#run on convos

[agentravensong]

thinking about how the extra area added on to a pacifist run of undertale, the true lab, is about alphys's past mistakes. how it ends with the story reaffirming that, despite the pain she's caused, the thing that matters is that she has now made the choice to do the right thing. she's still worthy of her friends' love.

thinking about how undertale doesn't expect the player to get a pacifist ending for the first time. how it's more likely than not that the player will kill toriel the first time they battle her, how lots of players don't initially figure out how to end undyne's fight without killing her, etc. what it expects — not even expects, really, but hopes — is that the player, if they care enough, will use their canonically acknowledged power over time to make up for those mistakes.

no matter how many neutral runs a player has done before committing to the pacifist run, the thing that matters to the characters, to the story, is that you've chosen, now, to do the right thing.

compared to alphys, the player honestly gets off lightly, in that you're the only one (other than flowey) who really remembers any harm you might have caused. and any direct guilting the game could have done about it is long past at this point. instead, as undertale often does, it makes its point via parallels: alphys caused harm, and she knows it. she has committed to being better. in doing so, she has unlocked for herself a better ending to her story. and she deserves it. she's forgiven.

those structural narrative parallels are all over undertale, if you know where to look. and that's one of the things that makes it so fuckin' good.

#undertale #alphys #true lab #this inspired by a mutual's alphys posting #and a discord convo i had a couple weeks back about ut's stance on ''punishing'' the player vs the monsters for their actions #and thoughts i've had generally post a certain fangame with a color in its name about just how well ut is structured as a narrative #everyone rightfully praises toby fox's character writing but stuff like this i think flies under the radar a bit by comparison #and it deserves to be appreciated #there's obvious Lore reasons why the true lab is only visited in a pacifist run (what's revealed about chara and flowey) #but this is the other half of it: the message of alphys's story hits hardest on a paci route post neutral runs #toby fox is a good writer more often than not

[eggwishing]

hanging out

#homestuck #dave strider #rose lalonde #im basing htis off my convos i have with my best friend we're both utterly incomprehensible \ #youre just a tiny little things a running joke

[sketchz]

odile odile odile odile odile

#slight act 4 spoilers on second slide #im normal about her. very normal. i swear #putting odile in anime schoolboy poses. because i can and its very funny #also naruto run based on that one convo #can you tell i like odile? I like odile. Odile is cool #sketchz's stuff #isat #in stars and time #isat spoilers #odile #odile isat

[bahrmp3]

[id: 6 gifs from season 3, episode 23 “family business” from the tv series “star trek: deep space nine”, the gifs show commander benjamin sisko and jake sisko in their personal quarters.

1st gif: sisko is cooking, he is humming to himself when jake enters their personal quarters, “hey, dad.“ jake greets his father, and places his bag on a chair. sisko turns back to look at jake, he tells him, “jake-o. take your seat.”

2nd gif: “dinner's almost ready.” sisko continues, he dusts his hands off to get rid of any spices left. jake comes to stand next to his father and tells him, “hmm. let me guess.”

3rd gif: jake continues, “you've convinced the peljenites to exchange ambassadors with the federation.” he grabs the salad bowl and grabs something to eat. “how did you know that?” sisko asks as he pays attention to the food, he notices jake eating from the salad bowl and chides him with a gesture to put it down.

4th gif: “you're cooking chicken paprikish.” jake replies, and sisko corrects him on the food name, “paprikash.”

5th gif: “you only cook hungarian food when you're in a really good mood.” jake mentions his observation, “you know, i always said that you are a smart child.” sisko replies, he grabs the food.

6th gif: “runs in the family.” jake replies smiling, “huh.” sisko smiles back at him. /end id]  

#startrekedit #scifiedit #ds9edit #deep space nine #deep space 9 #benjamin sisko #jake sisko #ds9 #my stuff #* #** #tv* #ds9* #i love love love moments like these so much (i also found out that avery had to push really hard for them and what the fuck?) #anyway i giffing this i remember that later one there will be a captain yates/sisko convo thats basically [jake is a very smart child / #he must have got it from his mum] and vs this here [smart child / runs in the family] love love love it

[samdeancrimespree]

in home when dean says “i carried you out the front door” sam says “ you did.” he looks at dean, and when he starts to give a common response “you did?”, it doesn’t come out as a question. instead it’s this realization, an of course you did. john was focused on mary, and dean was focused on sam. john spent the rest of his life in that burning house. dean carried sam out.

sam doesn’t question dean at all, even though asking something like “really?” is a normal response to being told something you didn’t know. he agrees, because the logic of his four year old brother carrying him out of a burning house makes perfect sense to him. he would’ve been more shocked if dean had said that john carried him out. and then dean says “you never knew that?” not “i didn’t tell you that?” as if he genuinely forgets that they don’t share one brain and all his memories aren’t burned into sam’s prefrontal cortex.

#i feel like that solidifies his view of dean as his protector #what im saying is both their parents died in that fire #parent dean <3 #also the way dean runs away from that convo and calls john in tears #he’s really just a baby #my love all mine #pre series #spn #wincest #samdean #mars.txt #1.09 #spn studies #liveblogging from mars #my writing

[mr-president]

dw guys he’d still be social and ferocious

#tf2 #jerma985 #team fortress 2 #tf2 sniper #tf2 scout #tf2 pyro #sniper voice pyro voice jeremy ur a rat #deranged convos w the besties <3 #fursonas run in the family unfortunately #Fuck It We Ball #my art

[bowenoke]

havent watched/read dungeon meshi yet but im starting to understand via tumblr post that it's not a story where normal people eventually do profane things out of desperation but is in fact a story where a handful of freaks who are desperate to do some truly unnatural things give in as soon as they're given the opportunity. jury is still out over whether marcille and falin kiss though

#based off the contextless post where chilchuk tim says something about not touching demihumans. #hey. yyou had to specifically say as a group you werent gonna eat people? this was an argument that got floated that early? #nothing but support for laios but . truly the sort of guy to want to bring up the cannibalism convo the second the car is running low on ga #like there's a convenience store 1 mile from here. dont eat me. we can go buy a granola bar. holy shit

[wereh0gz]

Amy: weird question, but do you ever wonder what death feels like?

Sonic: oh it doesn't feel like anything

Amy:

Amy: what?

Sonic: like. You can't really see or hear or feel anything. It's just kinda dark and quiet. And you can't really think either so you don't feel scared or sad or anything like that. But you still feel cold somehow. It's weird

Amy: why do you say that like you've died before

Sonic:

Amy: Sonic is there something we need to talk about

Sonic:

Amy: Sonic

#ramblings #and then sonic runs off and does not elaborate #just a dumb convo i thought of that i don't think i can do anything with besides just throwing it into the ether #thinking abt how sonic knows what death feels like #sonic gets comfortable around his friends and accidentally says something very concerning then acts as if nothing happened

[ghost-bxrd]

Prompt:

Jason, recently returned to Gotham and still in the process of setting himself up as the Red Hood, is feeling a bit under the weather and goes grocery shopping.

He ends up quite literally bumping into a familiar face.

#I know the most obvious would be Alfred #but consider: Bruce #Bruce did not expect to almost bowel a kid with a nostalgic red hoodie over in the supermarket #Jason did not expect to bump into Bruce #they are both very much blue screening #jason doesn’t know whether to run or play dumb #Bruce considers the possibilities of twins #(and by god is he gonna adopt this kid pls) #Bruce ends up striking up a convo with a very awkward teen #jason is internally screaming the entire time #trying to weasel himself out of this #Bruce is not about to let this specter walk out of his life no sir #or he bumps into dick #which is a whole other can of worms #jason todd #batfamily #batfam #dick grayson #bruce wayne #robin #tim drake #red hood #prompts #batdad #Batman

[reineydraws]

i just. wanted to draw them kissin'. so here's a modern au mistletoe thing. :') happy december!!! also i think shanks would look amazing in a cream-coloured cable-knit. 😌💞

#one piece #one piece fanart #mishanks #akataka #dracule mihawk #akagami no shanks #shanks #red hair shanks #op fanart #btw the song for this is 'cold december night' by michael bublé!!!!!! #i think it'd be a really good mishanks holiday song abt them having missed the timing to be together when they were in college #but they get brought back into each others' orbits decades later bc their kids are besties and so now shanks finds himself #about to head to a series of parties with the guy that was the one that got away and mihawk is STILL hot and he is STILL SINGLE!!!! #there's a running thing where mihawk always makes sure he buys gifts for everyone who attends and he asks shanks what he wants #and shanks doesnt really answer him till it's christmas even and theyre having a warm intimate convo in front of the fire #and shanks confesses like 'i just want u to fall in love with me for christmas' #(little does he know mihawk never stopped being in love with him too!!!!!) #i digress

[stubz]

"You said you'd be better after the Tri-Eclipse festival, when we all come back from vacation."

"Yeah that's right."

"Will you promise me that you'll run with me when we get back?"

"...I'll do my best. Yeah. I'll do my best buddy."

.

"Max when we get back after the holidays will you run with me?"

"Yeah. I'll start training, practice running."

"Oh yeah, cause it's been a long time since you ran."

"Yeah...almost 2 months...wow."

..

"Got any plans for the 2 weeks we get off?"

"Yeah I'm gonna train."

"Train for what?"

"Running. I told the kids I'd run with them when we get back."

"Aww that's cute. But yeah you need to test things out right? Start off slow so as to not overdue it when you play with them again."

"Yeah...wanna hear something funny?"

"Sure."

"I, I miss running. I know I said I hate running and that I only ran with the kids because it's good exercise but...I miss it." he puts down his fork. Staring at his plate of food from the ship's cafeteria. He continues.

"I had a dream last night. I was on Earth, in a field of tall grass and flowers, it was summer. The sun was shining, a beautiful warmth on my skin, with a cool gentle breeze on my skin. I was barefoot. I could run and I ran for miles. I ran even after my lungs were on fire, even when the sun went down...I miss running."

"Mmm"

...

Going on field trip. Yanosh came early so we took the noon shuttle. Come as soon as you can. Shuttle A-11.

'I didn't know we had a field trip today.' he thought after reading the text Kim sent.

He grabbed his hoodie and the other emergency bag and made his way to the shuttles. Luckily the A-11 was an express and he would be wherever it was going in 20 minutes.

12 minutes into the ride he noticed that they were approaching Earth.

....

Turn left in 200 meters...You have reached your destination.

"...ha haha hahahahaha! Are you guys serious?!"

"Surprise Max!!"

In front of the young man was his class of youngling alien children (with a handful of humans ones), co-worker and friend. Standing in a field of tall grass and flowers. Yanosh and Kim held a banner saying congratulations.

"I know you've been training in the gym but I thought you'd want your first real run to be somewhere...special."

He scooped his friend into a hug. Then pulled in the children until they were all sent crashing down into a pile full of laughter and giggles.

"You ready?"

"Yeah, yeah definitely!"

"READY KIDS?!"

"YEAH!"

"LET'S GOOO!"

And for the first time in 2 months human Max ran. Past the slowest ones first. He tried to pat every one of them on the head as he flew bye. Broke through the pack of the average runners. A laugh trailed behind him. One by one surpassed the faster one's. His unused lungs somehow allowing him to whoop in-between pants.

He raced every child. Played every game he could not play before. Carried those who longed to be carried again. He ran despite the burning in his lungs and the sweat in his eyes. He ran through the pain in his feet and the exhaustion in his body until he collapsed.

Laying there in the dirt surrounded by the children and his friend he smiled. And he wore that smile in his sleep on the way back to the centre.

#for those who don't know #I fractured my ankle Feb 1st and haven't ran since #and the kids at work understood that and never begged me to try #but #today I had C and J come up to me asking to run with them after spring break cause I'll be able to then #and that hit me in the feels #the two first convo in the story are the one's I had today!! #and the dream stuff? #actually had that dream and damn it made me miss running #so now Im gonna train and stuff so as to not let these kids down! and to not mess anything up #humans are space orcs #humans are space oddities #humans in space #the adventures of kim and max running a space child care centre

[uncriticalbunny]

sydney and carmy have such a deranged dynamic so it's very funny when people try to put them in a "professional coworkers" box like bffr nothing about their relationship is professional

#sydcarmy #do you hand the reins of the restaurant your late brother left you over to the coworker you've known for only a few weeks/months #do you run your hands delicately along an item your coworker left behind after you were an asshole to her and caused her to quit #do you text your coworker first to calm your nerves before opening up your late brother's last message to you #do you have a panic attack where only your coworker's image and words can soothe you when the gf you love didn't #do you go back to the job you quit to pick up your last check and end up accepting your coworker's proposal to open up a new restaurant #do you tell your coworker to clearly define whether his gf is actually his gf #do you joyfully hug your coworker first after a do or d-e situation that your restaurant's success hinged on #do you gulp awkwardly and try to compose yourself after a tender convo with your coworker where you were open abt your fears #if you do all of that with your coworker well i have news for you!! #and i've called HR they're on the way #still sitting back and observing #...i scream into the void as i write yet another post about sydney/sydcarmy #text

[bumpy-bones]

Everyone wants to see OPLA thriller bark zolu (ofc) BUT I personally can't wait to see opla!Zoro reacting to Luffy almost getting killed by Crocodile in Alabasta

#zolu #alabasta is an underrated zolu arc imo #from zoro's convo with chopper when they get lost #to zoro sulking and being noticably worried when luffy goes off on his own #to zoro's lil smile when watching luffy run around #dying to see what they do with it in s2 #opla spoilers #maybe idk #one piece #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro

[fangxin-guoshi]

I always really liked this convo bc not only does it primarily serve as yet another moment emphasizing hinata's passion for volleyball, but it also helps foreshadow osamu's future career choice and in general flush him out more. It draws a parallel between Hinata and osamu's passion for things they love. Osamu is able to understand how Hinata feels Abt volleyball bc it's the same way he feels Abt food sjcoshofsjic

Ik I sort of just stated the obvious lol but I'm still hung up on this bc I love samu yk :')

#meta #sort of....? #haikyu #haikyuu #hinata shouyou #miya osamu #hq #was rewatching the vs ina game and i remembered why i liked this convo sm during my osamu phase #the 5am brain is running on fumes #does this fandom even care lololol

[weepingfireflies]

Listen, I know I'm the weird one for thinking about it in such a methodical way, but I think that if you're going to criticize someone, you should at least be aware of why, specifically, you're doing it. Are you trying to help that person see something in another light? Are you trying to inform others about a prevalent issue or mindset? Are you really upset with them, or is there a larger issue at play? How will criticizing this person change them, others, and/or yourself?

Like, I understand that's a kind of a robotic way of thinking, but taking a moment to think before I interact with anyone, especially strangers, has saved my bacon more than once. And, like, if you're just doing it to be mean, why are you even doing it? You obviously can, but why not use that time being happy

#idk. it's just so strange to see ppl criticizing without actually having a conversation. if that makes sense? #like obviously some ppl are going to be mean for the sake of being mean but it's still weird to see #idk that might also be a bad-faith interpretation since it's probably has more to do with the person being mean than the act itself #(as in they're frustrated or upset or hurt in some way) #also 'saved my bacon' primarily refers to how what I'm saying may be misinterpreted or how I may be misinterpreting someone else #or there's some other viewpoint or fact that makes my criticism invalid or unnecessary #idk. I have anxiety and am constantly running through scenarios so ppl just raw-dogging convos will never not be weird to me #my posts

[lil-cherubim]

Catch the Bouquet!! 🌈💐💨 Forever wha-- !? Oop-

#Congrats on the wedddinggg!! WOOO! #why did it not surprise me that forever caught the bouquet lmaoooo #based on the convo qquackity and qslimecicle had when running past sneaky philza #qsmp #qsmp eggs #qsmp quackity #qsmp forever #guapoduo wedding #guapoduo #art #qsmp fanart #quackity fanart #forever fanart #charlie slimesicle fanart #qsmp charlie slimecicle