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subarashiihibi · 3 months

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my thing about izaya is that he's so strange and weird and i love that so much. i didn't want to ramble too much in the notes of that poor person's post but i find the way he speaks and the words he chooses so interesting so let me ramble a little bit. this may or may not even be coherent so bear with me here im just going to speak my thoughts.

ok this got really fucking long and all over the 0place so im putting this under a read more sorry.

so i have volume 9 of the novel in both english and japanese. i only have two novels in japanese and that is this one and yuuyake wo. so i'm pretty crazy about this izaya speech analysis shit. anyways i was rereading thru the jp ver the other day just to compare it to the eng and i kinda realized that like.

a lot of people you can separate their speech in either formal and informal speech right? someone like shizuo speaks really informally and uses a lot of rough, dragged-out versions of words and stuff (しゃーねえ vs しょうがない) and then someone like shinra who speaks in a ton of yojijukugo and generally sounds like a nerd emoji gijinka.

izaya on the other hand rly... doesn't fit in either? i mean sure he sounds like another nerd emoji gijinka but it's kinda different. it's not so much the words he speaks but rather the intonation and his tone...

and he has his moments where he speaks pretty seriously and whatnot of course, but in general he just... doesn't sound very human when he speaks? i don't know if that's a conscious effort or not. is it his attempts at distancing himself from his own individual humanity? or is it just because he's a weird guy? i dunno. but it's interesting nonetheless.

one thing i will note though is that despite his somewhat inhuman speech patterns, it's also pretty...dramatic? to the extent where it's really exaggerated but also very cute and charming. (this part is important.)

i think a lot of what makes izaya's speech so weirdly inhuman is because he doesn't really use a lot of slang or similar lingo that people his age would typically use. i know mikado said in the novels that he doesn't really try to fit in with his age group's fashion sense either so it makes sense but still. he's like an old hag it's so funny. and it's because of that that when he says stuff like 'i don't get all hot and heavy over headless women' or whatever he said to celty it's really amusing to me because like... why is the strange man saying this?💀

another example i kinda giggled about on my twitter when i read it it's not even crazy and i sound corny and cheesy and stupid but theres this scene in vol 9 where izaya messages celty for business and hold on let me just put it as a quote.

he sounds so old saying 'video game' like 😭 idk it's just funny cause he barely even knows anything abt games like bro knows nothing im crying

in the jp hes like 「…ゲーム中なのかい？」 and then when celty tries to explain herself he says 「何を言ってるのか、良く解らないんだけど」 and im rly bad at tling parts of sentences and stuff but just know that the way he words it makes it sound like this gif to me

i love both versions i think the original jp makes him sound like hes so lost and confused (hence why pw gif cause lord that man always looks lost LMFAOOOO) and then eng tl just blunt ass "I don't know what you're talking about." makes him sound like full on hag 😭😭😭

OMFG WAIT I HAVE TO MENTION THIS FUCKING SCENE WITH SHINRA ITS SO FUNNY.

first i think it's funny the translation has izaya say fuck here cause he very rarely swears and i did read this one thing about how he only swears when his mask slips so to me this is like genuine bewilderment that he cant even hide LOL. second why is he so excited to hear about 'whatever sexual fetish' shinra has im crying he's so damn nosy . okay but this is not the funniest part let me add that now.

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ehy the hell is izaya orihara talking about foot fetishes???😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 im crying bruh i was so flabbergasted when i read this i was like WHAT did he just say? he says it in the jp ver too which just makes it even funnier. this goes back to what i said earlier but i always get so amused when izaya has something to say about sex or whatever cause he's so fucking weird and unsettling why does he know that

(i mean i also get so hard i nearly pass out thinking about izaya tlaking about sex but thats probably just a thing with my heart condition and stuff)

oh also another scene i think is really cute and amusing and funny is back when shinra was first still trying to get izaya to form the bio club w him.

1. shinra is funny as fuck in this scene but also izaya's "Hmm. Can I punch you?" made me havbe a good laugh. in the jp he says 「んー。殴ってもいいのかな？」 which is pretty much the same thing just with the intonation of like 'hmmmmmmmmm should i hit u or not...' sorry like i said im just bad w explaining this stuff. but i felt the need to point it out not cause im one of those annoying ppl who praise the original jp ver and reject translations and localizations i just think it's important for izaya specifically cause i love him and i want to analyze his speech patterns as best as i can.

i was going thru the novel just now for other stuff i wanted to mention and i forgot abt this part but it's so funny.

'Let's not get hasty. Type calmly, please.' its not even funny or nothing i just find it so amusinf whenever he talks like that💀 i will say though the english translation kind of makes him sound more weird and inhuman than the original. that line in the original was basically just him telling her she needs to calm down enough to at least type properly LOL. idk if im just being nitpicky cause this is izaya tho so feel free to ignore that. fwiw i like the eng tl bc while it's a different intonation than the original japanese ver i think if he did speak english it would probably sound smth like that anyways.

this too made me laugh like ??? seriously he is really nosy when it comes to people's intimate affairs. in the jp ver he calls them an 'intimate couple' which just is like .. ok bro💀

does anyone else see my vision of izaya getting cucked by celty (does it count as cucking when celtys the one dating shinra) while he looks sad and pathetic and miserable that he never decided to shoot his shot w shinra back in the day

if i were commenting on the actual stuff going on in this scene rn this post would be a lot olonger and even more terribly all over the place so im just gonna focus on how i think it's funny izaya says 'easy, man...' this is like one of the only times his words are somewhat natural and sound like smth you would hear someone else say. in the jp ver it's 「おいおい…」 which is somewhat less out of left field in terms of coming from izaya but still it's pretty surprisingly normal. i have to wonder if in that moment he's too worried about shinra to care about keeping up appearances.

this is just random and me making fun of izaya as usual but why the hell does he weigh himself after his showers💀💀💀 it's cute and endearing and only adds to his strong gap moe but still... it's strange...

speaking of cute things this is from a volume i forget but he says this one phrase a couple of times and it is just both really cute and also kind of idk... saddening. one of the times i can remember he says it is when namie was making fun of him or something and he replies 'Don't tease me. I'm only human.' or something along those lines and it's like . hm. ok.

i think it's cute he says 'dont tease me' a few times cause eughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (trying to ward off severe brain damaged incoherent thoughts) but 'im only human' is like... are you really? even after you try so hard to escape your own humanity and individual self so much... im going to try and give my thoughts on it here but this is just based off my hc that izaya has bpd so yanno. im basing a lot oif this on my own experiences sorry. i do that a lot. (gestures over to all the posts i make abt fob/mychem fan izaya)

when it comes to just straight up acknowledging his humanity izaya has no problems with this because 'sure, i'm human. isn't that obvious?' is probably something along the lines of what he thinks. it's easy for him to just say that because it's just that. it's just words. it holds no real meaning and shows no true insight into how he actually perceives himself. but when it comes to actually having to come face to face with his own humanity and the fact that yes, he is only human, it's a lot more difficult because now it's out of his control. i wonder also if he has problems with perceiving his own self.

i say this a lot but i truly do believe izaya is so so so beautiful and i love him so much. also i just saw a funny post on twitter so i wanna say this here idk if yall know this but izayas actually a latina hes got chismosavirus❤ ok thats all i have to say sorry for rambling so much

#my media literacy suddenly skyrockets when it comes to izaya #anything else im like zzzzzzzzzz as soon as its time to talik abt izaya im like I'M UP !!!! 💯💯💯💯#but ya this isnt meant to be like anything crazy or nothing i just felt like talking abt izaya and some stuff in particular i found amusing #sorry if i sound stupid in some spots im trying not to just add 20 skull emojis or crying emojis and make fun of him #it's either that or im trying not to sexualize him #it's a battle. it's prety hard.#theres a REALLY easy joke i could make there but im not going to . im gonna be mature .#ok sorry thats all i dont have enough energy to think anymroe #i started new meds today and my heartds feeling a little funny so imight die after posting this</3

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deceptigoons-attack · 1 month

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Amusing (to me) Description of Soult

"A curious type of man, this Soult; a soldier with the temperament of a politician. The son of a notary, he had a very sketchy classical education, but had acquired a taste for pompous proclamations. He had a haughty manner which went with his severe mien - although he did not look people in the face. As with many senior officers raised under the Revolution, money did not displease him. His contemporaries spoke with admiration, or with snigger of envy, of the magnificent balls followed by suppers which he gave in 1800 at the Duke of Aosta's palace at Turin in honour of a singer about whom he was besotted.

Later, his immense fortune, which Napoleon was not alone in regarding with reservations, allowed him to fulfil his obligations opulently. People did not visit him solely to dine or sup, but also to admire - with murmured observations - his superb picture gallery."

Georges Blond. La Grande Arm��e. 1997.

#I just really enjoy making collages what can I say 😂#Anyway I found this a little amusing to read.#Jean-de-Dieu Soult #Marshal Soult #Napoleon's Marshals #Napoleonic Era #Napoleonic Wars

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coquelicoq · 4 months

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god i had THE BEST TIME AT THE DENTIST TODAY and i feel completely unhinnnnngèd for saying that bc i never in a million years thought the dentist could be FUN but the hygienist was french and switched to french as soon as i mentioned that i had taken french and i understood almost everything he said to me and it felt so good!!! i never understand french!! things are paying off!!!! also i do super recommend this method of conversing in a language you are not super confident in, like it's not just a coincidence i had such a good time doing this at the dentist specifically, it was good precisely because there was very little pressure on me to talk and i could mostly just make yes/no/questioning noises and any time i wanted to say a sentence i could take my time with it because there were literally instruments in my mouth??? absolutely no pressure for me to say something just to say something it was heaven oh my god. i take back every joke i've ever made about dentist office conversational logistics. IDEAL MODE.

#i was smiling so wide it was interfering with his ability to clean my teeth lol. like okay bro now open your mouth in the OTHER direction #he was also just really funny like at one point we were talking about how i solve the nyt crossword #bc he found this very impressive and was like i'm going to tell everyone about this. except i will not use your name #because that would be a HIPAA violation #which was just the most hilarious thing he could possibly have said in that moment #also omg at one point we were discussing my job and i was trying to tell him it's largely customer service #but i couldn't remember and/or don't know how to say customer service in french so i asked him and he was like #euhhhhh...service (the french word service not the english word service)...and then trailed off and couldn't think of it either #okay maybe i'm easily amused today because i had bad insomnia last night but EITHER WAY i had a very good time #chez le dentiste which. je n'avais JAMAIS attendu qu'une telle chose m'arriverait !!#i must tell my cousin who wants to be a dentist all about this #my posts

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sskk-manifesto · 2 months

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#Aah I have so many thoughts concerning this episode #First of all: that I can think of Lucy really is the character that grew the most on me.#I remember I really didn't feel strongly for her the first time I watched and through the first year or so‚#even after finishing reading the manga‚ but now I really like her a lot and feel strong sympathy for her!!#Second. I remember the first time watching I found Fitzgerald's portrayal really distatsteful...#Like I get there's a whole deal of the usa's economic power having destroyed literal countries.#And Japanese people are rightfully enraged at them.#And I get there's a whole deal of cultural colonization made by the usa of half the world #That said. I don't like countries stereotypes in general no matter the country. I believe it's harmful to enable stereotypes full stop.#Moreso in bsd where a lot of it feels to me like “Our country is the best and all other countries are bad / evil / lesser”#(Again like. There IS an issue with how every single foreign character is a villain if you ask me)#(And this is coming from someone who's not from the usa nor feels particular kinship with it.#Just to clarify that I shouldn't be holding preceding bias. Again I just dislike stereotypes in general‚ the country doesn't matter)#Third I LOVE Lucy's va they're sooooo good!!!! I adore them in p/p voicing Akane–#and it's extraordinary to see them voice a villain in this episode. I love them so so much they're so good at what they do #Fourth I remember the first time watching the episode it was immensely amusing how between Akutagawa and Lucy‚#it really felt like everyone was trying to make a competition with Atsushi on who had the most miserable orphan life. Like guys‚ wtf 😂😂#Fifth another thing that bugged me MASSIVELY was Lucy's reaction to Mori like… What even is that………#Idk it's probably not a big deal and it's probably just an issue with me but.#It's just that in the context of bsd already being plenty sexist everywhere you look.#You have a female character who's evidently got the upper hand‚ in her own reign‚ with a super powerful ability–#facing a defenseless male character. And yet the male character is implied to win due to the power of his……… Frightening stare.#Like you DO get why it irks me right. One thing would have been if that was an ability he had‚#but also the way it only seems to effect Lucy… To me it really adds to a rhetoric of women being more frail / easily scared–#because it's not like Mori was ever able to use his special move: scary look™ on anyone else #So y'know :///#That's it. Atsushi and Kyouka were super cute <333 #random rambles

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cuntylestat · 3 months

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very interesting that poor things has either 4/5 stars or half a star reviews on letterboxd when it made me feel so little

#it was occasionally amusing but other than that it just left me feeling nothing #i can't even really articulate my thoughts on it because i barely have any. i just found it so hollow

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unmarkedhelicopter · 5 months

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I’ve unfortunately picked up deputy Thornton’s repeated “shOW thE BItch WHo’s boSS” line as a new thing I just say all the time, it’s just such a funny thing to warble out in an exaggerated backcountry accent at random times. Yes, it’s driving my partner insane

#alan wake 2 spoilers #idk it’s just soooo funny to me #I actually found that boss encounter to be really amusing I was like laughing during it #impossible to take that duo seriously even as taken #fuck coffee world though that place put me on edge

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mozart-the-meerkitten · 1 year

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GUYS

I READ A WHOLE BOOK IN ONE DAY GUYS

I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR YEARS

Now, the book in question wasn’t long (less than 300 pages) but still, I started and finished it in one day and I’m proud of myself for it. I have had a lot of trouble reading in the past 3 or so years and an even harder time FINISHING a story. But I got through this one!!

The book in question is the first book in the Skyborn series, “Sparrow Rising” which I got on my last bookstore haul trip. And yes I did literally get it because it was about kids with wings and I was quietly hoping that my obsession with Artham in the Wingfeather Saga, my favorite winged human, would carry over into this. Apparently it worked!

Quick little review/synopsis if you’re interested: So at first this appears to be a typical coming-of-age story with the protagonist, Ellie, trying to win a flying race to prove herself worthy of being a defender of the kingdom, a “Goldwing”. She forfeits the race when she finds an injured boy in the field they’re flying over and ends up traveling with him and his thieving misfit friends to the capital to try and enter the kingdom-wide race to join the Goldwings. Amidst the typical coming of age storyline, however, you have magical evil gargoyles that descend out of clouds to straight up murder anyone they encounter outside of a shelter. There is no known explanation for them except myths and legends. There’s also a magical stone that has HEALING POWERS, a floating castle, all the kids have tragic backstories/special powers/abilities/secrets, corrupt rulers, and a surprisingly good lesson about idealism and black-and-white thinking. It’s got some pretty good worldbuilding and plenty of mystery going on that kept me intrigued. Also, unimportant detail but one of the kiddos has a horned marten and I’m cracking up because I’ve never heard of them being used in a story besides the Inkheart books so I’m over here like, “did the author read those and just really like gwin?” because that’s the vibe I get and I love it.

All in all I’d give it probably 4 stars, it was a good little read and helped me stave off a migraine and distracted me from the power being out today.

#reading #books #readers #this is kind of a big thing for me #the struggle has been real #skyborn #sparrow rising #book review #very amused that the last time I read a book about misfit kids with wings was the maximum ride books and I was like 13 ajgjkhahjgdkajf #artham would adopt all these children in a heartbeat #he just comes home with them and beams at arundelle like 'look I found little bird children can I keep them?' and she can't say no #ahjgagdkas also the kid with the horned marten is really good with animals just like dustfinger this theory holds weight xD

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embersofhope-if · 9 months

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Hello, reading previous I realized that Creon and Coriolanus are quite similar especially with their relationship with a tribute, both feel affection for her, being willing to do anything to make them survive but that affection is born from seeing them as a possession or prize. Does Coriolanus notice that resemblance, guide or manipulate Creon so that he doesn't make the same mistakes? Do you want Creo to possess MC as a twisted way of being able to re-possess Lucy Gray?

Hi!! Coriolanus did very quickly notice the resemblances between him and Creon, and that's part of the reason why Creon has kept his attention, however he does feel, despite their similarities, that Creon is a fool but that doesnt mean they dont have potential to do great things. I wouldn’t say that hes guiding/manipulating Creon to not make the same mistakes; he's more so just observing them and how they're going to attempt to win these Games. Overall, Coriolanus is relatively amused when watching Creon trying their best to pretend that everything is under control and that they know what they're doing. Coryo knows that they're lying because he was in the same exact position, but he'll let them keep playing out this charade of theirs as long as it doesn't cause any problems.

Now, with your second question, I don't want to get into too many details for the risk of spoilers but I am willing to say that what Creon feels for Mc is genuine or at least as genuine as they can be and because of that Coriolanus has a lot of control over both Creon and Mc and neither of them even realize the extent of that control.

I know i didn't get super into details, but if you have any other questions, please let me know!

#thanks for the ask!#...i do go to your account to reread your post about tbosas im ngl #theyre so yummy😋#i know this doesn't really have anything to do with your ask but Mc caught Snows attention before he even knew about Creon #so when he found out about their ...little connection he was uhm very amused #yeah thats the best way to put it #coriolanus snow.#creon levesque.#mc vesper.#im so sorry if this doesn't make any sense im kinda just typing every thought that pops into my mind #flastar13

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