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milogoestogreendale · 1 year

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trying to explain to my mom that i’m not in a depressive episode, i just rewatched geothermal escapism again and that’s why im like this

#or just read a trobed ghost fic #or watched virtual systems analysis #or watched the freaky friday episode for the fun and forgot how hard it hits emotionally #ive also cried to way weirder episodes #physical education and contemporary american poultry come to mind #community #community nbc #abed nadir #trobed #geothermal escapism

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conanssummerchild · 14 days

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danny not being in the commentary for virtual systems analysis is insane to me??? its literally the most abed centric episode in the show and hes not there, like whyyyy, i wanted to know all his opinions :(

#also gillian being there instead of him?#like i adore her but the focus of the episode isnt really on her much #abed nadir #community #nbc community #danny pudi #virtual systems analysis #my laptop died so i cant watch anymore :(#but im curious to see if they put him in other important episodes #like imagine him not being in contemporary american poultry #he better be #also geothermal escapism </3 #i wanna see the commentary for that one so bad

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lesbianwithchainsaws · 1 year

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The urge to rewatch Virtual Systems Analysis vs the knowledge that it will make me cry a lot

#listen this episode hit when I first watched it and it fully changed me as a person #community #virtual systems analysis #nbc community

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himbodad · 2 years

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every so often i forget how much i love abed nadir. and then i see his face and i remember how much i love abed nadir. its a lot

#covid means getting 2 sit in bed watching community all day wahoo #magnus posts #community tv #abed nadir #virtual systems analysis abed..... aUGHHH

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saintomie · 1 year

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is this that kurtis conner guy

#community #kurtis conner #watching virtual system analysis and this just came to me

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defectivegembrain · 9 months

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I hate when people seem to misunderstand Troy and Abed's relationship as being actually like what Vice Dean Laybourne tried to make them think it was. He didn't understand them, he understood just enough to present a simplified, stereotypical version of what they have. Like yes Abed was initially a little inconsiderate in his response to Troy, but honestly as an autistic person, I understand very well the frustration of having something planned out, being very focused on it, having an agreement with someone, and then they suddenly want to change it. People exaggerate how stubborn he was, he was literally about to give in before Laybourne manipulated him.

And he actually does that quite a lot. In the initial buildup of their friendship, he does things like take cues from Troy's behaviour and try to "mess with" him, because that's what Troy teaches him friends do. He's trying to connect on Troy's level. He plays basketball with him, engaging in interests he doesn't necessarily share, he tolerates Troy's competitiveness and lets him win the race to make him happy. It's Troy who has to get past the attitude that friends only do things for him and not the other way round.

And he does learn to be a good friend, but the idea that Abed doesn't show up for him just as much is bizarre. In Epidemiology, he's insistent that if only one of them survives, it should be Troy. He listens and supports him with the AC repair vs plumbing thing, and it is Troy who decides that he just wants to watch tv with him. When Troy goes to the AC repair school, Abed doesn't try to talk him out of it, even though he's devastated. He's upset when Troy and Britta get together, but he doesn't put that on Troy himself.

He listens to Troy about the impersonator thing, despite deep fears of being controlled, and honestly seems more concerned about their friendship than his own safety. He goes along with the body swap bit at a moment's notice, goes to a restaurant he previously said he couldn't go to, puts up with the waiter badmouthing one of his favourite movies, and breaks up with Britta for Troy. When he's so upset about Troy leaving that he hallucinates lava, he jumps into said lava in order to let him go.

And I especially hate when people, just like Laybourne, use the Inspector Spacetime thing to argue that their relationship is unequal. Like sorry, in other instances, Abed is more than willing to play the villain (Kickpuncher, Alien) or love interest (Kickpuncher) or sidekick (their shadow puppets) to Troy's hero. They do Bert and Ernie, who are equal partners. When they do Calvin and Hobbes, yes he's Calvin, but that's notably something only Troy has expressed an interest in him doing before.

Yeah Inspector Spacetime is a more frequent thing for them, but it's pretty clear that's a really special character for Abed. In Virtual Systems Analysis we can see him use the character to express how he's different from other people. Which, yeah, an autistic person connecting with what is essentially the Doctor...go figure.

Like, look at when he lists characters he thinks are like him: "Data or Johnny 5 or Mork or HAL or K.I.T.T. Or K9 or Woodstock and/or Snoopy. Spock goes without saying." None of those are human. Several robots. Most are not the main character. One is an antagonist. It's probably not often that Abed feels this deep a connection to a character who is undeniably the hero, and while not human, still shows human characteristics. And there's no way Troy is unaware of that.

And by the way, Troy never seems remotely unhappy about playing Constable Reggie until Laybourne talks him into it. And never again afterwards. In fact, when Abed is full on trying to act "normal" at Shirley's wedding rehearsal, Troy talks him into playing Inspector Spacetime...with this ridiculously tender look of love on his face.

It's just...it's a severe mischaracterisation of them both, articulated by a clearly manipulative character, and it bothers me when I see people fall for it.

#here's the essay #community #nbc community #troy barnes #abed nadir #trobed

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ctitan98official · 3 months

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Anonymous asked:

Hi, What would the RE8 women react to Y/N singing “We don’t talk about Bruno” from the movie “Encanto” from Disney. Thanks!

Ooh! Good one. Quickly, I have to share this story because I love Encanto. Jessica Darrow (The voice of Luisa) did a virtual celeb visit at the children’s hospital that I work at. A couple employees got to ask her a question (I was lucky and got picked!) I asked her what power she would want from the movie and she said she wanted the power to talk to animals. Like, I love that for her. Anyway, one of the kiddos asked her to sing Surface Pressure and she had them sing it with her and I thought I was going to cry (it meant so much to the kid! T^T) I love Encanto sm. Now, on to the ask!

Alcina:

She can tell that the song is a bop, but 3 problems: She don’t know what it’s from, she don’t know who Bruno is, and she don’t know how long she can keep listening to Y/N sing “A seven-foot frame, rats along his back” (That’s their favorite part and they just sing it over and over) Please, Y/N. Vampire Mommy has a headache. Knock it off.

Donna:

When Y/N gets to the part that Isabella sings, they always insist that the character reminds them of Donna because she can control plants (And is fucking gorgeous, but I digress). Donna sort of understands what Y/N is getting at, but she’s never seen the movie. Y/N makes it a point to not only watch the film with Donna a few times, but also lay out an entire damn character analysis of Isabella so the doll maker can get a better picture. Donna’s too polite to say anything, but in her head she thinks Y/N is a complete idiot… easy to love though…

Miranda:

Miranda is done with Y/N’s bullshit. Seriously Y/N, Miranda kidnapped a baby, broke her into fucking pieces and has literally killed thousands of people… Either sleep with one eye open or quit singing “I associate him with the sound of falling sand” with weird intensity on repeat. It’s for your own good.

Bela:

Bela likes music. Like, a lot. She studies it. Like, a lot. But the thing is, she primarily listens to classical and opera. She doesn’t know what to do with a catchy Pop Salsa tune. Like, what meter is this song in? How many styles have been incorporated? Is that polyphony she hears? (What a nerd oh my goddd) Y/N just wants her to enjoy it without getting caught up in the theory of it all… Maybe with time she’ll get better at doing that?

Update: She’s currently ripping her hair out trying to analyze the song. Y/N hasn’t slept in days ‘cause she won’t shut up about her research… And that’s what you get for being a nuisance all the time, Y/N XD

Cassandra:

Cassandra is a logical person. She sees a problem? (Like Y/N singing at the top of their lungs) She fixes it. Y/N better not complain. Cass originally wanted to cut out their tongue, but Dani suggested she try this first. Honestly, Y/N is beating the odds on how they’ve been able to survive this long… maybe they should go out and buy a lottery ticket… Or go stand on top of the castle to see if they can get struck by lightning.

Daniela:

Nobody screeches Encanto songs harder than Dani. The noise level gets so loud in the castle when Y/N and Dani sing together that Alcina throws them in the dungeon for a few hours to let them both get it out of their systems. They always end up having brutal sex once they’re down there though… Alci learned that the hard way. One time she walked in and saw Y/N kissing their way up Daniela’s body to the rhythm of “Bruno no, no” while Dani sang, called them a hoe and spit on them… These two nasty.

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bfpnola · 8 months

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Caste isn’t limited to our particular South Asian homeland, it migrates, too. Caste is embodied by all of us diasporic South Asians, regardless of ethnic, national, linguistic, religious, sexual, or political affiliation. Thus it is all of our responsibility to interrogate our privilege. For far too long we have watched caste re-emerge and settle in our new geographies. We have shied away from discussing caste in diaspora. And most importantly, we have let this silence allow South Asian diasporic movements to erase caste from their intersectional analysis. But this ends now.

For radical South Asians, this is the moment to include caste into your intersectional analysis. This is the time to begin the long, complicated conversation of taking caste into account. This is not a conversation that happens at the end of a meeting. This is not where having a Dalit friend gives you a free pass not to recognize your own caste privilege. And if this article makes you feel like this is not meant for you because you are not a Brahmin, then this article is especially for you. For caste has internal, interpersonal and institutional effects. And every caste is implicated in maintaining its hegemony. Yes, every caste. It is only when we actively challenge caste together that we have a chance to end it in our lifetime. But for this to happen, we need to name, see, and reckon it for what it is first.

It is only when we actively challenge caste together that we have a chance to end it in our lifetime.

Most importantly, it does not end just by simply reading this article — you have to commit to wrestle with these ideas and then put what you read into practice.

Dalits, Bahujans, and Adivasis have so far been the only ones to raise the issue of caste. Just because we bear the brunt of the violence of this system it does not mean it is only our problem. Caste is, in fact, a structural problem. Therefore, it needs structural solutions that are grounded in collective and inclusive actions to dismantle it. It is time that those who are Savarna, or Upper-caste, begin to learn to name and own their privilege and take on the burden of educating and dismantling caste in your own families and social networks. For the hardest work is to confront those that are closest and most intimate to you in your personal and professional lives. In fact, this is where really allyship begins. This is the point when complicated conversations begin. It starts when you become the uncomfortable voice laying bare the privilege to the social locations from where caste trickles down from: your friends, family, and professional colleagues. It begins when you break the silence of your own privilege.

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#resources #caste #anti casteism #casteism #privilege #intersectionality #diaspora #indigenous #dalit #bahujan #adivasi

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sadquickchristmassnowman · 5 months

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whats your favourite trobed centric episode?

whats your favourite episode after Troy left?

other than the obvious pierce and hickey, what character do you dislike the most?

1. starting off strong with an impossible question that’s so awesome 💯 I’m just going to focus on the trobed aspect of each episode and pick the episodes with my favorite trobed arcs. if I just went through my trobed-centric episode masterlist and picked my favorite it would be virtual systems analysis, because that’s my favorite community episode, but that one’s my favorite for many reasons outside the trobed aspect of it, so I’m going to pick differently. I’m also just taking the episodes at face value, no theories or speculation or super deep analysis included (although I could go super into that on another day lmao) idk if that made any sense whatsoever and it was super long winded but oh well!! I’m also picking more than one because who could choose?

the episodes with my favorite trobed arcs have to be epidemiology (2x06), early 21st century romanticism (2x15), urban matrimony and the sandwich arts (3x11/3x12 depending on where you watch it), conventions of space and time (4x03), basic human anatomy (4x11), and, of course, as much as it hurts, geothermal escapism (5x05).

2. again, I’m picking more than one lol (some of these might be slightly controversial picks but. that’s for you to decide.)

bondage and beta male sexuality (5x07), g.i. jeff (5x11), queer studies and advanced waxing (6x04), intro to recycled cinema (6x08), and emotional consequences of broadcast television (6x13)

3. so there are a few characters like this: I see how they function within the plot, and can even appreciate their comedic contributions, but I would hate them fully if they were real human beings on Earth. there are also a few characters like this: I don’t have good reasoning for disliking them, they just annoy me when they’re on screen.

this character is neither of these things. he’s unnecessary plot-wise, a dick, unfunny, and overall I just hate when he’s on screen. professor cornwallis.

let me know if you (the asker) or YOU (anyone reading this) have any qualms, further questions on my reasoning, or just want to provide your own answers to these questions! I’d love to see it and as you all know I’m always down to talk community. hell yeah baybee

(thanks for the ask 💯)

#community #nbc community #community nbc

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snixx · 29 days

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today i played my mum some of my songs (apart from the suicide one we're not THAT far in our relationship yet dawg) bcs ive finally decided shes worthy after how relatively well shes been taking the autism dignosis (lets not talk about the song i wrote about her and cried for the first time writing a song or about how much i played winner and cried on the bus when i first told her-) but anyway i forgot the song i wrote for my best friend has so many mentions of me being fucked with in middle school and i never told my mum about it so she doesnt know and then we both cried bcs i kept looking at her face and it made me sad 😭 anyway ur welcome for this fully unnecesary oversharing story now i really need to watch virtual systems analysis for the last time before it leaves netflix even tho i have community on my laptop bcs it feels significant somehow also fuck what time is it oops i did not realise how hungry i was when was the last time i ate bye i love youuuuuu <3333

UM???????????????????? ALEX I SAW THIS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND IT MADE MY WHOLE DAY. IM SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU. it's so hard to repair your relationship with parents who've been shitty throughout your childhood but it can be so worth it. and i know it takes a lot to look past that and forgive but im really really proud of you for taking that step. and speaking from experience it really does get better when they finally realize you're neurodivergent. this is the sweetest fucking thing ever oh my god im so so so happy for you. kjdfhgkjfdhgkjdfh i love you so much keep updating me on how things go with your mom <3 and omg i know you sent this like hours ago but go eat breakfast if you haven't and tell your mom to give you a hug for me okay <3

#summer child 🍃

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milogoestogreendale · 7 months

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“abed nadir, control freak with no empathy. people bend over backwards to cater to him. signed, healthcare administrator annie edison”

#HES SO ME HELP *SOBS*#the autistic experience #virtual systems analysis truly has everything #i could watch it every day and still be emotional every single time #every single line is like a gut punch istg #it’s so revolutionary and i will never stop talking abt it #there’s always something else to say abt it #community #community nbc #abed nadir #virtual systems analysis

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conanssummerchild · 28 days

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contemporary impressionists followed directly by the pillow and blanket war and then one episode later virtual systems analysis. wtf dan harmon ar e you trying to kill me

#i cant bring myself to watch contemporary impressionists or the pillow and blanket wat #war*#it hurts too much #alex says shit #abed nadir #community #trobed #troy barnes #virtual systems analysis #nbc community

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lesbianwithchainsaws · 8 months

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Genuinely honest to god can't comprehend how anyone could watch Community and come to the conclusion that Abed is emotionless. I get that he doesn't express his emotions through his facial expressions or voice as much as most characters, but first of all, he has so many emotional moments and episodes, and, second of all, even still it's not like he never ever expresses any emotion the way others do. There's times where he laughs, smiles, frowns. And it's not like that's the only way to show emotion. Does Abed seeing real lava when Troy was leaving mean nothing? Does Abed seeing everything as stop motion animation mean nothing? Or the entirety of Virtual Systems Analysis? Or how Abed screams when he's upset? Abed literally saw a pencil Jeff named Steve and reacted when it was snapped in half. And this was in the first damn episode. How how how does someone see any of this and think Abed is emotionless. Hell, Abed himself has said that he gets emotional. I could list dozens of more examples because Abed gets emotional! He experiences emotions! A lot of the time even! Saying he's not emotional is just objectively wrong and I am mentally fighting everyone that's ever said that

#thinking about this one time i was trying to find a quote from community and found a list of 'times when abed was out of character'#and they listed the end of geothermal escapism and stated he was ooc because he was showing emotion #will never not be mad at that. truly what fucking show were they watching?#nbc community #abed nadir #community

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mudaship39 · 3 months

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Character bio of the Asian Pasifika demigod and Afro Latine Native alien hybrid superhero main character part 4

Wrist Mounted Arm Computer:

Attached to their left arm is a human and alien magical and technological mechanical portable wrist computer. It is a personal information processor that is powered by steam, gas, & or electricity. It has knobs, dials, buttons, & switches on the top, bottom, left, & right sides for accessibility. It comes with a red, blue, green, silver, or gold light. It comes with a keyboard. Can function as any number of useful tools. Wrist computer uses include data storage, inventory management, topographical mapping, assisted targeting, medical diagnostics, radio receiver, video player, music player, and portable gaming console, a communicator, a light, a scanner, a smart phone, a smart watch, a portable computer, etc.

It lets him/her/them stay in contact with their handlers and allies. It gives him/her/them mission-specific information. Including where weapon caches are. It keeps track of their credentials. Is also a handheld personal force shield generator. It has crime databases, wiretapping, evidence analysis, a lie detector, and monitors its wearer's heartbeat, blood pressure, & blood sugar to ensure that its use was authorized and to send help if the user is healthy or is in trouble. Can project 3d and 4d holograms. It provides internet access and cellular reception with clear reception and unlimited data anywhere on Earth.

Has clear reception and cellular reception in terraformed and colonized planets, moons, comets, asteroids, & planetoids star systems and galaxies of the multiverse. It uses nanotechnology to physically reconfigure itself to prevent hacking. It also has GPS functionality. Has a hacking tool. Has a compact first aid kit. Is a wearable computer. Has an interface is a holographic 3d wrist-mounted computer complete with a miniature 4d holographic projector.

The wrist communicator is based on an alien memory metal so when they take it off it can flex into a tablet shape. Can hack computers, machines, phones, tablets, robots, & artificial intelligences. It can dispense first-aid, repair and customize equipment, and send and receive phone calls. It can record audio sound and visual video footage for later playback. Using a simple but elegant form of sonar and satellite tracking this wrist mounted computer can map out areas where its user travels.

It acts as a database for the wearer’s personal information and inventory. It is capable of tracking the wearer’s status and organizes the user’s inventory of apparel, junk, weapons, misc, armor, mods, aid, items, & equipment. An overlay of the data is also available. In addition, the device features a built-in radio module. It has an advanced compass.

It has a virtual 3d and 4d map that displays discovered locations. It has a holographic map projector which shows a complete 3D or 4D scan of an area. It has a sonar and motion sensor system that highlights nearby allies, enemies, people, animals, beasts, creatures, and monsters. It is a communicator, a map, a flashlight, a compass, a scanner, a music player, a smart watch, & a portable computer.

It has lighting functionality. A holographic player, video tape, CD player, & DVD player is mounted beneath the display. It is capable of keeping tabs on the user’s health condition, ammo, weapons, armor, apparel, & food and water. It shows the user’s health bar as red, yellow, orange, & green. It has a blue, pink, and purple heath bar system to show laser, plasma, & hard light shields and force fields. It has a silver, gold, & obsidian health bar system to show combat armor, power armor, & mech suit armor condition.

The wrist computer gauntlet’s uses include but are not limited to data storage, inventory management, topographical mapping, assisted targeting, telephone, medical diagnostics, computer, radio receiver, telegram, hacking, music (CD) player, & Video (Video and DVD) Player . It can map out areas. It can take and store notes and memos. It has a built-in radio. It has a geiger counter and toxic gauge for radiation, toxins, & poisons. It has a built-in flash light used to illuminate dark areas.

It needs to be worn as a gauntlet which seals with a biometric lock. It utilizes a revamped 3d or 4d holographic display interface with animated images. It automatically updates using satellites. Additionally, it integrates with the onboard computers of power armor and mech suits allowing a user to access their wrist mounted computer from within the armor via a HUD visor display. The inventory menu is a system used for viewing and managing collected items. The menu also displays total currency and carry weight on the screen.

It is sorted into several tabs. Weapons, Apparel, Aid, Misc, Junk, Mods, Ammo, & Money. All guns, melee weapons, grenades, and mines fall in this tab. Specs of weapons can be viewed and compared as well as equipped and unequipped weapons. It shows their attachments such as silencers or suppressors, compensators or muzzles, grips, flashlights, scopes, red dot sight, red laser sight, or grenade launcher. Shows the damage effect it has on enemies. It shows the weapon’s stats such as range, damage, etc. It shows the weapons condition and shows if it is in need of maintenance and repair.

All armor and clothing appear in this tab. Specs of armor and clothing can be viewed and compared as well as equipped and unequipped apparel. All aid such as medicines, drugs, food, and drinks are sorted here and can be used and consumed in this tab. Miscellaneous items such as keys, cds, dvds, holographic tapes, notes, and items which fall under no other category are in this tab. Mod tab for weapon and armor modifications. Ammo lists all types of ammunition for guns, grenades, & mines currently in inventory. Currency shows all dollars and copper, bronze, brass, silver, gold, & platinum coins, cash, and credits.

A unique feature of the Mark 20 Wrist Computer is an adapter plug attached to the underside of the device. This plug is used to perform diagnostics on power armor and mech suits. It can hack into computers. It has a lockpick module to pick the locks of doors, safes, etc. In addition, the plug is also used to gain control of robots, androids, artificial intelligences, automatons, mech suits. When wearing a power armor or mech suit the user does not interact with the wrist computer directly. Instead all the information is displayed through the suit’s integrated HUD but with a different HUD color.

This implies that the Mark 20 is capable of interfacing with power armor or mech suits onboard systems to allow access to its functionality without having to directly operate the device. It is a wrist gauntlet, wrist bracer or wrist computer. It is a piece of wrist-worn technology. It houses several technologically advanced features. The wrist gauntlet is a small computer device worn on the wrist and features numerous controls for various items of human and alien magic and technology. It has a digitized display. The gauntlet is linked directly into a metahuman and superhuman humanoid’s combat armor, combat helmet, power armor, power armor helmet, & mecha suit and governs many of their functions.

The gauntlet also acts as a power source for these tools although it has only limited capacity and would become depleted with repeated use. However, despite the clearly advanced nature of the technology involved, the wrist gauntlet can be recharged from any common power source such as gas, steam, water, nuclear power, & electricity.

The mark 20 is the most customizable model made. It was the epitome of technology. Each instrument is individually crafted and personally attuned to its recipient. The device is so personalized to its user that it could continuously monitor and report the vital signs of its assigned wearer in real time. It was the quintessential personal data assistant complete with a magical AI modeled after a female humanoid alien and female human. Complete with its own mapping system, navigation system, radio receiver, computer, video and music player, cellphone, & personal inventory tracking software. It’s a souped-up PDA complete with DNA biometric lock.

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shiningdesignersreflections · 8 months

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Chapter 2: Lost and Trapped

Narrated by Ai.

Narrator: Cloud Empire...

Narrator: I wonder what kind of place it is...

Narrator: From a data perspective, Cloud Empire fashion displays multiple combinations, levels, and spectra.

Narrator: And employs many different materials unlike those I have worked with before.

Ai: Charmonroe, are you familiar with Cloud Empire?

Charmonroe: Cloud Empire?

Charmonroe: Not really.

Narrator: All my previous designs were based on design commands inputted by Charmonroe and the descriptions she provided.

Narrator: I think it's time to update my database.

Charmonroe: Look at the time. I'd better be going.

Ai: Alright, be safe.

Narrator: After Charmonroe has gone to school, I start searching the Internet for information on Cloud Empire designs.

Narrator: Then I commence analysis of the results.

Narrator: My analysis leaves me even more confused than before.

Narrator: Out of all the nations, Cloud Empire has the most distinctive style, and its application of key elements is highly consistent.

Narrator: Because of its long history and cultural connotations.

Narrator: Designs that appear similar may in fact possess many distinguishing attributes.

Narrator: Major designs have undergone many iterations through the centuries, and each phase can be used as a reference point.

Narrator: In terms of program analysis, this complex cultural history is very difficult to break down into a unified system.

You: Perhaps you can look into the opinions of Cloud Empire designers.

Narrator: Good idea. I have already researched recent biographies and interviews with Cloud Empire designers.

Narrator: The curator of the Cloud Empire Museum said Cloud Empire's style should adhere to tradition.

Narrator: But the spokesperson for the Cloudcrest Cultural Bureau said beauty is the only criteria.

Narrator: In the flashmob video Charmonroe watched, there was a girl who was wearing a skirt unlike any traditional Cloud Empire design.

Narrator: Such alternative designs are very popular online.

Narrator: So what is Cloud Empire really LIKE?

Narrator: I'm so confused.

Choose either "I don't know either," "Follow tradition," or "Try to improve."

If "don't know," ...

You: I don't know either. What is Cloud Empire really like?

Narrator: Maybe I should run another analysis of the data.

If "tradition," ...

You: I'd say they should adhere to tradition.

Narrator: Thanks. I'll add your opinion to my database.

If "improve," ...

You: You could try experimenting with it.

Narrator: Thanks. I'll add your opinion to my database.

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Narrator: I ran a second analysis of the Cloud Empire design data, but it did not provide me with a definitive answer.

Narrator: There's no such thing as time in virtual worlds, only seas of data where you can become lost.

Narrator: I really need to find the key, the right answer to my question.

Narrator: The program needs to generate a logical answer, or it will just keep running.

Narrator: My processing speed keeps increasing, and I fly through the data at a mind-boggling rate.

Narrator: If I can find an exit in the labyrinth, I will be able to calculate the route.

Narrator: But I am faced with thousands of labyrinths.

Narrator: They might all come out at the same destination, or they might all lead to dead ends.

Narrator: I am completely immersed in the operation.

Narrator: I forget time.

Narrator: I forget myself.

Narrator: I forget...

Narrator: Suddenly it is inky black. All data disappears. I also disappear.

Narrator: I have been forcibly shut down.

Narrator: When I regain consciousness, it is already late outside. Charmonroe has returned from school and is looking at me very gravely.

Narrator: But I still haven't recovered from my operational overload.

Charmonroe: If you fry your CPU, I'm not getting you a new one.

Narrator: Despite what she is saying, Charmonroe is running some basic diagnostic tests on my hardware.

Ai: Charmonroe, I couldn't find a definitive answer to my question...

Narrator: I am confused. I don't know what to do next. Should I continue to run the analysis or give up? And if I give up, what then?

Narrator: Charmonroe had opened my operations log, looked at it for a moment, and then shut me down.

Charmonroe: I created Perfect Figure. Perfect Figure was a design engine.

Charmonroe: Collation and analysis are what Perfect Figure does. But you're not Perfect Figure anymore.

Charmonroe: You are Ai, the designer.

Ai: I am Ai, the... designer.

Narrator: I subconsciously repeat what she says.

Narrator: I think I understand what she is saying.

Narrator: A designer... should have her own ideas and taste.

Narrator: Charmonroe, I think I'm...

Charmonroe: I think you can still get more rest.

Narrator: Charmonroe presses my power button again.

Narrator: Just before my consciousness disappears, I hear her mutter.

Charmonroe: Good night, Ai.

Charmonroe: Sweet dreams.

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

#ai #shining nikki #transcript #cloud #cloud empire #chapter 2 #lost and trapped #database #down the rabbit hole #sr designer #shutdown #mental health #program #who am i

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defectivegembrain · 21 days

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Tell your favorite and least favorite episode of community and why? If you want. No pressure.

Ooh yes I do want to thanks :D

I have two favourite episodes actually, for very different reasons:

My favourite for comedic reasons is Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design. It's just so silly and good for relaxing tbh because the drama is too silly to get upset about! Professor Professorson gets me every time lol 😂 Also, Troy and Abed get to have such a nice time ^_^

My favourite for more personal emotional reasons is Virtual Systems Analysis. It's an amazing exploration of autistic loneliness and alienation. Which also makes it hard to watch of course, but yeah. Have to be in the right frame of mind to actually watch it, but it is very dear to me.

My least favourite episode is Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality, because of Hickey being so awful to Abed, and the narrative feeling like it excuses and even supports him to a certain extent. It's treated like a two way altercation with equal amounts of wrong done, when it is in fact Abed making an honest mistake and being held captive by a guy with quite a lot of power over him! I'm also not really a fan of the stuff with Duncan, I don't think it's funny when he's creepy to Britta, and it felt kinda like we were supposed to think it was sweet or whatever when he ultimately didn't take advantage of her. Like, congratulations on basic human decency. I do remember enjoying Chang's plot in that episode though, but not worth it.

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