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imsobadatnicknames2 · 10 months

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(GOAL REACHED) Emergency commissions/donations

Alright, I really hate to do this because I was convinced I was gonna be financially stable by this point, but something really bad just came out of left field, so.. here's the situation:

My husband moved from Mexico to live with me here in Colombia back in January

We got married in February, with the intention for him to apply for a migrant Visa

We were unable to apply for the Visa right away because we were saving up for the procedure. We ended up applying for it back at the start of June

His Visa application just got rejected, citing two reasons: we were supposed to provide photographic evidence that we're living together and sharing domestic responsibilities (which we weren't aware of), and by the time we applied he had already overstayed a bit over the time he could legally stay as a tourist

We can request an extension on his stay and apply for a Visa again, however, before we can do that we NEED to pay a fine for the time he overstayed. Otherwise the only option we have is to let him get deported back to Mexico, which would make him unable to enter the country for the next three years.

We have 60 days to pay for the fine, which is 2 million Colombian pesos. As of today's (June 29th 2023) exchange rate, that equals a little over 479 USD.

I know I've been kinda slow with music commissions due to being busy with my day job, but the situation being what it is, I'm gonna have to pick up the pace and also very politely ask for donations if you're able to.

Music commissions:

Previous work and examples:

I’ve previously done commissioned work for the D&D twitch show Dice and Dynamics by @fish-mouth and the RPG Maker game Those Infernal Girls by @zeddy-bear. I'm also one of the two members of the technical death metal band Beyond Flesh.

Some examples of my previous work:

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Prices:

Base price: $5 (1 minute of music, 2 instrument tracks + 1 percussion track)

Extra instrument track: $2.50

Extra minute of music: $2.50

Commission slots (this section will be periodically updated as I get/ finish commissions):

SLOT 1: TAKEN (work in progress)

SLOT 2: TAKEN (on queue)

SLOT 3: Free

SLOT 4: Free

Donations:

Please don't feel obligated to donate, but if you're willing and able to do it, I would be very thankful

paypal.me/imsobadatnicknames

Other ways to support:

Here's my linktree which has links to all my past projects including music and TTRPG content. Most of them are Pay What You Want.

My husband also has art commissions open over at @uxrabbit

GOAL: $484 / $479

#commissions #music commissions #donation post

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earl-grey-teacake · 4 months

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omg hello! your brain is truly so big for this idea… george coaching logan lives rent free in my mind at all times and their minimal interactions bring me life fr 🥺🥺 now.. very important question.. WHO adopted logan first? alex as his current teammate or george as his long-time mentor? i also have this insane image in my mind of george making a powerpoint titled “7 step plan on how to win oscar’s heart / why he’s definitely in love with you don’t be stupid / we need to talk about your (lack) or self esteem” . yea there are three topics but alex has sighed deeply and provided snacks to keep them going. and also the idea of carlando adopting oscar?? it’s a very strange dynamic bc lando is so excitable he’s def not a parent figure and oscar and carlos are still squinting suspiciously at each others for sure. maybe the three of them are using their combined 8 brain cells to come up with a game plan for wooing logan? and they’re just sitting their arguing over flower symbolism and lando and carlos genuinely almost break up over how worked up they both get. i know this ask got out of control but bestie.. your mind is so large and i am obsessedddd w this idea

Hello! Thank you so much! Very happy to hear that the ideas my brain makes up in the middle of the night are appreciated!🥰

To answer your question, Alex adopted Logan first. I see George keeping his distance, close but still professional. Alex, as both an eldest sibling and having gone through 2021, is very sympathetic to Logan. He sees the spiraling, he understands being alone as your parents are dealing with their own issues, and he knows what it feels like to be left behind while the friends you joined F1 with go on ahead. When Logan stops answering his texts and James brings up his worries, Alex is at Logan’s door telling him to pack up and come over to his place. George starts off in a “I’m here to help but mainly because Alex wants to do this and I love Alex” and quickly becomes “i am onboard with helping you, here is a list of therapists I have complied, please pick one.”

George is absolutely making PowerPoints. It starts off with “No one on the grid or your team hates you + with proof from the group chat” to “Your lack of self-esteem is alarming and we are all a bit worried” before becoming “Oscar is in love with you + photographic evidence.” George’s love language is PowerPoints. When he was getting Alex that Williams seat, I imagined him cornering people with a laptop in hand and a PowerPoint titled “Alex Albon’s Achievements: Why he is a perfect fit for Williams”. Alex is ordering take out and providing commentary on the slides, and questioning where certain photos came from.

I see Carlando adopting Oscar not in a parental way, but more in a “I have more life experience so let me tell you why ghosting your friend and crush is a bad idea”. They absolutely brainstorm ways to woo Logan but they keep failing because Logan thinks Oscar is doing this to apologize for not talking to him for a month/forgetting his birthday and Oscar is slowly going insane because nothing works and in every interaction Logan looks sadder and sadder. Carlos and Lando are definitely getting worked up because it was never this hard when they got together .

Your idea with the flower language is genius, can I write that in the fic? I am thinking of a scene like

“No, Lando we cannot put yellow roses in the arrangement. They mean decrease of love, that’s an awful flower to include.”

“How about orange lilies? There aren’t exactly a ton of papaya or orange flowers to choose from.”

“No! Orange lilies mean hatred. We should be starting simple like pink roses and baby breaths.”

“Those options are basic. They don’t have personality to them. It looks like Oscar just went to a supermarket and picked it up. How is anyone supposed to feel special receiving a standard supermarket bouquet?”

“I wouldn’t know Lando. You never got me flowers before so I don’t know how I would feel receiving a supermarket bouquet?”

This ask was super fun to answer! Thank you so much for sending it❤️ I am also obsessed with it and am drafting outlines to write it. Please feel free to send more asks. I really love answering them.

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accio-victuuri · 6 months

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Sugar Rush : October CPNs

This was an insane month to say the least, I’m not even exaggerating. Things happened that will go down in fandom history. Our detective skills in looking for places and trying to piece a story was tested and the clowning was at it’s peak. I would have to say that by far, this year, it’s this month that generated lots of noise. Both sides were just throwing sweets at us and we can’t even keep up.

It also proved once more the charm of turtle cpns and why context, history and time is important to fully enjoy a candy:

“The charm of turtle candy is that it is incomplete. It is not a one-time solution. You feel suspicious at the beginning, but you are more sure later, and then at some unknown moment in the future, you suddenly get it. The correct answer, everything forms a closed loop, it's so cool”

• YH poster for WYB is from a BJYX fansite

• On 10/1, there has been some talk about WYB’s hair hiding beneath his beanie when he arrived at the airport to Paris. People’s guess is that he is blonde. Some people are connecting it to the blonde character in the XZS vlog.

People are free to interpret this however they want, as a candy, it appears to ZZ giving us a clue as to WYB dyeing his hair. Personally tho, this person is a member of GG’s staff & his friend who also takes part in putting out the amazing materials we get. People particularly remembered one of them had blonde hair during MFW. Anyway, I understand why people are so happy about this & interpreting it the way they do and go ahead and it this if you want 🍭

It also doesn’t help that the character kinda looks like WYB in Paris which is some next level coincidence. I can’t even with this fandom.

• I’m adding this beautiful analysis of Pie @potteresque-ire about the Mid Autumn festival photos posted by our boys. It’s technically from last month but i already published it before I read this meta. It just gives more weight to the meaning of it aside from how it matches 🌙

• Mengniu exhibit with zz and wyb standees

• Camera/Leica CPN : This has actually become everyone’s favorite candy of the year. It started out so simple and almost like a galaxy brain sort of clowning but both sides ended up “confirming” what we speculated. I have talked about this at length and in different parts below :

Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five

10/6, WYB continues to show off his camera. Almost all the photos in the set released by YBO, he is holding it, and there are falling cameras on Weibo in that post!!!! 📸

There is also this CPN on what WYB is taking a photo of and with people using google earth and comparing, they found out it’s the number 23. What a beautiful number. He really loves it! ♥️

• Same place, different times. This is so bittersweet to me. One day, they will get that Romantic Paris getaway together 🖤

• XZ 1005 birthday CPNs : one // two 🎂

• A photography studio shared a shot of GG for his bday and the kadian is 18:23. This same company also released a bday photo for WYB’s. They have worked with the boys a couple of time.

• The same description of something being like a film

• Glasswork art piece from France that could have been a gift and souvenir for GG

• Camping site and it’s connection to WYB selfie - At this point, there’s been so many “evidence” collected by bxgs and the most accurate date is really 8/14-8/15 that this “celebration” was done. There are also posts from people who visited the place and a motorcycle “parade” took place, so we know it’s a popular place to ride your moto. It’s one of the “services” they provide and looks like something that WYB took advantage of.

• Is one of the photographers yibo? 📸

• GG’s rope necklace and it’s meaning

• XZS birthday video taking some inspiration from a queer themed short film “we are animals”

• The camping trip was a team building of XZS and YBO?

• Both of them so sexy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

• 10/12 ZSWW rumor house & fake story content 🤍

• WYB’s 10/13 Selfie : part one / part two

• A galaxy brain cpn of XZS 10/13 post’s caption

• On 10/16, XZ released a tribute song which is government sponsored of course. In the past months, the go-to person we usually see singing for these causes is WYB and now it’s XZ. This is not exactly CPN, but i like the way that they are both people seen as positive influences and may be used to sing for certain events. Maybe one day they can do a duet? LOL.

• This one is so funny, there is an interview in a Taiwan TV show i guess. and the question was, “Talk about the general interests of gay men in Taiwan” ; the person answering is also gay and he said it’s : fitness, mountain climbing, raising cats, and Shiba Inu. 😂😂😂😂

LOL. Why does it remind us of two people? It’s so specific. Who have always wanted to raise both a car and a dog (shiba inu) and is currently loving fitness and mountain climbing. They might as well add camping on there 🤪🤪🤪

I don’t really believe in stereotypes and that there is a certain “checklist” that makes you gay or whatever— your interests are personal and what you enjoy. maybe you will be influenced by your environment but just do what you want. Tho I understand why this was so amusing to c-turtles cause they immediately thought of ZZ & WYB when they saw this.

• Even holding the camera is the same 😂✌🏼like a true photographer. Not acting all cute and using a camera to “pose” but actually using it.

• Updated mole signature by XZS

• XZS video x Bottled Joy Parallel. 🫶🏼 ; and the fact that Bobo’s is by Bottled Joy, a brand who is known to be BJYX bias ( allegedly ) . Tho this was most likely filmed before that XZS video. A happy coincidence. && This is the renewal we have been waiting for.

• Luoyang Tourism video uses a BGM of a song by ZZ

• BJYX and Skydiving 🪂

• 130 fake rumors compilation

• Wuzhen Day 3 Yibo shirt CPN ⛳️

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See you all next month for another round up! 💛

Previous Posts: Jan-June 2023 / July / August / September

#yizhan #bjyx #there is no science here i’m just clowning like i always do

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aerynlallaboso · 16 days

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theory post:

(spoilers for AW1/AN/AW2)

AW2 Zane is not the original Zane; he is a new version of Tom Zane that has overwritten the original, both in the Dark Place and in the real world.

Part One: Contradictory realities

The idea that this version of Zane has been written into reality and displaced the original Zane is, I think, pretty much textual - I'm very interested in the fact that despite the fact Zane the poet wrote himself out of the world, he did still exist in certain places e.g. in the memory of Cynthia Weaver, who kept that memory alive by writing newspaper articles about Zane (dismissed as urban legend by everyone around her), in actual physical evidence via the shoebox loophole that he created himself (the box of books in the cabin, which are real copies of books that don't exist), and in the memory of the Dark Place (Diver's Cabin at the bottom of the lake). When Zane dismisses the poet/diver as 'a beloved character I played in one of my films', that may be what he now believes (I think he's either not fully aware of the disconnect or doesn't particularly care), but it hasn't always been the truth. There was a real poet called Thomas Zane, and there wasn't: two contradictory truths.

Besides the box of books in the cabin in AW1, the most compelling evidence that reality has been rewritten is the existence of the manor that became Valhalla Nursing Home. Cynthia Weaver's journal indicates she still retains her memories of the original Zane and is very confused when people start referring to him as a filmmaker. She also has in her room a photograph of Zane and Jagger standing in front of Diver's Cabin, which is an object that absolutely should not exist - Zane was never a diver, right? In the basement of the nursing home, you can find a newspaper article with an identical photograph of Zane and Jagger, this time standing in front of their newly purchased manor home. The manor did not exist in the original version of reality as it is in AW1; Norman has dialogue referencing this ('Isn't it strange that I've lived in Bright Falls my whole life and I can't remember this house?'), which Mandy-May refutes ('The house has always been here') just as Saga's memories of her original reality are refuted throughout the game. The manor and the cabin are, similar to the filmmaker and the poet, the same building in different versions of reality, occupying the same role in the history of Bright Falls, which is why the Writer's Room exists in both of them. The same place, the same person - but different.

(Jesse Faden's therapy tape referencing Zane the poet in Control is an additional piece of evidence similar to Cynthia's memories - I assume that Polaris's influence protected Jesse from the effects of that reality rewrite.)

Okay. So Zane was rewritten into reality as a filmmaker. By who?

Part Two: Who else?

This part is more speculative, but it makes so much sense to me that I don't even feel like it's reaching too far 😭. Alan Wake is constantly writing drafts. Constantly cycling through loops that even he's forgotten. He wrote Thomas Zane into Departure as a way to free himself from the cabin, as a guardian angel for himself who would feed him manuscript pages and lead him to the end of the story. It seems almost impossible that over the course of 13 years, it wouldn't occur to Alan to try that again. Bring Zane back, rewrite him for his purposes, maybe as a collaborator this time? American Nightmare provides some excellent context for this, since the final piece Alan needs to rewrite reality and kill Scratch at the end is Alice's short film - you could say he's collaborating with her in absentia. Their two pieces of art strengthen each other, similar to the idea Zane presents to Alan in Initiation 5 of 'your magnum opus, Return, and its companion piece, my film'.

It feels natural (to me!) that Zane the filmmaker was created to fulfill this role of collaborator in a different medium, down to the way he describes himself as a fellow 'celebrated auteur'. He's here to help Alan get out. But as Alan forgets his own actions after a certain amount of time, Zane's role becomes murkier - Alan no longer trusts his intentions, no longer wants to give up control of his story, and the new Thomas Zane is left adrift in the Dark Place with little besides the desire to create to escape (with Alan). Again more speculative, since Zane's objectives are left relatively ambiguous throughout the game, but I do believe his desire to help Alan get out is sincere (even if his motivations for it are unclear). What this will mean if/when he escapes the Dark Place himself is another story :)

Side note: why does the new Zane look like Alan?

I don't know if this is a question everyone has? I do, because I'm not sure as to the current canonicity of the photographs of the original Zane in This House of Dreams, but those appear to show a blonde man with a different build to AW2 Zane, and Alan himself questions why Zane looks like him. Frankly, if we're going by the 'Alan created him' theory and given Scratch's existence as his evil doppelganger, I don't think that Alan would have intentionally written the guy to look like him - Zane's appearance feels like a reflection of the fact that this is Alan's dreamscape, a 'performance the Dark Place [is] putting on' which is 'all about me, but I [have] no control over it'. I also think that Zane is a reflection of the traits Alan would value in a collaborator, and that Alan Wake has a hard time letting anyone but himself write his story... You see where that could go.

Theorising more about this one would require going deep into my beliefs about Wake and Zane as reflections of each other in a creator/creation loop paradox that continues from the first game and fulfillers of the same archetypal Creator/Hero role within a larger metanarrative of the Story of Cauldron Lake (hence why various important characters refer to Alan as 'Tom') and I don't have time for that right now but probably the true answer has to be. They wanted to give Ilkka Villi a guy to play without dubbing. And I could listen to that man talk forever so alright post is over thanks for coming

(Side note 2: Self-promotion

I wanted to write a full 'setting out theory' post about this but I did also incorporate a lot of it into my fanfiction. Which you can read if you want to if you're interested in edging for creative inspiration 🙂)

#alan wake #alan wake 2 #alan wake 2 spoilers #thomas zane #meta #theory #yayyyy promotional tags

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weirdlizard26 · 2 years

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The (Incomplete) Injury Log of the ROTTMNT Movie (SPOILERS AHEAD)

Image ID: Image is a low-resolution screenshot from Rise of the TMNT movie. It takes place during the sequence where the turtles try and fail to interrogate Casey Jones Junior. It depicts Donnie lying comically on the floor, seemingly unconscious after accidentally activating Junior’s grappling hook and being knocked out by it. End ID.

salutations fellow turtle analysts! I am currently (very slowly) working on a fanfic that takes place immediately after [ROTTMNT MOVIE SPOILERS!] Leo gets rescued and, although I know it’s largely unnecessary, I wanted to be as accurate as possible about the various injuries everyone had sustained in the movie. for this, I have gone through the movie yet again and wrote down all the notable occasions of the main crew getting hit or being visibly injured and/or in pain for unclear reasons.

some clarifications and warnings before I jump into the readmore

[MORE ROTTMNT MOVIE SPOILERS AHEAD]

1. this log does not contain potential injuries sustained during the first fight with the Krang, EXCEPT for Raph. my reasoning: everyone but Raph got to go home in the escape pods and had a chance to recover somewhat. I think it’s best demonstrated by Splinter - he was majorly hurt during the fight, but seemed to be doing well when Leo and the others left to look for Raph. it could’ve been done to ease on the pressure, for comedic effect, it could just be that the escape pods provide some sort of first aid OR he simply had enough time to recover on his own. and while I don’t think it’s sufficient enough evidence, I choose to believe everyone but Raph did a “reset” so to speak in that scene. if you have counter-arguments regarding this, feel free to dm me about it and I’ll see if I agree and whether I should amend my statement!

2. I tried to keep my notes purely observational in nature, so in some cases I do not state specifically that there is an injury present, but rather describe the character’s expression or gestures and what they might imply (such as, someone holding onto their head or the glowing cracks caused by Mikey’s gateway)

3. feel free to dm me or reply to this post if you think I missed anything! as I’ve said, this log is incomplete, simply because I’m just one guy and can only notice so much on my own. although I don’t promise to amend this post in every case

4. my notes contain some light swearing and take on a more conversational tone in some parts

5. I mean this goes without saying, but there are descriptions of physical injuries, sometimes near-fatal. so take that into account if you decide to read through

6. slightly off-topic, but if there is something wrong with how I did the image ID’s or if there are general issues with accessibility, please let me know! i don’t know if i’ll be able to fix all of my errors, because I spent the entire day working on this post instead of preparing for my entrance exams, but I’d like to at least try

with all that out of the way, I present to you: The (Incomplete) Injury Log of the Rise of the TMNT Movie! (under the cut because it is ridiculously long)

Image ID: Image is a high-resolution screenshot from Rise of the TMNT movie. It depicts, from left to right, Leo, Mikey, Raph, and Donnie looking at the photoraph that Casey Jones Junior had brought from the future. The Key is drawn on the flip-side of the photograph, but the turtles haven’t seen it just yet. Mikey and Donnie are peaking at it from behind Raph’s back and Leo is standing at a slight distance from the three of them. End ID.

characters are presented in order of first sustained injury (i.e. Raph was the first one to receive notable damage in the movie, so he is the first on the list, while Mikey’s first potential injury didn’t happen until more than halfway through the movie, so he is last)

if you found this useful or interesting, consider reblogging so that more people can see it :-)

RAPH

- got that giant concrete plate dropped on him during the first fight with the Krang. looked very bad off at first. potentially internal damage? he couldn’t have gotten any chance to treat the injury until the end of the invasion

- well everyone knows both his carapace and plastron got pierced,,, and just looking at that scene again, his shoulder DEFINITELY got hit as well so there would be a wound there too

- GOT HIS BRAIN FUCKING PROBED???? DUDE

- the possession sounded very painful :-(

- when still possessed and strangling Leo, he summons a Krang-ified sai on his left hand and when the blades come out, a bit of black ooze sprinkles out. potentially blood? unclear

- holds onto his right eye, visibly in pain, when Leo gets through to him during their fight at the Technodrome. and then literally rips the Krang bits off of it

- when Leo sends him off to save Donnie and Mikey, he stands up on his LEFT leg and falls before he can lift his right leg. he seems pained at this. then starts running with his right leg first

- he does land shell first into the ground when saving Donnie and Mikey. but considering his hologram was activated, it might’ve considerably cushioned the fall

- holds on to his head after landing in Staten Island

- but THEN when he tries to get up, he starts with his RIGHT leg and it fails him. and then he proceeds to half-crouch, putting the weight on his left leg and resting the right

- orange cracks spread around his left arm as he helps Mikey with the portal. they reach up to his face. EDIT: was rewatching the movie and noticed that the cracks spread around his right arm as well!

DONNIE

- got his battle shell shattered by the Krang train. he touches his soft shell seemingly in minor pain?.. but I can’t be sure

- got kicked off of a pretty high spot and fell flat on his face in the Technodrome

- unclear if fusing with the krang ship was painful or just gross, but writing it down just in case

- then he gets ripped away from the console by Krang 1? one could assume it’s at least somewhat painful, at least judging by how the ship's bits literally bore into his shell and skin

- seemingly in the process of being possessed and/or crushed to death by Krang 1, (when Leo is trying to help Raph fight the possession), but it could also just be the Krang’s restraining tool, considering Krang 1′s bits are not the same color as his brother’s

- hits his back against a floating building, but his battle shell is in place so supposedly that did not deal much damage

- in all fairness he DOES get hit right in the face and the general front area by krang, although it must’ve been somewhat cushioned by the mystic shield he was trying to summon

- orange cracks spread around his right arm as he helps Mikey with the portal. they reach up to his shoulder

APRIL

- fell on her right side when Krang 2 kicked her off the motorcycle

- unsure if it caused any damage, but she got some Krang gunk on her face when being attacked by Krang 2

- gets hit directly into the stomach area by possessed Raph. then falls on her back and doesnt get up. Donnie checks up on her and looks concerned

- gets blown away by the shock wave caused by Krang 2's mech suit landing

LEO

- smashes into a wall with his carapace when trying to escape the krang train and seems pained

- after falling through the floor, holds onto his left side, mirroring future!Leo's wound. he tries to get up but the wound stops him and he is visibly in a lot of pain and he keeps holding onto his side for the duration of the scene. he even looks over at his hand, I assume, expecting to see blood, although there is none. he also has scratches all over his shoulders, head and face

- got kicked in the face BAD by possessed Raph. holds onto his head in pain after landing

- smashed into the floor and walls of the Krang ship by possessed Raph repeatedly. EDIT: on one occasion, falls from up high headfirst into the floor at a high speed

- LITERALLY was being strangled by possessed Raph

- seemingly in the process of being possessed and/or crushed to death by Krang 1, (when trying to help Raph fight the possession), but it could also just be the Krang’s restraining tool, considering Krang 1′s bits are not the same color as his brother’s

- gets smashed into a wall REALLY badly when they’re all fighting Krang 1 together :[

- tries to get up when left alone with Krang 1, using his swords as levers, but falls to his knees as soon as he stops leaning on the swords and begins to lean on his left leg

- gets thrown into the floor by krang and then crushed by Krang's mech leg, which causes him to spit out a LOT of blood

- continues being crushed in Krang's claw. and there’s a LOT of quite upsetting crunching noises

- gets hit HARD in the left side of his head by krang, TWICE in a row

- hits his back against the floor and a wall when landing in the prison dimension

- gets slapped in the Right side of his head by krang which causes him to spit out some more blood

- 3 consecutive punches by krang follow, but we don’t see how they affect Leo

- then gets hit by Both of Krang's hands so fucking hard that the floor shatters and he goes flying through it

- receives a hit by krang that is not shown on screen, but is so powerful that it shatters an entire giant orb of compressed rubble and sends Leo flying out at incredible speed

CASEY JUNIOR

- was buried under heavy rubble after falling through the floor. doesn’t seem injured though? maybe the genius built armor has some sort of mechanism protecting him from damage

- gets blown away by a shock wave caused by Krang 2's mech suit landing

- gets hit considerably by Krang 2′s mech suit

SPLINTER

- gets hit in the face by possessed Raph

- gets blown away by a shock wave caused by Krang 2's mech suit landing

- gets hit considerably by the Krang mech suit

MIKEY

- got kicked off of a pretty high spot and fell flat on his face in the Technodrome

- hits the back of his neck against a floating wall. holds on to his head afterwards, eyes closed (this is right before he and Donnie gets thrown off the floating platform by Krang)

- his hands begin "cracking" with orange light when he starts opening the gateway. the cracks reach up to his shoulders and stop where Donnie and Raph’s hands hold on to him, continuing to spread over their arms

#wl26 #rotmnt #rottmnt #rottmnt spoilers #rottmnt movie spoilers #idk if theres any point to this gkdjfgd #i just thought maybe someone would find this post helpful for fanfics theories or analysis #i cant believe i forgot this but pr*shippers and tc*st supporters do NOT interact i will GET you #turtleposting

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sopitadehuevito · 1 year

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A lore and character analysis of Joseph Desaulniers

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This essay is intended to provide a more in-depth look into Joseph's lore and character. The analysis will mostly view his backstory through a historical context while providing additional commentary along the way. Official non canon media such as the official character tweet replies will be used as evidence, however, only when explicitly aligned with canon. To begin, I will go over the sources the developers based Joseph's character off, both from a lore perspective and design one. We'll first address the sources used for his lore and then discuss his character design. From there we'll go in chronological order of events in his lore. Here's a quick recap of Joseph's backstory for those who've either never read it or need a refresher, otherwise feel free to skip it.

Joseph Desaulniers was born into a wealthy French aristocratic family alongside his twin brother, Claude. Both lived happily until they were forced to leave France as a result of the French Revolution. However, mid-voyage, Claude got sick and died. Joseph was never able to emotionally recover from Claude's death which led to him trying to find a way to preserve life, with the hopes of bringing Claude back in the end. One day, he journeyed someplace far away and returned with mysterious books. After his journey, he became fully absorbed in his experiments and eventually succeeded in capturing souls within photographs. He tried to tell his friends about his discoveries but they either took offense to his experiments or assumed that he was joking. As the years went by, he grew older and refined his techniques, which lead to even more disappearances. The townspeople eventually realize this and storm his manor, only to find him gone.

Lore and its Inspirations

When creating the character, the developers took inspiration from many sources. Two of the more prominent sources being the life of French inventor, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and the gothic literature novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Later in the analysis the influence these had on Joseph's lore will become clearer. I will briefly summarize both as to provide context. This will also make it much easier to understand and draw parallels between the works later on.Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was a French inventor who is considered to have invented photography. He had three siblings, one of whom was an older brother named Claude. He was born in 1765 into a wealthy family, with his father being a high ranking lawyer. From a young age, he had a passion for physics and chemistry which he studied in the Oratorian College in Angers. During the French revolution, he and his family were forced to leave France due to suspicion of being royalist sympathizers. He later returned in 1791 to serve as a French military officer in the south of France, but had to resign in 1794 due to contracting typhoid fever. After this, he went to live in Nice in southern France alongside Claude. Here, both the brothers begin to work on their first inventions together. Claude later leaves again in 1816 with hopes of bringing awareness to their inventions. In his absence, Joseph begins to take an interest in the camera obscura. By 1827, the first permanent photo was created and called "Point de vue du Gras". That same year, he went to visit Claude in London who had since then had descended into delirium, squandering most of the family fortune in business ventures for their inventions. Being left with no money yet still wanting to continue with his invention, Joseph entered a partnership in 1829 with Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, a camera obscura expert whom he had worked with previously and the namesake of the daguerreotype. Four years later on July 5th of 1833, Joseph passed away from a stroke.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde. The titular character inadvertently sells his soul so a portrait of him ages instead of him. The plot is as follows: An artist named Basil Hallward meets a beautiful young man named Dorian Gray whom he quickly becomes obsessed with. He has him pose for multiple paintings and he becomes the artist's muse. One day, Basil's hedonistic friend, Lord Henry Wotton sees a painting he's working on and asks to meet the model. Basil hesitantly agrees on the condition that he won't try to influence Dorian. They both meet and Henry immediately begins to preach about hedonism and how everyone should give into their desires. He later takes Dorian to a garden, where he praises his youth and beauty. He tells him that these are a man's most valuable assets and that he should take full advantage of them before they fade. These words prove to be quite impactful to Dorian, and once the painting is finished, he grows jealous of it. Why should the painting remain permanently young while he ages? In a fit of distress he vows that he'd be willing to give his soul so that the painting could age instead of him. After hearing this, Basil goes to destroy the painting but is stopped and later gifts it to Dorian after he assures Basil that he actually loves it. Dorian and Henry continue their correspondence with Dorian slowly becoming fascinated with hedonism. After a while, Dorian falls in love with a talented actress named Sibyl Vane. However this relationship is short lived as he decides to cruelly break up with her after proposing marriage. He returns home to find that the painting has changed to reflect his cruelty. This makes him realize that not only did his wish come true, but the painting also reflects his sins. He decides to apologize to Sibyl only to be informed by Henry that, in her distress, she had committed suicide. He is distraught at what he did but Henry tells him to consider her death as an artistic tragedy, saying he should move on. Dorian obliges and decides to hide the portrait in the attic so as to not let his secret be revealed. Later that day, Henry decides to give Dorian a French book about hedonism referred to as "the yellow book", believed to be À rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans. Dorian is so enamored with this book that he dedicates the next couple of years of his life into seeking sensual pleasures. This causes rumors to spread, many claiming that those he engages with have had their lives ruined. However despite this, he isn't shunned or cast out of high society. On the contrary, his beautiful and youthful looks makes him quite popular with both men and women alike. Basil confronts him about these rumors and Dorian makes no attempt at denying it, showing Basil the painting which has now grown hideous. Basil begs him to repent but Dorian grows furious and murders him. He calls one of his estranged friends, blackmailing him into disposing of the body. However Dorian begins to feel guilty about the murder so he goes into an opium den where he encounters James Vane, Sibyl Vane's brother who wants to kill him to avenge her. However he fails after Dorian tricks him into believing that he's too young to have known Sibyl and he's let go. After learning he's been tricked however, he begins stalking Dorian, but dies shortly after being accidentally shot during a hunting party. After this Dorian attempts to turn his life around but when he performs a single good deed, he finds that the painting hasn't changed. In a fit of anger, he decides to stab the painting. The servants hear a loud crash and go to investigate, only to find a decrepit old man lying next to an unharmed painting of a beautiful young man.

Character Design

When creating Joseph's design, the developers expressed that they intended for him to be one of the more attractive hunters (alongside Michiko). This makes sense as appearance is an important aspect of Joseph's backstory, which will be observed later in the analysis. The designers mention wanting him to look like a bishōnen, a Japanese term meaning "beautiful youth". In addition to being a young beautiful man, a bishōnen also tends to be androgenous. Two movies are specified as sources of inspiration: Interview with the Vampire and Death in Venice. The specific roles in question are likely Lestat and Tadzio respectively with both being young, blonde, and somewhat androgynous.

In the fashion history context, Joseph's outfit seems to be inspired by rococo fashion, which was incredibly popular from the 1720s to the 1750s. It was popularized by Madame Pompadour, one of Louis XV's favorite mistresses. Marie Antoinette was another influential figure when it came to rococo fashion and is one of the most notable individuals that comes to mind when speaking of the era today. However, the fashion began to decline in popularity during the 1760s and ultimately disappeared all together with the French Revolution. French Rococo, especially among the aristocracy, was all about showcasing your wealth. It focused on elegance and refinement, elaborate patterns and embroidery (many times with floral motifs) were all common in rococo. Joseph seems to be wearing what was called a habit à la française, which aligned with what a majority of men at the time wore. It consists of a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. The blue coat with golden leaf embroidery is especially accurate for the period with both colors being quite popular. The floral embroidery is also both accurate and a subtle symbol of wealth as complex patterns such as the one Joseph wears were more costly than most could afford. Another small detail is his sword. The designers claimed that the sword (and him being a swordsman) was supposed to give him a slight edge, communicating that even despite his looks, he shouldn't be trifled with. The sword in question is a saber, a sword which was used by the French military (especially the cavalry and infantry) during the late 18th century. This could be a reference to Joseph Nicéphore, who if you recall, was a military officer at the time. In addition, this also doubles as yet another symbol of his wealth, as only the nobility had the right to carry a sword.

Joseph's design is meant to be the embodiment of elegance. Every aspect of his design—from his sword to his clothing— was meant to reflect his aristocratic background. His design is also very delicate in nature. The bright and frilly rococo clothing he wears contrasts with his white hair and pale skin, making him appear more like a fine china figurine (which were also incredibly popular in the rococo era).

His Camera World design is juxtaposed by his real world version. In the guidebook, the designers stated that the difference between the two forms was supposed to "create a subtle taste of fear". This design utilizes themes and motifs from his previous design but distorts them in a way where they become unappealing. This is most apparent in the cracks present all over his skin. They give him a frail appearance unlike the elegant delicacy of his Camera World version seen previously. Similarly, the vibrant colors from before have instead been replaced by varying black and gray hues. All of these design elements combined make him look both like a broken doll and an old photograph. The contrasting forms could also be a parallel to Dorian Gray. In the book, Dorian is a beautiful man while the portrait of his soul is hideous and rotting as a reflection of his sins. Similar to Dorian, Joseph's Camera World form takes the appearance of a beautiful young man. However, his husk form, much like Dorian’s portrait, is uncanny and a result of his own obsessions.

Place and Time Period

So when does Joseph's backstory take place? It mentions a revolution but as some have pointed out, the revolution which caused Joseph's family to flee is never specified in his deductions. Despite this, there are details within Joseph's backstory which point to this being the French Revolution. The first and most noticeable one are his clothes. As previously discussed, the clothes Joseph wears were from the rococo era. Identity V isn't the most accurate when it comes to historical clothing but this isn't a case where the clothes look nothing like the period; in fact, Joseph's clothing looks identical to those of the late 18th century. However the most conclusive pieces of evidence come from his later deductions, starting with the sixth and seventh "Dark Box" and "Rumor". The dark box is referring to a camera obscura, a dark room or box with a small hole which allows light in and projects an image opposite of the hole.

The camera obscura has been around for centuries and was used by artists of all kinds. Its ability to project outside images served as an aid for these artists, they'd simply trace the image and improve upon it later. This is exactly what's mentioned in his sixth deduction where he says "Even the most advanced painting techniques cannot perfectly reproduce the scene from the Black Box". His seventh deduction describes how his maids and workers have become strange, they whisper things behind his back and are taking sick leaves more often. This is all due to Joseph's new experiments. The deductions themselves don't really tell us much; it's only when they're combined that we get the full picture. Much like Niépce Nicéphore, Joseph became inspired to find a way to make the images projected by the camera obscura permanent. Joseph laments how they're "beautiful but fleeting" and how no painting no matter how good could compare to the real thing. If photography had already been invented, what reason would he have to lament about the impermanence of an outdated device? There are also his eighth and ninth deductions "Corrode" and "Develop". I won't go too into detail (yet) but the chemicals mentioned are those required to create a heliograph and a daguerreotype respectively. These methods were early versions of photography developed from 1822 to 1839. The daguerreotype specifically became wildly popular in Europe, and the ways to make it became public that same year. So from this, we can assume that these deductions must've happened on or prior to these dates. If it were after 1839, there would be no reason why his discoveries should be news to him. Even if you argue that this is merely him experimenting with the camera in order to trap souls, it still wouldn't make sense. As mentioned, the chemicals used are the exact ones used to create the photographs, nothing more. If this were truly a journal describing his research about the alterations made to trap souls, then it'd list the alterations made rather than the process of merely making the picture (which would've been public knowledge after 1839). These lab notes weren't him describing how to capture souls, they were describing how to produce a permanent photograph. All of this is supported by the designer's comments in Joseph's once skin. His once skin takes place when Claude was alive and the Desaulniers family was still in France. In the skin, Joseph is holding a doodle made by Claude. The designers deliberately state that the reason for this is that photography had yet to be invented. Bearing all of this in mind, it's clear that Joseph's backstory takes place sometime before 1839. With this time frame in mind, there were no other French revolutions at the time that would fit the criteria other than the French Revolution of 1789. While there was the July Revolution of 1830, this revolution didn't really cause the need for French aristocrats to leave their country.

The Luxuries of the Aristocracy

As we know, Joseph was born into a family of affluent French aristocrats. Prior to the revolution, France had three estates. The first estate was made up of clergy, the second estate was the nobility, leaving the rest of the population to make up the third estate. The aristocracy was in the second state and made up around a mere 1-2% of the population. They owned land and were exempt from most taxation, most notably the "taille" or base tax. Among the nobility there were titles which included the duc, marquis, comte, vicomte, and baron. We know that Joseph was a comte or count. Counts were in the middle when it came to noble ranking; they owned and held jurisdiction over a county. Although not always the case, most nobles were generally very wealthy and powerful.

One privilege which came with such wealth was a better education. The nobility considered a good education to be an essential part of being in the upper classes. Education for the higher classes were usually from either a tutor or a boarding school. Boarding schools were usually favored as they promoted independence but tutors were preferred for younger boys. The curriculum heavily focused on classic teachings and literature. Reading, writing, and mathematics were just as essential then as they are now and it was also common for boys to study history and geography. Another essential part of the curriculum was Latin or Greek. Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle were popular at the time and the education system reflected this. There were also academies for etiquette which were very popular. As the name implies, these schools focused on teaching boys customs that would be useful to have as an aristocrat (or any member of the upper class for that matter). A lot of these would focus on art and refinement; they'd teach various things including fencing, poetry, dancing, and painting among others. So it goes without saying that Joseph got access to excellent education as a child thanks to his aristocratic background. His talents in painting, dancing, and fencing all reflect his aristocratic education. The fact that they're listed as his talents reflect both how dedicated Joseph is to both his studies and maintaining the illusion of a perfect aristocrat.

Prior to the revolution, Joseph's family was described as being the stereotypical French aristocrats. They were extremely wealthy and they lived an extravagant life because of it. They're depicted as hedonistic, throwing elaborate banquets and parties alongside their fellow noblemen. Joseph joins his family in these celebrations, enjoying living the carefree life that his status allows him. According to the DaShen personality quizzes, he's social and a natural aristocrat; he's loved by many and seen as a model child. However due to his popularity, he feels pressured by their expectations. Perhaps it's because of this that he's said to maintain high standards for himself and is very self regulated. It's also stated that he sometimes wishes he could escape and just be alone. He's dedicated to his studies which can also make him forget about socializing. Yet despite all of this, his wealth and status likely meant that Joseph lived a good life. He would've had access to things most couldn't afford such as a good education, food, and proper medical attention among others. However because of this status he also lived a very sheltered life with both him and his family being described as oblivious to the unhappiness of the people outside their luxurious courts.

Beginning of the End

However, the upper classes had to get that money from somewhere, and it so happens to be that that somewhere was through the exploitation of the third estate, which comprised 96% of the French population. The upper classes gained their wealth through heavily taxing the poor third estate. However, due to numerous reasons, France was in an ongoing financial crisis at the time. In order to address said crisis, the king summoned the Estates General. This is likely the conference which is referenced in Joseph's first deduction. The ceremony was held on May 4, 1789 and lasted two days. The Estates General was an assembly made up of the three classes (clergy, nobility, and commoners). They had the power to enact reforms and each estate would get one vote. This was a rigged system as everyone had equal voting power, despite the nobility and clergy making up only about 4% of the population. This resulted in the clergy and nobility teaming up and outvoting the third estate. In addition, this is exactly what happened on May 5 as the clergy and nobility voted to once again raise taxes on the commoners. The third estate, who was already suffering greatly, and who had been unfairly taxed for decades, decided to revolt. Thus, in 1789 the French Revolution began, a revolution which would last for over ten years. It is considered by many to be one of the most violent revolutions to date with the estimated number of deaths the period resulted in to be around 40,000.

During these violent times, many people from all walks of life decided to leave France. These exiles would be known as émigrés. There are two things that I'd like to note about the émigrés. Firstly, they weren't always seeking peace, many of them were wealthy royalists who wished to organize a counter revolution. I find it unlikely that this was the case for the Desaulniers family, as they're described as refugees, but I still wanted to mention it. Secondly, émigrés weren't only the first and second estate, many of them were people from the third estate. In fact, émigrés were quite diverse socially, more than you'd assume with only about 17-18% being nobles. Regardless of intentions or class, upwards of 100,000 émigres fled to neighboring European countries with Britain being a popular destination. It was the closest to France so it was the quickest and easiest route to take. However because Britain was separated by a channel this made getting to England easier said than done. The first problem was getting to the channel itself. Due to political turmoil, simply crossing the French border was extremely difficult. There are accounts of aristocrats having to disguise themselves as sailors in order to pass. But even if they passed, getting into a ship was another struggle. Many sailors noticed how desperate émigrés were so they hiked up the prices of their passages as a way to earn extra money. Many émigrés already had little money (as much as they could carry) so they couldn't afford the expensive voyages. Though, even if one had managed to go through all of that, the voyage itself was dangerous as well. The seas in the area were rough so many boats would sink, which killed many. We aren't given many details on the Desaulniers' journey other than the fact that it was arduous. Although something I'd like to note was that we know that Claude died in the winter season around a month prior to reaching their destination. They would've had to pass through the English Channel, a twenty-nine thousand mile piece of the Atlantic Ocean separating France and Britain. The English Channel usually has unpredictable weather but from October to April the waters are particularly treacherous. The weather is cold with around 12°C (54°F) during bad weather although it can dip down as low as -5°C (23°F) in the winter. It's also very wet, cloudy, and windy; all of these elements result in very poor visibility. These descriptions seem to match up with the conditions described in the first character day letter when Claude died. It was during a rainy and chilly day sometime during winter up to early spring. It's probably thanks to this harsh weather that Claude got sick in the first place.

When people talk about Joseph and his fear of death they mainly talk about it being caused by Claude's death. This is understandable as Claude dying was indeed a traumatic experience for Joseph but the turmoil of the revolution also bears examining. When the Revolution began, his entire life was turned upside down. He was forced to leave behind his old life and home upon fear of death. The journey to Britain is described as arduous and even when he managed to get there he'd still be faced with having to adjust to a different country, one which he might not even know the language of. Another point to consider was how bloody the French Revolution was. During the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) alone upwards of twenty thousand were killed. It's very likely that many of his fellow aristocrats were killed at some point and to add insult to injury, he likely never got any confirmation about what their fates were. There's also the many émigrés who died during the voyage, some of which he might've seen personally. We know that all of this left an impact on him because of his first letter. While the letter mainly focuses on Claude, others who died are also mentioned repeatedly."

[Death] took you with him and left. He took many with him and left – I even began to blame myself. Why did I survive in this freezing spring?" - Joseph, An Unsent Letter (2020)

The implications that others (presumably on the voyage) died as well could imply that Claude wasn't the only one who was sick. It's possible that the entire ship got infected with some sort of flu or disease, the aforementioned weather could've been a contributor. This is further supported by a different line later in the letter.

"Those disasters, those illnesses, those lives lost, those people who should have welcomed spring with us… I want to remember them all." - Joseph, An Unsent Letter (2020)

These lines also show us that Joseph suffers from survivor's guilt from surviving instead of not only Claude, but everyone who died (presumably on both the voyage and during the Revolution). He vows that he wants to remember them all, due to his guilt he probably feels as if it's his responsibility to remember their deaths. While Claude's death definitely affected him it's possible that had he survived, Joseph would still have developed unhealthy views on death (although perhaps less intense).

With all of that said, Claude absolutely played a major role in Joseph's trauma. As mentioned, his death is seemingly what Joseph feels the most guilty over seeing how he is mentioned in every letter and that his ultimate goal is to bring him back. There are also the conditions in which Claude died. Joseph lost his twin during possibly one of the most difficult and hectic times in his life; they hadn't even been able to make it to their new home in England yet. Claude also died of an illness, one which affected him so badly that he couldn't even sleep. This combined with it being mid voyage means that Joseph got to watch the slow and likely painful death of his twin without being able to do anything about it. He couldn't even separate himself from the situation because again, they're on a boat, so he was forced to confront the reality of the situation. Another small detail (that isn't in the official English translation of the letter but is in the original Chinese version) is that Joseph was the older brother. While he could've only been older by an hour at most, he probably felt additional guilt over failing to protect his younger brother. This failure to protect him combined with the helplessness he felt over being unable to do anything as Claude’s condition worsened is probably the reason why he's so desperate to preserve souls.

With all of this in mind it's easy to understand why Joseph is so fearful of death and desperate to avoid it. This is also a good time to remind you that he was a child when all of this happened, or at most a teenager. He was forced to leave behind his home and was exposed to numerous deaths in the process. Along the way he also lost his closest friend, all while being unable to do anything about it. Joseph didn't just lose his twin, he lost his home, friends, and stability. He went through multiple traumatic events back to back and was never able to heal from them.

The Parallels of Dorian Gray

We aren't given many details of what happens between his arrival to England and him first receiving the books. I'd use history to fill in the gap as I've been doing, but what happened to the émigrés after their arrival varies wildly depending on many circumstances (even among the same classes) so without details I can't really draw any conclusions. Because of this, I'll go straight to discussing the mysterious books. From this point forward, there begins to be strong parallels between Joseph's backstory and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

One thing to note is that Joseph didn't immediately become obsessed with photography after the death of Claude.

"[Joseph] wasn't this crazy in the past. Things took a turn when he went somewhere far away. No one knows what happened during the trip, save that he brought back with him a number of mysterious books. From then on, the old man spent all day in the darkroom and shut everyone out." - Macaulay, The Last Letter (2021)

From this we know that his obsession with photography only began after receiving some books. This is a direct parallel to Dorian Gray where upon receiving the yellow book from Henry, Dorian becomes completely consumed by what it preaches. Now in Joseph's backstory we're mostly left in the dark about the mysterious books. The only clues we're given are that it led to his obsession and that it was sudden. Despite what little we have to go off, it's possible that these books were given to him by someone rather than him just finding them. This is merely a theory of course, but one that I think is worth discussing. One reason I say this is because of the Dorian Gray parallel. So if the mysterious books are a direct parallel to the yellow book, then what about the sources and circumstances of the book? In the novel, Dorian receives the book from Henry, but what's notable is when and how exactly he receives the book. Henry sends him the book alongside a newspaper, it's about the suicide of his fiance. Dorian is understandably upset and decides to focus his attention on the yellow book instead, being completely consumed within only a couple of minutes of reading it.

Before we talk about that however, I want to talk about Joseph's deduction star skin (stay with me here). His deduction star skin is based on the 1926 film version of Faust. The film starts with a demon named Mephisto making a bet with an angel saying that if he can corrupt an innocent man's soul, the Devil will rule the Earth. A plague (sent by the Devil) soon befalls a village, where an elderly alchemist named Faust lives. Faust spends day and night praying and experimenting, hoping to find a cure for the disease. One night he receives a knock at the door from a young girl asking for help for her dying mother. Faust goes to give her medicine however it's all for naught as the woman dies in his arms. Distraught, he runs home, ignoring the dying villagers who beg for his help along the way. Once he gets home he begins burning all of his books in a fit of distress. However one book (The Holy Bible) transforms into an instruction manual on how to summon a demon to gain power. Immediately after seeing this Faust goes to the crossroads (as directed by the book) and summons Mephisto.

Okay, now let's unpack everything. Something which both of these two pieces of media contain is the theme of manipulation, especially through death. Both men were exposed to death which left them feeling perturbed, then an outside force came in to take advantage of their vulnerability. It wasn't an accident either, Mephisto (and the Devil) created a circumstance where Faust would be left emotionally defenseless and then gave him a book promising him the world. In Lord Henry's case, he doesn't cause the death of Sibyl; however he is very much still trying to manipulate Dorian into believing his views.

"...There was something terribly enthralling in the exercise of influence. No other activity was like it – there was nothing that one could not do with [Dorian]. He could be made a Titan or a toy." - Lord Henry, The Picture of Dorian Gray (P57-8)

Both of these line up with what we know about Joseph and the books. It's possible that whoever gave him the books was aware of his previous trauma with death and took advantage of it. At the end of the first letter Joseph vowed to remember those who died so it's possible that whoever the book giver was, used that desire to lure him in. Now the only thing we don't know is the motive. In Faust the motive was to prove something to God and in The Picture of Dorian Gray the motive was to see how he'd turn out (in other words Dorian was Henry's lab rat). It's possible that the person behind it wanted to know more about resurrection via photography themselves and handed it off to Joseph knowing that he'd become obsessed due to his fear of death or perhaps they just wanted to see the psychological impact it'd have on him but these are just pure speculation.

While we're talking about parallels, I would like to quickly talk about Elliot for a moment. Elliot is a character who's appeared in two of Joseph's character day letters so far however, the third is where we truly get to hear about him.

"I distinctly recall a young man from many years ago by the name of Eckhart... Or was it Elliot? Or maybe Elton...? It matters not. He was not the first to take offense to my experimentation, but he was certainly the most rational and vocal about it." - Joseph, A Diary Made from Stationary Paper (2022)

Based on the letter Elliot is probably one of Joseph's close friends since we know that those were the people he told about his experiments directly. If Elliot really is one of Joseph's friends, that gives us a little insight as to what he's like based on how Joseph picks his friends.

"[Joseph's] standards are never lowered when faced with others; [he] like[s] being around people who excel at self-control, and [he] cannot befriend those who cannot exhibit high levels of discipline." - DaShen Fortune Quiz

Assuming that he is, that would mean that Elliot was the only friend who took him seriously as we know that all of his other friends didn't. It's possible that everyone else took offense to so much as the concept of Joseph's experiments while Elliot knew that he was actually doing them (supported by the second letter but we'll get to that in a bit). Whatever the case, Elliot must've had an impact on Joseph for him to remember him all of these years later (even if he forgot his name). Joseph is rather passionate about his views on his experiments and death so the fact that he finds himself questioning his stance, even if for just a brief moment, is an achievement. Elliot might be a parallel to Basil Hallward in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Basil was Dorian's close friend whom he cared about deeply. He became concerned when he began listening to Henry and repeatedly tried to protect Dorian. Even when Dorian shows him the corrupted painting, Basil still tries to help, which ultimately leads to his death. Dorian, on the other hand, doesn't seem to care about Basil's advice or warnings. He brushes him aside in favor of listening to either Henry or the book's guidelines. Sometimes, Dorian will look back at Basil and consider that maybe he should've listened only to quickly cast the thought aside. Now compare this to what we know about Elliot and Joseph. Elliot tried to convince Joseph that his experiments and views on death were wrong (many times) yet his words fell on deaf ears. Later in life however he reconsiders Elliot's words and wonders if they may have had any merit but ignores it.

"I had no desire to listen to his sermons about the deceased or the meaning of life and time. The longer I live, however, the more I find myself recalling his words." - Joseph, A Diary Made from Stationary Paper (2022)

Both of these situations are very similar to one another. Both Elliot and Basil tried to save their friends from the negative influence of someone or something. Similarly, both Joseph and Dorian heed their warnings, only taking them into account briefly just to ignore it a couple of moments later.

Perceptions and Facades

Now something I want to talk about is how the perception and expectations of others affects Joseph. We have to remember that Joseph is an aristocrat, a position that's expected to be and act a certain way in order to fit into high society. We know from the DaShen personality quizzes that he often felt pressured by these expectations, wishing to escape. Yet despite his wishes, he fulfilled all of these standards perfectly. He's talented at painting, fencing, and dancing all of which are skills that one should expect from an ideal aristocrat. He's elegant and charming, seen as the model child and adored by others. And yet this is nothing but a mask. Joseph, especially after the death of Claude, is a deeply troubled individual. He felt immense guilt over his death, a guilt which he never recovered from. He seems to have, at the very least, suffered from depression. Yet despite his mental and emotional anguish, he maintains his facade. This can be seen a lot during his character replies, especially those during his character day. Even when the commenter is sympathetic towards him or attempts to comfort him, he denies anything being wrong. Occasionally, his mask will slip and he'll lash out but this results in him quickly apologizing and sometimes even denying that it happened at all.

Joseph's entire life up to this point has been a facade. However the facade beforehand was likely due to his noble background, he did it because that's how aristocrats were meant to behave. Yet when he started experimenting with photography, he had a reason to continue his charade. We know from his backstory that he tried to explain to others that he found a way to preserve souls but no one took it well. Yet despite their criticisms, Joseph remained confident that his experiments would be beneficial and decided to continue with them anyway. However, a new approach was needed and if he tried to explain his experiments he'd likely get brushed off once more. We know that Joseph is very perceptive of others' views on him (and that he's liked). It's highly likely that he consciously used this fact to his advantage in order to gain others' trust and convince them to have their photograph taken without having to tell them what that would actually entail. This is supported by both his lore alongside story descriptions for various skins and accessories. Themes of temptation and deception are often brought up in these descriptions, one example is his S skin Judge. Where his "sorcery to deceive" is credited as a reason for why he came into power.

"The fabled General Judge is the first chief referee promoted from the executive commissioner. Some say it is because of his noble background, some say it is because of his profound knowledge and there are also those who say it is because of his sorcery to deceive people." - Judge Costume Background StoryWe already know that as an aristocrat, Joseph probably needed to learn how to appeal to others for whatever reason. However this is confirmed in one of his character replies, where he literally tells the audience that influencing people is part of his repertoire.

You might notice that the tone at which the facades are described seems to change. We hear about how he allows others' expectations to mold his actions and how pressured he feels by them but ultimately meets these expectations regardless. This gives the idea that maintaining his facade is something he does to please others rather than for himself. However, the tone shifts and we start to hear about how he deceives others. It mentions how you shouldn't be fooled by his elegance and how he has the ability to deceive. Now these aren't mutually exclusive, it's likely that he still felt the need to please others (and hide his vulnerabilities) but also used his appeal to trick others into participating in his experiments. However the shift in wording could indicate that he only started taking advantage of his appeal after he failed to convince others to get their photographs taken normally. Over time, his facade seems to have become less for the sake of pleasing others and more for himself.

An aspect of his allure that gets placed heavy emphasis on by both the lore and the fandom are his looks. As previously stated, when designing Joseph, the designers made him more conventionally attractive than they'd usually make hunters. His appearance plays quite a significant role in his backstory, namely by being a part of his aforementioned charm. However what I want to focus on are his character replies. While the character replies aren't necessarily canon, they do align with Joseph's character and how he'd charm others. The replies tend to be rather flirtatious in nature, even somewhat suggestive occasionally. A lot of people seem to interpret this flirtatiousness at face value and as a part of his actual character but I highly doubt that that's the case. As was already established, Joseph is someone who is acutely aware of his impact on others and he uses it to his advantage. If the person is particularly attracted to him because of his looks then there's no reason to assume that he wouldn't use that to his advantage. This is most likely what we're seeing, he isn't flirting because he's genuinely interested in the person, but instead because he wants to convince them to take a photo. This is especially apparent when you realize that most of the time that he's flirting with or flattering someone, he's asking them to take a photo. This can be seen both in character replies and in his deduction star quotes.

"Here, madam, let me take a memorable photo for you!" - Deduction Star Quote 2019"Can I take a photo of you, beautiful lady?""If you take a photo, you can hold its subject's most beautiful face in your hands." - Deduction Star Quotes 2020

On the subject of it only being a facade, there's also a chance that he flat out dislikes his beauty being the center of attention. This is only mentioned in one comment so this is admittedly a bit of a shaky basis but it'd make perfect sense. If you recall, when Joseph revealed his experiments, he wasn't expecting any backlash. Him having to jump through all of these hoops and having to put up all of these charades just to convince people to get their photographs taken wasn't really a part of his plan. So him getting frustrated at someone for only focusing on his appearance rather than his experiments (like the example below) seems understandable. But just as all of the other facades before this, he probably just ignores this frustration because it gets him more clients.

However there is another reason why Joseph's appearance is important to his lore, which is in relation with Claude. Joseph and Claude being identical twins adds a new psychological struggle which couldn't have happened otherwise, that being that Joseph seems to link his appearance to that of Claude.

"I missed you, my dear brother. Yet when I stand in front of the mirror, day by day, the face looking back at me has begun to feel foreign." - Joseph, An Unsent Letter (2020)

There are two ways to interpret this line. One interpretation is that Joseph is beginning to look different from Claude as he continues aging, which he dislikes. The other interpretation is that he is growing unable to differentiate Claude from himself. The latter reading could also imply that as he forgets Claude, he is also forgetting himself. Regardless of interpretation however, one thing is clear, he continues to compare his own appearance to that of Claude even long after his death. Furthermore, the line "day by day" implies that this isn't merely a one time thing, but rather a recurring concern of his. Another line about Joseph's inability to see himself comes from the 2021 Character Day Art description.

"With a click and flash, he can seal fates. But Joseph only sees a blurred vision of himself in the mirror." - Character Day Art Description (2021)

Also something worth noting are his clothes. As mentioned previously, the clothing Joseph wears were from the rococo era which was prior to the French Revolution. This means that the clothes he is currently wearing are those he and Claude would've worn during childhood. Something that could also be happening is that Joseph is wearing Claude's clothes. This is just a theory however it's one supported by his once skin: Hangover. Hangover takes place prior to Joseph's family fleeing France and when Claude was still alive. Here, they were still living a highly decadent lifestyle filled with parties and celebrations. We see that Joseph's clothes are much looser and lighter in this skin, only wearing a white blouse with light grey breeches and stockings. This is a sharp contrast between the bulky navy blue suit he currently wears in game. He's holding a doodle Claude made, one which shows the two twins together. The doodle shows that the clothes Claude was wearing are those Joseph wears today (or at least a very similar silhouette and style). It's possible that, while drunk, Joseph merely took off his coat, waistcoat, and cravat but based on the sketch I find that unlikely. In this skin, Joseph would have to be old enough to where it's considered socially acceptable to drink alcohol (the drinking age in France was 16 until 2009). Bearing this age in mind, the sketch and handwriting by Claude look far too juvenile to be that of a 16 year old. It's likely that the sketch Joseph is holding wasn't something Claude had made that day, just something he had drawn at some point. If this is true then that would mean that before Claude's death, Joseph had an entirely different style of dressing. So not only does Joseph struggle with comparing himself with Claude, but he also mimics him in terms of appearance such as wearing the same clothes. The fact that the clothes have very different and distinct styles means that Joseph dressing like that isn't a coincidence either. We know that Joseph feels the need to remember his brother due to survivor's guilt. We also know that photography was yet to be invented, so there's no way to perfectly preserve what Claude would've looked like other than his twin. This was likely his own way of keeping Claude and his memory alive. His trauma and attachment to Claude has managed to warp his perception on his own looks. He doesn't see himself as Joseph, but rather as a twin who should strive to imitate his other lost half.

Philosophies and Murders

Joseph's philosophies all center around one thing: preservation. We see this theme pop up time and time again throughout every piece of his lore. He uses photos as a way to preserve the person whose picture is being taken. Now to put it lightly his methods and processes are highly questionable. Firstly, the process is seemingly done without the person's knowledge about what'll happen to them, all they know is that they'll be modeling. Then there's the photographs themselves. Once the photo is taken, the person's soul becomes trapped within the photo and their body seemingly goes missing. Whether or not they're conscious while they're in the picture is uncertain although his backstory does mention that when the mob broke in the photos seemed to be looking at them. There's also his dynamic portrait which seems to show the person inside the photograph banging or pushing against the film but again, nothing is confirmed.

He took so many photos that the village population began to dwindle. For reference, according to one source, a village population ranges from 500 to 2500 inhabitants. What this means is that he trapped hundreds of people, possibly even a thousand or two. What's more, children and elders were included in this total as well. His actions were (and still are) horrible, yet there is one last detail in all of this: he doesn't believe that what he's doing is wrong in any way. He doesn't view his photography as him damning a soul for all of eternity but rather as sparing them from the death which he finds so cruel. We see this all throughout his backstory, where he desperately tries to convince others that his methods are the best thing to do. However this is most prevalent in his third character letter. The entire letter is him frustrated how others can't see it the way he sees it, and how others should be happy to be immortalized forever.

"Why? Why don't they understand? Life is a gift, a wondrous blessing that should end as poetically as it begins. For this reason, when a person faces their own end, they should be grateful, even ecstatic, at the opportunity to have their final moments immortalized." - Joseph, A Diary Made from Stationary Paper (2022)

By no means does this make any of his actions okay, an explanation isn't a justification. He's still damning innocent souls to spend an eternity in a photograph without so much as a warning, a fate arguably worse than death. However it's important to understand that he does this with no malice. At worst, he does it with apathy. This makes his actions all the more horrifying, this isn't a case of him believing in the ends justifying the means or sadism which are common theories, he wholeheartedly believes in preserving people through photography. What makes Joseph a bad person aren't his motives or his stance on death, but because he's arrogant and imposes his definition of right onto others. He doesn't stop to think (or most likely even care) what the person who's going to be trapped in the photograph eternally thinks, he's right and they should actually be thankful that he's doing them a favor! He refuses to hear anyone out when they object to his ideas, even his close friends. Yet the thing that makes it worse is that he's very much suffering from the consequences of his actions. His relentless pride (and people's disappearances) have led those around him to distance themselves from him. He drove away anyone who tried to help and was left all alone, a solitude which he mentions many times throughout his letters and diaries. Yet not even this was able to make him reconsider his actions. In fact, the only thing which he says will make him admit his own failure is Claude not returning.

"Indeed, there is but one thing, and one thing alone, that could make me acknowledge the failure of my endeavors. And that would be... If you never came back to me." - Joseph, A Diary Made from Stationary Paper (2022)

However this isn't really a reliable goal once you think about it. How would he determine when to stop? He's already completely ruined his life, if anything, he's even more free to continue now that he no longer has anything to lose. This sentiment is echoed later in his letter, where he keeps telling himself that he just needs to be patient and that everything will work out "soon enough". His obsession is so severe that even as he faces the consequences of his actions he refuses to give up.

While Joseph's backstory tells us why he wants to trap souls and bring back the dead, it doesn't really tell us how he plans on doing it. Sure we know that he's capturing souls with a camera but that doesn't really explain how reanimating the dead would work. However I have a theory, one which is founded on something mentioned in his backstory: parapsychology. Joseph is said to have become obsessed with parapsychology, a pseudoscience focusing on studying psychic phenomena. One area of study in the field is spirit photography. Spirit photography was popularized by William H Mumler during the 1860s and 70s, gaining more traction due to all the casualties caused by the civil war. As the name implies, it's about being able to capture images of ghosts in photographs. It's founded on spiritualism, a religious belief which was in the popular 19th century. Spiritualism is a complex topic which I won't get into so as to not butcher details but what you need to know is that they believe that communication with the spirit of the deceased is possible. The photos in question would be of these spirits, oftentimes they'd be the model's deceased loved ones. The spirits would be seen close to the model and sometimes even embracing them.

With that context in mind, let's compare it to what Joseph is doing. We know that he traps living people in his photographs in order to preserve them. Now, this doesn't really match up with spirit photography, as that's focused on capturing images of the dead. However we do know that Joseph's ultimate goal is to bring back Claude. What he's likely trying to do is bring back the dead by capturing their spirits in a photograph. His current experiments are just that, experiments. He's trying to bring back the dead via photographs but he's testing by capturing the souls (or spirits) of the living first. So why doesn't he just go straight into photographing the spirits of the deceased wouldn't that be a better lead? One thing to note is that spirit photography isn't about trapping people in photos, merely recording them. It's possible that this was an aspect which he was struggling with at first, trapping the soul might've been an obstacle in and of itself. Yet even after he managed to do that another hurdle could be summoning the spirits themselves. At least with the living they're still alive and their souls are right there so his only issue would be trapping said soul. With the dead he'd have to not only have to trap their soul but also find a way to summon them in the first place. However this is all just a theory as his backstory is unfortunately very vague when it comes to his actual plans.

Photography and Neurotoxins

As stated earlier, the techniques and chemicals mentioned in Joseph's deductions hold basis in reality. Not only are the chemicals mentioned historically accurate, but the timeline of events and discoveries are accurate as well.

The eighth deduction "Corrode" discusses two processes. The first part of the deduction is likely referring to the first non fixed negative made in 1816. Niépce called these negatives "retinas". These negatives were made by coating a paper in silver salts and then placing them inside the camera obscura. The deduction says "silver nitrate can be replaced by silver chloride" which is a reference to the chemical changes that silver nitrate (AgNO3) undergoes when sodium chloride (NaCl) is added. Upon the addition of sodium chloride, the silver nitrate becomes silver chloride (AgCl). The line "continuously placed in the dark box" is simply referring to the exposure time necessary. Let's quickly talk about exposure as it's going to come up quite a bit. Exposure is pretty self explanatory, it's how much light reaches the camera's sensor (or in this case, the film itself). Exposure time basically means how long you have to leave the lens open in order to record the image. Now the next two lines in the deduction are separated from the rest, they say "blur" and "asphalt". The blur in question is likely the fact that the negative isn't fixed (permanent) so it will fade. Now the asphalt line is probably a reference to heliography, a photographic process developed in 1822. It was used for photo engraving, or making copies of preexisting drawings; however, it eventually gave birth to photography (and the first photograph) in 1827. The asphalt in question is called bitumen of Judea. The bitumen would first be coated onto a plate made of either glass, copper, or tin. The plate would then be placed on an etching covered in varnish. Both plates are exposed to plenty of sunlight for three to four hours and then rinsed with a mixture of lavender oil and white kerosene. This would result in the bitumen plate showing a negative of the drawing copied. Another process was using highly corrosive nitric acid. Instead of rinsing it with lavender oil and kerosene, the bitumen plate is rinsed with nitric acid. Bitumen is acid resistant so only the places without it would corrode thus leaving an etched drawing. This is what the deduction's title "corrode" is likely referring

Despite this being the first mention of photography being used in Joseph's deductions, I doubt this is when he began taking people's souls. Exposure time for photography at this stage took a bare minimum of 8 hours (more at times) and wouldn't always work. Would there be people who were still willing to model for him regardless of the long time necessary? Probably. In fact, I'm sure at least one reader said yes before I even mentioned it. But these cases probably weren't the norm, and even if it were and everyone said yes we have to consider how many people he photographed. The village population began to dwindle, even if Joseph managed to take a photo every single day without fail he probably wouldn't be able to make that many people disappear at that scale. And that's not even beginning to consider how the method wasn't consistent and wouldn't always work. It's probable that the maids in his manor were becoming more distant and fearful due to his obsessive behavior with his experimentation rather than anything to do with people disappearing.

His next deduction "Develop" is describing the daguerreotype. The daguerreotype was created by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre around 1838 and became public in 1839. They're created by taking a copper plate coated with silver and polishing it with rottenstone and alcohol until the plate is mirror-like. The polished plate is placed in a dark chamber with iodine crystals. The iodine fumes react with the silver resulting in a plate coated with silver iodide. The coated plate is once again placed in the chamber but this time with bromine fumes. The plate is now coated with bromoiodide of silver and light sensitive. The plate is placed in the camera with a removable cover in place so light can't touch it. Once the cover is removed the photo is ready to be taken. In order to take the photo the camera lens cover is removed. The exposure time could be over 20 seconds and devices were invented to keep the model from moving.

After the plate is exposed, it must be developed in order to show the actual photo. Liquid mercury is poured into a vessel and heated at about 79°C (174°F). The plate is placed in the chamber and the mercury vapors react with the plate, exposing the image. The deduction is named "Develop" as a reference to this very step, the mercury vapors mentioned are referring to the mercury vapors which the photo has to be exposed to in order to appear (called latent image). To fix the photo so it doesn't disappear, it's bathed in a solution of sodium thiosulfate. The plate is finished off by gilding it with gold chloride which hardens the plate. Finally, the photo is ready and placed in a case consisting of a mat and a glass cover. Moisture and air proof tape is also used.

This method was likely the one most used by Joseph and the one which allowed him to amass so many photographs. Unlike its predecessor, the daguerreotype merely took around 20 seconds of exposure to capture the image. When compared to the previous 8 hours this makes it much easier to convince people to model. What's more, the photo which he's seen holding bears resemblance to the frames used in daguerreotypes.

Something you might've noticed is that many of the processes used for 19th century photography involved multiple dangerous chemicals. Nitric acid is a highly corrosive acid and iodine, bromine, and mercury are all toxic when inhaled. However the most dangerous of these and the one I'll be focusing on is mercury and its vapor. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin which means that it attacks the nervous system.

Now let's consider Joseph's circumstances, namely his equipment and where he worked. The chamber where the mercury was poured was in no way air tight. What this means is that even if the most of the vapors are absorbed by the film, some is bound to leak out which will eventually accumulate. We also know that Joseph's darkroom was located in the basement, which is by far the worst location to be messing with mercury. There would be no proper ventilation which would make it extremely easy for mercury vapors to be trapped in. The door is seemingly locked as well which just serves to worsen the already bad air flow. Another detriment is the long hours Joseph spends in said basement, his entire days are spent down there. Finally, consider that Joseph at this point, is an old man. Not only is he an old man but he's already exposing himself to other dangerous chemicals. With these two factors it'd be safe to assume that his health isn't exactly the best, let alone good enough to withstand a potent neurotoxin with no side effects. So this leaves us with a man with preexisting health problems spending his days in a poorly ventilated basement who's handling mercury vapors with likely no protection. Bearing all of this in mind the chances of him being exposed to dangerous amounts of mercury vapors and getting poisoned seems very plausible.

Now that we've established the possibility of Joseph suffering from mercury poisoning I would like to talk about the effects of mercury on the body, starting with the physical repercussions. There are many effects and they differ depending on whether it's acute or chronic. Joseph's case was likely chronic as it was small doses over a long period of time as opposed to large doses in a short period. Physical effects of chronic mercury exposure include tremors, hypertension, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, difficulty breathing, headaches, vertigo, skin peeling, and general pain just to name a few. Here's a full chart of symptoms for those of you who are interested.

However one of the biggest ways that mercury poisoning affects the human body is neurological. The neurological symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning are often referred to as Mad Hatter's Syndrome. The term gets its name from 18-20th century hatters who would frequently work with mercury and thus go mad. However just because it was named after hatters doesn't mean that it only affected them, in fact, many 19th century photographers were reported to have suffered from the syndrome. Mad Hatter's syndrome is also a form of erethism, a state of "abnormal irritability or responsiveness to stimulation". Symptoms of Mad Hatter's Syndrome include depression, anxiety, nervousness, irritability, restlessness, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, excessive excitability, and timidity. Severe cases can also cause mania, psychosis, and delirium.

That's quite a lot, let's unpack it all one by one. We know that Joseph was already suffering mentally, and the effects of mercury likely worsened that horribly. Many of the symptoms caused by mercury are also things which he already had. He already suffered from depression and anxiety due to his earlier fear of death. I would also like to talk about increased timidity for a moment. Excessive timidity is one of the more noticeable symptoms when it comes to Mad Hatter's Syndrome. A man with the syndrome might become irritated when receiving visitors. This also affects their job as they may be unable to work if they're being watched. When we look at Joseph's second letter we see that Joseph doesn't exactly seem to be the most social person. The letter in question is about a detective (Macaulay) investigating his manor to find a missing person and yet Joseph doesn't seem to be all that present. Sure Macaulay mentions that "his gentle smile is a facade" but other than that Joseph seems to shut himself out most of the time, being in either his studio or darkroom. This is rather odd behavior for him especially since he seems to put on a social facade most of the time (whether it's real or not is irrelevant). Now this may not be the best example since Macaulay being there to investigate might've made Joseph apprehensive regardless of context but I still want to point it out. There's also one of Antonio's character replies where Joseph is referred to as a timid gentleman.

While Joseph shutting himself out was likely due to his obsession with photography, it's highly possible that the effects of mercury increased his isolation. I would also like to look at the physical symptoms as well. One of the physical symptoms of mercury poisoning is difficulty breathing, which is caused by inflammation of the throat and airway. In game, Joseph breathes quite heavily both in his husk and Camera World version. This could very well be as a result of mercury inhalation. There's also the weight loss and muscle loss that mercury causes which could be the reason why he's so thin, although I find it more likely that this was just a design choice. Now, I want to talk about mercury poisoning symptoms as a whole. The side effects of mercury poisoning are inconvenient at best and excruciating at worst, both physically and mentally. He was by all means slowly dying. This probably added onto the numerous preexisting mental and emotional struggles he was facing. We know that Joseph fears death so being able to either see or feel yourself worsening every passing day must've been an awful experience. Because of this, it's very possible that he grew more and more desperate to perfect his invention. This in combination with improving photographic technology could be the reason why so many people went missing.

What Happens Next

So what happens afterwards? A panic-stricken mob forces their way into Joseph's manor only to find him missing. It's possible that the mob formed after the events of his second character day letter. At the end of the letter, Macaulay says that he'll sneak into the darkroom to see what he discovers. However seeing as it's titled "The Last Letter" we can be sure that his attempts went horribly wrong and Joseph either took his soul or killed him. However one thing to note is that it's addressed to Elliot, who we know was Joseph's friend or at the very least knew what he was up to. From the quotes "I have made up my mind" and "I can't just back out at this point" we know that Elliot likely warned them that it was too dangerous and that they should quit. It's possible that after seeing that Macaulay didn't return, he told either the town or authorities, which led to the mob forming. They're described as "panic-stricken" and considering that people had been going missing for a while now and the fact that the latest missing person was someone who went to investigate is concerning and would understandably alarm people. This leaves us with Joseph, who is nowhere to be found when the mob breaks in. We know that due to his age, Joseph suffered from tremors which would probably make him unable to physically run away, especially in such a rush like this situation would require. What most likely happened is that he took a photo of himself thus sealing himself in the Camera World. This is supported by his third character day letter where he talks about a mirror realm.

"Perhaps it has been too long since I ventured out of the mirror's realm, and I have yet to ascertain the truth of the world around me." - Joseph, A Diary Made from Stationary Paper (2022)

Due to him being in a mirror realm, it'd be safe to assume that he isn't merely a hallucination like the other hunters but an actual supernatural being. Something else I want to point out is his third character day letter. Most characters got an experiment file detailing their game and time in the manor. Those who were already dead seem to have gotten a letter centered around those who could've hallucinated them (for example, Miles hallucinating Michiko) yet Joseph got neither of those. Despite him seemingly still being alive, we don't get any details for his game participation. We hear that he's still experimenting with photography which wouldn't be too unusual if it weren't for the circumstances.

Closing Discussion

Joseph was born into a family of wealthy aristocrats alongside Claude. Both were living happily and comfortably until the French Revolution occured. They were forced to leave their home and make an arduous journey to England. Unfortunately, Claude didn't survive, an event which left Joseph traumatized and permanently altered his views on life and mortality. He silently suffers due to the death of his younger twin until one day he makes a journey somewhere far away, bringing back with him a number of mysterious books. From then on, he becomes obsessed with photography and parapsychology. He begins to experiment with both of the topics, trapping people's souls in a photograph in order to preserve them for all of eternity. The experiments were unethical, yet despite multiple people telling him this, he remained confident in his stance, he was sparing them from the cruelties of death after all. As more and more people went missing people began to fear Joseph yet despite this he kept going, sacrificing his mental and physical health in the process. One day the villagers grow particularly anxious, they form a mob and break into Joseph's manor. However he is nowhere to be found, the only thing left behind being various life-like portraits on the walls.

Joseph is a tragic and complex character who's life was consumed (and eventually ruined) by his severe fear of death. Being exposed to so much death and losing his twin at such a young age resulted in him being traumatized, something he never recovered from. One day he finds a number of mysterious books, which mark the beginning of the end for him. Thanks to his own fears of death and the books, he begins to conduct experiments hoping to preserve souls. These preservation efforts were highly unethical, but he didn't see it that way. Thanks to a combination of his trauma, personality, and the books, he genuinely believed soul photography to be the best course of action. He didn't think that he was harming anyone, nor did he ever want to. However fear and arrogance clouded his judgement, refusing to listen to anyone who'd try to help him. His experiments become more and more obsessive as the years go by and due to this, he progressively begins to become reclusive, spending most of his waking hours with his photographs and cameras. He'd manage to cut off everyone who could've helped, he no longer had anything to keep him grounded. On top of this the chemicals he was using to make his beloved photographs were likely poisoning him, gradually killing him slowly and painfully. Yet despite this he continues to believe that he's in the right, even after the mob invades his home and he's forced to trap himself in a photograph he doesn't see any flaws with his experiments. Joseph is a character who, even after losing it all, remains determined to see his goals through. If I had to use one word to describe him and his actions I'd choose desperate. He's almost purely driven by desperation, he's desperate for Claude to come back, to go back to the past, for people to hear him out, and for his experiments to work. Yet most of these are unachievable dreams and continuing to chase them will only result in more misery for both him and the subject of his experiments.

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Hi! First of all, Happy Saint Patrick’s day! Second of all, I have been binge reading ‘One Year in Every Ten’ this past week and I have been absolutely captivated by it. In particular, I’m interested in your characterisation of Delphini, I liked the parallels between the portrait of Bellatrix as a young girl and the photo of Delphini on her birthday. I’m curious as to what your characterisation of Delphini would be if she was to appear as a more prominent character in a work of yours, things like her temperament, feelings towards her parents (particularly in One Year on Every Ten with a dead-but-not-actually Tom), interests etc. She’s a character I typically don’t have great interest in, since I’ve never been particularly interested in The Cursed Child, but you’ve piqued my interest!

I’d also be curious as to how you think interactions between Tom and Delphini would go down, and what you feel Tom’s feelings would be towards her? I think you’ve mentioned before that he wouldn’t be a particularly hands on father, but his behaviour at the end of Chapter 28 makes me wonder about that apparent lack of paternal nature.

anon, thank you so much! i am absolutely delighted that you’ve enjoyed one year in every ten, and i’m particularly thrilled that you’ve managed to do so while being a member of delphini nation. it will come as a shock to nobody that there are plenty of readers who are having to grit their teeth and suffer through the concept of a bellamort baby - and even more, i’m sure, who have dipped altogether at the first mention - and so it’s very refreshing to meet someone with taste…

the hill i will die on is that delphini’s existence makes sense not only in contexts such as this - which you will never find me claiming feature one-hundred-percent-canon-accurate representations of its stars - but within the canonical voldemort and bellatrix’s character arcs. the big theme of the series for voldemort is that his attempt to outrun his humanity is ultimately futile, and so him fucking around [literally] and finding out that even his body - cobbled together from snake blood and dark magic - is capable of getting his mistress pregnant fits that in a really interesting way. the canonical voldemort also has a really quite profound sense of honour - the most striking example of which is that he detests wormtail for having betrayed james and lily, even though that betrayal was literally what he wanted to happen - and i think this provides an explanation for why he wouldn’t just kill bellatrix [or give her an abortifacient against her will] when she refused to end the pregnancy.

[and i do think he’d be under no illusion that delphini was his - not least because the most canon-plausible time for her to be born is at some point in spring 1997. bellatrix appears in half-blood prince once, in a scene set in early july 1996, and then doesn’t turn up in the text again until the opening scene of deathly hallows, which takes place in early july 1997. if we say she’s born in march or april, this would have her conceived in summer 1996 after all the evidence of canon suggests that rodolphus is back in azkaban. voldemort’s not wheedling his way out of that one!]

this does not - obviously - mean that i think he’d give a solitary fuck about the progression of bellatrix’s pregnancy or his daughter’s early life. as he tells us in one year in every ten, he has never actually seen delphini in person - rodolphus forcing that photograph on him in c.21 is the first time he’s ever laid eyes on her, and i think he was genuinely quite surprised to discover that she had turned into something he could think of as recognisably human rather than just a potato that screamed.

because i don’t think he’ll ever stop hating babies - the trauma of his childhood runs too deep, and a spoiler i’ll give away for free is that there’s no way on god’s green earth that harry is getting a riddle child of his own - but i think he won’t find it particularly difficult or traumatic to interact with a delphini who’s eleven and can, therefore, speak at a reasonable volume and sit still when required. i’ve written in a meta about the canon voldemort’s capacity for fatherhood that i think his relationship with delphini is best thought of as akin to the relationship a child might have with their parents’ family friend, and i think that applies to the tom of one year in every ten too.

[not least because this is exactly how i imagine his relationship with rodolphus and rabastan…]

which is to say that i think they will absolutely get along - i am committed to the idea that they are very similar personality wise, that delphini shares lots of his little quirks [marzipan and crosswords coming in clutch], and that the parts of her which remind him of bellatrix are something he refuses to let bother him because he’s never going to be able to properly acknowledge that he misses her - but that their relationship will always be cordial and superficial rather than resembling anything actually familial.

and i think that’s fine! it’s obviously a damning indictment of tom that he’s been beaten to a pulp in the paternal role-model stakes by… rodolphus lestrange, but it’s also better for everyone if he isn’t expected to assume sole responsibility for delphini’s welfare and if she isn’t expected to have to rely on him for any sort of emotional guidance. she can accept that he’s not dead any more [which i think she probably won’t find too hard - she’s inherited her father’s canonical predisposition towards mysticism], he can have his fortnightly trips to see her - not not something he’s keen on because he can lie on the terrace of roddy’s safehouse like a snake on a big, flat rock - and they can make fun of harry in parseltongue and that can be that.

and yet…

tom is of the opinion that he is very much lacking in paternal instinct and that he and delphini will never have a normal father-daughter relationship. he is also a hypocrite, a pathological liar, and a human being incapable - no matter how much he hates that he can’t - of going through the world as an automaton. the tom of one year in every ten has also obviously had some… experiences which have given him a slightly more stable sense of self than he had when harry blasted him in the head with his own killing curse [which means, i think, that he is able to not resent the fact that delphini wasn’t dragged up in an orphanage, as well as to find it faintly amusing, rather than rage-inducing, that she looks exactly like him]. and so he has found himself - while, of course, he would say that this doesn’t indicate anything at all - invested in the idea that his daughter is safe and happy, and vaguely aware that this is something it’s his responsibility to contribute to.

and maybe - although i think it might take quite a while - he might one day actually be able to interrogate that feeling…

stranger things have happened.

when it comes to delphini herself, something i really like that you can do with her as a character is show how both bellatrix and voldemort’s traits can be read much less negatively than they are in canon in someone who doesn’t doom herself in the narrative’s eyes by continually trying to murder its hero. i like her being just as single-minded and sly and brittle and prone to monologuing as her father and as haughty and loyal and hot-tempered as her mother - and i also like her being as clever and [and this is something i feel gets left out of a lot of fanon versions of bellamort] funny as both of her parents - and this being something which just makes her a fully-rounded and interesting character rather than an irredeemable villain.

but something i’m really wedded to in her characterisation is the idea that the person she’d remind harry of… is tonks.

it seems to be really common for andromeda to be written in fanfic as quite cold - and, sure, the only time we see her in canon she’s not exactly rolling out the red carpet for harry and hagrid - and for all of tonks’ personality to come via ted. i’ve never really vibed with that - and so i’ve always preferred to imagine andromeda [and bellatrix] as being, in their youths, very much like the tonks we see in canon: bolshy and rebellious and messy and cheeky and possessed of a very eclectic fashion sense. i think it’s a really important counter to the black-and-white divide between good people, who are nice, and bad people, who are horrible, in the series for harry [and ron and hermione and ginny etc.] to have to realise that someone who unleashed as much destruction on the world as bellatrix could have been so similar to a woman they all adored; and for tom to have to confront the fact that delphini’s only living cousin is draco - who we know he takes quite a dim view of - and it’s entirely his and bella’s own fault.

[and - some shameless self-promo - i’ve actually written a fic on this topic - everlasting ink.]

of course, the other interesting one year in every ten question is what's going to happen when tom meets harry's children. and the answer... is coming sooner than you think...

#asks answered #delphini riddle #i am a delphini stan account #so love that for me #oyiet answers

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Witch by David Cain Prologue part two

She frequently talks to animals and plants and clay and food. I think they listen to her. And I’ve never heard any voices but I suspect some of them respond. Stuff goes on that I really don’t get.

There is evidence in the first time we met; I think being a witch made my wife an incredible photography model. She is still the best I’ve ever worked with. From time to time, I get inquiries about some of the photos we took and we didn’t take that many. Search for “witch photo” and one of her pictures will be in the top two-hundred fifty hits, six years after we took them. And, believe me, there are lots of witch photos on the internet. Way lots.

Of course, our photography sessions were the weirdest sessions I have ever been through. Not just once, but twice. And then the pictures worked out in a way that I think I can fairly claim only a witch could have arranged. That’s my theory, anyway.

Being a witch certainly made her a superb business manager. Compared to me, no question. When we met, I was pretty much floundering, trying to get enough work to get enough cash to get my business started. I barely made rent, sometimes.

Back then, When I made contact with someone who hired photographers, I would bug them daily trying to get work. They’d usually tell me they’d find something for me but not now, later and later rarely came. Sadly, that’s how I got most of my work, annoying everyone I knew until someone gave me a job, taking pictures, doing design work, arrangements, junk like that.

Pushing so hard, my popularity, never my strongest suit, started really crumbling. People wouldn’t answer calls, stopped responding to emails, started crossing the street to avoid me because they knew I’d have to say what I had to say, that I’d ask them for work and they’d have to say no.

Even so, I did all right, most of the time, but I wasn’t getting ahead. I started having doubts about my career choice, and considered getting a desk job somewhere. I might have given up. I was getting desperate. That was when I met a witch.

When she was arranging work for me, she’d call some guy up and hand me three jobs. Then she’d call another guy and I’d have five more. In the first week, she arranged more work than I found in six months. There was hardly enough time to do all the work she found. She kept me on track. I started to get ahead.

After a while, the grind of production started wearing me thin, so I told her that I wanted to change our direction, take me out of the trenches and start letting me provide the visions. Two weeks later, I had a new office and a whole new game plan. It was like she snapped her fingers and made it all happen. I didn’t even struggle with the transition. She told me what I needed to know, where to be and what to do. I paid close attention, did as I was told and the inevitable victory was won.

With a witch, I’ve gathered, success is just business as usual. When obstacles arose, she took care of them. I can’t swear there was magic involved but the way our troubles vanished was clearly incredible. Our deliverables were on time and our competition invariably fell short. Her grasp of the details was nearly perfect. I don’t remember her ever missing a trick. Unbelievable, really. Fantastic. Supernatural.

As a wife, as a friend, as a partner, a witch is where it’s at. She knows me and knows my needs and desires. She knows what to say. She knows how close I want her to be. She guides me through life casually, sweetly, delightfully. Every day is a pleasure.

Am I spell-bound? Am I under her control, voodoo hexed and enslaved? Am I happy because she has cast a spell that makes me happy? Am I her minion, her human familiar? Do I have any free will at all?

I’m sure I’ll never know. But I don’t mind.

Having said all of that, I feel a bit stupid, saying my wife has magic powers. I’m not a child, immersed in wizard novels about fairy tales and fantastical elf-lore. I don’t even like that stuff, really. Some of it, maybe, I mean, I’ve watched the movies but I don’t take it seriously. I keep my feet on the ground.

I’ve always believed in ghosts and stuff like that. I don’t know if I’ve actually seen a ghost but I have felt some creepy paranormal stuff, energy and cold and unexplained noises while hanging out with friends in abandoned buildings when we were younger. We’d try to contact the spirits when we were feeling bold mostly because we were drunk. Once there was a loud crash in the distance when someone shouted at the ghosts we couldn’t see but we’ve all had supernatural experiences. It’s not that weird. The world is full of dark energies.

And witches, apparently.

I know what most people know about paranormal stuff, the occult, hauntings, vampires, wizards, all that junk. I watch the shows, see the movies. Some of it seems cool but most of it’s just for fun. I’d never really given it any thought. I never really thought it would impact my life.

When I think about it, though, apart from your basic Halloween witch decorations, I didn’t know that much about witches when this started. It wasn’t even a question I thought to ask, no more than I’d ask about mummies. They’re Halloween costumes. I wonder if werewolves are real. Shapeshifting is cool.

I used to work with this young woman sometimes back when I first started taking pictures. Annette would be like my assistant when I had big jobs that needed more than one person. I don’t know how we started working together but we had a rapport that made getting the job done easy.

I didn’t really know Annette that well but we talked sometimes during the downtime we’d have to endure during some of our jobs. One day, she casually mentioned that she was a real live modern day witch. I made some stupid jokes which I could tell annoyed her but then she told me lots of stuff I never knew about witches. That’s what got me thinking, when Annette said she thought my wife was a witch.

She was the first to say so and the only person who has brought the subject up since. Maybe there’s some kind of spell around my wife that prevents people from noticing. Maybe Annette is protected because she’s a witch too. Something to consider.

When she told me that my wife was a really a witch. I asked her how she knew and she told me. She was right about everything.

I’m no authority on witches although I do have personal experience with one or more of them. From what I have gathered, witches could be described as people who still follow the oldest religions. They come in every shape and size and nationality and walk of life. No culture or time period has been free of witches. Because they observe pagan ways, they are connected to nature far beyond your average tree-hugger; the connection isn’t rational or even emotional. The connection between witches and nature is spiritual. This other-worldly connection is the root of their power. They can do things, they know things, they can see things and foresee things. Yet you may never know when a witch is right next to you, even though you see them every day.

#witch #witchblr #reading #fiction #booklr #literature #novel

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𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧?"

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10 Things I hate about you (Scaramouche Oneshot) ♡

╰┈➤ Pt. 2 (2nd Chance) ♡

Withered roses (Diluc Oneshot) ♡

Faceless (Ayato Oneshot) ♡

Qiqi's playdate (Xiao Oneshot) ♡

╰┈➤ (Alternate ending) ♡

Muscle head (Alhaitham Oneshot) ♡

Shut up (Kaeya Oneshot) ♡

Freeze (Chongyun Oneshot) ♡

Toothache (Albedo Oneshot) ♡

Pillow (Layla & Ganyu Oneshot) ♡

Furry wars (Thoma Oneshot) ♡

The Greatest Toy Salesman in Snezhnaya (Childe Oneshot)♡

Mermaid

The Onikabuto whisperer

Indecent uses

Secret ingredient

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Periodic table | Albecrose (Albedo x Sucrose) ♡

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A dedicated section for my beloved husbands Heizou & Lyney

The courage test ☆

No regrets

Faulty screws

Fugitive (Heizou Birthday Oneshot) ♡

Partners in Crime (Heizou Oneshot) ♡

Cat-astrophe (Lyney Oneshot) ♡

"Thank you for visitinf, my lovely guest."

#manifestingdonuts

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itstheelvenjedi · 2 years

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It's Disability Wrath month so here is my Wrath, fuckers

Long, ranty and angry post about disability rights below the cut. If you're too sensitive to listen to disabled people being angry about being treated like shit then move along because I will NOT coddle you. Have a nice day and don't let the door bitch slap you in the ass on your way out 🤡👋

Welcome to the UK, where if you claim to be disabled you have to be "uwu wittol bwabey who can't do anythwing for mwyself awww", if you can do anything else including bullshit like:

-be young and disabled. Cause the two things are mutually exclusive and there is absolutely positively NO WAY you can be born with a congenital (aka "from birth") incurable (aka no amount of medical treatment or "positive thinking uwu" is going to "fix" what is wrong with me and magically make me NOT disabled! But thinks like opioid pain meds that make it so i can grit my teeth through the pain ENOUGH to limp around with a mobility aid can give me SOME quality of life) condition. Don't you know that only happens to old people??

-stand up, even if you're in agony while doing so and need a mobility aid to move around for a distance greater than idk like 10 meters or whatever. The "meaasurements" are arbitrary and change whenever the powers that be feel like they're spending too much money on the cripples and r*****s ;)

-but you're not in real agony because if you WERE you'd be crying and screaming 24/7, but if you cry and scream and complain TOO much about being in pain you're "dramatic" and "faking it for attention" ( "you have no proof of that, its an exaggeration and the real world doesnt do tha-" ok Janice, we won't talk about the time I was admitted to a hospital, denied my regular pain meds because "I'm only 21 and I'm too young to be on opioids" and then HANDCUFFED TO A BED AND LOCKED IN A CLOSET because I was in so much pain that I HAD A MENTAL BREAKDOWN and was "making noise that was scawing other pweople uwu" cause none of y'all ableds are ready to have that conversation. Fact.)

-limp to the toilet to go potty, again despite being in utter agony the entire time, and sit/ stand even if you have to have BARS all over the bathroom that you can use to PHYSICALLY PULL yourself up or you COULDNT DO IT. but you can still wipe your own ass so it's not that bad and you're exaggerating just to get free money

-expect your prescriptions to be refilled in the time frame you were told they would be. What do you MEAN you want your meds because you've run out? Just don't think about the pain!! Take some OTC painkillers and wait an extra month till we feel like it! What do you mean you can't walk or eat without your regular medication to ensure your body doesn't literally stop you from doing basic human tasks??? LIES

-put food in your mouth. Even IF you drop it all over yourself and/or the floor 5+ times before it gets in there cause you got it there in the end so stop whining

-expect to live in peace in your own fucking home and not be attacked and assaulted by able-bodied men who had no business getting in your personal space cause you never said a bad word to them or cared what they were doing till you ALMOST GOT MURDERED IN YOUR OWN HOME. TWICE. just call the police!! It's what they're for!!

-but the police officers that get there care more about the able bodied men's rights to infringe on YOURS so stop being a snitch OK? Just mind your business. Don't exist in your own home cause that's asking to be assaulted cause you're there and vulnerable what do you expect???

-Additionally, What do you MEAN you close your curtains at 3pm in the afternoon because they stand outside filming you with their phones against your consent??? Open the window and take photographic evidence or it didn't happen and you're a neurotic, lying woman who just wants to give "good harmless men uwu" additions to their ALREADY EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORDS

-take a shower on your own, but only if we provide the equipment and facilities which we TELL you we will do, to trap you into a lease, but then remind you that that shits too expensive and you'll just have to manage with a bathtub even if you can't: sit, stand, stretch your legs out, DON'T stretch your legs out, sneeze, walk, run, or breathe without dislocating your hip, you're overreacting it's just a little step it's not that bad 🤗

-have a rash because we'll only give you the bare minimum of care and therefore only allow you to bathe once a week because you physically can't do it on your own with the piss poor equipment we "generously" (read: cheaply and not at all adequately) provided you with. If you were less lazy and better at pacing yourself to do one little wash a day you could bathe on your own, don't be ungrateful

AND if any of the above is true, congrats!! You are officially "faking it and not really disabled" so your status as a disabled person MUST be rigorously questioned EVERY 2-3 YEARS to STOP FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT who are "only trying to help you" and you should FEEL BAD for feeling suicidal after ALL the help we gave you. Ungrateful snowflake

(This last paragraph is blatant, fury-charged sarcasm BTW. Everything else, sadly, is NOT. These are all real things that have been said and done to me as a physically AND mentally disabled person in our GLORIOUS (/s) land of Gd Save the Qn)

Able-bodied people can reblog but if you act like a clown I will take your fucking kneecaps out with my cane. I'm done being nice about this.

Other disabled people are welcome to add on to this with their own stories, even if nothing else ever comes from this post except that you get to scream in frustration to someone who hears you and GETS IT. I'm here, my brothers and sisters and siblings of non-binary or other more complicated gender identities. I see you, I hear you, and I'm angry that you're being treated so badly too.

#important #ableism #elven rants #hey abled people. stop treating disabled people like we're babies challenge #also. listen to disabled people when we speak instead of plugging your ears until it suits you #(translation: when you need to virtue signal and act proud of yourse #*yourself for internet points)#if anything that i have said in this post offends you as an able bodied person good. go cry about it #im tired of coddling your ass and being nice #its disability wrath month and i am feeling extremely wrathful this year #actually disabled #long post

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notmuchtoconceal · 1 year

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( o ) goodimpressionofmyself

lookin good clean and scalped, lil bro. didn’t i say you would? don’t you feel so much better starin at your shaved and helpless body? so much easier to give in. get blank. accept yourself as an empty slate to be filled and chiseled by my commands

feels pretty fuckin sexy, still feelin like yourself, but not lookin like it, huh? seein those eyes awash with fear and shame, all the worse for bein set in such a generic masc face. tough. pink. veiny and bulgin. fresh recruit and skinhead thug. boy and man fightin for dominance in every photo i snap and post, stream and share. image saturated online so other eyes can see what you are

but you don’t need to think about that, nah

don’t think about it, lil bro

think about how free you are to follow your authentic nature now that i’ve taken away any reminder of who you were. stripped. reduced. streamlined. you have no more excuses. no more inhibitions. you’re a juicy piece a jumbo shrimp trussed up and waitin for the fork, and everybody’ll know it now

you’ll be kept naked or in a jockstrap when you clean house, get strung up in corners and niches to provide a lil stimulatin ambience when i’m bored. every day you’ll submit to inspections. photographed front and behind. measurements taken and bodyfat calipered. in a couple weeks, it’ll be another part a your day. you’ll be treated like an object, and you’ll start to think a yourself as one. you’ll accept and embrace that this is the life you chose

you can’t think for yourself. you don’t wanna think for yourself. you’ll finally be free enough from your own past conditionin to accept the structure you crave. i’m gonna fish all that garbage outta your head, bro. all that garbage about how you’re not good enough. how you’re broken. how you can’t do anythin right. i’m gonna take all that outta your head with a sweep a the net, words movin through you swift and silky and inevitable, feelin so good and so right. you’ll be awash in a nonstop stream a indisputable evidence. your changes will be documented, shared, and supported. there’ll be no time to doubt that this’s what’s happenin to ya. this is real now, bro

any time we got friends over, or we go out, you’re dressin down. standard issue. tighty whities. combat boots. black levis. black tees. leather jacket. echoes of militarism appropriated by hardcore punk reappropriated by me to help you butch up as a gay man. you’ll be dumb. fierce. loyal. most important of all, you’ll be the type a man you’ve always longed to be. the man you were born to be

it’s not your fault, bro. we all had disadvantages. sometimes ya gotta lose yourself to find yourself. sometimes you’re not really free until you know how it feels when the chains ain’t invisible

now c’mere, bro

love you, bro

#bald men are kings #lil bro energy #you're mine now lil man #this is an arts and literature blog #with half naked men everywhere

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daisylore83 · 6 days

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Despite what the general public believes, luxury need not be expensive. Women from all walks of life may buy our ready-made sarees because they provide unmatched quality and craftsmanship at reasonable costs. Additionally, the ease of internet buying allows you to peruse and buy your preferred sarees while lounging in your own house.

Reviews and Customer Satisfaction

Listen to what our customers have to say before you believe us! We take great satisfaction in providing outstanding service and goods that go above and beyond. Our delighted clients compliment our readymade saree for wedding on their quality and elegance and raving about their fit, comfort, and style. You may shop with confidence at Rajwadi knowing that you're receiving the finest of the best thanks to the hundreds of excellent reviews.

The Experience of Rajwadi

You should enjoy and have no stress when shopping for sarees, and Rajwadi guarantees just that. You can easily explore and shop our large selection of readymade saree for girls on our user-friendly website, which also features comprehensive product information and photographs to assist you make decisions. In addition, our committed customer support team is available around-the-clock to help with any queries or issues you might have. Rajwadi makes purchasing easy from beginning to end with its quick shipment and hassle-free return policy.

Conclusion

For women who wish to look effortlessly stylish without having to deal with the hassles of traditional draping, ready-made sarees are the ideal option. At Rajwadi, we're dedicated to giving our clients the best ready-made sarees that are stylish and expertly cut. We're sure you'll find the ideal saree to fit your taste and occasion thanks to our extensive design selection, reasonable rates, and first-rate customer service.

FAQs

What distinguishes the ready-made sarees from Rajwadi from others? Ready-made sarees from Rajwadi are renowned for their outstanding craftsmanship, stunning designs, and reasonable costs. For a more unique touch, we also provide personalization choices.

Are there several sizes of sarees available on Rajwadi's website? Yes, we provide a variety of sizes for our ready-made sarees to fit all body types. Additionally, you can customize your saree to fit you perfectly using our customization choices.

How can I be sure that the saree I'm wearing fits my body type? To assist you in making educated decisions, our website includes thorough product information and photographs. For tailored advice, get in touch with our customer support staff as well.

What is the ready-made saree shipping policy for Rajwadi? All of our orders come with quick and dependable shipping, with different arrival periods based on your location. Please visit our website to review our shipping policy for further details.

And in the event that I'm not happy with my purchase? We desire that you adore your saree! In the event that you're not entirely happy with your purchase, we provide hassle-free returns within the allotted time. For additional details, please refer to our returns policy.

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Navigating the Legal Maze: The Role of a Car Accident Lawyer

Car accident lawyer specialize in representing individuals who have been injured or suffered damages as a result of motor vehicle collisions. Their primary objective is to help clients obtain fair compensation for their losses, which may include medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, pain and suffering, and other related costs. From fender-benders to catastrophic crashes, car accident lawyers have the expertise and experience to handle a wide range of cases with skill and professionalism.

One of the key responsibilities of a car accident lawyer is to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident. This may involve gathering evidence such as police reports, witness statements, photographs of the scene, medical records, and other relevant documentation. By meticulously analyzing the facts of the case, car accident lawyers can build a compelling narrative that supports their clients' claims for compensation.

Once the evidence has been collected, car accident lawyers work diligently to negotiate with insurance companies on behalf of their clients. Insurance adjusters are trained to minimize payouts and protect the interests of their employers, often employing tactics such as lowball offers and delaying tactics to undermine the validity of claims. Car accident lawyers level the playing field by advocating vigorously for their clients' rights and fighting for the maximum compensation they deserve.

In cases where a fair settlement cannot be reached through negotiation, car accident lawyers are prepared to take the matter to court. Litigation can be a complex and arduous process, requiring extensive legal knowledge and courtroom experience. Car accident lawyers possess the skills and resources to effectively present their clients' cases before judges and juries, seeking justice and accountability for the harm they have suffered.

Beyond legal representation, car accident lawyers serve as compassionate advocates for their clients during what can be a challenging and emotional time. They provide guidance, support, and reassurance every step of the way, helping clients navigate the legal process with confidence and peace of mind. By offering personalized attention and responsive communication, Catastrophic Injury Lawyer Toronto car accident lawyers ensure that their clients feel heard, valued, and empowered throughout the resolution of their cases.

It's important to note that car accident lawyers typically work on a contingency fee basis, which means they only collect fees if they successfully recover compensation for their clients. This arrangement ensures that legal representation is accessible to individuals from all walks of life, regardless of their financial circumstances. Moreover, many car accident lawyers offer free initial consultations, allowing prospective clients to explore their options without any obligation or financial risk.

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Workers’ Compensation Lawyer On The Dos And Don’ts

Were you injured while doing your job? Have you suffered an injury while working? If so, in California, you’re eligible for workers’ compensation. That’s true whether the injury was “your fault” or not. Belal Hamideh, experienced workers compensation lawyer, has helped many to receive all of the compensation they deserved. There are some actions you can take (and some you can avoid) to help your case as well as your health.

Do: Tell Your Employer as Quickly As Possible Your safety is paramount—ensure you are in a secure place away from danger. It’s crucial to report the incident to your employer promptly, regardless of whether you feel injured or not. This report can potentially prompt your employer to implement enhanced safety measures.

Do: Receive Medical Attention Seeking medical attention immediately is vital, especially if you’ve sustained injuries. In case of injuries, report them promptly. Don’t wait. Don’t try to “tough through it.” That doesn’t help you, your health, the people you rely on you, or your job. Instead, it increases the risk of further harm. Get medical attention quickly.

Do: Document Your Accident as Well as Your Injury If You Can Do So Safely Documenting the situation can significantly strengthen your case. Take photographs, gather witness statements—every detail matters. Focus on that which may be replaced (such as environmental damage, stains, and the like). Document your injuries as well.

Do: Reach Out to a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Engaging a workers’ compensation lawyer significantly improves your chances of receiving the full compensation you deserve. For starters, Belal will vigorously negotiate with the insurance company to maximize your benefits. Remember: insurance companies often aim to minimize payouts to injured workers.

Belal can connect you with medical providers, facilitating your recovery without incurring out-of-pocket expenses. They can also gather compelling medical evidence to support your claim and represent you in workers’ compensation hearings, if necessary.

Moreover, Belal can let you know whether or not you have a “crossover case.” In these, your case and your injury may involve the negligence of a third party, in addition to yourself and your employer. In this kind of case, additional compensation beyond workers’ compensation may be pursued. A seasoned workers’ compensation attorney is crucial in navigating such complexities.

Don’t: Fail to File for Workers Compensation Due to Fear of Retaliation Firing an employee for filing a workers’ compensation claim is illegal in California, protected by FEHA and ADA. However, instances of such retaliation can occur, disguised as other reasons. Legal recourse, including penalties and back pay, exists for those wronged by such actions. Belal can represent you as aggressively as possible. If you believe you were retaliated against, it’s worth contacting an attorney immediately.

Do: Contact Belal Hamideh Today If you were injured at work, it’s worth it to reach out to an attorney with experience. Belal has helped so many who were hurt at work, even those whose initial workers compensation claims were denied.

We operate on a contingency basis—our fees only come from your compensation. Contact us for a free case evaluation with a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer through our site or by calling. We’re here to help you receive the compensation you rightfully deserve.

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alamin00007 · 3 months

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Road Trip Bliss: Accessories for the Ultimate Drive

Hit the road in style with our ultimate drive accessories for a blissful journey.create unforgettable memories on your next road trip adventure.

1. Comfortable Cruising: Prioritizing Your Well-Being

The foundation of any enjoyable road trip lies in comfort. Long hours behind the wheel demand ergonomic solutions to keep you and your fellow travelers feeling refreshed and ready for the next stretch of road.

Ergonomic Seat Cushions:

Investing in high-quality seat cushions with ergonomic designs can make a significant difference in your comfort levels. Look for cushions that provide adequate lumbar support, helping to reduce fatigue during extended periods of sitting.

Portable Travel Pillows:

Roadside naps and impromptu breaks are part of the road trip experience. Ensure restful sleep with portable travel pillows that offer neck and head support. Opt for compact designs that won't take up too much space in your vehicle.

2. Stay Connected On-The-Go: Navigating the Digital Highway

In the era of constant connectivity, staying in touch and having access to real-time information is crucial. Here are essential accessories to keep you connected throughout your journey.

Car Phone Mounts:

For safe and hands-free navigation, invest in a reliable car phone mount. Whether you're using your smartphone for directions or to capture memories, having it securely mounted ensures a distraction-free drive.

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots:

3. Safety First: Navigating the Unexpected

Safety is paramount on any road trip. Being prepared for emergencies and potential challenges ensures a smooth and worry-free journey.

Roadside Emergency Kit:

Assemble a comprehensive roadside emergency kit containing essentials such as jumper cables, a first aid kit, reflective triangles, a tire pressure gauge, and a multi-tool. Regularly check and replenish the kit to ensure readiness.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS):

Maintaining proper tire pressure is essential for both safety and fuel efficiency. A TPMS provides real-time monitoring of tire pressure, alerting you to any issues and allowing for prompt action.

4. Entertainment Center: Elevating the Journey

Long stretches of road can be made more enjoyable with the right entertainment options. Whether you're flying solo or traveling with companions, having entertainment at your fingertips is a road trip essential.

Portable DVD Players and Streaming Devices:

Bring the cinematic experience on the road with a portable DVD player or a streaming device. Perfect for keeping passengers entertained during rest stops or when the scenery takes a back seat.

Audiobooks and Podcasts:

5. Capture the Journey: Documenting Your Adventures

Preserve the memories of your road trip with tools that allow you to capture the beauty of the landscapes and the spontaneity of the moments along the way.

Dashcams:

Enhance safety and document your journey with a quality dashcam. Dashcams can be invaluable in providing evidence in case of an accident and can also capture stunning footage of your road trip.

Versatile Camera Tripods:

For those scenic stops and group photos, a versatile camera tripod is a must. Ensure your memories are not only in your mind but also beautifully captured in photographs.

6. Organization Solutions: Streamlining Your Space

A clutter-free and organized vehicle contributes to a more enjoyable road trip. Invest in accessories that maximize storage space and keep essentials within easy reach.

Car Organizers:

Specially designed car organizers can help keep your vehicle tidy. Use them for storing snacks, maps, gadgets, and other necessities, ensuring everything has its place.

Foldable Trunk Organizers:

Maximize space in your trunk with foldable organizers. Perfect for keeping luggage, souvenirs, and other items secure and organized during the journey.

7. Power Up for the Long Haul: Keeping Devices Charged

In the age of technology, keeping your devices charged is essential for navigation, communication, and entertainment. Ensure you have the necessary power solutions for a seamless road trip.

Car Chargers with Multiple USB Ports:

Invest in a high-quality car charger with multiple USB ports to keep all your devices charged simultaneously. This is especially useful for multi-passenger vehicles.

Portable Power Banks:

8. Navigate with Precision: Digital and Analog Guidance

Accurate navigation is a cornerstone of any successful road trip. While digital navigation systems are prevalent, having analog backups can be a smart move.

GPS Navigation Systems:

Upgrade your navigation game with a reliable GPS system. Modern GPS units provide real-time traffic updates, alternative routes, and points of interest along your journey.

Physical Maps:

As a fail-safe, always keep physical maps in your vehicle. They can be invaluable in areas with poor GPS signal or as a quick reference for planning detours or scenic routes.

9. Dress for the Adventure: Practical and Versatile Clothing

Packing the right clothing ensures that you're prepared for various weather conditions and spontaneous outdoor activities. Versatility and practicality are key considerations.

Comfortable and Versatile Clothing:

Pack a mix of comfortable and versatile clothing suitable for different climates. Layers are essential, allowing you to adapt to changing temperatures throughout your journey.

Lightweight and Durable Jacket:

A lightweight yet durable jacket is a must for cooler evenings or unexpected outdoor adventures. Choose one that provides warmth without taking up too much space in your luggage.

10. Snack Smart: Nourishing Your Journey

No road trip is complete without a variety of snacks to keep everyone fueled and satisfied. Create a designated snack station within your vehicle for easy access.

Cooler with a Variety of Treats:

Stock a cooler with a mix of healthy and indulgent snacks. Include fruits, nuts, granola bars, and treats that cater to everyone's preferences. Staying well-nourished ensures everyone remains energized for the adventure.

Reusable Water Bottles:

Hydration is crucial on the road. Bring reusable water bottles for each traveler, minimizing waste and ensuring you have a sustainable supply of water throughout your journey.

Incorporating these accessories into your road trip checklist ensures that you're well-prepared for the challenges and delights of the open road. The combination of comfort, connectivity, safety, entertainment, and organization creates the perfect recipe for a blissful journey.

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