#virtue and vice

[ikeprinces-stuff]

My reaction to this was :

[whatsyourcolor]

I will not repost anything that says Season 3 of Psycho-Pass is better than Season 2.

This is the hill I die on.

[mckitterick]

Absence of empathy

[balu8]

Seven deadly sins.

JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice

by David S. Goyer/Geoff Johns (W.); Carlos Pacheco (P.); Jesus Merino (I.); Guy Major (C.) and Ken Lopez (L.)

DC

[theblonweird0]

Hello hi yes it is me

again

I really wanted to make some characters for @strawbubbysugar 's Bethroned

And then realized

I have too many ocs that are not seeing any use.

So have these brothers;

Soldiers in the war, brothers Puri and Furi don't know what to do with themselves during this tentative peace. They are often seen patrolling, occasionally together, though more often than not, Furi sets off Puri's PTSD in an attempt to get him over it faster (it doesn't). So Puri avoids him almost as much as humans.

Furi (purple) hates humans with everything he has. Will pick fights. Loves to be intimidating. Refuses to get rid of his tactical upgrades.

Puri (white) is terrified of humans, and will avoid them when he can. If he is unable to avoid them, he will be polite but likely have a panic attack afterwards. If approached in a hostile manner, he will revert to his soldier's mindset.

[lotuskks]

Defining the Common Man in One Word

What is one word that describes you? He woke up early in the morning. Sitting on the bed, he brooded for some time without actually having a thought. The deep darkness had started becoming lighter. After a few moments, he got up from the bed and went up to the open terrace. The terrace gives him a feeling of openness. The dark sky was embellished with a few glittering stars. Birds had started…

[psychopasss4]

舞台 PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス Virtue and Vice 3 ☺️❣️

The infamous sound of dominator... The long awaited performance of Haruto Kuizumi, played by #鈴木拡樹 , and Ego Kaido, played by #和田雅成 is finally here! 🤗

Tickets are now on sale! 💞😘

WHERE: Tokyo and Osaka

WHEN: March 15, 2024 - Friday

[prettypathosis]

panic! at the disco members color-picked from the albums i most associate with them

[whatsyourcolor]

Psycho-Pass Providence - My thoughts

Hello everyone, yesterday @jediofbooksandsnacks and I went to watch Psycho-Pass Providence. We went to watch the dubbed version which got cancelled, so we ended up watching the subbed version.

Here are my thoughts about the movie:

(SPOILERS)

The Plot I had already watched the movie in Japan without understanding a lick of dialogue. Some things were inferred from what was happening, but dear lord, with an anime like Psycho-Pass, you really need subtitles if you want to understand what's happening.

There's a lot of plot, but below is the basic gist. In fact, there are things I still don't understand. I may have to rewatch it to fully grasp some things. Basic plot is the MOFA was fucking around abroad and they found out. It's this ministry that created the Peacebreakers who got out of control and turned against the ministry and against Japan. One of these guys has a device called a "Divider" which when implanted in someone's brain causes them to be possessed and easily manipulated. It's called a divider because it splits the animalistic from the rational in the human mind. The villain (Tomami, I think was his name?) utilizes religious frenzy (lots of interesting quotations from the Bible) and the divider to control other peacebreakers. His aim is to declare his own rudimentary Sibyl system in the Kuril Islands at the North of Japan. To fully succeed, he needs the Stroyanka papers, which --from what I understood-- outlines the weaknesses of the Sibyl system and apparently can end wars or make them worse. I guess they are some type of predictive device, like a war AI that can analyze circumstances and tell you what to do in order to win or destroy an enemy.

The Stroyanka papers are somewhere in Dejima, which is where they hold all refugees who have not passed an immigration exam. This is where Maiko and Kei live in Providence. The only person who can open them, supposedly, is Saiga Joji. So off go the SAD and parts of Division 1 (Akane, Gino and Sugo) with Saiga to retrieve the papers.

The Call I really loved the dialogue between Kogami and Saiga when they're alone and begin talking about the case and quoting the Bible. Religion and Gods seem to be the theme of Providence, which is apt, since Providence is such a biblical word.

Kogami tells Saiga that him being a hermit reminds him of St. John and then reproaches him a little about working with the MWPSB. I love that Saiga tells him he is working with Tsunemori Akane. I simply adore how much Saiga dotes on Akane and how much she's definitely his favorite from all his students (take that, Kogami and Frederica).

Saiga warns Kogami about being nothing more than a killing machine. He tells him that it's up to him to be more than that and tells him that Akane is not a saint or a buddha and that he should apologize while he got the chance.

So Kogami makes the call and is unable to apologize. The next day Saiga takes a quick look at Akane and tells Kogami something along the lines of: "So you couldn't do it, huh?" to which Kogami replies "I don't know what you mean." Kogami comes off not only as a coward but as a stubborn mule who pretends not to know what Saiga is referring to. Maybe he doesn't like Saiga prying in their relationship. But I do think Saiga knows (I mean, he's Saiga) that their bond is important to the two of them.

Here's the vid of the call:

Kogami: "I've killed hundreds of men, walked seven countries by foot, raised a little girl for a month, starved in the wilderness, survived millions of explosions, but somehow telling this cute woman to forgive me for all the shit I have caused is the most difficult thing I have had to do."

The SAD Sucks The minister of foreign affairs and Frederica know that the papers are not in Dejima, but they go on this mission to use Saiga as bait to bring out all the Peacebreakers. Once they are there and Saiga opens the box only to find a cracked mirror, Frederica lets them know the truth and promises to protect Saiga's life. I love Kogami telling her: "So you would lie to the professor?" Frederica makes a face of contrition like "I'm soooorry guysss." But I like that Kogami calls her out. It makes me think their relationship is closer than that of boss and rabid killing dog.

Well, that doesn't go as planned. Apparently, the strategy of MOFA and Arata Shindo is to leak intelligence to follow the steps of the Peacebreakers and I guess predict their next move? Either way, it was a messy mission that ends up with Saiga dying, Akane broken down, and a lot of dead SAD men. Akane complains to Frederica and Kogami says that blaming Frederica won't fix anything (like man, let my girl rant because your team lied to her and got her father figure killed).

There's a scene with Kogami and Akane in an elevator where she's crying and angry. She blames herself for bringing Saiga out there to die. Kogami tells her that anger is fine, but that now is not the moment. That they need to complete the mission and then she can cry. She agrees, wipes her tears and follows him.

Akane's First Date This is a little bit of a joke, but Arata Shindo tells Akane to come with him to Kei and Maiko's wedding. I swear to god this is probably the closest thing Akane has had to a date. So yeah, Akane's first date is with Arata's dad and he ends up killing himself after giving a speech, so I guess... horrible first date? Lol.

On a serious note, he probably invites her because he knows he's going to kill himself. Chief Kasei gave him a gun, thanked him for his service, told him to put two and two together while waggling her eyebrows implying "time to take yourself out."

Kogami and Akane's Boring "Platonic" Relationship Many things happen, but at the end Akane gets shot twice by Tomami, then they end up debating why the law is important. On the crucial moment when he's about to kill her, Kogami shoots him down and says that he agrees with the dude he just killed. The law is not necessary and that basically, humans suck and are horrible. He tells her: "But I believe in you, who's trying to do the right thing."

So Akane recovers and Kogami goes to jail. She tells the Sibyl system that she'll take Arata Shindo's place as a politician and in her exit ceremony shoots Chief Kasei in front of everyone. She's sent to jail and Kogami comes out. Then, finally, once she's done what she had to do, Akane can fully cry.

I was telling Jedi that it bothers me how emotionless Kogami is throughout this whole thing. In the PP Movie their encounter was so intense, from them fighting, to not being able to sleep because there were too many questions, too many things to be said. Akane had grown and learned from him. He observes her, he's curious about her, he wonders what she thinks about him. It bothers him that she compares him to Makishima and is about to open up when she tells him that he would never try to control anyone's heart. If you are expecting frank moments like that in Providence, you won't get them. But for some reason, when you have dreamed so much of these two together, finally seeing them in the same place is exciting and I can't deny I left the theater a little high on shinkane. Kogami looks absolutely hot and Akane looks beautiful in many scenes.

Gino is Hot This one is obvious, but it needs to be said: Gino is hot. Passionate, sensitive, loyal team player. He saves Sugo, he saves Frederica, he consoles Akane, he thanks Mika when she gives him an obscene dominator. He yells at Kogami. He forgives Kogami. He wants to see Kogami regret what he did like Akane does. He gets a little bit further than Akane in that aspect.

I think at some point they try to play off Kogami and Frederica, and Ginoza and Frederica. Maybe they're showing that they would both work well with her. In our perverted fandom's mind I'm sure we're all thinking these professional agents would probably sleep with each other no feelings involved.

Frederica Has the Hots for Her Boss This is my own view, but the few times Frederica shows emotion is when it comes to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. She really appreciates him. At some point he's kidnapped and tortured by Tomami. When they rescue him (or rather, when Akira brings him to them), she's more concerned with his health than with Akira's statement which she assigns to Kogami. When the minister gets "possessed" and breaks down, she's locked in an elevator or a room, banging her fists against the door helplessly. I can't recall if she cries. But she wasn't crying when Saiga died, lol.

Final Verdict I think Psycho-Pass Providence was a good movie. Definitely better than Season 3 and First Inspector. This is a piece of media that I can respect. It's not great, it's not fantastic. It's more of the same in many aspects, it doesn't advance some things, but at least it doesn't feel cartoonish and stupid at points. Seems like the writers are definitely sticking to their strategy of showing explosions, fights and larger and less practical guns instead of writing an emotional buildup to the dramatic beats. The dominator has always been cool. They overdo these new dominators, making them look ridiculous and impractical.

However, Akane shooting Chief Kasei to get back at the system, exposing the contradictions of Sybil and forcing the public to wonder why her hue is clear when she shot someone in front of everyone, is pretty badass. She's willing to pay the price for what she did and goes to jail. Kogami promises that he'll do anything he can to get her out of there. Mister, where was all this resolve when you had the time and space to talk to her? He just doesn't learn. Ugh.

Either way, we know why Akane did what she did, but the interesting thing is that in the world of Season 3 nothing much has changed. Did Akane go to jail for three years for nothing? If there's a new season, I hope that she has at least inspired other people to question the system. Who knows. The writers seem stuck on their ambiguity in regards to everything.

4/5

[whatsyourcolor]

Thank you so much for reading Dragnet and for creating this beautiful piece of art! I’m honored!

Fan art from Psycho pass 's fanfic {Dragnet}

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Henry "Monty" Montague- The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Kihrin D’mon- A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn lyons

Silas Bell- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Robert Lanyon- The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno

[philosophybits]

Some faults, properly displayed, shine more brightly than virtue itself.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[whatsyourcolor]

Exactly! She’s not asymptomatic! She’s a truly ethical being, which is why Sibyl can’t find a way to darken her hue and the reason why they’re so interested in her. She disproves the notion that humans are intrinsically evil, which is the philosophical reason Sibyl exists and is comprised of *spoiler* a mosaic of psychopathic brains.

Akane struggles with her decisions but relies on her belief (or faith) that humans can find solutions to the most complex issues and this is in itself subversive to the system. If others could be like Akane, maybe the system wouldn’t be needed (Kogami tells her this). But the possibility that humans have that potential is there.

If she was asymptomatic like Makishima, all of that nuance would be lost.

Read some comments from under whatever Providence content I could find on YouTube, and it showed me that some people really believe Akane is criminally asymptomatic.

If anything, I think it has been consistently proven so far that she isn’t. She wasn’t born with it, never thought of herself as one and neither did anyone else, including Sybil… it’s just that her beliefs alone are enough to shake everything to the core.

[shy-sapphic-ace]

List of queer books I read, loved & recommend!

(There isn't any particular order, I wrote these as I remembered them)

Master Of One - Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett (mlm, fantasy, very cool worldbuilding and magic system, funny, cool characters)

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree (wlw, fantasy, very soft & chill vibes)

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (wlw, high fantasy, cool worldbuilding, kinda reminds me of LOTR but with more dragons and feminism and lesbians)

Even Though I Knew The End - C.L. Polk (wlw, supernatural noir, cool 1930s detective story with angels & demons, I loved this one!)

The Love Interest - Cale Dietrich (mlm, science fiction, very cool concept)

The Darkest Part Of The Forest - Holly Black (side mlm, fantasy, cool fae lore)

The Weight Of The Stars - K. Ancrum (wlw, not quite science fiction but space stuff is involved, lovely and complex characters)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz (mlm, fiction, very nice in general, there is also a sequel)

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (mlm, historical and vaguely fantasy, nice story but I preferred the sequel honestly)

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee (wlw, the sequel to the one before, more fantasy elements than the first, asexual main character!!)

Gallant - V.E. Schwab (no romance, but in the background one of the characters(?) uses they/them pronouns, very cool dark fantasy vibe)

Stranger Than Fanfiction - Chris Colfer (gay main character, trans main character, coming-of-age, nice book)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (yes it's the Love, Simon book, mlm, fiction, pretty nice)

They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm, sci-fi ish but mostly fiction, cool ideas, but the ending is sad! Very amazing book though, I haven't read the prequel yet)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw, bi main character, historical fiction, cool story, just a neat book in general)

This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (wlw, sci-fi, very cool time travel stuff!! and very beautiful, it felt like reading poetry most of the time)

One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston (wlw, background trans & pan & queer characters, sci-fi or fantasy idk, but time travel, I loooved this book, great)

The House In The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, THIS BOOK oh my gosh you should read it!!, just cute and lovely and good)

Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, this book is also sooo amazing, great character development and awesome relationships and stuff, it's been a while since I read it but it was so good)

In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune (mlm, ace main character!!, sci-fi, now THIS is found family, oughh feelings. argh, tj klune you’ve done it again, a human and his family of funky robots… I love them)

And They Lived... - Steven Salvatore (nblm, fiction, about gender identity and learning to love yourself, read it a while ago but it was very nice)

I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nblm, fiction, about finding your identity and people who care about you, very cute and sweet)

The Song Of Achilles - Madeleine Miller (mlm, historical, very good in general)

Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (mlm, background wlw in the third book, fantasy, it's a trilogy, basically Harry Potter if it was gay and also better)

Silver In The Wood - Emily Tesh (mlm, fantasy, very pretty, lots of fae stuff and lovely descriptions, it has a really good sequel too)

Pretty much anything by Alice Oseman (all cute and lovely and great, though I've only read Radio Silence so far I hear only good things, Solitaire is on my to-read list)

I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuinston (wlw, fiction, it's been a while but I liked this book)

The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (wlw, fiction, this book was so cute and funny and deeply emotional it made me Feel way too many things, I'd definitely recommend it)

What Big Teeth - Rose Szabo (a bit of queerness all around, fantasy, werewolves and monsters, this one was pretty cool!, lots of original ideas for the world/character building)

His Quiet Agent - Ada Maria Soto (mlm, asexual, fiction, about like spies but this book was so gentle and sweet I wanted to cry in the best way possible)

Some By Virtue Fall - Alexandra Rowland (wlw, historical fiction(?), theatre drama!! rival romance!! duels!!, a very good read in general)

Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban (wlw, historical fiction, I’m not usually one for regency romances, but I really liked this!!, very cute and lots of drama, and there’s a sequel coming out soon!)

[astroa3h]

true lilith through the signs ✨

Ahhhh True Lilith. She’s the part of you that doesn’t follow the rules, and doesn’t feel bad about it. True Black Moon Lilith in your chart shows where you reject expectations, where your desires don’t fit the mold, and where you might feel judged or misunderstood for wanting what you want. She’s not about being polite or digestible!!

She’s raw instinct. Emotional power. And yeah, sometimes she’s the reason you push people away or pull them too close. Lilith reveals your biggest vice, your secret weapon, and the place where you either reclaim your power or get stuck in the shame loop. She’s not evil. She’s not broken. She’s just honest, and a little wild.

Let’s look at how she shows up in each sign.

It’s not always pretty, but it is real. 😈

Lilith in Aries ✨ You want control. All of it. First in line, first in bed, first to leave when things stop thrilling you. You chase chaos like it’s foreplay and call it “independence.” Impulse is your drug, and if dominance was a crime, you’re already guilty.

Lilith in Taurus ✨ Luxury. Pleasure. Repetition. You crave the sensual until it rots. You’d marry your bed if it came with silk sheets and a five-course meal. Comfort is your kink, and you’ll cling to it even when it suffocates you. If it smells like stability, you’re addicted.

Lilith in Gemini ✨ You want to know everything. And you will flirt, manipulate, or mentally seduce whoever holds the next piece of information. Your vice? Words as weapons. You talk circles around the truth until even you forget what’s real. Chaos, but make it clever.

Lilith in Cancer ✨ You hunger to be needed, then secretly resent it. You smother with one hand and ghost with the other. Your vice is emotional manipulation disguised as nurturing. You want power through connection, even if it means weaponizing your tears.

Lilith in Leo ✨ You want to be worshipped. Not liked, adored. The vice? Vanity, but with sparkle. You’ll burn down the room just to be seen rising from the ashes. Attention is your oxygen, and if you’re not the main character, you’re not interested.

Lilith in Virgo ✨ You want control through perfection. You sexualize being useful, obsess over flaws, and turn self-sacrifice into an Olympic sport. Your vice? Fixing others so you don’t have to feel your own mess. Clean on the outside, chaos in the bloodstream.

Lilith in Libra ✨ You seduce with politeness and manipulate through charm. Your vice? Playing nice while pulling strings. You crave harmony so much you’ll fake an entire personality to avoid confrontation, then implode when balance becomes a prison.

Lilith in Scorpio ✨ Let’s not lie: you want to own people. Body, soul, bank account. Your vice is total control disguised as intimacy. You seduce with shadows and sting when someone gets too close. If it’s not intense, obsessive, and possibly illegal, you’re bored.

Lilith in Sagittarius ✨ You want freedom more than love. More than peace. More than truth. Your vice? Running. You spiritualize your escape routes, ghost with a smile, and dress up commitment issues as wanderlust. You’ll burn bridges just to light your next adventure.

Lilith in Capricorn ✨ Power. Status. Achievement. You want it all and then some, and your vice is ambition without soul. You’ll climb the ladder with bloody hands if it means control. You seduce through authority, then wonder why you’re lonely at the top.

Lilith in Aquarius ✨ You want to be different just to not belong. Your vice is alienation on purpose. You seduce through shock value, detach when it gets real, and pretend your feelings are Wi-Fi signals: unstable and hard to trace. You crave freedom but sabotage connection.

Lilith in Pisces ✨ You want to disappear into fantasy. Your vice is emotional escapism, sex, substances, sad playlists. You romanticize suffering and call it “spiritual.” Boundaries? None. You’d rather drown in longing than live in reality. Beautiful, tragic, addictive.

With cosmic love and a little tough truth, ✨

Astro Ash

Helping you navigate the stars, and yourself.

Get your own astrology reading @ astroash.net

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[bagerfluff]

These beautiful art pieces were made by Deny Pratama. denypratama on Instagram and deny_prtma on Twitter.

These art pieces show Willis, Takeru, and Hikari all staring at their partners' fallen versions. Black Seraphimon, Cherubimon (Vice), and Ofanimon: Falldown Mode

I don't think you can understand how much I love these art pieces, I want them as posters in my room.