#playing 4d chess

[silllypigeon]

I WANT TO POST ABOUT MY DND CAMPAIGN BUT ALL (two of) MY PLAYERS FOLLOW ME AND ARE SO IN LOVE WITH ME THAT THEY READ AND LIKE/REBLOG EVERYTHING I POST

#dnd #dungeon master #FUCK #i have a great idea for a joke that will be said like 10 sessions in the future #playing 4d chess #i will be distraught if i have to scrap this joke due to character death

[unloneliest]

in the lonely hearts club job leverage asks the question "does romantic love exist?" and answers it by having eliot buy parker a venus fly trap on hardison's behalf, expecting no recognition and revealing eliot remembers a throwaway comment parker made on their second job together.

we all know this.

but was anybody going to tell me hardison already had a browser window open looking for restaurants to buy eliot in portland in response at the start of the episode immediately after that? or was i supposed to figure it out on a rewatch all by myself?!

#leverage #leverage ot3 #eliot spencer #eliot #hardison #alec hardison #parker #ot3 #leverage posting #jam posts #AND TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR. I *CALLED* THE BREW PUB AS A RESPONSE TO THE VENUS FLY TRAP IN MY NOTES. THE PHYSICAL NOTES I TAKE #WHENEVER I WATCH LEVERAGE. I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THIS IMMEDIATE #my notes literally go girls/boys night out job 'parker is the only one playing 4d relationship chess so far. when does hardison join in & #what makes parker sure enough to push eliot more or is it just inevitable eliot's a part of the relationship conversation p&h have btween #seasons?' and then the lonely hearts job immediately afterwards is like. romantiv love exists. look at this very meaningful gesture eliot #made on hardison's behalf. answering the how does hardison clue in and what makes p&h confident enough to push question at the exact same #time. and then in the gold job. 'portland restaurants'. being searched. i swear to god.

[heavenlydark]

mind you this is how the crew had to convince luffy not to proceed with the fight with big mom like brook graduated from mihawk's school of zolu with a 4.00 gpa here

#zolu #one piece #i cant make this shit up #oda playing 4d chess when it comes to zolu

[turtleblogatlast]

My favorite reading of Leo’s “indubitably” tell is that it’s not actually a tell, and Leo just plays it up as one so he doesn’t get called out when he really wants to hide something.

Especially since throughout the series we see him lie and trick multiple times without saying the word once.

I like to think that one time when they were kids Leo happened to learn the word “indubitably” and because he tends to repeat new words he learns, he ended up using it at the same time as he was caught lying. He uses the word again later in another lie, and that’s where the association comes from.

OR- counter argument: “indubitably” is one of his tells, but only for unimportant things, especially when said to family. Long plays, particularly ones with villains, are in a different category in his head.

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #bro said ‘oh everyone thinks that’s a tell…well I won’t stop them then 💅’ #lil schemer #absolutely a one off gag type of thing but fun to take further #listen my boy is a lil manipulative and u know what he’s so valid for it #dude pulled off the Lair Games 4D chess play like it was nothing he 100% knows what to do to get people to believe what he says and does #actually while we’re down here can we take a moment to recognize how good a planner he is as well #because in many unhappy returns when he’s setting up he and splinters battle #he (on the SPOT) decides to incorporate Big Mama’s guards into the fight as well…because he came up with a plan to use them on the kraken #like please that’s so???? nah I don’t think I’ll ever get over that

[98chao]

guys im getting the feeling that shadow milk cookie might have been in the game interacting with pure vanilla cookie for way longer than we thought

#screenshots courtesy of my friend bc hes getting through the story now #and my eyes bulged when he sent me this like Theres No Way #the eyes in the background??!??! is it really him??? #and they share two halves of the same power which could give them a direct telepathic connection like in beast-yeast ep 2 #even if its not canon this is 100% my headcanon now shadow milk seems like EXACTLY the guy to play the long game w/ people #4d chess kinda shit #especially since it would lead to his freedom #i care way too much about this what has crk done to me #cookie run kingdom #pure vanilla cookie #shadow milk cookie #shadowvanilla #vanilla milkshake #not art #txt

[cringefail-clown]

May we get snipped of the aulpha Strider household? Is Hal there 24/7 or wandering like Sawtooth did and only occasionally showing up? Did Squarewave and Sawtooth make it to the future, or did Dirk never built them at all?How is Daves relationship with Hal?

had this sketch stitting around so i finally cleaned it up a bit for this ask sjdjdk

sawtooth and squarewave are there ofc! theyre helping as best as they can, i imagine dirk build them for a different purpose but then was like "wait actually leaving hal alone with a toddler in a postalocalyptic future in the middle of the ocean is a very shit idea" so he left them in stasis with hal to act as a moral support lmfao. daves having a blast with squarewave, its a rapoff 24/7 in this household, and sawtooth isnt around too much like in the canon, but when he shows up he keeps an eye on both of them (very youngest-middle-oldest sibling dynamic with hal as a tired robodad). also hal and sawtooth are in a constant argument about how to best raise this human child (theyre both probably kinda garbage at it but theyre trying their best)

#hal wants to teach dave a lesson about the importance of interpersonal connections but hes kinda awful at them himself #so he organises an all-seasons marathon of my little pony bc thats the best fucking example of how to explain good friendship to a child #he can fucking think of #dave thinks this is some 4d chess of irony hes playing at but no hals completely serious about it #ask #turnabout au #homestuck turnabout #homestuck #dave strider #lil hal #hal strider #bro strider #squarewave #sawtooth #hal and dave probably also strife so daves prepared for the game and when condy sends the drones to attack em #but he isnt a piece of shit about it what a miracle

[sirazaroff]

So guess who all got together again with the sillies??

Ft the lovelies @dummybirdnero and @spicxybread

I’m only giving context for the first one, but I picked up l4d again recently and got curious about rwby mods and-

I lob velvet :)

Blackvelvet real 😮‍💨

#fooze #dummybirdnero #spicxybread #rwby #rwby fanart #there’s also other stuff #sonic surge #pretty sure there’s a trolls reference #some sailor moon #ruby rose #yang xiao long #blake bellodona #weiss schnee #velvet scarlatina #cinder fall #coco adel #okay yeah that’s as much as I care to tag #LISTEN WHOEVER MADE RHE VELVET HUNTER MOD IM IN LOVE WITH YOU #YOUR MIND IS PLAYING 4D CHESS #cinder makes for a hilarious witch

[kadextra]

q!Bad’s monologue:

“Cellbit and Bagi are two people who pay very close attention to what people say, but they’re not the only ones who do… especially right now, with the kids missing. I’m paying very close attention to what everybody says… and I’m paying very close attention to what I am saying.

I always say things with a purpose. sometimes what comes across as a mistake, is exactly what you want the other person to hear. because if people underestimate you, they won’t prepare against you…”

ooo he was so cool for this. it’s insane how every chat is done with purpose and intention. as we continue going in the lore and he has more interesting conversations with ppl, never forget what he said here

#the boo talk with bagi #fish store talk with foolish #president position talk with cellbit #vacation talk with jaiden #all of them. everything #man is playing 4D chess #qsmp #qsmp badboyhalo

[brucewaynehater101]

Hc:

Tim got some homophobic comments at a gala once and decided to be petty as shit about it (as he damn well should).

He waited three months before bribing Jason to break into this guy's car. The Red Hood didn't know what exactly he was installing, but he was promised significant intel on some annoying cases and videos of whatever he wired into the guy's car.

After the guy turns on their car, Ram Ranch blares on full blast. It's so loud (and the guy hates the song so much) that the guy starts taking Ubers everywhere.

Tim, acknowledging the guy had not suffered enough, does an interview with Gotham Globe where he mentions that "someone" once said homophobic comments to him at a gala. He doesn't name them, which makes people even more curious who the hell said that to Timothy Drake-Wayne.

Tim had this whole plan that led to the person either realizing the errors in their ways or Tim would make an example out of them. Unfortunately, Tin didn't get the chance to enact his evil plans. Instead, the idiot confronts Tim pubically, thus naming themself the perpetrator.

Suffice to say, with the whole Wayne family making that guy's life a living hell post reveal, they had to move out of Gotham.

#dc comics #dc universe #tim drake #tim drake psychologically tortures a homophobe #tim's trying to play 4D chess with a guy that doesn't even know what a rook is #ofc tim didn't tell his family about the super rude and mean person at the gala #he had it handled #jason was pissed tim paid jason when (if tim had bothered to explain) the man would've done it for free #let me live vicariously through tim as he beats up people who make my life stressful

[reiverreturns]

thinkin about how hangman is seen by the dagger cohort as unpredictable/unreliable/a wildcard in the air but he is always perfectly in control of himself. throwing darts blind, changing the song on the jukebox to flirt with rattle rooster, swallowing his disappointment when mav doesn’t pick him to run the mission. 

thinkin about how rooster is seen as mr reliable/always has your back in the air but time and time again we see that he’s nowhere near in control of himself. the corkscrew cobra bs with mav, attempting to kick hangman’s ass in front of the whole assignment, refusing to fly the sim any way other than his way to prove a spiteful point.

they’re both told they need what the other has but the truth is they’re mirrors, reflecting the faults and flaws they try to ignore back to one another over and over again. it’s not that hangman’s got to rein in his impulsivity - he has to cede a bit of control and trust the team. it’s not that rooster needs to ‘don’t think just do’ - he’s got to stop letting his emotions dictate his flying, make a plan, and execute it without any shadow of a doubt that he can get it done.

i just *curls fist softly* fuckin love character foils.

#thought brought to you by me noticing hangman doesn't even raise a hand when rooster launches himself across the classroom and thinking huh #why that be #hangman really be out here playing 4d chess #everything he does is so damn deliberate I stg #you can very much interpret their character arcs as straightforwardly as the movie wants you to #but where is the fun in that #one day i will be normal about them i swear #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #hangster #sereshaw #top gun maverick

[deonideatta]

Spy x family chapter 86 you will always be famous

#literally every page was a banger #season finale material fr #we got nightfall recognizing once again that twilight does feel something for yor he doesnt want to address #we got yuri being thrown off the scent of loid being twilight #we got acknowledgement from twilight that he knows he's developed a weakness due to his family #we got a dramatic shower sceneTM #we got twilight trying to play 4d chess against yor - who is playing checkers (and winning) #we got him being absolutely bamboozled as a result #we got yor being happy that loid wanted to rely on her #i could list forever lol im so happy #enjoy your break endo you absolute legend #sxf ch 86 #sxf manga #spy x family spoilers #spy x family manga spoilers #spy x family

[43sol]

The Rising but KFC break-up

#tiger and bunny #tiger and bunny 2 #everything the same except the little emo run run kotetsu does ends at the KFC #ryan in the back like yall live like this?? #kotetsu and barnaby playing 4d chess but both keep eating the pieces #fried chicken to soothe the soul #barnaby going back home to his emo bachelor pad after having a not break up break up and ryan blowing up his phone with his pics of Molly #being like lol alone on a friday night loser??

[nebulaerage]

Genderswap lawyers, because I was bored (and also needed to practice drawing women).

You simply cannot tell me Edgeworth wouldn't be a Girlboss with a capital G.

#ace attorney #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #neb's art #Edgeworth's outfit is based on Franziska's since you cannot tell me Von Karma wouldn't dress like Fran if he were a woman' #And y'know Edgeworth's outfit used to be basically Manfred 2.0 #Yes I am playing 4D chess for a silly character design the autism is strong in this one #Anyways Id tag as narumitsu but... they're not doing anything gay so

[shyravenns]

Task Force 141!Lion King au wip

#myart #mywip #task force 141 #Kate laswell #Nikolai cod #John price #john soap mactavish #ghost cod #kyle gaz garrick #and yes laswell is in the charge of the pride lands #I will never understand why people always assume John would be running things when he’s laswell personal attack dog #we love a girl boss who’s playing 4d chess

[mostlymaudlin]

andrew and neil ride a roller coaster

OH BOY i have a whole wip brewing that's like a study of andrew's fear of heights so this has my thoughts reeling in like the least-funny directions 😂 but wait hmmmm i can do it i can find the crack!!! or maybe just random kidfic? anyway:

there's something to be said about people's desperation to not repeat the mistakes of their parents. andrew, who justifiably has many opinions on how adults should treat children, can acknowledge that this is a noble pursuit.

however: aaron's children are fucking spoiled.

emily, still recovering from a fried dough-related meltdown, is relatively quiet now that neil has picked her up and allowed her to hide her face in his neck. she's really getting too big for this behavior, but again: spoiled. aaron's other gremlin is gripping andrew's hand with the strength of a professional athlete as she guides them through the crowded fairground.

this whole thing is neil's fault. andrew isn't sure what kind of deal he and aaron have made this time, but it involved babysitting for the long weekend while aaron and katelyn take a vacation. this alone? not a big deal. but katelyn had apparently promised to take the twins to the fair this weekend, and neil's commitment to the bit means the four of them are here: sunburned and sweat-sticky in this dusty wasteland of cow poop, rickety rides, and the unrelenting cheer of carnival music.

"three tickets each," fiona reads proudly, pointing to the ride that she has led them to. fiona is unruffled by the crowds or the sun that has turned her cheeks pink despite the layers of sunscreen they have lathered on her all day. "three tickets for me and three tickets for you," she says to andrew.

she holds her free hand up to neil, today's ticketholder. palm up, expectant, unaware of a reality where she could be denied. "six, please."

neil adjusts his grip on emily as he digs in his pocket for the roll of tickets. emily resurfaces long enough to demand that she gets to count off the six tickets, and andrew is struck by the patience on neil's face as emily tears them off one by one to hand to fiona. it did not come naturally: neil avoided the twins as newborns, and then was generally unsure of what to do with them for a long time. andrew supposes they've all done some growing up in the last five years.

"i can go with her, if you'd prefer," neil says to andrew. andrew glowers in response. it's a kids coaster -- barely taller than a second story building and moving slower than a golf cart. andrew does not need to be coddled.

emily makes a pitiful sound at neil's suggestion, dropping the remaining tickets as she wraps her arms around neil's neck in refusal. neil huffs a laugh, shifting again to ensure he doesnt drop her. fiona dives to grab the tickets, shooting a significant stink eye at her sister as she hands them to andrew.

"don't worry, uncle andrew," fiona says. "i'll hold your hand if you're scared."

andrew wasn't wrong: the coaster is slow and the dips aren't steep. but they are still enough to send his stomach swooping. fiona shrieks happily every time, and andrew will give aaron's kids one thing: they understand the sanctity of a promise. fiona never lets go of andrew's hand.

#i only managed to get andrew on there sorry LOL #also idk what neil adn aaron have going on in the bg here hahaha #but i imagine they are constantly conning one another through their adult lives #just getting in each others business so hard. playing 4d chess #andrew does not even wish to understand lmfaoooo #my writing #aftg fic

[sunshine-zenith]

This matters so much to me

Ballister and Ambrosius were pretty darn subtle in the graphic novel, which is understandable since most of it takes places years after their breakup, Ambrosius is very much an antagonist to Nimona and Ballister’s protagonists roles, and Ballister isn’t the most talkative about his past and present pain. Still, I’m so happy we’ll actually get more scenes of their relationship

Shoot, this might be a flashback. Or… it might be a quieter, melancholic-yet-happier version of the bar scene from the gn (something sweet to make the bar fight hurt even more). We only see Ballister’s left arm here after all, so who’s to say if this is pre- or post-losing his right arm

(It might also be the moment from the epilogue — since we also only see half of Ambrosius’s face, we can’t say for sure he doesn’t have the scaring he has in the end. But I’m gonna cross my fingers for a mid-movie moment)

#spoilers #Stevenson (hopefully) doesn’t have to play 4D chess to get queer rep on the screen anymore #let👏them👏kiss👏👏👏 #ballister blackheart #ambrosius goldenloin #nimona #nimona movie #nimona graphic novel