#it’s about spinning a web

[capriciouslyterminal]

Me: at work: okay time to grade all these outlines

Also me: figuring out what kind of ritual Web!Henry Creel would need to end the world.

#I’m cracking a case open in my head #I need to figure out a name for my Magnus Archives/ST AU #it’s about spinning a web #it’s about feeding avatars to his god the fear that they are completely controlled and completely arbitrary #HILL TOP ROAD CREEL HOUSE AAAAAAA

[the-crimson]

I was thinking about this while falling asleep last night so I want to try and untangle the web Bad has been spinning to better understand what he’s doing cuz in some aspects it seems completely random and disconnected

Bad’s plan rn is to disseminate a bunch of different - at times contradictory- information across the island and watch how it spreads. The goal of this is two fold; to discover who is trustworthy and to find the (probably unknowing) federation spy.

His plan began way back with the magma cube prank. At the time he said he wanted to pin the prank on the fed to turn everyone against them but… the way he went about it didn’t make sense? Giving a cube to everyone at once pretty much confirmed it was a prank - fit recognized that immediately - as well as writing the books in French and Portuguese. Not to mention Tina would clock him immediately since he pulled this prank on her before. So what was the point?

So Bad could watch/listen to the islanders as they tried to figure out who it was. Many of them immediately clocked bbh for a number of different reasons and he confessed to several different people (mainly the French) that it was indeed him. He could watch the web of information spread to discover who talked to who and who could keep secrets.

Over the last few weeks Bad’s been much more subtle with this. He’s told conflicting information about various things to a bunch of people - telling some people he is the one responsible for the mines at spawn and others that he isn’t - and the web has just gotten more and more complex.

Then on top of all of this, he’s testing people with very specific and unique obstacles.

Bagi’s test was the first one I noticed several days ago and is what got me paying closure attention. Bad pretty much explained it yesterday but I’ll recap. He knew Bagi was worried about him so he told her he was seeing a ghost (which was true) and asked her to keep it a secret. She did not - as Bad predicted - and you can tell in the conversation that Bad knew she didn’t and was giving her the opportunity to come clean - which she did. He praised her and thanked her out of no where for keeping this secret (I thought this was weird at the time, the way he was talking, and this is why) and she told him that she didn’t. This proved to Bad that Bagi was more interested in being honest then trusted which meant that she passed the test.

The next obvious one is Baghera. Bad is testing Baghera’s resolve and trust. He showed her Ron knowing full well that Baghera could have turned on him and tried to interfere but he trusted that her sense of justice and care for him would balance out and that she’d find a solution where they both would be happy. He knows he is hurting her but it’s necessary in his eyes.

Then is Forever. This one is a bit more tricky. I don’t think Bad has really started testing Forever before the gun theft. This felt like an improvised test to see how far Bad could gaslight and push Forever before Forever gave up on their relationship. The gun was returned before we reached that point but there was another immediate point of contention that - again - was out of Bad’s control. Tubbo. Forever correctly believing Tubbo that bbh kidnapped the worker was the pay off for Bad’s previous abuse. Forever doesn’t believe a thing that comes out of Bad’s mouth anymore. The nail in the coffin for this test is Forever thinking that Bad is ill and needs to be saved, which means Bad is probably never going to bring Forever into his plans like he did Baghera. Forever wants to save him but Bad doesn’t want to be saved. He walked into this hell with eyes wide open and it’s far too late to turn back.

Aypierre’s test began yesterday. Not only did Bad “confess” to having a fed worker in his custody, he also tasked Aypierre with spying on Tubbo. Bad trusts the French as a whole more than anyone on the island (I’ll come back to foolish in a minute) and he knows that Aypierre, Antoine, and Etoiles would either be ambivalent or positive about the man in Bad’s basement. Bad would never straight up confess to this crime “I would never touch the federation” but he’s willing to confirm their suspicions. He also told Aypierre to be wary because someone is protecting Forever and… I’m pretty sure this is a lie. A lie to test what Aypierre does. Who does he tell. If the feds find out and start snooping. I think Aypierre’s test is to prove without a doubt if he can be trusted/who he trusts and that he isn’t a fed plant/hasn’t been bugged.

Lastly, and most interestingly, we have Foolish. Foolish is the only one Bad has told everything to. Sure, it’s through three layers of obscurity and metaphor but these two only know how to communicate through mind games. Bad knows how intelligent Foolish is and he knows what Foolish wants. Yes Foolish is a snitch but he has no loyalties to the fed, only to his family and himself. Foolish would be the obvious spy but Bad knows Foolish is just chasing the rush of excitement and entertainment and that watching Bad stop holding back is prime time entertainment. He knows Foolish will eventually turn him over to the feds but that’s what Bad wants. Foolish will be up front about it and will want a front row seat so if Bad gets arrested without the fan fair, then it proves that someone else is the puppet (if bad gets arrested at all)

Lastly lastly, I think Bad has caught onto the fact that the federation doesn’t want to touch him. First giving him a slap on the wrist for griefing the presidential office then warning workers to stay away from him instead of removing him as a threat. Bad wants to push them. Ever since Tubbo spilled the beans about the worker going missing, Bad has been acting so much more suspicious and threatening than before. He’s intentionally making himself look more guilty without out right stating that he is guilty. The federation has to know it’s him right? They have all the pieces they had to have been able to put it together so why? Why haven’t they acted?

Well, Foolish promised Bad he’d be getting arrested soon and Bad keeps making himself look more sus to Tubbo who has a friend in the fed - who resembles the exact person Bad wants to nab - so Bad is also probably keeping an eye on Tubbo if he snitches (which he did lol). If the federation continues to do nothing that’ll give Bad massive leverage over them while also giving him another mystery to solve.

Bad said his plan is almost complete, he just needs a few more pieces to fall into place before he can find the puppet and follow its strings back to its master. I have no idea what’s going to happen or what pieces need to fall into place but i am so curious to see what he does next. Is capturing Fred still part of his plans? Is he still banking on getting put in jail? How is he going to narrow down who is the puppet when he hasn’t tested more than half of the server? Hopefully we’ll get some answers today.

#qsmp #crimson speaks #badboyhalo #I am eppy #because I was think about this all night #XD #there’s probably things I missed #but that’s fine #I’m excited for today #this web he’s spinning is so fascinating #he’s a spider trying to catch a specific fly #but he doesn’t know which fly is the correct one #and he isn’t afraid of trapping/hurting innocent flies in the process #he’s so messed up #and I want him to keep getting worse #lmao

[stromer]

lol….. lmao even…..

#CONSISTENCY IS KEY CHRIS!!!1 #something something 'when hughes needed to talk to someone tanev was the guy' or 'if theres ever a problem/i needed anything its been chris #who else remembers 'congrats @quinnhughes_ hashtag PROUD DAD' #the intricacies of the canucks and the fathers who up and left them... the webs that continue to spin or whatever #SORRY got odd about quinn/tanev we will move #quinn hughes #chris tanev

[vamprisms]

the music for those original sam raimi spider-man films is like. unparalleled

#the music for those modern marvel films. no passion in them #not you spider-verse soundtrack i would never say that about you spider-verse soundtrack #i do have to put a side note that i do appreciate that time hans zimmer dropped his dubstep debut for the goofiest spider-man ever made #but the elfman music sounds like someone literally spinning a web it's goat

[cindytoast404]

i swear absolutely nothing compares to the feeling of finishing witch in the web and hearing the web i spin for you the first time. for the first time a hatchetfield story ends happily, and while you’re processing the amount of lore in that episode starkid comes out with an absolute BANGER outro song????!

#nightmare time #nmt #the web i spin for you my beloved <333 #the witch in the web #cindy thinks about the implications #hatchetverse #hatchetfield

[ravenmoodle]

Think i've got too many character's in this story?

#my art #OCs #cork board #THE web #Keeping Crows #This is actually only the story relevant characters #this also doesn't include any of the 'spin off' or 'prequel' or 'sequel' characters #cause Maddie and Jet- Grey's parents- arn't on here. neither are Davis and Noxis #who would be connected to crow #But also Sterling- Duri's brother- isn't on here either cause he doesn't really show up in the story #so him and Griff arnt- tho Griff is in Klassroom Keepers #Also none of the 'next gen' kids- like Rusty or Cub w Zarah and Chime #but yah know... dont worry about all that. #Info dumping about the blorbos in my brain- i could talk for hours. #not sure about The Bramble being cannon or if they're even in the story. but i had the space i added em

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

man maybe im just unfamiliar with its usage in other countries but the idea of calling a Native American a 'Yankee' is insane to me. thats a white person word. you cant play for both the yankees and the indians thats not how the game works

#spinning my web #for context just saw a korean blogger call a native blogger a 'stupid fucking yankee' #for saying something dumb about 4B feminism #which yeah dunk on em its fair they said some dumb shit #but bestie thats the wrong 'slur' to use at least commit to it and call us a redskin or a timbermonkey or something #i say 'slur' bc afaik yankee has a more serious connotation abroad than in the states #not bc i think its on the same level as the ones i used LOL

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

good luck taking care of yourself

#spinning wheels #life is ethel cain #monsters talks life is strange #no but the way the first two games confront faith and self destruction and the line between them talk about me nuts #web weaving #i guess #ethel cain #preacher's daughter #daniel diaz #kate marsh #kate and daniel would bond so fucking hard #lis verse #lis parallels #parallels #life is strange #life is strange 2 #ep 4 faith #suicide

[zestials]

zestial had long grown accustomed to the murmurs that accompanied his line of work , information was an invaluable asset. a never ending cycle , feeding itself & furthering the hold the overlord had. most of it is bland , blackmail to be used at another time , the occasional piece from other rings --- but then there's mention of a sighting of a certain radio demon.

the overlord had admittedly been perplexed by his absence ( & that which he'd never admit aloud , infuriated he'd been incapable of finding out the details himself. ) another on the list of puzzles to be solved.

seeking him out wasn't hard now that alastor was willing to be found , skittering shadows cloak the overlord as he sits poised in a chair & simply waiting. the moment familiar silhouette comes into view , a rattling greeting as he rises respectfully. " alastor. "

sharp grin turns into something mischievous , something oddly fond. " should i take offense that thou didst not visit ? " a vague hand movement , " no time in thy bustling schedule for an old friend , @r-adio ? "

#r-adio #* ── interactions. : ic. #* ── spinning a web. : verse. #where are they ? who knows! #is zee just chillin in the hotel after getting a spiel about redemption from charlie? also quite possible

[linyphiidae]

what does your muse's name mean?

Lonnie

Popularity: 3,540

Origin: American

Meaning: Ready for battle; Noble; Lion

Lonnie is a gender-neutral name of American, German, and Latin origin. Coming from the name Alonso, it translates to “ready for battle” and “noble,” which is sure to help baby beat any obstacle they approach. Lonnie can also act as an adorable nickname for Leona, which translates to “lion.” No matter where your bundle of joy finds their destiny, the name Lonnie will always remind them to keep their claws and roar strong as they take their journey.

Machin

Popularity: 16,443

Origin: Welsh, Irish

Meaning: N/A

The Welsh Machin surname is thought to derived from name of the village of Machen, located near Caerphilly, in the county of Monmouthshire. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Matthew.'

taken from > @sanguine-salvation

tagging > take it from me!

(diverging from the link in the original meme, since Machin isn't listed on the associated site. i did my own research!)

#🕷️ > spinning the web; dash games #lol see ive thought at length about what lonnie's name could be short for. here's some personal name lore for you though considering i play #her as trans; lonnie *used* to be a diminutive of her birth name but is now the name she goes by as... well #her name! #but i will say that her birth name is definitely not alonso

[basuralindo]

there are some things about entomology you learn through research and some that you learn from practical experience such as the ability to differentiate spider species or at least ballpark genus by their webs mostly from walking into them every fucking day and night of your life.

#thelacantha are a totally harmless menace but holy shit are they fucking AMBITIOUS weavers #these little shits will spin a web across an entire walkway. get it destroyed when you walk through #and by the time you come back from the bathroom they've got more webs waiting #they will put a web from the top of a tree to the hood of your car. every night #thelacantha don't build a new web every day they build one every 20 minutes #because they don't believe in hiding in a corner where they get left alone #they figure might as well find the biggest open space they can sling a web across #and whether they catch flies or humans they'll cross that bridge when they come to it #but yeah they aren't the only species around making webs #but at this point I can tell by thickness and texture of the web whether I should be worried about it ending up on my face or not #shoutout to spinyback spiders for sheer tenacity and engineering though #them little shits are the heaviest stockiest spiders out and they're managing to fling themselves across 6 foot gaps for webs #I've even seen them use broken branches as weights to hold the bottom of the web in place so they could hang it in midair #truly the dwarves of spiders #I'm not exaggerating about webs the size of me all over the deck and walkways though #trash talk #bugs cw #spiders cw

[thewinedarksea]

dnd characters: ori’s gods

a god of a sunken isle. a goddess of a lost realm. a god brought by a boy and forgotten by him, who still burns hot around the wick of his name. a vein without a body alone alone alone and a swarm of fireflies and a finger itching for a scale to tip and a spider waiting in her web of silver. they are all of them hungry. they are all of them yearning to go back out into that wide, wonderful, wicked world and find new followers. 

ori takes them. 

ori bears them. 

#fun fact! not pictured is the spider; she becomes the god of rivka's mother and brings about the abandonment and subsequent warlockship/rise #to power/friendship with zahara. yes anna and i are just fucking tossing characters and lore back and forth like hot potatoes to spin this #web yes it is glorious #but she is gone by campaign start and thus does not earn a place #anyways!! i couldn't share these names for WEEKS i have been in HELL have my children #arienrel is from another verse of mine #all the other's i made up for this campaign bringing my lore for this campaign to: 8 gods; a godly city; a river; several areas; a new #subclass; another godly city.... #ty anna for not killing me on the spot #in order: life / tempest / grave / trickery / life / twilight domains #dnd #mine #* #my ocs

[kyngsnake]

making his tiddy piece look ✨clean✨

#I let it be messy and assymmetrical because it’s always small and gets obscured by the lines of his chest #but I shouldn’t be lazy about his tattoo designs anyway #although issue with this that’s bugging me is i needs to spin the entire web #there’s supposed to be a bullet directly between his clavicle at the throat #and one at the center of the rib cage since it’s mirrored #easy enough to fix probably #ken's #autumn art #avery #once all of these r done I’ll probably throw them in his info tag #furby really be out here getting me to neaten up my shit

[eifnacht]

TAGS POST

⟡   ⬝   ( self. ) ┋ the great detective.

⟡   ⬝   ( aes. ) ┋ dedication to my people.

⟡   ⬝   ( thoughts. ) ┋ a freedom to choose to be better.

⟡   ⬝   ( ooc. ) ┋ sometimes you gotta just say something weird.

⟡   ⬝   ( music. ) ┋ headphones and daydreams.

⟡   ⬝   ( queue. ) ┋ madder than a hatter spinning only faster.

⟡   ⬝   ( about. ) ┋ zeal and dedication; two sides of the same coin.

⟡   ⬝   ( memes. ) ┋ world's end dancehall.

⟡   ⬝   ( asks ) ┋ won't you sit and talk for a while?

⟡   ⬝   ( mun art ) ┋ whisper your love and i'll whisper mine.

⟡   ⬝   ( v01 main ) ┋ forever entangled in a web of misconception.

⟡   ⬝   ( v02 HSR ) ┋ imagined precipice between here and nowhere.

⟡   ⬝   ( v03 fantasy ) ┋ a fine line between ferocity and frenzy.

⟡   ⬝   ( v04 wellspring ) ┋ searching for answers on distant shorelines.

⟡   ⬝   ( v05 pathfinder ) ┋ a world of possibility & probability.

⟡   ⬝   ( self promo ) ┋ love for the writer.

⟡   ⬝   ( promotion ) ┋ love for the audience.

#tag save. #⟡ ⬝ ( self. ) ┋ the great detective. #⟡ ⬝ ( aes. ) ┋ dedication to my people. #⟡ ⬝ ( thoughts. ) ┋ a freedom to choose to be better. #⟡ ⬝ ( ooc. ) ┋ sometimes you gotta just say something weird. #⟡ ⬝ ( music. ) ┋ headphones and daydreams. #⟡ ⬝ ( queue. ) ┋ madder than a hatter spinning only faster. #⟡ ⬝ ( about. ) ┋ zeal and dedication; two sides of the same coin. #⟡ ⬝ ( memes. ) ┋ world's end dancehall. #⟡ ⬝ ( asks ) ┋ won't you sit and talk for a while? #⟡ ⬝ ( mun art ) ┋ whisper your love and i'll whisper mine. #⟡ ⬝ ( v01 main ) ┋ forever entangled in a web of misconception. #⟡ ⬝ ( v02 HSR ) ┋ imagined precipice between here and nowhere. #⟡ ⬝ ( v03 fantasy ) ┋ a fine line between ferocity and frenzy. #⟡ ⬝ ( v04 wellspring ) ┋ searching for answers on distant shorelines. #⟡ ⬝ ( v05 pathfinder ) ┋ a world of possibility & probability. #⟡ ⬝ ( self promo ) ┋ love for the writer. #⟡ ⬝ ( promotion ) ┋ love for the audience.

[sgtjamesrogers]

can i be brave for a sec and wonder why people are So angry about the dash layout changing. it's not ideal but also it. it just looks like it did in 2018

#can we really act like we're the 'roaches surviving nuclear disaster' webbed site... #aren't there larger site wide coding and administrative problems besides this we could be like. yelling about. #anyone know if the xkit spin off still works? #jesse shitposts

[msboutofcontext]

#magic school bus #out of context #ms frizzle #ralphie #tim #keesha #general araneus #ed asner #coonskin cap #davy crockett #i'm in some sort of magical school bus #monster movie #50s sci fi #i'm commandeering this bus #does military intelligence know about this bus #spiders #praying mantis #Spins a Web