#ONE is a bit of a troll LOL

[russenoire]

in response to this post:

ONE-sensei is a bit of a troll, not gonna lie.

but... i actually like this ending, at least for comedy's sake. the stark juxtaposition of

'boy gets hit by a truck and his unexamined jungian shadow self flattens a city before he finally makes peace with it'

with

'and everything was just fine six months later'

is funnier than spelling out exactly how we get from point A to point B, because we KNOW — as the audience — that it wasn't 'just fine'. after everything we saw, how could it be?

subverted expectations underpin a lot of comedy, even dark comedy, especially absurdist comedy. MP100 is practically built on both. this story wrings a lot of humor out of sad, if not tragic, situations: witness shigeo's 'who told you you could pass out?!' after his home has been reduced to kindling. or ritsu's admission that he only recently stopped crying himself to sleep at night over his inability to bend spoons like his big brother. while he's letting shigeo know just how much he supposedly hates him in that alley.

not expanding upon the real-life consequences of said city-flattening is funny precisely because dropping 'i wrecked my hometown after nearly dying in a car accident on the way to ask out my crush when i was a teenager' in a conversation and just... leaving it there? would be fucking horrifying in real life. here, in the elastic magical-realist context of MP100, it's more darkly absurd than anything else...

more to your point, OP: in this particular series, ONE-sensei tells so much of this story by implication. the answers to some of your questions are in the text, only... alluded to.

this might get long. bear with me:

the fact that joseph from the government exists? and that he's an esper working in secret? implies that the knowledge of destructive espers might need to be concealed from the public at large, perhaps to prevent wide-scale panic or ostracism of espers themselves. i doubt the government was forthright with its citizens about the confession arc disaster or the actual cause, for the same reasons.

that suzuki's broadcast-hijacking world domination announcement is met with public disdain and ridicule, especially over social media? outside of our cast, no one actually takes his threat seriously until it happens. reigen's trash-talking claw's seventh division down to earth also shows how little respect espers who don't make themselves useful to society actually get here. he is, after all, just another member of the public.

that reigen agrees to take on haruaki amakusa as a client after the world domination arc in part because he's worried about losing business? people have begun to move away from seasoning city in the aftermath; whatever the threat amakusa's hyakki present, neutralizing them as soon as possible is best for reigen's continued financial health. i can see even more residents deciding they've had enough and leaving after shigeo's last brush with death. would you stay?

how many people know shigeo is connected to reigen, apart from the people they both know? out of his own inflated and fragile ego, reigen presents himself as a sole proprietor on his website; it doesn't seem his business or its reputation would be directly affected at all.

and the injuries caused? possible deaths? we get a taste: early on in chapter 100, several people are trapped and unable to move in a 地盤沈下 (jibánchinka, literally: 'land subsidence', which can apply to a sinkhole, a landslide...) shigeo has left in his wake. we only find out because a cop is being briefed on this and its cause while trying to detain the suspect for questioning.

but like all other bodily harm caused in this story, we aren't treated to the fallout. did the elderly ishiguro survive shou plowing him into the earth? did miyagawa die after teruki flipped his barrier onto him and broiled him in his own flames? did those high school bully boys live after shigeo cracked their heads open on the pavement like eggs? like, these are good questions. (i'm inclined to believe that all these people died, but many would call me harsh for saying that about an otherwise kind story. we never see them again, either way.)

shigeo actually has a healing factor of sorts; his jungian shadow self keeps plucking him from death's arms. we have no way of knowing if this is true for anyone else, because that isn't the story ONE wanted to tell. if nothing else, the mangaka's lack of desire to engage with this question of lethal consequences is at least consistent across MP100.

any questions that aren't answered either directly or that can't be answered by easy extrapolation can foster continued engagement with the material.

for example: we don't know what shigeo's parents think about much of anything in this story, besides how little they expect from him and how ritsu sets a standard they feel shigeo should live up to. this boy goes through hell multiple times and is never shown to confide in either of his parents about it, instead suffering in silence for some time until he finds someone he feels safe enough to talk to. all this gives me the distinct impression that shigeo just isn't that close to his mother or his father. i can understand why. it's actually kind of sad, even as readers' frustrated expectations of real-life parental involvement with — and confusion over — his and his brother's shenanigans also generate some dark humor.

this also establishes a precedent: since we never check in with them, by the time the confession arc rolls around, their opinion hardly matters. (but i'm sure someone has written a fic fleshing that out! i'm somewhat curious myself.)

#mob psycho #mob psycho 100 #mp100 #mp100 meta #shigeo kageyama #mp100 manga spoilers #confession arc #dramedy #magical realism #image description in alt #jungian shadow: the anime #ONE is a bit of a troll LOL #i like this ending though #you can fill in the blanks yourself #i feel like the absurdity of the entire situation is more apparent on the page #shigeo is an unreliable narrator #admittedly humor is subjective #one person's 'reducing the aftermath of a psychic catastrophe to a Noodle Incident is funny' #is another person's 'this is just lazy writing' #kageyama shigeo #分析

[soosoosoup]

snowzone

#dreamworks trolls #trolls #trolls john dory #trolls bruce #trolls clay #trolls floyd #trolls branch #brozone #kinda missing the snow #while I'm glad it's not so cold anymore; I am not looking forward to how hot it gets #their sleds are walnut shells!! would a walnut shell make a good sled? probably not but it's cute so... walnut sled! #wanted to give bitty b one of those baby cow earmuffs and it spiraled to this lol #also saw some panels of dungeon meshi where young elves where these hats. truly inspired #haven't read/watched it yet but i can tell i would totally love it #I'm thinking of maybe making this my banner? it's like accidentally the correct size #trolls fanart #excuse the messiness #my art <3 #trolls band together #i have another snowzone drawing but im not really vibing with it. #thinking of maybe posting those discarded sketches under like... a scrapyard tag #there's only like 2 sketches so far lol #sorry I haven’t posted some broppy in a bit #been having some trouble with it coming out a little stiff. so I’m thinking that some good old brozone can refresh my system lol

[spooky-circuits]

Unfortunately for Branch, the joke about 1 out of 3 siblings being OK quickly becomes a running thing to tbe point the Sna k Pack are starting to legitimately get concerned over whether or not this was actually a good idea because every time they run into one of the siblings something happens that upsets Branch even more! Whether it be JD actively treating Branch like a child and being completley oblivious to everything except himself, Clay trying to keep them captive somewhere 'for their own good,' or Bruce having a whole new family (whilst albeit being more tolerable than anyone else so far) every meeting rocks their world in some way. Like, it's actually a lot more complicated than they thought it'd be and they're oversimplifying the events that happen which is often leading them to have even more negative perceptions than what is actually happening as well, and it's crazy.

It makes Smidge worried about their potential meeting with Floyd and everyone else concerned because on one hand, SO MUCH about Branch's craziness makes sense now, on the other, they really don't like how his siblings have been treating him every time they even meet up and if this is a patterns than they're worried this whole thing will only hurt their new friend even more in the end.

Floyd is definitely a wildcard in terms of what to expect from him since we hardly know anything about his personal life from the movie. Their reunion would be a weird one for sure. Floyd is the only brother Branch openly looks hopeful about seeing and the change is jarring enough to throw off the whole group.

I think Floyd would probably be the one brother who doesn’t immediately try over step with Branch. He actually apologizes after their introductions which is something all the others forgot to do in the rush of everything happening. Branch has a moment where he realizes maybe that’s what he was looking for. Someone actually acknowledging that they did a shitty thing and apologizing to him. He starts crying a bit and his friends are immediately on the defensive for him which makes him happier but also makes it hard to actually tell them he’s fine.

Smidge does have a moment of realizing celebrities are less cool in person and ends up crossing Floyd off her celebrity crush list after seeing him more as Branch’s brother then a sensitive pretty boy.

#snack attack au #trolls au #trolls #the one out of three joke was about #prince D viva and Clay #but it can also apply to all of branch’s bros #so double meaning there lol #again canon order is a bit wishy washy

[clockworkreapers]

What are the main characters canon sexuality’s?? Have they any or is it up to interpretation

Twas from a past pride month I think? Either way here u go. Canonically none of my trolls are like “straight” in the human sense lol they don’t exactly have a concept of it or like most human sexualities due to different social norms and all to them it’s like baseline everything is a valid relationship and any gender expression is also just as valid (why I tend to mark them as masc fem or enby presenting not male or female weird biology headcanon stuff yada yada they are not human) their universes Alternians are more concerned with blood anyways.

Considering quadrants everyone here is technically poly to an extent that’s literally just a cultural thing with seeking out two partners. ANYWAYS.

Sauron is gay he prefers masc romantic partners and he is demi so under the ace umbrella

Falmea is pan and aromantic

Majell is a lesbian she just prefers more fem trolls

Helstm is bi

Then Cybele and Cyrusk are both pan!

#can you tell I am also pan is it that obvious lol #but yeah a lil bit of me of course rubs off on my characters #also while trans and enby trolls exist in Aleph Null it works differently than humans due to the whole biology thing #their gender presentation and how their bodies kinda developed is due to a biological mimic #the gender of their lusus is what like makes them sway to one side or the other #or just stay in between if their lusus isn’t around as much #Majell and Sauron both had lusus issues (Majell was taken away from hers and Sauron’s well… it died) #while they both tilt a bit more center than like super masc or super fem Sauron still prefers He and Majell She #the amount of times they have been mistaken for the opposite gender by people who do not know fantrolls or homestuck smh lol #I’m fine pointing it out tho cuz I don’t think either of them would want a human calling them something they aren’t #I could go on about it so many headcanons about these grey alien dudes ugh delicious #I should stop lol #clock rambles #ask

[8bit-mau5]

more of my characters are trans than you think. i just feel weird putting ‘trans male’ or ‘trans female’ up on bios for my binary trans characters. 

#tho i also have some nonbinary charactesr that only use one set of binary pronouns. and need ppl to know theyre Not a man or Not a woman #however sorry zeeb but crow is one of the most cis characters ive got. #KBJHDBHVGBFVGK #8bit beeps #so many of my trolls aer nonbinary and use a handful of pronouns that i dont rlly have to write 'trans' on their profile cos its like. #right there. thats a ninbinary person. there is no guessing there #however once i had to deal with anons trying to she/her my troll caeulu thinking they were afab which. lol. noo... #that was a bit ago though. i get weird anons for my #trolls that have a feminine shape or face to them

[endlesspaint]

I'm planning on making a smoll animatic about my au :3

It was originally supposed to be a comic but I decided to just make snippets of content about it. It's more fun that way hehehehe

(hint: it's JD angst)

#I like angst so expect that LMAO #but srsly-- I'm making all the brothers suffer here-- :'D #do i feel bad? #yes. yes I do #but im still doing it anyways cause it's necessay #for the story. I'll definitely draw fluff to make up for it lol #I actually finished one animatic but that scene happened a bit further from the story so I'll post it after I properly introduce my au #>:3 #I'm trying a new animatic style that incorporates both traditional and digital art #trolls #dreamworks trolls #endlessrambles

[slavhew]

troll yuri

#homestuck #imp #heliad #trollsonas #trollsona #troll oc #oc #original character #ocs #admin draws #not fanart #nudity #blood #compiled a whooole bucnh of them being just the most functional situationship ever #i have so much lore for these two but since theyre ocs its hard to share ina way thats fun for others too </3 anyways #this is the relationsjip post im gonna be putting up misc platonic ones ft friends ocs in a bit #i draw them nude a lot so not all are fit to post. lol #exams killing me but i need to fix smth up for my nswf twitter after theyre done lolll

[vermillioncrown]

[+] my revision of formulation for the whole study & thesis was majorly approved, ppl can no longer pretend to or actually be lost

[+] minion² was contained, showed up in person and got the sense that no one was going to take his nonsense

[+] no major disagreement between the supes, all subteams understand their tasks

[-] back-to-back-to-back meetings w advisors, integrators, external working groups, and study lead in the next two weeks

[-] i have to finish reading... 15+ papers and compile their data

[-] fix a data structure implementation in my optimization model that i had promised since... nov last year lol (it wasn't entirely necessary. until now)

we'll see if i'm in the mood for stress relief writing instead of just stress relief daydreaming... there's a lot of stuff for every fic but it's all over the place. tpac hyperfixation is still holding strong (esp when compared to all other wips, it is second place for most concrete ending + actual epilogue)

(first place is larb bc every chapter is outlined and scoped; just haven't felt like writing it)

(not saying the other fics don't have planned endings but besides their plot i don't have the context for the endings yet. the shape of the ending scenes are very much informed by the long, in-between chapters)

#academic jerky #redglyphs #was so 1000% business mode that one of the supes did the equivalent of '👉👈 ...we're okay right?' #also my other stress relief is trolling the new firstie under my wing (in good fun ofc) #this is the one i'm shielding from minion²'s nonsense #he's finding out exactly how willing i am to commit to a bit #but he's also a humongous weirdo so like and like #anywho rl is both rough but looking up #good things will come in march :) #also final thing: a reminder to both readers and writers that there is a real person on the other side of that screen #have been receiving a few comments that (on good faith) come from a place of praise and enthusiasm but... #there is a hint of uhhh... to them. like someone wrote it forgetting that a real person will read it without their face-to-face context #i'm not a blindly 'positive words only!! 🥰🥰🥰' type of person bc fucking obviously from my posts lol #but if one's intent is to convey something positive then do it without negging. do it without backhandedness or putdowns to others. #it is a valuable skill to learn how to communicate civilly. if this scares ppl into thinking 'well... now idk what to write or comment'... #okay. but know that you gotta practice irl or online soon enough and online is lower stakes than irl #and the only reason you might never need to know how to talk civilly is if you're an absolute recluse

[mc-tummy-blur]

Day 8 of Cringetober : Tumblr Sexyman Featuring Fictional Adulthood Crush The Narrator from The Stanley Parable

Click for better quality (though there’s no real point for this one I guess)

Ko-fi

#the stanley palatable #the Stanley parable ultra deluxe #tsp #tsp narrator #the narrator #tspud #inktober #mcart #I’ll be honest it was all three of the options I laid out #I’ve seen so many narrator designs but I can come to a consensus on what my version of him would look like #and I’m too lazy to come up with one so usually whenever I draw art I just represent him as the text box/captions cause it’s funnier #also highkey just wanted to do a little bit of trolling with this one and I needed some kind of break while also not missing a day #but really it is funny like the narrator has no physical being and yet he’s a tumblr sexyman #but he’s a funny depressing old sounding man and I like that lol #but anyway to those who can come up with a design for him I love them you guys are so creative

[pepperpixel]

Some (slightly) old aberration odium art I never got around to posting! Featuring 1 god tier Xylona, and a handful of solo Odysals! Cuz I noticed I hadn’t drawn her as much as some of the other characters, so I thought she could use a nice lil sketch page!

#aberration odium #odysal #xylona #fantroll #fan troll #fantrolls #fan trolls #homestuck #original character #doodles #odysal is cool tho…. and so is xylona!!!!! #i don’t rlly love the first pic of odysal on here I think it looks a teeny bit wonky lol #but I think all the other ones are rlly nice! #blood

[rosiespokemontwitterau]

We do a little bit of trolling here.

#rosies twitter au #twitter au #pokemon twitter au #pokemon #pokemon masters #pokemon masters ex #pokemon silver #pokemon gloria #pokemon ethan #yes we indeed do a little bit of trolling #one of ethan’s hobbies is pissing his (bf-) rival off lol #that’s what you call true love now huh lol jk #and gloria’s existence is to just troll #silver just quit after seeing there replies lol he’s had enough lol #i’m running out of things to put in the tags so I’ll just stop now ig lol

[trollbreak]

On one hand, resile on the brain. On another hand, mawris on the brain. Fascinating

#sometimes u realize an album is the vibe of more than one character at once and it catches u off guard lol #anyways. Thinkin bout that dead troll :P #and mayb just a lil bit pondering a new guy but dw abt that :P

[regentlord]

He clapped the young leader on his arm, then stepped back, indicating that Baine should proceed to his people’s traditional place on the left of the warchief’s throne. At least Garrosh had made no effort to demote the tauren. Baine noted that Lor’themar was now on the right side of Garrosh, and next to the blood elves’ sea of gold and red was the green skin of the goblins. Sylvanas and her Forsaken were directly opposite the orc, and Vol’jin and his trolls sat next to Baine.

and

“Out of all the leaders, save Gallywix—who is supportive merely because he sees coins to be made—you are the only one who doesn’t question your warchief. Not even when Sylvanas tries to play upon your sympathy. I respect that, elf. Know that your loyalty to me is duly noted.” “The Horde embraced and supported my people when no one else would,” Lor’themar replied. “I will not forget that. And so, my loyalty, and that of my people, is to the Horde.” Unease stirred in Garrosh as he noticed a slight emphasis on Lor’themar’s last word. “I am the Horde’s warchief, Lor’themar. And as such, I am the Horde.” “You are its warchief,” Lor’themar said, agreeing readily. “Is that all you wish of me? My people are anxious to return home and prepare for the war that is to come.” “Of course,” Garrosh said. “You may go.” Lor’themar had said nothing inflammatory, but the unease did not dissipate as Garrosh regarded the sea of red and gold move toward the gates of Orgrimmar. “That one is worth watching,” he said to Malkorok.

just made me think that at the same time garrosh despised the blood elves as much as he despised everyone who isn't an orc (and even some of them) he really wanted them to be his loyal underlings except lor'themar hates his guts and was just careful not to show it ♥️

#it's the fact he doesn't offer sylvanas aid in her plea to protect the sin'dorei and don't act suspicious #but at the same time #the one bit where they talk and garrosh speaks of his loyalty #and he says his loyalty and that of his people is to the horde #and garrosh is all 'i am the warchief. i am the horde.' #and lor'themar just replies 'you are the warchief' ???? #king behavior #» out of character — ⌜number one elf apologist.⌟ #like... taking the place of honor from the trolls and giving it to the belfs #wanting to talk directly to lor to acknowledge his 'loyalty' while saying no one else was that loyal #if he was a cheap bitch lor'themar may have taken the scraps but he is not #and he's not dumb most of all and he knew sooner or later garrosh would come for his people too #it's the fact garrosh was so easily played tbh #until he was not and fucked over the belfs but oh well #i just think that's interesting #lor'themar vc: as if i'd be on the side that has garrosh and gallywix. lol. lmao even.

[rohirric-hunter]

13, 12, 15 & 38 for the lotro asks?

13. Any idea how many alts you have?

Well, I have 21 on Crickhollow (though two of those are just storage alts, so I don’t really play on them), and three other unique ones across various other servers, as well as a couple of clones. Probably about 30 total but I only play on four of them anything like regularly.

12. Were there any plot twists that really got you somehow?

I mean the Falcon Clan betrayal of course, but also during my first week or two I got up to the Garth Agarwen questline and I was still bumbling around not expecting much from an MMO and also not reading all the dialogue, but the Red Maid actually being Naruhel? And the fact that we could save her and kind of sort of start to fix things? Hit me real hard. (I’m a little confused by these memories because I distinctly recall doing all the GA quests before I decided the game was definitely worth spending money on, so I must have still been FTP, but wouldn’t quests in the Lone Lands have been locked at that point? Was Garth Agarwen an exception? Surely I hadn’t ground enough LP to buy an entire region before I got to the Lone Lands??? I’m confused. But it was very much one of the plot lines that got me to the point of “I like this so much I’ll spend real money on it.”)

15. Do you have a favorite class to play? A favorite specialization?

So obviously I main a Hunter, and that’s probably my solid favorite if only because bows attract me in a spiritual manner, but I am starting to branch out into Beornings and I’m liking that a lot too. I’m not familiar enough with Beornings yet to have a favorite specialization but with a Hunter all the specs have their pros and cons: blue line lets you run and gun, plus you can squeeze a bit more DPS out of it at higher levels; red line has a lot more range and Merciful Shot unlocks when your target has 75% health instead of 50% (which is the only reason that one class deed ever gets done); and yellow line is just super OP in general. I feel like it’s had fewer balancing tweaks than the other two on account of nobody plays it because it’s hard to figure out. But it’s well worth it because the heavy reliance on traps allows you to take out enemies 15 levels above you, solo bosses in 3-man instances, and manage huge crowds when you accidentally bite off more than you can chew. As far as I can tell the only weakness of the yellow line Hunter is enemies with high-damage AoE skills, which are not super common. (I’m trying to make a yellow line Hunter tank build for funsies, just to see if it works.)

38. Do you have any favorite soundtracks from around the game?

I usually play with the music off and listen to something else, especially if I’m doing something repetitive, but I love the main menu theme, almost anything in Rohan, and the Wildwood themes. And, of course, the Great Wedding. Sometimes either the repetitiveness of tracks or tracks constantly switching between regions can grate on my nerves, but sometimes I’ll just pull up youtube videos of the LotRO soundtracks and listen to them to avoid those issues. I definitely want to import as much of the soundtrack as I can into my personal library.

#lotro #thank you for the ask #got a bit verbose lol #also a yellow line hunter is great at bugfixing/exploiting #same skillset tbh #i managed to use a yellow line hunter to defeat that glitch where one of the twins gets stuck off the map during ford of bruinen #and the troll will run to the one corner of the map where it will never lose its invulnerability #because apparently 'impervious to all forms of damage' doesnt include traps #yeah okay #actually i think i figured out why that happens #trap damage doesnt count as coming from the player #if you lay a trap and it kills an enemy and you look at your combat log it will say the trap killed the enemy not you #you still get xp for the kill so im not certain its a useful distinction #but as traps are not players they can bypass invulnerability to players caused by some status effects and anti exploit mode #i also bet traps dont have a level and thats why you can use them to do a chunk of damage against high level enemies

[weirdlizard26]

theyre targeting and hitting power stations and heating plants

#wl26 #war stuff #wl negative #idk where im going with this #i guess i just feel a little shit knowing a neighboring country is trying to wipe us out lol #i didnt know they damaged an important electricity thing and wasted all my battery like a dumbass #so i guess that one's on me #but also like. we shouldnt have to worry about this aha #i dont think its normal to fear for your life every waking moment #i think its a bit of a miracle that in all this time i havent had to interact with any trolls #anyways. back to being offline i guess

[keeps-ache]

standing here in my star-patterned bathrobe holding a stylus while inscribing something onto my computer. it's wizard time baby

#just me hi #my mom came into the room n saw me doing all that + starting laughing and saying 'you look like a wizard' so i have achieved the Pinnacle #of my existence hhvsbhhfsv #my n my starry bathrobe on our way to cast spells (writing in a language no one can understand (regular handwriting) and portraying strange #otherworldly begins (drawing wet cat OCs)) #/i should draw this though because it Is kind of silly now that i think about it #i'm a wizard >:3 my potions are store-bought and taste like cherry dr perpper and my spells are free from my brain #my runes? uhhh have you ever heard of drawing warmups ?? #i lay out simple curses and it's words that make no sense and characters i actually talk about in secret like a little troll forgetting #other people can hear it Hfbhsv #my tower is whatever i'm standing on at the moment. which is a kneeling pad rn Lol :3 #//which btw kneeling pads are Awesome for nearly everything #Except for sitting because everything will still hurt and maybe More than it did before Lmaooo #but like after a bit of standing it Sucks standing up and the kneeling pad is really good at helping me redistribute the weight doing that #ik it's better to stand than to sit but dude it blows so much harder hfhsbvhf #i am taking damage on all sides and with nearly every method but oh!! i will find a proper system well enough !!! #//anyway i think i want to get a wizard hat now lol :3 #maybe a blue one!! i like blue :>> #//yea though i'm almost done with this ref!! !!!! #love it when things go smoothly. wheeee :D #i gotta add a couple things and then colour + shade + effects cuz i'll Die without my effects hfvbsh #really i learned how to do that little glitch thing and now i just can't go back lol :> #trying out new ways + new layer settings all the time so ~!~ #//but YEA gonna get to that and then other things and stuffs!! you know :3 #so tooooodles ~+~ !!