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uninformedartist · 2 months

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So hey long time no see, just popping in to say that this video by Official_TVC is bullshit.

So summary + thoughts:

Video starts off with defintions on different types of stalking & they say Vivienne has experienced all this kind of stalking. Then goes on to say its 2 individuals doing this stalking and they we the viewer doesn't need to know them, Official_TVC has done a lot of research on them and we should should trust Official & their word without evidence because apparently they retweeted something on twitter & it was a tumblr post thats supposedly exposed Vivienne's siblings, personal things ect. All this is hearsay by you, it shouldn't make the average viewer trust your word. Yes I've seen things but that was from posts I've seen.

Aside -honestly Official should be questioning the anon asks we get on here, some of the asks contain some questionable info like how do you get that info. People get asks on here containing info, people don't go out & hunt all Vivienne's private life, we receive stuff thats how things come to light, OTHER PEOPLE SEND US STUFF.

All the background of the video is helluva boss/hazbin scenes coupled with music from respective shows. No evidence, not even heavily censored evidence to protect Vivienne, just Official_TVC talking & basically saying "trust me bro I did research, believe me". This is heinous accusations, individuals you are talking about & you give nothing. It could be lies for all people know, I don't even believe & I've seen the things you're referring to.

Continued, the stalkers, the 1st one is a "troll" according to Official_TVC & the second is supposedly so bad they were quote " has been 15 ft from vivziepop", no backing on that 15ft statement, Official_TVC just states this. All this stalking, entire pages made is because of a ship. Leaking show stuff (aside again, is GIVEN TO US VIA ANONYMOUS ASKS).

They carry on to say essentially all this hate talk on Viv on YT is cos she's popular, they got nothing of meaning to say on Viv cos they hate her so much they can't talk about her positively. They then mention a person has a never ending stream that just feeds misinformation other YouTubers & quote "on the precipice of wanting to strangle a woman (Viv) who made the crime of making demons gay". Wtf does that mean, who has this never ending stream of feeding misinformation to other YouTube, who & wtf are you talking about.

Anyway, goes on to compare spindlehorse workplace allegations to Amazon (yes ironic) & how Amazon treats its workers really bad... do I need to say more. Goes on to say everyone ragged on Viv because hazbin hotel is on Amazon, Amazon is bad & quote by Official_TVC is cos "everyone looks for an excuse to hate". Ok now I'm giving evidence on why people ragged on Viv for prime since you give jackshit.

Amazon/prime is currently being boycotted, its on the bds list why people were saying to pirate hazbin. Not some bullshit reason Official gave on it being mindless hate. Here is a video explaining why people are boycotting Amazon:

Vivienne also like this post from a fan, do I need to spell out how fucking disgusting this tweet is and the fact that she liked it.

Official carrys on to say stalker 1 did 3 things, doxxed Vivienne, & in their words if you go to said person's page Official states "im pretty sure they know where vivziepop lives". That is speculation, thats your opinion cos no evidence is provided or can be for that matter cos this is what YOU think. Dropping as Official says "nuggets" of info on Viv's siblings University, their work (this info was from a sibling's linked in page, public info). Can I say aside, I know her sibling's names. Why, not from stalking but from them leaving comments on Viv's speeddraws and Viv publicly naming them on her PUBLIC socials. And if you know someone's name you can easily find out what uni they went to, if you know my name & search me up you know what uni I go to its in the public on their linked in, social posts ect.

They go on to talk about how terrible leaking Viv's shows are, which idgaf. Amazon is a zionist corporation I'm pirating anything of Vivienne. Even invincible which I love, pirated it. Fans should too (since I see a lot of fans with free palastine in bio but still pay for prime). Anyway thats on them.

TW: talks of sexual harassment. So Official doesn't want to give more info on this individual which I respect & understand. However they say stalker 1 is sexually harrassing this person, sending content of a sexual nature all because the victim in this situation didn't agree with stalker 1 on the stalker's sentiments on hazbin hotel. I understand protecting the victim but my soul you're literally protecting the perpetrator. Expose them, you keep staying stalker 1 & 2 CALL THEM OUT. Protect the victims but expose the perpetrators.

They go on to stalker 2, who know stalker 1. Stalker 2 supposedly went to the hazbin premiere. They were there to keep an eye on vivziepop Official quotes. No evidence of this quote or info just them relaying it. Again this is all your words against what. Yeah that is concerning it really is but substantiate this evidence & quotes. This is the 1st time I'm hearing about this so I would like to know more on this & this heinous person. But you don't give any evidence. Official says " these people need to be stopped", how can they be stopped. You give no names, no info or evidence, its wishful thinking you saying this. I'm harping on and on on about Official gives no evidence but its so flipping frustrating hearing them spout all this WITH NOTHING to back their words.

TW again: Mentions of suicide and Shay a fan bullied by the fandom who then took their own life. Know a lot of people are still saddened by what led to Shay's passing why I mention this.

Official says stalker 1 is using the death of Shay to entice fruther harrassed on Vivienne. Its "apparently now", huskerdust fans went after Shay with heinous harassment & Shay subsequently ended their life, may they rest in peace. Official claims stalker 1 says Vivziepop is directly responsible for Shay's death. Shay's death was worded as "apparently" but stalker 1 using Shay's death to pin it on Vivziepop is stated as a fact. How disgusting can you be someone died & its apparently so to you but your word of mouth should be considered fact, fuck off. Official then goes on to say... sighs quote "we do not hold politicians accountable when they massacre people of other countries... bloodlines don't exist but we don't blame the politicians pushing the buttons".

Ok wtf, yes we do we blame Biden & other politicians & presidents for pushing the figurative & literally buttons on massacring Palestinians & other minorities, WE DO so wtf are you talking about. I honestly hate Official at this point because wtf are they saying. I don't blame vivziepop on Shay's death, even though when there was attempts to reach Vivienne on what was happening to Shay, maybe the channels they used like email didn't get the message across unfortunately. What I absolutely hate is when fans, like official now use Shay's death as a pawn in relation to people hating on Viv. No one that I've see & I'm saying it now I know who these stalker 1 & 2 are not even they were as disgusting as Official & fans to use Shay's death as to further hate on Vivienne. What Official_TVC is saying is bullshit.

And I disregard everything Official_TVC says after they hearted this comment, fuck you Official_TVC for hearting this vile comment.

I link a screenshot of the outreach to Vivienne via email on Shay aswell as the document on Shay's.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSfCoyn81fp83pycx5eyS4oxryRpFnVnHdEeyEyouigrKSWAZ5iEgTjt7Q63n68S_PcZK7_klB-9dH1/pub

In all this video is a load of nothing, bullshit actually & just vile on the parts of Shay. They ended of once again reiterating they won't give proof because people just want names & evidence for the tea/gossip & they want to protect Vivienne, shoo shoo. Again trust me bro, I did the research so trust me.

I want to reiterate I condone no actions if provided true on stalker 1 or 2. But from what I've seen of them is all out of context, lies spread by the fandom & things just made up down the grapevine. I don't do this for likes, clout or other bullshit the fandom says. Wouldn't be of me on my nature and the work that I do. Come with substantial evidence, then we discuss & make conclusions but for now

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I hate Vivienne and this fandom, bye all.

#vivziepop critical #helluva boss critical #spindlehorse critical #my post #hazbin hotel critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss fandom critical

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originalaccountname · 5 months

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i loved your post about dazai's relationship with chuuya vs oda. regarding this section:

"But Chuuya also serves as Dazai's wake up call (cue Dead Apple soundtrack) and keeps him from slipping too far. Yes Chuuya punched Dazai square in the face, but it was because Dazai was seeing an ally's death as an opportunity for him instead of a death. And it worked! Because Dazai then got into action not 2 days later to start on ending the conflict that had already been ongoing for over 2 months!"

i was always under the impression that Dazai didn't really care about reaching executive status (pretty sure i read it in canon somewhere, just can't remember where, but correct me if i’m wrong), & my assumption was that, even in that interaction with Chuuya, he was already setting his plan into motion (planting the microscope reference, maybe trying to get Chuuya out of the way so Dazai could confront/get captured by Shibusawa? etc).

plus, Dazai brought up letting mori plan things, & i don’t think mori would let Dazai just do nothing to help end the feud. he gives pretty free reign as long as if benefits/doesn’t have negative effects on the PM. i read that punching situation as Dazai lying about not caring & letting everyone die, but i’d love if you could expand on your thoughts!!

ps: thank you so much for your bsd analyses & meta... i consider you one of the best sources for accurate, unbiased, factual, canon compliant literary analysis of bsd & i appreciate your insight & research so much :)

🥺 that is both flattering and a reminder for me to always fact check myself hdsgfsj

First, plugging the complete Dragon's Head prologue by Asagiri again for everyone to read.

This is interesting and not an angle I really thought to look at it from!

I don't think Mori was actively planning to end the feud because they say the PM didn't suffer many losses in Fifteen and the SB epilogue specifies they mostly kept away from the fighting:

According to the prologue's timeline, there are 9 days between Dazai meeting Oda in a slight panic after a close encounter with Shibusawa (day 61) and Chuuya punching him for his comment (day 70). It's two days later (day 72) that Dazai confronts Shibusawa and vanishes. Chuuya finds Dazai and unleashes Corruption 15 days later (day 87).

What I would have said happened is that Dazai did not consider the conflict his problem for the most part, though he was aware of the recent developments. Then, the newly released Shibusawa got the Colonel, and his attempt at a joke about Chuuya and his' ongoing rivalry while telling Chuuya about the Colonel landed him a punch in the face. Chuuya was actually mad at him (rare) and announced he'll be doing something about the conflict, even without Dazai. Two days later, Dazai has a whole operation ready to go.

In this scenario, Dazai just dropped the microscope joke for fun and later used it because Chuuya would be able to recall their last conversation and find the tracking device and understand what he had to do. Chuuya's punch was a wake up call to recenter his priorities, because Dazai does care about people, but grew too detached in this case and had to be brought back.

Now, the scenario you're suggesting I understand like this: Dazai passively keeps track of the events of the conflict to be ready just in case. Then, they release Shibusawa into the fray, things go from bad to worse, and the Colonel is a casualty. Dazai starts planning to stop this guy before he becomes an even bigger threat, and antagonizes Chuuya as part of said planning. He shows Chuuya the Colonel's death to put him up to pace, and the open seat comment was to purposefully make Chuuya mad and push him away.

This second option could also give a new meaning to Dazai anxiously going to Oda, when Oda inadvertently met Shibusawa days earlier, either because Dazai was already neck-deep in planning, or as one of the moments he realized everyone he knew could be the next victim:

It would also make Dazai a bit less random here:

Maybe the real scenario is somewhere between the two. Maybe Dazai really was trying to make Chuuya react like usual by making him realize one of them would probably be granted the title shortly, but it was too much too soon. Maybe telling Chuuya about the Colonel's death was also his way of warning him that everyone was at risk out there.

We don't know when the Colonel died, but it had been 9 days since his scare with Oda, so perhaps Oda being so close to this threat made him really conscious of the danger. Maybe the short jokes with the microscope really was Dazai setting the scene for when he would soon confront (and probably lose to) Shibusawa, as he had had enough time to plan his next move by then.

There's also Ango we need to plug somewhere in there, with his records of the deceased PM members during the conflict, and Dazai who was accompanying Oda on cleanup duty for said deceased members. He had seen the dead, he had seen someone record them as people (and decided to befriend him). Dazai said he joined the PM to witness death, and he was basically neck-deep in it, perhaps it made the idea of seeing his close ones in their position too real, especially once Shibusawa showed up.

I think there's plenty of room for interpretation in all this information actually, if you bother to try to make the pieces fit. Asagiri is always going on about how ~mysterious~ Dazai is when he's not that complicated, come on, but there are times like this where the nebulous character motivations make that ~mystery~ shine because there could easily be more than one answer, depending on the reader.

#gonna have to look up how to record my phone screen one day to make the full dragon's head prologue experience available #long post #sorry about that 07 #ask answered #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #dead apple #bsd dazai #bsd dazai osamu #bsd analysis #apparently i talk sometimes

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theflyingfeeling · 8 months

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Aaaaaaa OlliAllu crushing on each other aaaaaaa 🥺💖💕

I wanna know everything about the timeline! 😍

Thanks for asking!! My favourite topic!! 🥺

So just as a disclaimer: the following is based on nothing much but my vivid & delusional imagination (except that it's all totally true and real 😌)

Behold,

💖 The Olli/Allu Love Story Timeline* 💖

(*according to theflyingfeeling / this is gospel truth okay don't fight me)

Pre-Aleksi-joining-the-band / Timebomb -> becoming friends 👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻

So I imagine that before Aleksi joined the band, he and Olli were friendly but maybe not super close (or as close as Aleksi may have been to Joel/Joonas/Niko). They respected each other as musicians and, as time passed, figured the other is a pretty cool dude to hang out with and fun to play shows with 🤝 By the time Aleksi joined the band, they were already good friends 😌

(I love how from the very beginning it was not unusual to spot them next to each other in pictures (yes yes I know about their team short/team tall arrangement in pictures, humour me a little here though)

Can we also cry about this (irrelevant to Olli/Allu (unless Olli wrote this)):

"our lovely friend" 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

2021: UMK / Eurovision / post-Eurovision -> developing the crush 💕

They started working on Dark Side pretty much right/around when Aleksi first joined the band, right? By then they all, including Olli, had spent more and more time with Aleksi in the studio as well as on stage before he officially joined the band. During the UMK/Eurovision project, however, they were suddenly working together way more intensely (especially after winning UMK), so I like to think that was when their friendship deepened and they found out just how much they have in common (e.g. all their nerdy mutual interests). They probably started to chat more just the two of them (in the UMK video 15 facts about Blind Channel, Aleksi mentioned calling Olli (and always catching him biking lol)) and sort of just drifted towards each other so that they were frequently seen together (the screencap on the right is taken seconds before they stop to stare each other in the eyes, sorry I don't have a gif of that) 💕

(and no I haven't done extensive research on how much more often they were spotted together in comparison to how often they were spotted with other band members just sshhhhhh it's not like this is a doctoral thesis)

If I recall correctly, they also did some interviews together, at least this one where they look like they had just woken up from a nap with lots of cuddles (and maybe even some shy kisses for fun (because sometimes good friends make out for the lols, right??), I mean come on, they look so soft 🥺💓

They also sat (and partied) next to each other during the finale, and shared that one looooooooong hug I mean COME OOOOOON they don't want to let go of each other 😭

Of course, we cannot forget about the tipsy/drunken cuddles during that interview (and in the hotel room a bit later, source: I just know it in my heart) 💞

(remember also the other, less known drunk interview that showed Olli staring at Aleksi dreamily 🥺)

I think around this time they also got a bit flirty with each other for the first time? At least if one is to interpret the way Olli "mocks" (lovingly <3) how Aleksi says his middle name in the hotel room IG stream they did (and of course we're going to interpret the heck out of that, that's why I'm writing this whole thing for 😌 (I still crack up at Niko's "I thought it was Mattson" every time though lol))

Another highlight from 2021 was obviously the moments they shared in the Posse shower stall we have been discussing lately, which show exactly how comfortable they are with each other 😩

Also, I can't remember for sure and I can't find the ask for reference, but was it the summer of 2021 when Aleksi had to miss a show (because he was sick or something?), and reportedly Olli had been all quiet and gloomy that day, to the point that Niko pointed it out on stage during their show, telling the audience (jokingly) that they're sorta worried about Olli because he has barely said a word all day? I remember talking about this with someone and they had videos/pictures/?? about it too, but until I have some actual evidence of this, you're just gonna have to take my word of it 😌 In any case, it goes to show how much they meant to each other already back then 😭

To conclude, I think the year 2021 was the year they slowly developed their (mutual) crush, but without fully realising what was happening. There were some cheeky cuddles (perhaps even sleepy/drunken kisses) and friendly teasing which was totally NOT flirting although it totally was, they weren't just ready to admit it and butterflies in the stomach that they tried to ignore; they're fairly certain they like each other platonically and nothing more, even though they can't help but smile a little more brightly when they get a text from each other and they miss each other a little too much when they're apart... 💕

Spring/summer 2022: the US tour / the EU tour / the summer (tour) -> getting together 💞

Let's start off with this poor-quality gif I just made, for no particular reason except that I want y'all to look at how cute they are 🥰

According to Niko (source: just trust me alright, I think he said it on twitter but naturally I can't find anything rn), as I'm sure many of you know by now, during the US tour Olli and Aleksi were often the last ones awake in the tour bus, drinking Mountain Dew and chatting away about nerdy stuff. I think this is when they really grew closer and I can easily imagine that around this time the first thoughts of "what if..." entered their minds 😳

Maybe they sometimes ended up just staring into each others eyes lovingly, before realising neither has said anything for a while (and it was sort of awkward when they did realise, but they just laughed it off), or maybe there were accidental/absentminded touches; maybe they both just felt so warm and cozy in each other's company, and even though they were both getting a little sleepy, they kept on talking for a few more moments because they weren't ready to let go of the moment and "burst the bubble". Maybe they were joking around and being low-key flirty, and when they finally went to bed, they'd be going out of their minds in their bunkbeds, trying not to think about all that too hard.

I like to think that eventually they got more daring, sat more closer to each other, and suddenly the small touches weren't accidental anymore. They could have an entire conversation with Aleksi's hand on Olli's thigh or vice versa and it would feel so nice and so natural 💞 There may have been a few kisses too, just for fun and because the vibes are right, and maaaaaaybe they don't really talk about it that much, but they definitely can't wait to try that again somewhere a bit more private 👀

Speaking of which, we also know that they roomed together at least once ("Little Man asked first"), and by some inexplicable coincidence, the two of them were the only ones in the band who got ill during the tour? Huh, that's strange 🤔😌 So I have a reason to believe the US tour was when they first got together, even if they thought they were just fooling around back then 🥰

(can't think of anything in particular to say about the EU tour in the spring, but we can look at these pictures nevertheless 💗_💗)

and then 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭

Getting emotional receiving the gold records in Ruisrock, hugging each other the first thing because who else would they hug, what more prove do you even need to see how much these two love each other 😭

We also know that in the summer 2022 Olli stayed at Aleksi's when he was in Helsinki (not sure if this happened every time he was in the capital but there were a few occasions), I think they were spotted grocery shopping together or something? They also participated in this interview together, providing us moments such as

1) the two of them sitting tightly in Aleksi's (?) car,

2) hearing that they had spent the night together watching old tour videos,

3) Olli commenting on Aleksi's outfit ("I warned you..." = he had been looking at Aleksi's dick through his pants 🥰 (at least I assume it's about the romper that showed the outline of his peepee? he says "last summer" but I don't think his outfit in the 2021 summer tour was as controversial? it was literally just a black t-shirt (with a white long-sleeve underneath sometimes) and black trousers, so I assume he means "the summer that has passed" (the interview took place in August))

4) Olli's surprise when Aleksi says he, too, would like to collaborate with Skrillex and Aleksi teasing Olli about "having thought about Skrillex last night" (don't worry Aleksi, I'm sure he was thinking more about you than Skrillex 🥺)

To sum up, in the first half of the year 2022, they got together for the first time and formed a special kinda bond, slowly falling in deep, soft love 🥺💕

Autumn 2022: the EU headline tour, the London & LA song-writing camps -> honeymoon time 💖

...yeah, I wonder what happened during the EU headline tour 😳

(they fucked. a lot. rough. this is the truth.)

...and before they left for the honeymoon song-writing camp, they did the cutest thing that any two humans have ever done in the history of the universe 😭

I mean 😭😭😭😭 are y'all still crying about this?! because I never stopped 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 you can just imagine them grocery shopping for studio snacks together and they spot this card (I do wonder what the picture on the front is) and have this grand idea and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the giggles when they wrote the card and gave it to daddy!Johnny AAAAAAAAAAA I'm going to explode if I think about how unbelieavably cute it all is, is this not something you do with a very special bro of yours?! I cannot handle it 🥺💕

In London they went on a date on Olli's birthday (yes I have decided the others weren't there 😌) and Aleksi took the most boyfriend picture of him because they're boyfriends in love 🥺

In LA we know they shared the bed (source: you can't prove they didn't!!) and looked very very soft and boyfriends; in conclusion, they were on a honeymoon 💖

2023: boyfriends boyfriending 💓💞💕💖💗

And yeah, that sort of brings us to this year and the way they are now, so cute and sweet and boyfriend and touching each other for no reason thinking they're being discreet and playfighting and giggling at each other's joke like they're the most hilarious person that ever lived and smiling sweetly when they see the other has replied to their text and being so fucking cute in Aleksi's twitch streams without Olli even physically being there and getting engaged for real and just 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

Of course there are soooooooooo many moments over the years that I also want to mention but can't really pinpoint in the timeline, such as all the clothes/accessory-sharing and adopting each other's style (cuffed jeans and tucked-in shirts) and the wine drinking while listening to soft music and cuddling in meet-and-greet pictures and looking so happy about it too and in general always sitting/standing next to each other in pictures ("but they don't always--" YES they do always, don't even fight me about this 😤), the evidence is right there in front of your own two eyeballs if only you choose to see it and live like a king the way we do here in the Olli/Allu Delulu Land ✨

Finally, let me do a random photo dump to further illustrate my point if you're not yet convinced for some reason (and to reach the 30 pictures per post limit) 💖

(sorry for no sources, if this is the reason I go to jail I'm going happily)

#this is absolutely ridiculous and super messy but i had a great time compiling this 🥰#''boss? yeah hi just calling in to tell ya i'm quitting to become a full-time olli/allu enthusiast. yeah it's gonna consume my whole life''#although i feel like literally anyone would've done this better than me lol i must have forgotten so much stuff 😭#so when i say 'don't fight me' i'm kidding pls point out any details i should have included 👉👈#now on to answer some more fun asks 😏#........for christmas i wish to be normal about things for change 💀#ollixallu #answered asks #sparfloxacin #anon asks #catboyolli

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bizarrequazar · 8 months

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GJ and ZZH Updates — August 13-19

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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.

This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

08-13 → Second anniversary of 813.

→ Fox Factory posted a bonus clip from their interview with Gong Jun. [subbed video]

08-14 → Hogan posted four photos from their Qixi commercial featuring Gong Jun that was released the previous week. (1129 kadian)

08-15 → The clothing brand GXG posted then quickly deleted a photo ad of Gong Jun, announcing a livestream for 08-29 at 16:40 (kadian!). It's assumed that this was a mistake, as no endorsement with them has been publicly announced yet.

08-16 → The Instagram posted six photos of "Zhang Zhehan" in his native habitat (airports).

→ HZ Baobao, one of the scam's million brands (the one with the ugly leopard mascot), posted an ad announcing sunglasses made in partnership with Zeiss, a high end lens company. Within a few hours, Zeiss responded to a post on Weibo made by a Zhang Zhehan anti, denying involvement and saying they would be taking action against the unauthorized use of their name. HZ Baobao hid the listing for the glasses shortly after, then reposted it with the references to Zeiss removed. Whalers proceeded to harass Zeiss on social media.

→ Gong Jun allegedly sued 100 antis including 34 whalers, with one of the whalers having made posts insinuating that Gong Jun had involvement in 813. The lawsuits are unconfirmed at the time of this post.

08-17 → Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for Hogan. (1129 kadian) This was reposted by Hogan.

→ Hogan posted four photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun's studio posted six behind the scenes photos of him from the Hogan shoot. Caption: "Seasons go by, and inspiration is throbbing. @ Gong Jun Simon moves with his heart, releasing the free and easy autumn."

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a douyin of behind the scenes footage from the Hogan shoot. Caption: "Ready for... @ Gong Jun Simon autumn!" BGM is Why Mona's cover of Wannabe.

→ QuelleVous posted a Twitter thread about Yajing (a livestream host who worked with Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun a number of times in 2021), explaining connections she has to Songcheng and the scam. In July 2022, Yajing posted a photo of herself wearing slippers from the EHz.Z brand only to delete it shortly afterwards when fans mass-unfollowed her, later telling marketing accounts that she was attacked by Gong Jun's fans. QuelleVous' findings suggest that Yajing was involved with the scam early on but likely backed out because of this. Follow ups: [1] [2]

08-18 → Flora began translating an article about money laundering in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. On a similar note, a family from Mainland China were arrested this week for involvement a billion dollar money laundering scam. If you want to know why all of this is relevant, refer to the roughly twenty companies registered by the scam gang within the last year.

→ The Instagram posted eight photos of "Zhang Zhehan".

→ Gong Jun posted nine scenery photos. Caption: "Chasing the sky. ☁️" (in English) He also posted ten photos to his Instagram with the same caption, including four that were not included in the Weibo post. The photographer Sheng Sheng left a comment on the Weibo post complimenting his photography, which he replied to, and his studio reposted the post with the added caption: "The handsome photographer awakening the Chinese bloodline @ Gong Jun Simon is on the line" Fan Observations: - The Instagram post was made at 14:43, the same time that Gong Jun made a post on that date in 2020. The date was the anniversary of the BAZAAR joint photoshoot; it is not known if the time has a specific significance. - One of the photos (below) is of a streetlight at sunrise, recalling the line from Zhang Zhehan's unreleased song Running To Meet You, "hurry to see you before the streetlights go out." 🥺

08-19 → Hogan posted four photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

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#Zhang Zhehan #Gong Jun #Word of Honor #woh cast #lld timeline

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istopaskingmemate · 4 months

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ok shadowpeach timeline nobody asked for

First things first Wukong and Macaque couldn't have grown up together. This is because wukong was born an adult so either Macaque would have to be an adult when wukong was born or wukong would have known Macaque since he was a child either way it would be weird. and no macaque was not also born an adult he had birth just with a mutation. if he was born from wood he would be called the wooden six-eard macaque or something. Therefore they were not both born on FFM and met at some point.

when did they meet: well the brotherhood formed when wukong was between 320 and 500(when he was sealed) years old. In demon years that is between 8 and a half and 13 years old(see this post for calculations) macaque has an adult body in all images we have so according to my research the youngest macaque can be is 16...the best I can do is wukong at 12.5 making him 468.75 years old and macaque at 600. That means that they had been friends for 31 years before their break up. 31 is not much compared to what we thought however it's still a very long time.

Macaque vs the brotherhood: this means that the past shadowpeach scene where it's just them likely took place within the same week as the dinner scene with the brotherhood. Which tells us nothing about who met first. However, based on Azure's flashbacks and intro azure probably "met" wukong before Macaque. in the into wukong seems defensive against wukong and because I believe the intro is more reliable than Azure I gonna go with wukong had to be "convinced " in a convo like this

Wukong: "What are you doing here I told you to get lost!" >:/

Azure: "woo there I-I know. my brothers and I mean you and your people no harm. we were simply inspired by leadership so much so to leave the corruption of heaven and thus we wish you to form a brotherhood with you"

Wukong with sparkles eyes: "Wow really with me? And we'd be brothers? I've never had brothers before!!! :D"(wukong is being naive here not stupid)

Macaque would never allow this so I'm going to go with that the brotherhood was first and Macaque and Wukong were closer because they live on FFM while the brotherhood doesn't. This would also allow for Wukong and Macaque to have only known each other for 31 years because I'm pretty sure the brotherhood was formed for a longer amount of time in jttw.

When did their falling out occur: it happened in 3 phases

Strike 1: the battle in heaven when macaque and the rest of the brotherhood left wukong alone on the battlefield resulting in his capture and attempted execution. This is why wukong is so pissy with Macaque under the montien and promoted the line "cause you allways rush to my rescue". wukong was 500 (13) and macaque 631 (16)

Strike 2: their argument under the montien. wukong is pissy at Macaque and decides that within 15 seconds of his BFF's new attitude (after him being missing for 49 years btw) that he wasn't going to take it and left. Which fair wukong was being a bitch Macaque had the right to leave but it's heavily implied he never came back. He left wukong under a motien without food or water. keep in mind macaque would not have known that wukong physically couldn't die so bro left him to death twice. their ages are harder to place here because by the time they have their argument wukong has clearly been there awhile. He's not struggling or yelling or crying or even looking around to see his surroundings he's just there quietly fuming. Wukong doesn't even ask Macaque to get him out, he's resigned himself. He's been there awhile but not so long that the crazy has started coming in. For humans this would mean less than a week but wukong is not human so who knows. no matter how long wukong has been under the montien macaque has still aged 49 years in his absentce. Therefor wukong 500-ish (13-ish) and macaque 680 (18)

Strike 3: their argument in jttw. I don't think Wukong killed Macaque. I think if he did Wukong would have mentioned something about LDB restricting Macaque but I still think there was a conflict. This means that wukong thought that after their second argument, macaque left him a third time. while Macaque was probably killed soon after this encounter and was manipulated to think that he was killed by Wukong in that encounter or an imagined subsequent encounter. Wukong would have been 1100 (29) while macaque would have been 1280 (34)

Reuinen: we all know this one. When LBD revied Macaque he found mk and abused taught him, Wukong found out and fought him. Their ages are hard to place. The Pokemon cards claim that wukong is 5000+ and Macaque is 4000 but this would only be possible if Macaque was born during wukong's imprisonment or if wukong at 13 was BFFs with a 89-year-old Macaque and the clock stoped when he died. Neither of these options seem likely (also the card state that Red son is 420 meaning he was born 80 years after his father's imprisonment which no) so I'm going to ignore them. Personally, I see wukong as in his early 30s due to demeener but using the calc the youngest he can be is 42 (1600). The pilgrims seems to have done a lot of stuff before they died so I went with 1725 or 46 years and he's just emotionally stunted from his time under the mountain. This means Macaque was born 1905 years ago and would be 50 or you could say the time he was dead didn't count and he would still be 34. it's up to you

let me know your opinions

#the age difference is uncomfortableat times but wukong has an adult body and is probably more emotionally mature then normal 12 year olds #since he runs his own kindom. so IDK if want to ship past shadowpeach that your choice but wukong's age is from jttw but maybe you can argu #macaque finished growing early and he was 15 it doesn't make it much better but #lego monkie kid #sun wukong #six eared macaque #mk #azure #peng #yellow tusk elephant #look

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The Stark Legacy (25)

Tony Stark's daughter (OC) x Bucky Barnes epic slowburn

Compound, part of Book III: Power (see previous or series)

Summary: Samantha wakes to find new friends at Avengers HQ, but her uncontrolled abilities make things...awkward.

Warnings for illusions to nudity/suggestive language and some cursing. A/N: Tandy and Tyrone are around Samantha's age in this, so that's way younger than canon-MCU, but their backstory is closer to the original comics. Rated Teen/15+ ONLY, please. WC 3.7k

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE—April 2039

“They called it Regulating,” Bruce announced, rewinding the faint footage from the second floor of the Wakandan Annex Lab, “according to the recovered video research from Aldrich Killian—well, the military, really.” He smirked, looking quickly back at Bucky, adding, “Tony thinks I wasn’t listening, which I wasn’t for part—you get it, he’s very long-winded.”

“He’s not the only one,” Bucky grumbled, eyes fixed on the screen. Bruce played it again.

Two grainy figures in the corner of the frame, Bucky and Samantha, scuffled as she tried to avoid riding the motorcycle. The light Sam emitted grew brighter until his own figure was blotted out and smack—the video fell gray. The moment passed, and the absolute white that replaced it lasted much longer. Eventually, the white faded to reveal Sam standing with her arm out, legs apart and planted. She remained standing only a few seconds longer before collapsing. Her body tumbled in the receding water, covering her in mud, Bucky’s legs slid into the top of frame before catching against the earth. The picture went blurry as the fog of the freshly evaporated sea descended. There was, however, a clearly visible, irregular line where the thick glass of the building’s window had melted in the bottom corner near Sam.

Bruce stopped the footage. “Except when Extremis soldiers couldn’t Regulate, their bodies incinerated themselves and anything around them. This—” he waved his arm through the projection, “—she’s controlling—well, aiming it, I think. And she survived obviously, which means this is something new.” The doctor, jumpy with unanswered questions, uneasy since Bucky first told him they were coming back with ‘complications,’ shuffled over to another desk to pull up a different file. “I keep trying to get a signal to Tony’s suit, but it’s always garbled so far. Shuri didn’t seem to know much about Sam’s physiological alterations.” Banner rubbed his temple. “We are gonna need more than a little—I mean, the bullshit this girl did to herself…”

Bucky turned towards Banner’s ominously lowering voice. He had not heard Hulk’s deeper octave come out of Bruce in years. Bucky watched his friend hold his breath as he willed the sickly green hue to bury itself deep inside again. Bucky could relate to the bloom of anger and the sting of helplessness when faced with the problem of Samantha Stark.

Banner slammed a flesh-colored fist down, rattling some equipment. “I shouldn’t have sent her to Wakanda.”

“Doc, I think she did part of this before we left.” And the rest is probably my fault, he added internally. “It’s not something you could control.”

Bruce peered up at Bucky over the thin rims of his glasses. “In which case, biologically speaking, Sam Stark has been gone for a while.”

Bucky swallowed hard.

He knew that to be true, deep down, but he couldn’t shake Tony’s face, resigned to walk into an ocean with a king out for blood, all for hope that his daughter would remain safe. Bucky had already failed him because there was no Sam to protect, not the Sam Tony knew. Someone, something else lay in the infirmary, and it was his fault. It was Bucky’s choice to take her out before Shuri could come up with a plan. He took advantage of Sam’s interest in replacing his arm instead of her own health. He paid so little attention to her when she needed to be pulled back from the edge; Sam thought it more important to fix her scars then to live, thought fixing Bucky’s scars and self-confidence was worth what was left of her life. How could he have missed it? Bucky Barnes, the King of Self-Sacrifice, the epitome of a life forfeit, overlooked the signs of giving up.

His gut coiled uncomfortably remembering his life after Hydra before Steve found him in Romania. Bucky spoke to no one unless absolutely necessary. He bartered to live in a shitty apartment by doing maintenance for the landlord. He helped tenants move their furniture and heavy boxes in and out for a little cash in order to buy food. He rotated between food stalls at different markets so that no one saw him enough to recognize him. Most of his downtime was consumed by writing in notebooks, writing everything he could remember about who he was and what he had done since. At night, he planned his escape if Hydra should find him. He even had three plans for his own termination, if the choice was be captured again or die. That life was what he had ‘woken’ up to, and it was barely a life at all.

Bucky tasted acid at the memory. Bruce remained hunched over the metallic table, steadying his breath.

“So,” Bucky tossed into the silence, “we wait until she wakes up?”

“Yeah,” Bruce threw up his hands, “then what?”

Bucky had no answer for the doctor this time.

Sam heard music in the darkness. Her mouth was unbearably dry, the fibers of her skin and muscle braided tight down the length of her throat. It wasn’t just her head that throbbed, but her whole body felt shrunken, clenched against her skeleton. Her brain was filled with fog and fire.

Sam opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling. This was not the Palace.

“Hey,” Sam heard off to her right, turning to see a young blond woman rise from a chair against the other wall. “You’re ok.” The infirmary of New York Headquarters was quiet, as it was when she came to wake Sam Wilson, as it was when she recovered from glass cuts and electric burns when she was four. The music was much faster than those times, heavier, full of angst and screaming but at a low volume.

The air in the room: she could feel it flow across her forearms. The sheets beneath her calves: she could feel each fiber of thread. The input of feeling overwhelmed her, and Sam didn’t realize she was squirming until the voice put a firm hand against her stomach.

“Calm down,” the blond girl leaned over her to say, trying to catch her gaze as Sam’s focus shot to place after place in the room. “Samantha, I’m Tandy, and you’re safe here.” Her other hand touched Sam’s forehead.

“Why—” was all Sam could push through her desert mouth. She gently tensed her abs to hint that she wanted to sit up. She kept looking around until staring only at each tiny feature of the new face. He used it, didn’t he? The words wouldn’t come out. Missy knew I would need it. Sam mimicked sticking a needle in her arm and pressing the plunger, hoping the question in her eyes made it clearer.

“Sam, slow,” Tandy tried, corralling her with skinny little arms. “Do you want me to get the nurse?” The girl stopped Sam before she could hop off the bed, trying to swat the restraining arms away before two lights stopped her.

Her own arm was red-orange and glowing. So he did use it, and I don’t feel sick anymore. Why do I feel so heavy? Why are her hands shining white? A gentle peace flowed from Tandy’s arms into Sam. The razor cuts of air and the scratch of her throat dulled.

“Are you Extremis, too?”

“No,” Tandy smiled, “something else did this to us.”

Sam’s mind went blank of her questions, filled with the warmth. How long has it been? A few days? How long did the proliferation take? Where’s my tablet? Phone? Where’s Missy?

“What do you remember?” Tandy asked calmly, her white hands growing brighter while Sam’s returned to beige.

“I—I fell in the forest.” The soothing touch smothered the fire in Sam’s mind and body, but the fog persisted. “I think…”

“You fought a ts-tsunami and won. That’s the coolest shit I’ve ever seen.” This was a different voice, deep and forceful, from a young man Sam hadn’t realized was in the corner by the door. He had dark skin that appeared to suck light from the air, out of focus; he smiled, eyeing Tandy and Sam in amusement. He reminded Sam of Lucas for a moment, but then, when the light faded from Tandy, he approached, and Sam saw genuine kindness.

“That’s Cloak,” Tandy said smiling.

“Tyrone,” the boy corrected, and his face came into focus without the odd bending of light. “She’s-s Dagger.”

Tandy stepped back towards the door, pausing her music. “Would you like to move to your room now? Or you wanna get some food with us?”

Without Tandy’s soothing touch, Samantha felt her throat squeezing, parched. “Water,” she croaked out, “would be good.”

At a table in the large atrium outside the small, residence kitchen, Tandy regaled Sam with a slew of stories the rigorous training from Parker, Rogers, and Maximoff. They were nervous about training with Romanoff now that Nat had returned from China. Sam, for her part, noticed that the tables were no longer as shiny white as when she was very young, when the plastic was new, and there were some chips in the paint around the tall windows. The light seemed harsher, piercing. She sipped, gulped, then chugged four glasses of water before uttering a word.

Tandy could control emotions with direct physical contact, which is what she did to Sam in the infirmary, and was working on throwing, aiming, what she described as Light Daggers. Sam could practically hear Uncle Peter’s exclamations of awe; he still called things ‘lit’ from time to time, so he was likely having a field day commenting on his young protege’s power. ‘Cloak’ referenced Tyrone’s ability to teleport inside a cloud of darkness, absorbing light and energy from around him. This was why he appeared darker and out of focus in a well-lit room; he could legitimately hide in the smallest shadow. Tandy described him as ‘the ultimate stealth operative.’ Tyrone said nothing of this himself and watched Sam for a long while before turning to listen to Tandy, a girl alive with excitement.

When they started discussing ‘the wave’ and what that meant Sam could do, however, his interest became apparent with his sudden focus on Sam’s response.

“I don’t remember,” Sam shrugged, aware of Tyrone deflating in disappointment. “I’m not kidding. The last thing I remember is falling over in the woods. Pretty sure that was…March first?” She didn’t say why she was in the woods, or what she did to Bucky’s arm on February 28th to sear the date in her mind. She thought she could see a sunset, or a sunrise, when she closed her eyes to think about it, but beyond a flash of sky behind leaves was a horrible ringing in her ears. Sam wanted Missy, who would have wiped her drives by now and scattered. She had to find her.

“Well, today is the sixteenth,” Tandy bubbled.

“Jeez, was I in a coma? Did my body try to reject Extremis?” There was a general clearing of throats in response, as if Sam’s dry mouth had spread.

“Of April.”

Tyrone assessed Sam again. It made her feel as if she were expected to break apart in front of him. Sam defied Tyrone’s expectations by remaining calm on the outside. She blinked but didn’t speak right away.

After her pause, Sam took a deep breath and sighed. “Well, I’m in wild need of a coffee then.” And a couple of shots of whisky couldn’t hurt…

Tandy laughed, jumping up to get Sam whatever she wanted.

These new friends were like nothing Samantha had ever known. They were close to her age, closer than any of the Bartons; they were being trained as Avengers, so they didn’t need Sam’s name to gain anything; and they never judged her for what she didn’t know. Because this whole ‘world of the professional Avengers’ was new to all three, everything was a bonding experience. Sam didn’t recognize most of the music they played or movies and shows they loved, but she was open to whatever they wanted to do. She knew zero celebrities, except for her obvious uncles and aunts.

After that first day, they never mentioned Tony Stark unless Sam did first, which was rare. Sam usually went very quiet when she was about to recount a story involving her dad, a mixed look rolling over her features then vanishing. She wanted to talk about him, but when she tried, Sam suddenly became a twelve-year-old girl again, the great Iron Man awkwardly standing over her, uninterested in anything she said. Sam wanted to feel good when she spoke of her father which meant she didn’t speak of him.

Luckily, Tandy and Tyrone favored making new memories, too, so her jealous, aging beauty queen mother, and his best friend shot by a Boston cop were also not discussed, nor how they became…special. Sam only found out those tidbits of their pasts while she searched for traces of Missy online. She searched as secretly and thoroughly as she could but had found nothing after weeks. It was a long process to hide what she was doing amongst genuine searches related to her training.

Sam was tentatively mapping server locations where Missy may have pinged when her friend blurted, “can I cut your hair?” Tandy idly messed with Sam’s unkept regrowth. She hadn’t touched it since waking on the floor in Massachussetts after first injecting herself. “You’ve got a ducktail going back here, and it’s not exactly flattering,” the blond coaxed.

“Whatever you want, Dee,” Sam mumbled, lulled by the gentle touch in her hair. She hadn’t had a haircut in over a year, back when Annie insisted on a salon day for her bridesmaids. The incessant, high-pitched laughter, the gossip, and the roar of a dozen dryers had taken all of the pleasure out of someone massaging her scalp.

“Hear that, Ty? Sam trusts me with her hair.”

“You’re s-s-still not touching mu-mine.” Tyrone flipped through some news articles while eating cereal, his favorite afternoon snack. They also didn’t discuss his stutter.

Tandy’s frown was audible, even from behind Sam’s head, and Sam smirked. She enjoyed their banter, all day, everyday.

“Sam, you wanna wet your hair for me? I’ll get scissors,” Tandy said to perk herself back up. “Come on.” Her gaze shot back playfully to Tyrone. “Don’t choke on your Fruit Loops while we’re gone. No one will save you.”

Tyrone brandished his middle finger on his spoon hand. He didn’t look up.

The girls headed off to Sam’s room, since Tandy’s was farther down the hall.

“Not that you have to,” Tandy started as they bounced along, “but you might want to take a full shower. You’re a bit ripe after today’s training.”

Sam laughed anyway. Only Tandy could critique her while making Sam happier. “Yeah, you don’t have to be a jerk about it.”

“But you’re a punk who needs my help,” Tandy saluted Sam and excitedly trotted down the hall.

The door took her handprint, a newer feature. The tiny twin bed inside cradled the same watercolor blotched comforter Sam slept under since she was four. She took it to the Barton’s originally, but by eight years old, she abandoned it here at Christmas. Thirteen, the year after Sam chose Mistress as a present, that was the year Nat stopped decorating her room with lights. True to form, no one had touched it but her since. The comforter was worn thin, the corners threadbare, but it felt familiar when nothing else, not even her own body, did.

Sam kept the habit of owning little clothing from her time in Wakanda, though the clothes were not as baggy on her now that she ate whole foods.

She’d never exercised so much in her life.

Since no fighter in the building trusted her to attempt using her new abilities, Bruce proposed Samantha’s more ‘human’ strengths be developed and tested. She spent her mornings running while Big Sam watched and timed her increasing speed and endurance. It didn’t matter that she could do it; she hated running all the same.

Afternoons were hand-to-hand combat with Natasha, a particularly humbling experience since Sam could not think of anyone she was more afraid to hit. Nat may have stopped visiting her in the hospital three years ago, but that anger did not translate to stupidity. They don’t name you Black Widow for nothing.

Sam flopped a change of clothes onto the bed and popped into the shower, leaving the bedroom door open for Tandy to come back in. She hap hazardously scrubbed and rinsed, never much caring about the relaxing effects of washing. Sam had spent so many hours ‘relaxing’ in a regeneration cradle full of nutrient gel, she could do with never relaxing again. She was quick to throw on a towel and swing open the bathroom door simply to move on to fun with Tandy, but she was no longer alone.

It wasn’t Tandy who’d come in though.

“I knocked, but the door…” Bucky Barnes stood looking around her room, and while she’d seen him since waking up, he had never been inside her personal living space.

Sam stumbled over the small lip at the bathroom threshold, knocking her shoulder on the doorframe. A corner of her towel fell, and in her attempt to grab the falling fabric, she clenched the wrong end, lifting the bottom of her towel up high enough for half of her backside and chest to hang out.

“Holy shit,” she exclaimed, shutting her eyes as hard as she could pinch them, awkwardly hunching to push as much fabric over her as possible.

She thought she heard him say “you’re okay,” but the damage was already done.

Sam’s glow of shame spread to her left arm—the only appendage not reinforced with vibranium—igniting the terry cloth towel she held tight. She tried not to pay attention, to hum something soothing and back into the bathroom with some semblance of dignity, but to no avail.

Her unexpected guest ripped the smoking fabric from her body and started stamping it out on her bedroom floor.

Bucky pressed something silky against her shoulder. Sam clamped her arms across herself and cracked a single eye open, hoping she wouldn’t light the whole room on fire.

“Brought you something. Figured you’d need it.” Bucky’s eyes were glued to the floor. He held out a slinky looking jumper of navy blue material. It touched her skin but still felt cool.

Sam snatched it, slamming the door between them.

“Banner found this fabric in the Baxter building after the Four…” he yelled through the wall before clearing his throat. “Human Torch needed clothing that wouldn’t burn up, and Bruce figured so do you.”

She took the time she spent squeezing into the legs of the leotard to calm down. “Does this mean I get to train for real? Seriously?” Excitement replaced embarrassment until she had a thought. “Wait—you knew I’d burn my…”

“Yes, but I didn’t see anything.” When Sam threw open the door again, he rushed to the hallway door, eyes still turned down.

“What?” The elephant sitting on Sam’s chest shifted pressure to her stomach. She felt a little sick.

Bucky didn’t turn around but must have felt guilty enough to offer his best attempt at an explanation. “Bruce knows the temperature you can reach when you—he calls it Deregulate, but I—you were covered in mud. I saw nothing in Wakanda. Promise.”

In her terror, Sam sensed more was required to embarrass the Winter Soldier. “But…”

“But…I had to carry you back,” he softly admitted. Then Bucky changed the subject abruptly, adding, “your training starts with me tomorrow, and we’re going out. We’re starting slow.”

Sam’s cheeks caught fire, or might as well have. She was grateful Bucky still faced away. The tall, dark haired behemoth at her bedroom door just admitted to carrying her around naked while she was unconscious, then he chose the worst possible wording for his follow-up statement. She couldn’t process all the implications at that moment.

“Meet at the garage at six,” Bucky said, opening the door. “I know you’re not a morning person, but we have a ways to drive.” With one last look directly at Sam, he added with a smirk, “no bikes. Promise.”

Sam vaguely recognized the Boy Scout’s honor sign in the hand he raised but was too shocked to care. Tandy stood outside, eyes indiscreetly wide.

The blond giggled before she shut the door. “Oh, there’s a story there,” she squeaked, eyes landed on Sam’s new outfit, adding, “and this is…hideous.” Tandy’s immense disappointment released in a dramatic sigh. “At least Ty has some fashion sense. He would never give you this to wear. Why the hell would you need something so unflattering?” Tandy tossed her own hair back in distain before brandished her comb and scissors, smiling.

Sam stood slack-jawed, unable to answer. Her mind raced to recall any poorly worded comments she might have let slip in subsequent conversations she and Captain Barnes had since their return stateside, but nothing stood out. He was perfectly friendly, he never looked at her strangely, and so it seemed to matter very little to Bucky personally that he had…done that. Sam concluded he was mostly sparing her the embarrassment of flaring off her clothing again, this time in front of people who might not be as indifferent. That’s…nice, I suppose. He’s a nice guy…to everyone.

“Sam, you ok? You look pretty pale.” Tandy handed her the fresh clothes she’d set on her bed, subtly nudging her to get out of the fashion faux-pas of the tight onesie.

Certainly not alright. “Yup, just tired from the run.” She strategically layered the regular clothes over the flame-retardant fabric. She no longer questioned why they had babied her interactions so far; Sam was a hazard until she could properly control herself.

“Sit down,” Tandy demanded happily, “we’ll get coffee and show you off after.”

Not nearly as much as I just showed off. Sam lamented no longer having Missy as her personal security system. Missy would never have let this happen.

[Chapter 26: Capacity]

[Main Masterlist; Light Masterlist; Ko-Fi]

#the stark legacy #tony stark's daughter #bucky barnes fanfiction #bucky barnes x oc #bucky barnes fic #bucky barnes angst #bucky barnes fluff #slow burn #slow build #epic tale #avengers fanfiction #tony stark fanfiction #marvel fanfiction #mcu fanfiction #cloak and dagger

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Please correct me if I am wrong, but I was doing the math earlier, trying to make a master post with everyone's ages/birth years, graduating years, the year they started Kindergarten, ect (let me know if you would like that anyways). Basically I was doing the math so nobody else had to and I noticed a few things.

Firstly, Erica Sinclair was actually born in 1974.

Her wiki says that she was born in 1975, but also that she's 11 years old in the year of 1986. The math seems like it adds up because 86 - 11 = 75, but that's actually wrong.

Being that she is in 6th grade during the 85-86 school year, she would've started Kindergarten in 1979 during the 79-80 school year. No matter how you spin it, if she'd been born in 75, she would've been 4 years old going into Kindergarten. Which isn't likely, if we assume she has to be 5 years old by a cut off date (*likely in September) in order to attend Kindergarten.

Basically, I'm saying that her being born in 1975 makes her too young to be where she is canonically.

I also came to the conclusion that her birthday is coming up, likely between April and September, as she'd be turning 12 soon in order to align with both her being 11 in March 1986 and being 5 before the cut off date sometime in 1979. It's also unlikely that her birthday would be in Late June or Early July, as she definitely would've used her birthday as a con to get free ice cream. I'm pretty certain it also would've been mentioned at some point in the show if she had done that, so we could even go so far as to rule out Late May and all of June, depending on when Steve and Robin started working at Scoops Ahoy and when Erica started going there for ice cream.

*I keep mentioning September as a cut off date despite stating in the edits to my Timeline Post that the cut off date is June 30th.

This leads me to my second discovery, which is that according to her, which sources her a book centered on her, Max's canonical birthday is July 12, 1971. That would also put her at 4 years old before the cut off date, if the date is indeed June 30th. But according to some research I did, which I also mention in the same post, Indiana didn't have an established cut off date until 1990. It is very likely that Hawkins had its own cut off date established only for its town, or even by county it is in. It's most likely the cut off date would've been in September, so I will always operate under the assumption that September is the latest possible cut off date. Even more will I operate under the assumption that a child must at least be turning 5 years old when going into Kindergarten (which is why Erica being born in 1975 cannot possibly work). Max's birthday being in July basically means the June cut off date at the very least isn't applicable to Hawkins in the 70s.

My final discovery was that out of all the members of The Party (excluding all older groups), Lucas and El are the only ones without canonical birthdates. We only know that Lucas is 15, El is 14, and that they were both born in 1971 along with the rest of the party. Also that they're all in the same grade, meaning they all would've started Kindergarten in 1976, during the 76-77 school year, this would include El if she hadn't been raised in the lab.

I can only assume that Lucas' birthday is between January and March, in order to have him born in 1971 but also 15 in Spring 1986. El is likely born between April and September, much like Erica, but in 1971, to comply with the same reasoning.

I noticed that there seems to be a pattern, too. They're all born in a different month, consecutively. Will was born in March, Mike in April, Dustin in May, and Max in July.

With this information, we could probably assume that Lucas was born in February and El celebrates her birthday in June, just to have a full circle that completes the pattern and complies with canon.

EDIT: According to some people who have actually read her book, it doesn't actually state a birthday and has some contradictions to canon, like all other "published on the side" books seem to have.

Regardless, I'll still further use September as the cut off date, since that's the latest possible date the cut off could be.

It's also okay if you want to ignore the cut off date entirely, no matter what it is, and have her born after September, if you want to comply with canon in that she was born in 1971 with the rest. But you could also ignore canon and comply with the "function" and have her born after September in 1970, to prevent confusion or something (I know I'd get confused if I did something like this, anyways). This would also make her the oldest instead of the youngest, in regards to the Party.

I still like the idea I followed while presuming she's a July baby, so I think I'll actually stick to that as my headcanon. I like the consecutive birthday pattern, it tickles my brain.

EDIT: Someone else did point out that back then, schools would sometimes take kids who weren't yet 5, so even if she somehow isn't born before September of 1971, I think its possible she could even be born in December, but I'd say it'd still have to be 1971. Which is also in compliance to how Erica is likely not actually born in 1975.

Please let me know if there was anything I missed or got wrong, so that I can fix it! :))

#stranger things #erica sinclair #stranger things timeline #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #eleven hopper #eleven stranger things #idk what to tag for her help

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girlactionfigure · 1 year

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Her father had hoped to bring his family to America.

He wrote to a friend, “I am forced to look out for emigration and as far as I can see USA is the only country we could go to. Perhaps you remember that we have two girls. It is for the sake of the children mainly that we have to care for. Our own fate is of less importance."

Unfortunately, America’s restrictive immigration policy prevented that from happening, according to the Associated Press.

She and her family were trying to flee oppression in her country and the persecution of "undesirables (minorities, immigrants, homosexuals, the disabled, and the elderly). Racism ran rampant in this society, and opposition, any opposing opinion that spoke out for equality and for the lives of others was destroyed. Also, women were second-class citizens, forbidden to work, forbidden to receive an education, forbidden to speak out regarding their own lives and bodies. Patriotism was demanded for all, other religions were not tolerated. Teachers and civil servants were fired from their jobs.

This was why she and her family wanted to go to America.

But, that never happened.

She was born on June 12. She was the second and youngest child of her family. On her 13th birthday, her mother made cookies for the young girl to share with her friends at school. She enjoyed a party with a strawberry pie and a room decorated with flowers. One of her prized gifts she named "Kitty". It would be her last birthday before the family was forced into hiding.

On Tuesday, June 6, 1944, Allied forces would land on Normandy.

The young girl wrote in her white and red autograph book, “Is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation?”

But, it wasn't soon enough.

Two months after the Allied landings in Normandy, the police discovered the family's hiding place on August 4, 1944.

The young girl, Anneliese Marie, wrote in her book which she had named "Kitty" and had become her cherished diary:

"It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."

Sadly, despite the young girl's hopes, the family had been betrayed by someone who knew of their plight. The son of one of the family's friends who had been helping them now believes it may have been his aunt, who believed she was only trying to protect her family and her country from "the undesirable" elements of society. The son, in a recent book, reveals a conversation in which his mother and aunt were arguing, divided over the future of the country and its leader, Adolf Hitler. The encounter ended with his aunt shouting, “Just go to your Jews!”

The young girl, Anneliese Marie Frank (known as Anne to her friends and family) and her sister were sent to the concentration Auschwitz-Birkenau, a death camp where more people were murdered than at any other camp – at least 1.1 million men, women and children, 90 per cent of them Jews.

The sisters somehow survived Auschwitz, only to be sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where the two girls died of typhus (just a few days apart from one another) shortly before the camp was liberated by the British Army. The exact date of their deaths is unknown. Anne was 15, and her sister, Margot was 19 years old. Their mother Edith was also killed.

Documents that the Franks did try to get to America were discovered recently, according to research conducted jointly by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.

Unfortunately, “all their attempts failed, so going into hiding was their last attempt trying to get out of the hands of the Nazis,” said Annemarie Bekker from the Anne Frank House.

At that time American anxieties over foreigners were high, according to Richard Breitman, a professor emeritus at American University who wrote about the family’s attempts to immigrate to the United States. "Otto Frank’s efforts to get his family to the United States ran afoul of restrictive American immigration policies designed to protect national security and guard against an influx of foreigners during time of war," Breitman wrote.

The president of the United States at the time stated that “national security took precedence over humanitarian concerns.”

After attempts at immigration had failed, the Franks hid for more than two years during the war and it was then that Anne wrote her famous diary.

The first entries in her diary describe how her family were segregated and discriminated against. She wrote, "I live in a crazy time."

Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl - two of Otto's friends who had helped the family while they were in hiding - had found Anne's writing and held on to it, in case she ever came back. Her father, Otto, was the only member of the family to survive the Holocaust. Miep and Bep passed Anne's writing on to him.

After reading the diary and seeing how much writing meant to his daughter and how she wanted "to go on living even after [her] death", Otto Frank decided to have her diary published.

“She has allowed millions of people, maybe hundreds of millions of people, to identify with persecution at the worst level,” said Breitman.

"The Diary of a Young Girl", also known as "The Diary of Anne Frank" has become a symbol of hope and resilience that has been translated into dozens of languages.

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#WW2 #Shoah #Anne Frank

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titanchaser · 4 months

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public vs. private info

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎, what literally everyone knows about him, you don't even need to ask

according to his school id, his full legal name is arven damián tesoro

he is the son of professor sada and professor turo

he was born in los platos and lives at the lighthouse on poco path

he is 22 years old and was in his third year of university at the academy when Everything Started to Happen (the plot of SV).

his main partner pokémon is mabosstiff. he doesn't really know how to battle with pokémon, but it doesn't mean mabosstiff isn't a very strong pokémon anyway

he is in possession of the scarlet book and the violet book

against his wishes, he is technically the inheritor to area zero, because his parents started this mess and he's their only son

spica is his cousin

he is dating juliana!

he was previously dating eri, but then a lot of things happened, but he still cares a lot about her!

𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎, what you might know if you do a quick online search or if you've experienced being around him for extended periods of time

he has his own sort of "paradise protection protocol" that activates when he's in big danger - or when other people he loves are in big danger - and he gains some good old super strength, speed, and reflexes. he has learned to control it through training. (most people don't know this, but he did enter paradise protection protocol during the lunar festival due to the lopunny situation)

arven actually lived in area zero with his parents full time basically until he was 11 when a horrible incident happened- he was taken to the lighthouse and never heard from his parents about what had happened….

he was the caretaker of koraidon and miraidon before he decided that he wasn't so suited to.

clavell is his godfather. arven has been in enough physical fights that he should've been expelled from the academy, but good old nepotism wins over every time, i guess.

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎

he died at 15 and was revived in an android body, closer to that of a homunculus (a true biomedical marvel!)

this homunculus-android body is made by a combination of sada and turo's work as well as research given to the professors by a close friend of theirs, lusamine delacroix - the president of the aether foundation

lusamine is also legally arven's godmother. (this could arguably be found online if you went to like the dark internet but it's not easy to find! its much easier to learn clavell is his godfather)

he has been to area zero a total of 3 times and this does not count when he lived there as a child (the first to find his parents, where he died. the second, when he went with his friends to stop the time machine. the third when he was asked to go to area zero- specifically zero city, by a man named john)

he had befriended many paradox pokémon from both the past and the future as a child, and it's really the ptsd that made him so bitter- deep down he still cares deeply for them.

he landed the final blow to the future RKS system in zero city** (anyone in az3 can know this)

#this is a wip lmao

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audipiu · 8 months

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Mechnikov's day Messages post

As we know, on 15 May Fyodor Vitin posted this picture of two heavily redacted responses from the Central Bureau (or equivalent) responding to a request for the detective services to investigate/search (presumably) some suspicions or leads he may have had.

In this post, I'm going to try to collect the information discovered by others (notably on reddit in this thread) and follow up on some of these things, and extrapolate a bit on the connection of this post to others made by Vitin.

I'll start from the more obvious leads/clues and end with more general points & discussion. I'm going to proceed with the assumption that we're all familiar with the post, so check it out beforehand please!

196-17-1

The numbers used to file Vitin's request were flagged as a possible index entry for page 196, line 17, word 1 of Mechnikov's Etudes sur la Nature Humaine: Essaie de Philosophie Optimiste (Part II, 1903). This is supported by the date of publication of the post as well as the partially visible cover page of Mechnikov's work in the first post by Vitin ('the Beginning')

This word (of the original French volume) is ibid., referring to E.B Tylor's Primitive Cultures (vol II). I cannot access the Russian translation, which thyminesquared on tumblr flagged as the reference, but the corresponding page is p. 114 of the English original. The cited part refers to worship of dead ancestors, and the offering (or first pick) of the fruit harvest to them.

Tylor in turn cites Reverend George Turner's Nineteen Years in Polynesia: Missionary Life, Travels and Research in the Islands of the Pacific (1861):

Page 88 of George Turner's book essentially recounts the same story (duh, this is how citing works), but also on the next page goes on to talk about the fear of the 'disease-makers' in the culture.

According to Wikipedia, the name/word Tanna means 'earth'.

I find this line of research interesting for a few reasons. For one, thematically it fits Pathologic rather well, and I would argue is also meant to embed the themes into a relatively coherent historical context, which may have influenced the story but also makes it more plausible. This is despite the anachronism of the game, since we know the ballpark of the time period. It furthermore embeds the character of Vitin (or whomever is referred to in the Mask post) into the field they are supposedly studying. For example, Tylor has a section on fetishes (non-sexual), and the word fétiche is used in that post.

I think this is the primary reason we are (seemingly) led down this path, it is implausible but not impossible that 196-17-1 would turn out to be something different. I checked some of his other works on immunology to be sure, the words made no sense (e.g. finalement (finally), important, [207] elements). The three works mentioned all describe the same kinds of phenomena, and it is difficult for me to see what specifically could function as a clue or key here to unlock 'the next part of the puzzle' so to speak. One connection that did occur to me is whether we are meant to draw a link between the seasonal festival mentioned in the 'Mask' post and the types of rites mentioned in these works. I don't know what the fit or conclusion would be.

The second reason this is interesting is more 'meta' and ties into the above point. The question that arises prominently for me is how to understand the nature of this ARG, especially in comparison to the Feverish Feeling ARG? As stated, I don't find this to point at a specific clue that is useful later and I think that raises the question whether this ARG is preponderantly meant to offer fun little contextual hints and easter eggs at the Bachelor route rather than lead to something else. I don't want to discount anything though, because answering this requires more Vitin posts.

eiamrucdvrturxoevecid

The text that appears at the bottom of the image in the Messages post was quickly flagged as a ciphertext or anagram of sorts. I know very little about ciphers, but using the site linked by Reddit user DeepForceAlpha, I did try a bunch of suggested ciphers. My takeaway simply from the ratio of vowels to consonants would be that this is indeed an anagram, and not a phrase meant to be cracked using a cipher key, because shifting the alphabet produces mainly unintelligible consonant strings (but I could be wrong). The other interesting possibility is that it could be a key itself to a future ciphertext.

This is another one of those clues where the question about the ARG's nature rears its head, because if as suggested by @cr-pisacs-evil-brother in this very in-depth post you should check out, the string is meant to make many different words without using all of the letters that are all correct answers simultaneously, then I don't think it's very useful as a clue in an ARG meant to lead somewhere. I sincerely hope this doesn't come off as rude, I am simply thinking about the 'meta rules' of an ARG and how Ice-Pick Lodge would have to construct it so it would work for us who have to solve it. This however does not mean I am definitively right, obviously.

Likewise the suggestion by Reddit user Own_Sympathy_9814 that the answer is MAVRUD + VERIDIC + EXECUTOR leaves me puzzled. There is a lot to be read into that, and I don't find the suggestion that The Marble Nest is a twyrine based hallucination very convincing - especially as the voices within the DLC near the Stillwater reference Dankovsky being sick/feverish (or at least this is my interpretation). Coincidentally, I think this is a very interesting easter egg within the DLC because not only do they say 'feverish' they also refer to a house burning down. The parallels to the Accident post are rather obvious. For this reason, I am rather tempted to flag this as relevant and something to think about in the future.

On the other hand, if the three words are meant to draw attention to the DLC as a source of the next clue they would perhaps work? It is possible that we're meant to read the posts within the frame of some story we have to construct. In this context, I think the mention of Voronika Kroy and seemingly her picture in the post can be adduced as hinting at some sort of continuity and context we are meant to read into it. This however will have to be a separate post.

General thoughts & comments

Apart from the above, things that I am wondering about have indeed to do with the surrounding context we can read into the post.

Why are messages redacted? Who has redacted them and who is actually in possession of them? Usually institutions redact sensitive information in the context of for example an access to information request, however this would only pertain to information sought, not the accompanying note explaining here is the info you asked for. The other explanation might be e.g. criminal investigations or the like, but again I do wonder about it nonetheless. I am probably reading too much into it and the point is to generate intrigue for us?

The mask image appears in the next post as well, singed this time. What is the significance of this repeat? In the Messages post it looks to be ripped from a dossier/spiral bound notebook, which could indicate that it has been stored by someone else for archival etc purposes? Maybe research purposes...

Right now my hunch is that Vitin has somehow gotten wind of the Feverish Feeling ARG's happenings and decided to dig deeper with the help of the authorities.

These are things I hope to return to in the future, but I'd like to wait for a new post before that, at least if there'd be one relatively soon. I would really like to know what other people think about how the posts relate to one another and all things that strike you as odd! (and maybe also what sorts posts would be useful idk)

#pathologic #pathologic arg #bachelor route #the more hands on deck the better tbh #and let me know if and when you disagree because i think it's necessary to disagree to get somewhere?#also thanks again cr-pisacs-evil-brother for that post of yours i found it really motivating #Let me know if i've accidentally misconstrued your argument and I will definitely correct this post

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heavenlydragon · 1 year

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“Escaflowne Bible” scans [page 10]

You may (or may not) remember the scans/translations of the tiny Escaflowne Bible artbook. This is the second to final part to be posted, called Character Profiles (or Character Biographies). Many thanks again to @legendofthesevenstars for the proofread!

This will be posted page by page, with translation, updating every week or so. Translation of the whole page below the cut!

DRYDEN FASSA

Height: 189cm Weight: 75kg A/N: For some reason, he is the only one who has these in this book. They match the data stated in other books, though (where other characters are included).

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Wealthy merchant Meiden’s eldest son, Dryden Fassa, 21 years old in Earth age, is a peddler traveling around the world. Seven episodes before his first appearance in episode 14, he was already mentioned in the conversation around King Aston’s dinner table. Aside from commerce, he pursues research of Atlantis. Looking impulsive at first sight, he shows a surprising amount of resolve and generosity. Is his ignorance to everything else once he has focused on something just a chip in an otherwise perfect diamond?

Question of Interest

Millerna or research? Which is more important?.

Until episode 19, knowing that Millerna liked Allen, he did not make any forceful move, even if he had a reason to. But he was so engrossed in reading the travel journal, he did not even notice Van fighting outside. For him, both Millerna and Atlantis are serious concerns, and maybe he is just acting according to his own desires.

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Dryden, son of a wealthy merchant.

Look cloooosely at his feet – for some reason, he is wearing modern shoes. Where and how did he get his hands on those?

Dryden looks hip in his round glasses… but unkempt..

Keeping a lazy stubble, he looks a bit dirty, but he does quite humorous and magnanimous deeds.

The jacket down and hair down look. Looks somehow even more unkempt.

FOLKEN FANEL

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To become a strategist of the imperial army, he sold his fatherland to Emperor Dornkirk. Equivalent to 25 years of Earth age, he is the creator of the Intensified Luck Soldiers Naria and Eriya and planner of the Golden Rule of Love strategy that was meant to break the relationship between Van and Hitomi. Why did he betray his country and became a subordinate to Emperor Dornkirk? He is a man of many mysteries...

Question of Interest

Did Dornkirk make the artificial arm?

The arm was made by scientists according to Dornkirk’s instructions. The particulars of it will be revealed after the 20th episode.

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Since he’s a military strategist, I wish he would think more on the operation name.

Young Folken. Will Van look like him in ten years?

DILANDAU ALBATOU

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Dilandau is equivalent to 15 years old on Earth. Because of the wound he got from Van on his right cheek, he is determined to hunt him down. He was the captain of the Dragonslayers under General Adelphos, until the squad was annihilated by Escaflowne in episode 14. The horror of that scene caused him to have a mental breakdown and he is shown in episode 15 in the state of a screaming, crying child. Somehow it seems that his past hides a huge secret.

Question of Interest

Are all Dragonslayers prettyboys by Dilandau’s choice?

After Dilandau took the head of the enemy general in his first campaign at the age of 14, he was awarded his own unit, the Dragonslayers. He was even entrusted with the personnel selection. He hates the belief that only those with a successful track record should pilot guymelefs and focused rather on the talent of the individual. It seems as a result, handsome youths were gathered by the selection coincidentally.

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What will become of Dilandau from now on?

Miguel, protecting his captain even from beyond death.

<<ESCAFLOWNE TIDBITS>> (on top of the page)

In episode 14, the Dragonslayers met their heroic end. On one hand, the squad of handsome youths won ardent fans for themselves, but the truth is, they are quite an enigma. Not much else is known about Dragonslayers besides having 15 members, and being around 15 years of age. For most of them, we don’t even know their name, let alone background. The names we know, besides Miguel introduced below, are Guimel, Dalet, Chesta, Gatti, and Viole, 5 in total. Protecting their captain against Escaflowne’s attack even from beyond death, their loyalty is admirable. Prayers for their happiness in the other world.

#escaflowne #vision of escaflowne #artbook.#translation #dryden fassa #folken fanel #dilandau albatou

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lookmomiwrite · 2 years

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I Was Paid to Stay Awake for 15 Days. Here’s What Happened.

Nothing.

Nothing Happened.

I don't mean that metaphorically nothing happened... As in, there were no consequences, good or bad, for breaking the previous record by 4 days. No, I mean literally nothing happened. Time stopped. Reality became empty and meaningless.

According to the researchers, I fell asleep for 15 minutes at exactly the 15-day mark but for me, that moment lasted much longer. It's hard to explain but my body and my mind didn't experience the nothingness. It's something I felt inside of me. Deep down in whatever makes up my existence. It was as if the rules of reality that we all abided by broke down and everything stopped... and then I was awake again.

As if the agony I endured to reach the 15-day mark wasn't bad enough, what came after is something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

I guess I should explain. About 6 weeks ago, I was approached by a trio of researchers on my college campus. They were graduate psychology students who were studying the effects of no sleep on the human body and mind. They were recruiting volunteers for a new study in which the subjects would undergo treatment to help them stay awake longer. Their ambition was to create medication that allows people to stay up weeks at a time without any negative consequences.

It was a grandiose goal and perhaps dangerous for the people volunteering but they were paying $400 for each full day we could stay awake. As a broke college student, this was the opportunity of a lifetime. Tuition was due soon, I was already months late paying it, and I already had $50,000 in student debt.

A few days later I was scheduled. I would be staying in their lab while they monitored me 24/7. The first couple of nights weren't anything special. I've pulled all-nighters before at LAN parties with my high school buddies. It wasn't until the 55-hour mark that I started to slow down. I was given a few pills that would help me stay alert. They told me I'd have to take them every six hours for them to be effective and with life-changing money on the line, I was willing to do anything.

The rest of the study was a blur. It's hard to remember the details, what I did to stay awake. Did I do any experiments to test my cognitive ability? Did I even interact with anyone? It's too hard to remember now and it doesn't matter anymore. I'm too tired to think about it.

I don't remember the nothingness but I can still feel it. The emptiness won't go away. It flows through my soul. It's not something I can easily explain to someone who hasn't experienced it. It feels as though I'm no longer connected to myself as if I've moved beyond my physical body but it's hard to tell what reality is. I haven't slept for quite a while now.

Eventually, the experiment came to an end and my experience left me delirious and confused. A doctor checked my vitals and thanked me for volunteering. I was handed cash, $6,000 right in my hand. If I hadn't been awake for 360 hours, I would have done a little more than a small smile and nod. I was then escorted back to my dorm room so I could finally rest.

I fell asleep the second my body touched my bed. The sleep deprivation hit me hard.

I had the worst nightmares since I was a child. I dreamt of ethereal beings stealing my very existence. They came from somewhere beyond this world to ours to fill their own. I woke up at 9 am drenched in sweat. Dreams were always weird and this was no exception. I thought it was just a coincidence that I had the same feeling when I awoke that morning that I had at the end of the study. I'm not so sure it was a coincidence anymore.

I couldn't stop thinking about the nightmare for the rest of the day. I've always heard that we dream of experiences we've already had. Sometimes it might be a movie you watched, a book you read, or maybe a random encounter with a stranger. There was always a familiarity to dreams; although, they always seem absurd and completely illogical. That dream, that nightmare, felt too real. It was hard to stay focused.

The next night I went to sleep early. My roommate was getting back late from a weekend trip and I wanted to get a head start on sleep before his rustling kept me awake.

I had the same nightmare. This time, the ethereal beings seemed hungrier, as if they had a taste for a new, exotic meal and wanted to dine on it once again. I could feel myself being ripped from my sleeping body despite my attempts to wrench myself free.

I became aware of a shadowy figure staring at me beside my bed. I tried to move with every ounce of strength I could muster until finally, after what felt like minutes, I was able to pull myself from a deep sleep. It was my roommate. He told me that I was screaming in my sleep and flailing. I even put a hole in the dorm room wall.

I used to have night terrors as a kid so I didn't put much thought into it, after all I had just recently been awake for 15 days straight. There were bound to be some lasting side effects. I pushed it to the back of my mind. There was nothing too abnormal about it.

Unfortunately, I had an exam coming up and I wasn't prepared. The terrible sleep from the previous two nights and the sleep study left little time for me to learn the new material. I decided I was going to pull an all-nighter or two since I didn't want to fail this class.

My study session started off normal but as the day came to an end I became increasingly drowsy. I was fighting off sleep when I started to hear soft whispers coming from the hallway just outside my door. They were loud enough to disrupt my studying. I wanted them to stop. I would get up to see who was standing outside my dorm but each time there was no one there. I would go back to studying and soon after the whispers would return. I tried to put on headphones but they only grew louder.

I began to hallucinate by the following morning. At first, it was just inconspicuous shadows in the very corners of my vision. Just visible enough to be mistaken for a fly or some dust floating in the air. As the day drew on, the hallucinations worsened. Small shadows turned into figures hiding within the dark recesses of my room, whisperings amongst themselves. I thought it was just sleep deprivation. That I just needed to get some sleep. I wish I listened to my instincts. I wish that the feeling of my hair sticking straight up would have alerted me to the danger I was facing. Maybe it was the lack of sleep clouding my judgment. Instead, I slept. I needed sleep if I was going to pass my exam the next day.

Another nightmare. This time I was in my room. The ethereal beings hovered over me with ghastly smiles as they began to steal whatever it is that makes me, me. I fought to move. I poured every ounce of power into my body. I commanded every fiber of my being to wake. My eyes opened and I was met with the familiar sight of my room. I laid there paralyzed, only able to move my eyes.

I watched as a shadow in the corner of my room began to grow, swallowing the light that passed through it. A void of nothing devouring its surroundings. It felt too real to be a dream... It was real. I could tell - somehow. When it reached me, I could feel it penetrate my skin. I felt it pressing against my body, suffocating me with the weight of nothing. I tried to scream but I couldn't. My lips were sealed and my words compressed in my mouth, unable to find a way out.

And then as quickly as it started, it stopped and I awoke.

I haven't been asleep since then. For a while, things seemed to get better. The whispers and hallucinations went away within the first couple of days. I began to think it really was my sleep-deprived mind playing sadistic tricks on me.

I let my guard down.

They came back... the voices. The hallucinations too. Whispers and laughter turned into screams and cackles. I was engulfed in a cacophony of wails and guffaws, a relentless torrent of suffering. The shadows grew nearer until I could feel them crawling along my skin, itching for a way in. They were always looking for a way in.

I'm trying to fight it but every hour I stay awake I get weaker and they get stronger. I know that if I sleep now, I might not wake up again. My only choice is to never sleep again.

I don't know what's happening but I do know that you shouldn't follow my path. If you stay awake too long, you'll experience nothing, just like I did. Don't experience nothing. Because when you experience nothing, nothing experiences something. It won't stop until it has something. It won't stop until it has you. It won't stop until it has me.

I'm writing this as a warning. Whatever I did, it broke the barrier between our world and theirs. When I'm awake I drift into the realm of nothing. When I'm asleep, they invade the realm of something.

It's been 14 days, 13 hours, and 42 minutes since I last slept. I don't know what will happen to me if I stay awake any longer. I just want it to stop. I can't sleep anymore. Not unless I want them to come back and steal my existence... I just hope nothing will be better than this.

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I write horror, fantasy, and sci-fi and will be posting multiple times a week!

Oh, and don't forget to reblog this and follow me! I want to share my writing with as many people as possible. :D

Hope you enjoyed it!

#horror #writing #short story #creepypasta #creative writing #paranormal

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neutrallyobsessed · 9 months

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CYBERSIX LIVE ACTION AIRDATES!!!

Related to the airing of Cybersix's live-action adaption, this is what we can conclude:

3/4/96: Is the premier, the first episode airs! 10/4/96: the second episode airs and its thrilling conclusion. This is probably its tv advert, there was also one with Data7 but it seems like it was removed ;/ (srry for the pic quality lol) 17/4/96: the third episode airs and i have no idea which might be~~ 24/4/96: the forth episode airs at 11pm instead of its usual 9pm timeslot 'cause the qualifications for the 98 world cup are happening so we can easily know what episode will air. I swear someone must have tapped the match with the Cybersix ep next to it aaaaaa- 1/5/96: It's Labor Day so there wasn't newspapers. According to this, a new episode did aired so yeah xd (it's also Adrian's birthday uwo) 8/5/96: GOD FORBID I HAVE A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ANYTHING CYBERSIX RELATED AMIRITE?? Some motherfucker rip almost a full week of specifically these tv timeslots, so ill see what i can do about it later </3 15/5/96: The final episode airs. Fortunally its been found and we now have confirmation that it is indeed, the last episode aired/produced?

As you can see, this gives us 7 episodes aired, not 8, so i dunno what up with that, but as far as ads and eps found, there are only 7 stories that were going to be told/adapted, so there we go!

But now, did I found other reports of Cybersix? Why, yes i did~~

With their respective translations next to them, the first is a short, general report that serves as advertisement to both the comics and tv show, in a segment dedicated to what's hip with the young adults of the time (mid-90s :v). The second one is reporting the cancellation and that it was that wednesday the airing of the final episode; its description confirms that the last episode is the recently found stunt double story

It'll be long till i go and research on the other archives or other newspapers about this show because remember, this was a side quest. My main objective is archiving and translating Irish Coffee 1997, but it's nice to contribute to fandom, specially with something lost media related xdd it's fun and i don't have to talk to a lot of people, y'know?

UPDATE (4/8/23): here is the 8/5/96 airdate from La Nacion :3. You can't really tell that is from may 5th, so you'll have to trust me on that one :v. i found out that there's a third hemeroteca in my city, so webos i'll go there next time and maybe have the Clarin version that is more clear~~

I also found.... another something.... but that deserves its own post cause nik what the fu-

#cybersix #cybersix 1996 #argentina #lost media #clarin #telefe #1996

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GJ and ZZH Updates — April 23-29

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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

04-23 → The Go Fighting! Weibo posted a short Q&A video with Gong Jun.

→ Madame Figaro posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun for their event on 04-26.

→ The Instagram posted five photos of “Zhang Zhehan”, and it was announced that due to the “popularity,” an additional concert for 05-10 had been scheduled. (If you read last week’s post prior to 04-24, please check under 04-22 for additional information that has been added.)

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted fifteen photos of him from the second Go Fighting! episode. Caption: “Full of laughter and energy... Come tonight to see the cool boss @ Gong Jun Simon explore non-stop!”

→ Episode 2 of Go Fighting! season 9 aired. [full episode (raw)] [GJ cut (raw)] [subbed clip]

→ Gong Jun posted a clip from the Go Fighting! episode. Caption: “My flow is not ordinary, my rhythm I like skr 🤟🏻”

04-24 → Gong Jun filmed another episode of Go Fighting!. (green jacket and puffy coat) Fan Observation: Possible ring sighting.

→ The Instagram posted a promotional video for the “concert”, using only old footage believed to be for the concert Zhang Zhehan was planning before 813, and only showing the date 05-10. Tickets for this date were only available for approximately ten minutes before “selling out,” then became available again. Some people who tried to purchase tickets recieved emails that the purchase could not be completed and a refund would be issued; others who tried to contact the venue for more information about this date did not recieve confirmation of the event or clear answers on other questions.

Around this time, whalers started to express concerns online of the “concert” possibly being cancelled because of “interference from CPFs and antis.”

04-25 → The Instagram posted a teaser video for a new song titled Datura that would release the following day, with the caption implying that it is the first song on another(???) new album. Fan Observations: - Datura is a plant that can be used as a hallucinogen. This combined with the trippy vibes of the video and Ranyi’s post about it mentioning spirituality has raised worries of new smears alleging drug use. There had been a hotsearch on Weibo about drugs the previous day. - Datura also has some Tibetan Buddhism connotations in China. This is not the first time the Zhang Sanjian shenanigans have made allusions to religion. - The person in the footage/photos released for the song looks nothing like Zhang Zhehan, especially around the jaw. - I think it’s safe to assume that any songs by this point are definitely audio deepfakes.

→ A photographer posted eight photos of Gong Jun from the 04-15 Tiffany & Co. event.

04-26 → Gong Jun filmed another episode of Go Fighting!. (pink Tang suit)

→ The Instagram posted the music video for Datura, and the song released on Apple Music, Spotify, and Youtube.

→ BesTV posted an extended cut of one of Gong Jun’s scenes from Go Fighting! episode 2.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ A tour company that had been selling packages for the “concert” changed the tour name and deleted the package from their website. [further info] At this point over 700 tickets were still for sale for the 05-10 concert, at the time of this post that number has only dropped to approximately 680.

04-27 → The Go Fighting! Weibo account posted the preview for episode 3.

→ Gong Jun attended an event for Hogan. Fan Observation: During the interview segment for this, he said that he had attended Li Ronghao’s concert on 04-22 with former university classmates. [video clip] See 04-28 below for context.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted ten photos of him from that day. Caption: “In a corner of the city looking out from the window, today boss @ Gong Jun Simon bids farewell to the ancient town and went to an appointment in a bustling place~”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted six photos of him from the Hogan event. Caption: “Boss @ Gong Jun Simon’s flash of a day! Immerse yourself in a modern space in a natural and comfortable form. See you next time!”

04-28 → Liaoning Satellite TV’s morning news ran a story about Gong Jun’s appearance at the Hogan event. [subbed video] Fan Observation: In the summary they gave about Gong Jun’s career they mentioned that he had risen to fame through a two male lead drama, though only clips from Begin Again and Lost Love in Times were used.

→ Gong Jun flew to South Korea for the Louis Vuitton event he would attend the following day.

→ #Gong Jun chasing star Li Ronghao# got on Weibo hotsearch despite it being almost a full week after he had attended Li Ronghao’s concert. It is suspected that the hotsearch was bought. Context and Additional Info: Starting at the beginning of the week, people began to spread videos and a photo of Gong Jun and the people he had attended the concert with, questioning if the man sitting beside him was Zhang Zhehan. The narrative of it being him was heavily pushed by planted fans to an unusually extreme extent, where people in the Chinese fandom were kicked from group chats for saying they didn’t believe it. It is suspected that people behind the scenes took advantage of the opportunity of the initial speculation to try to cause in-fighting among CPFs. On 04-27, a Weibo user posted another video that showed the face of the man sitting beside Gong Jun, confirming that it was not Zhang Zhehan; this was the featured post under the hotsearch.

→ Hogan posted nine photos of Gong Jun attending the previous day’s event. They also posted a video shortly after. (1129 kadian)

→ #GongJun trended on Twitter and would continue to do so throughout the next day.

04-29 → Mengniu Zhenguoli yogurt posted a teaser video for their upcoming endorsement with Gong Jun, to be announced on 05-02. (1129 kadian)

→ Gong Jun posted two photos to his personal Weibo of himself and some presents from Louis Vuitton. Caption: “Follow @ LOUIS VUITTON to start the show tour in Seoul 🛬 Lock on the live broadcast room, come tonight at 19:00 to reveal #LV早秋23女装秀# Fashion Creativity~” He also posted these to his Xiao Hong Shu, caption: “Come to the show! In preparation for the show in Seoul 😎 It will be staged soon, tonight at 19:00, join me in revealing the new fashion ideas of Nicolas Ghesquière, the artistic director of women's wear @ LouisVuitton!” and to his Instagram, caption: “Hi！Seoul！”

→ Yang Yang posted two photos of himself and Gong Jun from the Hogan event. Caption: “Be a cool boy skr PS with HOGAN's global spokesperson Gong Jun . It is strongly recommended to customize a pair of men's high heels for the host. Thank you HOGAN~ Happy holiday!”

→ Gong Jun posted seven photos to his personal Weibo of himself in the outfit he would wear to the event. Caption: “Ready, let’s go!” He also posted these to his Instagram, caption: “Let’s go!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted an additional seven photos from the same photoshoot. Caption: “Boss @ Gong Jun Simon strolling the streets of South Korea, listening to the voice of the city. See you later at the show!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a video of behind the scenes footage from the shoot. Caption: “Boss @ Gong Jun Simon’s Korean street show!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a douyin of more footage from the shoot. Caption: “Boss @ Gong Jun Simon in Seoul.” BGM is on the street by j-hope feat. J. Cole.

→ Gong Jun attended Louis Vuitton’s fashion show in Seoul. Videos (blanket flashing lights cw): [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

→ #Gong Jun South Korea# got on Weibo hotsearch. (At #4 on entertainment hotsearch, #12 on general when I looked around 23:00, might have been higher earlier.)

→ #GongJunLVPreFall23 trended on Twitter.

→ The site selling tickets for the Zhang Sanjian “concert” no longer offered tickets for 05-11, automatically redirecting to 05-10. The reason is unknown at the time of this post, it did not say 05-11 was sold out. May just be a glitch.

→ W magazine posted a photo of Gong Jun with Guang Xi.

Additional Reading: → A collection of pfps for Zhang Zhehan’s birthday. → A reminder of Bluebird’s charity drive for Zhang Zhehan’s birthday; 05-05 is the deadline if you want to be included in related giveaways. → A note: Last year, it was around this time (late April-mid May) that was the most chaotic with regards to the scam gang, who were taking advantage of the emotions heighted by Zhang Zhehan’s birthday and the anniversary of the Word of Honor concert. Things seem to be ramping up again now. Take care of yourself and take time away if you need to.

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#Zhang Zhehan #Gong Jun #Word of Honor #woh cast #lld timeline

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