#competitive debate

[casualgrant]

i cannot believe how tiring speech writing is for my brain, and i say this as someone who very much enjoys writing... dont do competitive speech and debate if you dont wanna feel fried

i would have liked to write more about my characters afterwards but i will resort to thinking about them instead, words have left me

#i still have so many articles to i need comb and i feel like reading none of them #speech #competitive debate #speech and debate #prepared prompt speaking #text post #writing #writeblr

[dinemunyu]

bYEE i spent way too long on this

I don't own any of the assets used in rebuilding the town and the ui—nah, that's the great work of ConcernedApe. I just merely made two extra buildings to look similar enough to the other buildings in town.

Why stardew though??? idk i couldn't sleep one night and instead detailed out the steps on how I would do this with unity and aseprite because of course I'm still thinking about trigun 24/7; only this time I've recently started playing stardew.

wanted to add Nai, Livio and the rest of the cast but i wanna work on keychains next sooooo

Nai works in the library where books are less likely to offend him. Livio helps around the orphanage. Vash likes to garden and to visit the bakery next door in his free time. Kinda want Zazie to be an absolute menace of a niece that got sent there under their care.

#can't believe im tagging stardew and trigun in one post #stardew au #trigun #I LOVEE MERYL IN THIS ONE #she's so TINY I THINK SHES A PIXEL SHORTER THAN JAS HAHAHAHHA #i was debating putting wolfwood/nicholas but he's married here #vashwood #YES THEY'RE BOTH DOING WELL AND HAPPILY MARRIED TO EACH OTHER #Sapphics milly/meryl because i said so #AND THEY'RE RUNNING A BAKERY YALL #Milly absolutely befriending everyone in town becos she's a sweetheart #the player would have competition now since vash is most definitely taking up requests from the bulletin board too

[arkadi-jones]

Gonna be real with you guys I'm getting sick of the Malenia Vs Radahn debate again (oh my god what a shocker Internet debates are driving people insane)

The whole point of the battle was that it was a pointless tragedy cause both parties were equal opposites. Malenia is a Dex and Faith build, Radahn is a Str and Int build; Malenia rejects the Golden Order, Radahn embraces it (moreso Godfrey tbh); Malenia's got no poise, Radahn is the poise (I'm joking w/ this one).

Even despite their differences, both had similarities, like how their armies are extremely devoted to their leader and how both are insane on the battlefield. Just like other characters, they fit perfectly into Elden Ring's theme of perfect opposites (take Marika and Radagon for instance)

No attribute they bear outweighs any others, so the battle is literally the definition of 'Unstoppable force Vs Immovable object'. Inevitably, it ended in disaster for both sides: Malenia is losing her memories and self and is only being driven by her blind faith in Miquella, whilst Radahn and the entirety of Caelid are rotting away, waiting for someone to put him out of his misery. No one benefitted from this fight or got the better outcome, which makes it the perfect tragedy that could've been so easily avoided had their Great Runes not corrupted them.

#I'm sure this has been said numerous times I just wanted to share my thoughts about this endless debate #Ironically perpetuating the discourse despite wanting to stop it #funny how that works #Anyway I think they should hold fun competitions with each other for everything #Like playing Smash Bros #Enough pitting them against each other make them friends and/or even rivals that's funny #elden ring #starscourge radahn #malenia blade of miquella

[screwdriver-and-souffle]

He never took his eyes off Alain

#alain prost #ayrton senna #damon hill #prosenna #f1edit #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #i giffed this because i want to have a conversation this bercy story is used as an example of ayrton's obsession with beating alain when #this event was AFTER Alain retired Ayrton would have no reason to stare at alain they were not gonna be racing against #each other again #and now i know it is debatable i wasn't in his head but those eyes aren't exactly burning with hatred for his rivals in the second gif #it seems to me #i'm always confused by this being used as proof for his competitiveness but okay

[ghostforwhat]

im not going to write it any time soon but i am bit baffled there’s no dog show hannigram crack au…like hannibal’s a stuffy european judge and Will’s just straight up lying about like one of his dogs breed purity….

#hannibal just starts killing Will’s competition to get his attention #i literally #dont have it in me to write this bc im already blocked with my current fic #but maybe….. #maybe after i finish current wip #hannigram #all their murder debates are the same but now Will’s arguing against puppy mills #listen

[doubleslashkarma]

JAIDEN FOR PRESIDENT

REASONS:

SHE DESERVES IT (GIRLBOSS)

LET HER ASSASINATE PEOPLE

SHE ALREADY BASICALLY WORKS FOR THE FEDERATION SO THERE IS ZERO NET LOSS

ALPHARAD FOR QSMP WOULD NO LONGER BE A PIPE DREAM

SHE WOULD DECIMATE THE COMPETITON DURING DEBATES YA'LL REMEMBER HER LAWYER ARC?? SLAY

DO YOU NEED ANY MORE REASONS ITS JAIDEN GODDAMN ANIMATIONS

#qsmp #qsmp jaiden #You all saw her at the trial #her debates would be SO GOOD. #she would DECIMATE the competition let her have this #cw caps

[paziffic]

He sure is something

#(base credits to croffeepot on twt!) #I was debating if grian deserved the brains title or not but considering the competition I think he deserves it #mcyt #limited life smp #limited life #trafficblr #the bad boys #grian #joel smallishbeans #smallishbeans #jimmy solidarity #solidarity gaming

[front-facing-pokemon]

#dusclops #wasn't *entirely* sure what counts as ffp here but i went with my best guess. it's just an eye but it's basically all they have in terms of #a face. so. this is what you get. dusclops is one i always forget about even though i GUESS it's good in competitive #because folks aaaallways debate about whether it's better to evolve into dusknoir or to give a dusclops an eviolite. right? #i think that's a thing i've heard from someone before. that that's a thing. supposedly dusknoir + eviolite can be really tanky #if i. remember correctly. i might not. i dunno i just forget about this guy bc dusknoir haha funny pmd #and then i proceeded to talk abt how many of you told me about how zangoose walks on all fours in pmd but i removed it for your sake #also there's a guy in legends arceus who's really afraid of dusclops i guess. that's all

[solarstarss]

we need more speech and debate au fics. oh sports au? how about the sport of the mind. this is peak academic rivals to lovers. how about competing against your years-long rival in every tournament where your job is to prove how wrong they are in a 5 min speech? the tension. yes lay out your arguments and then watch as i refute them all and then make out with me

#like you can’t tell me speech and debate doesn’t have SO much potential #there’s competition there’s academia there’s teamwork there’s rivalry there’s awards and ego #it’s everything sports aus have but you’re fighting with your minds and your intelligence and your carefully calculated arguments #i just need one ex speech and debate kid to second me on this #speech and debate #fic writing #fics #au #sports au #speech and debate au #marauders #jegulus #cause when i thought of this i thought of rivals to lovers jegulus

[teruel-a-witch]

they are swapping stories one night, the topic approaching their personal records, the most rounds of sex in one night kind. (because that's totally what platonic bros talk about alright? it's not weird, nope, no siree.)

steve's number is outrageously high and danny refuses to believe it, which gets steve fired up because 'i totally can go that many times how dare you doubt me?' of course danny says 'prove it or are you too chickenshit?' and how can steve back down from a challenge like that. so before they know it they've made a bet that steve can match his number with danny.

they agree on a day because at this point not backing out is a matter of personal pride. steve shows up at danny's place.

'didn't think you'd show.'

'i'm no chicken, are you?'

''m not.'

'so we are really doing this?''

'you betcha.'

'okay.'

except when danny closes his eyes and leans in, steve just looks at him for a moment, his face dead serious, and goes 'nope, I can't, I'm sorry' as he turns to flee.

'what about our bet?' yells confused danny after him.

'i forfeit' steve strangles out without turning his back and he's out the door, leaving danny wondering how his foolproof plan had gone awry.

danny's patience has run thin so instead of letting steve off the hook he has to investigate. when he tracks steve down and demands to know what the hell happened 'how dare you leave me hanging like that instead of just talking like adults, if you don't want me i understand, it's the mixed messages i won't take.'

steve realizes he made danny feel rejected and has to fess up about the real reason he left. because when it came down to it, he didn't want to be with danny just because of some stupid bet 'i didn't care about shallow victory if it meant losing the chance to have something real with you'. steve hangs his head.

danny chuckles 'you noble idiot, i was tired of waiting for you to make a move so i decided to speed the process along'.

that makes steve look up 'what?'

'get with the program, babe, our goals align. it was a good plan, too, i didn't account for one thing?'

'what's that?'

danny tenderly cups steve's cheek 'that you really do love me more than winning. for the record, it's mutual.'

he's rewarded with the biggest smile he's ever seen blossom on steve's face 'i'd say making you my partner was the biggest victory of my life, although tonight might just top that.'

'we shall see' danny winks, and open his arms 'now come here and collect your bounty.'

steve doesn't have to be told twice.

they break no records that night. neither of them minds. they both got what they wanted and more.

#mcdanno #h50 headcanons #myh50 #this was inspired both by their comparing notes in 8x02 and the stamina debate in 5x17 #and i thought what if their competitiveness is how they got together #h50 #hawaii five 0 #h50 5x17 #h50 8x02 #h50 humour #h50 crack #my writing #h50 8x06

[northern-passage]

if the only way you know how to criticize my handling of Lea is to somehow blame Merry and also Trans Women™️ as a whole then i’m going to be honest: your criticisms are not going to be the ones i listen to. it’s very strange to me now that both times i’ve had people specifically bring up Merry when talking about Lea and also follow it up with, and i quote: “people only care about trans women.” this monolithic Trans Women you keep blaming has nothing to do with the decisions i’ve made about Lea, and i’m begging you to think for like 2 seconds and realize what you are saying and how you sound right now. i’m not even trying to change your mind or your feelings regarding Lea, that conversation has been had many times over at this point, but you have got to stop blaming trans women for.... being more oppressed than you ? come on

#transmisogyny #i'm always open to discussing things i could do better but if you do this it's an immediate No from me #smells like MRA shit for real #there is no reason for it and yet both times people have found a way to weasel in awful comments about trans women #it's gross and unnecessary #and immediately makes me recoil #this is not a 'competition' and it's weird that you think it is #this isn't an invitation to debate either btw this is just a PSA lmfao #cus again. Weird that it's happened both times now #and i never really know how to respond to it #if you want to blame someone then blame me. the person who Wrote the character that way #and again there are many posts on this blog where i discuss lea and all of the characters and why i do what i do with them #so im not interested in having the discussion again and im sure you all arent either lmfao #but i really dont like this attitude some people seem to come away with which is. 'blame trans women' ??? #like why would you say that. why would you feel that way. it's a bit weird innit? #and are the trans women in the room with us right now??? #anyways. just something to think about before you send me weird transphobic rants about hating lea and merry and trans women #and feminine transmasc people. and perhaps next time just Do Not send me that #personal

[casualgrant]

nobody told me writing a speech on farming subsidies would be so boring why did i actively choose to do this

#competitive speech and debate #competitive speaking #speech and debate #shitpost

[westwing19]

Day 5: Favourite Character

#kirby #galacta knight #aeon hero #kirbtober 2022 #strongly debated just drawing all 4 of the knights for this one bc they all live rent-free in my head #but GK has the competitive advantage known as 'kickass alternate designs' ✨ #ww's kirbtober #meart

[arcann]

Thinking about a ktisis dungeon equivalent where the companions are actually venat, hermes, azem, lahabrea, hades and themis and its about jumping around several secret and very important places of Amaurot and you see the underbelly of that "utopia" but if you pick the trio of paragon fuckboys they tell you yeah this is the Normal unethical experiment factory inside the Normally biomodified environment that got transformed for being Abnormal and its now Normal. This is normal and beautiful and desirable, do you not love it you familiar freak of our opposition. Tell Azem what you saw and how Normal it was.

#ik it would be like adding a considerable amount of dialogue to them since if you brought each faction alone they would be more honest... #about their ideals and opinions on what they see around you #while if you mix them up you'd get a debate and well. a dissing competition

[mvshortcut]

The "I defeated my narcolepsy with the power of my mind!" thing is so funny to me because in Book 3, Constance literally DOES defeat her PTSD with the power of her mind. So that leads me to believe that somehow, it IS possible to "defeat" your disability/mental illness with the power of your mind in the mbs universe but Curtain just fucking sucks at it.

#just the idea of curtain getting absolutely smoked in the 'defeating your disability with the power of your mind' competition #by a literal toddler is so funny to me #ok yes I know they are two different canons but we haven't gotten a solid constance backstory yet so that technically doesn't rule it out #and yeah I know she has literal psychic powers let's just ignore that for a sec mkay #also debatable whether Constance could be considered to have PTSD but she was clearly traumatized by her experience so close enough #tmbs #ld curtain #constance contraire #the mysterious benedict society #the prisoner's dilemma #mysterious benedict society

[m4gp13]

RIP Ethan Nakamura you would have loved high school debate teams

#pjo #percy jackson #ethan nakamura #my sister loves arguing with people over every conceivable thing #and she's the only person in the family that's mental-illness free #so obviously she was on the school debate team and did a bunch of public speaking competitions #anyway the point is #ethan has so many ideas and philosophies #with so much thought behind them #he'd probably love to get on a stage and just discuss it for ages with anyone who looks at him long enough #it's what he deserves #in my heart he's on the Elysium debate club #no he's the president of the club actually