#cryptic na posting

[nananarc]

WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED THAT HAVING A SAFE, PRIVATE SPACE FOR YOURSELF WITHOUT CONSTANT STRESS AND GUILT, YOU WOULD FLOURISH AS A PERSON

#like i am getting so much better in art #a huge leap #just because i finally have the space to truly heal #WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HUH #by the gods #cryptic na posting #things are looking up for me

[nananarc-vp]

horny grip as i take vp of my deddy

#cryptic na posting

[stayarmytinyzenmoa-l]

idk if you're still doing it buuut just in case ❛ the gods must be angry. i sense a storm brewing. ❜ with knight!jaemin please!

Yessss anon I'm definitely still doing these!

[Choose a prompt and send me an idol! I'll write a drabble for it]

~

The sounds of metal clashing against each other filled the training grounds. Knights of all classes and calibers were engrossed in sparring, their minds focused on their battles as if they were real, but none more focused than the captain of the Second Squadron, Na Jaemin. But, suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, something that not even the most ferocious of beasts could cause.

"Hey, what's up? Focus on the match!" Jeno scolded him. Jaemin looked around the arena. "Jaem? Are you okay?" Jeno wiped the sweat from his brow while he watched Jaemin look up at the sky.

"The gods must be angry. I sense a storm brewing," Jaemin replies cryptically and Jeno shudders.

"Don't... don't say prophecies like that, it might come true," Jeno looks up worriedly and, within a second, the gates burst open.

"And there it is," Jaemin smirks.

"The sheer audacity, the reckless confidence, and the idiotic bravado you have, Na Jaemin!" Your voice boomed over the chaos and, immediately, the knights around you ceased their movements and stood at attention.

"Captain, (Sir/Ma'am)!" They all saluted.

"At ease," you broke your tirade to command them. "Every day I have to wonder whether I'm impressed or embarrassed of you, Sir Na!" You continued.

"Hell, what did you do this time, Jaem?" Jeno asks. Jaemin shrugs.

"To what do I owe the pleasure, Captain?" Jaemin asks. You thrust the box back towards him.

"I don't need your charity, and to have it delivered in front of the Crown Prince I..." you paused and took a deep breath. "I have my own pride to nurture, I don't have time to be your charity case." Jeno, out of pure curiosity, opened the box and near immediately his eyes shone.

"Damn, Cap! If you won't accept it, then can I?" Jeno held the new broadsword up so that the sunlight could catch it while a few jealous wandering eyes gazed upon it.

"By all means," you waved your hand and Jaemin pulled the sword out of Jeno's hands, replacing it with the box.

"Oh, come on now, Captain, that's no way to treat a thoughtful gift," Jaemin circled you until he stopped in front. He held the sword toward you with the tip of the blade resting on chin. He turns it up slightly. "Especially when you treat his highness' gift so nicely," the simple pendant seemed to glimmer. You pushed the sword away.

"That's different," you shook your head.

"Sure, Captain," Jaemin grins. "But, since you're here, fancy a duel? Perhaps I can finally take your place in the First Squadron."

"Why not? I'd love to use you to set an example toward the new recruits to not mess with me," your hand rested on the blade at your hip. "What's your wager?"

"If I win, you accept my gift."

"And if I win then you leave me alone."

"Okay, okay, I can agree to that," he holds his hand out and you shook it.

"May the best knight win," Jaemin readjusts his grip on the sword.

"Oh, darling, I already have," your confidence was the only one that could rival his.

~

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[heybaetae]

what do you think the member's myspace profiles would've looked like? who would've made it look pretty and who left it on default lol

LMFAO THIS QUESTIONNRHEJJS. i fucking loved myspace so much. let me think on this ok let’s get into it.

namjoon would have a layout, but a very clean, neutral one with meticulously organized photo albums for nature photos, museum photos, and book quotes he likes. his about me section would be some philosophical quote and his profile song is probably something by nas. he writes a lot of cryptic blog posts

jin has a layout but he changes it every week because he gets bored with how it looks, so you never know what his page is gonna look when you click on it. he tends to troll jungkook and hobi’s comments with “w4w???” because he knows neither of them know what that means. in true jin fashion, his default pic is him holding up a giant fish. he thinks the games on myspace are lame and he has no problem commenting on tom’s page to let him know

yoongi keeps his page pretty minimalistic like namjoon, but he likes darker, cooler tones on his layout and he posts videos from his studio a lot. he’s friends with a lot of athletes and producers and whenever he changes his profile photo, people go absolutely insane. he receives thousands of marriage proposals a day and his favorite feature is the “who i’d like to meet” section of his page where he lists all the people he’s a fan of and wants to work with some day

hobi has the most colorful layout of everyone and he LOVES those flashy glitter text gifs, so he has one that says “I LOVE U ARMY” and little animated snoopy graphics. he spent the most time making his page look perfect and he’s very organized with his photos. everything fits an aesthetic and he comments on all the tannies photos, statuses, profiles, bulletins, everything. fashion brands are spamming his inbox on the daily.

taehyung doesn’t have a layout at all because he doesn’t have the patience to learn html, but he does a have great jazzy profile playlist and yeontan is his profile picture OBVIOUSLY. he doesn’t have a top 8, he has a top 1 and it’s just jimin. he really likes posting bulletins to share youtube videos of old movies. his photo albums are kind of a mess but people love his chaotic, grainy images of random stuff around his house, his mirror selfies, or his paintings. the wooga squad leave him really sweet comments

jimin has a profile, but he rarely logs in. his layout is pastel colors and he often confuses the status update box with the little description next to his profile photo. he spams taehyung’s comments with hearts to bury the ones of certain others. when his “online now!” thing comes on, it’s a major event and his comments get flooded so much that it overwhelms him and he logs out again for a few weeks. he’s not sure how to comment back directly, but he’s really grateful everyone says hi to him.

jungkook has an all black page with galaxy-like animations. he learned how to do html so he could design it himself. his playlist is all demos/covers he made himself because he figures army would much rather hear him sing on his own profile than someone else (he’s right!). he goes MIA a lot too, so his “last login” date sometimes becomes a meme amongst the fandom which results in counting exactly how many days we last heard from him. when he remembers his password though, he’s on there for hours posting lots of bam photos, boxing videos, and doing bulletin surveys for fun. he threatens to block jin literally every time he comes online because he genuinely has no idea what he’s asking and he whines about it in hobi’s inbox too.

#ask

[transmascfrankiero]

don’t want to get too in the weeds about the will-they-won’t-they of mcr doing anything past this tour or making any significant announcements. but i do have some thoughts. first of all, of course i don’t want this to be the end - i don’t want to be completely cynical. but given the lack of confirmation i’m trying to keep my expectations in check. yes, it seemed like there was a through-line with the stage outfits and drumheads. yes, the “burning heavens building hells” phrasing on the japan merch seemed indicative of a theme. yes, there were musical expansions on noise jam and sleep. but to me those things aren’t evidence or clues that there’s an album or an era or even new songs when there’s been total silence from the band. in the past when they were being cryptic about new releases, the question was never if the releases actually existed - just what true nature of the releases would be. i’m thinking of the black parade’s funeral procession and temporary name change. i’m thinking of danger days’ radio/video mixer with desert footage and ‘horse with no name’ replacing the band’s website leading up to the na na na trailer. i’m thinking of the X flag marketing for may death never stop you. and while the foundations drop was a surprise, they did post those in-studio clips beforehand indicating that they were in fact working on something - we just didn’t know what. the outfits/drumheads, merch, and noise jams don’t point to new stuff, they point to an expanded tour aesthetic. and the tour is over now. idk man i don’t want to harsh mellows or bum anyone out but i don’t think they were trying to send covert signals, i think gerard just had some new ideas for the live show over the tour break and implemented them for the last leg.

[saveyourself]

Hi, can you summarize the basic plot of Danger Days (album + comics)? I only know bits and pieces gathered from the internet. If not, that's a-okay ^^

sure! this is a mostly inactive blog, fair warning. i haven't posted in months.

so the basic plot of danger days gets pretty difficult to follow because there are several different timelines that don't match up with each other: the story the album tells, the twitter accounts, the music videos, and the comics.

the twitter accounts are just snippets with no bigger story, just basically a vibe of the universe danger days is set in. it paints a picture of a very violent Agent Cherri Cola, with one arm, and where the character NewsAGoGo and a few others got introduced.

the music videos follow the fabulous killjoys, supposedly teenage anarchists fighting against the company better living industries. in their fight, they find a little girl. they don't know why she's the most wanted person on BLI's radar, but she is, so they protect her, - that's na na na. in SING, better living industries captures the girl, and the fabulous killjoys go on a suicide mission to save her. they save her, at the expense of their own lives. the last scene is of party poison with their hair cut and dyed. there was supposed to be a third music video, bulletproof heart, to continue the story, but it never got recorded.

the album doesn't tell as much of a story, but you get the idea anyway. the song "party poison" gives a strong impression that poison is a very loud, passionate rebellion leader, definitely danger days. "jet star & the kobra kid" details a radio report by dr. death defying, stating that jet star and the kobra kid died on route guano, the main road out in the zones, aka the wasteland emanating out from battery city. (see, it doesn't make sense with the music videos.) it ends with "goodnite dr. death", which is the character dr. death defying giving what seems to be a final sign off, signifying he's probably been caught by BL/Ind, before playing a distorted national anthem.

the comics are set about a decade or so after the fabulous killjoys' death - it follows the Girl, now older, as she tries to find her identity. she goes to tommy chow mein's shop, a guy who is notorious for scams and rip-offs, but a zone rat nonetheless, and ends up finding party poison's original mask. however, it gets snatched, which is how she meets a crew called "the ultra v's." the ultra v's are a crew led by val velocity, including the twins vaya & vamos, vinyl, and volume. val velocity, who originally has white hair, is obsessed with party poison and his legacy, and ends up dying his hair red to "take his color". val is unpredictable at best and just as ruthless, and the girl is aware she doesn't fit in but tries to do so anyway. one of the ultra v's ends up dying, and a party at the nest - a popular killjoy hang-out spot - ends up raided by bli. the girl ends up dying, or so she thinks - she meets the phoenix witch, a zone deity worshipped by most in the zones. the phoenix witch is a crow-like woman who always wears a mask. the witch gives her some cryptic shit about why the fabulous killjoys wanted to protect her. at some point - don't trust me on the timeline, this is just an overview of what happened - she meets cherri cola, a killjoy who used to be friends with the fabulous killjoys before their death, and has now decided to be a pacifist. he's an excellent sharpshooter, and he teaches the girl how to use her ray-gun. he dies. val velocity chooses to incite the masses and get them to invade battery city, death to the company, so on and so forth. when they get there, what ends up happening is the girl becomes a living bomb - her mother's soul or whatever ended up in her when she died for Comic Reasons, so she's been living with this bomb inside her for years, which is what the witch was eluding to. when she detonates, she takes out all the electricity in the city.

there's also a whole side plot following two pornodroids, synthetic androids with sentient consciousness, red and blue. red is an outdated model who can only keep surviving on plus, a drug that effects an android's battery. blue is her lover, who keeps desperately trying to keep her alive. they end up trying to escape the city, but red never makes it past the city line. blue ends up dying too, if i recall, when she makes it out to DESTROYA - a supposed giant robot, a deity the androids all worship. destroya rises with the spark of electricity, and this also coincides with the girl going into bat city.

the comics get really complicated toward the end, and i'm leaving out the entire thing with the director and korse, but i haven't read them in a while - the best way to understand it is just to read them. there are only six or so issues, and you can find them online pretty easily.

there are definitely parts i'm forgetting or leaving out, because it's probably been six months since i've seen any of this stuff, but that's the basic overview. canon is a sandbox and it's your playground.

#cherri.txt #danger days #danger days: the true lives of the fabulous killjoys

[imdedinsidex-x]

I posted 7,700 times in 2022

That's 5,510 more posts than 2021!

260 posts created (3%)

7,440 posts reblogged (97%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@areus-in-a-little-cave

@mightbemod

@imdedinsidex-x

@phasewashere

I tagged 775 of my posts in 2022

#dsmp - 35 posts

#dream smp - 34 posts

#jojo’s bizarre adventure - 24 posts

#jjba - 23 posts

#dream smp fanart - 22 posts

#jojo’s bizarre adventure fanart - 22 posts

#jjba fanart - 22 posts

#jojo kimyou na bouken - 22 posts

#jjba oc - 21 posts

#dsmp fanart - 20 posts

Longest Tag: 134 characters

#sam has all the book that do mention eret in his little swamp library thing but none of them say eret’s name exactly so he has no idea

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Diversity win! Chomper from PVZ uses they/them pronouns!

88 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

#4

It is so very fun to think about eternal duo being enemies before they became friends.

Like, it’s a great image. Totem of Death, Foolish Gamers, who brings deaths nd destruction where ever he goes whether it be for money, sport or revenge has a petty rivalry with Eret, blood relative of Herobrine and a reckless cryptic willing to kill just for shits and giggles.

It’s one of my favorite things.

101 notes - Posted February 6, 2022

#3

I don’t care about the dsmp ending I’m still waiting for an explanation on Eternal Duo

157 notes - Posted November 13, 2022

#2

“Eret is the bad guy.” yeah Yeah yeah come back when you have something original. “ErEt Is ThE bAd GuY” Like we don’t hear that every god damn week Jesus Christ. Why is it always “Eret is the bad guy”’or “Eret is the traitor” and never “Eret is the good monarch” or “Eret is the upstanding person” or “Eret is the great person” huh?

177 notes - Posted February 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Love the Wings of Fire wiki

222 notes - Posted January 3, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #next year i shall have my art in my top posts #that is my goal

[dessspair]

Immanuel Birkert, SHADY GARDEN, 2023

„herakleitovský motív panta rhei, spojený s predstavou ustavičného plynutia a zmeny“ 

„poetický komentár o tekutosti, neustálych premenách foriem, rôznych podobách času a pohybe medzi hranicami pojmov a definícií“

„koncepty alternatívnych a neantropocentrických temporalít, odvolávajú sa na špekulatívny prístup k svetu, tematizujú hyperobjekty a siete vzťahov, v ktorých sú zohľadňovaní aj neľudskí aktéri a entity“  

Julien Parant-Marquis, Untitled 4, Airbrushed Acrylic on canvas, 2022   Untitled, Oil on canvas, 2022

„prehodnocovanie dichotómie človeka a prírody, prípadne kultúry a prírody“

Cléo Sjölander, Cryptic swamp, clay, latex, 2022

Ako by vyzerala presexualizovaná príroda?

Kasper Jacek

ANNA RUTH – COZY VOID, ZAAZRAK|DORNYCH, BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC

Alicia Echandía, oil on canvas, 70x50cm, 2022

Hanna Kuster, 380cm x 272cm, 2022 Post-organic Bauplan

AUTOTOMIE: der Gastgeberkörper

Post-organic Bauplan is a collective from Argentina, based in Germany, integrated by Josefina Maro contemporary dancer, and Salvador Marino evolutionary biologist and artist.

Post-Organic Bauplan works from a post-humanist perspective based on the development of non-organic devices and dance research to transgress the practices that condition our bodily perception.

The concept of bauplan comes from developmental biology and defines the conservative features that are typical to determine the body of one species. This concept is closely related to the idea of an architectural plan or design that pre-exists the body itself. By putting it together with the word post-organic, we try to fracture the original concept and create an alternative meaning, where bauplan is the design the body might build through its actions, instead of something predetermined. You sent Through experimentation with robotic prostheses, we want to embody a Post-organic Bauplan that could enable us to escape from a system that tries to homogenise us. You sent the constructions that are imposed on the body. You sent What is natural, normal – how that is achieved and how that shapes our experiences. Things outside of these structures do not fit and are therefore oppressed. You sent Outside of thin lines, i also don’t work with fluids or elements like waterdrops - but it should not be the million times used waterdrop one, which is present in painting from the renaissance.

The process of incorporating the new posthuman world requires being in physical and spiritual contact (spirit) with the earth. With what she has to tell us. These lands have suffered the passing of the human Making. (not listening) but they are still alive. a thousand forests transformed into buildings or deserts. With the passing of time the Pine will again bear its fruit. Pine cones have the power. They give us peace of mind to overcome the anxiety of the chaos of the human world that sometimes take out our breathing.We can build our shelter to keep up with the rhythm that nature propose. In post-humanity the wizard inhabits the refuge. If you pay attention and connect you will find it in the forest. After the ritual you will know the answer to survive. We all have the power to transmute. Hear the message that the earth vibrates.

Wisp kollektiv

Katya Quel in Spain

Lulo Demarco flyer

Scenes from CYBERMISSION - Trancendental -✿Biokimika2000solarpunk✿ Solarpunk – ecological art movement Solarpunk is a sci-fi subgenre and social movement that emerged from the internet in 2008. Solarpunk's aesthetic visualizes collectivist, ecological utopias where nature and technology grow in harmony. The solarpunk aesthetic depicts visually bright and optimistic ecological utopias, often imagining a society where the climate crisis has been resolved or is being approached with camaraderie. Inspired and based on Art Noveau and contemporary green architecture.

OUTSIDEININSIDEOUTINSIDEOUTOUTSIDEIN human–nonhuman entanglement ‘decentre’ humans challenging contemporary forms of domination 72 Ecologies by Nelson Beer Father + Joy (Premiere) by Kasem Haliti Bradford Trancendental by Cybermission Samael’s Ladder by L.D.R

Rhys Lee ephemeral beings mystical figures otherworldly atmospheres subliminal shadows haunted world  xenobotany (uncountable). (science fiction) The study of alien plants.  Little cute alien beings, ephemeral looking, why? Because there is no need for a hierarchic present we must grow together

Ida Lissner

[littleletterstoelijah]

The fact na magpaparinig ka saakin while I still had the orange heart on my profile just hurts, you know? Na you would deliberately show that not just to me but in front of everyone. How immature can that be? Stories of nature walks are okay pero when you feel hurt, you want me to hurt to. Is that really love?

I get you're going through the breakup. Bakit, ako ba hindi?? Nakita mo ba ako ganun umasta?

Grabe, you never processed any of your pain from your first breakup talaga. The damage is that much?

Tapos ano, pag ako babalik, ako mag aayos? Okay lang sana saakin if you really love me the way Jesus would pero you would rather choose to hurt me by posting cryptic stories on insta instead of just talking to me.

I can't say I didn't expect it kasi I did. I'm just disappointed that some of my hunches were right.

#I want to give the benefit of the doubt until kuya messages me

[andhrawatch]

There is no love lost between Anasuya Bharadwaj and Vijay Devarakonda ever since the release of 'Arjun Reddy' film. It is a known fact that Anasuya openly lashed out at Vijay for mouthing out expletives in that film. She targeted him saying that cuss words aimed at our mothers shouldn't be tolerated. Though Vijay never reacted to Anasuya's condemnation, his fans took potshots for her antics in the Jabardasth skit show which drew the ire of family audiences for double entendres on women in many skits. Later, Vijay extended an olive branch to Anasuya when he offered a significant role in his maiden production 'Meeku Matrame Cheptha'. This made everyone feel that the tussle between them has finally ended. But, that didn't happen because Anasuya kept poking Vijay and his fans whenever she got a chance. After Liger ended as a huge debacle, Anasuya posted a cryptic tweet targeting Vijay. She indirectly expressed happiness over the failure of Liger. This has led to a huge controversy in social media when Vijay's fans trolled her as 'Aunty'. Now, the latest episode in this never-ending saga is that Anasuya is offended by the prefix 'The' before Vijay Devarakonda's name in the poster of his upcoming film Kushi. She posted 'Ippude okati chusanu.. “The” na?? Babooooiii!!! Paityam.. enchestam.. antakunda chuskundam 🙊' This has once again enraged not just Vijay's fans but also common audiences. They started abusing Anasuya as an attention seeker and already came up with several demeaning trends on Twitter. Reacting to these trends, Anasuya again Tweeted " I don’t know what’s stopping all these Stars to take a stand on any wrongdoing in the name of their fans.. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility .. in my given Power I am being Responsible.. fans/following potundana?? Alanti following lekuntene better kadandi.." Talk in the industry is that Vijay had an animated confrontation with Anasuya and her husband at a party a few days back. Vijay reportedly rebuked them for targeting him quite often. Though Vijay never reacted publicly, his fans continue to slam Anasuya by throwing abuses on her. #AnasuyaBharadwaj #ArjunReddy #Kushi #VijayDevarakonda

[nananarc]

smoking irl: ew disgusting smell worst than shit and literally rot your mouth and lungs

smoking in fiction: oh no sexi....

#cryptic na posting

[shenashygans]

THE SUNDAY CURRENTLY 07

It's Sunday! So here's a Sunday Currently for y'all! I'll try to make this a weekly thing. Hindi ako tatamarin (weh?) It'll be Christmas in a week from now. Di ko padin feel. Shet

[CURRENTLY]

Reading

My old blogs *cringe* discovered my old Tumblr (again) and reading some of my posts there *cringe some more* And I've been reading some convos (with a friend) these past few days. Cryptic tayo sa friend part. Charot

Thinking

What goes on in her mind? Do I really want to know? I don't think so. But I'm willing to dive in it. Let me (in), please?

Listening

Nothing - Bruno Major

Writing

This one! And a long-ass message to how I'm annoyed & frustrated to a certain someone. But I CTRL+A then bckspce it already. Hehe

Smelling

My perfume. Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste ♥

Wishing

For the Christmas spirit to make sapi to me. Because I really don't feel it. Feel ko habang tumatanda ako, nagiging si Grinch na me. Help me I'm feeling~

Hoping

To get/feel better. I hate my immune system. It sucks. Simula nung nagka-covid ako (twice!) feel ko, ang dali ko na magkasakit. Or is it because I'm sad daw, that's why prone ako sa sakit.

Needing

To keep myself happy para di na ako magkasakit. I believe, for a jolly person like me, is not used to being sad or angry all the time. I need to be happy to stay healthy. We all do!

Feeling

Meh lately. That's good! Kasi I've been feeling down these past few months because of ~reasons~ And then I started talking to someone that made me feel, sorry for the lack of a better word, happy. But then, it's a roller coaster ride. I feel confused & annoyed at the same time. Not everything is about me. It's a, "it's not you, it's me" kind of thing. Lol. At di lahat talaga ng gusto mo makukuha mo... But, I'll try. *wink*

Wanting

To buy a new set of vinyl stickers for my tumbler. Pero gusto ko regalo nalang sa akin yun. I want those for Christmas please!

Wearing

My uniform. Without the stockings. Just my shorts. Mehehehe~

Loving

My life right now. Pero kapoy padin. Stress is taking its toll on me. (she said goodbye. char) Pwede ba pahuway muna? Ayoko na mag-work. Tutal mataba naman ako... maging pabigat nalang kaya ako? Charot~

This ends my ramble. See you, next week! (or year!)

#SundayCurrently

[harpianews]

Rajeev Paul clarifies that he hasn't remarried: 'Khush rahen do na yaar'

Rajeev Paul clarifies that he hasn’t remarried: ‘Khush rahen do na yaar’

A day after leaving the world confused about his marriage, Rajeev Paul has clarified that the pictures were shot of him, and that he is not married. The Sasural Simar Ka 2 actor was on Friday posted a picture of himself as a groom holding a woman, who was dressed as a bride. His cryptic post about ‘Ek baar kat liya, do baar sharmela’ made people believe that he had taken the marriage vows…

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[ladydihria]

"Faith is universal. Our specific methods for understanding it are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us go to Mecca, some of us study subatomic particles. In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.”

"“Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for the power that created us.”

"God is not some omnipotent authority looking down from above, threatening to throw us into a pit of fire if we disobey. God is the energy that flows through the synapses of our nervous system and the chambers of our hearts! God is in all things!”

-Dan Brown, Angels and Demons

ANGELS AND DEMONS BY DAN BROWN

SYPNOSIS:

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. In a desperate race to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, and deserted cathedrals, and into the depths of the most secretive vault on earth...the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.

OPINION/REVIEWS:

Dan Brown is a popular author and a lot of readers do recommend his work but I always prevented myself from reading his book coz I'm a devoted catholic before😁( chismis kuno na illuminati si Dan brown bad dw kuno ang iyang mga storiess nituo sab ko sa una which is not truee, they misunderstood lang the context of his stories) charizzt.

The story goes very well, but I'm not fond of slow pacing stories. I hate how the author gave too much details of somethings that aren't useful whenever the true thrill was on its way. The writing and the usage of words also is totally fine naman you might find it hard to dissolve at first read but you'll definitely understand well the story as long as you've continue to read it further ( I would not posting this if I didn't enjoy the story though).

[cryptid-diamond]

. . W̴͕̘̞̲̘͒̇͑͘͟͞͞͠ě̷͍̞̞̯̗̟̅̒̓͂̌͝ l̴̨̪͚̰̤͚̬̀́̾̏̋̿̔͞͞ c͙̦̟̭͎̜̙̏͋͌͐́́͛̚͘͢͟ͅȏ̵̧̙͉̠̦̆̃̎͌̿̐̉̌͝m̴̪̻̣̪̺͓͗̊́͒̆̀̅̚͜͝e̡̖̼̟̙͗̑̒͐̀ t̢̛̝̫̻̦̆͊͂̍̃̕͞͠ǫ̷̨̯̯͖̠̦̳̍̃͗͒̂͞ m̯̥̖̮͓̀̈̓́̚͝ŷ̗̪̖̯̳̭̔̃͑̒ b̵͔̼͖̪̗͒͊̋̔͌̒̓̽̀ͅ l̷̛̗̫͎̠̺̈̂̑̅̀̎͝o̫͔̩̗̟̼͕̫̩͔͋́͆̒̊͗͝͡g̵͖̙͖̦̫̎͋̌̽̕.̴̢̛͚̯̭̜͑̉͊̄̇́̊ P̡̛̫̝͓̙̓̌͑̿̌̋͋̔̚ ḷ̴̹͓̘͚͙͇̲͖̂̈́̊͛̍͛̚͘͘ e̡̡̙̦͍̳̣̤͋̊̌̐̉̅̔́͝a̶̢̩̠͎̟͔͙̜͂̄̍̿̚͜͞s̛̮̹̤̺̦̬̥͖͌̈͗͐̚͝͞ȩ̴̧̲͖̤̦͎͗̌̃͌͛̌̚̚͜͢ d̴̰̣̮̻̣̹̱̃͗̇́̔̑͘͡ò̥̝̥͍̹͉̎͑̆͘ͅņ̶̞̝̳̹̦̣̩͚̎̔̒̑̓͒̽̕͟'̢̡̤̩̳̱̫͗͊͊̊̎͛͜ṫ̢͇̗̰̲̘̙̜̄̔̃̃̎̄͡ b̷̯̥̯̖̘̜͐͛̿̒͐̅͘͘͜͢͢ ĕ̢̲̬̳͓̲̟̘̑̾̈͡ ă̝̰̙̙̐̓̉͒̌̎͘͢͝f̺̞̤̋̈͂͗̑̾̕͜͟ŗ̵̥̦̭͇͎͚̥͕̹̂͐̈́͗̚ ȁ̱̙̦̣̲͍̝̊̓̎̀̔͌͆̽̚͟i̷̢̜͕͎͙̥͐̋̿̉͑̋͋͊̆͜͞d̷̢̡̙̪̖͉̬͔̼̍̓͆͊͝ I̛̹̱̘̱̖̐̓̈́̽̈̏͡ ḑ̸̫̖͍̳̯̎͂͐͒́̚ ő̷̢̺͚̩̳̰̰̹̠̏̋̍̎̓͝ͅņ̵̛̛̪͖͚͔͓̰̮͒͂͂̂̃̆͞͝'̡̛̰̗̪͈̙̳̋̎́̕ͅ ţ̧̭̬̱̬͈̟̻̜̊̐̍̑̀̚ b̠͔͎̜̬̝̙̱̀̀̐͛̃̕͢͡ĩ̴͔̗̭̪͇̩̎̓̓͒̚͢͜ţ̛̙̘̳̠͂͐̆͊̓͒͢͜͡ ȩ̴̗̰̗̠̜͔͍̺̞̍̿͛̒̚͠͝ . .

#crazy diamond #jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba #jojo no kimyou na bouken #cryptic posts

[scarfdyedshadow]

The Unveiling of Ibaraki-Douji’s Character Across FGO (1/2)

I should start with the disclaimer that this isn’t specifically intended to be an analysis of Ibaraki as character, or so to speak an analysis of her narrative arc, character development, and growth over the course of Grand Order. For that, I extremely recommend reading the meta posts of @xenodile​. They are very thoughtful, insightful, and nuanced analyses of her.

This is more or less a consolidation of my thoughts on the reveals made about her character over time, the slow meting out of tidbits about what lies under her surface and what her true basis is. In short, the deciphering of her puzzle. In that regard, this post won’t go into Ibaraki content irrelevant to that, such as the relative low points of her treatment over time.

Ibaraki: “Kuha, kuhahahaha! Woman, woman, woman! Is this the first time you’ve seen something like me? Then engrave it within that body. Cram it in in place of the organs that’ll be devoured by insects after death. Violent like a rampaging beast, terrifying as a god, miserable as an insect! Knowing neither human weakness nor a warriors’ pride, lowly so as to wield one’s rotting arm as a weapon! That is an Oni. One who terrifies humans with all they have, a man-eating demon!”

When we’re first introduced to her in Rashoumon, Ibaraki is an intimidating presence, speaking of the depravity of the oni and how she is the embodiment of it. Right off the bat, there’s something to be said about her being fixated on what an oni is and how she fits the bill, rather than her own individuality.

Ibaraki: “Kuha, kuhahahaha! How nice, how nice!”

Kintoki: “This isn’t nice at all! Your eyes aren’t laughing at all, damn you!”

Ibaraki: “….mu, don’t insult me. I’m not used to laughing. Laughter from the bottom of my heart, huh… I can’t do it like Shuten.”

And only just a bit later, it already becomes clear she’s forcing herself a bit. She’s not used to laughing, to be able to do it fully and genuinely. And again, shortly thereafter, her weakness is called out.

Kintoki: “Can’t you tell? Bah, whatever. Hey General, can you tell her?”

Protagonist: “It’s because you haven’t eaten Shuten.”

Ibaraki: “Y-you human! Don’t say such a cruel thing! Eating Shuten was just a manner of speech! That... like hell I can eat her! I would never injure the Shuten that I respect so much, you fool!”

Kintoki: “See? She’s like that.”

Protagonist: “…a chicken.”

Quite contrary to her initial impression, Ibaraki’s fundamental nature is that of a coward. Certainly she has some capacity for fierceness and fighting, but she doesn’t truly live up to the violent, miserable, and terrifying image she projected at the beginning. And as for why she did that?

IbarakI: [Blushing] “C-can’t help it, this is an Oni’s custom! An Oni must always put on airs! That’s what Mother taught me!”

At this point we learn that the airs she puts on are an ideal she tries to live up to in order to be a proper oni, as taught by her mother. That’s someone that will come up later, but for now we learn from her debut event that Ibaraki feels compelled to hold herself to a particular impression, to appear as a fierce inhuman oni, due to her mother’s teachings.

There’s nothing in particular I want to highlight in her profile and lines, wherein she mostly presents as she does at the beginning of the event, as an imperious and deadly leader of oni. It certainly can be gleaned from her lines though that she puts a particular emphasis on her being an oni as opposed to a human. Throughout her various appearances in this interim period, she continues to insist on being a true and vicious oni while generally in practice being a big dork, though she never truly acknowledges this.

And indeed, throughout all this, her esteemed mother she seems to hold in veneration, perhaps even fear, continues to come up. It’s evident that even if she isn’t physically present, her influence is felt every time Ibaraki pushes herself to be a proper oni, to hold herself to that standard.

And then we get to her mats profile.

Ibaraki isn’t just upholding that image with words and to a mild extent actions, she’s literally pushing her own body to adhere to that particular image. It makes what we’ve known about how she forces herself pale in comparison.

Her personality section, as much as it understates what she went through because this game isn’t the ideal of taking things as seriously as they should be, explicates why she is how she is quite clearly. Her mother of noble birth, devoid of love, literally beat her into the mold of a proper oni. The reason she acts the way she does is because she was forced to every single day act as a proper scion to the oni, assume responsibility as a leader of oni. She was left with no choice but to mutilate her own heart and strive to act as a prideful monster, and she is constantly self-conscious of maintaining that image.

This then would seem to be the final word on how Ibaraki’s character came to be, but there are some additional wrinkles, first alluded to here as well.

Watanabe no Tsuna is a hunter of oni, the man who put an end to her grief stricken rampage and humiliated her by cutting off her arm. It’s only natural that she should hate him and want to kill him. But why then does she feel the conflicting impulse of wanting to talk to him? Why does she feel strong curiosity about him? What is there to be curious about, when he did what any human would do if possible and put a stop to her destructive rampage? Shuten only offers a cryptic answer, and Ibaraki is left with the lingering question.

Dialogue 9 I am an oni from Hell, but from the looks of it, that one's an oni of the present world. I can sense the blood of a high-class god from Shuten Douji, but Ibaraki Douji has a smell similar to mine. ...She must have been a human, originally. (If you have Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji)

The sparrow Beni-enma, soon to release in FGO NA, has a line for Ibaraki Douji, and it is a truly absurd place to receive such a major revelation. Ibaraki was not born as an oni, but as a human. It’s a detail that contextualizes why her mother of noble oni stock was so unrelentingly harsh on her, why she was so particular and forceful about making her into a proper oni. Such is doubly necessary to make up for the deficit of having once been human, of being so impure. It contextualizes as well why she didn’t take to that traumatic teaching easily, why she still lapses into a sweets loving coward. Her fundamental nature isn’t quite that of an oni, and that’s why she has to push herself so hard.

But then, how has this not especially come up before? Ibaraki’s basically never alluded to having formerly been a human, something which you would think impossible, even if she has an image she works hard to maintain. Likewise, she seems a certain degree too casual, too unaware, when it comes to what her mother put her through, even if she bears fear and awe.

Of all the places to do it once again, the tail end of Beni-enma’s interlude answers the matter, and once again contextualizes all of Ibaraki as a character prior. She was so thoroughly traumatized, so thoroughly indoctrinated, so thoroughly broken, that she repressed the memories of what she endured. She only remembers it as a distant emotional impression of having to crawl towards an impossible goal, of having to smile even as if she was in agony.

And Shuten maintains that illusion. Ibaraki has always been how she is. She’s never been through anything like that. She’s always been an oni’s oni, the ideal oni everyone wanted, and there’s no need to dwell on anything else.

Ibaraki is able to maintain her current self by burying her trauma deep inside of her, clinging to a reality of a stern but teaching mother that never existed. Of course she’s full of pride. She’s an oni, so she should act like an oni. There’s no need to think about difficult things, or be moved by uncomfortable sentiments.

Of course she doesn’t remember being a human. She had her past torn away from her by what she was forced to become, her memories ripped to shreds by the unsentimental abuse of her so called mother. To acknowledge what came before what she is now would be to undo her entire self.

And Shuten reveals she maintains this lie so that Ibaraki can remain happy. She fears Ibaraki will fall apart if the delusions she clings to are torn away. To simply allow Ibaraki to be carefree and pursue her desires is all she feels she can do.

But why does Tsuna come up? What bearing does he have on Ibaraki’s trauma? He’s nothing more than a sworn enemy that put a stop to her rampage and disgraced her by cutting off her arm. Certainly his presence stirs up some feeling, but it should have no bearing on her past, her pain, what she was and what she forces herself to be. Why does Shuten believe that if Ibaraki were to meet Tsuna, she might break down?

Tale of the Beginning and the End

― And just like that, it was all over. Grisly claw marks, destroyed houses, shattered household belongings. And a single woman nearby, close to the brink of death. I may or may not make it in time. It seems like I was wrong from the start.

I never expected us to come in contact with one another. The last thing I wanted to do was to even look at you. However, as long as you were alive. As long as you were happy. I thought that would be enough. But look, this is the reality.

she's dead / it's your fault she was killed / it's your fault that oni escaped / you must kill her don't avert your gaze / look away i'll carve out those golden locks of hers / you're not done yet decapitate her / kill yourself who should I blame? / no one is to blame

― And just like that, the man ceases his delusional thoughts. Oni are meant to be killed. I will slay her...that's all, nothing else to it. No, think. I have to keep thinking. Even if I die, until I die, even if I become corrupted.

I remember that look in her eyes, like bubbles that floated away and vanished.

Quietly, without a hint of any intense emotion, I stared back at the girl who had fixed her gaze on me. Everyone is a sinner. Oni are sinners, people are sinners, the girl is a sinner, I am a sinner. They are not just sins, but responsibilities as well.

I tightly grasp the hilt of my sword. I have no intention of giving it up to anyone. Having it even be stolen would be absurd. "Slaying that oni, is my duty."

― Tsuna, Tsuna, TSUNAA!

......the oni's claws approach. Something, whatever it is, swells within my trembling heart. I rotate my body, turn my arms, and swing my sword.

The truth of this fight, along with its conclusion, will soon disappear to the passage of time.

No one else can understand, will be able to understand this fight to the death between the two of us.

Watanabe no Tsuna’s profile paints the picture of a man unmoved as he slew countless oni. He is without hatred and without joy. He is akin to a robot.

And yet In his Bond CE this man who is even uncertain he has emotions to begin with, when it comes to Ibaraki, is left questioning everything he is. He is wracked with self loathing, desires even his own death, and condemns himself as a sinner. He berates himself and rages at himself.

He never expected to come into contact with her. The last thing he wanted was to ever see her again. It was enough that she was happy and alive. And yet it had come to this. No one but him can understand the truth of this fight.

The picture is perhaps of having come home to ruination. A doll lays discarded. Why is it that Ibaraki-Douji wishes to talk with a human she has only known as a sworn enemy in a single encounter? Why is that she has such a sheer curiosity about him? Why is it that to meet him again might break down the illusion of what she is? Why is it that the machine of a demon slayer breaks when it comes to encountering her and her alone?

Ibaraki-Douji, despite everything she pushes herself to be, was once human. She had a human family, and a human past. And perhaps that past is not quite as dead as her heart makes it out to be.

#fgo #fate grand order #fgo meta #fate grand order meta #ibaraki douji #ibaraki-douji #watanabe no tsuna #fate series #fgo spoilers #ibaraki doji #I fully expect information from 5.5 and Tsuna's lines to either add to this or potentially mess up the impression I garnered from the CE #time will tell #fate grand order spoilers