

Your mind faintly thought back to words you heard in one of those cheap movies you watched once.

"If you don't move, it can't see you."

Your heart thumped loudly in your chest, you could feel the vibration resonating within you. White eyes stared into yours.

It could definitely see you.

It's cracked eye flickered, just a bit. Thankfully, that gave you something to focus on as you tried to stand up. The air between you two still.

It sat there, quietly looking at you as you did. And If it wasn't for the slight twitching of it's hands, you would have thought it had turned back off.

You were a good two steps away from it, about to take another, when it started talking again. Making you flinch.

"W-wait...." It's hand started to move towards you, but then it stopped, pulling it back to where It was before.

"You didn't answer my question." It finally said, barely above a whisper.

There's a beat of silence between you two... then two, three....

"You're in the storage room, behind the theater." You told it.

It says nothing. It's cracked eye flickering again, this time getting so dim you thought it'd go out completely.

You were beginning to feel bad for it.

Then it laughs. A hollow, quiet laugh, static overlapping with it's voice.

"A theater... huh?"

You stood there, awkwardly looking for something to say. You were not the best conversationalist. Even worse when it came to heavier topics.

"Uh, yeah... sorry for- you know." You gestured between your head and it's chest. You looked stupid, you knew. You also felt stupid. How are you this bad at talking to it? You couldn't find anything comforting to say for the life of you. And you were trying.

It pauses. Glancing at you, your uniform, and then the place around you.

"It's dirty... must have been a while." It says, looking at the piles of boxes littering the place.

You feel the urge to look back down at your shoes again. How could a still face convey this much... emotion?

"A while since what?" You force out, you had a feeling that the answer would be bad, but it was all your poor mind could think of to say.

"Since we were last on." It says simply. Getting quieter at the end. It looks at you, then. "You're... not supposed to be here."

You flinch. It hit right on the mark. "Uh... right. Don't- Don't tell anybody, please. I uhm..." You trail off. What were you supposed to say? Oh gee, yeah, I was actually looking for stuff about you- like you were some sort of secret mystery, and then actually accidentally found you. Yeah, no.

"A curious one." It laughs, a little more up beat than before. "We would've appreciated you at the daycare."

So it was real. The daycare- you mean, yeah duh, considering you found the single, probably the most important bot that had something to do with it... but still.

"Not sure how," you huff humorously, "I'm basically trespassing now. I think. Pretty sure."

It stiffly nods. Something was wrong with its joints. Or what were supposed to be it's joints? You were trying not to look at it too hard.

"Oh, you most definitely are!" It tells you, and you cringe inwardly a little. "But, positive curiosity is greatly appreciated. And since you helped us, it counts as a positive!" It's voice was still filled with a bit of static, but it was obvious it was much more upbeat than a few seconds ago. Which was good. You applauded yourself in your head for correctly steering the conversation.

You laugh. You were starting to understand why the kids had liked it so much, regardless of how it looked.

"Trespassing is still bad, though." You tease, just a little. Your shoulders were relaxed now, and your mind was much clearer. You were still scared a bit, sure... but it didn't look like something that would hurt you. And it seemed nice enough.

"That's true! But I must thank you anyway, who knows how long they would have left us."

Oh. That was sad. Very. The silence from you must had spoken volumes, because it started talking again.

"It's okay, y'know. Things like this are to be expected, we were defective." It tells you, still trying to be upbeat, but it couldn't hide how quiet it was getting again. That ticked off you for some reason.

You folded your arms, really looking at it this time. Sure it looked a little... worn down, but it wasn't defective.

"You look fine to me." You say with a slight huff.

At this point, you were beyond sad for it. And the poor thing looked like a kicked puppy when you said what you did. You didn't mean to sound so... angry. But you were! Just not at it! It was wrong. It felt wrong.

"N-no, I mean..." It starts, trying to move a bit towards you, but then stops itself. Again. "It's just... it's okay. Really."

No, it wasn't. You told yourself, but thought it'd be better than to voice that opinion right now.

"I'm not mad at you, by the way." You suddenly clarify. "It's just unbelievable to think someone did this to you."

"You don't know what we've done. What were capable of." It blurts out. It's voice was tense, but empty? It was hard to tell the tone over the static that had somehow increased.

"Well then, I guess I'll just have to find out." You stubbornly tell it, as you plop down on the ground where you were standing. It fliches, but then watches you. Waiting for something.

Your eyes don't move from it's, unwavering this time. You wasn't sure if you were being fueled by rage, or stubbornness, but it kept you still. Eyes steady. You were waiting, too.

It looks off first. "You should go back." It says quietly, static subsiding a little.

You frown, thinking. "Okay, but first-" You suddenly stand back up, going over to a pile of boxes you had went through before.

It's eyes lock back on you, and you feel it staring at you while you dig through them, a little more haphazardly than before.

"What are you doing?" You hear it ask you from where it was. It still hadn't moved much, and you had realized early on that it was because it couldn't.

"Looking for something." You told it, moving to the next box. You knew you saw them somewhere... which box was it?

It doesn't say anything after that, and you keep looking. Finally, you find it.

"Ah ha!" You exclaim quietly, pulling it out the box.

"What did you-"

*jingle*

You turn around, facing it in triumph. You were probably grinning like a maniac, but you didn't care.

"These are yours, right?" You ask it, holding a single red ribbon with a bell in your hand.

"...y-yes-"

You immediately start walking over to it, looking at the tattered ribbon tied around its wrist. There wasn't even one it it's other hand, but you knew that there had to be one there at some point.

You bend down next to it. "Is it okay if I touch you, just to change the ribbon out?"

It looks at you, while you wait for a response.

"You should worry about yourself more, do you just walk up like this to any stranger you meet?" It tells you.

You grin. "Maybe. My name's Y/n, what's yours?"

It looks off somewhere. "I used to be called a lot of names... sun, sunny, sundrop."

You think. "Then is... Sun, okay? Can I call you that?"

"...sure." it says, and you barely catch it from how quiet it had spoken. It was almost inaudible. But you caught it, regardless.

"Okay, Sun! It's very nice to meet you! Now, we're no longer stranger strangers... but like strangers-who-have-introduced-themelves strangers." You ramble, smiling as you did so.

"That's still a stranger, Y/n." It tells you. It sounded a little... angry. You pause, smiling a little less, getting ready to apologize.

"Sorry." It- they, say before you do.

Sun turns towards you, somehow managing to look a little gentler than they did before. "Sorry..." they tell you again. "I was... if you could-" They start, fumbling over their words as they look at the ribbon in your hands.

"The ribbon?" You offer, smile returning.

"That would be greatly appreciated." Sun says, voice sounding less... tense, now.

You nod before moving to untie the old ribbon, gently fiddling with the knot until it came loose. Sun didn't move an inch while you did so. The old ribbon was much shorter the the new one, so it was easy to pull away.

You just as gently set it down on the ground next to you two, as you began tying the new ribbon to replace the old one.

The bell on it jingled a bit as you tied it in a final knot. It was then you realized, that the one Sun had on before didn't have one.

You glance at them once you're finished. They were already looking at you.

You glance at their other wrist, the one obviously missing the red ribbon. Your eyes flick to theirs for another moment before you dig through your pockets, pulling out the ribbon you had stuffed in there before, from when you had first went through the boxes.

"Oh, a magic trick! How nice!" You could tell they were just messing with you. "What else are you hiding, I wonder!"

You laugh. "Well, a magician ever tells." You decide to jest with them, anything to help lift their mood. Even a little.

"Ah- That's true. I would know."

You look at them. "You can do magic?" You ask them, curious.

Sun's eyes somehow squint? That caught you off guard, but you recover quickly.

"A magician never tells."

Oh, wow. You burst out laughing. Shaking your head as you did so. Once you sober up a bit, you look at them, holding out the other ribbon. "Is it okay....?"

"Of course. We're strangers-who-have-introduced-themselves now, after all." They say, bringing up what you had said before.

You nod, softly smiling as you got to work on their other hand. "We are."

Once you were done with both ribbons, you moved back a little to make sure it was tied right. Sun was looking at them, too. There was a softer silence between the two of you now. You didn't say anything, feeling like Sun needed that quiet moment for some reason.

"Thank you." He finally says. "I mean it."

You smile at him, "it's nothing, really-"

"It's not nothing."

Oh, okay. You find yourself looking at your shoes for what felt like the hundredth time today. Again, you can see why the children liked them so much. Sun was more human than some of the humans you've personally met. The fact that they were just left here was really getting to you now. More than ever.

"Okay..." was all you could force out. You felt a little chocked up for some reason, but you refused to show it, keeping your eyes instead on your shoes.

"Okay..." Sun says, and a silence falls upon you both again. Both of you needed a moment.

And for a moment you both sit, stuck in your own thoughts, in your own emotions. That is, until your phone rings, and you jump.

You quickly fiddle for it in your pocket, looking at the contact. Your heart drops. It was your manager. It had been well over an hour now.

You shoot up to stand, completely missing how Sun fliches at your sudden movement. "I- uhm- oh no." You blurt as you pace waiting for the caller to stop calling. No way you were gonna answer that. But you needed to get back to work, pronto.

"Go." Sun urges. "I'll be fine here."

Will they??? You think to yourself frantically. "Do you like, uhm, need a battery- shoot sorry, a charger or something?" You say looking around the large room. Where would you even find something like that??

Sun chuckles, their hand twitching a little as they tried to wave you off. "I'll be fine until tomorrow."

They look at you, "you'll come back, right?"

You eyes snap to theirs, "Of course???" You say, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Because to you, it was.

Sun looks at his hands, watching as they twitch again. "Okay..." They say quietly. "Goodbye for now, then?"

You smile, "Just until tomorrow, I'll be back, promise."

Sun huffs humorously. "I have you know, I take promises very seriously."

You smile back at him. "Then that make two of us."

You wave them goodbye before you quickly run off. You really hoped your manager wouldn't be too mad. Because you'd coming back here tomorrow, no matter what.

[vhstown]

i just wanted to share this

can i just let you guys know that at british schools (im speaking for ldn mainly) they ban kids from talking about palestine. like you get in trouble for speaking about it / having symbols that relate to palestine at all.

a year 7 at my school got detention for drawing a palestine flag on their hand. my 5 yr old little cousin had a hairclip with the design of the flag confiscated. we do presentations at school every friday morning and our teacher told us we can't talk about anything related to palestine & israel. the only reason we got told this was because it was for our "safety"

trigger warning under the cut for bomb threats and threats to harm young children

today i heard about an islamic school getting a bomb threat (or some other violent threat) in relation to palestine. a primary school no less (children ages 4 to 11)

if this is part of the reason, it's understandable, but personally i struggle to understand why students are so punished for it. obviously im upset by it but then again im not sure how to feel, or just who advised schools to do this. i just wanted to share because i am deeply frustrated by the action of my school and many others, and worried by the increasing threats to muslim communities in the UK.

from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. continue to use your platforms and amplify the voices in palestine. do not forget. the genocide impacts you more than you think.

[cookieshapedrat]

I know Mr. Horikoshi intended for Toga to be read as bisexual—am not here to say otherwise—however I would like to propose an additional read to the concept of loving someone so much that you want to become them…

Clears my throat before closing in on the mic.

Pangender Himiko Toga, my voice echoes out of the speakers.

[anitalianfrie]

Enea Bastianini for Rimini INmagazine (July 2015)

The bike and the beast

Enea Bastianini, 17 years old, rookie of the year of the Moto3 2014 world championship, riding a bike since forever, precisely since when he was 3 years and 3 months old.

He’s strong, straightforward, brilliant and genuine like his land: Renzo Pasolini and Pier Paolo Bianchi, the terra de’ mutor [ndr: dialect, means “land of the bikes”] where many successful riders, engineers and team managers were born. Enea Bastianini is nicknamed Bestia, a bit for the similarities with his surname but also for his gutsy driving style.

He got on a minibike for the first time at 3 years and 3 months of age: from this comes his racing number, 33. After putting himself on display in the junior categories last year he debuted in the Moto3 World Championship and he immediately amazed everyone. It was incredible how a barely 16 years old teenager, at his debut between the bigs, could fight with such authority in the group of the best riders without making errors. 

He looked an expert already, coming from years of fights in superbike, and certainly not a rookie.

He never let any doubt or awe transpire, on the contrary he showed an extraordinary lucidity and an immense talent. This year he’s between the “bigs” of the championship. He recently got into the Fiamme Oro State Police sports group after winning the contest for the employment of 25 athletes with the best cumulative score.

He’s a champion, a policeman, but fundamentally a boy from our land who’s living his dream and letting thousands of fans dream at the same time. Bike racing, and especially the world championship, is followed closely by medias: from national televisions to newspapers. Bastianini therefore became in a short period of time a public figure and a role model for a lot of young people. Enea means hope for many fans scanning the world championship in search of a start that will shine for years to come, when the celestial body of Valentino Rossi will inevitably be outshined.

After these last results you became famous. How do you live this moment?

“I live this wave of success with great peace and joy at the same time, especially when I get stopped by people who recognise me and want a picture with me.”

Rimini is a city full of life, veracious, with many turistic, mundane, historical and cultural places of interest. What do you love about this city?

“THere isn’t a place or a thing in particular that I like of my city: it’s the place I grew up in and I believe all Rimini’s places and things are part of me and, consequently, I like all of them. I care a lot about keeping my friendships.”

Let’s take a step back. On the famous minibikes track of our neighbourhood many riders grew up: from Pasini to Simoncelli, from De Angelis to Poggiali. Summed up to many other champions of the surroundings, like Rossi, Dovizioso and Melandri. When they were racing on minibikes Bastianini probably wasn’t even born yet, but the start is the same for many. In Romagna we have the passion for racing in our genetic code.

What are your memories tied to minibikes?

“The best memory I have, without a doubt, is the first time I got on the minibike and I asked my father if it actually was a real bike and it had fuel inside. Then the evenings spent at the track of Cattolica where I used to go race almost every day with my friends. The best years were 2007 and 2008, when we raced and trained, me and some other riders now in Moto3 and Moto2, with a knife between our teeth and hard passes, but once the race was over we were all friends laughing and joking together.”

Romagna isn’t only the land of the bikes. What are your favourite dishes?

“Strozzapreti pasticciati, a typical dish of where we live, and then i like pizza.”

The riders from Rimini have almost all gone to school at the Istituto Tecnico Leon Battista Alberti. The principal is a bike lover and, besides being a teacher, he’s always been a fan. On those same desks have studied Mattia Pasini, Roberto Tamburini, Massimo Roccoli and Marco Simoncelli. Among them there’s who got their diploma with the highest grade like Tamburini, who today is in full fight for the world title in a class preparatory for the Superbike, and who left the school before getting to their diploma instead. Enea this year attended the third year at the Leon Battista Alberti.

And school? Did you get promoted?

“School is certainly not my strong point, thanks to my sport too, but I try to do my best. This year I’ve been rimandato, but I’ll do everything to get promoted.” [ndr: in highschool in italy if you don’t reach the passing mark in three or less subjects by the end of the year, you get rimandato, “postponed to september”, and you have to take reparatory exams. Failing to pass them results in being held back for the year]

In the wait for preparatory exams, let's switch to a happier topic. The MotoGP paddock is full of beautiful girls and usually riders have a lot of success.

Do you have a girlfriend?

“Let’s say that having a girlfriend is good but not having one is better, also because at my age it’s nice being able to have fun.”

Does your family always follow you at races?

“My family has always supported me and if I am where I am right now it’s especially thanks to them. My uncle Francesco is at the races and sometimes my dad too.”

Was Bestia a nickname given to you by your friends or your family?

“It was given to me by my mechanic when I was in the Honda trophy in 2012, then in 2014 during the first Moto3 tests another mechanic started calling me Bestia: from then on it has become the nickname that characterizes me and isn’t restricted to racing.”

Besides racing, what are your hobbies, your passions?

“I like fishing, riding mountain bikes with my friends and skiing, this last one a new passion.”

Which riders were you a fan of as a kid?

“When I was young I was a fan of Manuel Poggiali and Valentino Rossi.”

Rossi himself had set his eyes on Bastianini at the end of 2014 when he won the title of rookie of the year. He wanted to put him in his Moto3 team VR46 in 2015, next to Fenati, but Enea preferred to decline and stay with Gresini, who had believed in him when not many people knew him and had therefore helped him reach high levels. Bastianini has therefore shown gratefulness to Gresini and foresight staying in a team offering him big garanties of competitiveness and allows him to fight for success on a regular basis.