#i didnt have nightmares and that was nice

[ratgrinders]

hello tumblr user ratgrinders... appreciate the work you do even in these trying times (post onscreen homicide). i think the fact that kipperlilly is like, annoying and reminds people of girls they didnt like in high school ppl miss out on a lot of interesting stuff going on w her!

like, the "power hungry teen girl who is just evil and tbk kill her" thing has already been done in fhfy with penelope, & its much more interesting to think about how & why the ratgrinders are doing all this suspicious stuff tbk are noticing-- like the fact that they have been very cagey about showing their combat abilities, the weird stuff going on with various deities, and even kipperlilly's stolen therapy files (lol) are very intriguing!! and imo writing that off as assuming they'll be straightforward, incompetent villians (popular assumption due to their lack of friendship, even though it's famously the weakest magic) is far less interesting. like... they got into this situation for a reason and got involved w all this stuff somehow, & i don't think all of this would happen if they were a normal adv party, even a shitty one. how did they get here! why!! thx

thank you so much, its getting hard out here but nothing can stop the rat grinders stan grind!!!!! (<- is coping. im coping)

yeah but fr, kipperlily is FASCINATING to me. i truly believe that she thinks everything she does is justified in service of her larger goal, whatever that may be. yeah, stone cold murder really isn't the fairest thing you can do to your academic rivals, but writing all of that off as "oh she's just always been a jealous hypocrite who never believed in what she was spouting" i think is an inaccurate interpretation of her own motivations. she clearly believes in something.

cuz the thing is, we're still not really sure was kipperlily wants? ("egg on my face for wanting something"). sure, she's trying to run for student body president, but what exact rules is she hoping to implement, and how does that relate to trying to resurrect a rage god? plus, grix attacked ruben because he/his ritual were a direct threat to the existence of the school, which seems counter productive if you're trying to become president of it.

and what cause would kipperlily specifically have to be tied up with a rage god anyway? there's nothing that clearly on the surface ties a little type A halfling rogue to a fiendish god of rage and conquest, hell some of the other members in her party seem like on the surface they would have a closer tie to it (like both of their now dead clerics, mary ann who literally harnesses rage, ruben who is full of teen angst). kipperlily's apparently been filled with rage since freshman year, but why? (is she like riz, who spent his whole life infected with an aspect of the nightmare king and literally grew up with this seed of doubt inside him? did something similar happen to kipperlily?)

ankarna is the goddess of justice and the conviction to act when they see something unfair. no matter what, i think kipperlily truly believes that she's witnessed something unfair. and it feels significant to mention that this last murder is an escalation on the rat grinders' part. the other people who have ended up dead around them (lucy, yolanda, the original hosts of frosty faire) all seemed to have died indirectly as a result of the rage crystals and the uncontrollable rage it inspires. this is the first time we're seen stone cold premeditated murder, done with simply a blade and betrayal.

honestly, this transition seems to mirror what ankarna herself went through, starting off as the goddess of conviction and justice but slowly transitioning to one of conquest and war. brennan said something about ankarna, "yeah its nice to have someone like that on your side who will stand up for you, but you better hope that person is always right". i think what we're seeing now is someone with that same conviction, but with a misguided cause.

kipperlily's crossed a line now and i wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't end up redeemed by the end of the season, but i'm still interested in how she and her party were motivated to do this in the first place, because like you said i don't think a normal adventuring party would've ended up here. it takes a lot to transition to multiple murders!

#as a goro akechi stan you could never make me hate the overachieving slightly murderous high school student full of rage its impossible #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #original post #rat grinders #kipperlily copperkettle

[build-a-buddy]

Sleeping is REALLY hard when you have PTSD nightmares constantly, even though you are prescribed a lot of special anti-nightmare medication. ):

#buddy posts #plushie positivity #Dexter dragon #jellycat #jellycatd #jellycat dragon #stuffed animal #stuffed animals #allplush #safeplush #plushie #plush #no image id bc i am abt 2 go to bed and also i am . not doing well . sorry ): #if someone else can add one that be really nice .. #anyway im sad #i have tried. 3 anti nightmare and it has sorta worked the nightmares just changed didnt go away #and i cant do anything else abt them i talkrd w my doctor )': #um sorry for med talk

[forgettin-my-legos]

my daily sketch turned into a whole THING so i thought i'd share it . I guess my mind kind of wanted to explore the aftermath or at least the idea of swk rushing to go back to an old 'status quo'. I mean - the seal on the map was enough to force sun dasheng to have to recollect energy in order to help out the crew. Baigujing absolUTELY wreaked more damage than that, but it isn't do or die anymore, so swk probably just...doesn't address it? Why would he? The idea of being weak is probably a REALLY sore topic atm. And so he thinks that now that they have time to breathe again, it'll just fade with time like all scars but uhhh nah, might be a bit worse with her mark scorched into him. Mix that with a probably unfathomable amount of guilt in an already depressed and isolated immortal and uhhh not the healthiest combo for coping unfortunately. Sure makes me wonder where the "Come on- I can take it!" sacrifical mentality qxt picked up came from.

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #qi xiaotian #lmk sun wukong #lmk mk #wukong xiaoxia #long post #tw scars #maybe one day i will give u all nice rendered art but for now i bring u plate upon plate of half sketched pieces of paper #idk where my brain wandered with this one i kind of just wanted qxt to almost want to BELIEVE swk just didnt realize the depth of his injur #only to come to terms that hmmm yeah it does kind of make sense that this would make him spiral in a way thats so meticulously hard to pick #up if you arent looking #ah yes - the lego y7 cartoon where everyone needs a therapist DRASTICALLY #anyways hope yall have a nice week! im moving out soon but hopefully when my life settles i can finish that other comic and the like 13 #stories burning holes in my pocket rn bc my grammar game is a NIGHTMARE

[changethecircumstances]

So I introduced a friend to Alan Wake recently (sometimes we'll play stuff together or switch but she also just enjoys watching me play so she can appreciate the story)

Anyways, I completely forgot the base game is 6 episodes and not 5 because I guess I completely forgot how much driving there is at the very end of the game. Like I appreciate ur attempt at the mini open sections but I don't replay Alan Wake for the driving mini game lol

#alan wake #cant wait to play alan wake 2 with her #weve watched some of the clips from american nightmare and i filled her in on it #sadly dont have my pc in a good setup for ne to play it and her to watch #was nice to finally finished the remastered version though #bought it a while back but didnt actually play it haha

[holynightmareco]

Would you happen to have a Woke Mind Virus on sale?

NME is dedicated to making the world a better place, even if we have to make the changes ourselves. We've spent years (and quite a lot of money) on bio-engineering a highly-transmissible, asymptomatic virus that can alter a host's behaviors. Wokerus (patent pending) lowers cortisol production and heightens empathetic responses in the infected, making them kinder, more open-minded, and generally more suited to existing in social spaces. As a special promotion for Pride Month we've released it for free! Make sure to stay in populated areas if you want some for your very own.

#its also to ensure we have a monopoly on intergalactic evil by turning everyone else good. but you didnt hear that from me #im pretty relaxed about the whole thing. its technically a 'good guy' move but if doesnt count if you have evil intentions i think #also fun fact: lax safety protocols resulted in it being transmitted to virtually all of our employees in every location #even the executives are nice here #kirby ask blog #kirby right back at ya #nightmare kirby

[earl-grey-love]

Playing da:i again. Haven't gotten this far into it since 2018 and its so interesting to re-explore it now I'm older and wiser. I'm still unable to hold back on flirting with every female character I can tho.

#''I'm keeping my romance options open. *sees josie* never mind.'' #still tho I mean maybe not but... probably yes. #last time I interacted w this game I was watching my ex gf play it #she was neurotypical and definitely didnt like it as much as my autistic ass did #i have a phd in this franchise #like even now I remember where all the secret content is #i comped it on ps4 (aside from those crazy nightmare mode things...) #but its nice to be back in the building #i still cant stand the bald guy tho #i hate liars so much #and hes so condescending too #double dislike combo from me #if you like him tho we're cool i dont judge i mean #look at the characters I like lol #sunny speaks

[girlwithfish]

did anyone feel like going to their college grad like commencement ceremony was worth it or if u didnt go do u regret it

#it just doesnt seem that appealing to me ofc ik graduating college is a privilege and something to celebrate #i just hate big organized events like that so much its like very anxiety inducing for me #its lije my worst nightmare #and it just seems like 😬 cuz i dont know anyone in my college and idk what u do while ur waiting or standing aorund or sitting for hours #cuz i dont have antone to talk to or know anyone who would be going and itd be nice ig for my family to come be in the audience but #I just dont see the appeal at all. hated my hs graduation #idk how different those types of ceremonies wld be #i rly didnt want to go to my hs grad and i went and regretted it i guess cuz i barely spoke to anyone cuz i had no friends and my family #left halfway and before the ceremony ended and i got lost at the venue (didnt have my phone no pockets) for like an hour😭 #its irrational but im just like id rsther not sit thru a long event. i can celebrate another way like go out to eat or smth #i thnk i have to decide soon or eventually to like indicate im not attending

[darlingsel]

Finally getting around to listening to the audio book of Open Veins of Latin America while reading through it and God if Galeano isn't a masterful author

I had to take a break after the introduction and the first few pages of part one because I broke down crying

Go read it you can find it online for free please

#im listening to the audiobook because i have difficulty focusing and its helped me stay engaged #i could barely crack the book before its been very nice #but god if hearing the nightmares inflicted on the native peoples of latin america out loud didnt make my brain explode #absolutely horrific contents but such an essential work

[oscill4te]

i know "vegan capitalism" isnt sustainable, you can never buy enough beyond burgers to end current animal husbandry practices and ive read criticism that it also makes veganism a very individualistic thing rather than a social justice movement. but hey. HEY!! can you blame a girl for wanting some vegan icecream sundaes or hot pockets w her hard earned money? No. Going to enjoy this while it is still here.. My achilles heel.

#if i had a food processor i could make nice cream which is made w a banana base and vry yummy and versatile #vegan hotpockets uhhhh.. i suck at baking idk if i could make those lolol trying them today #seitan based recipes are a nightmare but i really should be learning how to make these fancy things so i can treat myself w/o yknow.. #being reliant on a brand/company to make it for me? #still. even if i didnt have these nice things id still be vegan. its just hard to not give into it lol #into the nice things i mean #bc i grew up with a very diverse cuisine and have to reinvent ways to recreate that now #veganizing chilli rellenos from scrach seems very hard but i will try it one day #im just. rambling now. oops #txt

[ghostprinceiii]

As soon as I get home I am never leaving my house again.

#im having a horrible morning :D #I've been staying with my brother the past few days for guilt reasons and as nice as he and his girlfriend are this house is #my own personal hell. In the area that im staying everything is cold and damp (including the toiletpaper) and I think ive been rubbing mold #on my face because my towel wont dry. I cant go two inches without seeing or accidentally stepping on a bug and theres dirt and debris #literally everywhere. There are so many goddamn stairs. I tried to actually make something to eat today that was more substantial and more #effort than like a fistful of goldfiah crackers. The knife I had seemed very dull. My noodles are probably undercooked because I don't #understand the stovetop. When I tried to pour my soup out of the pot the shape of it made it so half the liquid in there just poured #straight onto the stove. All of the chairs in this province are so goddamn uncomfortable. I am miserable as I knew I would be #and I want to go home. I miss my cat and my ability to create a semi-sterile environment. My flight (which is itself a horrible stressor an #impending miserable experience + I had to spend $350 for a flight I don't want to be on to get home from a trip I didnt want to go on) #isnt until Monday and its only Wednesday today. I already always feel like Im seeing bugs and like theyre crawling on me. #I cannot live somewhere where thats actually *true*. I'm also constantly being unsubtly judged for using a mobility aid and any time I talk #to my mom she doesnt listen to literally anything I say and theres so much goddamn noise in this house and I dont wanna say anything to my #brother because thats *rude* and *ungrateful* but the only texture I can stand in this place is the tiny couch I have to curl up but keep #vigilant on because not even that is safe from bugs!!! And all of the counters are sticky!!! And they made me get expensive groceries that #I cant make myself use! I'm in a sensory and emotional nightmare and in constant physical pain! And then people get upset with me for being #miserable to be around! What the fuck do they want me to do!?!? #anyways. #ghostprince posts #vent #delete later #I want to go home. #update: I took like two bites of my food and immediately became nauseous. I've also become convinced there's bugs in there. Great.

[truckstoptigers]

realized that Yes, pinching myself so hard i bruise to calm down does kind of count as s.elf ha.rm bc it's the pain aspect of it that brings me clarity,, plus i'm. i'm the one doing it.

#ive also come to realize that ive been doing this my whole life too #i used to bite myself. still happens if im super upset (i.e. after the nightmare last night) but not anywhere near as often #which is good! nail picking is still bad however #like i know WHY its happening but. >:( i like having nice nails now damn it!! i got too used to them not hurting!!! #just didnt realize how long ive actually been doing it i guess. its a little sad. i can remember incidents from as young as 5 #i dont know. #lots of introspection. im not necessarily surprised but im afraid im going to accidentally unlock smth i dont want to know again 🙃 #also fucked up how my dad saw me doing that and was like! okay w it! #but again. not surprised. everyone knows its not me he cared abt lol

[mejomonster]

I gotta. Learn how to date again ;-;

#rant #am i gonna brute force try dating apps then feel hopeless and anxious and socially Too Not Understanding Rules to get anything forward? #yeah probably then ill be real sad. :/ i watched a tedtalk today about fear of intimacy and how like u get hurt in love once #and ur brain tells u the story it was UR fault or youll have the SAME experiencr again. so u illogically either avoid finding love #because u associate it with PAIN. or u go for unavailable people (me! no one i dated ever liked me back they just dated me until they liked #someone) because unavailablr ppl wont Ever get a certain level close emotionally since theyll leave you. #and so i think partly i had unavailable partners CAUSE i was scared to be in an abusive 7 year nightmare again ToT #so i have to conciously Start saying hey it wasnt me. hey its okay to be vulnerable best reward is love #and worst i can just leave itll be okay (byt also dang i barely cry im a bit emotiomally numb #despite the self awareness). so like. i trust my very Good judgement of red flags. but i need to conciously try to #believe i may NOT be hurt next time. and maybe idk flip a coin the next petson isnt unavailable. #but. the thing is. befote i can even PRACTICE saying no to unavailable and yes to interested people? #i literally work myself into an anxious mess trying to research the norms for How To Date. How to Ask Out. Where to Meet Ppl. #i get so anxious over conglicting advice everywhere i just CANT do it all! it contradicts!! and also like #i literally havent had a single crush in 5 years or more. 10k tinder matches and no crush #who knows how many hinge matches. no crush. #i havent even felt like potentially i liked a person in years. and i yavent managed a date in like 4! #and rhe last date i lowered my standards to: anyone replying. so went on a date whete they were nice but #had nothing in common and never spoke again. #despite me trying to ask ppl out on apps and chatting on apps thru these years. 1 date. thats all that said yes and we didnt even #think each other as good fits. (also im demi so i need to like.. guess if someones compatible then date for 3-5 months to even know if ill #develop feelings so. even if ppl responf AND i ask every single person out. most arent gonna be interested in Long Term #and in Exploring Potential compatibility until i can develop feelings (or let them know by like 4 months if i couldnt) so :c #i would like love!! i like best friends!! im great at making friends!!! but dating? apparently im so dumb i feel #dumber than a 70 year old on an app at least they might know the rules and get a date and make a friend! #id also you know like to have sex again regularly reliably with a person i love byt that #may well take 500k matches. 20 dates. 3 people who maybe dated more than 3 outings. and if im lucky 1 who #really fell in love and we mutually clicked #or idk maybe itll take a million people or worse odds i am not liking these odds at all.... #but making friends? why cant dating be likr that??!!! within a few months i can meet ppl who like tarot and dark fantasy and meditation and

[malewifesband]

as big as the friend confession scene is i love this part best. laios is ofc still under the impression that kabru likes monster food and went thru this big effort to make something special for him and then kabru goes out of his way to be so warm and sweet, and frankly a bit flirtatious like i know he thinks that exit killed it

and hes kinda right bc laios cannot stop staring after him when he leaves and i cannot attribute all that to him being confused about what kabru meant by "dont forget me next time". like laios means it if he says something like "meeting you was the best part of this" those are not empty words even if hes under a false impression about kabru--i dont think its just that kabru shared his interest that has his attention either. i think its bc kabru really engaged with him. i dont think his opinion wouldve changed much if kabru said "nahhhh im good i wont eat a monster cool for you tho have fun" instead of saying he would try it

(and he really is trying the 'laugh at anything he says so he'll feel special' strat here huh.....)

and kabru despite being a stranger he helped get thru to shuro about falins resurrection

and he does it with a sensitivity and care that laios wishes he was capable of and he know it limits him as a leader

the thought laios keeps having about kabru isnt "wow he loves monsters too!" its "wow he is sooooo nice :3" which he is! at this stage he likes kabru bc he feels heard by him and kabru has qualities he knows he lacks but admires greatly and didnt make fun of him or call him weird for his interest in monsters

the way kabru acts and thinks about laios at this point feels allegorical to how people feel in new relationships. can i trust you? are you who you seem? if i tell you how ive been hurt, will you use this to hurt me or to protect me? i dont know yet, but i like you so far, so im going to show you the self that i think you'll like best. i want to impress you. i want you to trust me so maybe i can trust you

so much of dungeon meshi is about the way that we accidentally hurt our loved ones because we cant always understand them, or we dont know whats best for them when theyve been hurt in such complex ways, or because were too scared of being hurt again to tell them not to press into the bruise (see: chimera falin, falin giving up parts of her life to suit/protect marcille and laios bc she loves them, laios driving marcille deeper into the winged lions grip TWICE with his advice in the nightmares and again with the dungeon rabbits, everything chilchuck has ever done in his whole life, laios' father's everything also, and this is a labru post so ofc kabru lying about wanting to eat monsters to impress laios) i wouldnt be surprised if the allegory was intentional

anyways this part of their relationship budding into a toxic little flower theyll have to prune later is very cute to me and i really like reading it again knowing how they turn their relationship around later into one built on a mutual understanding and trust

#labru #i love the mutual crush phase of relationships

[pizzapizzadickz]

What the everything fuck.

#diary #personal #i stumbled across the fact that nvidia rtx 3090 ti is like. 1000 dollars cheaper now apperently????? like. wtf? #maybe i should get a computer sooner rather than later. #suicidal ideation #also i just woke up from a dream. it was close to a nightmare really.... #it was nice bc i had friends. but i think they were ones i used to have now its making me more sad. #i... sorta didnt notice when i woke up bc i was so focused on the last thing that happened and the pain. #yknow. im really lonely. i like. refuse to get new friends but i sorta really am. i just. dont rly wanna try. #haha. it sucks. i was excited for today but now i kinda wanna die? #idk. i was just reading something to distract me from the nightmare but it was something distressing. #im really tired. i really dont want to go to work this week. haha. not that i get a choice. #...in the end isnt this really all my fault. it really always has be. #im tired. i dont want to do anything today. but i have to. so lets have a bet for how badly today will go. #do ya think that ill have a harder and harder time and eventually shut down inside. #or do you think im overreacting and once i do it it wont be so bad. #hm. i hope today isnt too bad. i have to work tomorrow afterall. #self harm #hah. i want to hurt myself.

[whole-circus]

Hihi I recently started reading your works and stchnvdhnifbmb I'm obsessed now lol

I must ask how the creeps would react to someone who was there for them before they became the way they are now? I'm quite curious (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；)

Take care and hydrate <333

Creepypastas with reader that had knew them before tragic eventes

➥ with Jeff the Killer, Homicidal Liu, "Ticci" Toby, Eyeless Jack, Ben Drowned

Ahh you waited so long for this Im so sorry!T^T

Also you guys have no idea how sweet that is! Im glad that someone likes to read my scribble! <3 Lots of love and also remember to hydrate! I choose couple of pastas, but feel free to inform me if you would like someone else!

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☆ Jeff the Killer

During one of this normal days, or maybe during calm night? You finally saw him..You were looking at eachothers, not sure what to do - sure, he may be a killer now..but this killer was once your friend? Does he even recognize you? But to your suprise, he just started laughing. It wasn't his casual maniac laughter..this one were more friendly, just like the laugh of him you remembered. The laugh of your best friend. He remembered you..and even if he is way diffrent now, then the part of him is still your best friend. You are finally something good in his miserable life, and he almost felt normal once again. Its funny how you make a man like him smile and sigh in relief, just by your presence. And he doesn't care what he did do somehow deserved you again - all he could do is being grateful for that.

☆ Homicidal Liu

You manage to meet Liu on one, ordinary night. Even if he looked, oh so diffrent, then inside you could still recognize his past self. When it comes to Liu, he couldnt believe his luck in that moment. He craves for sense of normalcy like nothing else, its his only true wish..but now you are here again? He start to remember all this nice moments from his childhood..you were in all of them! Even if he didnt recognize you at first, he felt so many strong emotions and could find something familiar..and like that after a quick chat you finally were in eachothers arms once again. There you were..his only hope and only love, you have no idea how long he had waited for you - and when he finally got you, he wont let you go again.

☆ "Ticci" Toby

After everything he had done, Toby really became all this names they used to call him in school - he was a monster, a freak in fact. Could you even look at him in the same, sweet way you used to as a kid? He was scared, constantly scared..so he didnt made a first move. Until that day. When he finally saw you again, he finally felt at peace. The feeling when you were again in his arms felt like coming home from a long journey. He was able to feel the same thing, the same love and care from you. And he already felt much better, just from seeing your smile again.

☆ Eyeless Jack

He was sure you wouldn't recognize him..now he was a monster after all, a inhuman being, a demon straight from poeple nightmares. But he wished, he dreamed that you would look at him in the same way - they way you used to when everything was normal. Meeting you again made him so incredible happy..he almost feel human again! All he could do was just hug you, and sob quietly.. you had so much to talk about, but you have time for that..the only thing that matter is you right now.

☆ Ben Drowned

Ben wasnt the same person you used to cherish and care for..shit, he wasnt even a person, a human anymore. So was he still worth of your friendship? Your sweet words and hugs? Was he even worth looking at you? But he finally decide to meet you once more, he had all eternity and he needs you to make it worth exisitng. So when he showed up at your doors? He had it all planned, the things he will do and say..but just seeing you made him tear up and look in guilt to the ground. His always cool and smug persona, was replaced with the seriousness and culpability. And when you took him into your warm embrace? When you started to shush him ,a dcomfort him? He felt at peace once again, almost like nothing else matters but you both. You already made him the happiest and nothing can compare to you, nothing else in this world.

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#slasher #slasher x reader #creepypasta #creepypasta x reader #jeff the killer #jeff the killer x reader #jeffrey woods #homicidal liu #homicidal liu x reader #jeffery woods #liu woods #horror #headcanon #ben drowned #ben drowned x reader #ej x reader #eyeless jack #ticci toby #ticci toby x reader #eyeless jack x reader #tobias rogers #toby rogers #crp #fandom #creepypasta fandom #wholecircus #requests #requested

[dear-ao3]

Ask for f1 drama

i shall continue my tales of regaling you all

this edition: las vegas

so as it currently stands (november 14, 2023) there are two races left in the 2023 f1 season. one is this weekend in las vegas and one is next weekend in abu dhabi. we already know who has won the drivers and contractors (team) championship (max verstappen and red bull) but theres still some loose ends in the form of second third fourth etc place that need some tying up.

and the standings for the lower places of the championship are all quite tight:

theres still a whole lot of action that can come there

which brings us to las vegas

vegas is a new race on the calendar, meaning no one has ever raced there on this track before (and likely no one will again based on how its going) and it is a street circuit, so they are literally racing on the las vegas strip.

now, prior to all the new stuff that came to light for this weekend, f1 royally managed to piss off las vegas by (probably) making tax payers (the people of vegas) pay for the strip to be repaved (several million dollars), wreaking absolute havoc on their town, shutting off the fountains, blocking things off, making traffic a nightmare and most terribly, saying that they would block off/put blackout on any stores or windows of stores or hotels who didnt want to pay a several thousand dollar fee to f1, basically making the race not viewable to anyone for free. (note that they have several other street circuit races in the calendar and they don't do this there). so it was already a nightmare.

now it gets more fun!

the race is in the middle of november in las vegas (which, for all intents and purposes, is a desert) and they decided for some unholy reason to make this a night race. i think it starts at 11 pm local time. and low and behold, the organizers just happened to forget (and they admitted that they did indeed forget) that it gets very cold at night in the desert. right now its projected to be 44-47 degrees f ( about 4/5 degrees c). f1 cars are fragile little machines that get grumpy in the wrong conditions and boy let me tell you, this is absolutely the wrong conditions. if it is indeed This Cold at the race, it will make it the coldest race in f1 history. last i heard people weren't entirely sure that the cars would work or that the tires would cooperate.

the track set up is woefully abysmally. to get the tires warm, the lads would need some good corners to zoom around to get the tires up to temperature where they can go vroom zoom fast, but, there are not too many corners. below is the track. as you can see, theres a lot of straights, and thus, not many good opportunities to get the tires nice and hot, further affecting car performance

the pit lane (you know where everyone usually goes at least once or twice to change their tires) is quite possibly in the worst spot it could be. it is on the tiny straight right before turn 1. when you go into the pitlane, the tires lose a good amount of heat (or all of it if you're going in to get fresh tires) and they need to warm the tires back up. problem is, they're going to be zooming out of the pitlane basically directly into turns 1 2 and 3, on cold rubber, in a cold race. but it gets better, because of the way the track is set up, this positioning of the pitlane, if the exits are not timed correctly, will cause collisions because the pitlane exit it basically right where the cars on the track need to go in order to get the most speed (its more technical than this and someone else can fully explain the pitlane disaster better, but this is it in very simple terms i think). the pitlane is around where that arrow is.

so not only will it be cold and the pitlane cause accidents and the cars won't work, they don't have names for any of the corners and straights. so right now the map of the track looks like this which is batshit hilarious

and to top it off!! no one has raced here! no one knows how the cars will perform!! its going to be a shit show! god save the poorest little meow meows!!

and unrelated but there is a chapel in the paddock at the race, just for some spice, called race to the alter

#not a tag #from saph #f1 #not a complete list by any means feel free to add on or correct me