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2023 Game of the Year Countdown #9 Pokemon Scarlet Nintendo Switch, 2023

I am slightly reluctant to rate this game as highly as I do, but I realized something important: that reluctance is firmly aimed at the executives that rushed this game to market, not those who worked hard to make the game what it is. So let me get to what succeeds and what fails about this game, and wow do I have a lot to say. Let’s start with the bad.

We all know how poorly this game runs. Animations of characters, Pokemon, and the environment beyond the area immediately surrounding you runs at single digit frames per second. It’s actually shocking to see something like this on a modern console, especially when nothing appears to be overloading the game from a graphics standpoint. I’ve seen claims that the game is constantly animating an entire globe of ocean, even when you’re nowhere near the water, nor able to see it, which would obviously slow down the game. But it also is baffling because what could possibly be the point of that? As someone who doesn’t really care about graphics or FPS, you really have to screw things up for me to take notice and have an issue with it. But it’s egregious and unavoidable. You’ll run into issues within the first 20 minutes of playing the game.

While it’s nice to finally have an open world in Pokemon, the cities and towns suffer massively from being literal facades. We don’t need to be able to go inside every single building, but there are almost zero buildings you can actually enter at all. Shops are just menus. Most buildings are just for looks. It makes the towns and cities feel empty and pointless, with little character or substance. Sure, some have interesting colors or designs, but there’s often just nothing to do in any of them. That’s not to say that the old games were the epitome of perfection; Viridian City has very little to do, for example. But, there’s something to be said for having a few houses with NPCs or something. Most NPCs just have generic lines or you can’t even talk to them at all.

Speaking of NPCs, the trainers spread throughout the land feel really weird. It’s like someone literally placed them at random. I stumbled upon some of them in the middle of nowhere. It would have been nice to see them clustered around natural formations or crossroads. There also aren’t very many of them. I found myself forgetting that other trainers even existed at times.

One very odd thing about Scarlet is that you can’t re-challenge the Elite Four once you’ve beaten them. This seems supremely odd, as you’ve always been able to challenge them again. Usually, they even have improved teams. There is no Battle Tower, either. Instead, you do get a fairly fun Academy Ace Tournament, but it feels lacking when you look at what else there could have been. It would have been nice to have something akin to Pokemon Stadium, with multiple Cups representing a sort of progression of skill. Another missed opportunity.

My last gripe is something I’ve been disappointed with for many years and multiple generations: battle gimmicks. First it was Mega Evolution, then Dynamaxing, and now Terastallization. Z Moves I was actually okay with because it felt like finally having a game version of when Ash tells Pikachu to like…do a backflip while using Iron Tail for extra damage or something. You can also only do it once per battle, so it felt quite a bit less impactful. The rest are all really dumb, in my opinion. They make the entire metagame focus on the new gimmick that won’t stick around and shifts focus from just the actual Pokemon and their moves and type advantages and Idk just…regular battling. I’ve been so annoyed with these gimmicks and constantly let down each and every time we get a new generation because they’re obsessed with this nonsense.

Ok, that’s about the end of my complaints. I got a bit ranty on that last one! I do enjoy quite a few things about this game, however.

As some know, I speak Spanish and lived in Spain for a short time while in college. It was a highlight of my life and my friends will never hear the end of stories that start with “when I was in Spain.” So to have a region based on Spain was something that hyped me up so much for this game.

I really appreciate the art direction and design of the region of Paldea. The eye-catching mosaics found throughout the region reflect things like Gaudi’s benches in Barcelona, and are bright in color. Buildings often share similar architecture to real buildings and cities in Spain, with the most prominent being the Sagrada Familia and the Pokemon Academy, but many others are also apparent, if not specifically, than in general style. I really loved walking the streets of the different towns because many reminded me of my time in Spain. Windmills are all over one mountain, designed to resemble those from Don Quijote, but also reminded me of a few clusters of modern windmills found on a chain of mountains on the highway near Burgos. It’s clear the designers did a lot of homework.

Beyond just the architecture, the geography of Paldea was also very reminiscent of Spain, especially the areas around Cortondo. I spent most of my leisure time in the game in and around this town. The olive groves, high sun overhead, the bounding Mareeps, and slowly floating Hoppips in the area are essentially my Pokemon heaven. Give me some queso manchego and a good tempranillo and I’d never leave.

It’s moments like these that remind me of the good parts of the game. The Hoppip that float leisurely by, and the fluffy little Mareep that get curious about you, coming close to inspect you and then lightly bouncing around you are just two examples of the sort of life that the animators and artists breathed into Paldea and I think it would be rude to ignore them. Pokemon has always been about the moments we create and the importance we derive from those moments. For some, it’s surviving with 1 HP in a key gym battle. For others, it’s catching a shiny with the last Poke Ball. For me, it has become just enjoying the scenery with my favorite Pokemon.

Character designs are also a high point, and one of the things Pokemon has consistently delivered on. We’ve had fantastic designs for a long time, even when the overall games themselves might be a bit lackluster. Caty, being a bug type gym leader, has hair that resembles spun silk. Levincia is as annoying as you’d expect from a high-energy streamer. I just like seeing so many unique characters in games, and they all stand out in their own ways. The Pokemon are also generally well designed this generation, something that I don’t often say. We finally get a dolphin Pokemon, and then they screw it up by making it a lame superhero, but that’s one of the few I actively dislike. Smoliv is great and I would die for Lechonk.

Area Zero is a really fun postgame adventure, although it’s a bit short. I like how the music adds a bit of wonder and mystery to it all, and the addition of tons of high level Pokemon reminds me a bit of Cerulean Cave from Kanto. I was also partial to the fact that the first group of Pokemon I encountered asked me for a Pepsi.

The sound design is another success of the game, with plenty of solid music throughout. I especially enjoyed Nemona’s themes and the Pokemon Ace Academy theme is quite possibly the greatest and most fitting battle tune in the history of Pokemon. I once called Marnie’s theme my favorite, but this might rival it. I can’t think of a better example of combining big battle pressure with big friendly competition. It has high energy, but also feels grand in scale without heaping pressure on you like other great battle tunes do. Can’t say I’m a big fan of Ed Sheeran, though.

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Scarlet, perhaps leaning a bit heavily on the Spanish inspiration and my own nostalgia to reach that conclusion. But, I also desperately wish that Pokemon would just slow it down. Release a game that works and feels complete, but that doesn’t burn your employees out. We typically see 6-7 years between Zelda titles, but Pokemon has been on a 2-3 year schedule for quite a while now.

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callmemeelah · 2 years

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[7:10 A.M]

Summary: After a fight with his crush, sans goes to his home, except, that's NOT his house.

⸙┆Format : One-shot

⸙┆Pairing(s) : SLIGHTLY HINTED sans x reader

⸙┆Warnings [tw/cw] : cussing, unrequited feelings,

⸙┆Creator note : HI! This is my first ever long fic, I hope you guys like it! Please tell me if you want me to continue it..

⸙┆Word count : 1,5K words (wow!)

The words were written in dark, black ink on a piece of white paper with the number 02 written beside them.

It wasn't anything special. It was just numbers, but for some reason that made it meaningful, like the words themselves had been engraved into his soul by those same digits. He traced them with his fingers as he looked down ,thinking about what happened next.

He sighed deeply and put down the piece of paper before standing up to go get his backpack from where it sat by his desk. As he walked out his door, he caught himself staring back at the piece of white paper on his desk once more, and thought maybe this time around there would be something different. After all, if anyone should understand what they've been feeling then it's him, no one else knows what it feels like to have their heart ripped away.

....

"I'm leaving," he said quietly before walking past her to leave. He tried not to let how he felt show in his face. She deserved better than someone like him. Maybe when she finds out that he's gone she'll move on. Maybe... Maybe she won't look for me. Maybe they will hate me forever after I left her here alone.

She reached out and grabbed his wrist before he could reach the door. "What do you mean you're leaving?"

He turned to stare into her eyes, which were slightly watery. It broke his heart that she still looked so sad despite being surrounded by people who cared about her, but he couldn't let himself care too much. She was only hurting herself. If he stayed, things would only get worse. He needed to do this. For both of them.

"I don't think we can keep doing this anymore. I'm not going to pretend that nothing has happened between us when I know that it did. It was stupid of me to even let myself believe that there was any possibility that you might want to be with me, especially given your history with Nombre."

She pulled her hand away. "Papyrus? You mean... Your brother?"

He scoffed. "You really don't remember. I can't imagine why you kissed him."

They blinked and furrowed their brows. Then, realization dawned on them. "Wait, are you serious? You didn't know?"

He clenched his jaw. Of course it would come out like that. "If you'd told me yesterday that you were dating my brother, I probably wouldn't have believed you. But I know you. So you must have known. What I don't know is why. Why would you take advantage of my feelings for you, when you knew Papyrus didn't reciprocate any way."

"What the hell do you mean by that? I never wanted you, i always thought of you as a friend, nothing more, i'm in love with your brother, not you."

A silence fell over them, broken only by his heavy breathing. This shouldn't hurt so bad. They were friends, or at least they had been. It should still hurt to lose that relationship.

"So, all the moments that we spend togheter, were for nothing else than bringing you closer to my brother?" His voice was cold, harsh even. There was no emotion behind it; not a single hint that he was feeling anything except pain.

Her lip trembled as tears started falling from her eyes. She wiped them away, refusing to let him see how much this affected her. "It was never my intention to use you for my own benefit, I just thought that we could be friends, yes I wanted to date your brother, but that doesn't mean I was using you." He avoided eye contact, quickly leaving her house.

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When he got home, he went straight up to his room and collapsed into bed. At least the pillow smelled better than the air coming from outside. The room was silent, which gave him plenty of time to collect his thoughts. How long had they dated? Two years. Two years, and they never said anything. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find an answer to that question.

He wondered what it would be like to tell them, but that was impossible. He'd already done enough damage, and he didn' t feel like taking another hit to his self esteem. He was tired. So tired. He closed his eyes, trying to block everything out except for the pounding of his own heart. A few minutes later his phone buzzed softly against the bedside table. Pulling it towards him with an annoyed huff, he looked at the text.

"Where are you??"

He read it three times, his mind trying to make sense of it. Where was he? Home. Hadn't he texted that to him earlier? But if he was home then... Where was him? And what about him?

Another message came through, causing his heart rate to increase again. "Come home brother, is way to late." He suddenly stood up, his mind going to everyplace "did I broke into someone's house?! Oh fuck fuck fuck" he thought, suddenly, he noticed the window, but when he went to opened it, when he heard the front door , startling him and causing him to fall backward onto the floor.

"Fuck-" The sound of his skull hitting the tile sent shivers down his spine. He tried to stand up but his entire body felt like jelly, he touched his head and noticed a little bit of blood on it. "Ow" he mumbled and slowly lowered himself back down on to the floor. He groaned as he held his head.

As he finally managed to push himself off of the ground, he heard footsteps getting closer. He didn't dare turn around but instead continued to try to steady his breathing. Whoever it was probably knew that something was wrong, he decided to face whoever it was because he knew that if he didn' t get any help now, his head injury would only worsen. Slowly, he turned around, still holding his head in his hands.

The person who just entered the house looked at him in surprise and slight horror as their eyes roamed over his bruised face.

...

"Who are you." They asked, sounding very unsure of themselves. "Why are you here?" The words flowed out so fast, one could barely understand what they were saying. He slowly stood up, trying not to wince as every movement hurt him slightly more. "I'm sorry for intruding, i was in a hurry and i tought this was my home, i will be getting out no-" "how the hell did you even get in here? i don't think you have a key."

He took a deep breath before responding.

"Look, i got lost and i can't find my way to where i want to go, i promise i won't bother you again" They looked at him like he grew an extra head, which really isn' t surprising given the fact that the skeleton had a blood on the side of his skull. However, they seemed to come back to reality and let out a deep sigh before walking towards him.

"Come with me" He said as they held out their hand to him, looking almost scared of what he might do. It wasn' t everyday that someone broke into a random people house.

Sans hesitantly grabbed their hand and was pulled up by the stranger. He looked down, feeling ashamed that he broke into someone's home. The stranger lead him to the kitchen table and sat him down. They then rummaged through the cupboards before finding a few first aid materials. They also found some towels that smelled faintly like lavender. After cleaning up his head and helping him bandage his wound, the other person looked at him for some seconds, and them answered

"I'm [ ], you must be?"

"I thought I told you my name?" He tilted his skull in confusion. "You did... but you didn't tell me yours," they sighed.

"... well my names sans the skeleton, but everyone calls me sans." He smiled shyly at him. He didn't think anyone ever wanted to know his name, except maybe for Frisk. "It's nice to meet you sans the skeleton," they laughed slightly before placing the empty bowl onto the sink.

After another awkward silence, [ ] spoke up.

"Can i ask why you broke into my house?" They crossed their arms and frowned. Sans shifted uncomfortably on the seat, knowing full well that breaking into someone's home is pretty bad. "Well..." he started, pausing for a moment to take a breath....."it was an accident, really, i didn't meant to break into your house." They raised an eyebrow. "... and what happened to your head?" "i bumped my head against the floor when i fell down, it was pretty painful." He rubbed the back of his skull lightly. He watched their expression change from confused to surprised to guilty.

"...oh, i see...." "i will get going now, sorry for intruding." he was about to leave, when he heard their voice again. "Wait!" He paused, turning his skull back to face them. "My phone number." "thanks," he replied, grabbing the paper and leaving the room

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Ed Lachman

Legendary Cinematographer Gets An Oscar Nomination for El Conde, the Strangest Vampire Movie of All Time

by Brad Balfour

When American cinematographer and director Ed Lachman joined the Oscar nom list, it was as a real outlier. All the other films nominated were expected – Poor Things, Maestro, Killers of The Flower Moon, and Oppenheimer. But El Conde was way out of left field, a satire about the life of late Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet. He's portrayed as a vampire who puts fresh hearts into a blender and drinks them like a smoothie.

Nonetheless, the film deserved recognition for its master director of photography. Born to a Jewish family in Morristown, New Jersey, Lachman attended Harvard and studied in a French University before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio U. Once he transitioned from painting to cinematography, however, the 75-year-old has primarily worked with independent filmmakers, winning accolades along the way. Serving as the cinematographer for Todd Haynes, including 2002's Far from Heaven and Carol in 2015, Lachman earned Oscar nominations. He has served as DoP for other directors such as Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh, Paul Schrader, Werner Herzog, Sofia Coppola, and Todd Solondz. He also did Robert Altman's final film in 2006, A Prairie Home Companion.

Besides working with others, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America in 1989. Then, in 2002, he co-directed the controversial Ken Park with Larry Clark. In 2013, Lachman did a group of videos French electronic dance duo Daft Punk for their best-selling album Random Access Memories.

Most recently he did El Conde with the Chilean-born Pablo Larrain, who has built a career making quirky yet significant films such as Spencer (2021), Jackie (2016), El Club (2015), and NO (2012), among others. El Conde imagines the story of Claude Pinochet, a royalist French soldier, who's discovered to be a vampire and survives an attempt to kill him. Witnessing the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, Pinochet fakes his death and flees, participating in the suppression of revolutionary upheavals over the next centuries. Eventually, he ended up in Chile in 1935 and joined the Chilean Army under the name Augusto Pinochet. Rising to become a general, he overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende in 1973 and became the country's dictator. Quite a story laden with bizarre imagery and narrative, all shot black & white.

This Q&A was conducted before a preview audience at the Paris Theater.

It's an amazing movie and your collaboration [has produced] a timeless classic. How did your collaboration get started on this movie? You've been friends but haven't collaborated on something before.

I like looking at films as much as working on them, maybe more. I first saw Pablo's work, Tony Manero, at the New York Film Festival and from there we developed a friendship. He said, "One day, I'll bring you to Chile," but I never thought that was actually going to happen. We were always friendly. He came to New York and worked with Darius Khondji who is a friend. So I thought, "Wow, he comes all the way to New York and works with a French cameraman. Why does he need to bring me to Chile?" We did a commercial in Los Angeles and he called me about a month later and said, "Would you come to Chile?" Sure. But obviously, I don't speak much Spanish and I've worked with his whole crew. Right from the beginning, Pablo said he wanted to work in black and white. Usually, today, you have to shoot in color, either in film or digitally and then transfer into a monochromatic image. But he convinced Netflix that it would be produced out of Mexico, and he was going to shoot in black & white. That opened up a whole door for me and I reached out to Arriflex, the camera manufacturer in Germany. I knew they had produced a large format camera for monochromatic but not a lighter weight camera. Another conceit that Pablo wanted to do was to be on a crane for the whole time – a short 15-foot Technoscope telescopic crane. His idea was that we could move quicker and find angles. That set was built for the size of the crane so we could move in and not have to take out walls. We did once or twice. There were all those factors that came into it. Arri was just coming out with their own camera, and I thought they'd never get there even if they were interested.

Lo and behold, ten days before we were to shoot, they said we have a camera for you. I went back to Pablo and said, "We have a camera. Can the production afford it?" Well, he's the production company, so he said yes. Another aspect of the filming was that I worked with lenses that were actually made in the '30s for black & white. They were the primary lenses that shot black & white film. I just happened to remount those lenses for somebody who had told me about this glass that it was available in LA. Now I have the black & white lenses, the black & white sensors. All these things contributed. Then there's an exposure system that I used for the first time.

That's the system that you invented.

Basically, I don't make it complicated. If you knew Ansel Adams, he developed a way of evaluating exposure. You could read shadow detail and highlights and place your negative where you would get the most detail, which is a way of analyzing where your exposure was. I worked on an idea about doing that for digital technology. I was, again, very lucky – all the forces came together when a monitor company, SmallHD, came out with this inner monitor and they licensed it to me. I was able to use it for the first time in this film. That's why you have this incredible shadow detail that you would lose if you didn't know where you were placing your eye light. Sometimes, if you overexpose something, you have to print it down and then you don't get the shadow detail. I was thinking about looking at it today – what's the difference? Matthew Libatique shot Maestro in color then converted to black & white. You don't get the subtlety of midrange that you can get when you shoot monochromatic. The other thing is you can use filters that they used 50 years ago, black and white filters that you can't use on color film. You can try to do it in post, but it's not the same thing.

It sounds like the perfect marriage of technique and intention to create this look that's both timeless and with a purposeful artificiality to it. You have worked in black & white before for some of Todd Haynes' films like Wonderstruck. Give us a taste of what's more appealing to you in shooting in black and white, something maybe you get when you're not working in color.

When you shoot in color, you have a problem with the color temperature of the day. It changes. I realized that again with black & white, because I hadn't shot black and white since Wonderstruck. However, that was with film, and this is digital. What's wonderful about black & white is that you can shoot from the beginning of the day to the end of the day and it's just contrast. It's light and dark. In color, the color temperature changes from cool to warm to cool to warm, and you have to modify what you're doing with color. They always say black & white is harder because you don't see in black & white, so you have to imagine how it will look. But once your eye gets more trained and, especially, when you're looking at it on a monitor, you can affect how the black & white [works]. We tested different colors for blood and ended up with blue. All the blood is blue because we found it had more luminosity. When I was in the hospital with my broken hip, at the end of the show, I found out that in our body, that's why our veins look blue. Our blood is blue and it's only red when it hits the air.

Let's go back to the beginning when you first were presented with the concept of Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire. What was your reaction and what pulled you into the story?

Pablo was my education and the way he expressed it was that Chileans have never been able to heal because they never had the justice to heal. The individuals and their families paid the price. Even the church.... There was a part of the church that did fight what Pinochet was doing to the people. There was another part of the church that went along with him. When he explained it that way, I understood why he is forever. He died a multimillionaire and died free. Which is why the Chilean people will never be able to have any resolution to the crimes that were committed. Not like in Argentina where the [dictator] goes to jail.

He's embarrassed about being called a thief, but he's not embarrassed about the murders. He thinks of them as a necessity. what kind of [perhaps] hemophiliac conversations did you and Pablo have watching this movie? Obviously, that recalls Nosferatu, Vampyr. What other movies have you visited?

I watched those films – Vampyr, Nosferatu by F.W. Murnau, and I did like Josef von Sternberg. In some ways, I liked working on films where I don't speak the language because then I can just look at it, in my own world. Things came together in abstract ways, there wasn't much of an intellectualization.

What did you bring to the table to make plausible the scenes of Pinochet flying over Santiago?

All the night footage is against the blue screen or green screen. All of the day scenes, they brought in – and I didn't even know about this – an acrobatic group from Colombia that worked on wires. One of our actresses, Paula [Luchsinger], had studied dance. So they put her on wires. We did have a stunt double and it was a 160-foot crane and in the middle of the crane was a seat on cable. The operator allowed us to show that double or Paula flying or moving around the landscape – it was a sheep farm in Patagonia. That's real air-to-air photography without the benefit of drones. We did use a drone for the point of view of when they're flying. The drone was the second unit, and they went out to film in areas all over Chile. I was there on a vacation watching what was happening.

What's your process with the other departments like production and costume design, especially when you're shooting in black & white? What is the harmony among the other technical departments?

The production designer there didn't speak any English and they work a little differently. Generally, I have an on-set prop person moving things around through the frame. But there he came out of the theater. He had no compulsion but to be on the set all the time and move things around. But wait a minute, that's my set now. But we got along even though sometimes we had discussions through Pablo like, "Don't move this, or move that."

When I'm working on a set, it's what's in the frame that's important to me: how you compose the frame, and how you move the image in the set. Your great production designer actually thinks about the frame when they design the set. He had a little different approach to it, more like theater. There's the stage and the set and you just work with it. We did all this testing with lighting which made the backgrounds always dark. I wanted that separation between the characters and the background so that there was a starkness to it.

I did something different that I don't normally do. Even though there was an overhead bridge system for lighting, I mostly lit from the window and because we moved the camera around a lot, I couldn't have lights on in the set to help their eyes out. But I realized something that these people are hiding from themselves and hiding from each other. I let the eyes go darker than I ever normally would do and it worked. First, I thought it was a mistake, but here the eyes go in the shadow from cross light. That was important psychologically for the characters.

What was something specifically difficult during the filming? What sequence was most challenging to get right?

There were these big lights that I like to use, and nobody wanted to say no to me. So if I say I want eight 10Ks around the set. On pre-light day, I would be there, and the lights would not be there. They always promise they'll be available mañana, but they never are. I finally had to adapt to work with the equipment that I had. That was an improvement. If I'd had everything I wanted to begin with, I wouldn't have had the benefit of the adaptation.

Over your career, you've collaborated with so many and shot across genres. Do you have a filmmaker that you'd still love to work with? Who would that be?

I went to art school and then ended up being a cinematographer, a cameraman for other people's films. I've always made some of my own films. There are always new people. I'm always inspired when I see other people's work, even other cinematographers. There's a reason why people create images the way they do because of the time period. That's something that Todd Haynes is very much into. He understands that the tools you use affect the look of the final image.

On Wonderstruck he wanted to use the same apparatus of the periods ('70s and the '20s) like the dollies used to get those long tracking shots in the street and not see the track. We used something called the Western dolly that has rubber wheels. That was not the best way to do it but was the only way during that time period. I always find it interesting to go deeper into how it's done and why it's done. I studied painting, studio art and didn't like the idea that I'd be alone in a room. If someone brings me a story, I like the challenge of finding the visual language to tell that story.

Speaking of different techniques and tools that are available, there's obviously so many changes in the way films are shot. Some people still swear by film and others love the flexibility and freedom that digital brings to the table. Where do you stand?

I used to always think it had to be a film. But the way I feel about it now, certain stories can be told in the film, some can be done digitally. The problem is, it has become more and more difficult for student films. The craft of filmmaking is being lost because during the process you need a film loader, someone who loads the film in the magazine. Younger and younger people aren't coming up in the industry learning how to load film anymore.

Film labs don't have some of the equipment anymore that helps judge the treatment for the film negative. Footage gets mistreated during digital transfer. The old classic cameras don't get repaired properly because of the lack of expertise and replacement parts. To continue shooting on film, we're going against what the industry is pushing because that's the way they make more money. They come out with faster lenses and higher-resolution cameras. But actual image makers don't necessarily want everything to look photorealistic. Sometimes it's essential for us to feel that we are actually watching a film and not being inside the storyline.

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You Can't Use Reactions Right Now! Here Is The Fix

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Watch "Van Halen - Mean Street (Live Video)" on YouTube

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And these people in Colorado have lost their trailer park and they own the land as an aggregate each lot they own personally and they were approached incorrectly and dealt with incorrectly in other words they were doing illegal stuff to push them into the corner just getting to think they can fight it by doing so they refuse the agreements but even the domain they can take the property but they can't take it without giving you what it's worth and a lot of times in certain States you can't do that without offering an alternative or place to live because it's so hard to get a place to live these days. The clothes going to push them out and to treat them badly have people think they're Max they got found out in the meeting they said we know who you are and what you're doing and why in a sense that I don't think so it's not for impressions or to get you excited they want that particular spot of land and they want to put in some sort of Transit because they want to Transit the place and it said wow that's bad I said yeah they're more and they turned it around like main Street and Van Halen they're the ones who are hunted for ages by warlock given the job by Max on purpose by Mac so think about it you're both hunted because you're hunting each other and he said oh no this is true he has a whole deck of cards and you're not even at the table so now we're talking about housing and you in Utah you can't do what they're doing in Colorado you can a little bit no in Colorado you cannot relocate someone without offering them an alternative place to live and money for where they're living and they have to be able to afford it with the money that you are purchasing for now they're in Iowa and I'm supposed to be saying they're in Iowa and it's true too but in Iowa the same law exists you can't force you out without another place being available for the same price or less or for them making it possible in other words they can move you to a new sector of land and pay you for your land and for the move. And they wrote the letter and it's a horrible letter nobody should say those things to everyone it's ridiculous way of writing and they've got them if they got it in writing you got to compile it and put it on digital format and save it in a vault or a bank at least and hire a good lawyer who wants money and get all your stuff together and with everybody she went ahead and did that and they have this organization out there now it helps people and he said this letter is so obnoxious you can own their company because it's carrying A veiled threat and it's real and it's also obscene say they have to make money off it when it's a public agency taking over the land and has absolutely no correlation to it and the government doesn't say that so he's misreading the government there's a lot of things you could do and I can tell you what you want to find Mac and tell him your problem and tell him that you don't like the clones and you think that your people will be motivated if they had a little help in opposing them on what they're doing cuz they wrote the letter not the government and I'm positive that's what it is and you can show me pictures that's who they are. So she took it to Mac and said no not another one it says one of you guys and it's one to work for him chasing them down he says this is how it goes they want to fight him so she looked at the case and he said lawyers and that's what they needed and they need it in Iowa too and the second part of the show so he found out where it was and what they're doing you got them land and a place to stay and some of them just sold and moved out and some of them moved and they looked at Tommy F and why he was doing it and they figured out some stuff

Thor Freya

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classicmoviesetc1 · 2 years

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What are the best classic fantasy adventure movies in the world?

There are a lot of amazing movies out there that are worth watching, from the classic black and white pictures to the most modern, technology-enhanced films that continue to wow and amaze viewers. Today, we’re going to discuss some of the most outstanding fantasy adventure movies that the world has ever seen. So if you’re a passionate appreciator of a good fantasy adventure that makes you hold your breath and stay on the edge of your couch while watching, make sure to check out our list.

Cinema is often seen as the ultimate form of escapism. If that's the case then fantasy movies are surely the medium's purest and most pertinent forms of transportation, grabbing the viewer and plunging them into distant lands and magical concepts that question our own relationship with the world.

The best fantasy filmmakers — Jean Cocteau, Guillermo del Toro, and Hayao Miyazaki, among so many others — understand the psychological power of escapism. Sometimes you need to step outside of yourself to look back in. The best escapist entertainments ultimately bring us back to ourselves.

Are you tired of watching the jibber jabber of modern movies? Do you want to indulge in raw acting and pure talent? Check out our collection of classic fantasy movie collections. We, at Classic Movies Etc handpick the best and most loved fantasy movies DVDs that families loved to watch repeatedly back in the days.

Warriors of Virtue (1997) Dvd

Actors: Marley Shelton, Teryl Rothery, Julie Patzwald, Kimberley Warnat, Dennis Dun

Format: Dvd, Remastered

Language: English, 5.1 Surround Sound

Run Time: 101mins

Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

Extras: Theatrical Trailer

Plot: A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

2.The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Dvd

Actors: Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller

Format: Dvd, Remastered

Language: English, 5.1 Surround Sound

Run Time: 99mins

Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

Extras: None

Plot: A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

3. Thief of Baghdad

Actors: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici

Format: Dvd

Language: English, Dobly Digital 5.1

Run Time: 1hr 40min

Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

Extras: None

Plot: In the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.

4. The Wonders of Aladdin Donald O'Connor Dvd

Actors: Donald O'Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Michèle Mercier

Format: DVD

Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0

Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen

Run Time: 93 Min.

Plot: Donald O'Connor plays Aladdin as both the hero and comic relief in this arabian nights fantasy. Conspicuously American in a cast that seems largely European, O'Connor's Aladdin is of humble origins but never allows his lack of means (or any concrete ideas for acquiring any) dampen his dreams of grandeur. When he finds that his new lamp contains a genie who'll grant him three wishes, his chance for greatness may have finally come true. Nobody believes him, least of all the lovely Djalma, who has spent years waiting for him to give up his dreams, settle down and marry her. Assured of his deepest wishes, Aladdin travels to Basorah, a great city nearby, which already celebrates the impending marriage of the Sultan's daughter to the young but wise Molook. Meanwhile, the prince's wicked Vizier conspires to kill Mollook and steal both his crown and his bride and, with no male heirs of the Sultan, the Sultan's crown as well. When blundering across the plan, Aladdin rides to an unlikely rescue with the help of the wily prince and Basorah's population of fakirs and beggars.

5. Warriors of Virtue 2: The Return to Tao Dvd

Actors: Kevin Smith, Nathan Phillips, Nina Liu, Shedrack Anderson III

Format: Dvd, Remastered

Language: English, 5.1 Surround Sound

Run Time: 93mins

Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

Extras: Stunts and Wire Work, Theatrical Trailer

Plot: A new villain, Dogon, seizes control of Tao, a parallel universe. On Earth, 12-year-old Ryan and his friend Chucky arrive at a martial arts competition whereupon they are unexpectedly taken to Tao to fight Dogon.

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crystallllines · 4 years

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perpetually screaming inside because i’m seeing people get privilege-checked on gd posts where they’re working through complicated feelings and things that they maybe just want to get off their chests on their personal blogs???

like... i’m just glad that i have my small circle of people who give af about my whiny posts because they’re all pretty understanding and accepting, because god when/if i finally crack and start spilling all my feelings and thoughts about this hell shit, i need a place where i can put that into words, however permanent and fleeting the thoughts are after that, without people calling me out for not openly looking like a perfect white ally at any given time on the internet.

edit: also... for fuck’s sake, the blogger even had it behind a cut!!! and there was a content warning! idk dude

#wow i sound like a dick #trash bitch exploding #like you would never see me leaving a comment on that nyt article that’s like wow maybe save your whining about your less than perfect #senior year for your private confidantes instead of putting that where batshit problematic bitches like me can read and be like #oh look this person is trying to go through shit i have been struggling with for years!#of course not #and also like a personal blog is different from a newspaper or a newsletter or official update about you as a public entity #so i DEFINITELY would not do that to people who are going through that in an informal format via casual medium #i know the sick chick/bad-at-money family thing is different than the race thing #and maybe my trashy sleep deprived brain is just confused #but look this is my space where i am allowed to spill what i need to here #EVERYONE deserves to have a space like that #be it a digital sketchbook online journal/blog physical journal vlog real sketchbook whatever!!#whatever according to what works best for them!!!

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Hi, do you happen to still have any flash pannel from ripe for conquest? I remember reading that years ago, but all pics are gone from the mspfa mirror

Wow, this is a throwback! Who would have guessed that a goofy project of mine that hasn't been touched in nearly a decade still has fans?

I checked the mirror to see how Ripe for Conquest held up over the years, and indeed it looks like most of the graphics are missing. All the panels uploaded via Dropbox are now broken links, since I removed many of my files from there several years ago (but they likely would have broken anyway due to changes in Dropbox since then). Unfortunately, fixing those would be a laborious task, involving re-uploading everything back onto Dropbox and manually copying and pasting new links into 300+ pages...

...Oh, what's this? The MSPFA editor very conveniently has a find-and-replace function, which would let me replace all the image links very quickly as long as they follow a simple pattern! That would be great, except Dropbox links now generate with a string of random digits on every file, making it impossible to fix all the links with a simple find-and-replace. Since they won't put my new image links in a convenient format, it looks like there's nothing to be done.

...Wait, I have an actual website! I can host the images myself and they'll have sensible URLs! But am I really going to use my professional comic website to host the panels for an old and unfinished creative project from my adolescence? Am I really committed enough to preservation to go to all that trouble?

The answer is yes. The mirror has been fixed and all the panels are visible. Unfortunately I can't do much about the Flash pages since browsers don't support those kinds of embeds any more, but I also went to the trouble of refurbishing my old Flash directory where you can directly download the SWF files and view them with your own player. The mirror also links to this page in all the relevant places.

Tumblr user prostumblma, whoever you are, thank you for prompting me to do all this. At first I wasn't interested at all in bringing back my old work, but it made me sad to see the mirror all broken and the panels lost to time, so in the interest in preservation I did the work to fix everything the best I could. Now you can get the complete experience of this defunct story from my teenage years that will never be finished. I hope you enjoy it.

And in conclusion,

#ripe for conquest #never thought i'd be using that tag in the year 2022

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etherealluminescence · 4 years

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Requests | Masterlist | My MC | Other

Requests :

I write sfw or fluff, nsfw, angst, drabbles, headcanons, and fics.

I write for all characters. Platonically for Luke. Please specify the characters. If unspecified I will automatically go with the brothers, and if it says undateables or just brothers I’ll write for all in the category.

If you want a fic for 2+ x MC I’m fine with that too.

I just don’t write about piss kinks or religious kinks. It makes me uncomfortable to think about. Other than that I’m probably kinkier than you do your worst.

If you don’t state gender, I’m going for GN. Even if it’s nsfw, twosome, threesome whatever.

Specify if it’s nsfw or sfw, or I’ll automatically write it as sfw. Whether you ask for a headcanon or fic.

If you do not specify hc or fic, I’ll write it in headcanon format.

I do matchups. I may not be the best at it, but I would love to attempt it if you’re willing to let me. 💗

I’m okay with inbox spam, don’t feel like you’re bothering me if you want to have two or more requests.

Requests are always open, meaning I’ll never close them. Just send in that ask. If for some reason I have a lot of requests they’ll still be open, but it may take me time to get to it. (I really don’t think I’ll get any but hey)

Optional form in other section at the bottom. Just to get a rough idea.

Masterlist

SFW - ☁︎ | NSFW - 💕 | ANGST - ⚡️ |

I will specify if it’s a hc, matchup, fic etc next to the name. I still do not know how to link stuff on tumblr without it being giant and inconvenient, so until then I’ll just write what I’ve written, you can find under the “obey me” tag when searching my profile.

GN!MC using the brother’s horns for stupid reasons - ☁︎ HEADCANON

GN!MC using the royal’s horns for stupid reasons - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Brothers react to finding out GN!MC works in a rent-a-girlfriend business - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Brothers react to a F!VIRGIN!MC - 💕 HEADCANON

Brothers react to finding a GN!MC sleeping in their beds - ☁︎ HEADCANON

SUB!Mammon x F!Reader - 💕 FIC

DOM!Lucifer x F!Reader - 💕 FIC

BNHA AU : Brothers react to a QUIRKED!GN!MC - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Brothers react to a stressed out GN!MC - ☁︎⚡️ HEADCANON

Brothers react to GN!MC on the verge of tears but actually stubbed their toe - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Mammon, Satan, and Lucifer react to F!MC on their period - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Brothers react to F!Demigod!MC - ☁︎ HEADCANON

The boys, GN!MC, and the cat - ☁︎ HEADCANON

The cat miniseries - ☁️ BUFF CAT TAG

Brothers react to GN!MC being distant...? - ☁️ HEADCANON

Brothers react to a GN!MC that does self-harm - ⚡️☁️ HEADCANON

Brothers react to accidentally finding F!MC masturbating - 💕 HEADCANON

Simeon comforting GN!PTSD!MC - ⚡️☁️ HEADCANON

TBA

WORKING ON - based on asked first (unless a fic, let me catch up due to classes. requests are always open, though!) ->

Brothers react to GN!MC breaking up with them - ⚡️ HEADCANON

Brothers react to GN!TEASE!MC - ☁️ HEADCANON

Undateables reaction to DEMIGOD!GN!MC - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Beel x GN!MC cooking - ☁︎ FIC

Lucifer x GN!MC x Mammon - ⚡️ FIC + different endings

Solomon x F!MC where he subtly hits on MC - ☁︎ FIC

SUB!Solomon x DOM!MC - 💞 FIC

MHA!AU Izuku!MC - ☁︎ FIC

Solomon x F!MC - ⚡️ FIC + “It didn’t have to be like this” prompt

PROTECTIVE!Levi x F!MC - ☁︎

My MC profile - PERSONAL PROFILE

Domestic headcanons - ☁︎ HEADCANON

Levi x GN!Reader - 💕 FIC

My MC

I don’t really have much other than a digital sketch I did and a picrew of him, but he’s basically a spoiled bottom. He has been spoiled by his big half-brother his near entire life, and was so confused on how human functions when he came to devildom. Like he sees Solomon cooking and he’s like wow humans actually do that food doesn’t just appear?? Or we can’t just eat the freshly grown fruit from your trees?? Also surprised clothes don’t just appear and you need to SHOP because his brother just told him what to wear and bought him outfits.

Yes I’m putting MCtober stuff here too. He obviously has dyed pink stripes in his hair but he’s just like it’s 100% natural and when it fades he’s like?? My hair is disappearing? Very stupid. He was also originally being helped by Mammon but my MC was beyond help that Satan had to teach him common knowledge and he’s just like woah!! :oo so smart!! Maybe smart enough to rival my big brother!!

Made a pact with Satan (first) because it pissed off Lucifer than a dumb human made a pact with his brother. He didn’t know what a pact was and was like since you helped me I’ll help you!!

Asmodeous (second) is the only other brother to be in a pact with my MC. My MC is a big moron who didn’t know about shopping but looks extremely cute, so Asmodeous obviously played dress up with him. Eventually they got into a pact (my mc still does not understand what it exactly is) and now he spends a lot of time with him.

His sleeves are just sleeves...;; like literally they are sleeves. No shirt. It’s like whack. Inside the sleeves at the middle is a band that he puts his hands through and tightens, and the sleeves just stay upright and no one knows how that genuinely works or where he/his big brother had bought it- but he’s very fond of them.

He’s also a social media user to Asmo’s degree- he’s constantly on it and has near six phones and can use them quickly. He may be dumb about life, but he knows about deviltube and devilgram. Might make a general MC introduction post idk;;

Other

If I have anything else in the future I’ll put it here ig. Like if I’m suddenly dying or going on a trip and can’t do requests immediately. Feel free to dm me. If you are curious about a request form : (OPTIONAL)

Prompt / kink : Your request + kinks if nsfw

Type : sfw/nsfw/ + angst if you want that

Format : Fic, Drabble, headcanon, matchup etc.

Characters : Specific or general (Brothers/Undatables/ Brothers+Undateables)

Gender : Male/Female (Unspecified is automatically gender neutral)

Examples :

Could I get domestic sfw hc of the undateables?? GN please!

MC who threatens to throw the next person who bothers them out the window ?? Sfw hc! For the bros.

Could you do a Asmo x M!MC x Solomon? Maybe after a night out at the club they’re all bothered and hook up with each other? Nsfw fic!

Can I have a matchup? I’m 19/F/British and my favorite color is blue! I like reading and participating in my school drama club and some additional facts are.. you get the jist

#obey me #obey me swd #obey me shall we date #obey me hc #masterlist #requests #my mc #always open #other

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monicawoe · 3 years

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Series review of Lucifer (seasons one through five)

Mystical whooshing intensifies

So I initially watched the pilot of this show when it first aired and had a knee jerk comic snob reaction of: Ugh, everything is wrong! This isn’t like the comics at all, harrumph. But then recently two friends whose opinions I value greatly said it was good fun, so I gave it another chance. And wow am I glad I did!

The first three seasons at Fox were very much case based police procedurals format with the bonus of one partner being the Devil himself and the added bonus of the Devil going to therapy at some point during each episode (and also piano!!). It was to me a popcorn show, highly entertaining but not something I initially thought I’d get emotionally sucked into. But then I did. Pretty quickly too.

Lots more thoughts below (spoilery for seasons 3-5)

The main cast is largely responsible for why I fell so hard for this show (I love Maze and Amenadiel so much), but so are the side characters that come and go, like Tricia Helfer who has been near the top of my can make me cry in two seconds flat list since Battlestar Galactica.

Of the Fox seasons there’s a lot of great one offs, but the end of the season three finale 3x24, specifically the shot of Lucifer wrapping Chloe in his wings and him crashing through the window blood spattered and using the wings as weapons was my absolute fave, plus the gif sets of those scenes is another part of why I decided to give the show another chance.

Once Netflix takes over in season four there’s a tonal shift that I was at first worried was going to be dark and gritty™️ but instead it’s more like dark and gritty as defined by myself back when I was a fifteen year old goth. Meaning it’s everything I wanted then and still really enjoy now but not grim dark. It’s like season four doubled down on all the stuff that makes the premise so intriguing and had Chloe and Lucifer confront the sheer insanity of their respective situations while simultaneously leaning into the surreal ridiculousness of it all. Also Lucifer's continudity, which speaks for itself.

The season four penultimate episode - specifically the whole masquerade ball sequence and aftermath was so well done, and I really loved in particular the bit in the elevator where Lucifer's power is in overdrive and all Chloe has to do is ask the woman she pulled in with them to get an answer. And obviously the whole fully transformed Lucifer accepting himself scene was great. The Devil effects were so well done this season! Somebody who knows this stuff better than I do can probably confirm- but I feel like Netflix used far more practical effects and digital more as enhancement whereas Fox particularly early on relied solely on digital Devil face, is that right?

The season four finale opening to Kenny Loggins was hilarious, particularly Dan’s jump / Lucifer lifting him and Lucifer’s slide onto Chloe’s desk leading directly into the first “real” scene of the episode, just amazing. Though, side-note: given the musical in season five, was this sequence maybe real after all? Or just some sort of meta-level foreshadowing on the similarities between Lucifer and his Dad?

And the ending of this episode oh my goodness. Listen, I’ve got such a thing for Lucifer and the Devil on screen anyway and I have since I first saw Tim Curry’s the Darkness in Legend as a kid, but the whole way that scene was staged, with the demons grabbing Chloe, and Lucifer’s “You will bow down,” and then sending them all home with a word was just :chef's kiss:.

And the ending scenes from the balcony to Hell was so sad and so fucking great. The throne was awesome (on that note I really dig this show’s depiction of Hell, both the landscape and the mechanics of it).

The season five opener was also really well done. There was something so lovely about Lucifer working the same case as Chloe from below and with Lee too! I absolutely loved the LA skyline and Lucifer peeling back the illusion to show Hell, and everything he did with Lee. And then of course we get the introduction of Michael which was such a fascinating way to start off the season.

Another big highlight for me in season five was the musical episode which I wrote about HERE.

And then of course the season five finale, which was absolutely everything fifteen year old me wanted finally realized. I’ll mention here briefly that I was a huge fan of the Prophecy movies back in those days and in general any property brave enough to try full wing effects (practical or otherwise) on angels. Netflix pulled it off beautifully.

Fave moments: Lucifer’s gut-wrenching agony when Chloe is killed and his litany of “No.” Michael looked dumbfounded by his brother’s pain. And then of course Lucifer flying to Heaven to get Chloe back, regardless of whether it would destroy him or not. That’s the level of obsessive self-sacrificial love I eat up with a spoon. Chloe wall slamming (and floor slamming) Michael was so satisfying, as was Lucifer returning just in time to keep her from delivering the final blow.

I knew immediately Lucifer was going to cut off Michael’s wings instead of killing him, but that didn’t make the moment any less powerful. And the stairs worked beautifully for the final scene. Lucifer’s shock when everyone (except Chloe) took a knee and the closing line were both pitch perfect and such an awesome set up for the next and final season.

I haven’t been this excited by a season finale in a long time and immediately wrote a fic which I’ve posted HERE. It’s very possible there’s more coming, but I wanted to at least get this first part posted before any season six spoilers come out.

If anyone else has thoughts on the show overall, or season five, or any season really, feel free to comment on this post, would love to read other people’s reactions too. Also is there a Lucifer discord anywhere?

#lucifer netflix #lucifer morningstar #chloe x lucifer #meta #tv review

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davidmann95 · 3 years

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Comics this week (5/12/2021)?

comics-and-videogames said: This week's comics (asking now cause it's around the time you said you'd have them if not disregard)

Anonymous said: Comics this week? (05/10/2021)

Just under the wire before the new batch:

Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow #2: Not exactly another Life Story in the making, but this does seem to be the closest we’ll ever get to a Spider-Man Kills The Marvel Universe, and I don’t know that there’s any other team I’d trust more with that.

X-Corp #1: Wow, so it turns out it’s really hard to do what Hickman does if you’re not Hickman, huh. Frankly this kinda sucked all on its own merits, but no overlooking the disparity.

Guardians of the Galaxy #14: Oh my god we already knew Ewing writes peak Doom shit but guys this is SUCH peak Doom shit.

Heroes Reborn: Hyperion & The Imperial Guard #1: Not quite as good as it was clever, but still a solidly fun little jaunt and I’ll keep an eye open for Ryan Cady’s name in the future.

Heroes Reborn #2: Aaron’s “it’s dumb and bad but I like it” Avengers approach applied to writing the high-concept adventures of dickhead Superman? You know I was all about this.

Project Patron #2: Not as propulsive as the first issue, but still a really solid read and setting up exciting things to come.

Proctor Valley Road #3: Still pretty good but I am completely thrown by how quickly and entirely Morrison abandoned the relative realism they were handling the dialogue with in the first issue.

Ice Cream Man #24: It’s a familiar schtick at this point, but still a good one.

Barbalien: Red Planet: I’d been hearing effusive praise about this mini for as long as it was coming out and was looking forward to it finally arriving in trade, and I can’t say I was disappointed. Obviously it looks good as hell with Gabriel Walta drawing it, and Tate Brombal does some really good “superhero as metaphor” work by having the layer of fantasy not over the subject itself - in this case the AIDS crisis and cop violence against the queer community - but how the central figure engages with it. An easy recommendation if you might otherwise be on the fence.

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1: Aside from the eponymous ‘Festival of Heroes’ entry everything in here ranges from solid to really good, definitely among the winners of DC’s anthologies over the past few years and I’m looking forward to the apparent Monkey Prince book in the works.

Superman #31: The substitution of Godlewski with Norm Rapmund threw me in a way that artistic switches rarely do, but this is still a really solid issue and I’m kicking myself for only just now realizing the metaphor with a story about Clark and Jon struggling with legacy having them literally fight a gigantic shadow that makes vessels of whoever it’s cast upon. These Tales of Metropolis backups though...folks, I stood up for Sean Lewis with his Future State work, but it’s starting to look like we may have dodged a bullet that he didn’t get a more prominent place in the line.

Wonder Woman #772: Continuing to really dig this! Just don’t understand how this team’s Future State story sucked so bad, because this has been a hoot and now it’s grappling with larger ideas regarding Diana really well. Hope it continues on this trajectory, for now just happy that we’re finally getting fun Wonder Woman comics.

RWBY/Justice League (digital) #9: So it IS multiverse-related, which makes me much more curious how this is going to end up. Glad the next installment will apparently be the ‘everybody sits down and talks’ material that’s all I’ve really wanted from this story since it was announced.

Justice League: Last Ride #1: Not all you want it to be, but in ways I’m not sure can really be called its fault? It was written and formatted as a digital-first book but for some reason didn’t end up one so it stutters awkwardly back to life after a clean breaking point halfway through, and with all due respect to Miguel Mendonca who does a fine job here, if you’re doing a prestige-ey continuity-free kinda grungy Final Justice League Story mini and have Darick Roberson on the covers, it’s gonna be frustrating to not also have him on the interiors. It’s still a solid read and Zdarsky clearly gets Clark in particular in a big way, it’s just hard thus far not to imagine a better version of it.

Batman: Urban Legends #3: Zdarsky writes such a good Batman, god. The Shiva story was decent, I’m hoping the presumed upcoming Brandon Thomas Outsiders book is more of a piece with his Future State feature for them than this, and the Grifter stuff is still decent trashy fun.

The Joker #3: Still a great Gordon book, but arguably more importantly given the title this is the first time Tynion’s done a truly great Joker moment.

Rorschach #8: A book I continue to like.

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Mine, Yours, Ours

Billie x Reader x Cordelia

Word Count: 1,529

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Prompt: On one side you have Cordelia, your supreme that continues sending mixed signals about her affections for you, on the other side you have Billie, the famous medium you just met that seems awfully interested in keeping you company.

Summary: After Cordelia pushes you away yet again, you head downtown for tea where you meet Billie Dean Howard. You end up getting her number, and have a late night chat after a rough encounter with Cordelia when you get home late.

a/n: i got this prompt from someone here on tumblr. i’m gonna try & find it so i can give proper credit!

it’s from: @lourdsbitch i hope you don’t mind 😅 i really like your interpretation of the prompt and was hella inspired by it.

read their story here:

also, this is my first proper story i’m posting here so i apologize if it’s a bit rough! i’m still learning how this whole formatting thing works

You frowned as you exited Cordelia's office. She had yet again shooed you away. For anyone else, this would be expected, she was the supreme after all, and no matter how kind she was, she had her bad days. But she was your girlfriend for god's sake! She used to never treat you this way. Why was she acting like this? She had been blowing you off and acting cold for weeks now. Only responding in harsh tones and quick snaps. You began to wonder what you did wrong.

As you slowly descended the stairs, you decided you needed to cheer yourself up. You didn't need Cordelia. You sprinted back up the stairs and into your room, grabbing your purse, keys, phone, and wallet before sprinting back down and out of the academy to your car.

As you start the engine you pause and go to text Cordelia that you would be going out and would be back later, but stop yourself. She didn't seem to care what you were doing anyway, she was obviously too busy for you. Why should you let her know where you're going when you knew she wouldn’t even respond with anything besides a dry "K". So you pull out of the driveway, and head to your favorite coffee shop, where you ironically always order tea.

The bell rings above the door as you enter the shop, your favorite barista waving you over with a smile. It was a small shop, no more than 5 people were ever there at one time, so there was no line to wait in. "Y/N! Nice to see you again. Haven’t seen you in awhile and thought maybe we'd lost our favorite customer." the barista dramatically frowned and you laughed softly "No worries, just been busy. The usual please?" you hand him your card "Of course, 5 minutes top," you smile as he hands you back your card and you twirl around to go to your usual table that sat right by the window.

As you reach your table you stop dead in your tracks. There in your seat sat Billie Dean Howard, the famous medium. You had no idea she was even in New Orleans! "A little star-struck there sweetheart?" Her honey coated voice rang in your ears, pulling you from your trance. "I- uh, my tab- I usually sit here, I just, wow you're amazing." You ramble as she chuckles at your awkwardness and gestures you to sit. "My apologies for stealing your spot, I see you're a favorite around here, huh?" You expect her to get up and leave but she stays as you clumsily take a seat in front of her.

"I um, you can say that, yeah" You say, not wanting to sound conceited. "Your Chai tea," the barista sets your steaming tea down in front of you, "She is most definitely a favorite in these parts," he winks at Billie and walks away, leaving your cheeks tinted a bright shade of pink. "You're certainly modest," she takes a sip of her drink.

"You have fine taste." she says pointing to your tea and then to her own. "Personally I enjoy a little bit of whipped cream on my Chai." she winks at you and your cheeks burn even brighter. You clear your throat, speechless, not knowing what to say.

"Cat got your tongue?" she smirks, "Call me when you find it." she hands you a slip of paper as she gets up, giving your hand a soft squeeze. You hear the bells chime above the door as she leaves and you gawk at the paper in front of you.

She had written her phone number down, and gave it to you. You had Billie Dean Howard's number. You couldn't stop yourself from squealing as you entered the digits into your phone and saved her as a contact, planning to call her later that night.

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When you got back to the academy, it was a bit late. You had stayed out the entire day, day dreaming about Billie and going round to different shops. You even spent a few hours at the library. You had actually forgotten about Cordelia momentarily. It was dark out now, so you quietly opened the front door, shutting it as softly as you could behind you.

When you entered, you immediately noticed a chair sat next to the door with a sleeping Cordelia curled inside. You cursed under your breath before tip toeing to the stair case, freezing when you heard "Y/N." in a cold yet sleepy voice behind you.

You turned around slowly and faced Cordelia, who did not look happy. "Do you have any idea what time it is? What the hell were you thinking y/n? I didn't get a single text from you about your whereabouts!" oh yeah, she definitely was not happy. You scoffed, "I didn't get a single text from you either Cordelia. I'm fine, you shouldn't have waited up for me. I'm an adult and can do as I please." you had guts, and the time, tonight. You had been frustrated with Cordelia for weeks now and you were tired of mindlessly obeying.

She looked at you with wide eyes, not expecting the outburst or venomous tone of your voice. She was standing at this point, a good distance away from you. You could practically see the wheels turning in her head. "Get up the stairs and to your room immediately, we will discuss this tomorrow." She ran a hand through her hair in frustration. "I was going there anyway." You spat and stomped up the stairs, making sure to slam your door as hard as you could.

You secretly hoped that Cordelia would come knocking on your door, begging you to unlock it and let her inside, but you knew that wasn't going to happen. You changed into your pajamas and crawled into your bed, remembering that you were going to call Billie tonight. You looked at the time, 9:47 pm. Was it too late to call now? You chewed on your bottom lip as you pulled up her contact, opting to send a quick message first.

y/n: hi Billie! it's y/n, i was wondering if i could give you a call tonight?

You hesitated, but hit send. You stared at the screen, hoping Billie would instantly reply, but she was a busy woman. She had her own tv show for christ's sake, how could you be so selfish to expect her to drop everyth-

Your phone was ringing.

Your eyes went wide at the screen as you realized that it was indeed Billie calling you. You immediately pressed accept and pressed the phone up to your ear. "Found your tongue?" her voice was pure music to your ears. You giggled softly, "Yeah, I did. It was amazing meeting you today." You were glad she wasn't standing right in front of you, your cheeks were flushed a bright pink, yet again. "I would say the same to you, sweetheart." She was effortlessly charming and every time that nickname slipped through her lips, your heart fluttered a bit too much and your stomach filled with butterflies.

"I didn't expect you to reply, nor call me. Especially so quickly because I know you're a busy woman and I respect that. I meant to call earlier but I got busy and when I got home something hap- I just, am so happy to hear your voice." You wanted to smack yourself in the head, until your heard Billie's wonderful velvety laugh on the other side of the phone.

"You like my voice hm?" She teased. "Why wouldn't I call you back? You're a beautiful young woman whom I intend to keep calling." You chokes at her words. Did she really just call you beautiful? "I- thank you but you're far more beautiful." The words slipped out before you could stop them and she gasped. "Now that is a lie y/n." her voice was dark and lovely. "I never want to hear another self deprecating sentence come out of that pretty little mouth again." You were silent. God she really knew what you were missing, huh? Someone to show their interest. Why couldn't your girlfriend do the same?

"Yes ma'am." You were raised in the south, Louisiana of all places, so it wasn't strange to you to refer to people in that manner. "Am I really getting that old?" She chuckled and you stammered "Oh, no! No I just i'm from the south, obviously, Louisiana, and I was just raised to speak that wa-" Billie cut you off.

"I was joking, honey. I appreciate the respect." you sighed in relief. "How about you tell me about the rest of your day I missed out on, hm?" You were shocked, did she really want to know the mundane details of your life? She couldn't possibly. "Really?" It came out as a squeak. "Of course, really. Tell me all about it sweetheart." You smiled brightly as you began to tell Billie about the rest of your day, conveniently leaving out the part where you got yelled at by Cordelia.

#cordelia goode #cordelia x reader #billie dean howard #billie dean howard x reader #ahs coven #ahs murder house #american horror story #sarah paulson #au fanfiction #fanfic

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RPDR 13 Episode 1 RuCrap

Hello dear internet! I just started a new page for my first ever RPDR RuCrap so please share and follow and I’ll continue if they catch on! Hope you enjoy!

The lucky 13th season of RuPaul’s Trauma Spectacular launches with the promise of “all new surprises” and a brand new twist that will leave you wondering how you ever sat through a boring old premiere with a coherent intro, climax, and conclusion when you could be enduring a dizzying hour and a half of WOW presents Happy Death Day 3: Covid Edition!

We open up on the trusty trauma center - I mean Werk Room - and the first to enter is NYC’s “Dominican Doll” and human drag lingo See ‘N Say Kandy Muse in an elaborate bejeweled patchwork jean mini dress and MATCHING DENIM BOOMBOX and she immediately informs us that we may know her from the now former Haus of Aja which was recently deconstructed like the pair of Wranglers that Kandy is wearing as fingerless gloves. Kandy is no longer alone in VIP because the befeathered Joey Jay arrives and half-heartedly delivers her intro line. “Filler queen!” We discover that Kandy is likely going to provide our Greek chorus confessional this season and all in a soft smoky eye when she informs us uncultured swine that Joey is wearing the cheapest variety of feather - chicken. Kandy didn’t construct an entire outfit from the remnants section of a Joanne Fabrics and not learn a thing or two about quality, sweetie! Joey is determined to beat viewers to the punchline and immediately clucks around branding herself as “basic” and “filler.” Joey is from the city of Phoenix (and possibly the online University as well) but she’s here to rise like a chicken!

Thunder mysteriously rumbles as RuPaul appears on the digitally enhanced Werk room TV but what could this be?! For all you newbies this is one of the several instances in every season where Ru mixes things up and gives us what we really want: a twist that is equal parts confusing, fucks up the natural order of the competition, and is ultimately unfulfilling! Come on season 13, let’s put a bunch of queer people through even more turmoil in a pandemic! Ru has a surprise but they’ll have to head to the mainstage to get the full story that they’ll be recounting to a mental health professional later!

We’re merely four minutes in and here comes Ru down the runway dressed like a glitterdot jellyfish! Our tour guide on Trauma Island introduces us to the main panel of judges for the season - Disco Morticia Addams and the two human Trapper Keepers who are now separated by glass because for the first time in Drag Race herstory we’re in the middle of a international health crisis, mawma!

Now let’s get down to trauma! Ru explains that the queens will be pairing off to lipsync unexpectedly as they enter! What could possibly go wrong? Well if you’re hoping that someone comes in wearing blades on their feet well just stick around because I have quite the treat for you! Our Dungaree Diva and the Chicken Feather Filler hit the Mainstage looking as confused as Shangela researching CDC protocol on her way to Puerto Vallarta last week. The judges interview our test subjects and immediately bring up the Haus of Aja and Kandy clarifies that she’s now an esteemed member of The Doll Haus along with last season’s ever-gorgeous Dahlia Sinn. I personally prefer not to say that Dahlia was eliminated first but instead that she was season 12’s brocco-leading lady! (Writer’s note: if you’re thinking “there’s a drag show called The Doll Haus in my hometown... is it THAT Doll Haus?!” No, there’s a drag show called The Doll Haus in almost every city in America but now, like with the former Sharon Needles, Kim Chis, and Penny Trations of the world, this one’s been on TV and alas, the others must now rename themselves)! Joey also charms the judges with her plucky demeanor and it’s already time to lipsync feather they like it or not!

Gay anthem Call Me Maybe by Canadian legend Carley Rae Jepson begins and Kandy immediately pushes a fake button on her DENIM BOOMBOX to start the party. Honestly... crown her right there on the spot. We will ALWAYS give points for prop work and the Carrot Top of the Bronx does not disappoint. Both are energetic but it’s The Dutchess of Denim who wins by infusing humor and our feathered friend is given “the Porkchop” but before we can even wrap our head around what this means for the state of the competition we snap back to the Werk Room to meet our next unsuspecting victims!

Now dear reader, this is the part where I’m just going to cut the shit. The set-up they’re selling us is that the losers of these premiere lipsyncs will be eliminated from the show but they are obviously not about to Porkchop half of the cast on day one so just stick with me while we suspend disbelief and go on RuPaul’s Totally Twisted Trauma Adventure as she convinces 6 gay people who just spent upwards of $10,000 on clothing, jewelry, and hair and then meticulously packed it into regulation suitcases to travel here during a pandemic after probably not making any money for the last four months (this was filmed in July) that they are going home on day one! This herstory-making twist, like so many before it, exemplifies the show’s worst qualities: a lack of empathy for its contestants, an underestimation of viewer intelligence and ability to decode heavy-handed editing witchery, and its love for completely dismantling its own format every year for the sake of drama. Whatever keeps the Emmy’s coming, baby! When you’re on the other side of one of these twists you usually feel like you just finished your morning coffee only to find out that the barista gave you decaf. Your mind will be blown when it’s happening but the payoff is usually at the expense of the show’s own legitimacy. With that said... this is the punishment we come to gleefully endure every year and we’re not here to complain, we’re here to watch gay people break down, dammit!

It’s deja Ru all over again as we snap back to the Werk Room where Chicago’s Denali walks in on ice skates and immediately ruins any chance of a deposit return for the bumpy, rented roll-out vinyl floors and declares “Let me break the ice!” She’s wearing the expensive feathers that Joey Jay didn’t spring for. Denali might not be the first ice skater on Drag Race but she’s the one I didn’t watch shit on a dick on Twitter last week so let’s give credit where it’s due. Ugh I wish Trinity the Tuck could block THAT from my memory! Next up is Atlanta’s Lala Ri whose white blazer, body suit, and unteased hair is immediately called basic by an icy Denali in confessional. Denali is confident but we know something that she doesn’t and Lala is wearing a sensible dancing ankle boot not two blades on her feet so let’s see how this turns out!

The lipsync song is “When I Grow Up” by Nicole Scherzinger and her assistants who were accidentally given microphones a few times! Denali struggles to conceal her wayward nipples during some ambitious dance moves and all while in skates but Lala gives us a good old fashioned drag performance and a big finale split unbothered by an elaborate costume and ultimately ices Denali who signs off with “Feeling icy, feeling spicy!” Asking these queens to lipsync upon entering is one thing but asking them to improvise their exit lines 10 minutes in is just cruel!

Denali heads backstage devastated where SURPRISE... Joey Jay is sitting alone in a sad room made of plywood walls featuring a bunch of pictures of first eliminated queens, an ominous “Porkchop Loading Dock” sign, and some cocktail tables with no cocktails (how dreadful).

Before we get the full picture and God for bid our bearings on Mr Charles’ Wild Ride let’s leave this plywood hellscape and jump back into the familiar comfort of the Werk Room’s pixelated neon pink faux brick walls where LA’s modelesque Symone stomps in wearing a dress made of tiny Polaroids of herself. She’s stylish, her energy is fresh, and she’s clearly one to watch. Then dear reader life as we know it changes. A breeze comes through the room and God herself blesses us when living legend and matriarch of the Iman dynasty Tamisha Iman from Atlanta arrives in a pointy-shouldered red power suit and proclaims to us simple townsfolk “Holler at me, I know you know me. Holler at me, I know you know me. Tamisha is here!” The sea parts, the crops are replenished, and all war stops on Earth. On stage Tamisha reveals that she’s been doing drag for 30 years (which seems like a long time to us mere mortals) and that she was originally cast last season but was diagnosed with colon cancer two days later and had to stay home for chemo. The lipsync gods wisely choose The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson and Tamisha gives us exact Janet arm choreo while Simone is sultry yet commanding as she shakes her Polaroids. The judges determine that Simone was picture perfect and American hero Tamisha Iman is sent to Porkchop’s Shipping Crate of Horrors to join the nest with the fancy feather option and the chicken feather option.

We begrudgingly crawl back onto RuPaul’s ever-circling carousel of doom and plop back into the workroom where accomplished LA celebrity makeup artist GottMik stomps in wearing a wacky toile dress and a full face of white makeup declaring that it’s “Time to crash the system!” GottMik is Drag Race’s first trans man contestant (and first knowingly cast trans contestant at all) for which we cheer excitedly and then immediately look at our watches because that took too long. Next up Minneapolis’s towering Utica wriggles in with a sneeze and declares “She’s sickening!” which is just the pandemic humor I came here for! Contaminate me, mom! This gay scarecrow is wearing a series of crazy patterns and a big strawberry on her head and the two of them appear to be from the same traveling circus. These two Big Comfy Couch characters slink over to the main stage where Utica explains that her cranial statement fruit symbolizes tackling obstacles because she used to be allergic to strawberries as a kid but she grew out of it. In RuPaul’s heavy universe of heart wrenching struggles that contain chronic illness and societal rejection, Utica’s animated world that suffers only of outgrown childhood strawberry problems is a welcome one. These two lanky rag dolls will be lipsyncing to Rumors by her majesty Lady Lohan of Mykonos and the vibe is instantly wacky. I wouldn’t say that either of them are the next Kennedy Davenport but they did complement each other well on the invisible obstacle course they were both miming through. Utica’s hair flops over her eye, there’s galloping and floor humping, GottMik does a split, there’s elbows and knees aplenty, and all that’s missing is dancing poodles. The judges are tickled by the kookiness of both of these human windsocks but Gotmikk snatches the win. Neither of these two are going to win So You Think You Can Dance but luckily this is RuPaul’s So You Think You Can Trauma so we’re in luck!

Our homosexual Groundhog Day continues back in the Werk Room where we meet NYC’s Rosé who gets the Brita treatment where she’s presented as a legendary New York queen and then the editors quickly get to work making her look delusional. She’s accomplished, confident, and Drag Race’s favorite personality type to dismantle and then trick into returning to All-Stars for a redemption only to dismantle again. Rosé’s fresh-faced foil Olivia Lux enters and lights up the place right away in a velvet pink and yellow gown. She’s a humble NYC newby who has competed in shows hosted by the established Rosé and we already know what’s about to happen here. The lipsync is Exes and Oh’s by Elle King which which was a choice. Olivia strips off her gown to reveal a bodysuit so she can really articulate and Rosé does the world’s least exciting split that looked like me trying unsuccessfully separate wooden chopsticks. Olivia triumphs and Rosé fizzles as she heads to the It Didn’t Werk Room aka Porkchop’s sparsely decorated storage closet to be with the other Have Nots.

We’re almost to the finish line and we limp, slightly disoriented, back to the Werk Room where we meet Tina Burner, another NYC theater kid with the confidence of a thousand Patti LuPones who is dressed like a Ronald McDonald firefighter. What she lacks in nuance she makes up for in nonstop fire puns. Next Chicago’s glamorous Kahmora Hall saunters in glowing and is clearly unimpressed with Tina’s constant Joan Rivers impression but maintains a full pageant smile. No choice but to stan. Our final queen is the refreshingly optimistic Elliott with 2 T’s who busts in wearing a bolero jacket, some red pants from the store, and a short pink wig that screams “Sorry I’m late! Here’s my flash drive! I can go on whenever!” Elliott dances in sing-talking her entrance line like the TGIFriday’s server she is: “I’m the queen you want to see. Elliot with two T’s. Okay! Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh! Okay!” Elliot is a dancer from Las Vegas and has the unhinged camp counselor energy of someone with snacks in her purse at all times.

On the Mainstage Tina cycles through the last of her introductory fire puns and tells the judges she was in a boy band which honestly tracks. Tina and Rosé share a similar NYC gotta-get-a-gimmick energy but for some reason production has decided to give Rosé the womp womp edit and Tina the superstar edit. The song is Lady Marmalade because we haven’t been though enough and Kahmora serves subdued sexy glamour, Elliott does the splits, and Tina bobs and weaves between the two with full play-to-the-back-row comedy queen energy. Tina extinguishes the dreams of the other two and RuPaul sends the final two losers to the chokey.

The worst is over (we think) and our frazzled cast of hopefuls finally gets to know eachother in their two very different groups. The winning queens in the Werk Room are celebrating and as blissfully unaware of the doom around them as Miss Vanjie and Silky Ganache at a Puerto Vallarta circuit party during a pandemic. Over in Porkchop’s Junk Drawer the camera looms unnecessarily close to the crestfallen losers’ now disheveled wigs and sweat drenched makeup. Ru’s voice bellows over the speaker to tell this motley crew to get out and then as the last bit of light leaves their weary eyes she checks back in to tell them that she wasn’t serious! Oh good! Finally a moment of mercy for these once hopeful queens on their first day of RuPaul’s Wipeout! She then reveals that the full twist is that she is only going to send one home but they have to vote amongst the group of losers to decide who it is! Yes, that’s correct! This group of broken queens who just met and mostly have never seen eachother perform will now be expected to turn on eachother and give up their last bit of dignity to either grovel or just straight up fight with eachother! This must be what the Donner Party’s last night looked like. The queens look around broken and wounded but still hungry, their eyes barely open, their lacefronts only partially attached to their heads, and start deciding which of their own is about to get consumed. Her highness Tamisha Iman reminds them "Well, I'm the only black girl so don't vote me off” and just like that we are TO BE CONTINUED!

Thus concludes our first headspinning episode that despite being reliably frustrating has once again sucked us in and against our better judgement entertained us to the fullest! As for our 13 queens- you can use code HERSTORY on Talkspace while relaying tonite’s events to a sickening liscensed therapist!

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Watch "Ghost in the Shell | Trailer #1 | Paramount Pictures International" on YouTube

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This is one of the most famous movies in history and our son read the novel saw the cartoon and was absolutely enamored in taken with it. He loves the tech he's in he's a tech fanatic he's almost as bad as we are no but he's pretty bad at not doing it he's really a fanatic and loves attack and it is a lot more about metaphysics than it is about physics and some of you guys know a lot of you don't but he uses it all the time to get things to work constantly it's unending but wow what a movie It takes a team of course it is a big team and I'm on it and I did some technical writing and our son and daughter did and zigzag and Poseidon's wife of course and her side that's really nice to they are and he says I think that she said Suzuki but it's the parents and it's not Honda and the other side it's a big car company too but she messed around with it and she did but it's something like Nissan which is huge oh Toyota and there it is. So it's really a joy and he always has these cars that are made by someone else for kind of love the Pontiac I think was Chevy at one time it was so it's not bad but here it is in a nutshell this is an intense movie this is an intense country these are intense people and you can't tell what's going on a lot of times and who's who it's very dangerous and they're sharp they're not slow and you guys so we can proven to be very dull and dimwitted

Thor Freya

And my husband is making jokes he's saying it's in digital format so stick it up your ass like a stick with a computer you can't really take it like that and tons of people trying to get found out and killed people kill them tons of them are dead today from it. Tons of them are dead from trying for the credit card which is kind of sitting there yes huge huge numbers of people it's ridiculous. And the money is here on video again but it is different money he says and it really is and Thor and Freya say it's not. They say it's the same money but from a bank robbery after the fact it happened today. Half of it went out half of it went out a different way and it's going to Europe and they can't tell who they are either so they're announcing that they're here and who they are and they're doing things and the dead Robert looks Asian because he is has dropped off and it's half of the 100s in the 50s and Stan and Sherry go after it they don't want to have money it feels bad for them cuz the max will devour them for one reason is not going to be used for a while

Once again congratulations to everybody and a son and daughter and he is very proud but very happy to have met Japanese people in Japan and to have gone there and to be blessed that father was watching out for him and mother and Hera's mother and father and that it was a splendid time when he was thinking of it he was harassed there but he did have a decent time and he ate Japanese food and he walked amongst them and he saw the culture and it was just like the movie he says it is very intense you come up against a wall of Japanese people and then you're in a sea of them walking on the street and in a minute they're gone nobody's there they're going to a shop and there's one Japanese person and you leave and you come back and it's full and they're down the street with a line it's those it's the strangest thing and then you don't see them doing anything all week and he went to a square and there's a huge manga party I don't know where that's how it is with the Japanese and Asians. It was amazing but here we go we're going to have a good time now

Posiden and Goddess Wife

And yes we're there and we're huge and we own our companies again and they keep forgetting about it and they're stupid but the Japanese people here don't forget it and they know that these idiots are responsible for it and they need their plan and they're going after them very hard and you people don't stand a chance you're such cream puffs and big mouths and your f**** faces I know what he's saying cuz I can see it in person you suck so bad and the contrast is glaring we're going after you

God and Goddess of Japan yes Toyota is my name Nissan hers we took it all back

And my goddess wife her name is Mitsubishi

Honda God of Japan

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