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esotheria-sims · 2 months

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Nature has awoken and the trees and bushes around the house have gone berserk with fruit and flowers! Would be a shame if it all went to waste, wouldn't it? Annika to the rescue!

She first plucked the blackberry bush (making sure only to pick the ripe ones), and then moved on to the dwarf fruit trees. She picked the pears and the pomegranates, which looked particularly tasty. Maybe she'll save one for later!

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Hey, followers: trivia question time! 🤓

What is the symbolic meaning of pomegranates❓

#chekov's gun?#nah #chekov's pomegranate #sims 2 #ts2 #sims #bacc #wyverns bay #gameplay #wb gameplay #sim scenery #wb scenery #blackbird #blackbird week 4 #annika blackbird #mine

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calocera · 4 months

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star trek has a nasty habit of introducing a character who is polyamorous and horny and then they don’t even do anything with that

#chekovs gun of sex #star trek

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spirk-trek · 22 days

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my family got me these discarded film clips that used to be sold at cons in the 60s and 70s!!! i actually teared up looking through them. they're VERY tiny. i can't wait to find some way to display them irl but for now here they are :)

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skybson · 1 year

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3x6 - Spectre of the Gun

#um spoiler but chekov is fine #star trek #star trek tos #spectre of the gun #spock #leonard mccoy #montgomery scott #jim kirk #trekedit #originalposts*#long post //#1k

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 10 months

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Peeped the horrors

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #a-qing #xue yang #A-qing went 'there are horrors he is committing and I am going to peep them' and then faced horrors that she could not fathom #The fact she sees the evidence first hand but it genuinely is too much to handle is a lovely tragedy that betrays her youth #It is interesting that she clearly does have more knowledge than the lay person about cultivators and night hunts (possibly from xxc?)#she does mentally call out xue yang for using the right terminology (betraying his 'no one important' façade)#but corpse poisoning is...well....probably not something she could have known about #so instead she has to encounter this horrible and suspicious event and justify it to keep herself sane #Ah....that's not going into the really interesting ambiguity of xue yangs targets #the people he kills specifically slandered *all three of them*#Was it just for himself? Was there a sense of protectiveness over his two blind companions?#I don't want an answer. I love that it is ambiguous #And oh man. having the noble XXC do the killing is so deviously evil. What a loaded chekov's gun.#you know xxc is gonna have a breakdown over it *when* he finds out. Its all a matter of timing #ok ok funny tag time #I think little apple and xy should meet up so they can swap arson tips. Truly the power team nobody wants. Not even them.#they would fight to the death and little apple would *win*#EDIT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY XUE YANG

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alchemicaladarna · 26 days

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One thing I love about Bad's lore, and the reason why I watch every stream for like 6 months I think, is the subtle RP. Like, this is going to sound odd but every lore hint fascinates me to no end because it's like playing mind games.

Bad would give his audience the slightest of hints- whether it's in his builds or the things he says, but he keeps most of it a secret until it's time to properly reveal it. And even if you're just a casual watcher, you'll still be left wondering and thinking what the fuck it all means. He said it a few streams ago, that the best stories will always leave you with more questions with every hint dropped, and I personally have to agree. That's why I found the soul vultures arc so satisfying and cathartic because it was hinted at for MONTHS and it was tied up in such a good devastating tragedy.

It's not necessarily the story, but it's the progression of it that's got me so hooked, and honestly, the theorist and storyteller in me really appreciates that :D

#qsmp #qsmp badboyhalo #badboyhalo #that being said every hint in a story should still be wrapped up in a satisfying conclusion no matter what...#what did they call it? chekov's gun? not sure if im spelling that right 0_0 #but yea even if we never see an arc play out i really like how bad explains and talks us through his plan still

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theaviatorthatcouldnotfly · 29 days

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about simon’s social media plotline

instead of deleting it, why didn’t simon just temporarily deactivate his instagram/make a private account?

all season, simon has been trying to find workarounds to his worsening situation when it comes to outside pressures and an increasingly stifling environment. he tries to find ways to still be himself and have some sense of freedom, even with all the criticism and negativity being hurled his way.

he’s hit with a barrage of hate comments everywhere? fine. he’ll reply to some of them, just to make sure that everyone gets a sense of who he really is. but he soon finds that when he does so, he’s only met with even more hatred and people coming for his throat. and wille himself tells him replying will only make things worse, so he should try to refrain from doing so.

okay, then. he might not be able to directly comment and tell the world who he is and how all of this is making him feel, but he can show them. so he uploads the video of him singing, the thing he loves most in the world, and he expresses himself through that original song. but that doesn’t work either, and wille tells that simon shouldn’t be posting those things on social media because they can easily be misinterpreted and cause harmful speculations and media attention. and to make things worse, there’s a whole new barrage of hate comments, this time leaning into more sinister territory.

but simon is not going to give up so easily— even if tons of people online are telling him that he’s a golddigger and pathetic and chasing fame, he knows that those aren’t his intentions. he’s with wille because he loves him, and he’s not looking for fame or wealth out of it. and all simon wants out of life is to make some positive change in the world. so of course he can’t help himself when he adds himself to the post of the picture he took with the younger boy who looks up to him. he’s hopeful and a little giddy about it all, because he is making a change. he is helping and inspiring others. he wants to share that with others.

and then simon goes home to find that an anonymous stranger has thrown a rock through his window, into his house.

simon loves his family dearly. he would do anything for them. and someone he likely doesn’t even know hated him enough to threaten his family’s safety, his mother’s safety, by finding his house and breaking the window with the rock. being harassed on social media and in person by reporters fucking sucks, but in simon’s mind, at least that’s only affecting him. but this? this is too far. this is his family, and they’re unintentional targets now, too. they aren’t even safe in their own home anymore, where they’ve lived in the last fourteen years.

so when jan olof and farima come by and tell simon to delete his social media accounts for his own safety— not temporarily deactivate, not make private, specifically delete— simon does it. because private accounts and deactivations are workarounds, and to simon, workarounds have only made things worse. it’s not just him on the line anymore, it’s his family and safety and his relationship with wille altogether, so he does exactly what the royal court says and deletes his accounts. workarounds just aren’t worth it.

okay, but why is deleting his instagram account such a big deal? he can always make a new one, so why does it matter?

one of the first times that we get a deeper look into who simon is, not coincidentally, through the contents of his instagram account! when wille is lurking on simon’s profile, we get a solid introduction into the key aspects and people in simon’s life. he he has two best friends who he adores, he loves his sister and his mother, and even his bio says “music makes my world go round”.

but looking past that aspect for now, we also get to see who simon is outside of social media and these close relationships: he’s very outspoken, doesn��t let others silence him (even in his very first scene, he sings louder when vincent makes fun of him), is unafraid to call others out on their bullshit and has strong values that he’s quick to share.

but throughout season three, as simon is faced with more and more pressure and cruelty on behalf of the public and royal court, he starts losing himself. he finds that singing isn’t as enjoyable anymore, he becomes quieter and quieter. he initially fights back when he feels that the royal court is being unreasonable, like when he was first told by wille about being careful on social media, but eventually just reaches a point where he stops and just takes it. he ends up going against his own values just for the sake of not fighting with wille during the sit-in, despite clearly being bothered by it. and of course, this isn’t helped by the fact that he’s not on speaking terms with sara again until much later and his relationship with his mom is strained until mid-season, so a integral part of his support system isn’t able to help him until he was a little too deep into all this.

so looking back at the social media aspect, simon deleting his instagram accounts is the nail in the coffin. he publicly displays his unabashed love for his family, friends, and music through his posts, all of which are essential to his sense of self and who he is as a person, and we see him literally delete it all. this drives home the point that simon is deleting himself, and marks one of his lowest points in terms of losing and changing himself to try and fit into a space that will never be made for someone like him. square peg in a circular hole.

so yes, realistically, simon deleting instagram is a sad thing to see, although not necessarily earth-shattering. but metaphorically? it’s everything.

why were there only hate comments? sweden is very progressive in terms of queer rights and social acceptance, so it couldn’t have been that bad.

of course, i can’t speak for lisa and the rest of the team, but i feel that this was an intentional detail. because the truth is, there probably weren’t only hate comments! we even see the initial response after simon posts the clip of him singing, and it’s positive.

but as an overall society, we tend to take criticism harder than we do compliments. you likely don’t remember that one time last week where a stranger complimented your hair or outfit or handwriting, whatever it may be, but you probably do remember the last time someone told you that your efforts weren’t enough. you probably remember the last time you got a bad review or a bad grade on something you tried hard on, or when someone made fun of your interests. and speaking as a teenager, i can confirm that this is a huge thing to us as well— we want to be accepted and complimented, we want to be wanted, and when we aren’t, it feels like it’s the end of the world.

so of course simon would take all those disgusting comments to heart. anyone would, especially when they haven’t had any time to prepare for it. so as more and more hate comments roll in, it’s harder to pay attention to the positivity that may also be there. from simon’s point of view, the hate is everywhere and too much to ignore, so that’s what we get to see. we see criticism and threats and people being mean, because those are the responses and the view that affect simon the most.

tldr; simon deleted his instagram because he felt that using another workaround in deactivation/private acc would be a risk, it’s a big deal because by literally deleting his social media the writers show that simon is deleting himself, and there’s mostly hate comments because through simon’s pov those are the ones that are the most impactful.

#it’s okay to not like the storyline ofc but it’s getting annoying to see people use it against simon over and over again #saying that he’s dramatic because “he didn’t have to delete his acc” “it’s just social media get over it”#or that he’s completely in the wrong for not listening to wille/royal court in the first place im 😭😭😭#simon is trying his best in a crappy situation that no one should have to handle in the first place and you’re here coming for his throat??#anyways i need to give him a hug. he and wille both need the biggest hugs in the universe #i rly enjoyed this storyline though! social media involvement is chekov’s gun and i’m glad the writers used it to their advantage #young royals #simon eriksson #simon young royals #young royals analysis #lisa ambjörn #avi rambles #wilmon #long post #long text post

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legobiwan · 27 days

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So that new Malevolent, right?

#malevolent #malevolent spoilers #arthur lester #im sorry but arthur running around in *air quotes* 1200s england #with a loaded gun is peak comedy #LITERALLY CHEKOV'S GUN #i cannot wait to see how this falls apart on him #my favorite cosmic horror soap opera

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lavenderjewels · 8 months

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This design is so good, I need sukuna to have this original body again

#i love everything about four armed sukuna #went through this chapter and got flashed by yorozu several times #it’s funny how sukuna and uraume are both 😐 with yorozu LMAO #if her entire purpose wasn’t to throw in a chekovs gun for sukuna and to overshadow tsumiki before immediately dying I would’ve had more fun #but anyways this sukuna design is genuinely. so good I can’t get over it #like I need him to not possess megumi and to move on #jjk spoilers #sukuna #I like uraumes funny little haircut here too #id in alt

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the-witchhunter · 6 months

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Question for the DPxDC crowd

what do you guys actually consider liminal? Like, I genuinely don't know anymore

because early on it was pretty much just Jazz having grown up with ectoplasm in the house for years and in her food, which makes sense, and it was an extremely rare thing

then it got expanded to Sam and Tucker

Then members of the Bat crew that got resurrected by a Lazarus pit(and Dick for some reason? He's never canonically died guys...)

Now it seems to be the entirety of Amity Parkers, All the Bat clan, half of Gotham, Half the Justice Leage, the entirety of the League of Assassins

is it just having come into contact with ectoplasm/Lazarus Pits? Prolonged exposure? Because it's starting to feel like everyone is liminal besides the guys in white for some reason

Like you guys have started using Liminal to basically replace the word "Ecto-contaminated" There is a canon word for the thing you guys have started using liminal to describe

#dpxdc #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #it just feels like a cool idea got watered down #everybody is liminal #tim hasn't died guys #Dick hasn't died #it used to be just make people a bit off and unsettling like a cryptid #not a superpower #idk maybe i'm just burnt out on it #like ghost king stuff #legit i have massively reduced my fanfic consumption because of how often some tropes are tossed in randomly #and i get distracted because it doesn't make sense in context unless the thing actually means nothing at all #and it's enough to ruin otherwise excellent fics for me #it's Chekov's gun that never get's fired #more like referencing another fic's chekov's gun #yeah i'm probably just burnt out and am nitpicking a minor bit of bad writing that keeps getting repeated

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inkperch · 3 months

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Is vaggie is present during all the overlords meetings?

Thats one of the biggest coinflips I'm trying to figure out rn, because. On the one hand, Vaggie learning just before Out For Love that her mum killed an angel and didn't tell her could be very fun to play with, but on the other Vaggie being present for Respectless would be a very fun place to nuke canon from orbit with-

#Vaggie Carmine au #I say this but like. It wouldn't change THAT much-#I'd mostly just be unloading a particular Chekovs gun thats probably gonna be important in later seasons-#Aka Alastor's deal #Which is also something that ways on both sides #hazbin hotel #vaggie hazbin hotel

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trashmammal-7 · 1 month

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Bones takes Spock being a Vulcan like a personal attack.

#star trek #star trek tos #i'm watching spectre of the gun rn and like dude this is not the time Chekov just fucking died

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pieofdeath · 15 days

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"You didn't see the storm coming? Must not be a very good Oracle." BRENNAN WHEN I FUCKING CATCH YOU...

#d20 #dimension 20 #dropout #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #THIS EPISODE WAS THE EPISODE OF CHEKOVS GUNS THAT HAVENT FIRED FOR YEARS

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