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eggs-are-my-passion · 2 months

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Bugsy laughs as he sees his opponent's face, who is as scared as they are prepared.

I won't lose this time!

That's the spirit! Go! Beedrill!

The pokemon comes out and already starts to scout it's surroundings, focusing on Midori's movements.

Midori takes a step back, breathes in and sends his own pokemon out.

Cake! Come on out!

Oh, so you're sending them first this time. How interesting.

Beedrill! Bug Bite!

The pokemon lunges foward, arms open, ready to grab the small wooper, who looks scared.

Mud Shot!

As soon as the beedril reaches it's opponent, she shoots, pushing the wasp back.

It shakes the mud off it's body as Bugsy shouts again.

Let's keep distance then! Venoshock!

The pokemon starts to shoot blobs of poison at the wooper, who fails to dodge, but stands up, not giving up.

Again, Bug Bite!

The beedril lauches itself towards it's opponent again, ready to take a bite.

Cake! Use Slam!

The wooper jumps, dogding her opponent, and slams her tail on it's forehead.

Beedril has fainted.

Nice job, but let's see if you can handle this.

Butterfree! It's your turn!

As soon as the pokemon emerges, Midori flinches. They are remembering their last battle, losing focus.

Use Gust!

The bug flaps it's wings at the small pokemon, who is sent flying towards her trainer.

Cake has fainted.

Midori recomposes themself and puts Cake back into her pokeball.

Crumb! I'm counting on you!

The herdier gets out with a powerful bark. Midori doesn't even think twice before screaming their command,

Retaliate!

Crumb tackles the butterfree with full force, lauching it away.

Good job, but let's see how you counter this.

Butterfree! Supersonic!

The bug sends out loud sound waves, making the poor dog confused.

Crumb! Snap out of it!

The herdier moves around, not knowing what to do, tripping, barely being able to stand up by himself.

Psybeam!

Come on Crumb! Dodge it!

The butterfree shoots directly at the herdier, who immediately broke out of his confusion and jumped out of the way!

Good boy! Now use Take Down!

The dog rushes foward and tackles the butterfly again, making them both fall.

Butterfree and Crumb have fainted.

Midori stares at his own hand. They only has one pokemon left, but so does Bugsy.

Well well well. It's time for you to meet my most powerful pokemon.

Midori is scared. They have heard of this pokemon before, and since they had such a hard time with the butterfree, they can't even think of how difficult this battle might get now.

Scyther!

The mantis comes out of it's ball ready to slash whoever crosses it's path. Midori takes a step back, takes a deep breath and gives a little kiss to Dot's ball.

Dot! It's your turn!

The mime jr comes out of the pokeball, not even flinching at the sight of his big opponent. Something is different about him...

Fury Cutter!

The scyther flies foward, not even letting Dot get ready as it slashes the poor baby pokemon, sending them flying towards the wall.

Dot!

He gets up, does a thumbs up back to his trainer and get's ready to counter attack.

Again!

Protect!

The scyther repeats the same move, but this time Dot creates a barrier to stop it.

Psybeam!

The mime jr shoots, sending the scyther flying away from him.

Now use Wing Attack!

Scyther's wings start to glow as it lauches itself foward again. It hits, creating a massive cloud of dust surrounding them.

Dot!

He doesn't answer. A light shines from inside the dust cloud. A powerful wind sends alll the dirt away, showcasing a glowing mime jr slowly growing, wings made out of light coming out of it's back.

That's mimic! He mimicked Scyther's Wing Attack!

Dot has evolved into a Galarian Mr, Mime!

The newly evolved pokemon uses it's fake wings to lauch his opponent back, giving a thumbs up back to his trainer again.

Now we're talking!

Scyther! Quick Attack!

The bug vanishes out of thin air and appears behind the Mr Mime, who seems ready to counter attack.

Use Ice Shard!

Dot quickly creates a chunk of ice on his hand and smashes it into Scyther's face, defeating the bug.

Scyther has fainted.

Midori won the battle

#//1: yes I used his ingame team but evolved cause why would he have a metapod and a kakuna????#//2: yes it's a galarian mr mime cause I love it and cause I don't care about game rules and I wanna give my baby boy a mr rime #//3: and with that said. GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO MIDORI UTSUGI AND DOT CAUSE I SPENT WAY TOO LONG THINKING ON HOW THIS BATTLE WOULD GO #utsugi midori #pkmn irl #pokeblogging #pokemon #utsugi elm #pokemon irl #pokemon rp #real pokemon #rotomblr #pokemon roleplay

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alocalplaytimecoworker · 15 days

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Hey guys, there is something I must tell you... Dogday had a blog right now because I told him to use it, so you can guys check it!

Blog: @averybright-dogday

#poppy playtime #poppy playtime au #poppy playtime oc #poppy playtime chapter 3 #poppy playtime chapter 2 #poppy playtime chapter 1 #poppy playtime rp #poppy playtime roleplay #poppy playtime game #dogday #go check it out!! )#° [ andrew talks for no reason ] °#poppy playtime dogday #dogday smiling critters

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yo9urt · 4 months

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ball dur's gait 3 is ruining my life

#mine #I THINK I LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF AST4RI0N ROMANCE BY ACCIDENT #AND THE WORST PART IS I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW!!!!!!!#LIKE. WHAT SCENE DID I FUCK UP IN. WHICH DIALOGUE DID I MISS. WHERE DID I GO WRONG #i just got to act 3 and i had the option to ask him why him and my char haven't [ahem] in a while and i decided to click on it #and he finished the conversation by being like 'yeah theres never going to be anything between us'#i insta-reloaded to my save right before the convo because i refuse to accept that as being canon #even though i know the structure of this game well enough to know the fact that i have the option to have that convo #is like a 99% guarantee that i cant romance him #but fuck me man i wanna be a little delusional and keep believing #but if it's really over...............then 1. i'm very upset especially because this is my self insert #(although that is oddly fitting in its own way)#2. i still care him so much and in my heart i want to believe maybe after the events of the game something happens between them #3. im going to kill myself #and 4. on the upside i guess this does offer some interesting story/rp aspects i could play with in my silly mind #but fuuuuuuck me man i was counting on being able to do it i really thought i could get this to work...................#fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck man #so many things have gone wrong in this run it's almost kinda funny #i guess this also adds another playthrough to my planned list cause even though i watched the supercut and i know his romance already #i still kind of want to experience it for myself...even if it's not with my insert :(#but then again my tavs and durges will always be a little bit of an insert cause i'm going to project on them and they'll always #have something in common with me #i can try again in the future...#my 2nd run is going to be durgestarion with durge resisting the urges which i think will be really fun #but i guess im gonna need to use a guide LMAO #fuuuuuuuuuuck dude even though i reloaded to make the convo uncanon i feel like me and my little tav guy are sharing a deeply painful momen #ok this is too many tags WHATEVER i have a call in 30 minutes and then i'm playing the game for the rest of the day #even if he doesn't want me i will still care him......#oh i guess that's the other upside is i can see nonromantic dialogue i might not have seen otherwise #i'll probably see friend dialogue in future playthroughs when i romance other characters but who knows

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cnnamonrolls · 1 year

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maaaan

#okay so likekeoek ...#we came from 8 tests last week yea? and the literal next week we need to do 11 projects #and now im like #so so overwhelmed #also today was a horribleass day ..#1. i got test results and they were lower than i expected #2. i almost cried in front of the teacher and i got mad at my groupmates because they were unfair to our other grpmates and it sucked #3. because of number 2 i spoke back to the teacher abt it i think hes gonna talk to the group again and im ao fucking scared for when my #grpmates fimd out cause i'm sure they'll get mad but FUCK they were unfair #4. my cousin is so fucking annoying sometimes i get in a bad mood so easily and theyre like ugh she's so angry all the time STOP #5. i snapped at my classmate earlier and i tried to fuckigmgm hold back tears i cry so easily i domt know how to stop it #6. my fucking grpmates didmt come to practice for a rp project the practice was so unsuccessful and we are so so behind i kept telling #them to go on time go on time 12:20 meet me here BUT THEY WERE FUCKIMG WITH THEIR FRIENDS THOSE BITCHES ARE SO UNCOOPERATIVE LIKE #and when they arrived thr fuckng bell rang because their late asses who don't keep their promises ...#fml #avideas 🌻#tw rant

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sins-of-the-sea · 1 year

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((If it's not too sensitive a subject - what might the Master and the Sins be up to during WWII?))

According to CappnRob ( @der-karibisch-heyder):

lmao, but for real, you're fine, even though it IS a sensitive subject, especially considering the theatres involved.

TL;DR: Lots of anguish, as the Seven are forced to watch the world not just fall into war, but to see the nations they once called home and the peoples they called brethren fall into oppression, genocide, and general bloodshed. I could have sworn I've written a similar piece regarding WW2-era Spain and Italy in the blog but I can't find it. I'll keep it general and avoid specifics as to avoid touching upon the pain still felt by the people who especially got it bad from WW2 such as the Jewish population and the Chinese. But ALL Seven felt it.

From my readings so far, I think the one least affected by it all is Rashid? The Ottoman Empire has fallen for some decades by then, so what became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declared neutrality, and I am not finding much notes on this nation beyond declaring war on Germany at almost literally the last minute then doing nothing about it.

Meanwhile I’m mostly finding things on Cuba and Puerto Rico when it comes to Latin America and the Caribbean, but not so much with Haiti. Abena does take in comfort that Ghana was never a warfront in the grand scheme of the wars, mostly participating as suppliers manpower for the Allies (as Ghana was a part of the British Empire at the time).

Everyone else... not so feeling good. I don’t think I need to describe Josep’s feelings on Francoist Spain, or Giovanni on Fascist Italy, or Ruixiong on Japanese-occupied China. And of course the Twins on France and the entire European Jewish population. As much as they are removed from the nations of that time considering it is not the same as it was in the 1500s-1600s, it’s still their people, their brethren, and the descendants of the neighbors and friends they considered a part of their home.

And the worst part of all this? The absolute worst part? The part wherein Cappn is all “EVIL”?

The Master is absolutely LOVING the Second World War. So much pain, so much hatred, so much death. He might even encourage the Seven to go on a soul raid here and there should any combat take place in the seas. By the time it’s all over, the Crew basically entered a state of dormancy because their souls just could not take it. But of course, the Master will insist they continue to search for the Eye. So they have to keep going. No matter what.

#ww2 tw #wars tw #imperialism tw #death tw #antisemitism tw #genocide tw #holocaust tw #fascism tw #I COULD go into more specifics but #1.) I'm no WW2 expert #2.) things are happening in American politics today that is reopening old wounds so I don't want to contribute to that #3.) we'll be getting into sensitive territory I feel I have no right to write about as an outsider of those groups #4.) I am more personally connected through the Pacific theater #as an Asian-American and as a Filipino #so there is a bit too much disconnect that I think is best kept that way #WITH THAT SAID #I am more than happy to write specifics of the events #because I will be given scenarios that applies to those instead of the wars in general #I am also more than happy to do alternative history scenarios like if I am to RP Wolfenstein etc

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its-yashas-strong-arms · 2 years

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HELLO Gemma negotiated a meeting with an ancient dragon by making friends with her rebellious teenage daughter

#this session was so much fun it was supposed to be travel and then we rolled Navy (teenage dragon) on the random encounter table #and Gemma also realized she could finish learning Sending so she Sent messages to 1. her mom 2. her girlfriend 3. Navy 4. Kathaela #(who is currently in Gemma's hometown that got overthrown in the rebellion and apparently got CAPTURED??)#and her captors know about Batsheba's Disks and are researching them and Navy mentioned her mom had one #so now we're going to meet an ancient dragon who is pissed that we befriended her youngest daughter (who snuck out to hang out with us...)#aaaaaaaaaa #idrun dnd #gemma #ALSO! level seven and Hunter multiclassed into warlock after ANOTHER wild ass dream and Zevros into barbarian bc he's angry all the time #genuinely don't think we've had a fight in months lmao all we do is RP at this point it's amazing

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shoebillstork · 6 months

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Mutual 1: (An extremely extensive post detailing their trauma on their secret blog)

Mutual 1: (A picture of the soup they finished making) Eeatting penis soup grab a bowl

Mutual 2: (Cropped batman yaoi) This scene was so compelling in the comics qnd established so much for Bruce Waynes character as a bottom

Mutual 3: Just updated my comic (it is one of the most compelling pieces of narrative youve ever read. Its based off of a bad game)

Mutual 4: Ngl this omegaverse gacha life youtube video is more compelling than most shows i watch

Mutual 5: Finally cocking out i swear if one more thing happens today i will snap

Mutual 6: PENIS TYPO

Mutual 7: PENIS TYPO

Mutual 8: PENIS TYPO

Mutual 9: This yak tranquilizer weak af

Mutual 10: Come make my sinister potion (posts how to make a pipebomb)

Mutual 11: Do i get plastic surgery and change my name and move to a different country y/n (poll is in favor of yes by a huge margin)

Mutual 12: Mutual 13 is a lying fucking piece of trash and i think they should drop dead. They live at 308 Negra Aroya Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104 and im going to record me beating the shit out of them

Mutual 13: Aww my bestie is coming to visit me soon :]

(Mutual 12 and 13 are dating)

Mutual 14: who tf does she think she is (posts a sc of mutual 8 from three url changes ago. It is mutual 8 saying theyre going to the park)

Mutual 15: So in my latest session in dnd we rolled 1d12 for dick size and i rolled a nat 20 and idk what to do with this reponsibility now

Mutual 16: he looks so good im going to scream (a screenshot where said character is so far in the background he doesnt even have a face)

Mutual 17: eho up thinking about the moral dillemma presented in pokemon go

Mutual 18: take a look at my ocs :D (mona lisa if dhe was gay)

Mutual 19: i hadba really good day today i got to spend some time bonding with my entire family and we got to celebrate something we havent had the time for in 37 years

Mutual 20: (reblogging mutual 19) L + Don't care + 632146K~P PRC, dl.2146K~P, 5K > 2146K~P, 5K > JF 2146K~P, 2H, WS ([4]6H->P), 623H

Mutual 21: (Blurry photo of them running from police) they're after me for my stash kf yaoi cocaine

Mutual 22: (Miles long RP chain they started 2 months ago. You have post notification on for them because its awesome)

Mutual 23: Discussing the morality of liking bananas over mangoes

Mutuals 24 ans 25: having a dramatic wedding where theyre acting as a crack ship. They're on the verge of divorce

Mutual 26: She winding onbmy waker (is in the middle of intense controversy)

Mutual 27: (Callout for mutual 26)

Mutual 28: If Mutual 17 asked i would give them a sloppy toppy

Mutual 29: Anon get out of my inbox before j block you his ass is NOT flat. (His ass is fucking concave)

Mutual 30: Shes just like me fr (a picture kf a shopping cart)

#textbox

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shardkn1ght · 11 months

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Hueso Raised Leo AU

The Next chapter: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Family reunion: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8

What's next? : Part 1

Bad Future: Hueso Jr disigne

Teen life: Working at Run of the mill Leo’s a lil gay guy Leo plays guitar Turtle spotted p1 Turtle spotted p2 Part of a family

Early Life: Meeting your little brother Baby Leo The day Leo was found Missing a brother Gender Fluid Leo! Lil Leo in dresses Glowing boi Uncle Piel! Young life

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Who Rescued Who AU

All non RP content is here:

WRW Mikey. Mikeys baby

WRW Leo. WRW Leo’s partners.

WRW Donnie. WRW Donnie’s partner

WRW Raph

This is the RP side blog!

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bigfatbimbo · 2 months

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This isnt a request Im just back on my Vox nonsense and obviously need to pull you into it because you mentioned a wip of being petty at Val and also your "I can be a better boyfriend" fic so hear me out. We know the following: 1. Vox and Val are in no way exclusive. 2. The relationship isn't the one sided abuse we saw in the Instagram rp accounts but it definitely isn't healthy. 3. There is no way Val "fucking worst guy ever" entino is a selfless lover lmao. Given these factors you know, you Know there are times Vox shows up at his more trusted side piece/fwb/situationships place practically stumbling in, painfully hard and muttering about how that "fucking asshole Knew he wasn't done- had to head to the studio his ass" before pulling them in and hiding his face in their shoulder while admitting that Val left him right on the fucking edge Again. It hurts so bad and his hand isn't enough and he needs them to fix it. He may even throw in an unprompted "please" depending on how bad it is but even standing this close to them has him unable to stop squirming so are they going to fuck him better or not etc. Etc. Etc. Anyway I'm normal about him. -mg

MG OMG I LOVE YOUR VOX NONSENSE SO MUCH.

This prompt is especially delicious to me after my latest Vox angst fic. Because like, it is SO Valentino to leave Vox right before a climax. Either as a fucked up power play or just because he didn’t care enough.

So imagine him showing up on your door step, squirming while he waits for you to make it all go away.

He’d be so desperate, and the added proximity would fuck with his head so much he probably would say please.

Literally he’d be whining for anything already, so just hoist him up by the thighs and carry him to bed while kissing hungrily.

Bonus points if you’re especially gentle with him once you start fucking him because… i’m gonna guess that would HEAVILY contrast with what he just experienced on Val’s part.

Like praising him and tell him how good and patient he is, that would have him thrashing around on the bed in seconds. All of the praise would clog up his mind so bad that when he finally cums, he’d already be down for round two.

Also mind blowing aftercare after that because Val’s sorry ass COULD NEVER.

#hazbin hotel x reader #hazbin hotel x you #hazbin hotel smut #hazbin hotel vox #vox x reader

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exactlycleverpirate · 2 months

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Master Post

For easier navigation, see the links below to my various Love and Deepspace Content. More under the cut. Lots of spoilers throughout.

Also, I am willing to take requests, if you want me to write or post something from the game, theorize about a particular aspect, or request a fic. I will try to write it up as I have time and inspiration. I make no promises though. Rafayel is my favorite (obviously), but I like them all. Just my preference, but I will only write one LI x MC pairings. No poly relationships or OCs for me. I'll consider NSFW requests, but nothing with minors, dubcon, noncon, etc.

Timelines (and related in game content):

Timeline from Xavier's Perspective Part 1 and Part 2.

Old Timeline

Rafayel's Timeline Redux Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

Rafayel's Timeline Redux Repost (All in one post)

Proposed Timeline for MC

Trying to Make Sense of Rafayel's Timeline (old)

Love and Deepspace: the Story So Far Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.

Journey Seeker

The Necklace

Doctor Bios

Love and Deepspace Prologue

Love and Deepspace Chapter 8 Epilogue

Repeating Pattern

Other In-Game Content:

Failing a Deepspace Trial with Rafayel

Cute Emojis and Max Pokes with Rafayel

Rafayel Affinity Level: 69, 70, 71

Happy Birthday Rafayel!

Rafayel Humming Cropped

Rafayel's Lvl 70 Secret Time "Treasure"

Rafayel Text Combat Rating

Rafayel's Teary Emoji

Theories and Observations:

Motifs in Love and Deepspace

Myth Ending Thoughts

Half-baked Theories

Eternal Sleep

Rafayel Tho

Rafayel's Expressions

Reactions to Injuries

Rafayel Event Ending

What Happened to Lemuria and Rafayel

Why Did Rafayel Do That?

Primary Conflict

Wavyleaf Sea Lavender (probably really Forget-Me-Nots)

Wild Theories About Rafayel

Jealousy

(Over) Analyzing the Love and Deepspace Theme Song

Rafayel Wants to be Wanted

Theories About Xavier and Caleb

Rafayel REALLY Wants to Marry You

Rafayel's Birthday Card Thoughts

Behind the Ice

Mt Eternal/Tower of Thorns Discussion

Who Met MC First

Theories About the Creatio, Philos’s Core, and Rafayel's Heart

Fanfics

Aeternum Vinculum

Tipsy Confession

Wholehearted

Fanfic/Headcanon Requests

Fanfic/Headcanon Request!

Angsty Fanfic/Headcanon Request Filled (here) (here) (here) (here)

NSFW Fanfic Request

SFW Fanfic/Headcanon Request Filled (here)

Rafayel Fanfic Request

Just For Fun

How Rafayel Sings

Relax Time with Rafayel

Rafayel Board

Virgin or Not?

Rafayel's Tears

Rafayel Playlist

UM WHAT

So are we going to talk about this?

How old is Rafayel?

My Boys

Boast Post

Songspiration

Follow Up to Ebb and Flow

For the girl constantly trying to get herself killed meme

Rafayel Spotify Playlist

Rafayel Threw the Game

My Current 5* Levels

Rafayel I will not hurt you RP

So Cute!

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shuinami · 8 months

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Part 1: What Exactly is Hobie’s Accent and Who Has It?

Part 2: When, Where, Why (Black Londoner Culture since Windrush) | Part 3: How (Writing Tips)

As a black Londoner, a large reason Hobie is so special to me is because I really saw and heard myself in him, while also not seeing a stereotype or typical, lacking in nuance portrayal of a black Londoner.

A lot of people have given great advice about how to write the dialogue of a British person; however, though the U.K. is a small place, different areas, like anywhere, have very different cultures and accents. Even somewhere as geographically small as London has a few different native accents, as many of you have picked up on, Cockney is one but there is also Received Pronunciation (RP), Estuary English and the one Hobie uses for most of his intro: Multicultural London English (MLE).

I’m an MLE user myself, as are most black Londoners, including Daniel Kaluuya (who voices Hobie and was asked to make the dialogue sound authentic). Aside from tilting my head in slight confusion at some of the slang floating around the fandom, one of the last times I rewatched the movie, I noticed Hobie actually only uses one relatively ubiquitous Cockney phrase… and apparently, it was used inauthentically? On the other hand, he uses quite a few MLE phrases and constructions but it seems few people represent that in their fan content.

It made me want to give my two cents and some advice on how to write the dialogue of an MLE user since I haven’t seen anyone do something like this yet.

In addition, I wanted to give a little bit of context about life as a black Londoner, since Windrush brought the first mass migration of black people to England in 1948 until now, since it’s another thing that I haven’t seen anyone talk about how it differs from the typical depictions of British life. And also how that intersected with punk culture and what it says about Hobie. Everyone is entitled to their personal interpretations but, of course, as someone who Hobie’s a bit closer to home for than most, I felt a lot of people are missing a key part of who he is without understanding the youth culture of black Londoners.

To answer these questions, I think it would be good to put names to the four main London accents so you can understand exactly what Hobie’s purposefully mixed accent is made up of and the one thing it is not.

I also want to say before we get into it that some people have unique accents/accents that may not seem to match their status or ethnicity, etc. so it’s not that nobody speaks using other accents but if we hear it, it would be noticeable.

Starting off, we have Received Pronunciation which is that posh, fancy and stuffy accent you probably first associated a British accent with. This is the accent of the rich, associated with types who go to private schools like Eton, with the royals’ accents and political figures. Nothing to do with Hobie.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there’s Cockney. Cockney is an interesting one; it’s a term referring to people that are from East London, and according to Google “traditionally one born within the hearing of the Bow Bells” which means in earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow Church.

The term is also used to cover the accent and slang; the Cockney accent is not necessarily exclusive to Cockney people but rather is one that, nowadays, floats around the working class. The culture, on the other hand, such as familiarity with rhyming slang and stuff like eating jellied eels is not so ubiquitous amongst the working class not from the area. An example of a Cockney with this accent would be Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter in EastEnders and some of the other characters also have a proper Cockney accent. Here’s an iconic clip from EastEnders that showcases the Cockney accent lol

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However, there is a more general accent, which refers to the varying mixtures of RP and cockney that most Londoners have: Estuary English. The estuary in the term refers to the Thames Estuary in the South East of England, near but outside of London. The accent is not locked there, however, and extends to London, especially as people have tended to move further out from London with time due to housing prices and thus accents of outer and inner parts of London mix. It’s not associated with class the way the other two previous accents are.

There are no clear boundaries between Estuary English and Cockney, mainly due to upward mobility and movement around London. I’m not a linguist so it’s hard to describe but I would personally say that proper Cockney has some ways of pronouncing things that even Estuary English speakers on the Cockney end of the spectrum don’t typically do.

Some examples I would consider Estuary English or more typical accents would be those of people like Amelia Dimoldenberg (chicken shop girl 😂) and Tom Holland; on the more Cockney end of this accent, you’d have people like Adele (who I’m pretty sure has Cockney family members).

Then there’s Multicultural London English, influenced mainly by the dialects of the ethnic immigrants that have come to the U.K., most notably Jamaican Patois but also, more recently, borrowing a lot from West African Pidgin languages, as well as some words and phrases here and there from other immigrant communities. Most black people speak MLE and many other ethnic Londoners do too, as due to the effects of colonization and structural racism, many are relegated to the working classes and live in community together. Examples of this accent would be John Boyega, Jasmine Jobson, Letitia Wright and, of course, Daniel Kaluuya.

Now that we’ve got the accents down, which does Hobie have?

While the term Cockney is thrown around a lot, there is a strong implication that Hobie was born and raised in Camden, especially given the casting of Daniel Kaluuya, who was born and raised in that area himself.

Here’s a map of London, I split us up based on how I understand people typically refer to it, which is a mix of geography, government designation and postcodes. The rainbow in the middle is considered Central London, it’s a very commercial and touristy area, where all our classic landmarks are and it’s very expensive to live there.

Part of the borough of Camden is in central London and, currently, it starts to get more residential near Camden Market, which is 3 miles away from St Mary-le-Bow-Church, aka. The Bow Bells. A true Cockney is said to be within 3 miles or earshot of the bells (for geographical reasons, the sound carries more East). I’m not sure about the balance of residential to commercial areas in the 70s, although apparently, the area near Camden Lock was industrial. London has changed and expanded over time so someone from an east-most part of Camden at a point probably would have been easily counted as Cockney but I have no clue about the timeline. It’s uncertain whether or not Hobie would fit the criteria but if he was born today, Hobie definitely wouldn’t be considered or consider himself a Cockney.

So again, while there’s no clear distinction of what makes a Cockney accent, Hobie is probably not a Cockney (unless you hc as such).

Does that mean he uses Estuary English? I would say no. I think his accent is predominantly Cockney and he uses some of the slang, as most Londoners do, but being black and not from East London, he mostly uses MLE slang and sentence constructions.

I believe this was the creative intention, given the casting of Daniel Kaluuya, most known for his roles in movies tackling black issues, and the freedom he was given to make the dialogue authentic, meaning Hobie’s blackness is a core part of his character design for Spider-Verse. You can also hear Daniel exaggerating the accent for Hobie at points; as he’s said himself, it’s not just his regular accent, which might not be too obvious to those not so used to London accents. It's a more Cockney accent, particularly in the intro, that he’s putting on instead of speaking normally, despite not necessarily using much Cockney lingo. Bear in mind, that Daniel naturally has a stronger Cockney twang to his natural speaking voice than a lot of MLE speakers.

Returning to the point that the one Cockney phrase, “scooby doo” was used inauthentically; it’s worth noting that you’ll be hard-pressed to find an up-to-date and thorough reference or guide on how to write the use of Cockney slang authentically because Cockney is a somewhat dated culture. For example, jellied eels? Not a common thing anymore, Some people, probably older East Londoners, still do eat them but extremely few places sell them and most of us will have never even seen them in our lives. As mentioned above, upward mobility along with people moving around means that the accent, slang and general culture have been watered down over time. On top of that, a lot of East London has been gentrified, such as the Isle of Dogs (in Tower Hamlets), which has had Canary Wharf transformed - a mall, a business centre and a major transport link and Stratford (in Newham), which has similarly had a giant mall and major transport links added to it.

Some Cockney rhyming slang stuck and is known to all Londoners, such as “telling porkies/porky pies” and “copper”. “I ain’t got a scooby (doo)” is a more common one, although not even that is known to all. Typically, Cockneys only say the first half of the rhyming slang phrase (even if it no longer rhymes). I couldn’t tell you which Cockney rhyming slang phrases have been absorbed into more general London vocab other than those, because again, it’s not used as most lists you could probably find online have it written out in full but know that a lot of phrases have been absorbed.

Cockney slang is an oral tradition of the working class and so until more recently, when literacy rates went up, probably wouldn’t have been written, on top of people tending to write in standard English instead of using slang when writing. Unless you’re talking to a boomer/gen-x/older millennial from East London, it’s not so likely that you could read off a list of cockney phrases to a Londoner and they would be familiar with them. Because Daniel Kaluuya and I’m guessing the other people involved in writing Hobie’s dialogue aren’t Cockneys, well, that’s how we ended up with what we got.

So, whilst a dated dialect probably would be perfect for Hobie, it’s hard to get right or for it to read as natural to a Londoner because it’s difficult to pinpoint people that still talk like that on a regular basis, even in East London and it’s ESPECIALLY not black people/MLE users that talk like that these days. Cockney Rhyming slang was code language, after all so it figures that it’s a bit elusive.

Funnily enough, Hobie’s use of MLE is probably a slight anachronism, a little ahead of his time. Because the mass migration of Caribbeans began in 1948, by the 70s, most young black people would be the first big wave of second gens or immigrants themselves; ‘Black British’ culture would’ve still been quite young and not had enough time to carve itself as its own thing. The MLE we (including Hobie in the movie) use today started to really be what it is today in the 90s. Point being, you’re not going to find documentation of black Londoners from the 70s or early 80s who talk like Hobie.

Basically… Hobie’s accent is not authentic to the time period so if you wanted to write a historically authentic accent/slang… then you probably wouldn’t really write one… buuut it’s less fun and less Hobie! So let’s learn about black British youth culture and racism in London since the 70s, then we can understand the context in which the language is used before we learn the lingo + how to use it 😎

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