#also sorry mutuals who dont care about this but consider im so so silly and can get rly frustrated over this

[volfoss]

I really hope it'll get better as the game goes on (as I'm pretty early on) but the way the Witcher 3 is treating ciri as an adult versus geralt feels weird to me 👍 like she's got a full face of makeup practically and a fantasy bra. I wish I was fucking joking like they put her in a (sheer wet white :/) blouse with it being torn open in the middle to reveal a super duper supportive bra (this is sarcasm it's like. Barely fucking covering or holding anything.). Now obviously I do NOT expect a fantasy game to be realistic with undergarments but to pretty much have the clothing decisions reflect modern bras but again only for ciri (so far. Again I am not far into this but her character design OHHH they did some shit with her in a bad way!!). Like this isn't even offering structure or anything (her bra strap (which of course is revealed because her shirt is slipped to the side enough to show that) is maybe a half inch thick) and I again do not expect them to keep the historical accuracy but it's so clear it's just for objectification. Not even to go into the like. Fact her shirt is cropped (which so far I have not seen with geralt but again early on 👍) and cropped enough that it pairs so good with the skinny jeans so that playing in 3rd person is so clearly just catering to players that are objectifying her. Like the fact that she has literally no armor on in this first appearance (minus a. Leather corset because of fucking course they did) and it's just so clear that the player base really does not seem to respect her (as in I was looking for armor mods and the countless amount of mods that were just like ok she's tits out and in a tiny bikini bottom. Nothing of hey here's some cool armor for her ^-^ which is all they have for geralt). Not even to get into her heeled boots which like. Are so fucking impractical I'm so sorry but you want her to be running and fighting when she is having to be in heels. It's um 👍 very weird and offputting to me because they're giving her sweet character moments (again very early on but seeing her in the bloody Baron quest line was so frustrating) and then are like oh yeah we are going to make her so sexualized and so perfectly polished pretty girl despite having fallen into a mud puddle moments before. She plays so so much like they're trying to make her so dainty and feminine like. She's supposed to be strong and when you see this kid tell her that oh she's stronger than this kids dad for killing all these wolves, and then you see her toothpick arms. And it's like god idk I do not expect her to play the same as geralt (since he's 6 ft+ and built like a fridge in this game) but she plays so like??? In the way that it doesn't feel natural with her movements because there's so much focus on look how she's sashaying as she walks (wish I was joking 😞 but she resembles that one batman video game sashay gif) and it's idk. It's very weird to me and I hope it gets better but for rn I'm like honestly frustrated w it 👍

#twist rambles #sorry i was playing a lot of the witcher 3 last night and met adult ciri and am still kinda mad about it today 👍 #long post #probably man idk this is smth that rly pissed me off last night #like ive really enjoyed the game so far but with both how theyre treating her and what they did to geralts face compared to the first 2 + #games its like i have minor gripes <- wants that man to be more offputting and less yassified #also sorry mutuals who dont care about this but consider im so so silly and can get rly frustrated over this #i love ciri i just wish it wasnt like this. i understand the game is so good at sexualizing women but theyre painting her as a strong woman #and then doing this to her like. it's just eye candy :/

[hella1975]

hiiii haha. hello. exceptionally awkward introduction bc idrk how to start something like this so let's just jump right in. im taking a break from this account for a bit. i know i said i wanted taob out before halloween and currently im fine sticking with that deadline, but if i decide i need longer away then i will take longer away. every time ive reassured people that id never abandon a fic and updates will always come eventually i never once considered that my writing and ability to feel safe and comfortable on this site would be actively taken from me, so im not even going to apologise. i dont want this either and more importantly i dont fucking deserve it. i dont know what it is in the past year, if ive hit a certain amount of followers or 'popularity' that's made it so the natural ratio of positive to negative interactions must in turn go up, but there's been a serious uptick in weird asks for me. the annoying part is that a very small amount of them are actually objectively mean and hateful, the rest are just weird and invasive from people who seemingly dont realise that's what they're being. ive reached a point where i dont care if the intentions are good. it's not my job as a 20 year old tumblr user of all things to defend the morality of someone who couldnt even bother to come off anon. unfortunately, after blocking only one or two anons, the weird asks have decreased substantially, which says all you need to know about the fascinating and exhilarating lives led by these people, but ive also gone on to turn anon asks off entirely. this is something i actively fought against doing and had to be pushed into by my mutuals (who have been the coolest people on planet earth during this entire thing). turning off anon was a big deal to me even if it sounds silly. i felt betrayed and like id been backed into a corner because it was so vehmently something i DIDNT WANT that to feel like i had to do it anyway for my own mental health??? that sucks. so even though ive 'fixed' the problem, im still kind of reeling and uncomfortable every time i come on tumblr. i hope it's just something i need time to ease because i'll truly be devastated if this becomes 'ruined' for me. tumblr exists as the only place in the world where i am honestly every facet of myself without shame or hesitation; losing that would be insanely harmful to me. and to the people who cant appeal to the actual human behind the post, let me put that in words you can understand: we wouldn't get any more writing 😦😦😦 riots and fires and sirens, i know. so yeah. to anyone who has sent me an anon ask and you're now wondering if you were part of the problem, im firmly of the belief that you'll know if you are. when i say 'weird asks' i dont mean 'you sent me a para about your personal life just to vent or ask for advice' or 'you sent me a really deep emotional compliment about the impact me and/or my writing has had on you' - i love asks like that, so much that i put off taking a break and turning off anon solely for the joy they bring me. im sorry that it might feel like you're being punished too bc of the actions of what in reality is a HANDFUL of weird people, but this is what i feel like i have to do to feel safe and not go insane every time i log in. love you guys, hopefully ill see you soon x

#seriously another shout out to my mutuals #id particularly like to say thank you to boom who's always right there for me no matter what's happening or how insane im being #and also everyone in our little discord that wound up having to make a whole new channel for venting #bc i was there so often like 'today's weird ask isssss.... telling me about my cupsize!! rip them to shreds!!!' #hannah and theo especially being there and pushing me to finally turn off anon. war is truly over #and of course rori bc the shamelessness u show when hating on my anon asks has been genuinely really cathartic #sometimes u really do just need a rottweiler mutual to tell random people online to kill themselves 😭 #okay weird oscar acceptance speechcore gratitude over. i do just rlly love my mutuals #like i went three years not telling anyone about the worse side of internet popularity for fear of looking spoiled and ungrateful #so for the first time to open up about it and be met with outrage on my behalf and people saying in fact it's MORE fucked up #than i initially realised bc ive grown desensitised to it is. yeah cathartic i guess #they are singlehandedly reassuring me of the good this cursed app still holds #so everyone thank them and send them flowers NOW #okay im done i think. see you guys soon. i truly do want to come back asap bc like i said i NEVER EVEN WANTED TO FUCKING LEAVE #SOME ASSHOLES JUST HAD TO PUT GRENADES ON WHAT I ASSUMED WERE VERY UNIVERSAL AND OBVIOUS BOUNDARIES #if you're reading this like 'ohhh fuck i defo sent something invasive lately. i thought it was a joke/we were friends' #then 1) we arent friends if you're on anon. it immediately creates a power imbalance where you know me and any necessary context #but i have no idea who you are or how much you know about me. that's already a fucked dynamic #and 2) I HOPE YOU FEEL BAD. LIKE GENUINELY I HOPE YOU FEEL AWFUL AND HAVE A GOOD LONG LOOK AT YOURSELF #okay i think that's all. ta-ra lads??? how tf do u end something like this #ive queued this to reblog a couple more times throughout the day

[canonically-a-genloser]

mutual canonically-a-genloser tell me all of your randy delusions right now (threat)

ohhhh theres so fucking many this is gonna take me a bit IMMA START WITH AUS

i have multiple of the aforementioned universes in my brain and mostly the only differences between these aus are the amount of children that him and henrik adopted and took from showfall, and sometimes that changes up the timeline in which things happen

i don't have one where it's just sneeg and charlie throughout the entire story even though i Should and it is absolutely something to consider

there is one with rgb and in this one he marries henrik in showfall and charlie and sneeg are the only ones there for the wedding. (the wedding is to me a Canon Event. this is spiderman) now this one has two possible endings that i have considered. either A) randy (and potentially henrik) die hours later and randy later saves ranboo after the box when charlie and sneeg are trying to escape with them or B) randy is revived unbeknownst to charlie and sneeg but they don't find out until after they've been out of showfall for years and randy escapes and finds them

now i have another one where randy and henrik have all five kids (rgb, niki, and hetch) and it's the version of the wedding i described where hetch officiates it but it's not quite as central of a plot point in this one. randy still dies but is reset and hetch, charlie, and sneeg dont know. but in this one they all escape during the end of generation 1. all the show up to the box happens, and randy and henrik manage to save all five and just leave. this one is probably my favorite because of all the dynamics and it's so fun to think about. i could go on and on about how they would all be so fucked up but still so so codependent and despite hating each other sometimes they still care about each other because they're quite literally the only ones in the world who can understand each other and they are so aware of that it makes me crazy and also i just love love love randy being the best girl dad (<- this one is the Fucked Up Showfall version of the delulu cabin au)

okay so moving on from au paragraphs, one thing about randy and ranboo interactions. to me at first he is genuinely pissed at them even though he knows he shouldn't be because they were not in control when they killed his kids. but it's the days when charlie and sneeg hate him for letting them die and watching niki be the only one willing to comfort him is when he starts changing his mind. and then one night ranboo comes up and apologizes to randy for what happened in gen 1 because they know hes upset at them for it and thats when it hits randy like "oh yeah okay im actually Emotionally Attached to this kid now"

also on a more silly note. we've recently brought up henrik being a hairdresser. he probably knows how to do makeup and nails too. i will bet you he taught randy how to paint someone's nails really well and he would do it with niki and ranboo. sometimes charlie and sneeg would probably join in too i think. hetch Might. if there were black

also this has been bouncing around in my brain for a couple of days but sometimes i imagine what if randy could play like four songs on the guitar. he barely knows anything outside of these songs but if someone genuinely asks him to play for them he will. and just imagining these seven people who just escaped showfall and they're in a shitty rv and huddled together because the windows dont close and just. falling asleep to it. im insane sorry

also to me randy drinks insane amounts of coffee. like Insane. its probably the reason hes so anxious half the time (i am Choosing to ignore showfall)

#i've been typing for a half hour #i'll probably add more to this later #this is so unedited i am so sorry

[fuyuesu]

NIKI BEFORE ANYONE ELSE DOES

CONGRATULATIONS KADE U BEAT ALL MY ENSTARS MUTUALS TO IT !!!

favorite thing about them: AUUAUAU WHERE DO I EBEN BEGIN !! i love him i love how silly he is i love how he is unthinkingly kind and so simpleminded yet just so genuinely Good its the best kind of character for REAL adn he doesnt even realize it !! he makes me so happy

least favorite thing about them: his self-esteem is so so low :( i consider it to be very important to his character so its not like "ooughh this shouldnt exist >:((" it Should exist . i just want him to eventually learn how to be nicer to himself

favorite line: ive decided to go with just menu voice lines for this prompt when it comes to enstars characters bc otherwise id go insane and reread every story nikis ever been in . but anyway

auuuuruauuuuuuu hes so sweeetttt hes so kind and considerate DOES HE KNOW HOW LOVED HE IS?

brOTP: niki w all the bees!! also niki & tetora adn niki & hiiro go soooo hard

OTP: take a wild guess buddy (hint: it starts with an h and ends with an imeniki)

nOTP: i dont really have one for niki? i dont think i have any ship i actively hate for him! im very open :3

random headcanon: i olve his low ponytail i think its great its iconic . But what if he ties it up into a high ponytail whenever hes cooking . what if he ties it up into a bun, even. take my hand. i will show you the wonders

unpopular opinion: i feel like its only unpopular by virtue of the afct that people just Dont Read Enough About Niki to care abt this the way i do but as a fat person . Really do not like the fat niki hc i see people use sometimes. i feel like it has Good Intentions but i do see it as an erasure of his disability - you can make any other character fat ujst perhaps not the guy who canonically has such horrifically high metabolism that he has nearly died from it

song i associate with them: ok well ive gotten permission to kin assign him to ai no material . omre like a song directed At him than a song about His feelings specifically but it gives me niki vibes ok!! (sorry for only linking a no-sub version . go read the lyrics somewhere else im just Desperately avoidign looking at them out of fear of it activating my mental illness)

favorite picture of them: SOOO HARD TO CHOOSE THIS IS EVIL . BUT OK LOOK HE IS LITERALLY THE CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD LOOK AT HIM !!!!

#melty answers #enstarsposting #iwll get to the other ask i got asap #but its 8am . so i might die before then

[normal-thoughts-official]

UWU I'm in the mood for some Raphael talk, I love the headcanon you've talked about in the chat about Raphael tolerating Alec only because he makes his dad happy (which is so damn valid of him), and it's one of my most fave things do you have more slightly silly headcanons about it?

you really want me to be beaten up huh may. you want them to come for me again. you want to ruin my life

okay disclaimer Alec stans pwease dont hate me uwu I'm not saying i hate Alec I'm saying that i dont think Raphael would vibe with him. especially after the whole punch which I'll never get over cuz like i KNOW rationally that alec didnt have the full story and if izzy was hurt and sitting beside a white shadowhunter he would go there and beat them up all the same cuz alec's like this, but I'm still upset eidndidjdid my boy doesnt deserve this okay

anyway with that being said

i dont think its Raphael like, genuinely hating him as much as them having nothing in common besides their mutual love for Magnus and desire to see him happy. so Raphael can tolerate him fine, but he's not exactly dying to be best friends. besides, alec's like, all of the most annoying things about shadowhunters (all serious, never fucking relaxes, must have a weapon close at all times, doesn't understand food, doesn't listen to music, doesnt-) that arent like straight up nazist bigotry. so hes just like. ugh. whatever. I'm here for Magnus. leave pls

i can absolutely see that tbh Raphael just goes to their house and is all like "Alec leave i want to talk to Magnus" and alec's like "this is my house?" and raphael's like "and?" and alec's like "Fine, ill take a walk. Magnus, Raphael is here." but he also kisses Magnus goodbye in front of Raphael because he can, in fact, be an ass

also i know i told u about that already but Raphael lowkey challenges him every time like. he'll come by Magnus' and bring food, and of course theres food for 3 because Raphael is not gonna be that rude and he doesn't want to make Magnus feel like Raphael wants him to choose between Raphael and Alec. Alec makes Magnus happy and Raphael would never want to make Magnus feel like his love or presence in his life is conditional. Plus, he doesn't actually hate him. Just a little.

anyway so he brings the food and he's like (clearly judgemental tone) "i brought hot sauce because i figured Alec doesn't usually eat spicy food" and he's obviously correct, Alec had never eaten anything with season in his life before he met Magnus, much less pepper. he's the kind of ultimate, boss-level gringo who puts salt on his food when he's feeling adventurous

so Raphael sits down and puts the food on his plate and he pours hot sauce into his plate while making unwavering eye contact with Alec (yeah raphael can eat in this because he deserves it and i said so) and it's an obvious challenge and it evidently works because Alec 1- is competitive, and 2- actually wants Raphael's respect because he knows how important he is to Magnus. so he takes the salsa from Raphael and starts pouring it too while maintaining eye contact right back, jaw clenched in challenge, looking all serious and Magnus is like "children, please" and raphael's all like "oh no no no, let him" but Alec considers that a win because Raphael is clearly trying to contain a smile and thats the first step to winning him over

so anyway Alec sweats and grimaces through the whole meal, cuz like, look yes he may have pain tolerance because he's a shadowhunter but he's also the bitch who reacted to taking a sip of beer like someone had farted on his face. he can't hide his reactions for shit, but fuck if he doesn't lick the plate clean (not literally like gross) and doesn't shed a single tear, even as he clearly can't keep his eyes open with the effort

Magnus is like "Alexander, you dont have to do this" and alec's like "(eyes squeezed shut, grimacing, drenched in sweat) do what? this is very good" and Raphael is smiling into his plate even as Magnus shoots him dirty looks

then Alec is like "i won. i ate it all" and Raphael is like "(looking at his red sweaty face and puffy eyes) really?"

also look ill always love the hc that Raphael resents Alec for his height and Alec doesnt even notice. Raphael is not short, god damn it, hes 175! thats TEN whole centimeters above the mexican average! he was the tallest boy in Guadalajara! RAPHAEL IS TALL, OKAY

EXCEPT everyone in the goddamn shadow world is apparently a god damn giant. Its humiliating enough that Magnus is 180. but Magnus is his dad, so whatever. but Alec is FUCKING 190. no one needs that much tall. no one! Raphael went from being the tallest boy in the neighborhood to the shortest, and boy he is so not pleased about it

but Alec has no idea because who cares? (Raphael. Raphael cares. deeply. he cares so much) it's not even good to be that tall, he keeps banging his head on things. so there will be moments like. Raphael is standing in front of the bookshelf, seeming very focused. Alec shrugs, figures he's looking for something, and puts the book he was going to put there up. Raphael shoots him a dirty look that might as well be a stab, and Alec's like ???????? did i disrupt you? sorry? and Raphael just crosses his arms like "you didnt do anything, i dont know what you're talking about"

in reality the shelf was too high up because Magnus adjusted his shelves to his and Alec's height, and Raphael refused to stand on his tiptoes or god forbid, a stool, to grab his book, so he was just glaring at the shelf until the book came to him or something. and when Alec put the book up he was mad cuz Alec could reach it fjdndid

later Alec tells Magnus about it like "i dont get what i did. is he just that private?" and Magnus is like "hmm. i have no idea, darling" but next time Raphael comes, the shelves have been spelled to adjust to the book picker's height

also this always makes me think of that scene in hsm where zeke tries to talk to sharpay and she goes "evaporate, tall person!" and leaves and i love that mental image tbh

also like. eventually Alec apologizes for the punching thing (look. look. Im still salty and Raphael deserves it okay) and Raphael is like. moved because something deep inside of him still believed it was his fault and he was a monster, and it's. nice. and Alec kind of extends his arms and Raphael is like "dont think so" and crosses his arms and Alec kind of very very slowly lifts his arm and pats Raphael's head once and Raphael wants to scream and Alec looks very awkward and sheepish and Magnus bursts out laughing

(Raphael doesnt mind, though, because Magnus is genuinely so happy all day that they had a good interaction. so happy. and Raphael thinks, okay, this is okay. it's good if it makes Magnus happy.)

(Magnus also pats his head and plays with his hair, but its okay because Magnus has always done that and Raphael doesnt mind. only from him though. and raphael's partners. but anyway)

plus whenever Magnus is like, upset, or sick or something, theyre like. an unit. because for all they have no common interests they do think very alike (autistic solidarity i guess) and are very practical when it comes to taking care of others, and they both just. adore Magnus, okay. so Raphael will arrive, make Magnus soup. while he makes soup, Alec stays with him and takes his temperature. once Raphael is back with the soup, Alec goes out to buy medicine, and Raphael stays with him to make him company. and so on. at some point Alec is almost falling asleep by Magnus' side and Raphael taps his shoulder and points to the chair nearby, and Alec nods and dozes off for a while. then its the other way around. Magnus isnt seriously sick, of course, but he doesn't usually get sick so it's an event, plus they're both Like This. and for all the grief they give each other, they trust each other to take care of Magnus. theres no argument about that

(Magnus was resting, but he did see some of these moments, and smiled a bit to himself before dozing off again)

also Raphael and Ragnor gave Alec the ultimate shovel talk (Ragnor doesn't trust anyone after Camille, and while neither do cat and dot, they were more chill), but it lowkey backfired because they were like "if you ever hurt him, we'll remove your kneecaps" and Alec was like "(nodding seriously) thats fair"

also i know we've talked about this already but i also love the idea that Raphael goes to their house and is all absentmindedly like "hm can i have some coffee" and alec's like "sure, ill make it :) you stay here and talk to Magnus" and when Alec comes back he hands Raphael his coffee in a "best. bonus son. ever" mug and then he leans back against the wall, sipping his own coffee from his "world's #1 stepdad" mug that he bought himself, trying to hide his shit eating grin, and Raphael scowls and deliberately holds it so his hand covers the words, and Magnus laughs and his eyes shine as he sips his tea.

(later, Raphael is like. guess me and lightwood have a dynamic now. gross. but he still rolls with it)

in short Raphael and Alec being little shits to each other but still building something of a relationship for Magnus and always taking care of him..... ultimate trope

#ask #cosmicnovia #luxxmagnus #sh #shadowhunters #raphael santiago #magnus bane #alec lightwood #brotp: i'll do whatever it takes to protect them #long post #autistic alec lightwood #autistic raphael santiago #brief but still there #crack #sh crack #malec

[yeoldontknow]

I always see you tagging people so I'm curious - Who do you ship your mutuals with? Like any group, do you have ships?

hi sweetie! im sorry this took so long. when this came in, id had a lot of asks recently about shipping things and i just want to stress i am not a ships blog. writing these out also takes a bit of time, because i dont just ship my friends willy nilly lmao i take my time considering who my bffs get to be paired with. but i have some time today and im taking a small break from drafting a thing so. its time to have some fun

when you see me tagging people in pics its usually because im tagging a friend who biases that person. but if it comes to SHIPPING thats whole other story so. off i go! (also im only taking a few of my mutuals, not all because id be here all day)

@daegusoftboys with min yoongi. im not even going to sit here and describe why or how they are perfect for each other because anyone with eyeballs can see they are soulmates. i know precisely no people who love min yoongi as jo loves min yoongi, and he deserves that kind of love. alternatively, yoongi will treat her like the queen she is and holy shit this is the coolest, softest, most beautiful couple on the planet am i meant to ship them with ANYONE ELSE??? i cant wait for the marriage invite tbh

@kpopfanfictrash with park jimin. listen: i know this queen biases and ults the literal soul out of jinyoung, and if they ever got together theyd be the power couple that strikes fear in all those who like...see them, not even cross them. having met shan, IRL shes gorgeous and wonderful and brilliant, and jinyoung is like...God so like...everyone would die (also a leo and a virgo, its a recipe for disaster the signs are RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER YIKES BIKES) BUT SHANNA MARIE AND JIMIN? oh my god, let me tell you how soft this couple would be. jimin would be so unbelievably devoted to shan, like caring and affectionate and gentle and showing her how much he cares even when he cant physically be there, WITHOUT smothering her. and shan would build him up, remind him how valid and important he is, and support him through his low points. shed also feed him really well so like...important.

@kimnamwho with johnny seo. three words: the. best. dates. kim is one of the funniest people i know and johnny is a goofball. i imagine these two would be super amazingly fun together, like That Fun Couple everyone is jealous of who adores one another and also is always talking about how like ‘WOW GUYS, we have to tell you about this excursion we went on last week to the fields of scotland’ and the story ends with johnny going ‘AND THEN we fucked in the quarry’ and you try to figure out how they got from point A to point B but youre laughing so hard you dont care. yeah. thats kim and johnny.

@kollectionn with kim jondae. i get real emo when i think about the couples vibe dae and sunshine would have. theyre so serious and conversely so silly. like sunshine is so dedicated to her work and so is dae. theyre both really focused on their goals and theyd support each other so well like, really encouraging and reminding each other to take breaks. but also dae is so silly! such a goof! and sunshine can be so clumsy that like, the amount of laughing theyd be doing together about themselves, like holy crap. also, sunshines lazy days with dae where he hums during a rainstorm and she writes in his lap. end me.

@the-porcelain-doll-xo with kim namjoon. i shipped them before i met her and now that i have met her i ship this EVEN MORE. listen fal is one of the most beautiful people ive ever seen and joon is one of the most beautiful people ive ever seen = gorgeous kids. but also, fal like...is devoted. i dont just mean like...devoted to a thing because shes committed i mean she pours her soul into things she loves. this is namjoon. literally it. they are the same. and she will take such good care of him when he forgets to take care of himself. and he will make sure she feels like the queen - when he gives her attention, she would be his sole focus and she needs that sometimes. omfg i ship

@queenoftheimpala with jeon jungkook. look i know this is her bias, but you have to listen to me. first of all, shes the only woman i know who willingly, openly, loudly, and proudly wears her love for this guy like a badge of honor on her chest. like, most women my age are like ‘i dont want to love jungkook, i have to resist.’ ali took one look at him LITERALLY ONE LOOK and said ‘i want to ruin his thighs.’ within 3 minutes she was all in. but theres so much more here. kookie is shy around new people and so is ali, so their courting will be long and difficult because both of them are Too Nervous(tm) to do anything about how much they like one another. but once they get there oh my lord. ali is...the most genuine human. like pure goodness and affection inside and out. she would take the best care of him, and he would make sure she is Well Fed because my god the two of them have sex drives that are out of control. theyd be that couple that comes to your dinner party, is SO Cute at dinner, then disappears at dessert for 2 hours only to come back well fucked and sweating like ‘sorry.’ lmao

THOSE ARE ALL MY SHIPS FOR NOW MY FRIEND