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yennas · 1 year
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RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT ME -> clementine furth x carlos oliveira
DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH -> cleo furth lawrence x albert wesker
i was tagged by @dihardys to use this template, ty macy! tonight i was having an existential crisis during which i considered getting another masters which is a Very bad idea so i was a bit extra and did two of them lmao. this has been making the rounds so i'm not sure who's already done it but i'll tag @yennefre @untaintedtea @jillvalcntines @mandalhoerian and anyone else who wants to!
#bel.txt#off q#x: right where you left me#x: destroy everything you touch#be real tho do u think either of them has ever apologized even once for anything#comparing these is honestly so funny to me like there's. a lot here sksjdjdjd#wesker just barely being the better caregiver specifically bc at some point after the tttmg main plot ends cleo is like ok time to be#progenitored and she once again injects herself with something that could easily kill her and it doesn't but it Does put her out of commissi#commission* for like a week and he like will not leave her side. and everyone at the facility is like wtf bc it's the only time they have#seen him express any sort of concern for another person lmao#also that whole Incident with the biting and such but technically she was quarantined so that doesn't count#meanwhile clem and carlos are having a relationship that develops normally and also not in a secret lab sksjdjdjd#i imagine that carlos probably does a lot of regional travel for ubcs stuff like he would just go wherever they needed him which is how they#end up meeting even tho clem never sets foot in rc#love how they are the *actual* romance subplot in this fic even tho their roles are considerably smaller bc they truly qualify as a romance#also seeing these templates made me so nostalgic :( rosenkow if ur out there i hope ur doing well <3#oc: cleo lawrence#oc: clementine furth#wait these tags are already so long but also to clarify abt cleo confessing first. she does not sksjdjdjd#she comes *close* to it at the end of tttmg and never actually says it but it was enough for me to count it#otherwise it would have been another blank bc tbh it's questionable whether either of them *ever* actually say it#bel.ocs#cleo 'just when you think you've hit rock bottom you want to fuck a blond guy' lawrence
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bestofpeterick · 1 month
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Cheat Sheet!
This is the handy dandy guide to all the moments that will be/could be in the running. If a link is to a youtube video it will be timestamped unless it's near the beginning/the entire video. Timestamps will also be noted.
True Blue Magic
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Mr Brightside Kisses
Stumph and Sons Riff
Pete slapping Patrick's ass on stage
Stump Club President Shirt
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Half-doomed/Semi-sweet "Sometimes it was Patrick" Genius Annotation
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Pete kneeling at Patrick's feet
Patrick death-glare at an interviewer touching Pete (the whole first minute or so)
Pete "If I could marry a dude" (Timestamped 15:42)
Love Lockdown cover "this is for you Pete"
Quarantine livestream in the same room
Tie tug "I never get a break from him"
Retiring to Arizona together
EDIT: youtube link found! thank you grandtreeangel <3 November 26, 2007 show in Glendale Arizona. Pete tells Patrick they should "set up show and retire here" to which Patrick laughs and says "retire from what?" Pete continues overlapping with him "Let's just get hitched and move out to Arizona." He then introduces the next song in the set as "This is a love story about Patrick Stump". The song is I'm Like a Lawyer...(Me and You)
"Mon petit chou"/"Mille fois je t'aime"
from March 12, 2014 in Paris Pete: "Tu es belle mon petit chou" (you are my beautiful little cabbage) Patrick: "Mille fois je t'aime" (I love you a million times (literal)/I love you so much) Pete: "Um...anyways so"
 "That was no dream" Patrick covered in syrup promo video
I dreamt him Q&A answer
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Singapore slide riff
 "the man of my daydreams or nightmares"
"[Headfirst slide] is about the moment you see someone… and know you'll follow them anywhere across the world, possibly across the stage"
Teddy bear riff
 Saturday/"More than an hour"
 Grand Theft Autumn lean ritual
 "Now I only waste it dreaming of you" (timestamped 1:30)
 Zane Lowe thigh touch (timestamped 34:48)
during Pete and Patrick's interview on Apple Music with Zane Lowe Patrick starts to get flustered and upset discussing their distance over the hiatus especially after Pete jokingly asks "Wait we weren't friends?" Pete then puts his hand on Patrick's thigh and Patrick calms down.
 "He's kinda my other half"
"happy birthday patrick still glad i lost my virginity to you" tweet
“Patrick’s clingy girlfriend” tweet
"Not MY Pete" riff
Joe: You guys should get married. Patrick: We are :) (timestamped 1:20)
"I would totally do Patrick Stump"
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pixyys · 1 year
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thou shalt not be sad!
making corny jokes and pick up lines for them
ft. the flags + chuuya + verlaine + adam
warnings. possible storm bringer spoilers; fluff/humor + hurt/comfort
notes. romantic/ platonic; huuuuge thank you to @silverbladexyz for these wonderful pick up lines ♡; reposting bc oh god, tumblr was in a silly mood
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art by @/shan_zeze (twt)
❝you have a little bit of some loose screws in your head. everyone knows this well enough. but seriously, every person in your vicinity are just so depressed and gloomy! surely, that's nothing some some good ol' one liners can't solve. ❞
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LIPPMANN
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Our little story starts during a time when The Flags have the pleasure of gathering together. Everyone has been busy with their businesses for quite a while. But they finally get the time to relax and act like normal young men without the burdens and horrors of their line of work.
Of course, you are there too! For.. whatever reason you have. No one minds nor questions your presence, so you sit there, simply observing; grinning with a dumbstruck smile at how everyone is happy and enjoying their time.
Especially lippmann. You saw his recent movie, the one that blew up on the internet, yeah. He's been flying all over the world for premiers and promotions. Even now, he just got back from one of his world tours.
"Lippmann," you make your way towards the end of the billiard table. "How was Europe?"
"Europe?" he recovers from his hunched position, the billiard cue still in his hand. "It was quite nice. Do you want me to take you when I go on another tour in the future?"
Whoa. Traveling Europe with 'the' Lippmann?
"Yes please," the response comes a bit too eager than you intended. "But won't it be a hassle? Was there any quarantine during your latest travel?"
"Well, for safety measures-"
"-Because you can't spell quarantine without U R A Q T."
The room falls silent as those words leave your mouth, save for the ticking of the clock and someone's pool ball falling on the floor.
"Ah.. well," Lippmann laughs nervously. For a flit moment, burying yourself six feet under sounds like a very tempting escape. But the thought dissipates as the charming actor chuckles, with a very lilting voice and a cute-looking smile that could've made you keel over right there and then.
"I suppose there will still be momentary quarantines since the virus is still around," he continues. "After all, you can't spell virus without U and I."
Well.
"Oh hell no! Not this again!"
Something cracks with a horrible crunch, probably Chuuya breaking his billiard cue. Not sure didn't care. You're too busy gaping at the actor slash mafioso like some dying fish. Either way, this dying fish got that world tour free pass! yeah!
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PIANO MAN
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Looking back, you have no idea how you managed to crawl out from that pit of embarrassment and continue life as usual. Maybe your sense of dignity just dried out. Maybe you're the kind of person who just rolls with everything. You pulled through, either way.
As it goes, your existence and role in The Flags is a peculiar one, as peculiar as your personality. A wildcard, if you will. Again, maybe that's why you find yourself helping Piano Man with those 'supernotes' of his.
"Say, Piano Man, do you play the piano?" you ask, mind drifting wistfully as you watch him send away some of his underlings. Some others are still waiting for their next order, standing by within the vicinity—you included.
"I don't," he regards your curious question.
"I think you'll be a great pianist."
Piano Man offers a raise on his brow, "On what ground?" he said.
"I mean, better yet, you can be Bae-thoven."
To put it in the most less-heartbreaking sense, his response is both something you definitely expected but nevertheless didn't prepare for. The silence that follows is reminiscent of that time you landed a free Europe tour pass with Lippmann, so is the forced laugh that grows from Piano Man's mouth.
Another, painfully awkward silence that comes after it, however; you can't help but reel from it.
"Piano Man, please. That's the worst possible response," you half-whispered.
"Ah, apologies. I suppose.. thank you?"
THAT IS THE WORST POSSIBLE RESPONSE.
The room is dead silent, and it doesn't look like it's because Piano Man's underlings are too afraid to laugh in his presence. No, at this rate, your sense of dignity will really dry out, dissipating out of existence. That is until you saw a glimpse of Piano Man's subtle smug face.
Ah, right. It is Piano Man you're up against.
[name]: i showed you my best pickup line pls respond
piano man: no <3
In bitter shame of such pitiful defeat, you toned down your puns ever since. But one time, when you cross paths with your arch nemesis once again, Piano Man strikes up a conversation.
"About that thing about not being able to play the piano, [Name]. I think I'll start learning it."
"Really?" you turn to him.
But what did he do? he, in turn, closes the distance, leaning his face to your ears, "How about you give me some piano lessons?" he whispers, and you can almost, almost feel his breath lingering on your earlobe.
"We can play all night and make sweet music." you can feel his smile.
You ascended; jaws dropped, eyes popped out, cheeks hot. You didn't remember if you passed out or dropped dead.
Really, it's best to only pick battles you can win.
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ICEMAN
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"Iceman is it? You seem like a cool guy. I hope we can get along."
Iceman knew you're a walking embodiment of a headache the moment you exchange names and shake each other's hands.
He still wonders why he still puts up with your shenanigans. Or why he still agreed on helping you do combat practice and friendly spars. All the while trying to not accidentally stab or decapitate you, probably.
He watches you pat down your light bruises, making use of the momentary rest. Objectively speaking, you are no weak opponent. Sure, he can likely kill you in your sleep. But at least not without some struggle in your part.
"This place is pretty neat for sparring, like a very comfy practice room," you comment, still holding the shoulder that might have a nasty bruise- or a sprain? He hopes not. Iceman wonders if he threw you too hard just now.
"Oh! Speaking of," you suddenly turn to him, "Are you a practice room? Because I want you and I hope you're not taken."
Yeah, No. he really should've thrown you harder.
Iceman, once again, questions why he puts up with you. You both are not even musicians and you manage to force that line into this context, and for what?
"..Iceman?"
He remains passive.
"Uh, please laugh?..At least?"
You made it a mental note to not mess with Iceman again. Poor guy. He still helps you patch up those sparing bruises though, so you should be good👍
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DOC
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"Sorry, can you help me? I think something's wrong with my eyes."
Being sent to the battlefront is tough. Guns and fists and knives don't exactly line up with an unscathed body. But you're tougher! And you have your reliable good friend, Doc. Iceman's training retinue polished you like a coarse diamond grinder, so Doc didn't have to do much than patch up minor cuts and scratches.
Doc decides to hold back further questions at your remark. Instead, choosing to appraise your face- the eye you claim to be 'wrong'. There's a subtle crease on his brow as his hands frame your cheek, trying to observe visible damage on your eye.
Of course. Even the most skilled doctor won't find anything. your eyes are fine.
"I think I just can't take them off you." you wink.
Doc tilts his head, then blinks.
Cute! Yet, the silence is starting to trigger the PTSD you got from Piano Man and Iceman. You hope it won't be the same case for this 'Doctor-Man.'
He finally nods, as if making up a decision. "Does it feel numb? Or painful?"
"No, I mean-"
"Maybe something is wrong with your extraocular muscles. I can open them up and-"
"You know what? Don't worry about it," you cut him off, rushing to swat away the current topic. "I think it just healed! That's amazing! I knew you're the best doctor one could ever ask for!"
Yeah.. better be careful next time. Getting your eyes dissected and cut open must not be fun.
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ALBATROSS
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You're not saying you have a favorite in The Flags, but you're saying you have a favorite in The Flags, and that might or might not be Albatross. (It's definitely Albatross).
He is your true partner in crime, aiding you in your eternal quest to annoy every single living existence (especially Chuuya, but don't tell him that). Albatross isn't very keen on puns or pickup lines, but he picks up the habit as soon as you start greeting him with those daily doses of corniness.
"Morning!" you send the energetic wheelman a lighthearted smile, waving as you pass by the hallways of the headquarters.
"Oh, mornin' [Name]-"
"-Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?"
By normal standards, a perfectly normal person normally does not start their morning with a badly-placed and badly-formed, relatively corny pickup line. But abiding by the normal standards isn't exactly how you roll, and neither does Albatross. That moment marked the day The Flags must put up with a brand new headache.
"I'm confused… I thought happiness started with an H, but mine seems to start with U."
"Life without you is like a broken pencil... totally pointless."
"Are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile."
"Are you a loan? 'Cause you've got my interest-"
"Alright. i believe that's enough, you two."
It takes Piano Man a lot to get him to lose his patience, and apparently, you've done abundant. Don't worry about Chuuya, the little precious bundle of rage is long gone. He knows better than to risk exhausting his voice or accidentally ransacking the whole hideout (lmao).
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ADAM FRANKENSTEIN
You are suffering from success. Or winning from failure? These jokes and pickup lines became something of a second nature to your tongue. You can't even remember what you said to this robot- er, supercomputer agent Adam Frankenstein.
"Oh. This is what humans call as puns, also known as paronomasia, a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous effect."
"Yeah-"
"But yours wasn't funny."
>:0
"W-well," you cough, recovering yourself. "Funny isn't the only intended effect. It was a punny pick-up line."
Adam nods.
"A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging a person for romance or dating. Are you trying to woo me?"
:0
"W-wwwhat?"
So, a literal robot just pulled an uno reverse card on you. Yet still, that's a good question. Are you really trying to woo him?
"I- I thought you'll start making one of those android jokes." you make an unsteady smile.
"My android jokes? Of course. They are not made with the intention of expressing romantic expression, so I can make one for you if you wish so."
Well. This tin man just indirectly reject your yet-to-exist confession.
"Either way, I am flattered by your attempts. However, I'm afraid that it will be impossible. You are a human and I am an autonomous humanoid supercomputer, the first to be used for law enforcement use-"
Yep. the tin man just directly rejected your yet-to-exist confession. Adam woke up and chose violence. At this point, you're better off going home and curling up in your blanket with some sad love song playlist. You think Chuuya winced and made a very pitiful expression for you. But you choose to mark that off as your imagination.
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PAUL VERLAINE
For a reason you can't fathom, you somehow end up in Verlaine's, Chuuya's, and Adam's theater of bloodshed.
Right here, right now, you're a vanguard of the battlefront. You shouldn't be thinking 'this'. Your chest hurts so bad from dodging Verlaine's attacks, your limbs are aching from bruises and cuts, your head is spinning with adrenaline, and this French man is trying to kill you and kidnap your ginger friend.
But darn, he's fine- You slap yourself.
"You good?" Chuuya rasps, struggling to make his step as he flanks your side.
"No, but-" another flying car flings towards your direction, and muscle memory forces you both to flee from your position, escaping death by a grasp.
Well.
This man is merciless, and *cough* attractive. Had he not currently trying to throw cars at you, you'd take him to some nice cafe and start serenading him with, uh, 'sweet' words.
Might as well.
"Whoa sir, you have some killer moves!" you roar heartily, uncaring by the way chuuya is eyeing you like an incredulous mother daring her child to do something stupid. "I'd simply die to have you." you wink.
"[NAME], WHAT THE HELL?!"
In that split second, your words seem to catch Verlaine in a trance. Adam's fancy iron man laser beam almost grazes the French man's shoulder..somehow.
Hey, that worked! :D
[name] : chuuya, i think he's french.
chuuya : no shi-
[name] : i think eiffel for him.
chuuya:
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NAKAHARA CHUUYA
This is it. The curtain calls, and it's time to face the final boss; it's time to unleash the ultimate torment to this poor boy.
"Ooh! Don't you look dapper? I always liked your fashion sense. You look good in that suit."
Chuuya doesn't immediately answer, opting to silently trace the paved sidewalk you both are treading on. By all means, both of you have no trouble with resources that a personal car, or even a whole limousine won't be impossible. It's just that the moon shines beautifully that night, so you drag your grumpy friend for a breath of fresh air.
"But you know what you'll look better in?" you chuckle, following his steps. "My arms."
Nothing. Mo reaction. No swatting your finger guns, no annoyed and incessant curses. Chuuya treats you like a nonexistent ghost, until he halts and simply stares at you with an inexplicable expression.
"Chuuya?" you falter, "Did- I go too far? Or did it finally get you? my jokes..?"
Oh, it did get him. No, you got him.
He shifts closer to you, like he finally loses it and is about to choke you to death. But this feels different. There is no malice or raw anger in his movements. They feel.. heavy, tired. Wordlessly, he leans his weight on your body, resting his forehead on your shoulder.
His breath is warm against your collarbone; the slight shudder from his long exhale stripped the corny jokes off your tongue.
"Oh, Chuuya.." you mirror him, putting your arms around him in a reassuring embrace. He is now here, in where you both want him to be: Your arms.
Some things come, and some things simply go. But some other things just don't change. Chuuya is grateful he can still hear your annoying jokes and lines, and that you are still by his side.
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justjensenanddean · 2 years
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Jensen Ackles | NJCon 2022, Gold Panel (April 24, 2022)
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.@JensenAckles : we're gonna hit the tent poles of canon in a way that services the lore of #Supernatural. I'm not some random dude, this story means alot to me. #Spnnj (x)
.@JensenAckles : I'm excited to eventually share the elevator pitch for #TheWinchesters. #Spnnj (x)
jared isn’t here bc he was in a car accident, he’s fine and at home recovering but it was very bad according to jensen (x)
.@JensenAckles : @DanneelHarris had covid last week so I moved into my daughter's room in the house we're renting...(she's doing fine) #Spnnj (x)
If Danneel had to say Jensen was bad at something, what would it be? Organizational skills. He is very much a typical man. She tested positive and quarantined in the master bedroom. A few days later after she was negative, everything had exploded and needs to tidy up. #spnnj  (x)
.@JensenAckles : I'm not good with organizing. Dishes are in the sink, is that not enough? Lol #Spnnj  (x)
fan: reason 1000 why we love Danneel Jensen: well I have a couple thousand more #spnnj #njcon  (x)
“Dean’s a part of me. He was a hyped of version of a part of me. Dean didn’t die, he’s right here *points at heart*” —Jensen  (x)
“I gave a list to the prop department [on Supernatural] and said I want these!” #JensenAckles #Spnnj  (x)
.@JensenAckles : I gave props a list of what I wanted...Baby arrived with a full trunk #Spnnj  (x)
a woman asking for advice bc she's getting married next yr, jensen said "take a moment with your--bride? groom?" makes me very soft he asked at all but esp asked bride first (x)
Jensen: you don't get courage to sing on stage naturally. It comes in liquid form (x)
Q: This show has made an entire base of family and fans. When did you realize the impact the show was having? Jensen: doing these was the eyeopener. Yknow, you do a show and they get made every day. Very rarely do you get to see what doing that is providing other people. (x)  So the fact I get to come here and look you guys in the eyes and see the fruits of my labor-- the way it impacts you.... One of the greatest things I have in my life. Doing cons made me realize Oh! this matters. (x)
Q: Thank you. I've watched the show since day 1. You saved my life thorugh this show. Have you ever had a person who was that for you? Jensen: First, thank you. nice to talk to you. It's been a collection of people for me. I think, being avalible to listen to that was probably  (x)  the most important thing. To not put blinders on. Be avalible to listen to people. I never had acting training. I got under the hood. I watched the people I admired and took mental notes. When I was 18 19 years old,my dad told me to be a sponge on set. And that's how I learned (x)  to do what I do. And so there's no one paticular person, but a collection-- a list of people who have helped me. Kim Manners. Diedra Hall. Bob Singer. Eric Kripke. My WIFE. And I listen. I try it their way. Consider it. (x)
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kinglazrus · 3 months
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Wip Game
Tagged by @dekalko-mania and @bibliophilea! Check out Dekal's answers here, and Bib's answers here.
RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
So... I have a lot of wips for a lot of fandoms. To make things easier, I'm only putting the DP ones, otherwise this list would have like 100 fics, maybe more. Also not doing wips that I've posted chapters for.
First date redo
Behind enemy lines
The Hunter
Multitudes
Laundry Day
Alike in Immortality original
Treat
Trick
GUTS
LAIR
Empty Grave
Love Yourself
Ph is for Failure
Lost in Time
Mind of Our Own
Afternoon Snack
Body
Death of my Enemy
Field Trip Gone Wrong
Ghost ptsd
Kingly Woes
No Place Like Home
Paulina v Dash
The Other Side
Therapy for the Recently Deceased
Came Back Wrong (Again)
GIW Perspective
Human Again
Tarot & Stalker
The Games We Play
The Hunted
Time Loop
Crush My Lungs
What They Made You
Ice in His Veins
Sand for His Heart
why the fuck am i starting a new story
Written Destiny
Sandman
Dan's Return
Dani afraid of danny
Everyone knows
Fog-splatter
Ghost Child
Green-Eye Boy
Hanahaki's disease
In Time
Interrogation
It Never Happened
Just a Little Different
Keeping Curfew
Kwan
Light Sensitivity
Maddie.exe
Outsider pov
Portal Danny
Quarantine
residual powers
Sam
Shiptember 9.30
Sidney Poindexter
Stuck
(redacted)
The Funeral
Unbecoming
Unfinished Business
week fic
Welcome to the Neighbourhood
I will not be tagging as many people as wips because that's just way too many, but if anyone sees this and wants to do it, feel free! I love seeing these.
@q-gorgeous @nickelodeonstudios @ghostgothgeek @lexosaurus @wastefulreverie @underforeversgrace
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thestalwartheart · 1 year
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If they haven’t been asked already, 52, 55, 56 for the OTP questions?
Great questions Anon, thank you!! If you're reading this and want to ask about OTP headcanons, you can find them here. Most of mine are pretty loosely held, except for the point I make below about Q as a boss lol.
52. Who whines the most when they get sick?
This is a tough call, but I'm ultimately going to say Q. Even with all Bond's medical shenanigans when he's injured on a mission.
Bond gets angry about it. Like, he takes being sick as a personal affront, but he's also rarely sick because he's got an immune system of steel. When he does come down with something, he's usually out for the count and has no choice but to take it on the chin. He's not a whinger about it, but he's absolutely terrible at taking care of himself when he's ill.
Q, on the other hand, gets sick every bloody flu season because someone always brings it into work. He'll bitch and bitch for days about people not coming into work while they're ill, sending out emails that beg people to take sick leave when they need to, but it happens every year.
Never mind that he himself comes into the office when he's sick. But he's Quartermaster, so it's different, apparently, though this argument infuriates his whole department, and both Bond and Moneypenny, to no end. He does have the good sense to quarantine himself in his office and to bollock anyone who tries to come in, though.
55. Who’s the best cook?
I think Bond is a better cook when it comes to having random ingredients to hand and having to make something out of them. He makes simple things really well. Anything else, he thinks he should just pay professionals to make instead. I also think he likes the process of cooking for how calming it can be.
I think Q likes cookbooks and experimenting in the kitchen, but ask him to put together a dinner from fridge remnants and he's rubbish at it. He approaches his dinners as opportunities to innovate. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it goes terribly.
56. Which of the two is the most competitive?
Holy shit, I could not pick between them. Both of them, especially against each other, their close friends (e.g. Eve or Felix), or their enemies in the field (Q is viciously competitive about his unofficial status as the best hacker in Europe). In their personal lives, it manifests in board games and leaving increasingly complex coded messages or puzzles for each other to figure out. At work, they're constantly bickering about things like whether it will take Q longer to hack a door open or for Bond to muscle it open.
However, I think it changes when they're working with subordinates or people they don't know. Bond loves to see competent junior agents succeed in the field, and is willing to help them as much as he can. Q also loves seeing his staff go after their career goals and interests. He'll happily sign off on whatever they need to reach them, and delegate tasks (where he can) to give them more responsibility if they want it.
(Q is a good boss, okay? It's a hill I'll die on.)
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x-atlas-x · 10 months
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Writer Q&A: 1,3, 11 Also, just finished reading 'The Exchanger'. I don't have any way to properly comment on that fic that isn't in the language of keyboard smashing or screams. I'm still waiting for the ball to come out of the sky, and omgwtfasdgfs how can you leave it hanging like that?!?! Please, PLEASE tell me you have a follow-up in mind!!
Hello, my friend!! Thank you so much for the asks <3 This'll probably be a long one, so it's going to be under the cut~
1.) What led you to start writing fan fiction?
I'm not entirely sure. I've been basically writing for my whole life (ever since I was a wee lad) and my roots started in... Sonic fanfiction... Not my proudest moment, but we all have to start somewhere. I was my own worst nightmare when I was merely seven >:)
(I still have the god awful notebook with one of the first fics in it... No, I can't decipher it-)
3.) What experiences/influences have shaped your writing the most?
The last fandom I was in truly brought out my absolute need to be writing constantly and my love for AUs. Upon joining the Yugioh fandom, though, I started to learn how to shape my fanfics and build them up with more emotions (also, I learned how to write smut! which is such a huge accomplishment because I used to never get that far). It's always baffling to look back on my first posted Yugioh fic and my most recent one.
I suppose one experience that I can recall that has truly influenced me and my writing is when I was forced to join a literature contest once and I won first place. It wasn't anything spectacular, but that was the first time that I had officially won something. I forget about it a lot, but I know that gave me an ego/confidence boost of sorts at the time to pursue writing more seriously.
11.) What attracted you to the fandom(s)/media you write in?
Oh, yes, the story about how I accidentally fell into the world of Yugioh. Around the beginning of quarantine, I was still writing for my old fandom. There was an artist on Instagram that did fanart for that fandom, but also did art/talked a lot about Yugioh 5D's. One night, I got bored and I put it on my TV while I was falling asleep. I woke up the next morning, started paying attention, and... Well, here we are.
I replaced 5D's with DM and I actually didn't start properly watching that one until the middle of season 3. I know, I'm insane, but it's difficult for me to get into something from the very beginning. I spent most of quarantine writing fanfiction while binging all of the Yugioh shows (I stopped at VRAINS, but I've watched enough of that to have a vague idea of what happens). And yeah! That's how I got here :)
As for The Exchanger...
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! That ending was definitely something, wasn't it? >:) I do have a follow up floating around in my head, but I'm currently drowning in projects, so... Hopefully I'll be able to get there at some point amongst all of them (and maybe when I get an actual idea of where I'm going with things).
If anyone else would like to send an ask: Questions
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blurryfce300 · 7 months
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ok blurry getting trapped on quesadilla island
he gets there by hopping into someone else’s mind, which he might be able to do not sure but i’d believe he could if he wanted to, (maybe q!quackity idk) and then he notices “hey this isn’t right where the hell am i who is this” and then forces himself out of their mind and into the physical world by leaking out of their head (ears, nose, etc its gross to look at) as a pile of black goop, and then forming into his usual appearance.
now obviously if you saw a pile of black goop leaking out of your friend youd be reasonably freaked out and be horrified and afraid, especially if then it turned into a person (?).
itd be funny if blurry never tells anyone his name, and turns it into a sort of game to figure it out, or if he says it and nobody listened to him and just calls him like evil slime or sømething dumb and he hates it. cellbit is losing his mind over blurryfaces name and blurry loves it because the møre mentally unstable cellbit gets the strønger blurry gets, he literally feeds øff it.
itd also be funny if the federation is like “hey theres a new islander that we didnt invite can you tell us where they are so we can ask them some questions :]” and blurry decides hes gonna mess with them by shifting into a black goopy shadow person with this face
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or just red eyes arøund the federation and then arøund everyøne else appears like this
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and maybe it works and maybe it doesnt and the federation puts this løser in a box like a quarantine box because they think hes got a disease or sømething (which he might id believe it). if he gøt put in a bøx i døn’t think hed like it i bet he’d like try to cover the whole thing in goop to hide or start screaming or yell at the cucuruchos and other federation workers.
poor fit who has to clean this stuff up, i døn’t think itd be easy to clean and you need tø be careful nøt tø get it on you cause it might immediately make blurry possess yøu.
if hes not in a box he prøbably hides arøund, acts like a weird cryptid that people dont believe is real. peøple wøuld just find him in their bases acting like a feral animal and hissing at people, and still shift to mess with people while also trying to figure out how to leave because he tried gøing back the way he came through peoples’ minds but it didnt work theres like a firewall keeping him stuck on the island.
he might also get mistaken før a code monster and i døn’t think he wøuld be trusted tø be near the eggs at all.
i also think he would really try to scare people but after a while everyøne would just stop being intimidated by him and he wouldnt like it at all.
not gønna tag this qsmp cause they døn’t need to see this insanity
this is funny this wøuld be fun tø think møre about
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visityaratoday · 10 months
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions/ preguntas frecuentes - Page 1
We often get questions from travelers wanting to know more about Yara before booking their trip. Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions in no particular order and our answers.
Q: Is it safe?
A: This is probably the number one most frequently asked question, is Yara safe? As a traveler, yes, Yara is safe. As long as you follow the rules, carry your documentation and passport on your person at all times and obey the FND (Fuerzas Nacionales de Defensa) at all times. Don’t try and act like a fool and you will be safe and enjoy a wonderful stay in Yara.
Q: Is there electricity in Yara?
A: Of course we have electricity in Yara. It’s glitchy at times but, yes. We have cellphone reception too and the internet. It’s slow but it works.
Q: Is it true that there’s no stop signs or red lights?
A: Yes and no. There are no stop signs, that is true. We do have red lights in the capital city of Esperanza but most are non operational and we have grown accustomed to driving without them so we doubt they will get fixed any time soon. To learn more about driving in Yara, you may wish to check out this article: Getting Around Yara: Main Roads
Q:"Is it safe to drink the bathwater?"
A: A very good question. There is drinkable water accessible in most of Yara. It comes from our water treatment plant, but water is expensive to treat as we must pump and treat salt water. You will notice even treated water keeps a slightly mineral aftertaste but you get used to it. Of course, if you have a sensitive gut or are worried about “la turista,” we do suggest you exercise caution when drinking the local water as you would in any Latin American country. Bottled water is also accessible in most stores if you want to stay on the safe side. 
As for bathwater specifically, because drinkable water is so expensive, we do not take baths. We take showers. Or as the old saying goes: “who needs a shower when you have the rain?”
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Q: Are there dead bodies everywhere!? Will I see a dead body when I visit?!? I’m going with my son and he’s 4 years old and I don’t want him to see stuff like that. Is this something I should be  worried about? 
A: This one was an interesting one and we do get such questions quite often. How to put this. The situation being what it is in Yara, violence and deadly violence does occur. So your chances of encountering a human corpse are more than likely exponentially higher than in your home country depending on where you live, that’s the truth. However, our authorities work extremely hard to remove and properly bury any human remains found in public areas. We cannot by any means promise you that you will never encounter a dead body while visiting Yara unless you keep to your hotel and the beach right next to your hotel. Perhaps have a conversation with your child and tell them it’s always Halloween in our country and… we like scary decorations?
Q: What’s with the curfews? Is it because of Covid?
A: We did have extensive lockdowns during the Covid-19 crisis but this seems to have fizzled out. The nightly curfews imposed in select cities including the capital city of Esperanza, Concepción, and Segunda, are in place to “limit and control dissident activity.” Please do take the curfew orders seriously as the FND will not differentiate between travelers and terroristas. The exact times will be posted around the cities and also broadcasted over the public announcement systems in Spanish and in English so no excuses.
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Q: Can I bring my dog? Is Yara dog friendly?
A: Of course! Yara is extremely dog friendly. Dogs are welcomed practically anywhere and there are no quarantine requirements as far as we know. A few things to remember: the FND utilizes attack dogs that are walked off leash. Do not allow your pet to approach them as these are trained military dogs. Also remember that we have wildlife such as crocodiles and pumas so remember to keep an eye out to keep your mascota safe. Otherwise, yes! Your dog is welcomed in Yara. 
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Q: are the beaches safe? Are there sharks and stuff?
A: You will find all of that information in this article: Marine Life
Q: Am I gonna get shot?
A: If you aren’t an imbecile, probably not.
Q: Do you eat crocodiles?
A: Yes. It’s delicious. Everyone’s abuela has their own crocodile stew recipe. You should try it.
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Q: Does travel insurance cover my camera being eaten by a crocodile?
A: You would have to check with your travel insurance.
Q: "Do I need to use crocodile repellent? If so, can I buy it from you?"
A: So many crocodile questions. Travelers seem to have concerns about crocodiles. We may need to write an article on the topic, but yes, crocodiles are very common in Yara. As for any wild animal, if you don’t go too close to them, they generally won’t chase you. As for repellent, we sometimes see Yarans carry bait rather than repellant, such as random meat to toss at them then run! But carrying meats in the Yaran sun is not something we would recommend.
Q. Can I book a shark cage diving experience through your agency?
A: No but you can book a pool swimming experience with a live Reef shark. It will be in our "Things to do before you die" section in the near future.
Q: Is Diego Castillo Maria Marqessa’s son?
A: We don’t do politics or gossip.
Q: can I literally buy a gun in Yara?
A: Yes. Try Puerto Cuero east of Segunda or the town of Feroza, in the province of Balaceras.
Q: am I gonna get kidnapped when I go to Yara?
A: I hope not. Tourists are generally left alone as Yaranos would be weary of bothering or harming anyone bringing money into our country. Military presence is widespread in all tourist areas so you should feel pretty safe. That being said, if you randomly venture deep into the jungle, we cannot be held responsible for what happens to you next.
Q: can you take a selfie with the guerrillero?
A: You can ask.
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Q: Why is everything illegal in Yara?
A: Not everything is illegal in Yara, however, overly rambunctious and disrupting behaviour in public is frowned upon and may be met with FND reprisal. But you can smoke anywhere you want, you can drink although not to excess in public places, you can open carry weapons in most places and you can hunt and fish whatever you want with no permit in most places. Trust us, you can probably get away with doing a LOT crazier things in Yara than you could ever do in your home country.
Q: Does Yara have scorpions?
A: Not that we have ever seen, no.
Q: Why are there no children in Yara?
A: Of course there are children in Yara. Yaranos don’t grow on trees. However, you might notice a notable lack of children playing outside in the streets etc. You need to remember that we have many large wild animals, and some occurrences of violence and people want to keep their children as safe as possible and tend to keep them away from the streets. We have elementary schools, playgrounds, orphanages.. There ARE children in Yara. You just probably won’t see them much.
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There are many more questions to respond to but we will leave them for a subsequent post.
In the meantime, if you have any question you’d like answered, feel free to leave them in the comments, DM, or send us an email (in bio.) We will do our best to answer them in a timely manner.
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Editor's Note:
If you look for bodies, you WILL find bodies. So just don't.
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2023 Bahama Cruise, March 7. Part 2
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We arrived in Morgans Bluff at 1530 on March 6. While we were anchoring, I called the Harbor Master on VHF Ch. 16. She said the Immigration officer was at the dock but would be leaving in 30 minutes. While Nancy finished anchoring and diving the anchor, I dropped the dinghy in the water without the engine and rowed to shore. Luckily we were close by and I had very little wind to deal with. I caught the Immigration Officer before he left and filled out all his forms. The fee was $50. This was all done outside at a picnic table in the shade of an Australian Pine.
Tessie is the Harbor Master. She was a delight to talk to while waiting for Customs to show up. She showed me photos of her new Key Lime grove of 150 trees. She is also growing pineapples in pots. Her house had 4 ft. of water inside during Hurricane Mathew.
Customs showed up he handed me our preprinted Cruising Permit, which cost $300 for 3 months and our Fishing Permit. He was finished in 5 minutes. Super easy clearing in here in Morgans Bluff.
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Nancy had raised our yellow Quarantine Flag, or “Q-flag”. Once I rowed back and we were officially cleared into the Bahamas. She exchanged the “Q-flag” with the Bahama Courtesy flag, which we will fly from the starboard spreader.
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Shortly thereafter 2 cruisers showed up in their dinghy. They had met a local who gave them an entire crate of ripe Egg plants. They were going boat to boat delivering them. So we took four.
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Just before daybreak on the 7th. an Island Freighter backed up to the Government Dock and off loaded some containers. He was here and gone in an hour. That is why you have to beware where you anchor.
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We were the eighth boat in the outer harbor. Above is the mostly full moon setting over Andros and one of the sloops in front of it. A very peaceful harbor.
After breakfast we placed the engine on the dinghy and went to shore for fuel. I took 8 gallons of fuel from two of our jerry jugs in the main fuel tank. Then filled them on shore with 10 gallons of diesel. Nancy had started talking to an American who lives here. He gave her a ride to the ALIV store where she bought a Hot Spot and unlimited data. Two months for $140 a month.
Meanwhile I took the 10 gallons to the boat. After running the boat for 27 hours at 2,000 rpm, it only took 18 gallons to top off. That gave us a burn rate of 0.666 gallons an hour, doing 6 kts. Nancy arrived with the hot spot just as I was about to take the 2 jerry jugs back and place them back on deck with 4 gallons of fresh diesel.
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We went to shore for a late lunch. I had the cracked crawfish and Nancy had the Crawfish salad. Both very delicious and reasonably priced, $20 for the cracked Crawfish and $15 for the salad.
After we returned to the boat with bloated bellies, we broke out the snorkel equipment. Running a couple of hundred yards up wind, we both drifted back towards the boat, with Nancy towing the dinghy. I was able to walk the anchor back to a small hole anticipating a harder blow coming. Stay tuned to hear what happened in the harbor when the winds picked.
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Two locals were going boat to boat selling Crawfish and conch. Nancy opted for the Conch. We paid $2.50 each for 8 fresh conch. The Captain is Bob, he volunteered to clean the conch. That alone is worth $2 a piece. His mate is Arthur. Both of these guys were very tall, Bob stands 6 ft. 3 inches. Arthur was almost as tall. This seems to be a common trait on Andros.
They asked if we were not afraid of the sharks in the bay? They say large Tiger Sharks and Hammerheads frequent the bay hunting turtles. I had noticed that the turtles were very shy while we were snorkeling. A defense that a turtle will do when a shark approaches is tilt their wide shells towards the shark and putting a hard turn into the shark. A classic fighter pilot maneuver, to get inside an advisories turn radius, while keeping them in sight at the same time. It also makes their shell too big to bite. Several of the turtles that swam by me were doing that. Everyone of them had a large Remora or two attached to them. The remoras were actually longer than the turtle.
Deer flies are an issue in Morgans Bluff. We killed a dozen during the day. The locals call them “Doctor flies” they come to give you an injection. Pretty good description of their bite.
We met “Patrick” at the fuel station. Another 6 ft. plus local. He is in charge of the local Bahama sailing regatta. I asked him what color the Andros boats are painted. Although not mandatory paint schemes, most if not all of the boats from each family island will be painted the same. Then when they are competing against another island, everyone knows which boat is which. The Andros colors are white and yellow, the color of the famous Andros “Chickanniys”.
Local legend is the “Chickanniys” live in the trees and will hex anyone who cuts down one of their trees. Different descriptions abound since no photos exist. They are pixie like black men with red eyes, 3 toes on their feet and 3 fingers per hand. The Englishman, and former Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. Grew up on Andros working on his uncle’s 20,000 acre sisal plantation. Against advice from the Foreman, Neville cut down a tree with a “Chickanniys” nest in it. His life was hexed from then on and world history was changed.
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On the morning of the 8th, the outer harbor waters were glassy calm. I could see our anchor just to the side of us. Something was a bit strange looking. Then I realized that a Green Turtle was on top of the anchor and a large remora was attached to the top of his shell. He rooted around for 20 minutes, coming up for air every now and then. When they surface, it seems the remoras let loose and then reattach as soon as the turtle dives. Considering the sucker part of the remora is on top of his head, when it is attached to the back of the turtle it is upside down.
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This harbor is known for poor holding, the sand is pretty shallow. With winds out of the north it is completely exposed to wind and waves. We could see darkening skies to the north. The breeze was picking up. We all had a leeshore behind us. Leeshores are what stop you when the anchor drags. Then the boat is pounded on the rocks. Fiberglass boats just don’t stand up well to that kind of punishment.
I was on the foredeck closing hatches as a light rain started. Nancy was pulling in the dry clothes pinned to the lifelines. Taking a quick glance around the harbor, I noticed one of the smaller and older mono-hull sloops was sideways and dragging.
No one was on board, the gust front was on us and this boat was not slowing down. I called for Nancy. Picked up the VHF mic checking that it was on the local boaters net channel of 72.
“BOAT IS DRAGGING, BOAT IS DRAGGING, MORGANS BLUFF!”
Nancy and I were the first ones to the sloop. Crew of a large Catamaran downwind of the sloop came up on deck. Now we had two issues. First stopping the runway. Second keeping it from getting caught sideways on the bow of the catamaran. Besides doing damage to both boats, that much more drag on the catamarans anchor could loosen their anchor. Then both would in peril of the leeshore.
Nancy and I grabbed the bow of the runaway on its downwind side. I wanted to put out as much chain as I could. We were now within 25 feet of the catamaran. The catamaran Capt. told us to push the boat back so it would miss his boat. We attempted to do that, and may have nudged it just enough to miss the cat. But to hang on to the runaway and power up the dinghy was futile. By luck as the bow of the runaway came by the Cat, they grabbed it with a boat hook.
Meanwhile before we got crushed between the two boats, Nancy pulled our dinghy to the runaways stern as I climbed the rail. I had pulled several yards of chain out of the chain locker while I had been in the dinghy. Now I switched gears and secured a coil of line supplied by the crew from the cat, to the bow cleat of the runaway. Everyone was busy getting fenders between the two boats. I paid out all the chain from the boat. Not sure why any chain was every left in the locker? It really doesn’t do any good there.
Two more cruisers showed up in one dinghy. The one guy swim out and set the sloops anchor over to the side, away from the cat. One of their wives had called the young couple who owned the boat to come back from shore. They had been helping out the track team in town. Dropping off several sets of running shoes. They got there just as both boats were secured to each other. Drama was over for the day. The boat owner is traveling with three other boats. Who all refer to the runaways owners as, “The Kids”. Living and learning, while on a budget.
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They reanchored and dove their anchor. The front blew by a couple of hours later. Above is the catamaran and the runaway sloop while retrieving the anchor. Never trust a “plow anchor”. Unless you need to plow a furrow!
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The sun came out, I swam around the boat and checked the anchor. Then Nancy and I took the dinghy to the nearby beach, in search of Morgans Cave.
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We stumbled onto Henry Morgans cave a short distance down the paved road. Supposedly the site of his buried treasure chest.
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We were prepared with a spot light, but did not bring mosquito spray. This is a dry cave with several entrances and lots of small openings in the ceilings. If you want to go very far back you would need to crawl. No bats were within sight but are probably in there.
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When we got back to the beach we could see the next band of showers approaching. Unfortunately our dinghy motor failed on the way back to the boat. One of “The Kids” rescued us, towing us back to our boat.
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Dinner is fresh cracked conch and sautéed egg plant with garlic and cheese.
S/V Sea Breeze, Morgans Bluff, Andros, Bahamas.
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doctapuella · 2 years
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Top five favorite Internet personalities
DAMNIT like a few years ago i would've been fine but now? i don't think i know any? but i also don't want to leave it unanswered so i'm gonna give you 5 of my favorite music people but specifically ones that have important internet content that affected how much of a massive fan i am!
Charlie Parra del Riego - literally watching his video from today as i type this. he is...... i can't describe how much i like him without it sounding like stupid hyperbole but he's so intensely talented and charismatic and funny and hypes his friends like it's his lifeblood and asklhdflasdhkf nope he's my everything anyway his videos are fantastic
Charlie Benante - i make fun of him constantly but it's only because i love him. the past few years he did some quarantine jams on his yt channel and they're SO FUN and some of them were awesome enough he put them out as a record and i just adore that. so much more than just a drum boy. (i ALSO watched all of his stupid little coffee videos where he just chatted with friends about coffee like a little nerd and that is a large part of how i ended up where i am now.)
Kiko Loureiro - a new one for me, but i've been working through his videos on yt recently. he does a LOT of q&a videos, and he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. like everyone else on the list, he is mad talented, and it's always nice (to me) when people with superhuman talents also come across as fun people.
Herman Li - last summer he did a bunch of twitch streams with other guitarists doing fundraising for Jason Becker's medical expenses, and he's amazing and funny (pattern i know) and i also discovered a lot of other music by watching his streams. i think there's bits of some of them on yt, on the Dragonforce channel!
Dane Campbell - has a yt channel called Drum for the Song. he's the son of Phil Campbell (from Motorhead) and he does really cool in depth interviews with different drummers. obviously i loved his ep with Charlie Benante (which i think might be how i found his channel?) and also he posts shorter clips from the interviews (which are usually like 2 hours in full) and i've watched a ton of those, like Vinny Appice and Mikkey Dee and idk there's others i'm sure
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motelpearl · 2 months
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star trek: picard spoilers /
I'm gonna keep updating this with my thoughts (making threads is one thing I kinda miss about twitter so this will have to do)
somehow troi & riker having a weird horse girl daughter makes perfect sense like she does so much of the stuff I did at that age (making up fake countries & languages, drawing really well for her age, running around in the bush with an archery toy)
when riker showed up at the end of season one LORD JESUS I COULDVE KISSED THE SCREEN
also elnor is my son I love him. AND FUCK Q
omfg I know the modern day is near-dystopian but seeing 2024 earth not only referenced but actually depicted so starkly in comparison to the near-utopian future in star trek is so fucking bleak like UGH CAN THE FUCKING VULCANS COME TEACH US SPACE COMMUNISM ALREADY. WHERE THE REPLICATION TECHNOLOGY AT
the rick & Morty reference DID NOT AGE WELL IN MANY WAYS UGH IM GENERALLY ENJOYING THIS SHOW BUT SOME OF THE WRITING IS SO REDDIT
I hate to say it but agnes & the borg queen are the most toxic yuri in the known universe
speaking of toxic yuri I knew nothing about seven of nine going into this cause I havent watched ds9 but I fucking love her like if she & raffi ever need a third......tsahaha
ALSO WHY IS CHRIS SO DUMB IN THE 2ND SEASON. YOU WILL NEVER FUCK.
THE WAY THE 2ND SEASON RETCONS TIMES ARROW FROM TNG & THAT EPISODE IN TNG WHERE PICARD SEES A VISION OF HIS MOM & SHES OLD AS FUCK & HAS GREY HAIR & A FRENCH ACCENT BOTHERS ME GREATLY. NOT TO BE THAT KIND OF NERD OR ANYTHING.
ok nevermind him having visions of her as an old lady is explained.....except the french accent
was data the only soong who wasnt a total dickhead
"sweet picard, your guilt must've saved planets by now, countless lives in trade for the one you couldn't" SCREAMS OF AGONY
romulan with red bloodshot eyes....RED?
QCARD DIVORCE ANNULMENT 🥳🥳
ok I guess chris DID fuck sorry I wasnt familiar with his game
wow I can't believe I watched the entirety if season 2 in one night tbh everything I've heard about this show from people whose opinions i generally trust has been that its (and I quote) "laughably bad" & like ruined all of TNG for them & I was honestly scared it would ruin it for me too cause tbh I became a trekkie when i was 9/10 & a lot of bad things were going on in my life at that point & star trek was one thing that always gave me happiness & then later I got into it again during like the deep quarantine where no one was leaving their houses at all & just about everyone around me got radicalized into racist far-right fearmongering qanon shit but the idea that someday humans will be able & intelligent enough not only to put aside our own differences but to be able to befriend alien species & those aliens being willing to help humanity at one of its lowest points & someday even if it doesnt happen in my own lifetime, that people can exist who genuinely care about the needs of many & actively work to better the lives of people throughout the universe instead of just giving in to individualism & cynicism & irony poisoning which is such an easy trap to fall into gave me so much hope for humanity like yall I'm literally getting choked up typing this & I never cry & I was kind of worried that this show would stomp on everything i loved about star trek but thankfully it hasnt so far (though to be fair I like a lot of objectively bad things I mean my favourite decade of fashion is the 70s so maybe this is just jingling the metaphorical keys at me)
CRUSHERRRRRR SEASON 3 COMING OUT THE GATES SWINGING (no pun intended but im not changing it now)
ENOUGH NEEDLE DROPS I HATE TO SAY IT BUT ITS GIVING STRANGER THINGS/THE MARIO MOVIE (THOUGH IN A SLIGHTLY LESS CRINGY NOSTALGIA BAIT WAY LIKE AT LEAST THIS ISN'T USING TOP 40 SHIT FROM THE 80S) & at least it's mostly non-diegetic bc I feel like diegetic music has more of a chance of being used tastelessly
british accent is stored in the balls
its gotta be worf or at least some klingon giving raffi orders right....who else would call someone a warrior
NOOOOO THE DE-AGING CGI OR WHATEVER IN S3 E3 ITS SO UNCANNY VALLEY it was surprisingly pretty good on data in s1 & q in s2 though......where did the budget go
why is old man worf kinda *starts coughing*
amanda plummer is so terrifying in every role I've seen her in like even in catching fire when she was a protagonist
also why do so many people victim blame picard for being assimilated by the borg it's not like he wanted to get assimilated & become the face of a massacre. the whole motto of the borg is "resistance is futile" like there was literally nothing he couldve done to prevent it
jack better prove himself QUICKLY cause other than his parentage I don't see anything that would inspire me to fight for his life
& then cthulu was born
goddamn the changelings make the borg look like a bunch of peace & love flower children. on that note on that note if picard assimilated beverly's reproductive system with some fucked up latent borg sperm i will be disappointed but not surprised cause what is up with jack's crazyass visions
BLESS RO BLESS WORF BLESS RAFFI
if I weren't worried I might miss something important I'd skip all the scenes where jack monologues about benign shit for no reason BOOOO GET OFF THE STAGE
JUMPIN JIMINY
WHY IS THIS LITERALLY A HORROR MOVIE honestly the concept of beings that can make themselves look & sound human has always been one of the things that scare me the most which is weird because all my life I've been compared to robots & aliens WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LIKED STAR TREK SO MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE I RELATED SO MUCH TO DATA so in theory I shouldnt be afraid of that because I'm in the same predicament & I can relate in many ways but I mean idk I guess theres a difference between feeling excluded & wanting to be the ones who exclude. my fear probably comes more from the idea of unwillingly walking into a trap thinking someone you trust was going to help you & then having to wonder "what happened to the real person?"
what I meant by that long ramble is: the tuvok scene........*shudders*
would it be for for best if the borg carried out one last forceful assimilation of the changelings......could they be trusted with that capability......*strokes chin pensively*
THEYRE DOING/WILL DO THE PICARD MANEUVER IM CALLING IT NOW ok wait heres my theory they do the picard maneuver -> it looks like theres another ship but it's just like a warp imprint or whatever -> vadic tries to beam aboard the fake ship & actually beams herself into space -> the main crew beam aboard the shrike & save riker & troi & possibly take the portal weapon -> beam back to the real ship & blow the shrike up while all the crew panic cause they just watched vadic explode in space
well.
BIG DADDY WORF COME TO LAY THE SMACK DOWN GOD BLESS GOD FUCKING BLESS BRUH IMAGINE YOUR FRIEND COMES TO BREAK YOU OUT OF DEATH ROW & IMMEDIATELY STARTS FLIRTING WITH YOUR WIFE IM FUCKING DEAD
GET DATA ON THE PHONE CAN THEY NOT DELETE LORE'S WHOLE FILES LIKE WHAT CAN HE POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY
nooooo data don't misgender spot
OOOOOOOH THEY ALMOST HAD ME THERE
THEY DID BLAST THEM INTO SPACE I WAS PARTIALLY RIGHT YEEEEEEHAW
wait. are the red door & the red lady the same thing
BORG PENIS I CALLED IT
what happened to the borg using their power for good....get agnes on the phone....
hooh I knew it was coming but....enterprise d my beloved
last episode prediction: picard will have to become locutus one last time to defeat the borg & whoever else
yknow right now would be a real great time for some q or some travellers/watchers to show up & do their thing. also imagine the insane drama of wesley crusher coming to talk his long lost brother out of becoming a fascist alien king
on that note i cant decide whether assimilation is a metaphor for fascism, addiction, sexual assault, stds, something else I haven't considered, or is just a wild crazy non-allegorical concept of the kinds of things that might exist in space
JUPITER IS NOT CLASS M
one thing that keeps catching me off guard & then making me laugh is how patrick stewart's high rp shakespearean accent has slightly waned over the years so I'll sometimes be like "why did picard sound like paul mccartney there" & then I remember that patrick stewart is actually northern (yes yes i know yorkshire & liverpool are two different places but the uk is so minuscule by canadian standards that they might as well be the same and no one outside the uk can tell the difference between the accents so dont lecture me) <- yes unfortunately I'm the laziest kind of linguistics nerd as well I'm honestly just exposing myself as annoying in this post
let me guess jack is the beacon & they have to kill him
did they clone locutus
GOD I FUCKING LOVE DATA
I love troi too like when the writing gives her a chance to be shes literally so smart & so aware & in tune with everything like she's such an asset to the crew but it's rare we get to see that in action
I'm getting too good at predicting things
well now that I've finished it I can say I really dont know why I saw so much hate for it like maybe I've just operated in weird spaces of the internet but I mean I really dont see what there is to outright hate about it (I mean early on some of the characters felt very stilted like agnes in the first season was just yapping & was giving millenial cringe to the highest degree but I think by the 2nd season she redeemed herself but then was that even canon considering the 3rd season? idk I definitely have criticisms but I wouldn't call it "laughably bad" & it definitely hasnt forever ruined my view of star trek thank god)
sigh I just love these characters yall. if that's key jingling then put my ass in the crib
also I'm just going through all the seasons of tng & watching my favorite episodes & some random ones & it makes me laugh so hard when they show picard wearing anything other than his uniform cause he's always just in the sluttiest outfits ever 😭 they had patrick stewart running around in a v-neck & booty shorts
gah the best of both worlds part 1 & 2 + family work so well as like a trilogy but they're also such heartbreaking episodes like borg assimilation is one of those things that just becomes increasingly unrelentingly more & more horrifying the more you think about it & the scenario of those episodes would literally be so terrifying for anyone involved like beverly seeing the guy she's sort of in love with become the face of this genocidal fascist species but then her son is on board the enterprise & just watched his mom be sent on an away team where it was possible she might not come back or worse & also wesley having to see picard be the face of the borg & probably feeling like he just lost another father figure & like it would literally have no good outcomes for anyone cause even the borg don't want to be borg but it was forced upon them
on that note I kind of have a headcanon that the borg would have originated from like, a super technologically advanced planet's military putting cybernetic implants in all their soldiers for efficiency so they could have a hive mind & think as one & coordinate seamlessly & always be up to date on what other sectors of the military were doing & then deciding that instead of killing their enemies, they would forcibly conscript them into the military by assimilating them & by doing this they eventually took over whichever planet they originated on. eventually this wasn't enough for them so they started traveling the universe & assimilating whole planets & that's how it came to the point we see in tng & beyond
sigh they really wrote the episode hero worship for all us little weird kids who connected to data didnt they
if they really wanted to give geordi a romance with someone they couldve tried to put him with ro laren bc their dynamic in the next phase was so cute like his outgoing-ness + her aloofness & how he sort of brought her out of her shell in that episode UGH walk with me. or they couldve just made him gay which they were apparently considering but decided against? idk but I mean the man literally orders an ice coffee in the same episode where he falls in love with a girl just by watching her vlogs. how did they preemptively stereotype him before the stereotype of gay people loving ice coffee even existed (I jest) but like ugh ANYTHING EXCEPT THE PARASOCIAL INCEL SHIT THEY ALWAYS PUT HIM INTO & THEN IN THE VERY LAST EPISODE THEY SAY HE'S MARRIED TO LEAH BRAHMS LIKE NO. PLEASE. JUSTICE FOR GEORDI. END THE CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. but the future in that episode isnt even canon & thankfully in picard they never outright say who he had kids with so like in my mind they are not the product of reply-guy-ification but a normal relationship (also justice for leah brahms & whoever she was married to.) idk why i even feel so strongly about this. I guess maybe because geordi is otherwise such a good character & the very concept of him is so ahead of its time & obviously characters need to have flaws but did it have to be Those kinds of flaws specifically </3
also cardassians should not have hair idc I know people think bald aliens are too cliche but what business do reptilians have with hair how would that even evolve
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Bad Classics Jokes II
Q: Why did Alexander the Great raze the cities he did?
A: Well, one was a pack of Thebes, the other he was just Tyred of dealing with.
W: What's the name of the novel about the youth and exile of Sparta's greatest sculpture?
A: The agoge and the ekstasis.
Q: Why did Pericles ask that he no longer be depicted in sculpture?
A: He was worried he'd get a big head.
Q: How do we know that Old Persian used an inclusive rather than exclusive "or"?
A: Cyrus the Younger shouted, "Victory or death!"
Q: What do you call it when Minos shows you around his place?
A: A mini-tour
Q: What do you call it when Minos shows you all of the Cretan fish mosaics?
A: A minnow-tour
Q: What do you get when you put Pasiphae in Jurassic Park?
A: A Minosaur
Q: What do Minos and a quarantined Spanish lab have in common?
A: They both need a lab-rinthe
Q: What do Leonardo DiCaprio and Damocles have in common?
A: Don't Look Up
Q: What do the Sword of Damocles and I have in common?
A: We're both holding on by a thread
Q: How are the Sword of Damocles and I different?
A: The sword's thread is woolen, mine is hemp.
Q: When was Euripides' Phaethon first performed?
A: 420 (this isn't really a joke, more a funny coincidence #blazeit)
Q: What's the difference between Phaethon and Icarus?
A: One flew too close to the sun, the other flew the sun too close
Q: What's Atalanta's favorite party game?
A: Apples to Apples
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thou shalt not be sad!
making corny jokes and pick up lines for them
ft. the flags + chuuya + verlaine + adam
notes. romantic/ platonic; possible storm bringer spoilers; huuge thanks to @silverbladexyz for these wonderful pick up lines ♡
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❝you have a little bit of some loose screws in your head. everyone knows this well enough. but seriously, every person in your vicinity are just so depressed and gloomy! surely, that's nothing some some good ol' one liners can't solve. ❞
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LIPPMANN
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our little story starts during a time when the flags have the pleasure of gathering together. everyone has been busy with their businesses for quite a while. but they finally get the time to relax and act like normal young men without the burdens and horrors of their line of work.
of course, you are there too! for.. whatever reason you have. no one minds nor questions your presence, so you sit there, simply observing; grinning with a dumbstruck smile at how everyone is happy and enjoying their time.
especially lippmann. you saw his recent movie, the one that blew up on the internet, yeah. he's been flying all over the world for premiers and promotions. even now, he just got back from one of his tours.
"lippmann," you make your way towards the end of the billiard table. "how was europe?"
"europe?" he recovers from his hunched position, the billiard cue still in his hand. "it was quite nice. do you want me to take you when i go on another tour in the future?"
whoa. traveling europe with the lippmann?
"yes please," the response come a bit too eager than you intended. "but won't it be a hassle? was there any quarantine during your latest travel?"
"well, for safety measures-"
"because you can't spell quarantine without U R A Q T."
the room falls silent as those words leave your mouth, save for the ticking of the clock and someone's pool ball falling on the floor.
"ah.. well," lippmann laughs nervously. for a flit moment, burying yourself six feet under sounds like a very tempting escape. but the thought dissipates as the charming actor chuckles, with a very lilting voice and a cute-looking smile that could've made you keel over right there and then.
well, it's lippmann for you.
"i suppose there will still be momentary quarantines since the virus is still around," he continues," after all, you can't spell virus without U and I."
damn.
"oh hell no! not this again!"
something cracks with a horrible crunch, probably chuuya breaking his billiard cue. not sure didn't care. you're too busy gaping at the actor slash mafioso like some dying fish. either way, this dying fish got that world tour free pass! yeah!
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PIANO MAN
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looking back, you have no idea how you managed to crawl out from that pit of embarrassment and continue life as usual. maybe your sense of dignity just.. dried out. or you're the kind of person who just rolls with everything. you do you, champ.
your existence and role in the flags is a peculiar one, as peculiar as your personality. a wildcard, if you will. maybe that's why you find yourself helping piano man with those "supernotes" of his. 
"say, piano man, do you play the piano?" you ask, mind drifting wistfully as you watch him send away some of his underlings. some others are still waiting for their next order, standing by within the vicinity—you included.
"i don't," he regards your curious question.
"i think you'll be a great pianist."
piano man offers a raise on his brow, "on what ground?" he said.
"i mean, better yet, you can be bae-thoven."
to put it in the most less-heartbreaking sense, his response is both something you definitely expect but nevertheless didn't prepare for. the silence that follows was reminiscent of that time you landed a free tour pass with lippmann, so as the forced laugh that grows from piano man's mouth.
another, painfully awkward silence that comes after it, however; you can't help but reel from it.
"piano man, please, that's the worst possible response," you half-whispered.
"ah, apologies," he simpers, "i suppose.. thank you?"
THAT IS THE WORST POSSIBLE RESPONSE.
the room is dead silent, and it doesn't look like it's because piano man's underlings are too afraid to laugh because of him. no, at this rate, your sense of dignity will really dry out, dissipating out of existence. that is until you saw a glimpse of piano man's subtle smug face.
ah, right. you forgot it was piano man you're up against.
[name]: i showed you my best pickup line pls respond
piano man: no &lt;3
in bitter shame of such pitiful defeat, you toned down your puns ever since. but one time, when you cross paths with your arch nemesis once again, piano man strikes up a conversation.
"about that thing about not being able to play the piano, [name]. i think i'll start learning it."
"oh really?" you turn to him. 
but what did he do? he, in turn, closes the distance, leaning his face to your ears, "how about you give me some piano lessons?" he whispers, and you can almost, almost feel his lips lingering on your earlobe. 
"we can play all night and make sweet music." you can feel his smile.
you ascended. jaws dropped, eyes popped out, cheeks blushed. you didn't remember if you passed out or dropped dead.
really, it's best to only pick battles you can win.
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ICEMAN
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"iceman is it? you seem like a cool guy. i hope we can get along."
iceman knew you're a walking embodiment of a headache the moment you exchange names and shake each other's hands.
he still wonders why he still puts up with your shenanigans. or why he still agreed on helping you do combat practice and friendly spars. all the while trying to not accidentally stab or decapitate you, probably.
he watches you pat down your light bruises, making use of the momentary rest. objectively speaking, you are no weak opponent. sure, he can most likely kill you in your sleep. but at least not without some struggle in your part.
"this place is pretty neat for sparring. like a very comfy practice room," you comment, still holding the shoulder that might have a nasty bruise- or a sprain? he hopes not. iceman wonders if he threw you too hard just now.
"oh! speaking of," you suddenly turn to him, "are you a practice room? because i want you and i hope you're not taken."
mm, no. he really should've thrown you harder.
iceman, once again, questions why he puts up with you. both of you aren't even musicians and you manage to force that line into this context, and for what?
"..iceman?"
he remains passive.
"uh, please laugh?..at least?"
you made it a mental note to not mess with iceman again. poor guy. he still helps you patch up those sparing bruises though, so you should be good👍
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DOC
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"sorry, can you help me? i think something's wrong with my eyes."
being sent to the battlefront is tough. guns and fists and knives don't exactly line up with an unscathed body. but you're tougher! and you have your reliable good friend, doc. iceman's training retinue polished you like a coarse diamond grinder, so doc didn't have to do much than patch up minor cuts and scratches.
doc decides to hold back his questions at your remark. instead, choosing to appraise your face- the eye you claim to be 'wrong'. there's a subtle crease on his brow as his hands frame your cheek, trying to observe visible damage on your eye.
of course. even the most skilled doctor wouldn't find anything. your eyes are fine.
"i think, i just can't take them off you." you wink.
doc tilts his head, then blinks.
ha! cute! yet, the silence is starting to get you ptsd from piano man and iceman. you hope it won't be the same case for this doctor man.
he finally nods, as if making up a decision. "does it feel numb? or is it painful?"
"no, i mean-"
"maybe something is wrong with your extraocular muscles. i can open it up and-"
"you know what, don't worry about it," you cut him off, rushing to swat away the current topic. "i think it just healed! that's amazing! i knew you're the best doctor one could ever ask for!"
haha yeah.. better be careful next time. getting your eyes dissected and cut open must not be fun.
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ALBATROSS
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you're not saying you have a favorite in the flags, but you're saying you have a favorite in the flags, and that might or might not be albatross. (it's definitely albatross).
he is your true partner in crime, aiding you in your eternal quest to annoy every single living existence (especially chuuya, but don't tell him that). albatross isn't very keen on puns or pickup lines, but he picks up the habit as soon as you start greeting him with those daily doses of corniness.
"morning!" you send the energetic wheelman a lighthearted smile, waving as you pass by the hallways of the headquarters. 
"oh, mornin' [name]-"
"do you believe in love at first sight, or should i walk by again?" 
by normal standards, a person normally does not start their morning with a badly-placed and badly-formed, relatively corny pickup line. but abiding by normal standards isn't exactly how you roll, and neither does albatross. that moment marked the day the flags must put up with a brand new headache.
"i'm confused… i thought happiness started with an H, but mine seems to start with U."
"life without you is like a broken pencil... totally pointless."
"are you a camera? because every time I look at you, i smile."
"are you a loan? 'cause you've got my interest-"
"alright. i believe that's enough, you two." 
it takes piano man a lot to get him to lose his patience, and apparently, you've done abundant. don't worry about chuuya, the little precious bundle of rage is long gone. he knows better than to risk exhausting his voice or accidentally ransacking the whole hideout (lmao).
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ADAM FRANKENSTEIN
you are suffering from success. or winning from failure? these jokes and pickup lines became something of a second nature to your tongue. you can't even remember what you said to this robot- er, supercomputer agent adam frankenstein.
"oh. this is what humans call as puns, also known as paronomasia, a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous effect."
"yeah-"
"but yours wasn't funny."
>:0
"w-well," you cough, recovering yourself. "funny isn't the only intention for that pun. it's a punny pick-up line."
adam nods.
"a pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging a person for romance or dating. are you trying to woo me?"
:0
"w-wwwhat?"
so, a literal robot just pulled an uno reverse card on you. yet still, that's a good question. are you really trying to woo him? 
"i- i thought you'll start making one of those android jokes." you make an unsteady smile.
"my android jokes? of course. they have no slightest intention of expressing romantic expression, so i can make one for you if you wish so."
well. did this tin man just indirectly reject your yet-to-exist confession? 
"either way, I am flattered by your attempts. however, i'm afraid that it will be impossible. you are human and i am an autonomous humanoid supercomputer, the first to be used for law enforcement use, adam frankenstein-"
yep. the tin man just directly rejected your yet-to-exist confession. adam just woke up and chose violence. at this point, you're better off going home and curling up in your blanket with some sad love song playlist. you think chuuya winced and made a very pitiful expression for you. but you choose to mark that off as your imagination.
you're here to flex occasional puns and linguistic adeptness. you didn't come here to get yourself absolutely decimated. when life gives you lemons, well, try to not cry too hard..?
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PAUL VERLAINE
for a reason you can't fathom, you somehow end up in verlaine's, chuuya's, and adam's theater of bloodshed.
right here, right now, you're a vanguard on the battlefront. you shouldn't be thinking this. your chest hurts so bad from dodging verlaine's attacks, your limbs are aching from bruises and cuts, your head is spinning with adrenaline, and this french man right here is trying to kill you and kidnap your ginger friend.
but darn, he's fine- you slap yourself.
"you good?" chuuya rasps, struggling to make his step as he flanks your side.
"no, but-" verlaine flings another flying car at you, and muscle memory forces you both to flee from your position, escaping death by a grasp.
well.
this man is merciless, and *cough* attractive. had he not currently trying to throw cars at you, you'd take him to some nice cafe and start serenading him with, uh, sweet words. 
huh. might as well.
"damn sir, you have some killer moves!" you roar heartily, uncaring by the way chuuya is eyeing you like an incredulous mother daring her child to do something stupid. "i'd simply die to have you." you wink.
"[NAME], WHAT THE HELL?!"
in that split second, your words seem to catch verlaine in a trance. adam's fancy iron man laser beam almost grazes the french man's shoulder..somehow.
hey, that worked! :D 
[name] : chuuya, i think he's french.
chuuya : no shit-
[name] : i think eiffel for him.
chuuya:
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NAKAHARA CHUUYA
this is it. the curtain calls, and it's time to face the final boss. it's time to unleash the ultimate torment to this poor boy.
"woah, don't you look dapper? i always liked your fashion sense. it looks nice on you."
chuuya doesn't immediately answer, opting to silently trace the paved sidewalk you both are treading on. by all means, both of you have no trouble with resources that a personal car, or even a whole limousine won't be impossible. it's just that the moon shines beautifully that night, so you drag your grumpy friend for a breath of fresh air.
"but you know what you'll look better in?" you chuckle, following his steps. "my arms."
nothing. no reaction. no swatting your finger guns, no annoyed and incessant curses. chuuya treats you like a nonexistent ghost, until he halts and simply stares at you with an inexplicable expression.
"chuuya?" you falter, "did- did i go too far?- or did it finally get you? my jokes..?"
oh, it did get him. you got him.
he shifts closer to you, like he finally loses it and is about to choke you to death. but this feels different. there is no malice or raw anger in his movements. they feel.. heavy, tired. wordlessly, he leans his weight on your body, resting his forehead on your shoulder.
his breath is warm against your shoulder; the slight shudder from his long exhale stripped the corny jokes off your tongue.
"oh, chuuya.." you mirror him, putting your arms around him in a reassuring embrace. he is now here, in where you both want him to be: your arms.
some things come, and some things simply go. but some other things just don't change. chuuya is grateful that he can still hear your annoying jokes and lines, and that you are still by his side.
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endnotes. man i wish I hadn't hit tumblr's 10 images cap. sorry adam, verlaine, and chuuya </3
(... sorry not sorry chuuya-)
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Caribbean Film Series Shorts Program
BAM
Sat, Oct 7, 2023
4:30pm
LOCATION:
Peter Jay Sharp Building
BAM Rose Cinemas
RUN TIME: 91min
GENERAL ADMISSION: $16
MEMBERS: $8 (free for Level 4 and above)
+  Join us for a filmmaker Q&A following the screening.
Part of Film series Caribbean Film Series
Morning Sickness in the USA
Dir. Cristine Brach, 2020, 3min US
Filmmaker Cristine Brache shares her grandmother’s story of medical care in the US. In 1961, as a recent immigrant from Puerto Rico, she sought medical attention for inexplicable nausea and was put in quarantine in a mental asylum. While the doctors suspected she had an infectious disease, it was later discovered that she was simply pregnant.
In Search of…Pregame
Dir. Jason R.A. Foster, 2022, 24min USA
Six years after his son was born, the Jamaica-born, US filmmaker Jason Foster reflects on what it means to be a father to a son. Foster’s own late father was drafted by the Lakers, but an accident ended his career before it began. Blending home movies and original footage shot in the US with archival audio recorded in Jamaica, this documentary explores the filmmaker’s relationship with his children, his family, and his love of basketball.
Jerk
Dir. Raine Allen Mille, 2019, 10min UK
Winston arrived in London from Jamaica back when the streets were paved with promise. A lifetime later, he’s become the smiling face around the neighborhood that everyone knows: the friendly local jerk chicken shop owner. Today, the mask is beginning to slip.
Of What Death We Die
Dir. Esery Mondesir, 2022, 10min Canada
A 26-year-old man becomes gravely ill and dies of an unknown disease in Haiti in 1980. Meanwhile, in Ronald Reagan’s United States, health authorities have lumped Haitians, homosexuals, hemophiliacs, and heroin users together in a “4H club” whose members are dying of a deadly new epidemic.
Nosferasta: First Bite
Dirs. Adam Khalil, Bayley Sweitzer, Oba, 34min USA
A reimagining of Nosferatu, featuring an undead Christopher Columbus and his blood-sucking collaborator Oba, whose allegiances change after discovering Rastafarianism (and ganja).
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"Slip" is Zoe Lister-Jones Sexy New Roku Series
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Slip made a major appearance at this years' SXSW festival in Austin Texas. Zoe Lister-Jones, a frequent participant at SXSW, has written, directed, and stars in this television series  (Roku Originals). Slip takes our heroine and places her in several relationships, usually after a steamy sex scene, each one more puzzling to the central character. As the series opens, Mae Cannon (Zoe Lister-Jones) is in a 13-year marriage to Elijah (Whitmer Thomas). The marriage has run out of passion and is like “being single together.” When her girlfriend Gina (Tymika Tafari), with whom she works at a museum, says, “You found your person,” it’s clear that the pair is in a rut. After a museum show, her husband Elijah bails on attending the after-party. That puts Mae in a bar alone, and she ends up going home with Eric (Amar Chadha-Patel). Eric is a successful music composer with an international following. The sex scene is impressive and welcome for the neglected wife.  Interestingly Mae wakes up the next morning and discovers that she has entered an alternate reality. In this new reality, Mae is now married to the man, Eric, whom she just slept with. (“You’re just sort of witnessing a version of your life.”) If this sounds confusing to Mae, it is, but it is a tribute to the writer/director/star Ms. Lister-Jones.  We soon learn that these multiple lives usually follow a sex scene. We then see a second “alternate reality” that finds our girl in a lesbian relationship with Sandy (Emily Hampshire. She's also the mother of a child who is having a birthday that day. Whitmer Thomas, Tymika Tafari, and Zoe Lister-Jones conduct a Q&A after "Slip's" premiere at SXSW. The writing is sharp. (“I wasn’t born to speak. I was always born to sit.”) The acting is good. The “Slip” concept is easy to follow and interesting. Zoe Lister-Jones said she wrote all seven episodes while in quarantine. She gave thanks to Rue Donnelly and Dakota Johnson for “shepherding this from inception,” along with Boatrocker and Roku. A Toronto composing team (one of the team is a band member of “Destroyer”) provides great musical accompaniment. Lister-Jones acknowledged that she wanted to “use sex as the centerpiece of each episode, to feel like you are inside the sexuality.” Judging from the episodes we saw at this World Premiere, she succeeded. There is a strong emphasis on female empowerment and female pleasure and pushing boundaries. The writer/director/star admitted to a bit of a fixation on Timothy Chalamet and Barbra Streisand. The latter receives a shout-out via a coffee cup that re-appears and orients us to the fact that Mae has drifted into another alternate reality. (The cup and the white shoes). It was a refreshingly original work that was quite well done. It will be fun to see where she takes the series. Read the full article
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