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the-parentheticals · 5 months

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clothes food shelter - love and miss you

Warnings: Sierra being Sierra, I guess?

Summary: He'll want her. Please, please let him want her.

(or, sierra figures out the concept of love. she does it all wrong.)

Notes: Two new fandoms? We love to see it. Okay, first, any Milgram fans associate her with Mahiru? No? Just me? Am I the only one who is actually into Milgram here? Because, I mean, it's great, you totally should, but also that kind of toxic love...mwah. Title's from Mahiru's second trial song, I Love You.

Second of all, I love Sierra, I love superfans, I love her views on love, and I do really wish we had some more depth to her character other than Cody. So, here we go! I...tried. Got lazy at the end, but it'll do.

Third, this is for neglect / abandonment for @badthingshappenbingo.

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Sierra Martin only remembers one thing about her father.

She'll hear the story later, between late-night margaritas her mother pours out of a pitcher kept on top of the fridge, but she wants to find things for herself. She has to. It's the only way she's actually gonna know. So she has to start with herself.

She's four years old, and she's curled up on the armchair that's more patches than not. Her mom's asleep, probably. Her dad's not, definitely.

"Sierra-berra?"

"Hmm?"

"Why aren't you in bed?"

"Couldn't sleep," she mumbles. "Daddy...?"

"Your mom's asleep, too. Finally." He smiles like it's their little secret.

"But you're married! You have to do everything together!"

"No, we don't. Sometimes, Daddy doesn't want to."

Sierra stares at him and thinks about what this means. She decides she doesn't know and that her mom also probably doesn't know.

"You...don't?"

"No. Now, come on, back to bed."

Her dad's tall. Not as tall as her mom, but still tall to a little kid. He doesn't hug her. He doesn't pick her up and tuck her back into bed. He just fills her plastic cup that has the face of someone she gets to know very well over the next few years.

Sierra drinks the whole cup in one go. She's still not tired. She goes to bed anyway because it's her dad and he's looking at her.

That must have been the last time he was there. According to her mother, anyway.

The rest of elementary is a blur, okay grades and no one to sit with and reruns of old movies starring Chris McLean. She listens to her mom a lot. She takes up the family skills to occupy herself while her mom is on the phone with their landlord.

She meets a new girl. She likes the new girl. The new girl does not like Sierra. The new girl invites Sierra to her birthday party. She does not tell Sierra the address. Sierra follows her home anyway.

She sits in the attic for three hours, looks through every box, and she knows a lot more about the new girl than anyone wants to. Her mom is asleep on the couch when she comes in from the window. Sierra closes the curtains and eats reheated rice.

There's a breakthrough.

Things get easier. She finds people. People who won't see her, or her mom. People who won't mind.

They don't know she's there, of course. But she finds them out, and from there gets little bits of things to make life easier. She games on the library computers and makes excuses to avoid talking in voice chat. Falls asleep on the chairs and gets kicked out at closing time. It's better, but she's still missing something.

She's sixteen, and she's asleep on their excuse of a bed or a sofa or heap of fabric. Her mom's smiling, for once.

"Sierra!"

"Yep?"

"Chris has a new show!"

And somehow, that's the only thing that breaks through her tired greyness.

She looks things up and learns to type quickly enough that people stare over her shoulder. The show's called Total Drama. And she has to know everything.

She auditions in front of a bedsheet taped to the doorway over the absolute disaster that is their apartment and says "Chris" way too many times to be normal. They don't accept her. That's okay.

She gets her hands on all the promos she can, and for once she doesn't feel like she has to hide it from her mother. She memorizes every name, every background detail of the bios, every single moment she can get her hands on, and then she goes home and watches the premiere. She does not spoil it for her mom. She especially does not spill the leaks.

If she knows everything about the people on there, aren't they her friends?

Cody's her favourite, really. She's always had a soft spot for nerds. For the underdog. It hurts, to see him being mauled by a bear. But he gets better, and she keeps watching anyway.

Things start to get better. Just a little. And it feels plasticky and fake when her mom sits down next to her and tries to give her hugs. It doesn't feel like Sierra's mom anymore, doesn't feel like the person Sierra goes to when things are hard. She misses having that.

Someone who can really and sincerely love her. That's all she wants.

Why wouldn't Cody be the one to do it? He wants a girl. Perhaps not any girl, but that's a small detail.

She dyes her hair purple with a five-dollar box in a Tim Hortons bathroom. She auditions again. She'll be with him. And he'll want her. Please, please let him want her.

#badthingshappenbingo #total drama #td sierra #pari writes real fics #my stuff

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fatuismooches · 5 months

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Hello !! It’s 🌌 anon !! So sorry for not being present, a lot of things happened irl :’) but I have been lurking when I could !!

Anyway, I hope you’ve been doing well and taking breaks !! Have you played the most recent Archon Quest for Fontaine? What did you think of it? :0 I personally really like it !! But won’t spoil anything if you haven’t played it yet- although if you have I wouldn’t mind hearing your thoughts about it :D

Have a great day/night/whatever time it is for you currently !!

— 🌌 anon

Massive Fontaine Archon Quest spoilers under the cut!!

Hi 🌌 anon!! Don't apologize, i hope things are going better for you now! Make sure to take care of yourself as well 💗 And yes, I have played through the new Fontaine quests!! And what can i say... it was just... really amazing.

I'm biased toward Sumeru's AQs because it's my fav nation but, after the last Fontaine AQs, i can definitely say they're the best. It was just really wonderfully done, with Furina's trial (i felt absolutely terrible for her </3) Focalors' execution (i did not expect her to get a whole new model. Childe coming out of nowhere and beating the whale 😭 And omg. I felt so bad for my baby, especially at the end where Lyney said it "did a number on his health" like NOOOO MY POOR BB I'LL NURSE HIM BACK TO HEALTHHH 😭😭 Childe is always going through something i swear 😭

And Arlecchino. I mean what can i say i absolutely love her. I love seeing her calm, cooperative side, but, I would love to see her be more evil. More Harbinger-like. Scara did say she was a wolf in sheep's clothing so, I am really hoping we see more of that! And it was pretty cool to see Skirk, after so long of the only thing of her being Childe's voice line lol. And the Abyss lore with the Descenders and all that? Delicious. And also with the theory that the Tsaritsa's plan is to possibly revive the Third Descender since the Gnoses are their remains!!!

It just makes me think about how much crazy strong people we have yet to meet (the Hexenzirkel, top Harbingers, and now the Abyss people like Surtalogi). Likes there's so much... and we're already done with Fontaine AQs. When are we gonna meet these people 😭 But yeah. Overall i was very impressed and hope to see future quests be just as interesting and fun!

#smooches talks #🌌 anon #but yeah i thoroughly enjoyed it #my only complaint... where is dottore 😊#WHEHRRRE IS HEE WHERE HWERE sorry

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1moremilgram-enjoyer · 8 months

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With the knowledge that I can send as many asks as I want, be prepared for me to never shut up (/hj) Anyway, like I said in the comments of my previous question, I would like to hear a few words about Haruka, because he is also one of my favorites All of my favorites have at one point or another gotten unforgiven and I don't know what that says about my morality

Oh, don’t worry, I love receiving asks! And I wouldn’t worry too much about the guilty thing, like half the cast has been voted guilty at one point or another. Or maybe I’m just coping because my favorites are Amane and Mikoto, maybe Fuuta and Muu, so I’m on the same boat. At least Es can’t be voted Guilty, right?

CW: Murder, animal death, suicide.

Anyways, Haruka. This physical manifestation of mommy issues is really quite cool. I really love his MVs, and his songs slap, hard. His need for attention is a very unique motivation, and I love how it plays off Muu’s own issues. Their dynamic is super interesting.

Haruka: Muu is my mother. (2nd VD)

My guy. What.

But he’s still a really intriguing character on his own. I’m really fascinated by the way his character tackles untreated mental illness, there’s a lot to be said about that aspect of him. And I am a big fan of the “suicide theory” by moibakadesu, I think it makes him an even more fun-to-analyze character.

His interrogation questions are some of the most interesting too imo.

T1 Q17: Is there something you regret?

H: There is.

Ooh… What’d you do Haruka boy?

T1 Q18: What are you most scared of?

H: Betraying people.

Muu and him were always going to form a unhealthy codependency weren’t they.

T1 Q20: What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?

H: Cotton candy.

From this we can gather that cotton candy is extremely expensive in Haruka’s world, which implies a shortage of the elements used to create it. In this essay I will

T2 Q2: What’s your opinion on the Guard?

H: Guard-san is not my mom.

My guy. Please.

T1 Q14: What’s an event that sticks to your memory?

H: Fireworks

???

T2 Q4: Tell us the origin of your name.

H: It seems like she wanted a girl. She had already chosen this name.

Like the girl in Weakness? Oh, theorizing go brrr…

T2 Q11: Are there any prisoners you can't deal with right now?

H: I'm fine with Amane-chan now. I'm not scared of small children anymore.

Objectively hilarious answer. These two need to interact more.

And I also just think it’s really funny how the most recent timelines dialogue we’ve gotten outside of character birthdays are him begging us/Es to inno Muu, and then we gave her the widest Guilty ratio in Milgram history. L moment.

(I really hope he doesn’t manage to kill himself or that is gonna age horribly)

On the topic of verdicts, I do think the Guilty this trial was probably necessary. Not because it’s somehow gonna stop him from hurting himself (because I’m pretty sure that’s not how that works), but because we need him to realize he did something real bad at some point, and putting it off until the Third Trial is dangerous when we don’t know what the final trial will be like. Sorta the same reasoning as Muu funnily enough, we can’t let the Trial 1 inno be misinterpreted. Though I do wonder how he’s gonna react to both his own and Muu’s verdicts. I have a feeling the answer will be “not well.”

Anyways, yeah. He ranks a solid score on the Silliness Scale. He’s cool, I like him. Thanks for the ask! Hope this was a satisfying answer!

#milgram project #milgram #haruka sakurai

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hungnitan · 9 months

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Spoiler Fontaine Archon Quest 4.0 :

How should I put it, this archon quest somehow fresh and took different route than previous area which make it enjoyable. The writer putting jokes and high tension scene pretty well together.

Klutz Furina really funny to see hahahaha

Ace of attorney story like are interesting enough to read (lol)

The one really suprise me after read many spoiler, Arlecchino came from Fontaine ! Which explained house of hearth somehow lean on saving Fontaine aside their allignment. It would be suprised if Arlecchino join fatui, picking house of hearth and basically spying mission join as harbringer all because she know the propehcy will happens if she don't do something.

As I thought, Furina Neuvillete relationships more like cheeky young lady and all round butler so yeah Alois Claude (lol). It gonna be interesting to read Neuvillete Furina character story later to see the reasons they join together. I hoping like he's into controlling from shadow ruler type or Furina cheeky personality interest him (but seems not lol)

Aside the fact this archon quest focused on Navia, funny enough Neuvillete which had less line took most scene there (lol) and I guess we wouldn't see her for next archon quest since well... she finished her role, right (lol)

Neuvillete in this archon quest really interest me ! He's very rational kinda like machine but somehow he's still in research for human's hearts. And the things with rain, everytime rains happened, it's after a case or trials and at the end of archon quest when he's at Callus grave so yeah I guess Neuvillete is just someone can't express his feelings...

Aside the fact Tartaglia fanboying traveller and forgot his debt collector job (lol), it's funny he say about his families to us and forgotting our archenemy relationship.

The quest finished with Tartaglia arrested just because oracle saying he's guilty (he's guilty for taking too many female's hearts lol). But wow Neuvillete can stop him with only one move before going full foul legacy mode, I guess dragons pretty much a supernatural (lol)

I think Tartaglia will play a very big part in Fontaine archon quest, maybe as key person or just clown like Liyue (lol)

So far, Fontaine archon quest have three big forces play their parts : Fontaine, current house of hearth member + tartaglia + traveller and third forces. I really suspect these third forces came from previous house of hearth father, if so it explain new fatui enemies at 4.1.

So yeah it's very balanced story, not bad but not so good. But I still wondering how to do Fontaine 100% exploration with it's basically chasm underground + dessert mouseleum combination map. For now without touching any quest, I still around 30% overall and unlock most teleport waypoint while doing some chest

#genshin impact #archon quest #spoiler #i had a things with neuvillete jpn va #i rarely skip neuvillete dialogue before he finish (lol)#kamiyan score 10/10 for emperor like characters (lol)

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icanseethefuture333 · 4 months

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Can you do Gdragon and his drug case? Did he really do drugs? And is he being covered? And who and why? I will be really into it.

G-Dragon's drug trial

So I feel that when GD was young he was living a bold and fast paced lifestyle, I heard "bit off more than he could chew"? There is a lot of clouds present in these cards so I believe there was drugs involved or people getting high surrounding him but I don't necessarily believe he himself was involved with any substance abuse of hard drugs. I know this is a big no no in Korea but at best I could see that GD could of smoked cigarettes or maybe even a blunt. I think he's being persecuted honestly for other people's actions more so his own. I believe he is more covering for someone or feels protective of someone close to him. GD could be or was involved with someone romantically that had a drug problem. I also feel someone's energy that is very apologetic and feels guilty? It feels maternal to me 🤨. So someone he knows did something and which is why GD is the fall guy here... before I get into that I'm gonna finish interpreting these cards. I see GD actually being considered innocent and will win his case. He might have to go through mandatory rehabilitation it seems? Also he will have to seek professional help such as a doctor or therapist. GD isn't going to be canceled either because the public overall has an adoration for him. Older generations though may look down on him though for his actions because this older couple in this card seems disappointed and judgemental. GD will find opportunities elsewhere outside of YG and will have a new creative endeavor that will benefit him in the future.

The mystery person

Soooo 😳 I can't reveal too much about this person (they requested I don't reveal their identity which I will respect) but it is pretty crazy? This person is related to GD because they are his significant other. They could have been a former substance abuser but they have recovered from this and nobody knows. This person has dirt and by dirt I mean dirt. GD's partner knows a lot. I don't know if this is an ex of his or a current partner of his, but they've been around for a long time. This person is connected to a lot of the scandals that has happened in YG. If you think about it, this is the third time a idol from YG that has had a drug scandal, for example, Park Bom was canceled for taking legally prescribed medication for her ADHD and a saesang exposed as well as spread falses rumors about former member B.I of iKON. (Channeled song: Supplier by Kari Faux). I am honestly so overloaded by this information you have no idea 😭. It's way bigger than we ever could even perceive. There is connections upon connections of people involved here. It's like a web (maybe even dark web?!). There is a "source" and by that I mean there is a person who is supplying drugs in the kpop industry to purposely sabotage idols or get them blacklisted from their industry. It's no coincidence that each time YG's artists have been involved in such scandals that he just does not give a fuck about them when the news comes out and leaves his artists to the wolves. It's feels like a trap. It's as if he's telling them "either you stay in this contract or I will ruin your life". Now this person who is GD's possible significant other was formerly in the industry and was in the spotlight, but it was really detrimental to their health and unfortunately dealt with a alot of anguish and suffering. They are at peace now and they feel safe. I geniunely believe this person is his future spouse and they could feel like family to each other. I'm seeing children, babies, and all of those traditional things about love and marriage.

The outcome

This feels like a transformative phase in GD and his partner's life? It's a test of faith and determination to get through this but they truly love each other so I feel like it would work out? I don't believe GD fully has a plan yet on where he will go from here but he's not giving up. His energy feels very strong and secure.

#ask #anon #gdragon #big bang #bigbang #kpop #kpop reading #kpop readings #celebrity readings

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mlobsters · 8 months

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supernatural s8e16 remember the titans (w. daniel loflin)

hint of leg, gasp

i've seen this painting before

why does this wackadoodle war room thing have a sink in it? other than give the ability to have dean walk in on sam hiding being sick

appreciate all the angles so we can set the extent of the set. she's fancy

DEAN So, no word from Cas, Kevin's taking his sweet little time, and you're acting cagey. We need a lead before I start climbing these walls.

scraping at the bottom of my brainpan to remember when we last saw cas and if we're reconciled or still mad

you're lookin extra pretty today, padalecki. i like the shorter side bang action

bird ate the liver ha ha so it is indeed gonna be a thing, okay

SAM Could be looking for a witch, yeah. You know what? He's parked here. He's safe. Maybe we should just get another room until we can figure this out. DEAN All right, but you're the one going full-cavity for the hex bag.

excuse me what

SAM Well, that's not – never mind. Um…We need to think. Dean, what do we know of that has Jason Bourne fighting skills, dies a lot, and has a history with violent women? DEAN I don't know – you?

all right that was pretty great. i'll take it!

before dean answered my thoughts were the old guard

first one because it's a pretty shot. second and third, dean with the death glare at the family

DEAN Okay, so who is this guy? SAM Best I can tell? Prometheus.

LOL okay. so *literally* prometheus

SAM I'm guessing Artemis, Zeus' daughter. She's been known to carry around weapons like that dagger. They're nasty. They'll kill Immortals dead.

need to add that one to the collection. this is silly

DEAN Wait. I'm sorry. You just discovered that you have a seven-year-old son, and you want to walk away?

jealous/projecting much

okay so i thought i knew her voice, she was in the replacements! big soft spot for football and football movies and this one doesn't age well (replacement players aka our heroes are scabs) however if you take that aspect away, it's sweet and funny and there was a line by gene hackman in it that was such a good visual for my perpetual anxiety

Jimmy McGinty: Like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.

the replacements (2000) brooke langton as annabelle farrell

now i have soft feelings for this rando lady because of it lol

i really think being a fan of teen wolf was good preparation for these later seasons of supernatural. plot that makes me roll my eyes regularly, no problem. it's no ~75 year old computer behind a wall in someone's fancy lake house being the only thing keeping a hit list of supernatural creatures active

handy they had a magic trap for a god.

*nodding sagely* yes, longbow of diana, of course

SAM You know… I'm starting to think maybe I was being naive. DEAN What are you talking about? SAM When I said that I could just will myself into coming out of these trials unscathed. DEAN No, no, no. Stop with the sullen emo crap, all right? That's – you're not gonna die like Prometheus. SAM How do you know, Dean? Bobby, Rufus, now Prometheus – you think any of them chose death? No. The life chose for them. DEAN Yeah, well, you promised, okay? You promised to live a long, Clark Griswold life full of prostate exams and colonoscopies, all right? You're not welshing on that deal, not on my watch. If you die, it's gonna be because of something normal.

i don't understand the leap of logic to dying like prometheus but okay we're talking, that's always good. now would also be the time to say hey by the way i'm coughing up/spitting up blood

also dean, why don't you have to promise to live a long life (oh right because you won't)

DEAN Cas, you got your ears on? Listen, you know I am not one for praying, 'cause in my book it's... it's the same as begging. But this is about Sam, so I need you to hear me. We are going into this deal blind... and I don't know what's ahead or what it's gonna bring for Sam. Now, he's covering pretty good, but I know that he is hurting, and this one was supposed to be on me. So, for all that we've been through, I'm asking you... you keep a lookout for my little brother, okay? Where the hell are you, man?

💔okay so i'm glad dean is aware that sam's hiding that he's in pain/sick/whatever and just isn't pushing him on it. pullin out the little brother again so soon

(insert joke about dean begging here)

something about this mushy music has me feeling twilight or hunger games and i'm not sure which. ugh. bella's lullaby / rue's music (but that doesn't even have piano but it does have that plucked acoustic guitar like day before yesterday's s8e14 princess bride-esque music)

fucking fine, i listened to this again and the music is making me twitchy. why is it ringing this bell??? it's the little melody at the end around 30 seconds left. is it a theme used elsewhere in this show? is it just too similar to something else i'm thinking of? motherFUCKER. the score on this show is generally is such a nothingburger that it's in one ear and out the other for me.

#supernatural #spnwatch #spn 8x16 #andrew loflin #the replacements #spnhiky #hiky #brooke langton #spn musical score #spn mushy music

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windandglory · 1 year

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I want to put forth my cover predictions for the rest of the prisoners just 'cause I want to know if I'm right. I'll do the ones for trial three too but those have almost no basis so...

Kazui: Neo-Neon, maybe, 'cause it's definitely his vibe, or My Name Is because, well, Gumi

Amane: I actually don't have much of an idea? Gonna go with Fakery Tale but really none of Deco*27's songs fit her that well.

Mikoto: Chimera. It fits with his savior complex.

Kotoko: いいや maybe? I don't actually know...

for the third trial, it's hard...

Haruka: If he survives to get a cover, August 31st or Undead Alice, or maybe Relationship Scramble

Yuno: New World Guide (I doubt it but I really need her to sing that one please please please)

Fuuta: Winter Cleaning or Ghost Rule

Muu: Negative Shinkaron (I kind of think she has to. Watch me be so wrong)

Shidou: Aimai Elegy or Pseudo-Hope Syndrome

Mahiru: Dilemma or Cinderella

Kazui: Neo-Neon or My Name Is, depending on which he gets for this trial, or some other Gumi song, or maybe Relationship Scramble if Haruka doesn't get it

Amane: yumeyume, I guess...

Mikoto: Addiction, maybe, or We The Hostages

Kotoko: Poison Apple would be fun but I don't think she's getting that one. Maybe Animal (that's half a joke), or Streaming Heart. if they wanna pull a prank they could give her an ai kotoba but I'd feel so upset if they did

Most of it is just matching the vibes of their first (or in the case of <05 their second) trial covers because it seems like they prioritize that over the lyrics (if they cared about that they wouldn't have given Salamander to anyone)

#milgram

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managician-tls · 10 months

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Basketball at Dusk - Physical Experience 1 (5/10)

Featured characters: Botan, Protag-kun, Asuka, Renren, Himari

Location: Classroom

Botan: Oh? If it isn't the transfer student. Why are you all the way in the third year classrooms?

Hmm... So you got told that 'The student council president is wandering about somewhere, so I want you to look for her'.

Must've been the student council... Mitsuru sure knows how to order people around, doesn't she?

She's both in the student council and the track club, so it's only obvious she's learned to do it, though.

Oh, me? I was just about to head home.

Yeah. Since I'm bored anyway, it wouldn't hurt to help you look for her.

I'd like to get rewarded with some sweets in return... ♪

Mm. I'll be asking for sweets a little expensive, though.

I'll find her for sure, don't you worry... ♪

So then, do we have a deal?

Mm. Negotiation success ♪

First off, let's start looking around the third year classrooms.

Huh... I look like I'm having fun, you say?

Is that so...? I hadn't really noticed.

But I'm not a genius at looking for people.

I might be enjoying this because of that. It's more fun to do things you don't do regularly, don't you think?

Mm. Routinary things — they're boring.

Just like a quiz that you already know the answers to isn't interesting.

Well then, let's go through trial and error for this. It's while we're young that we're still allowed to do mistakes, after all.

Speaking of that.

It seems there was a time when Momochi-san went through trial and error, too, to become friends with the ball...?

She might be doing basketball practice right now.

That sounds like fun. Maybe, just as she keeps failing over and over, she'll experience some growth... ♪

Asuka: HYAAAAAAAAAAH———!

Hissatsu technique! I don't really know what I'm doing, but it's a mix of my basketball and my Momocchi Dive!

Momocchi Combination!

Renren: To have perfected your own, original technique in such a short time — how impressive, ya!

But I won't lose, de! Whooacchoo!

This is my special technique-ya!

Asuka: W-WHAAAAAAT—! She broke through my Momocchi Combination so easily!

Renren: Ufufu... I'm sorry for you, ya! This is the legacy of China's history, passed down for four thousand years...!

I won't lose to a greenhorn like you, ma!

Himari: ...Have you two had enough yet?

I couldn't keep up with y'all's kooky shenanigans at all, so I went take a naaap...

Are you all set, Mochimochi?

Asuka: Hm? Set for what?

Himari: Komatsu Botan's feelings — do you understand them now?

Asuka: I've already got them down perfectly!

Komacchi-senpai overcame the fear in her heart by helping out various clubs!

You've got my whole respect, Komacchi-senpai~

Himari: So then, are we done here? I forgot I've got student council work to do...

'With this, problem solved!' ...Can I say that and go?

Asuka: Eeeeh—! Since you're already here, I'd like to hang out together a little longer!

Right now, I'm sure I'd even be able to land a dunk shot!

So! I want you to see the fruits of my labour~ ♪

Renren: Ooh! Are you going to show off that "Momocchi Combination" from earlier on a basketball court, ma?

If that's the case, I can't miss out on it, ba?

Asuka: Today's basketball practice isn't being held on the gym, though, it's outdoors!

Could we use the president's authority to get inside? Please~ ♪

Himari: T-That's absolutely a no go! That'd be a massive abuse of my authorityyy!

I have lots of people keeping an eye on me, y'know!

If I exercised my power here, I'd get dirty looks thrown my way for suuure!

Asuka: Can't you do something about it? Just five minutes would be enough, please~ ♪

Himari: Hey, stop pulling on me! You're straining my arm! It's no good if you take me away by forceee!

Fine, I-I get it, I've got it! I can walk on my own just fine, thank you very much! And I'll look over you!

Asuka: Yaaay~ ♪ It's a promise then~, student council president ♪

Himari: Geez. What am I gonna do with youuu?

You've gotta make sure to let Botan know all about this later, got it?

What's up with her anyway, leaving behind a junior who so clearly admires her...

◀ Chapter 4 • all • Chapter 6 ▶

#engirls #engirls translation #botan komatsu #asuka momochi #renren ryusenji #himari tsurumi #*engirls: sub story #*engirls-writer: kino seitaro #*engirls-sub: basketball at dusk #*date: 2023 #this was such a spokon-like chapter... i love it they're so silly

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noro-noro-noro · 9 months

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had a dream that was really long. how much can I get before it goes away? anyway summary: i'm from the alternate pixel dimension & i have to undergo seven trials of color. we got to 3

anyway i was originally from a slightly more cyberpunky futuristic dimension that lay directly along the normal one. everything in that dimension was made of like pixels like Minecraft blocks.

that part started bc aliens paid us to operate giant Mecha to defend against something for them, but didn't train us at all - we just had potential. somehow. but it was not great tbh. and we were on the younger sife and sort of irresponsible.

anyway I escaped.my.mech or I was done for the day & was running through cyber town or whatever. it looked like Laketown from the hobbit except that everything was made of variously sized 3d pixels. I also had a grappling hook so I could get to higher up zones easier. the whole thing kind of felt underground bt at least on the top floors with their rickety walkways and everything, there was a crack above with sunlight pouring in.

anyways I also got some kind of message that the ancient ones or something needed me to master the 7 colors powers. it kinda felt similar to the seven deadly sins or whatever but it was what it was. the first fight was kind of easy - I broke a large minecraft block sized pixel with the tool I was given and hid my body in the black void outside of the map while the rabid dog woman thig that was my first opponent, the yellow one, sniffed abd tore at the ground - but it was always just out of reach. my soul floated untethered innthe center of the arena. eventually I won.

I don't remember the second boss, I think it was the green one. it teleported me to the real world, the middle of a small grocery store & I had some experience talking to real people and interacting, but I don'tremember the challebge itself. the third boss was the red one and she looked like lust fma. she trapped me in the human world on a time limit but hinted I'd need to build the contraption to return. also she'd appear in reflections to mock me. not like mirror reflections but anything with shine - the metal hooks that products were hanging on, a pot that was for sale, the back of a shelf, etc.

there weren't any permanent portals - if you weren't born to wield the powr of colors, you had to be moved by them or maybe craft a temporary device with a colored UV light that corresponded. this time the grocery store was full of terribly behaved kids from summer camp, but a couple other people were helping me trt to build it, & and turns out one girl wss from my dimension too but she'd been stranded here aftee the pixels shorted out abd briefly glcreated the color that moved her here. she hadn't been here for long at least! so we crafted tge thing while trying to fend off the curious but really really annoying kids, held hands so the light would take both kf us, and rhen the lught teleported itself abd what it was attached ro back hone instead of shining on us. first we scrambled to make another one, but we were not gonna find the right shade of color in the store, but one of the camp counselors that was fed up lived in an area that vorreaponded almost exactly to our universe so the barrier was naturally thinner there, and they had a secret hidden door undee the secobs floor staircase where thwt had a mirror painted red and when only a spotlighr qa in we coild go through. there was like an old lady that lived up there, but when the door was unlocked the red woman was holding her hostage and was like think I'd just let you cheat? prove that you did it right . and we argued our case fairly well and I think she was fine with it in the end

#dreams

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[ 𝚖𝚒𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚠𝚊 𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚘'𝚜 𝚝𝟸 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚊 ] 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐

HERE IT IS. I'M FINALLY POSTING THEIR VDS. and yes i had the time to, like, do the "visuals" for their vds myself this time, so i hope they look good! also i just got tired of searching for gifs for them

as always, you can vote in any way you want, whether you feel bad for the character, want them to realize their mistake, think their murder wasn't that bad or even just want them to suffer. their mvs also have lyrics this time, so hopefully that helps you understand these characters better!

Warnings for Akio's VD: Eiji makes fun of Akio's head injury, which is ironic because when Aimi mentioned his injuries, he did not like it. Akio is also doing terrible and he's obviously in pain. Also an implication of him having hallucinations in the end.

Warnings for Akio's MV: A detailed description of hanging and choking.

(sounds of footsteps)

Eiji: ...

Miki: Is everything okay, Eiji-san?

Eiji: Y-yeah, it's just..

Eiji: .. I.. I'm starting to feel like we're being watched for some reason.

Miki: R-really?

Eiji: "I mean, if I didn't imagine that rabbit appearing out of nowhere and talking to me.."

Eiji: ".. Maybe he really is watching us right now."

Eiji: "Maybe even that third guard is watching us too."

Miki: You're probably just tired. I've spent the whole day taking care of you and-

Miki: W-wait, I'm so sorry, it sounded like I was blaming you, I'm so sorry-

Eiji: It's fine. I.. wanted to thank you for that, actually.

Miki: .. Huh?

Eiji: You heard it. Thank you, Guard 002.

Miki: .. Hehe..

Miki: S-so, uh, m-maybe you just need to rest more? I was so afraid of your condition getting worse actually..

Eiji: I don't even know what happened to me.

Eiji: I'm not in any pain, well, if we're not counting the way I usually feel, so..

Miki: Maybe you've just overworked yourself? You've been looking really stressed out lately, to be honest..

Miki: D-don't get me wrong, I'm just worried about you, that's all!

Eiji: "Overworked myself"? Don't make me laugh.

Eiji: I'm the guard of this prison, of course, I have a lot of work to do. I can't let myself take a break, especially now that the second trial has started.

Miki: Well.. I-I'm also a guard..

Miki: So maybe you could just-

Eiji: Are you ready for our first interrogation?

Eiji: We're finally here.

Miki: .. I'm ready, but also..

Miki: Please, be more careful, Eiji-san. For my sake.

Eiji: .. Fine.

(the door opens)

Akio: .. !

Akio: DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!

Eiji: Calm down, calm down. We're not here to punish you.. yet.

Akio: What did I do this time?? Just why can't you let me go already?

Eiji: This is only the second trial. You're not leaving until we're done with you.

Eiji: And I can't even guarantee you leaving this place..

Eiji: Actually, I will do everything to make sure you never leave this prison.

Akio: .. You..

Miki: Eiji-san! This is not how you start an interrogation! Miyagawa-san is seriously injured too..

Miki: Miyagawa-san, I'm so sorry-

Akio: Oh, you're not sorry. Someone like you can't feel sorry for me.

Miki: B-but..

Miki: Um, I stopped Eiji-san when he was about to kill you-

Akio: And you think of that as an achievement?

Akio: Wow, you were kind enough to not let him kill me. Thank you so much.

Eiji: How dare you talk to the Milgram guard like that-

Akio: I SAID DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!

Eiji: ...

Akio: .. Please, don't even think of touching me. Don't even look at me. Stay right where you are.

Eiji: Ugh, can't we sit down at least?

Akio: .. F-fine.

Akio: But again, don't even look at me. If I see you trying to attack me, I will scream.

Eiji: You really think someone's gonna protect you?

Akio: .. Aimi won't like it.

Eiji: Aimi.. So you call her by her first name now, huh?

Akio: W-well, I trust her now, so..

Miki: Please, trust us too, Miyagawa-san. I know it's hard, but we won't hurt you this time.

Akio: But that just means you will hurt me next time, right?

Miki: It doesn't-

Akio: Whatever. Let's just get it over with.

Akio: .. May I ask why we have to do this again?

Eiji: Well, it's the second trial and that means we have to interrogate you all for the second time.

Eiji: I thought a genius like you knew that.

Akio: .. H-how can you call me cruel or heartless when you say things like that?

Akio: And that's not even what I meant, but-

Akio: Again, whatever.

Miki: "What did he mean though?"

Eiji: So, how have you been doing?

Akio: .. Look at me and try to figure it out yourself.

Eiji: Not good. Got it.

Akio: .. Are you laughing at me?

Miki: Miyagawa-san, please calm down-

Akio: HE'S LITERALLY MAKING FUN OF ME FOR BEING IN PAIN AND I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT IT??

Akio: (to Eiji) Do you know just how much I hate you? You've ruined my life.

Akio: You may think I'm doing fine, but even just thinking is too painful for me right now.

Akio: I can't walk anywhere without Aimi helping me, sometimes I can't even get up without anyone's help, my head is spinning all the time..

Akio: It's so hard for me to fall asleep too..

Eiji: .. Well, you claim to be in so much pain that you can't even think anymore, but it seems like talking to us isn't that hard for you-

Akio: THAT'S BECAUSE I WANTED YOU BOTH TO KNOW JUST HOW MUCH I'M SUFFERING NOW!

Akio: !..

Miki: Miyagawa-san!..

Miki: *gets up* Are you okay?

Akio: .. Just tell me what you want to know already. And go interrogate Aimi. Tell her to visit me when she's free.

Akio: I can't trust anyone else here.

Miki: But I can help-

Akio: Yeah, when I'll be about to die.

Eiji: Fine. You want us to tell you what we want to know? Sure.

Eiji: There's a lot we want to know, but let me think..

Eiji: Let's start with your accomplice. Who were they?

Eiji: No, actually, why did they even agree to help you?

Akio: .. Starting with that, huh.

Akio: .. He was a classmate of mine.

Eiji: Yeah, we know.

Eiji: Were you two close?

Akio: .. How close do you have to be to agree to kill someone together?

Eiji: Pretty close, I imagine.

Miki: Um, Miyagawa-san, if it's okay..

Miki: May I ask what your accomplice's name was?

Eiji: Yeah, is that his name you keep repeating all the time?

Akio: .. You don't have to know that.

Eiji: Well, we want to know.

Akio: What will you even get from knowing his name? It's not like he was.. famous or anything..

Miki: If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine-

Akio: Saito Arata. Here. Can we end this now?

Miki: "He actually agreed to tell us his name.."

Miki: I see.. Thank you, Miyagawa-san.

Eiji: Wow, maybe you can even tell us your victim's name too?

Akio: Only if you agree to leave right after that.

Akio: And again, what will you even get from knowing his name?

Eiji: Well, you see, it's possible that we've actually heard about your crime before we arrived here.

Eiji: You know, since some time had most likely passed between your crime and you being brought here, like, maybe two days or three, maybe even more..

Eiji: It's possible that literally anyone's crime here was already talked about in the news or anywhere else and it just wasn't solved.

Akio: .. I remember people talking about it a lot.

Akio: I refused to watch TV after everything happened and I don't really use social media, so.. I don't know if they've ever mentioned the victim's name.

Akio: Though they most likely have.

Miki: So.. Will you tell us his name?

Miki: I promise, we will leave soon after that.

Miki: N-not right after that, but still..

Akio: ...

Akio: Fine. Whatever. There's no point in trying to keep it secret anyway.

Akio: .. Kitami Chise.

Eiji: "Wait, he actually agreed to tell us his victim's name?!"

Eiji: "This kid really is not doing well.."

Miki: Thank you so much for telling us his name, Miyagawa-san.

Miki: If you're not comfortable with talking about him, we can go back to talking about your accomplice- Saito-san, I mean.

Miki: I promise we won't ask you anything after that.

Akio: .. Fine.

Miki: So.. why did Saito-san agree to kill someone with you? Or.. for you?

Eiji: Was he in love with you or something-

Miki: Eiji-san, I'm talking to him right now.

Akio: .. He was just really loyal to me, that's all. He was basically obsessed with me.

Eiji: Oh, so I was right.

Miki: So he just agreed to do it? Or did it take some time for you to convince him?

Eiji: I just wonder how the idea of murder has crossed your mind. Like, did you really hate the poor kid that much?

Akio: O-of course, I did. I hated him. I genuinely wanted him to die.

Akio: It's like I had no choice but to hate him.

Miki: .. What does that mean?

Akio: I-it just means that I would've never been able to like someone like him, t-that's all.

Akio: And, uh, about that conversation I've had with Arata..

Akio: .. It wasn't supposed to be murder at first.

Miki: ...

Eiji: .. Huh?

Akio: I was just joking around at first. Like, "Hey, can you help me out with something? What if we killed that guy together just because he annoys me so much? Come on, I know you like me!"

Akio: And, uh..

Akio: He took it seriously.

Akio: And I just.. went along with it. He told me everything will be fine, he won't be in any pain and no one will find out. He told me my life will be so much more peaceful after this, I won't even remember anything.

Eiji: ".. How did Akio end up as a prisoner instead of him?"

Eiji: "I mean, it makes sense and Milgram is never wrong, Akio was the one who suggested it, but.."

Eiji: "No, I shouldn't think about it too much. If he's the prisoner, there was a reason for bringing him here."

Akio: So I just.. I guess I did come up with everything at first, since I also was the one who chose the murder method. But Arata was the one who actually did it.

Eiji: "Never mind, there really was a reason for bringing him here."

Akio: Actually.. Maybe I never meant it as a joke.

Akio: Maybe I wanted to kill that guy from the start.

Eiji: And.. How did the murder go?

Akio: Well, he died.

Eiji: Of course he did.

Miki: How did you feel after you two were done?

Eiji: I bet you felt relieved, didn't you?

Akio: .. I don't know.

Akio: I left as soon as we were done.

Eiji: .. What?

Eiji: I guess it makes sense, I can't imagine a guy like you helping with hiding the body, but still..

Miki: .. Did you regret it, Miyagawa-san?

Akio: No, I still think he deserved it.

Akio: That guy.. he ruined everything.

Akio: I just wanted to be loved by my classmates, is that too much to ask for?

Eiji: Oh, you didn't want to be loved by them. You wanted to be worshipped by them.

Eiji: You already had a guy who was okay with literally killing someone for you and that still wasn't enough.

Akio: .. Heh, you're right. I guess I really got too greedy.

Miki: Miyagawa-san, do you still think you were in the right?

Akio: Of course I was! He deserved to die! Nobody would have missed him anyway, so..

Akio: .. *sobs*

Eiji: Now, if you think this is gonna make us feel sorry for you-

Akio: I just don't get it.. That guy's grades were nothing compared to mine..

Akio: He was such an idiot.. He never understood anything the teachers said..

Akio: Why.. did they like him more than me?

Akio: H-hey.. I'm still smart, right? I'm still a genius, right?

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Akio: Please, answer me.

Eiji: It's time for us to extract your video. Hope you're ready for that.

Miki: Y-you passed out the last time we did this to you though..

Miki: (to Eiji) Eiji-san, are you sure his body can handle this? He looks so weak..

Eiji: Well, if it can't, that's his problem. We still have to do it.

Akio: I-I'm still smart, right?..

Akio: ANSWER ME ALREADY!

Eiji: Ugh, you're still so annoying..

Eiji: Listen, have you ever thought that those kids liked the other guy more not because he was smarter than you, but because he was kinder than you?

Eiji: Sure, maybe his grades were bad, but at least he didn't treat his classmates like his servants.

Akio: ...

Miki: Miyagawa-san-

Eiji: Leave him alone. Let him think about it.

Akio: ...

Miki: Miyagawa-san, can you talk??

Akio: ...

Miki: Wait, what are you looking at?..

Eiji: Prisoner 001, Akio, sing your sins!

Akio: .. The sky was so beautiful that night, wasn't it, Chise?

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The video starts with Akio waking up in a classroom and this scene has After Pain vibes at first, but when Akio opens his eyes and looks around, he sees that the whole classroom is on fire. He panics and tries to leave, but then he sees a note on his desk and reads it. He hesitates for a moment, but decides to take it with him and leaves the classroom.

"Ah, look at this, don't you think I deserve it?

That's what they all say, well, I have to disagree

I should've listened to you, I know

I want to say something like "Don't get too proud", but fine, you win this time"

When he leaves, he sees that his classmates are standing in the next room and there's no fire at all. The room looks completely white and this time we can actually see his classmates and they're not just silhouettes like in his first MV. Akio sees that some of his classmates are crying, some of them are shocked, some of them just can't believe that all of this is happening and he notices that they're actually standing in front of the picture of his victim. We can see his victim well and it appears to be a blond boy his age with light skin, freckles and dark pink eyes.

"Can't you all stop pretending already?

I know you'll cry for a day and forget about him right after that

Ah, look at this, don't you think he deserved it?

That's what they want to disagree with"

When Akio sees the photo, he tries to quietly walk away, but a female classmate notices him and points at him, making everyone else turn to him as well. Akio starts running away, but right when he thinks that he's not being followed, his classmates find him and he ends up being beaten by them.

"Come on, fight me, punch me, beat me to death,

Show me how you've really felt about me all this time

There's no one left to support me, no one left to call me "Your Majesty"

I guess it's time for me to admit my defeat"

As he starts to lose consciousness and closes his eyes, when he opens them, he sees that now he's locked in some kind of dungeon. The school theme of the MV changes to the royal one.

A couple of his classmates are dressed as knights now and they let him out, but they make him go somewhere, telling him that someone is waiting for him.

"Wait, are you telling me there's a chance that this can be fixed?

Is there a chance of me getting saved?

I knew you will help me again, just like you always do"

He realizes what they mean by that and his face lights up. He gets so excited that he runs there himself without any "help" from his classmates.

He opens the doors and everything looks much brighter and more beautiful now. The colors are mostly white and golden. He sees a figure with dark purple hair standing in the middle of the hall, his back turned to Akio.

"As always, you're here to rescue your king, aren't you?

I can't believe you're still so loyal to me

I promise, I'll thank you properly, so just help me out this one time"

Akio looks very happy to see that person and he runs to them. He reaches out his hand to them and the video gets even brighter, but then the figure turns to him, revealing himself to be his accomplice Arata and he doesn't look happy to see Akio at all.

"Ah yes, I forgot that you were the one who had ruled this place before me"

Before Akio can say anything, the setting changes again and now he's about to be executed in the same way his victim was executed in the first MV: he's about to get hanged.

Akio gets more and more nervous and then he sees Arata in the crowd and tries to beg him for help, but he looks away and ignores him, even though it's painful for him as well.

"Come on, I know you still love me

Why can't you save me this time too?

I can see the tears on your face

Don't look away from me, don't ignore my cries"

Akio also notices his own victim in the crowd, but he has a completely different face expression from the picture that was showed before: his eyes are empty, he isn't smiling at all and he has noticeable dark red marks on his neck. As the blond boy touches his neck, the marks get even more red and bloody and the blood gets on his fingers as well.

We see Akio about to be executed again and the video abruptly ends..

Except it doesn't.

Right after the sudden pause and the black screen, Akio opens his eyes again and we see everything from his POV.

Everything looks more distorted and glitchy now, but we can't hear the song anymore. We can only hear Akio struggling to breathe, him slowly choking and the sounds of his heartbeat. He keeps looking for someone, but then he sees that both Arata and his victim are no longer there and the video ends with him slowly closing his eyes and his heartbeat stopping.

#it's so funny that i'm posting this on the day a lot of people where i live are going back to school and like. considering akio's character-#and all. AND YES THAT WAS KINDA INTENTIONAL #(also i just didn't want to post it on his bday and i'll be busy this weekend)#but yay his victim's full name reveal! yes his victim was obvious but at least he has a last name now #if you want to know more about his name meaning his last name has kanji that means “joy” “many” and “to look at”#but yeah i think i will make a post with all victims' last names when all of them get revealed #(but i think that will happen only in s3 😔)#milgram #milgram oc #milgram project #ocgram #🎤 voice dramas! 🎤#👑prisoner 001: miyagawa akio👑#🗡️guard 001: sanada eiji 🗡️#🌼guard 002: andou miki 🌼

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Hi Scottie, same anon here. Actually, a recent follower. Your gifs are marvelous, i'm ever so jealous. Thanks for letting me know. I live in Canada, so I have a few options, but one day, maybe i'll buy them. I'm sure my hype for LAW won't stop, but money is tight.

Anyways, thank you for gracing us for your hardwork, dedication and love towards LAW, Abbott and so forth. I'd love to see more Life's Work gifsets if you plan on making more. How would you describe Lisa Hunter? There is an episode I felt so bad for her for (cause I only found three on the Internet Archive), about a third baby. Her humor always makes me feel better, even in another sitcom with an audience for it.

As a new gif/gifset maker myself, though someone with slow stamina to work on projects, I fiddle in photoshop all the time. For the RPC, I've been considering making some more to use of LAW, it's just the resources I need to get aside from AElem. and PTrap. You should try your hand at it, maybe? it's gifs, a certain size all in one post. I just asked what your secret was cause I love how even tho the show was in 96/97, we know it's not HQ like now. Anyways, enough about me. I'm happy they turned out so well for you. Lastly, through trial and error-- do you know if there have a way to sharpen every layer at the same time? Thanks again - CW.

Hi again! Yeah, I fully get that. I really wish there was a more accessible option. Maybe with such awards interest in Abbott more of the stuff from her back catalog will get brought to streaming services? It was on the same network as Abbott after all! We can only hope.

Thanks so much for your kind words! I absolutely do intend on doing the whole series, at least one set per episode (that I have access to) along with some of the funnier lines.

If I was gonna surface level describe Lisa Hunter to an alien? I think you can tell she's is probably more LAW than probably anything she's ever done and very in-line with her stand-up persona. She's streetwise and dry-humoured and crass and a total hard-ass and is quick to anger and stand up for herself, but she isn't one-dimensionally a big tough-guy, she has huge depths of softness for her family, is emotionally available and open about her feelings, is demonstrative to her family in a way that doesn't feel like just going through the motions, they hug and kiss, they have stupid in-jokes, and she makes out with her damn husband! And it doesn't just feel like it's for the viewer! They feel like a real couple who are actually crazy about each other, not just people who put up with each other. She talks openly about her interest in sex in a way that centres herself in it instead of trying to please her guy which is something that a lot of sitcoms of the era lacked (and still do really, in the bad ones) but also what it's like trying to have a sexual relationship while you have a busy life. She's candid about the realities of motherhood - not just in terms of how it effects her relationships and her work-life balance but how it literally changed her relationship with her body, which is also something you don't hear a lot of in comedy, at least in a way that isn't at a woman's expense but rather a commiseration instead. More than anything she feels like a real young adult (I can't believe she's nearly the same age as me!! terrifying!!) dealing with a young family, and a stressful job and financial difficulties, rather than a cartoon character. I really love her a lot. This show had so much potential that was cut WAY short. I could go on about it a lot more than this but this got way too long already! Re: sharpening gifs - what you wanna learn how to use is Smart Objects! They make an absolute world of difference, because you can edit the whole gif all at once, including sharpness, contrast, colours etc. I found a good beginners tutorial for you here - I hope it helps! (Link Here)

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Hogwarts Legacy

So, okay, what I don't like.

Game was rushed? Right. So we're missing a lot of what could have been. Though I, for one, do not miss the idea of being forced onto a quidditch team to be the star player, just to fill out my field guide. But other stuff? Relationship stuff? Yeah, that's annoying. (No, I don't mean romance, because I've not met anyone aside from Ominis I'd even consider, and he just might be gay, and I was playing as a girl.)

I feel like the devs were players of Skyrim. Like that, many dungeons have the quick access back to the start, whereas the odd few make you walk. So no different, really. But what we're missing is local maps. I despise not having a local map. Finding my way back out in the backtracking dungeons is just fucking rude with only a mini-map to go by.

[Even the respawn thing makes me think of Skyrim. That's a fuckton of poachers, devs. And loyalists. (Still talking like they're gonna take over because Head Evil Goblin is all that, as there's no flag to alter their dialogue post-Big Blowout Battle at the End.) Where the hell are they prior to Camp/Mine XYZ having the MC go scorched earth on the place? They must bring them in by the truckload to continue operations, with literally no explanation as to why they're still there post-main content—because you can get your combat props on other things, like hostile critters, or in the battle arenas.]

Flying for records/Ismelda (whatever her name was). Mind you, I've only done the initial one. Flying around the countryside is mostly just fine, except when my fingers get confused and I hit Caps Lock instead of Shift, or Ctrl or Tab or whatever is over there, or Alt instead of Ctrl (because I'm randomly confused about what game I'm in when it comes to control schemes). Yeah, fuck me actually doing balloon popping at speed. Pfft. I am so not that coordinated, and I find broom controls to be dodgy and unresponsive. I can never tell how high I am and constantly misjudge where I am in relation to a hoop or balloon or what-the-hell-ever. Not a fan, really.

What the hell was that scene at the end where all the students are doing exams or something? They have a Ministry, so why weren't these done the way I expected them to be. Students sitting right next to each other? No cheating avoidance measures?

Very few meaningful classes. The hell with learning the spells in an actual classroom setting. Mercy no! I'll just go waltz into an enemy camp and whip out my venemous tentacula, mandrake, and Chinese chomping cabbage to earn the right to be taught a spell completely unrelated to Herbology! Sure!

[Though, let's be real. Dropping a cabbage or three in an enemy camp is fucking hilarious in how brutal the things are against hostiles. On my next playthrough I totally have to set up enough pots for those, budget allowing, and get the perk to double the fun. Can you imagine it? Harry Potter just happens to be carrying around 12 cabbages, and springs those fuckers on Death Eaters and Voldemort. Most embarrassing death ever for a dark lord or fearsome minion?]

Some of the Merlin Trials. Okay, I've seen all the configs, I think, but I recall two of them... One was the three sets of five small spheres to be dragged over to a receptacle. Yeah... Where did that third set go? Fuck if I know, and that's after Revelio-ing the shit out of everywhere nearby. Skip, move on. Or the one with the large sphere you have to guide to the well? And you want me to trek halfway across the area to get that sphere to guide back? Skip, move on.

Bugs. Mind you, I've only found one (if you don't count the missing sphere set)? A moth mirror thing. I get the picture, I go to the place, and … no moth. I looked everywhere in that area, and no moth. Rrrrr. So much for getting 100% field pages in Hogwarts. Maybe it'll be there if I check back again?

#hogwarts legacy

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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧

PAIRINGS: Yandere! Fatgum x Female! Sidekick! Reader

CW: noncon, voyeurism, bell bulge, size kink, praise kink, breeding, cunninglingus, bondage, dumbification

AN: This is a piece for Fern’s 1k Event! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ! Read the intro and first piece before reading this one! Ty <3 P.S. the italicized quotes are Nighteye’s and reader prior convo

Gluttony: The Second Circle of Dante’s Inferno

“What I like about gluttony,' a bishop I knew used to say, 'is that it doesn't hurt anyone else.'”

You hadn’t the faith to believe him when he said it.

It was hard to call the exchanges that occurred between the two of you a conversation. More or less, he spoke the truth of your reality and you simply didn’t have the gall to question it.

The elevator he thrust you into was cold and unnerving despite the cheesy jazz music that thankfully filled the void of silence you were sure would have deafened you if it prolonged itself. It gave you time to think on his words, more so than you would have liked to.

“The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind. It is a poison that is all-consuming of the senses.”

Gluttony was the next trial, so it seemed. Lord knows what lies ahead for you, leaving you foolishly clutching to the notion that this circle couldn’t possibly be worse than the last.

The abrupt halt to the elevator allows the gravity of the situation to sink in fully. The inescapable horror was creeping in through the crack in the door, especially when it opened to find a man waiting for you.

And what a man he was, standing at nearly eight feet.

“Just the gal I was lookin’ for! I was worried my favorite lil sidekick had run off right after quitin’ time.”

An enormous, gloved hand clapped down on your shoulder, lingering far longer than you would have liked.

“Follow me to my office, yeah? I got something I wanna discuss with ya.”

And just like that, the string of fate slipped around your neck like a noose and pulled you along down the empty hallway, save for you, the man, and the numerous amounts of plaques, awards, and other celebratory memorabilia decorating the agency halls.

Judging by the pictures you saw yourself in, you were a hero of sorts, working alongside the unnamed man and two others you had yet to meet. Hopefully, your paths would never cross.

Even inside his office, you could see the remnants of what your life would be in this circle of hell. Whoever was with you seemed to be very fond of you, given the number of photographs and newspaper clippings adorning his desk and walls of the office.

“Y’know, I’ve been thinking about you a lot, and not just your fantastic work as a hero. Been thinking about what a fine woman you’ve grown to be.”

Those large hands found your shoulders again, stroking and rubbing to set you at ease in his grasp.

“Strong.”

One dipped down to your waist.

“Sweet.”

The other onto your arm.

“Everything a man like me needs. You sure fill my appetite in more than one way.”

Finally, the rest on your hips, thumbing circles into the soft flesh he took purchase in there.

Ah, so this was the glutton in question.

“I’m not sure I’m following what you mean.”

Just play dumb, maybe this circle will have mercy on you.

“Oh, don’t play coy with me, honey. There’s no reason to get all shy on me; I promise I don’t bite-”

His hand slid up to your neck, resting comfortably while enveloping the entirety of it with just his palm.

“Unless you ask for it.”

The whisper in his voice sent shivers down your spine, leaving you frozen in his grasp. It was undeniable that you would never beat him, no matter what your power may be in this world. Hell, if you even had one, how certain were you that you could use it?

Your options were far and few between, but laying down and taking it like some pathetic little bitch was not going to be an option for you. Not here, not now.

The shrill sound of your own voice even hurt your own ears as you cried for help, thrashing wildly in the grip of the man.

Your cries for help should have been chosen more carefully, seeing as when your two apparent saviors sped into the room, they opted to help the man pin you down even further.

“Damn, she’s being a feisty little thing-”

“Fatgum, let go of her neck! You’re gonna hurt her.”

“S-Should we really be doing this?”

And so you were left bound against the top of the desk, shrouded in a swarth of tentacles pinning your legs open and your hands above your head.

“Thank you, boys. Didn’t realize she would cause such a stir.”

So Fatgum was his name, or so it appeared to be an alias of some sorts.

“Fatgum, please-”

His smile was sickeningly sweet as he towered over you.

“Awe, no need for formalities with me, sugar plum. Just call me Tai, yeah?”

The two other men stood beside you, watching their boss closely as he dealt with you.

“Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.”

Damn that cursed man for sending you down here in that goddamn elevator. This journey alone made it nearly impossible to keep this strength to see your mother again alive.

“Tai, please. I don’t-” His hearty laugh cut you off. “Begging already, sugar? By the fight you put up, I’d almost thought you didn’t want me anymore.”

“I don’t!” You protested, squirming in your slimy bonds before they tightened uncomfortably around you.

“Don’t yell at him like that. It's unbecoming of you.”

The raven-haired man snapped at you, looking down with a blush seared across his face and up to his ears.

“Relax, Tamaki. She just needs a reminder of who she belongs, ain’t that right? But, he’s right, I can't have you mouthing off like that, now can I?”

Slipping his black mask off his eyes, Tai fastened it around your mouth and head, loosely gagging you.

“Yeah, you belong to us!”

It was the redhead’s turn to pipe up before Tai shushed the pair of men.

“Now, now, I know you’re fond of our sweet little sidekick here, but this?”

He clapped a hand over still clothed pussy, rubbing gently.

“This here is mine; you boys can’t have this. But you’re more than welcome to stay and watch as I indulge myself.”

You whined into the gag, looking at him with teary eyes as he ripped a hole in your bottoms and panties.

“Hey, hey, hey. No need for tears, honeybun. You're safe with me, okay? I’m gonna take such good care of my little sweetheart, don’t you worry about a thing.”

His large fingers stroked over your clit slowly and tenderly, kissing your salty tears away as he shushed you with praise and loving words. Thumbing your clit, he pushed his middle fingers into you at a slow pace, grinning softly when you bit back a moan.

“Come on now, girl. We wanna hear how good I’m makin’ ya feel, ain’t that right, boys?”

Their collective groans of pleasure gave you all the response you needed; those sick fucks were getting off on you being harassed by your boss.

His finger sped up in pace, making you squeal once he curled his finger in an upwards motion. “Can’t wait to hear what you’ll sound like on my cock, sweet girl. Gonna sing us a nice song?”

Another finger slipped in as his free hand pawed at your tits, fondling and groping as he finger fucked you a new sense of vigor.

“As much as I don't want to hurt you, sweetheart, I’m just itching to get inside you and feel that pretty cunt around me. You understand, don’t you? I just can’t help myself when it comes to you.”

His lips continued to litter your skin in kisses to your face, licking at the tears that fell from your eyes when he added a third finger into your tight, wet hole.

“Mhm, you won’t mind if I have a taste, do ya?”

You could only whine in response.

“Of course you don’t, my good girl never says no to me.”

A hot mouth sealed itself around your clit as three fingers pumped in and out of you steadily, hitting all the right spots repeatedly. You squealed and shook in your binds, feeling your orgasm approaching hard and fast with the aid of his tongue lapping and suckling at you.

“Gonna cum for me, pretty girl?”

That was all you needed to feel yourself reach that blinding peak, sobbing and writhing as he rode out your ecstasy. His tongue continued to work at you far after you were finished, overestimating you without a care in the world. Your whines of protest fell on deaf ears as he just pulled your body closer to his face.

“Taste so good, sweetheart. I’ll stop when I’m finished with my meal, y’understand? This is my pussy, and I’ll do what I want with it.”

Leaving you twitching and sobbing, Tai finally pulled away and stood up, pulling his cock out and stroking it above you.

“Can’t wait to breed my pussy. Gonna make you my cute little cream puff.”

Both of his massive hands circled around you waist, pulling you flush against him as he sank all the way into your tight heat. The stretch of his girth was quite nearly unbearable as he pushed himself to the hilt inside of you, rubbing the small bulge in your belly with fondness while peering down at you.

“You feel so good, sweetheart. I knew you’d be so good for me. Yer takin’ me so well.”

Your eyes rolled into the back of your head as he slowly pulled out, leaving your legs twitching wildly when his thumb found its way back to your clit before he sank back in all the way. You could snark about how courteous it was of him to allow you to adjust, but the thread of consciousness was hard to grasp onto as he completely dominated your mind with numbing pleasure.

“You were made to take my cock, sweet thing. Let me give you a treat for bein’ so obedient for me.”

His praise went straight to your gut, as much as you hated to admit it, leaving you feeling pliable and soft under his demanding touch. Those hands around your waist pulled at your body, bringing you back and forth on his cock like you were a goddamn fleshlight.

“Ah, ” he grunted. “I don't think I can hold back much longer; you’ll let me be selfish, won’t ya?”

With that, all sense of tenderness and gentleness was thrown out the window as he picked you up from the desk, holding you against his chest as he jackhammered into you with an impossible pace of his hips.

“Shit! Squeezing me so tight, bein’ such a good little fucktoy for me.”

The sounds of skin slapping and the collective sounds of pleasure rang heavy in the room as he used and abused your throbbing pussy, feeling his grip on you tighten when he was reaching his own high.

“Fuck! I’m gonna cum, gonna stuff my pussy nice and full!”

The bulge on your stomach grew even more as he came, stuffing you to the hilt with his cum and his cock. Ropes of it leaked out of your hole, even as he stayed inside you, panting and kissing at your sweaty forehead.

“Gave ‘em a good show, didn’t we, sweetheart? Say thank you, boys.”

Their thanks were mumbled out as they too had exhausted themselves just from the display of your pleasure. Tamaki’s tentacles retracted themselves from you, allowing you to stretch and return feeling to your arms and legs.

“Here’s what’s gonna happen, sweetheart. We’re - hey, are you with me? I’m gonna clean you up and take you back home with me, okay? No more hero nonsense for you, ya hear me? All you need to do from now on is stay home and keep that pussy warm for me.”

Like hell you were going to stay for another damned second in this realm, not after being violated so horrifically.

“O-Okay.”

Play it cool, play it cool.

“Let me go to the bathroom, then.” You swallowed, hoping to fool the men. “A-And I’ll get my change of clothes and we can go home.”

You didn’t wait for a response, hobbling out of the office before making a break down the hall for the elevator. Their shouts echoed off the hallway walls as you ran with all your strength left back into the safety of the elevator, leaving them running after you before the door shut on them.

“Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people.”

— tagging: @sightoru @anarchicmartyr @natsuonii @whumperooni @viixens @lunar-nebula @trafalgar-temptress

#yandere fatgum x reader #yandere fatgum #fatgum x reader #fatgum #yandere mha #yandere bnha #yandere my hero academia #yandere boku no hero academia

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Season 1, episode 7: Be Bi, Do War Crimes

Spoiler alert!!! This is a rewatch recap of Snowpiercer s1e7: The Universe is Indifferent. Naturally, it is full of spoilers for that episode. However, it also contains spoilers for some other episodes of season 1 and season 2. You have been warned!

In this episode’s monologue, LJ gives us a little speech about how everyone’s a narcissist at heart. I think it’s actually a lot less common than she thinks, but okay! The scenes running behind the monologue show Miss Audrey performing, Lilah and Robert Folger being ostracised by their neighbours, Till and Jinju having some of the most awkward-looking sofa sex I’ve ever seen, Melanie giving some instructions to Jackboots, Josie and Layton waking up together in Dr. Pelton’s apartment, and Zarah looking at a print-out of an ultrasound scan.

That’s a nice timeline clue! Let’s dissect that for a minute (or, if you don't care about the timeline, skip the next couple of paragraphs!)

If we assume that Zarah is holding a scan of her own embryo, that the episode two sex scene is how she got pregnant, and that Snowpiercer’s obstetrics tech is similar to what we have available now, then the embryo has to be at least about three weeks old (that’s when it’s big enough to start showing up on scans).

Therefore, Layton was in the drawers for at least two weeks. Which is a bit longer than I expected, but not entirely unreasonable! In that case, Osweiller’s probation was also about two weeks (which also seems fairly reasonable), and LJ spent at least two weeks in the lockup (which seems fairly hilarious - did Roche have to deal with her all that time? No wonder he’s taken this episode off!)

After the opening credits, we check in with the engineers. Javi is very worried that Layton knows the truth, and, as usual, he’s very pissed off with Melanie and Bennett. Melanie is relatively confident that Layton will control the secret until he knows how best to use it - which, luckily for her, is almost exactly what he told Josie yesterday! Melanie thinks she can stop Layton. Javi doesn’t seem convinced.

The morning announcement comes next, and we find out exactly how Melanie plans to stop Layton: she’s going to use Miles as bait! Miles will be the new engineering apprentice, taking DiMarco’s place after yesterday’s fatal accident. She’s evil, but she’s brilliant.

When the announcement is over, we get to meet day-off Ruth! Well. Kind-of day off. She’s quickly popped in to work to tell Melanie that Miles is being pushed up the apprentice ladder too fast. In the flirtiest way she can, Melanie tells Ruth to mind her own fucking business.

Layton and Josie are together to hear the news that their adopted son is getting his dream job, which is very sweet! They instantly recognise that it’s a trap - but also getting a tailie into the engine is undeniably pretty great. Layton tells Josie that she can’t see Miles, and the glare that she gives him in reply says, “I can do whatever the fuck I want, actually.”

The reason Josie can’t see Miles is supposedly because she and Layton need to spend every spare second turning Third to the cause. But given that we’ve already seen two clocks this episode showing that the time is 9:45am, I’m gonna go ahead and bet that Layton and Josie aren’t spending every spare second on the cause. (Not that they need to! They can nap and fuck as much as they like until their Airbnb checkout time! These two both really deserve some fun!)

Finally, Josie points out that if Miles is gonna have a clue what to do for the revolution when he gets to the engine, then they need to make contact with him asap. You can just tell that something bad is gonna happen in this episode.

In the drawers car, Creepy Klimpt has taken inventory to make sure that no other prisoners/trial participants/abducted children escaped. Everyone is accounted for! However, a bunch of suspension chemicals are missing. Melanie knows exactly what to do next: threaten Terrence-Never-Terry!

Terrence-Never-Terry starts off sarcastic and cocky, asking Melanie if there’s a janitorial problem. She responds by dragging her metal chair across the room like someone who has watched far too many crime thrillers. For once, a character doesn’t offer up incriminating information without even being questioned! Melanie and Terrence-Never-Terry sit knee-to-knee, and she reminds him that the punishment for drug trafficking is taking a dominant arm. She accuses him of helping Layton escape the drawers in exchange for Kronole ingredients, and he denies all knowledge.

She continues to threaten him, and in doing so we get a shot of Terrence-Never-Terry’s right hand. If anyone reading this knows more about flagging than me, please let me know what painting the two last nails of the right hand means! He’s definitely signalling something, right?

Then, we’re treated to more timeline information:

Terrence-Never-Terry tells Melanie that he met Layton once, five or six weeks ago, on Fight Night. So that’s how long it’s been!? Layton must have spent over a month in the drawers! Which also means that Zarah’s embryo is five to six weeks old, and LJ spent over a month in the lockup? HAHAHA WHAT??

Anyway, back to the interrogation: Terrence-Never-Terry continues to deny all knowledge, but promises to turn Layton in, if he sees him.

Back at Dr. Pelton’s Airbnb, Josie and Layton are, for some reason, still getting dressed. They make smalltalk and he calls her beautiful and they kiss. I guess the drawers are partially designed to help you get over your ex? Cool! They get ready to leave, and Layton tells Josie to be careful. She wants him to be careful, because she’s not the one Melanie’s looking for. On rewatch, the dramatic irony is almost too much to bear.

The allies have come up with an ingenious way to transport Layton around the train: Clay wheels him around in a laundry cart. In one of my absolute favourite scenes in the whole show, Clay rolls the cart through the Nightcar, and Miss Audrey stops it with a single, high-heeled foot. She stands, puts one hand on her hip, and dramatically pulls the sheet off the cart to reveal Layton.

It’s entirely ridiculous and I love it.

In the primary school, Bennett is moping around at the back of the class in a leather jacket. Why is he so grumpy? Does he just hate kids? Is he pissed that Melanie put him on babysitting duty in a deleted scene, or something? Miss Gillies explains to the class that Bennett is here to help Miles transition to Engine Apprentice, and he’s a moody little bitch about it.

The class has got Miles a special surprise to celebrate his new job. It’s a drugged tangerine! His favourite! Miss Gillies goes kind of over the top encouraging him to eat it, but Bennett doesn’t notice: he’s too busy trying to look cool to a room full of nine year olds.

Talking of stuff that induces nausea and vomiting: Commander Grey bumps into “Ruthie” in a corridor. He compliments her on the announcement during the crisis, and asks her out on a lunch date. Nope. I’m not discussing that further. Next scene!

Jinju catches Till before she starts her shift. Till is pleased to see her wife, and gives Jinju a cute little kiss on the cheek. Jinju, however, looks very unimpressed. She gets straight to the point: Layton got out. We discover that Brakeman Till is a fucking terrible actor! She gasps, clutches at her chest and swoons to the floor in surprise that Layton is out of the Tail! Not the drawers - because he was obviously in the Tail the whole time! It wasn’t weird at all that she didn’t see him once during an entire month of bug bar room service shifts!

Jinju isn’t taking any of Till's shit. She immediately asks Till where she was when she skipped out on their wedding night. Till claims she got nervous and stayed at home. Jinju shows that she's been spending too much time with Melanie Cavill, and she condescendingly but cryptically tells Till that there are things going on that she doesn’t understand. She makes a final attempt to get Till to reveal where Layton is. But, luckily, Till actually doesn’t know at the moment! If she had to lie again, Layton would probably be dead by the end of the day.

Back in the primary school, most of the children are treated to a lovely story about nepotism. But Miles has to sit alone at his desk and do extra physics homework with Bennett breathing down his neck. This just seems cruel: why keep him in the classroom where he can see the fun, but not take part?

Miles tells Bennett that he isn’t feeling well. Bennett tries to cheer Miles up by telling him that, once he’s an engineer, he’ll have no friends! Who the fuck decided that Bennett should be the person to collect the new apprentice!? He’s so bad with kids!

Miles then vomits on his desk. In another nice little detail about life on the train, the children quickly jump into well-practiced disease containment protocol. Miss Gillies is as bad at lying as Brakeman Till! She explains to Bennett that she has to abandon the whole class to take Miles to the clinic. Bennett wants to go with her. She reluctantly agrees, and gives him a mask to wear. And this is where we find out that Bennett Knox is an anti-masker! Wilford’s engine doesn’t sound so biosecure now, does it?

Next, we catch up with the revolutionaries. Clay is working security on the soundproof curtain while Audrey and Layton, in true leftie fashion, make plans for how to make plans for how to make plans for the revolution. They have a bit of an argument, but the main take away is that Layton needs Audrey to bring him leaders. And, in yet another hint that Audrey strongly suspects who is really running the train, they have this interaction.

After that, we catch up with Miles in the clinic. He’s still reeling from the time he heard Grey say “Ruthie”, and vomits into a bucket. Me too, kid. Dr. Pelton is, thankfully, a much much better actor than Miss Gillies or Brakeman Till. She comforts Miles, then tells Bennett to put his fucking mask on and stay the fuck outside. I don’t know why more people don’t look at Bennett the way Dr. Pelton does in this scene, but I’m so glad that she does it.

Surprise! Josie has sneaked into the clinic! She has a cute little reunion with Miles, and gives him some revolution instructions that we can’t hear.

Meanwhile, Miss Gillies is doing an awful job of keeping Bennett distracted. I think she’s trying to flirt with him? But she’s far too gay to make it convincing. Bennett notices Josie talking to Miles, and enters the treatment room - without his mask, of course. In her most suspicious move yet, Miss Gillies desperately tries to get him to come back by repeatedly asking him to tell her about the engine. Bennett ignores her. Dr. Pelton gives the teacher a death glare, and Josie escapes out through the side door.

Up in the aquarium car, Ruth’s anaconda very much does! She’s all dressed up in a snakeskin dress for her lunch date. Grey and Ruth only chat for a minute before the Folgers turn up, but Ruth sure manages to pack a lot of questionable topics into that time! She starts by telling Grey that it’s been a long time since she last got laid, then proceeds to say she’s only dating him because there aren't a lot of other options, then finishes off by asking about his dead wife. Girl! Slow down!

We also get a bit of Ruth backstory in this scene. We learn that she boarded Snowpiercer alone. She used to own a B&B in the Lake District, and that’s how she met Mr. Wilford. Apparently, Mr. Wilford turned up to her B&B in the middle of the night, alone, soaking wet and with no luggage. I really want to know how and why that happened! Did Bennett try to murder him on a camping trip or something?

Grey reveals that they’re not really on a date just as the Folgers turn up, arm-in-arm. Ruth tries to hide her disappointment, and even though she’s a serial arm-freezer I feel kind of sorry for her! Grey and the Folgers fill Ruth in on their plan to petition to change management (i.e. overthrow Melanie), and offer Ruth the Head of Hospitality position in their new regime.

Down in the Chains, Zarah returns home to find yet more uninvited guests in her container! Melanie has dropped by to bask in Snowpiercer’s best bisexual lighting and ask Zarah about Layton. Zarah clearly attends the same acting class as Till and Miss Gillies, and unconvincingly pretends that Layton is in the Tail. Melanie just wants to know how Layton escaped. We don’t get to find out whether or not Zarah would have given Josie up freely, because Melanie goes in hot with a threat to terminate Zarah’s pregnancy if she doesn’t cooperate!

Back in the Nightcar’s secret revolution planning den, things are tense. It’s not relevant to the plot, but I would like to take a second to point out that Dr. Pelton is rocking the shit out of a waistcoat. The Thirdies are worried they’re going to lose out in the rebellion, but Layton is keen to assure them that they won't. We also get some interesting facts about the train, namely:

So why does everyone go on dates in the aquarium car instead of the bowling alley?

The other Snowpiercer facts include that there are 300 brakemen and Jackboots, the train is ten miles long, Layton thinks he can open all the doors, and the Tail’s army comprises almost 400 people. Understandably, the people at the meeting want to know what Layton’s big secret is before they consider risking their lives for his plan. Layton looks to Audrey, and she gives him a tiny nod (she totally knows about Melanie!!). He has to build more mystery and intrigue before telling everyone, though!

Next up, some Jackboots, Brakemen, Melanie and Till are entering the Tail to conduct an inspection. Melanie makes a vaguely threatening speech as she walks down the middle of the cars. She pauses just after she passes Josie, then beckons towards the door. Despite the fact that Layton and the apprentices were identified by simply asking them to step forward, and the fact that Melanie took a good look at Josie through the window ‘five or six weeks ago’ on Fight Night, Melanie has brought Zarah along to identify Josie. She’s evil, but she’s brilliant. It’s the most effective method she has to try to turn the Tailies against Third, and prevent the upcoming revolution.

The moment that she recognises Zarah, Josie realises she’s fucked. She shares a quick, worried glance with Till, before they both return to feigning ignorance about the situation.

Zarah identifies Josie, and Jackboots immediately come forward to gag her and take her away. Big John tries to go to her, but Lights, Santiago and Patterson hold him back. There’s some tense eye contact between Zarah and Josie that I can’t read. Is Zarah Apologetic? Smug? Help me out here, please! Then Melanie calmly follows Josie and the Jackboot out of the Tail.

They travel all the way up to the torturey hospitality room. Josie has been given a new outfit, complete with a bag over her head. The Jackboots strap her to the chair, cuff her to the table, remove the bag and gag, and then leave. Melanie also dismisses Brakeman Till. Uh-oh. That’s not good.

Next, there’s a series of events that again don’t really matter much to the plot but that I, personally, find fascinating. As she closes the door, Melanie’s Wilford badge is the correct way up. We then briefly catch up with Brakeman Till outside, who mumbles “Fuck” for Netflix audiences, but apparenly doesn’t swear on American cable? Then, when we return to the interrogation room, Melanie’s badge is upside down.

How did that happen? I can only assume that Melanie stood against the door and slowly rotated the badge while menacingly telling Josie, “It’s Milford Industries war crime time.”

Melanie tells Josie that she doesn’t want to hurt her. She just wants to know where Layton is. I can’t help but think that, if that was true, Melanie probably would have at least tried asking before kidnapping Josie and cuffing her to an interrogation table? Josie keeps her mouth shut. Melanie then says that Zarah is going to be rewarded for her cooperation. More lies! Melanie didn’t bribe Zarah, she threatened her! She offers to reward Josie, too. Josie keeps her mouth shut.

Melanie drops the act slightly, and tells Josie she still has time to save herself. Unfortunately for Melanie, Josie has absolutely no intention of saving herself. She demonstrates this by immediately telling Melanie that she knows there’s no Wilford. And because she knows that, Melanie definitely won’t let her go. Melanie only displays a tiny flicker of surprise before recollecting her calm and reiterating that she’ll do whatever she needs to do to find Layton.

They talk about Miles for a bit, and then Josie starts to challenge Melanie about all the awful things she’s done. Melanie must have had her reasons, but she must also know that it’s not right. And then, we finally hear how Melanie has been excusing her actions these past seven years:

“Mr. Wilford engineered Snowpiercer to function in a certain way. If I had created it, I would have created a more just world. But I didn’t. I inherited someone else’s creation. People seem to think that those in power answer to no one, they’re free to do as they choose. It couldn’t be further from the truth. The person in power answers to everyone. I make choices, not because I want to, but because everyone demands it. The train demands it.”

Damn.

To set up for episode ten, Josie asks, “What made you like this?” But Melanie doesn’t answer. Instead, she gets on with Milford Industries war crime time! Specifically, finger-freezing torture. She blasts cold air at Josie’s little finger for a while, then opens a drawer that contains nothing but a hammer (!!) and asks once more, “Where’s Layton?”

Once a finger is that frozen, surely it’s already numb and unsalvageable? Josie still screams when Melanie smashes it off, though.

Down in the Nightcar, Audrey and Layton don’t trust Terrence-Never-Terry. But they need him.

Terrence-Never-Terry warns the fugitive and the madam that the war will be bloody. Thanks for that! Then, he warns that he promised Melanie that he’d tell her where Layton was if he saw him. He doesn’t think that the classes will unite, either. He doesn’t believe in the revolution, and he’s not going to take part in it.

Uptrain, Melanie has righted her badge and gone back to the bunk room. Torturing is hard work, and she doesn’t have the stomach for it. Meanwhile, Till sees her chance. She gets the Jackboots to chip her in to do Brakeman’s business and check on the hostage. She walks in to find Josie, quivering and whimpering, next to a pile of frozen finger chunks.

After a brief bit of shock, the Brakeman asks what she can do. Josie just wants a little chat. She asks Till’s first name, and Till is suitably confused for a moment before deciding to just go along with it. Josie assures Bess that she didn’t snitch: Melanie doesn’t know that Bess is one of them. Little puppydog Bess cautiously responds, “I’m one of you?” in a way that makes me SURE she has no actual friends on the train. Can she hang out with Sykes in season three, please?

But, Bess is still a Brakeman! She only broke the law for Layton because drawering him was wrong! Josie tells Bess that’s the only reason she needs - she just has to decide what’s right and wrong. It’s a simple speech, but Bess is a simple girl - she’s on the side of the revolution now! She doesn’t have the keys to free Josie, but she promises to do what she can: find Layton, and tell him that Zarah is a traitor and Miles is ready to make the next move.

But just before Bess leaves, Josie gets an idea. She calls Bess back from the door, and asks her to do one more thing. Season one Josie is so. fucking. HARDCORE.

Melanie returns for more Milford Industries war crime time, but Ruth catches her just before she heads into the torture chamber. Ruth urgently tries to warn Melanie about the impending Grey-Folger mutiny, and Melanie is so rude to her (“I don’t give a shit… just do your job and fix it!”) that Ruth appears to decide, there and then, to join the other side! Incredible!

Melanie’s badge remains the right way up as she gives Josie an ultimatum: it’s Layton or Miles. Then, Melanie’s eyes grow wide as she notices that Josie’s forearm has grown ten whole inches! Or, more likely, she’s surprised to see that Josie’s entire hand is already frozen. That takes all the fun out of Milford Industries war crime time - Melanie was supposed to freeze each finger one by one!

As if it’s not plainly obvious, Melanie asks what happened to Josie’s hand. But Josie isn’t about to start answering Melanie’s questions now. Instead, she smashes her own hand off to escape the handcuffs, and elbows Melanie in the ribs. Lights wasn't kidding when she called Josie badass!

Melanie, like all Snowpiercer Engineers, can’t fight for shit. She calls for the guards to help, but unfortunately she designed the torturey hospitality room to be soundproof! No one outside realises that Josie has pinned Melanie against the door to show off her arm bones to the camera.

Even with a recently-shattered hand, Josie manages to start choking Melanie with the finger-freezing hose. The engineers should really attend a self-defence class or two! Melanie struggles relatively unsuccessfully for a while, and Josie kicks the hose connection off - seemingly hoping to freeze them both to death. But the tiny hole doesn’t let the freezing air in as fast as she expected, so they continue to struggle and fight while the outside air slowly hisses in. Finally, Melanie manages to break free and run for the door. She shuts Josie inside, to freeze to death alone.

On a completely serious note, this fight is messy and ugly and desperate and it’s very rare to see two women characters fight like that in a completely unsexualised way. Thank you, Snowpiercer!

Commander Grey wants to know why Melanie conducted an interrogation without him. Melanie doesn’t answer: she just orders him to take Josie to compost. Till overhears, and looks ready to cry. We don’t get to see the Jackboots enter the room before the next scene, but presumably they go in fast to set up the season two storyline!

Downtrain, Clay lets a very upset Till into the Nightcar’s secret revolution planning den. Till just says, “Layton… Josie…”, and lets her face do all the work to inform her big brother that his girlfriend is dead. They both look so sad. I hope they get a hug! Audrey? Clay? Get in there!

Uptrain, Bennett is bringing Miles - who is once again dressed in his fabulous train print pyjamas - to the engine. Melanie tells him that, to be an engineer on Snowpiercer, you have to make sacrifices. She’s careful not to mention that she means human sacrifices, such as Miles’ Tail mom. He asks her if she’s happy as an engineer. Of course she’s fucking not! But the needs of the train are more important than getting treatment for depression, Miles.

To end the episode, we return to the opening scene. Audrey is practicing her favourite hobby: obvious foreshadowing via song. She sings Bad Religion, which literally includes the lines ‘It's a bad religion/This unrequited love/To me, it's nothing but a one-man cult’. Incredible!

Also, she's a fucking angel! Look at that headpiece!

Audrey's performance is intercut with scenes of Layton screaming and crying in the hall of mirrors, as well as shots of the crowd. Till hugs herself - which is better than getting no hugs at all, I suppose. Pelton is nodding enthusiastically to the beat, seemingly having a great time! Astrid is looking serious, and Miss Gillies is crying. At the back of the crowd, even LJ seems to be having an emotion!

Clay comes to fetch LJ for her experience, and takes her to the hall of mirrors. Inside the seemingly-empty room, LJ creepily calls out, “Who do I get to play with tonight?” Then, when Layton emerges from the shadows, she promptly shits herself. Layton offers to tell LJ the “dirtiest little secret on the whole damn train,” leaving us all worried about exactly how much of LJ’s bullshit we’re gonna have to deal with in episode eight.

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