#I AM FILLED WITH DETERMINATION!!!

[whumpy-wyrms]

JUST REALIZED IT’S BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE LAST TLLR CHAPTER?? WHATTT

OOPS I’M SORRY

TAKE THIS SILLY THING I MADE TO MAKE UP FOR TAKING FOREVER TO WRITE

i have not animated in a long long time sorry if it’s bad lol

#writing is bleh rn #same with drawing i just cannot finish anything and have like a million wips #it’s thanksgiving break so hopefully i will finish stuff this week!!! #i wanna write so bad but have like no motivationnn #i will today #I WILL #AND I WILL FINISH CHAPTER 11 #I WILL DO IT!!! #I AM FILLED WITH DETERMINATION!!! #(<— don’t make fun of me it helps) #my art #tllr art #dew oc #animation

[morganmnemonic]

I'm watching The Magnus Archives for the first time (i think im going to start tagging posts relevant to this with "tma liveblog" so I don't have to keep specifying). I just started season 2, and I've got to say I'm with Jon's paranoia on this one. Martin IS more competent than he's letting on. His soft, sweet, british voice is just so disarming that even hearing him talk about surviving the worm siege, I stilll mentally categorized him as "likely to die first". Sure he survived, but thats because Prentis let him go. If he actually got wormed, he'd probably just perish. Turns out, his initial idea for what would happen if he got wormed was performing emergency worm removal surgery on himself with a pocket knife. He sounded serious too, like he was mentally prepared to go through with it without hesitation if that's what it took. And if we look at what each of the characters did during the worm invasion,

Jon made no judgement calls that significantly impacted group survival one way or the other (+0) and got very wormed at the end (-1) for a grand total of -1 survival points.

Tim didn't notice that Prentis was in the archive and nearly got got (-1), sent Sasha ahead to get help, which resulted in the fire suppression system going off and saving himself and Jon from certain death (+2), got surrounded by worms in Jon's office (-1), and got very wormed at the end (-1), for a grand total of -1 survival points.

Sasha saved Tim from Prentis (+1), successfully got help, saving Tim and Jon from certain death (+2) and died (-1). For a total of 2 survival points.

Martin directed an injured Jon and Sasha to a safe place to hide from the worms and provided an effective tool for worm removal (+2), hid the stash of fire extinguishers that saved Tim from certain death (+1), and kept himself out of mortal peril for the entire duration of the invasion (+1). 4 survival points. He didn't even get injured. He's the only one who survived without intervention by forces beyond his control. Martin didn't play the part of first to die. No, this man was born for the roll of Final Girl.

And I don't think he's evil, and I don't think he killed Gertrude. But I do think that he's entirely capable of murder, if that's what it takes to survive. And I do think he will continue to exert his agency in the story in ways that the other characters and audience forget to expect from him. Not me, though. I learned my lesson. As entirely disarming as his demeanor is, I'm not going to underestimate him a second time.

#the magnus archives #tma liveblog #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tim stoker #sasha james #if martin had ended up in the archives alone with prentis #and had nothing to defend himself with but an empty fire extinguisher #and no good escape routes #I am so sure that he would have made a proactive effort to bash her head in with the fire extinguisher #thats just the kind of guy i think he is now #he's nervous and afraid #and i believe that. I don't think its an act #He spent weeks to months downright paranoid about worms getting in #But his fear is the sort that calms the mind and fills it with gritty determination #He doesn't flinch away from thinking about unpleasant things. and he doesn't wallow in helplessness #He just does what must be done

[wasabikitcat]

I had this realization a few days ago when reviewing what we know about Gaster while theorizing about the mysterious Valentine from the newsletter and idk if other people have pointed this out yet, but I haven't seen anyone else talk about it:

I don't think Gaster's disappearance has anything to do with Core.

The Core is only mentioned in relation to Gaster once, in this dialogue from one of the Gaster followers:

This dialogue is why most theories and fanon built around the idea that Gaster fell into the Core, which for reasons unknown to us erased him from existence. But I'm now pretty convinced that this is a red herring, because it doesn't actually say Gaster fell into the Core. It says he made the Core, and that he fell into his creation.

It does not say that this creation is the Core.

The dialogue is written in a way that leads you to assume the creation he fell into was the Core, but that doesn't really make much sense considering the rest of the dialogue.

The dialogue says "they say he created the Core," which implies this is second hand knowledge, but then says with certainty "One day, he fell into his creation." Why do they know for sure he fell into "his creation," but only knows he created the core from what others say?

If you talk to the follower again, they say "Will Alphys end up the same way?" Why would Alphys also fall into the Core? As far as we know, Alphys doesn't maintain the Core; if I remember correctly, a few monsters at Mettaton's hotel are stated to work in the Core, so wouldn't this follower be more concerned that those monsters will end up like Gaster and not Alphys?

And another question that I think fanon has just ignored due to the assumption it was something we don't yet know about, but I am now wondering about: Why would falling into the Core erase Gaster from time? When traveling through Hotland and viewing the Core in the distance, Alphys says this:

And while this dialogue may at first seem indicative that the Core is more mysterious than a normal geothermal power generator (and it is in some ways), remember: Alphys didn't build the Core. Alphys doesn't understand how the Core works, not because it has some unnatural property that could erase people from space time, but because she didn't build it. Not only does this mean that the Core is likely just a power generator that utilizes the lava in Hotland to produce geothermal energy and convert it to electricity, it also means that Alphys doesn't work on the Core, because she doesn't know how it works. So why would the Gaster follower worry about Alphys ending up like Gaster if she doesn't have any involvement with the Core?

Additionally, that Gaster follower is the only one to mention the Core in relation to Gaster. In fact, one of the other followers says something that could be interpreted as actively contradicting his erasure being caused by the Core:

This follower says "his experiments went wrong," and doesn't mention the Core. Why would Gaster be experimenting with the Core? And if he was, we don't know anything about it.

But you know what experiments we do know Gaster was working on, because it's literally one of the only pieces of dialogue we have from him?

And do you know what other creation was presumably made by Gaster, as Alphys is unfamiliar with it's operation? That is also a creation that was actively being used in experiments, which Alphys is continuing to perform herself? Experiments that are directly involved with something we already know can alter time and space? A creation that is located in one of the most mysterious areas in the game with several oddities in it that are straight up never explained, multiple fourth wall breaking moments, and a couple explicit references to things we believe are associated with Gaster? A creation that suspiciously resembles in appearance the form of a character who canonically can alter time and space, not to mention resembling the thing that's literally called a GASTER BLASTER???

#ignore the crusty spriters resource gaster blaster. google images is useless when it comes to finding actual gameplay screenshots. #anyways I may be completely out of the loop and everyone already knew this. but also the whole Core thing was basically accepted fanon #back in the day. and i only just realized it probably is a misinterpretation like less than a week ago #im not sure the determination extractor is the creation he fell into. but i think the creation he fell into is related to the extractor #also when looking up stuff for this i came upon the information that the tree man may be referenced in the true lab #when you enter the room filled with fog and try to inspect things it mentions a tree and a man. #not to mention the true lab being the debut of everyman of course. #and whatever the FUCK is up with the memory heads. who have a suspicious connection to phones btw. #actually Gaster has an incredibly suspicious connection to phones. like the spamton thing obviously but his presence seems to fuck up phone #the memory heads. the garbage noise in the dark world. hell GRANDPA SEMI is even directly related to phones. #considering one of the only two places he is mentioned is in a list of characters to have phone call events in the code of the demo. #also the art book mentions that the phone itself was originally a character. which kinda ties into the unused video game content theme. #this doesn't have much to do with this post im just rambling now. #anyways tl;dr i am now a 'gaster did not fall into the core' truther #undertale #deltarune #ut/dr #ut/dr theory

[cometrose]

finished xianyun's story quest

god that was so sweet maybe I a bit biased because i adore the liyue cast but that was one of most interesting story quests I have done and I just did like 8 of them within the past few weeks

seeing ganyu, shenhe, xiao, ping, xingiqu and ofc the loml zhongli is sooo nice. i love when you get to meet other playable characters and this one was full of great character interactions

the best story quests manage to use npcs but also allow for the main character to display significant growth and strength

also cloud retainer has been one of my favorite characters since the game came out like i have loved her since 1.1 so every time she opens her mouth is a sense of joy

cloud retainer being lonely and meeting up with ganyu and shenhe was so sweet (and when her disciples praise her she is overjoyed how sweet)

and then she meets with ping and god i was surprised to see xiao

i love xiao dearly he is so sweet i love seeing him but it was also nice to know archon war details, especially about cloud retainers combat prowess

As for the npcs that was weepy but I dont think i have enough emotional attachment to 2 hour npcs to weep like its not impossible but it really depends

also the traveler's dream! that was so sweet and xianyun was so kind god i love cloud retainer. I think it was a very nice cinematic

cloud retainer!!! xianyun!!! she is proud but gentle and loving, she wont say she is lonely but you have to visit her and talk with her!! and she loves taking care of people and she loves her friends i love you my dear! and god she is funny like so funny.

ZHONGLI MY LOVE i knew he was coming i saw the leaks BUT MY LOVE kisses smooches holds and squeezes

the way zhongli and xianyun acted was comedic gold and then the whole team alongside shuyu going out to eat like that was so precious like really really precious

i think its funny how zhongli is like renowned in liyue for his knowledge on everything like people hold him in such high regard

the beauty of recognizing your friends and family no matter what form they take

I think its a little endearing that of all their friends hearing "xianyun" from zhongli's lips makes her a little flustered. Like she wants to zhongli to be the one person that calls her true name and that’s wonderful

EVERYBODY recognizes xianyun and they shower her with praises she is very loved!

But I think what really cemented this quest for me, was the post-quest dialogue, once you finish the story quest you get voicelines for characters and while I dont have shenhe i do have ganyu and zhongli and xianyun herself.

Anyway I think the beauty is once you complete the story quest in "Xianyun's Troubles" she states she is overwhelmed by how many new and old friends keep knocking on her door asking to hang out and that shes running out of Mora. Xianyun being lonely this whole time, and not understanding why all of her disciples and friends choose to live in the harbor, but the moment she enters the harbor she is overwhelmed with her friends. Like that is so beautiful and sweet.

(bonus: at cloud retainer's abode there is a table for rex lapis, guizhong and cloud retainer, usually the plates for cloud retainer and guizhong are still there but after the quest only guizhong's things remain-how bittersweet but oddly lovely)

#ZHONGLI MY LOVE KISSES #xianyun #cloud retainer #cloud retainer is so fucking good yall #that was a nice quest #i lost steam during the climax but its also like 3am sue me #but seeing zhongli again!!! ENERGY #also seeing xiao!! i was filled with determination! #genshin impact #hmm like ignore me but like xianyun and zhongli? hmmmm? i am a chronic zhongli shipper so i ship him with everyone #i am intrigued I LIKE IT let me find content hold on hmmmm

[mychemicalrachel]

Okay, I've been battling some killer writer's block recently so how about this....

Send me a number 1-100 and I'll tell you about the fic I would write (if I had the energy) based on the corresponding song on my spotify wrapped.

#i am determined to finish filling my unanswered prompts before the year ends #i swear #but this block is kicking my ass 😭 #spotify wrapped #trc #pynch #ronan lynch #adam parrish

[salmondot]

I know I'm taking a swing at the hornet's nest with this one - but Astarion fans need to shut up, tbh. You're annoying little blorbo isn't that special, he's got the same shit going on as everyone else. "b-b-but, he was abused by Cazador for 200 years and he was turned as a little baby :("

yeah? Shadowheart was kidnapped as a child and physically abused. Lae'zel was literally born into her abuse. Karlach and Gale are physically bound to their abusers. We literally watch Wyll be disfigured by his evil and extremely powerful master.

This is an ice-cold take, I know - but like, could we not condense the obnoxious simping to the most tropey character, please?

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #YES this is about that stupid “his eyes dart around expecting threats” post #Karlach and Laezel are hardened warriors and stare dead on - Karlach especially #your annoying little leech isn't cool #I am also mad that Laezel gets no love either #there is so much potential for Laezel simping but no #the tropey vampire gets all the love #because Laezel is “just so mean :(” #more tortured angst for the woman with a burning determination and compassion that perseveres through the horrible cult she was born into #filled with dreams so much bigger than herself #but still compelled to throw it all away because IN SPITE OF IT ALL her principles best Vlaakith and her principles are KINDNESS

[sleepynervewriting]

Sorry about the lack of updates. My teacher promised me her favourite dnd dice if I score an 80 or higher on the test and I am very determined right now.

#dnd #dnd dice #i really need this #could you blame me though? #me and her had a dnd conversation for 2 hours. #it was an accident #i promise #dnd community #i am filled with determination #i need sleep

[creekfiend]

Not me reloading the game 10 times to try and successfully dance with ravers

#I WILL GET THIS I WILL WIN AT DANCING I AM FILLED WITH DETERMINATION #disco elisco

[vonpharma]

#The Golden Rule #txt #still drafting #i might run out of fills to post but i stay determined #you will get 30 sickfics even if i am... #[swallows darkly] late.

[3nigm4art]

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+1000 Morale

#asks #I am filled with DETERMINATION

[faffreux]

[fawful voice] i am having the manifestings of positive life changes

#we got this #i am filled w/ a special kind of determination lately

[touch-me-unscientifically]

#i am determined to fill these tags #the mysterious secrets of uncle bertie's botanarium #tmsoubb #joseph banks #jemaine clement

[gentil-minou]

i want everyone to know that every time they flashback to the statue scene my ego grows bigger and i grow stronger

#I AM FILLED WITH POWER TODAYYYYYY #ml s5 #ml spoilers #ml determination #bushy liveblogs #justice for puppeteer 2

[imogenkol]

🌌 IMOGEN KOL — (star wars universe)

#oc insp: imogen kol #no clue what this is and don’t fully like it #but it was 1 am and I was bored and she was on my mind #the virtuous part is a lil ~ironic~ but might’ve been who she could be if things were different #that’s her home planet Onderon btw #the fact that she only went back once after being surrendered to the Jedi #and it was during the clone wars when the only connection to where she came from got obliterated 🥲 #but I’ve been thinking about her family #and they were very wealthy separatists who regret giving her up but she’ll never know that… #it will always be a gap within her that she’ll never see filled and one of the reasons she resented the Jedi #all the times her master discouraged or downright forbid her from seeking knowledge of her family pushed her closer to the dark side #Imogen just wanted to see if she had anything to go back to when she finally left the order #but Rejna just had this iron grip on her and was determined to make her a great Jedi #really she only wanted the best for Imogen but was so distracted by her ‘project’ that she failed to see the resentment :/ #until it was too late of course 😬

[manchasama]

*goes insane*

I have such a desperate need to talk to someone about my fic ideas so I can work out the details. But it has to be someone into submas. I am not active enough in the fandom to be able to reach out to anyone, and it's not my friend's fandom (love them but it's a you both must be excited about it kind of thing).

The absolute frustration of being an adult with a draining job and little free energy at the end of the day. When I do get a little extra energy, there's no one around. Aaaaaaaaaughhhhh

#whine whine whine #part of it that i have daydreamed scenes but never got a chance to write them down #and now i can't recall the details i wanted #or come up with alternatives to fill the gaps because my brain does not want to :( #i am fucking determined to figure out what the heck i was going to do in the your name au #how to get the proper impact by reordering events #i /know/ i had something for it #i want to create i want to create i want to create i want to /write/

[bettinalevyisdetermined]

I have no question, but I just want to say: you make great videos. While I've had to look other places for undertale dubs, I always find myself watching your old ones.

So thank you for making my days a little bit happier 🫶🏽

Awwww! Thanks for the hug! It has been (and will continue to be!) my pleasure to bring so much joy to so many people.

#Bettina ask #i am filled with love #joy #and determination right now! #gif reaction