#to switch to a smarter

[leinpurr]

lochlan being the only one to say he could live without money, the only one that timothy refused to give poison to, then being the only one to drink it and get poisoned, almost dying and being reborn in his father's arms, saying he saw God...

[shanklin]

Stan and Ford share a single brain cell.

Literally.

It’s the very special brain cell that turns the holder into a genius. It also likes to suck up all new knowledge it can find.

You lose the brain cell? You lose the knowledge.

As children no one was sure which one of them was the smart twin. Maybe they both were. Maybe neither.

The brain cell holder switched freely depending on who needed it the most. However, the older they got the more Ford used it.

He actually liked to study and feed the brain cell, unlike Stan who just shrugged and let Ford have it most of the time. It’s not like he needed it for much anyway except for getting a passing grade on a test. 5 minutes were usually more than enough.

This was all fine until it wasn’t. Until Ford did all the work, put all the effort into studying, only for Stan to steal and misuse his efforts whenever it was convenient for him to do so.

And let’s not forget that time when Stan skipped school and took control over the brain cell right when Ford was supposed to give a presentation.

Ford was the main holder of the brain cell. All his knowledge and studies went into it. Without the brain cell he was no longer a genius and he couldn't fall back on the knowledge he acquired.

Needless to say the fall out of that presentation wasn’t pretty and Stan promised Ford not to use the brain cell unless Ford allowed it.

He kept that promise even when he shouldn’t have. He never took control over the brain cell to check if Ford’s project was really still working as intended, because he didn’t want to break Ford’s trust and lose him over it.

After he got kicked out however, the promise meant nothing. Stan still used the brain cell rarely, but he used it. He had to use it to survive, though he tried to only use it in emergencies or when Ford was sleeping and the brain cell was not in use, which as the years went by became a concerning rare occasion.

One time Stan stole the brain cell from Ford and read all books he could find on the importance of sleep and yeeted the brain cell back to Ford, hoping he would get the message.

Another time he spent a day wrestling Ford mentally for the brain cell just to learn how to cook basic meals because their mother was worried about Ford's eating habits.

These occasions were few and far in between. So few in fact that a certain dream demon never quite figured out what was going on. He was however slightly impressed and very frustrated with how well guarded the important parts of Ford’s mind were.

Ford never mentioned it, in part because sharing the brain cell has always been as natural as breathing and in part because he was ashamed Bill would think less of him if he knew that the genius mind he chose wasn’t truly Ford's alone.

And then Bill betrayed Ford and the age old question of who the smart twin was finally got its answer.

It was Stanley. With or without the brain cell Ford knew, Stanley would have never been this stupid. He would’ve seen through Bill from the start.

Ford’s stupidity has doomed the world and Ford has no way to stop it. Bill owned him.

Oh, but he doesn’t own the important part right? He hasn’t cracked the brain cell yet. The one thing he needed to activate the portal was still out of his reach.

Ford has no way to keep Bill out of his mind, but years ago he found a way to keep the brain cell out. It was supposed to be an emergency measure if Stan one day decided to keep the brain cell permanently, but it will now be used for the exact opposite.

So Ford threw the brain cell into Stan’s mind, blocked it with an unbreakable spell from coming back and fell asleep smiling.

Let Bill do whatever he wanted with his mind and body, Ford was useless to him now.

Meanwhile Stan wakes up with the knowledge of how to destroy the world and dull emptiness where his brother’s presence used to be.

Meanwhile Ford, with the math skills of a second grader, drinks a mental smoothie and laughs at Bill flipping his shit over Ford suddenly being an idiot.

“Ah, sorry Bill. Could you dumb it down a little? I have no idea what you just said.”

[frobby]

I think it would be really funny if rin was the more helpful one around his house. Like u would think rin would be the disrespectful one who always bails on housework or mass but its actually yukio who would always have an excuse not to go or forget about chores to the point that rin just does them instinctively now

[wraithdolll]

so theres this senior citizen

[undergroundwubwubmaster]

This is my son Magnus he has every disease. Collected art of my Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden PC now that i started the campaign properly.

[ambrosykim]

i find it an interesting detail that this is where the thumbnail comes from, specifically the frame where he says "demonized" (from the titular song)

now i've only watched npmd once so idk if there's any like. subtext as to if max was a typical bully in how if he bullied others due to his own background or insecurities or if he was just genuinely just a terrible person, but it seems interesting that starkid chose this specific frame to go on the thumbnail (i get it he does look frightening and cool at once and it conveys the vibe of the musical)

i mean it's obvious that he's a completely deranged person (i think especially after coming back from the dead) but yeah, what i thought was interesting, was that by starkid choosing this specific frame, they're also immediately demonizing him to anyone that stumbles upon the musical, even before starting it so!!!

[suga-kookiemonster]

me to my white, male, engineer coworker who hasn’t been in the office for a month: oh hey! haven’t seen you in a minute

him: …what?

me, immediately recognizing the problem: i haven’t seen you in a while

him with a puzzled smile: that’s confusing

me, mentally confirming my long-held suspicion that he’s never been around many black people but also deciding it’s too early for me to have to deal with this discussion: it’s just a saying, brad

him: huh 🤔 that’s counterintuitive

[what-have-i-unleashed]

hmmmm mmmmhhh i'm not a socio-linguistic expert or a behavior expert enough to elaborate on this, but i do wish there is more depictions(?) of code switching (is that the right term?) in the mtt.

[autism-corner]

shes real

[beeg-bark]

Having someone else pinned down below you, completely winning over them, and then having them trick you, letting them rest their hand on your cheek, a false submission, a fake olive branch only to be yanked down by your collar within a moments notice while they cackle about how dumb you are to have been tricked, throwing your own phrase down at you while they show you who’s really in charge, and how it’s really done. Because, even if your body could win over them your mind could never have a chance, you’re just a dumb mutt and they need to put you back in your place.

[moopermoment]

I know this is old news by now but any thoughts on the new tomodachi life game? I’m personally really excited but probably won’t buy it with the current prices for Nintendo games :(

oh yeah anon, i get that completely

like HELL YEAH I'M SO EXCITED AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO PUT MY BLORBOS ON A SILLY LITTLE ISLAND AGAIN!!

but also, god lird nintendo why are you doing this. even in england land these prices are atrocious, as well as the business practices they're pulling for the switch 2 that i kinda don't really want to support.

but my mum is still insistent on getting a switch 2, at least for both of us so i'll probably will still get the game when it comes out but like, yeah :(

[chicohungers24-7]

Speaking of Tallahassee. I was dreading driving through Tallahassee because I would hit there around rush hour. Tallahassee was the best place I drove through all night. Everywhere else was PITCH black except for Tallahassee and the occasional rest stop.

[gojuo]

i might despise sukuna ... but i can't lie that that one shot of him just now was sickening

[lust-lizard]

i fulfill the important niche of homie who’s not going to make it. i don’t need to succeed in life bc ive already made it

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