emma // she/they // american // old enough to know better // homely wench // anxious queer // joe fox apologist // definitely wants to be your friend probably
I edited together the clips of the NADDPod cast talking about fan reactions/backseat gaming from fans on the short rest this week because I feel like itās something more people should hear.
Transcript:
Murph: So I donāt- I donāt venture into the comments very oftenā
Caldwell: Oooh, shit
Murph: ābecause I try to, um, yāknow, stay sane. [Emily laughs] But I thoughtā I was like, you know what? The characters have joined the rebellion, thereās gonna be lots of fun discussion about, yāknow, likeā oh, so cool that theyāre about Mothership and all this stuff, likeā¦ things are picking up!
[The audio cuts forwardā Emily is in the middle of laughing as it picks back up, and continues to laugh in the background as Murph speaks]
Murph: The top discussion of the episode, by far, is how bullshit the Callie Finale is. How unbalanced it is. That is the TOP thing. Andā
Caldwell, quietly: What the fuck?
Emily: Well, the funny thing is, Iā Callie Finale hadnāt come out yet, but I had seen how people were already complaining about Doom Blade, and I got rid of all myā I got rid of my two homebrew spells.
[All overlapping]
Murph: Yeah, Emily threw out her christmas present
Emily: No more fuckingā
Murph: So you guys won.
Caldwell: Are you fucking happy?
Jake: You guys ruined fucking christmas.
Murph: You ruined christmas. You ruined christmas.
Emily: I mean Jake gets toā Jakeā [The others stop talking, and itās just Emily.] Jake still has access to them because I know that you will not hold him to the same fuckin standard that you hold me.
Murph: Itās true. Yeah. 1,000 points of damage Hardwon is fine.
Emily: And in fact, if there had been a Calder finale, you all wouldāve been likeā
Murph: It wouldāve been fine.
[Overlapping, sarcastically.]
Emily: Aww, so much growth.
Caldwell: Such growth.
Murph: Such growth. So powerful.
Emily: Iām so proud of this boy who has literally been playing as much [laughs] D&D as the girl.
Murph: Lemme continue my beef of the weekā
Emily: So itās all gone. No moreā
Caldwell: Oh weāre halfway through the fillet.
Murph: Theyāre all gone. Theyāre all gone. The beef of the week will continue though. The beef continues. [Murph on his own, more seriously.] So I agree that getting 30 HP from it was too much. I would not have done that again. āCause thatās what happens. You make judgement calls.
Caldwell: Are you saying that a DM canā¦ change rulings? After an episode?
Murph: Iām saying that just ācause I said it the one time does not mean weāre going to cheese and fucking break the game foā like, I have a hundred and forty some odd episodes out there. And people somehow, still, I need to prove myself every week that Iām not a dumbass. Every week people are like āthis is the end of the show I guess. I guess he just gave her something where she just gets 40 HP for free!ā No. No. What are you talking about?
[Caldwell, Emily, and Jake laugh in the background as Murph speaks.]
Caldwell: Iām wondering if I could join the beef real quick?
[The audio cuts again, once again picking up as Emily is in the middle of laughing. She continues to laugh as Caldwell speaks.]
Caldwell: There were people likeā criticizing Callie for likeā sexualizing Sol? And like, speculating that I was uncomfortable with it??
[Everyone laughs.]
Murph, incredulous: Speculating that you were uncomfortable?!
[Overlapping; Murphās following lines are said at a yell, distant from the microphone so itās not overwhelmingly loud.]
Murph: You got fucked through a bag?! You have had sex. On this show. Through a BAG.
Caldwell: Dog, Iā Let me just say right now, I am 35. I have a mortgage.
Murph: This is a FROG.
Caldwell: I own a RAV-4. Iām fine. You donāt need to worry about me.
Murph, more quietly: Oh my god.
Jake: Woah you own that RAV-4?
[The audio cuts forward again.]
Jake: āThe idea that like, weāre suffering at the table when we record, the four of us, and itās up to the audience at the end of the week to be likeā
Murph: āto decide ifā
Emily: āto protect Jake and Caldwell?
Jake: āāhey I noticed, actuallyāā like, weāre totally good.
Caldwell: Weāre fine.
Murph: Yeah, this is an editedā
Jake: Iām having the time of my life. The happiest I am is afterā is likeā either right after or during our recording sessions.
Murph: Yeah, weāre just buds, guys.
Emily: We are just really good friends having a lot of fun with like, a deep mutual respect. And thatās why the show is fun to make. And thatās why you donāt need to protect them.
Murph: The beefā
Caldwell: I feel like all the comments should just be likeā āWow, check out these buds!ā
Murph: Yeah: check out the buds!
forget the invitations, floral arrangements, and bread makers
sam/bucky | alternate universe (bake off au) | 2.8k words | rated g
āI shouldāve known you were scheming,ā says Sam, narrowing his eyes in an attempt to curb his grin. āYouāve been way too agreeable this week.ā
āIāve never schemed a day in my life,ā says Bucky.
Sam and Bucky sneak away from a party, sign some papers, and settle some debts.
Springtime in Louisiana means that the sun tends to linger in the evenings. Itās always beautiful, the sky a riot of pinks and oranges, but itās still less-than-ideal light to navigate by. To be fair, Samās pretty sure he could pick his way around the Wilson house with his eyes closed if he wanted to, but heād rather not do it in dress shoes and a tailored suit.
āIām sorry, Uncle Sam,ā AJ says again, leading the way as they leave the dance floor behind. āItās just that Uncle Bucky asked us to handle it and I donāt want to disappoint him on such a big day.ā
āIām not sure Bucky could ever be disappointed in either one of you,ā Sam says.
AJ makes a considering noise. āWe got pretty close that time Cass said he liked Chicago style pizza.ā