#perception systems

[theballadofmars]

"I want more unreliable narrators" bitch you can't even handle these three

#they're unreliable narrators in different senses #sqq perception of reality is completely biased #wwx would say “you don't want to hear about my traumatic experience let me tell you about others” #meanwhile xl would omit important details of the plot because he doesn't want to think about it or because he's being a little bitch #scum system #tgcf #mdzs #wei wuxian #xie lian #shen qingqiu

[scribefindegil]

the thing is. you know Teru’s situation is fucked up. i know Teru’s situation is fucked up. any adult (Reigen) who knows even a fraction of what he has going on knows that Teru’s situation is fucked up.

Teru has no idea. He is so deep in denial that he genuinely and wholeheartedly believes that his life is fine. Great, even! He doesn’t understand why people get so weird when he tells his funny stories about taking down terrorist cells and de facto child abandonment. He’s doing fantastic! Sure, maybe other people would have “complexes” and “trauma” if they hadn’t seen their parents since age nine, but not him.

And this is why Reigen is the only adult equipped to help him! If anyone approaches him from the perspective that he is a traumatized abandoned child who needs help he would shut them down in .2 seconds and refuse to engage. If he felt like someone was pitying him his immediate reaction would be to light them on fire (he wouldn’t go through with it though. because he’s so humble and well-adjusted).

But Reigen can approach the problem sideways. He can pointedly complain about how it’s hard to buy food for one person, and can’t Teru take some of it off his hands so it doesn’t go bad? He can roll his eyes and go oh, of course, your school doesn’t believe that you’re mature enough to do this yourself, what idiots, let me just add myself as your emergency contact so they’ll get off your back. He can keep coming up with Very Important Very Real Jobs that absolutely require Teru’s help aren’t at all an flimsy excuse to make him have fun, no siree. He can talk about how even the most independent adults need help sometimes, so it isn’t a sign of immaturity or weakness if Teru asks for it (yes he is being hypocritical no he will not acknowledge it).

He’s a liar, so he can actually give Teru what he needs.

#to be clear he is screaming internally this whole time #but he's perceptive enough to know that what would feel the most like helping To Him would not actually work #so he has to back-end Scheme his way into being supportive #it's. good. #mp100 #and like. eventually teru will have to face his fucked-up childhood #but he needs a support system First

[mishapen-dear]

(end of bad’s Acceptance vod, about 1:48:30)

no but im never going to be normal again. LOOK at this. look. IMMEDIATELY before this he gave a whole miserable speech at the graveyard about how much he misses the kids and how he wants them to come home. He was grieving so hard it started to rain. He cried while he sang to them. It was the perfect end to 5 days of grieving- and then he does this.

and the rain isnt about grief anymore- the thunder isnt a peaceful background to a heartbreaking scene. It is rage. the whole context changes. The storm raged on while he grieved like he raged during the Everything Else that happened (“there are a lot of federation workers on today. I need to interrogate them about some things” he said while he was following forever ALONE to distract him. he knew forever was fucked up and about to put more marriage pressure on him and for anyone else that would have been Terrifying. how could you focus on anything but that? but. bad was thinking about tormenting more federation workers)

i just!!!! its so good. its SO good its so scary its so good. bad hasnt accepted the loss of his children but he has accepted how far he will go to get them back. (he will do anything)

#qsmp #Ik someone else posted the clip but i could not find it again and i Needed to go insane #i still need to go insane #i need to pick up every little bit of his character and pin them up and write an essay on all of it #you know that entire nervous system that was preserved? i need to do that to him #im going to be SO annoying about bbh for the next while #like i can feel the brainworms setting in so hard i am GOING to get pov rot and get so excited about my perceptions of his character that i #twist him away from what he is #it will be in the name of understanding him but really i will trudge thru those roots and trip into hell #or maybe not maybe ill continue to have fun and cool character analysis #50/50 on whether or not it will be comprehensible tho i think the last 8 posts at least ive made about him are nonsense #its because he is a bastard #with too many moving parts. i need a diagram neatly laying out every q!bbhism ever #qsmp badboyhalo #qsmp clip

[kelenia]

What kind of dnd campaign is this?

#SQQ rolled a nat 1 on perception #I also have Shang qinghua done but I might wait until I draw Mobei to post it #but u can see him on twitter!! @kelesart #svsss #scum villian self saving system #shen qingqiu #luo binghe #my art #binghe is a bloodhunter and SQQ is a wizard btw

[brazilian-whalien52]

I quite like how initially we draw some conclusions about mxtx that are not in fact true at all?

Xie lian in the start to me give the blush maid vibes. Like he was naive and clueless to hua Cheng intentions. But the more the book went on, the more I realized he knew exactly who San Lang was and what he was doing. He was not naive, just mostly keep this observations to himself, until it was necessary to be talked about.

Wei wuxian first gives the impression that he descends to pure evil, he is a genius that is pretending to be a crazy homosexual, but in fact he is hero that is also a crazy homosexual. It is pretty common in fact for the dark bl protagonist in BL novels. I mean, if mdzs is your first maybe you already expect wxx to be "good" but the evil protagonist is no unusual.

Now, Shen Qingqiu I have no idea what I expect of him first but it was definitely not that. Such an unreliable narrator.

#mxtx #heaven officials blessing #mdzs #svss #scum villian self saving system #mo dao zu shi #idk if this makes sense #but mxtx does play with a lot of usual characters perceptions that you may have in bl

[kalivasquezart]

Day #2 of NofNA Week: Perception

She's no ordinary dog 🔧

#im so slow with those prompts #inb4 Strelka *IS* green irl #nofna #nofnaweek #erm... #dog? #dog #border collie #i think #perception #reflection #solar system #natureofnaturesart #kalivasquez #kalivasquezart #2024

[sgsketchbook]

sometimes i lie awake at night thinking about the camping trip that connor took them on. decided to do something about that

#messy because i just physically needed to get this out of my system #like i wanna know more ab this trip. i’m fascinated by it #and roman’s warped perception of it too like what’s that about #anyways idk #sometimes i get in my feelings about connor #i’m a conhead i fear #succession #kendall roy #roman roy #connor roy #succession fanart #i had fun w their designs here #imagine it’s like the early 90s idk the timeline #con is like late 20s #ken is 15 or so #and rome is like 11

[thirdity]

Environments are invisible. Their ground rules, pervasive structure, and overall patterns elude easy perception.

Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage (with Quentin Fiore)

#self #world #structure #systems #perception #awareness #quotes #McLuhan #Marshall McLuhan #The Medium is the Massage

[even-disco-baby]

YOU — “No. There is still a chance.”

DOLORES DEI — “You think so?” Her voice is weary.

EMPATHY — Everything about her is weary. She is the Innocence of weariness, of heroically borne suffering.

CONCEPTUALIZATION — That is the picture you have painted for yourself, at any rate.

YOU — “You looked back. That’s the memory, the moment, that I can’t stop returning to. You looked back. I had a chance, for just that moment…”

DOLORES DEI — She meets your eye, gaze still forever cast back over her shoulder. Time stops. The stars are stilled, the ocean silent. There is *nothing* beyond this memory. Nothing at all. All of infinity is contained in this single moment when anything and everything was possible.

“Oh, Harry…” She sighs, soft as eiderdown. “We never had any chance.”

And just like that, the wave of time collapses under its own weight, obliterating everything. This moment was six years ago. She is gone from here. Gone, gone…

PAIN THRESHOLD — You cannot leave. There was nothing outside of this moment, and now there is nothing at all. It’s all gone. There is no point. I’m sorry. I can’t do this any longer.

VOLITION — Please, don’t say that…

“Okay. Well, fuck me, then.”

“How would *you* know?! You gave up! You didn’t even try!”

“We *must* have had a chance, at some point… Doesn’t everyone get a chance, if nothing more?”

“How could you say that…?”

DOLORES DEI — “Because it’s true,” she says, matter-of-fact. “There is no moment in time that you can turn back to, no branching paths, no infinity. There is only what happened. I looked back… and then away.” She closes her eyes, turning her back to you.

“The moment ended. *We* ended. That is all.”

SHIVERS — A wave crashes against an unseen shore, ocean spray tickling the back of your neck. You shiver, but no one shivers with you. You are alone in this intersection. Why are you here?

“Why can’t *I* end?! Why can’t this all just stop? Please, make it stop…”

“Ended? I’ve barely even started! I got a chance to start completely over as somebody new! I don’t need you anymore! You’re just dead weight to me now.”

“No. That wasn’t the real ending. We’re a part of something so much bigger than this intersection, telling a story that encapsulates all of history! There’s *more* to this, it *means* something.”

“Then… What am I supposed to do now…?”

DOLORES DEI — “No, Harry.” She turns back to you again now, and she looks… sad.

“We were not metaphors. We were people. Our narrative was not intelligently designed. It simply followed the patterns of history, because those are the only patterns we *know.* We tried to create something new, but we failed. There is no narrative reward for our failure, no satisfactory ending. There is only the immutable past and the unknowable future.”

RHETORIC — There is no assurance of what is good or deserved or what may bring relief. There is no assurance of punishment, either. There is no assurance of anything. Not even of a future. I don’t know what to say to make this bearable.

VOLITION — Even so… As long as you live, *something* is promised. Can you live with that?

I can’t, I just can’t do this anymore…

I can. It’s enough.

I don’t know. I just don’t know.

I can at least try for a little longer…

VOLITION — That’s all I ask. That’s enough.

#disco elysium #harry du bois #dolores dei #suicide tw #ummmmm haha *twirls hair* #sorry this isn’t more of the dolores saga im really trying to get back into the swing of things 😭 #this is smth that won’t make it into the saga but that i was thinking about nonetheless #im not too fond of the whole ‘’dora is literally dolores dei’’ thing tbh #i feel that the mundanity is what makes their story impactful #and also just. makes it feel like somebody is kinda going overboard on projecting onto their proxy ex. lmao 😭 #idk like the metaphor gets a little TOO metaphorical for me. but that’s just my onion. im an rgu fan so who am i to judge #anyway this is more my take on the harry/dora story #which is that dora was Just Some Guy and ultimately we have to live w the fact that we’ll never get the full story #because she literally exited the narrative #we can speculate about what her and harry’s relationship was like and how much of the blame is on each of them #dora’s lack of class consciousness vs harry’s violent misogyny etc etc #and like. it’s not that there’s no value in examining those things bc there definitely is value in it #in examining what patterns you DO see repeating in your life and in the world around you #that is what politics is really… examining the system and all its moving parts #but ultimately the past is immutable… our perception of it changes as we gain new context and understanding but what’s past is past #and there is no way of knowing with any certainty what the future holds #that’s where the overlap of all of these political and personal conflicts is for me #and why it comes back to harry questioning whether it’s worth it to even live #it’s about whether or not you can live with the grief of the past and the uncertainty of the future #i want to learn to live with it… to work toward building a future that i want to live in #anyway. coughs

[ahkmenraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

okie dokie time to address smth that’s been bothering me for a BIT.

Ahkmenrah. Why is he infantilized so much in this fandom? You guys protect him and his innocence like it’s that of a child? He’s not??? He’s 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 thousands of years older than everybody else! (This is conscious life, I mean, he’s been ALIVE longer than everybody else he obviously doesn’t pre-date Rexy lol)

Meanwhile, nobody ever does this to Sacagawea!? She’s presumably the age she was during her time in the expedition based off her exhibit, which would put her at SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN years old.

And this brings me to my point. If you say she’s not that age, then you would be CORRECT. She’s lived as long as everybody else in the museum! She’s the same age as Teddy! If you all think this is okay, because they were both essentially “born” the same night when the tablet first arrived you’d be RIGHT. Teddy says this himself, he’s not Theodore Roosevelt, he’s just a wax figure made in a factory. this would make Ahk so fucking grandpa compared to everybody else lmaooo my boy is ANCIENT. Why y’all treat him like a child is FAR beyond me.

#natm #night at the museum #natm ahkmenrah #I have SO many gripes with the way some characters are treated in this fandom #Like am I missing some crucial piece of media or are y’all just weird #I’m not TRYING to diss anybody’s takes on ahk but it’s just so ingrained in the fandom perception of him it annoys me #THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SYSTEMS WHERE AHK IS A HEADMATE PLEASE KEEP DOIN UR THINGS I KNOW DID INHERENTLY CHANGES CHARACTERS FROM CANON DW.

[imogenkol]

TRISTAN & ANDREA THATCHER — original works

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#oc insp: Andrea Thatcher #oc insp: Tristan Thatcher #beloved dead parents who did the best they could and haunt the narrative 💔 #just had to make something for them after that wip #they honestly mean so much to me #the fact that I have a whole history for them in my head and not a word of it written down outside of Jayde's idealized perception #they were ridiculously in love with each other and had a really long hard road to build the life they had #and Jayde is just like her father (affectionate) #they taught their daughters to say fuck the system and be their authentic selves

[orcelito]

OK MORE ANALYSIS

towards the start of trimax, we get this little bit here. aka Meryl's birthday, & ALSO when there are official sightings of Vash reappearing. so we can assume that Wolfwood finds Vash again in February (ish) of 0113

this. the beginning of the end. happens on July 21st of 0114, the exact ten year anniversary of the July Incident (July 21st of 0104)

and Vash & Knives' birthday.

which that's a whole big can of worms that's gonna have me needing to run through my fic again for dates bc i didnt realize it was Literally exactly 10 years passed between then and now.

but MORE IMPORTANTLY...

when you think about the dates. between february 0113 and july 0114, that's 17 months. Vash spent 7 ish months on the arc (maybe 8, sometimes they say 8)

this means that Vash and Wolfwood traveled together for a total of about 10 months, give or take.

ten months, largely just the two of them.

i think i need to sit down lmao

#speculation nation #i say as if i am not already sitting #fanny reads trigun #fanny's trigun analysis #trigun #vashwood #TANGENTIALLY... #trigun spoilers/ #JUST... #the time they spend together is so indefinitely defined in trimax. we just dont get that much detail. #but this? this is a definite spread of dates. could be a little longer & could be a little shorter. Depending. #but approximately 10 months of traveling together. god. #sometimes you spend 10 months with someone and they completely rewrite your perceptions of life #your moral systems even! the way you LOVE!!!! #oh this was a very good thing for me to actually register lmfao bc Man this is some very good food here #i was running under the vague assumption that July Incident to start of manga was 6 years. then 2 years between jeneora & trimax start #then 8 ish months Plus a little to 9 years. but obviously that was imperfect. there are a few more months in there to get it to 10. #which jeneora happened in october of 0110. so if we assume a perfect 6 years passed then the manga starts july 0110. #that's 3 months then spent traveling with meryl and milly. give or take a little. #hmmmhmhmhm this is VERY good for fic timeline reasons. very very good. i have made some very important discoveries today. #also for any1 seeing this in the tag im mostly doing research for my own fanfic writing lol but i wanted to share it generally #bc these r good details for anyone to know. & not everyone has the patience to go looking for them. #SO here U go. some more details analysis. this time with Dates. yup.

[isa-ah]

listen. "shigeo" and "mob" have separate identities, memories, relationships and ego states within his headspace... ritsu calls "shigeo" the "alternate version" of his brother....... plural mob real

#systems that are 2 alters are normal #and i love love love the idea that 'mob' is the protector alter bc. hey me too! thats also my role in my system thats why i host #and would also be why he hosts. bc 'shigeo' is outspokenly mistrustful of everyone around them bc of how he was treated #it vibes. it vibes. i vibe. so happy abt it #and for context to the comic i posted earlier #its honestly. so fucking normal for a newly overt or loosely covert system to struggle with self pronouns #i / we / me / us etc #and so. i must give this to him. #plus imagine if theyre separate alters. 'shigeo's perception of teru is SO bad. so bad. hate that bitch. #which is so fucking funny for a post confessions plot. winning him over bc as far as 'shigeo' knows #all teru knows is choke monologue naked and lie

[invisiblegarabgetruck]

It's probably not gonna happen because Rick prime doesn't care that much. But I think it would be '👀👀' if he starts compare other Jerrys to Hermit Jerry after their encounter....

#like he used to had only his perception of Jerrys he 'heard' from but never encountered one. #but then he met Hjer and he was 'different' from prime's mind. #so if he encounter another Jerry he just goes 'oh yeah #'they are suppose to be like this. unlike that guy ' #idk a trash can dream #also sorry if i posted this before. i have memory of a goldfish lol #hermit jerry #weird rick #i hate tumblr tag system sometime

[zebratimw]

#svsss #scum villains self saving system #shang qinghua #how I be feeling these days ahdnfjgkg #I keep stressing about life in general and its seriously bumming me out hajdjg #how nice it would be to not exist #everyday I wake up and do the same things I hate #time hasn't felt real in years and it goes way before covid times #I haven't felt real in most of those years either #Look I'm lucky I'm not like depressed or whatever but frankly this derealization shit is seriously startin to get a little worrying at times #tbf I only really notice it recently so maybe its just a bias #I've been chugging along this way for years all thats changed is my perception of it #but at the same time I really want to do more too #I get I'm a very boring and unreliable person #and I know I just said its my perception of it but like I do genuinely think my social skills my general living just like me mentally ig #I'm kinda deteriorating in my stagnation ig? artistically too but more worrying in my life idbfjg #priorities sorry anyways I also think I do have adhd or something and that rejection thing dhfjgjg I really can't start things anymore #idk I really just feel so clueless in most things now and I'm too scared or too confused or both to start fixing things #like how do I even fix things? what do I even search for in this kind of thing? #Idk I'm just gonna go sleep ig god I'm so tired of everything #I haven't been able to draw I've really lost passion for a lot of things again and everything irritates me #I can't stand my phone sometimes but it's kinda the only thing getting me through it all ha #ngl I wish I were depressed sometimes if only so I'd actually have the balls to do smth but Ik that's just the Metnally Ail part speaking so #chug chug going along #I also have to make wushi before I die. haha #god my life is so empty #what am I even doing #I'm really so tired why can't my life end here already? modern lifespans are too long how am I supposed to keep going on like this? #so pointless and vapid and its just me ? why did it have to be me that was born? couldn't someone else have been here I hate it here so much #I strive for nothing but I have such a long life and so many people to disappoint haha maybe I should go outside more

[inkdemonapologist]

Can I just say, your depiction of beans in the newest chapter art is SO GOOD. That is such a Cat Expression, and she looks so floofy! I just wanna bury my hands in her fur and snuggle her XD

HEHEHEHE THANK U puts it here on my blog as well (here's the chapter it's from)

WEIRD NEW PERSON IN HOUSE..... GOTTA POOF

every day that we cannot pat beans because she is not a real cat is a tragedy tbh

#call of cthulhu: haunted hijinx #jack fain #prophet sammy #jack x sammy #when in doubt just keep drawing #i know you have questions you always do #was delighted to learn that some pets can tell the difference between different people in a plural system #so obviously Beans needed this perceptive ability